宁夏回族自治区石嘴山市平罗县平罗中学2024-2025学年高三上学期9月月考英语试题

宁夏回族自治区石嘴山市平罗县平罗中学学年高三2024-2025上学期月月考英语试题9

一、阅读理解5Best NewBooks WorthReadingFlores andMiss Paula,by MelissaRivero秘鲁的A bittermother-daughter relationshipand glimpsesinto Peruvianculture shapethisquiet novel,which kicksoff whena youngwoman accidentallyfinds anote inher widowedmothershandwriting,begging forforgiveness.Ecco,Hardcover$

28.81Baumgartner,by PaulAusterIn Austersnew novel,an agingphilosophy professorstruggles tomove on after theaccidentaldeath ofhis wifenearly adecade earlier.The booktravels betweenpresent andpast,between alonely lifeofwriting anda devoteddecades-long relationship.Grove,Hardcover$

18.26How toBuild aBoat,by ElaineFeeneyThis novel,which waslong listedfor theBooker Prize,follows aboy ashe worksto buildapermanent motionmachine,which tohim isnot just an engineeringproject,but a way toget closerto themotherhe neverknew.In hismind,these thingsare closelylinked.Harvill Seeker,Hardcover$

25.76Same BedDifferent Dreams,by EdParkIn thisnew novel,a long-awaited follow-up toPersonal Days,Park examinesKorean history,popculture anddigital addictionthrough theeyes of a writerworking at a verylarge techcompany.Random House,Hardcover$

20.11lhe Secretof theBlood-Red Key,by DavidFarr一In thefollow-up toThe Bookof StolenDrains.Rachel mustfollow thetrail ofElsa a young girl偷渡who hasbeen illegallysmuggled into remote areas.Can Rachelfind Elsa,and use the keyto saveherThe secondadventure inthis seriesis justas excitingand inventiveas the first.Usborne Publishing,Hardcover$

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041.Which bookwill attractreaders interested in sadlove storiesA.Flores andMiss Paula.B.Baumgartner.social services.Mum saidthat insteadof buyingfood,she wouldusethe money topay backrent,makingsure weall had a roofover ourheads fora littlewhile longer.She toldus thenthere wouldbe nothingforthe newyear.Unknown toMum,I hadbeen removingsnow anddoing oddjobs toearn enoughmoney to buy anewpair ofshoes.I knewexactly whichshoes Iwanted.They weremade ofgenuine leatherand theyhada priceof twenty-thi*ee dollars.Well,the bigday cameon the last dayof thatyear.I wasvery excited,asI washurrying up to catchthe bus.It wasonly ahalf-a-mile walk,but onthe wayI noticeda housewithlights anddecorations.It was then that I realizedin our house,we hadno lights,no decorations,nor any（好吃的东西）.money forgoodies Iknew thenthat wewould haveno deliciousfood for the newyear,and Ifelt sad.As Icontinued walking,T beganto feelconfused.I wassixteen yearsold,and Twas feelingastrange sense of guilt.Here I was goingtobuya newpair ofshoes while Mum washome intears.Shewould betrying toexplain tous whythere wereno presents.注意续写词数应为左右；

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150.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答21thought howI oughtto usethemoneyI hadearned.（食品杂货）.Soon I got tomy housewith thegroceriesC.How toBuild aBoat.D.Same BedDifferent Dreams.

2.What do the lasttwo bookshave incommonA.They areof the same price.B.They arefrom thesame press.C.They arecontinuations ofbooks.D.They arefrom thesame author.

3.How manybooks arerelated tofamilyA.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.Raised in a fatherlesshome,my fatherwas extremelytightfisted towardsus children.His attitudedidntsoften asI grewinto adulthoodand driftedaway tocollege.I hadto ridethe buswhenever Icamehome.Though thebus stoppedabout twomiles fromhome,Dad nevermet me,even in cold weather.If I（睹嘎），grumbled Ehed sayin hisloudest fathervoice,Thats whatyour legsare for!”The walkdidnt botherme asmuch as the fearof walkingalone along the highwayand countryroads.I alsofelt lessthan valuedthat myfather didnt seem concernedabout mysafety.That feelingwascanceled onespring evening.It hadbeen aparticularly difficultweek atcollege afterlong hoursin labs.I longedfor home.When thebus reacheda stop,I steppedoff anddragged mysuitcase to begin thelong journey home.（篱笆）A rowof hedgeedged thedriveway thatclimbed thehill to ourhouse.Once Ihad turnedoffthe highwayto startthelastlap of my journey,I wasalways relievedto seethe hedgebecause itmeantthat Iwas almosthome.On thatparticular evening,the hedgehad justcome intoview when I sawsomethinggray movingalongthetop of the hedge,moving towardthe house.Upon closerobservation,Irealized itwasthetop ofmy fathershead.Then Iknew,each timeId comehome,he hadstood behindthehedge,watching,until heknew Ihad arrivedsafely.I swallowedhard againstthe threateningtears.He didcare,after all.On latervisits,that spotof graybecame mywatchtower.I couldhardly waituntil Iwas closeenoughto watchfor itssecret movementabove thegreenery.Upon reachinghome,I wouldfindmy fathersitting innocentlyin hischair.So!My son,its you!,,hed say,his facelengthening intopretendedsurprise.I replied,Yes,Dad,its me.Im home.”

