湖北省市级示范高中智学联盟2024-2025学年高三上学期12月月考英语 Word版无答案

湖北省市级示范高中智学联盟年秋季高三年级月联考202412英语试题本试卷共8页全卷满分150分考试用时120分钟注意事项L答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上

2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B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，用签字笔或钢笔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，并标在试卷的相应位置听完每段对话后，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How muchis theshirtA.£

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15.答案是C.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】1What willChris donextC.Go tosleep.A.Drink somecoffee.B.Watch theWorld Cup..【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】2What is the probablerelationship betweenthe speakersC.Strangers.A.Relatives.B.Classmates..【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】3What isthe womansattitude to the manssuggestionC.Favorable.A.Negative.B.Tolerant..【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】4What canwe learn about TomA.Hes smartfor his age.B.Hes difficultto getalong with.C.Hes unwillingto study..【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】5What didKevin doyesterdayA.He wentswimming.the lakeside.注意续写词数应为左右；L

150.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答2Wehadnochancetocheerfortheirswimmingskillsthatdaysinceafishermaninaboatshowedup soon.The minuteall of us weresafe home,Jessica askedwhen wewould gocamping nexttime.B.He talkedwith hisgrandparents.C.He cleanedup hishouse.第二节（共15小题；每小题L5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，从题中所给的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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间每段对话或独白读两遍听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】

6.Who isairanging themeetingA.Janet.B.DaviD.C.Peter.A.This Wednesday.B.Next Monday.C.This Friday.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】

8.What arethe speakerstalking aboutA.Travel experiences.B.Vacation plans.C.Favorite seasons.

9.What doesthe manwant to doA.Find asummer job.B.Go to the beach.C.Move toWashington.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】

10.What doesthe newssay aboutbig onlinespenders in the USA.The number of themgrows slowly.B.They makeup halfof allshoppers.C.There aremore menthan women.

11.How muchdid Americansspend shoppingonline lastyear

7.When doesthe manprefer to have themeetingA.$453billion.B.$990billion.C.$1,500billion.A.A noteby MarkTwain.B.A softwarepackage.C.An adventurenovel.

12.What didGeorge buyonline lastSunday听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】

13.What hasRichard beendoingA.Visiting amuseum.B.Watching TV.C.Studying.

14.Why doesSusan callRichardA.To givethanks.B.To askfor help.C.To makean appointment.

15.What doesSusan wanttodoA.See anexhibition.B.Buy a new cellphone.C.Take picturesof thesnow.A.Go toa park.B.Play football.C.Attend aparty.

16.What willthe speakersprobably do听下面一段独白，回答以下小题【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

17.Where didthe speakerlearnaboutcollegeA.From herfamily.B.From themovies.C.From thebooks.

18.What helpedchange the speakers attitudetowards studyA.Her professor^advice.B.Her tripto Africa.C.Her graduateprogram.

19.How doesthe speakerfeel whenshe talks about herpast experiencesA.Regretful.B.Relieve D.C.Grateful.

20.Who isthespeakerprobably talkingtoA.Conservation workers.B.High schoolstudents.C.College teachers.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AThe Departmentof Historyinvites you to joinus for the49th HistoryLecture Series.City andCitizens:Seattleites andTheir Rights,1850-2000January10In thistalk,Professor EmeritusJohn Findlayfocuses on the changingnumberofresidents ofSeattle andhow theywereshaped bythe nation9s evolvingconcepts ofcitizenship.It examinesthe historicaldemographics（人口统计）ofthe city and look at whatgroups ofpeople cameto andsettled in Seattle overthe decadesStrategies of Belonging for the Snohomish Indian NationJanuary17With varyingdegrees ofsuccess,Snohomish peoplesmet thechallenges ofsettler expansionby tryingto“work the（官僚机构）colonial system,including navigatingthe ever-changing bureaucracyof federalpolicies and the settlereconomy.This talkby ProfessorJosh Reidfocuses largelyon theperiod from the mid-nineteenth centuryto theearlytwentieth centuryand discussestopics relatedto theformation ofinitial reservationsin westernWashington,Indianboarding schools,and thecomplexities ofCoast Salishidentities.Mediterranean Imprintsand Erasuresin SeattleJanuary24From theCentral Districtto PikePlace Marketand beyond,migrants from the Mediterraneanregion havemade anotable,if seldomnoticed,impact onSeattle9s urbanfabric overthe pastcentury,perhaps nogroup morethan SephardicJews from theOttoman Empire.Professor DevinNaa rtakes alookathow Seattlebecame hometo oneof thelargest（穆斯林）communities in the UnitedStates ofJewsfromthe Muslimworld.Homes forSome:Seattles Historyof Housingand RacialExclusionFebruary7Seattle has a longhistory ofpolicies andpractices thatprevented peopleof certainracial andreligious backgroundsfrombuying,renting,or occupyinghomes inmany partsof thecityandsurrounding areas.Starting with the1865ordinance thatbanned Indigenouspeople,Professor James Gregory detailsthis historyof exclusionby showinghow itwasimplemented throughlaws,zoning,deed restrictions,redlining,urban renewal.Tickets are available beginningDecember10through events.uw.edu/HLS

202421.Who willdeliver aspeech relatedto populationchangesA.Devin Naar.B.John Findlay.C.Josh Reid.D.JamesGregory.

22.Which of the lecturetalksabout the Developmentof JewishCommunitiesA.Homes fbrSome:Seattles Historyof Housingand RacialExclusion.B.Mediterranean Imprintsand ErasuresinSeattle.C.City andCitizens:Seattleites andTheir Rights,1850-

2000.D.StrategiesofBelongingfortheSnohomishIndianNation.

23.What isthe textA.A historicalresearch B.A textbookchapterC.An advertisementD.A newsreportBIn August,Cai Yifan,19and Cai Yiming,17,two brothersfrom Quanzhou,Fujian,won theSilver Awardof the19th（马甲），Soong ChingLing Awardfbr ChildrensInvention.Their invention,a smarttraffic policevest impressedthejudges andis setto change the waytraffic police communicate.，“With thisvest,traffic policeofficers cancommunicate usinglong-distance,real-time voice-to-text technologythebrothers explained.The vestfeatures anLED screenthat candisplay translatedtext,supporting transitionsfrom ChineseintoEnglish,Japanese andKorean.The vestalso featuresa smartQA function,allowing usersto askquestions,withanswers immediatelyappearing onthe screen,much likea mobilesearch engine.The brothers,inspiration came from personalexperiences.Our fatheronce attendeda policeacademy andoftenshared storiesabout thechallenges policefhce”,Cai Yifanshared.One time,during aheavy rainstorm,they sawtrafficofficers strugglingto directcars dueto poorinvisibility.This situationsparked theidea for a vestthat couldvisuallydisplay spokeninstructions,helping toavoid miscommunication.Before developing the vest,the brothersconducted in-depth researchby interviewingtraffic policeofficers about thechallenges theyface onduty.They thenidentified keyfeatures such as voicerecognition andtranslation functions.Withthe help of onlinetutorials andadvice fromtheir teachers,the brothersspent nearlyfour monthsdevelopingthevest.Cai（组装）（硬件），Yiming,who hasstrong hands-on skills,focused onassembling thehardware whileCai Yifanhandledthe softwaredevelopment.“Our parentshave always encouraged ourcuriosity”,CaiYimingnoted.From ayoung age,the brotherswere（电路）interested intechnology andbegan experimentingwith programmingand smallinventions likesimple circuitsandmodel cars.（获得专利）；Their inventionhas alreadybeen patentedand theyplan totest andrefine itwiththehelpoftrafficpolice,hoping toapply itin real-world situations.

24.What dowe knowaboutthevestA.It cantranslate Chineseinto anyother languages.B.It canask andanswer questions.C.It willcompletely changethe waytraffic policecommunicate.D.It canhelp trafficpolicecommunicatemore efficiently.

25.What inspiredthe brothersto inventsuchavestA.Their curiosityaboutthe world aroundthem.B.Their parents9encouragement.C.Their personalexperiences.D.Their desireto becomefamous.