4.What didthe authorthink of the two-mile walkhomeA.It reflectedhis value.B.It wasthe mosttroublesome.C.It wasntranked numberone inhis concerns.D.It wasextremely unbearableincoldweathers.

5.How didthe authorfeel whenhe sawthe hedgeA.Disappointed.B.Hopeful.C.Frustrated.D.Regretful.

6.Why didthe authorsfather watchbehind thehedgeA.The authoroften changedroutes backhome.B.He wantedto helpthe authorbuild upcourage.C.He wasreally concernedabout hissons safety.D.That wasthe onlyway hecould expresshis love.

7.What is the passagemainly aboutA.Its aboutmy fathersspecial love.B.Its aboutmy childhoodlife.C.Its aboutmy terriblejourneyhome.D.Its aboutmy ridingbus alone.A modernproblem ofthe outdoorlifestyle ishow to keep your devices powered.Battery packsareone option,but theyhave limiteduse andcan berather heavy.The teamat Aurea Technologies hascome（涡轮机）to therescue with the Shine Turbine,a lightweightwind-powered turbinethat offersrenewableenergy tooutdoor enthusiastswho need torecharge electronicdevices.Last year,the ShineTurbine launcheda campaignthat wasfully fundedin amatter ofhours,highlighting thelevel ofinterest inthis innovativeproduct.Designed inNova Scotia,Canada,the turbineweighsin atjust threepounds andis about the sizeofawater bottlefor easypack-and-go accessibility.While outbackpacking orworking remotely,the ShineTurbine takesjustafew minutesto setup.Thereare noloose piecesto worryabout losingwhile youf oldoutthehigh-efficiency bladesand placethe（可伸缩支架）.turbine onthe retractablestand Everythingyou needis storedinside thecontainer.This cleanenergy optionalso hasbattoy storage,so you can chargeyourdevicesasthe windblows.Then youcan takeit withyou formore charginglater.It canalso bepre-charged beforeyou headoutusing astandard walloutlet.“Wind is the second-largest producerof cleanenergy inthe world,yet mostpeople donthavedirect accessto it.As ateam ofoutdoor enthusiastswith backgroundsin scienceand engineering,we setoutto createa windpower productthat givesusers thefreedom toproduce theirown cleanenergy dayornight,rain,cloud,or shine,“said CatAda lay,CEO andfounder ofAurea Technologies.The portabledesign makesit convenient to usefor daytrip sto thebeach ormountains,camping（可持续上也）,trips oras anemergency backup.To livesustainably weneed torethink theways inwhichwe createand useenergy/9added Adalay.The simplicityof ourdesign,two-minute setup,andability torapidly generateand storepower,does justthat Itsa game-changer in allowing peopleto accesswindenergy inthewind.”

8.What canwe learnabout the ShineTurbinefrom the textA.It is intelligent andworks efficiently.B.It isuser-friendly butexpensive tobuy.C.It issustainable andconvenienttocarry.D.It iscost-effective butbreaksdown easily.

9.What kindof peoplemight needtheShineTurbine mostaccording tothetextA.Emergency rescuers.B.Sea surfboarders.C.Rock-climbing lovers.D.Geological explorers.

10.Why dothe researcherscreate theShine TurbineA.Their productobtains financialsupport.B.They want to gaindirect accessto wind.C.They attemptto preventglobal warming.D.Their desiredlife promotesgreen rethink.