26.Which of the followingcan bestdescribe thebrothersA.Imaginative andpractical B.Friendly andcuriousC.Humorous andresponsible D.Creative anddetermined

27.What canwe learnfromthelast paragraphA.The vesthas gainedwide popularity.B.The vesthas beenapplied toreal-world situations.C.The brothersare confidentabout theirinvention.D.The brothershave difficultyimproving theirinvention.CTwo yearsafter ChatGPTtook theworld bystorm,generative artificialintelligence seemstohave hit abottleneck.The costsof buildingand usinglarger AImodels arerising sharply,and breakthroughsseem tobe becomingincreasinglydifficult.Currently,the development of AIhas entereda difficultperiod.Researchers andentrepreneurs arecompeting tofindways to changethecurrent situation.Their creativitywill notonly transformAI butalso determinewhich companieswillsucceed,whether investorscan makeprofits,and whichcountry willbe bestable toseize thebonus broughtby thistechnology.Large languagesmodels havea hugedemand fbrelectricity.The energyconsumed intraining OpenAFsGPT-4model issufficient topower50American householdsforacentury.As themodels getbigger,the costwill riserapidly.Itis estimated that the training costof thelargest modelsnowadays is$100million,and thenext generationmay cost$1billion,while the following oneis likely to balloonto$10billion.Over time,such inferencecosts mayaccumulate andexceedthetrainingcosts.This isterrifying newsfor investors,many ofwhom havebet bigon ALNvidia,which designsthe chipsmostcommonly usedin Almodels,has seenits marketcapitalization increased by$

2.5trillion overthe pasttwo years.Since2023,investors havepoured nearly$95billion intoAI start-ups.However,there isno needto panic.Many technologieshavehitbottlenecks beforebut eventuallycontinued tothrivethanks to human creativity.The oilprice shocksin the1970sencouragedenergy efficiencyand alternativemethods,including nuclearpower generation,developed wellin somecountries.Thirty yearslater,fracturing technologymade theextractionof oiland naturalgas moreeconomically sustainable.constraintsThe developmentof AIhas alreadyshown howcan stimulatecreativity.Companies aredevelopmentchips specificallydesigned torun large language models.Such specializationmeans that they canoperate moreefficientlythan general-purpose processors.Companies likeAmazon,Apple andMicrosoft areall busilydesigning theirown AIchips.Developers arealso makingadjustments toAl software.The large-scale relianceon computingpower isgiving waytosmaller andmore specializedsystems.

28.Whats thethird paragraphmainly aboutA.The rapiddevelopmentoflanguage models.B.The comparisonof differentlanguage models.C.The greatdemand forlargelanguage models.D.The energyconsumption andcost issuesof largelanguagemodels.

29.How isparagraph5mainly developedA.By illustratingresults.B.By givingexamples.C.By makingcomparison.D.By listingfigures.

30.What doesthe underlinedword constraints“in thelast paragraphprobably meanA.Conflicts.B.Profits.C.Limitations.D.Innovations.

31.Whafs theauthors attitudetowards thefuture ofAIA.Uncertain.B.Skeptical.C.Ambiguous.D.Optimistic.DCutting backon animalprotein inour dietscan saveon resourcesand greenhousegas emissions.But convincingmeat-loving consumersto switchup theirmenu isa challenge.Looking atthis problemfrom amechanical engineering（质地，纹理）angle,Stanford engineersare pioneeringa newapproach tofood texturen.testing thatcould pavethe wayforartificial steaksthat fooleven committedmeat lovers.In anew paperin Scienceof Food,the teamdemonstrated that a combinationof mechanicaltesting andmachinelearning candescribe food texture withstriking similaritytohumantaste testers.Such amethod couldspeed upthedevelopment ofbetter plant-based meats.The teamalso foundthat someplant-based productsare alreadypresenting thetexture of the meats theyreimitating.“We weresurprised tofind thattodays plant-based productscan reproducethe wholetexture ofanimal meatsJ saidEllenKuhl,professor ofmechanical engineeringand seniorauthor of the study.Meat substituteshave comea longwayfrom whentofu wasthe onlyoption,she added.Industrial animalagriculture contributesto climatechange,pollution,habitat loss,and soon.That burdenon theplanetcan beeasedbyexchanging animalproteins forplant proteinsin diets.One studyestimatedthatplantbased meats,on average,have halfthe environmentalimpact asanimal meat.But manymeat eatersare reluctanttochange;only aboutathird ofAmericans inone surveyindicated theywere verylikelytobuy plant-based alternatives.People lovemeat Jsaid SkylerSt.Pierre,a PhDstudent inmechanical engineeringand leadauthor of the paper.Ifwe wantto convincethemeateaters thatalternatives areworth trying,the closerwe canimitate animalmeat withplant-based products,the morelikely peoplemight beopen totrying somethingnew.^^To successfullyimitate animalmeat,food scientistsanalyze thetextureof plant-based meatproducts.Unfortunately,traditional foodtesting methodsare notstandardized andthe resultsare rarelymade availableto scienceand tothe public,said St.Pierre.This makesit harderfor scientiststo createnew recipesfor alternatives.