11.Which ofthe followingisthebest titleforthetextA.Wind:the worldssecond cleanenergy.B.AureaTechnologies:innovative pioneersC.The ShineTurbine:a greenpower productD.Outdoor lovers:environment campaigners（昏昏欲The meetingcontinues,and youfeel youreyes gettingheavy,your minddrowsy睡）.（打Suddenly youwake up and geta veryattentive wakefulness-did anyonesee medoze off盹）Ybuve falleninto amicrosleep,a verybrief sleepthat endsalmost assoon asit begins.When you9re trying to beawake andactive,these maymake youfeel anxiousor,if theyhappenbehind thewheel,justifiably terrified.Microsleeps dontmake usfeel restedor restored,like longerperiods ofuninterrupted sleepwould.（巾胃带企鹅）Yet a new studyshows thatnesting chinstrap penguins sleepjust thisway more than10,000times aday.Incredibly,our experimentsprove thatthis strangesleep cycleseems todothe birds noobviousharm.“What isreally weirdis that the penguincan sustainthis in-between wakeand sleepstateconstantly,explains co-author Paul-Antoine Libourel,who studiesthe biologyof sleep.Simply watchingthe penguins nodand blinkgave theappearance thatthey weredrowsy,he adds,but theextent oftheirsleeping wasa surprise.To study these penguins,for twoweeks,the scientistsused somesensors torecord datato measure（the birdssleep-related brain activity.Other sensorsrecorded thebirds positionsstanding,lying,）diving,tracked theirlocation viaGPS,and collectedenvironmental datalike temperature.The authorsalsodid continuousvideo monitoringofthesame nestingbirds so that theirobservable behaviorscouldbe matchedwith simultaneousdata ontheir brainactivity.Researchers discoveredthatthebirds noddedoff thousandsof timesper day,engaging inmicrosleepsthat averagedjust fourseconds eachbut addeduptomorethan11hours of sleep perday.Why wouldthebirdsadopt thisfascinating sleepcycle Theneedtosleep brieflycould simplybea consequenceof livinginanoisy groupwhae sleepis constantlyinterrupted.The constantguard alsohelpkeep thenests safefrom thebrown skuabird,which feedson penguineggs andchicks.Having onlysecondsofsleepatatime wouldallow thebirds toreact to any possibledangers.

12.How doesthe authorintroduce thetopic inthefirstparagraphA.By describinga familiarscene.B.By introducinga sleeppattern.C.By remindingyou ofa badhabit.D.By showingthe boredomof meetings.

13.What doesthe underlinedword“weird inparagraph3probably meanA.Inspiring.B.Strange.C.Worrying.D.Meaningful.

14.How didthe scientistsstudythepenguinsA.They onlyused videomonitoring torecord thepenguins behaviors.B.They appliedsensors torecord dataand thebirds positions.C.They mainlyfocused oncollecting environmentaldata.D.They studiedthepenguins*brainactivityby usingGPS.

15.What mightcontribute tochinstrappenguins9sleep patternA.Their uniquebrain structure.B.Their years9of hardtraining.C.Their toughliving environment.D.Their specialstanding positionHowto Becomea MoreInteresting PersonWhileyou wont be thelife ofevery party,you dohave thepotential todevelop morepassionaterelationships withotha-people andactivities.This can,in turn,make youa more interesting person.Trythe stepsbelow tostart onyour ownpath to becoming amore interesting person.Write downa listof yourskills andinterests.Figure outwhat beinginteresting meansto you.16Knowing whatyou areinterestedinis essentialto becomingbetter atinteracting withothers inawaythatmight beseen asmoreinteresting.17Recognize thatyou arealready aninterestingperson.You maybecome amore interestingpersonfor other people whenyou highlightsome ofyour uniquequalities.This mightsoundcontradictory atfirst,but itreally justmeans thattryingtobe yourselfisthebest wayto appearmostcomfortable.Smile andlaugh asoften asyoucan.Research hasfound thateven ifyou arentnecessarily happy,to beginwith,the mereact ofsmiling canrelease chemicalsin yourbrain thatmake youmorecomfortable inyour surroundings.18Smiling andlaughter haseven beenshown torelieve symptomsofminor depressionand anxiety.Try outnew activitiesto stretch your comfort zone.19When youstretchyourcomfortzone,you（惯仞）get yourselfout ofa rutU.Ybu injectmore excitementinto yourlife.Ybu meetnew people.Be opento tryingnew activitiessothatyou learntobea littlemore fearless.Get asenseofwhat peoplewanttohear about.While beinginteresting canmean talkingaboutyourself,it alsomeans thatyou showinterest inotherpeople.Ask aboutthe personschildren,or askfordetails abouthis recentvacation.20A.Embrace youruniqueness.B.Try tobe comfortablearound people.C.Its importantto learnhow toengage withothers.D.Whafs interestingwontbethesamefor everybody.E.As aresult,your smileconveys thisfeeling toothers.F.Experiment withnew activitiesthat mightinterest you.G.Make theother personcomfortable inyour presenceby makingyourself easyto talkto.

二、完形填空My initialinterest innatural medicinestarted atayoungage.Some Westernhealth professionals（慢性的）（处方）21thatIhad severalchronic illnesses.Iwastold Iwould22prescription medicineforthe restofmylife,but Ididntseethat asthe only

23.（补剂），Things workedout well.Through theright nutritionand supplementationIgotthedesired24withthehelp ofnatural medicine.Eventually,I25all prescriptionmedicine withineightmonths.This26me todive deepinto Chinese medicine.Chinesemedicinelooks atthe bodyssystem asa

27.When theentire systemisinbalance,excellent healthoccurs.When diseasesarise,this comesoften fromone ormore elementsthat arentfunctioning28That can befrom eitherexternally orinternally.My ownexperience openedupanentirely new29to me.This is a key30from Western medicine.Westernmedicineusually aparticular partof ourbodysfunction.It isless32for chronichealth problems.There is33a placefor Westernmedicine,but weneedmore educationaround howwe can34our overallwell-being.I desireto takethe teachingsof naturalmedicinetomore peopleinaworld wherewe countso heavilyonaquick35rather thansolving problemsat rootwhenit comestoourhealth.

21.A.recalled B.calculated C.confirmed D.whispered

22.A.apply forB.pay forC.check onD.rely on

23.A.focus B.option C.burden D.misfortune

24.A.essence B.practice C.appeal D.result

25.A.quit B.researched C.tried D.obtained

26.A.sponsored B.reminded C.inspired D.required

27.A.whole B.signal C.concept D.subject

28.A.physically B.steadily C.normally D.rapidly

29.A.chapter B.world C.era D.account

30.A.difference B.challenge C.benefit D.contribution

31.A.advocates B.uses C.transforms D.handles

32.A.harmful B.effective C.flexible D.extraordinary

33.A.gradually B.eventually C.absolutely D.temporarily

34.A.ensure B.influence C.define D.evaluate

35.A.reply B.fix C.change D.decision

三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式1The cheongsam isafemale dresswith distinctiveChinese featuresand enjoysgrowing36popularin theinternational worldof highfashion.The namecheongsam“37mean simply“longdress”entered theEnglish vocabularyfrom thedialect ofChinas GuangdongProvince.In otherparts ofthecountry38include Beijing,however,it39know as“qipao”,which hasa historybehind it.满族的After theearly Manchurulers40cometo China,the Manchuwomen wore41normala onepiece dresswhich cametobecalled“qipao”.Though the1911Revolution endedthe ruleof theQingDynasty,the femaledress suiwivedthe politicalchange and,with laterimprovements,has becomethetraditional dressfor Chinesewomen.The cheongsam,42neck ishigh,collar closed,fits wellthe Chinesefemale figure,and itssleevesmay beeither short,medium orfull43long,depending onseasons ortastes.In addition,it isnot toocomplicated44make.Nor doesit needtoo muchmaterial.Another beautyofthecheongsamisthat itcanbeworn eitheron casual45formal occasions.Ineither case,it createsan impressionof simpleand quietcharm,elegance andneatness.

四、书信写作.假定你是李华，你校英语俱乐部将举办主题为“绿色生活从我做起”的演讲比赛，请你写一46篇演讲稿并参赛注意写作词数应为左右

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80.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯2Good morning,everyone!Thank youfor yourlistening.

五、书面表达.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47My familyhad ahard timewhenIwas inGrade

11.My parentslost theirjobs duringtheDepression.Dad wastoo illto workoutside,whileMumhadatough timeraising us kids onher owninour smallcommunity.We reliedon ourcommunity assistancetokeepus clothed,and althoughourclothes weresecondhand,we thoughtthey werebeautiful.Looking back,I realizewhat Mumwent throughfor sendinguskidsto school.Every morningshewould putanewpiece ofcardboard inour shoes,because ourshoes wereworn out.Moving houseconstantlywas typicalfor myfamily duringthe period.Rent wastwenty-five dollarsa month,but Mumcouldntpay it.These werehard andsad years,but wenever complained.（享有）The newyear wasapproaching,and wewere entitledtoatwenty-five dollarfund for。