32.What isthe purposeof theresearchby StanfordengineersA.To reducethe consumptionof meat.B.To testquality of plant-based meats.C.To convincemeat-lovers tochange diet.D.To developanewfoodtexturetest.

33.What isan advantageofthenew approachA.It canworsen thequality ofthe plant-based meats.B.It canspeed upthe productionof plant-based meats.C.It canmake plant-based meatless expensive.D.It candescribe foodtexture withhigh similaritytotheway humantaste testersfeel it.

34.What preventsthe developmentofplant-based meatsaccording tothe textA.Insufficient varietyofplant-based meats.B.Non-standardized productionfacilities.C.Consumers9resistance.D.High productioncosts.

35.Which ofthefollowingisthebest titleforthearticleA.Food Testing:A Keyto MeatRevolution.B.Plant orMeat Thatsa question.C.New Techin OurDaily Food.D.Plant-based meat:The NewFashion onthe Table.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Knowing where you comein strongand whereyou needassistance canhelp youbalance yourpersonal life.36Write downwhat youdo.37Spend aweek orso writingthem downthroughout agiven day,rating themfrom oneto five,depending onhow much youenjoy doingthem.The moreyou cometo knowyourself,the easierit willbe foryouto identify yourpersonalstrengths.Reflect onyour values.Sometimes,it canbe difficulttoidentifyour strengths and weaknessesbecause wehavent clarifiedour core values.38They arefundamental toyour wayof approachinglife.Spending timeidentifying your values willhelp youdecidewhether aspectsof your life arestrengths orweaknesses toyou,regardless ofwhat othersmay feel.Examine yourresponses forthemes andpatterns.、Once youvereflected onyourvaluesexamine theresponses forthings thatmay repeat.For example,perhaps youadmireBill Gatesand RichardBranson fortheir entrepreneurialspirit andcreativity.This suggeststhat youmay valueAmbition,Competition,and Originality.Perhaps youwould changethe povertyin yourcommunity soeveryone hasahome andfood.Then youmay valueCommunity,Helping Society,or Makinga Difference.3940Think aboutwhat makesstrengths orweaknesses inyour localsocial conventions.Social conventionsareasetof rulesfor interpersonalinteraction whichhave beenestablished inspecific areasor cultures,hopefully soas tohelpmaintain healthysocial boundaries.Knowing howthese differdepending onwhereyoulive canhelp youdetermine whatmightbe seenasastrength orweakness inthe particularlocations.A.Copy socialrules.B.You canhave severalcorevalues.C.Consider situationalmeanings.D.List allofthe most memorablemoments inyour life.E.Though youmostly figureit out alone,there5re exercisesfor identifyingstrengthsandweaknesses.F.Think aboutthe activitiesyou eitherparticipate inthe mostor getthemostpleasure outof.G.These arethe beliefsthat shapeyour thoughtsabout yourself,others andtheworld.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Although ithappened over10years ago,I stillremember themoment clearly.T had41a drinkat alaowaimallin Beijing.When itwas42,the serverhanded mea cupwith writtenon it,meaning“fdreigner”.It wasmy secondday inChina,and this43the firstof countlessoccasions whenI wouldbe calledorlaowai44a inpublic.聚光灯,As someonewho doesntlike beinginthespotlight45down thestreet andsuddenlylaowai”,hearing someonesay totheir friend,“Look,a isnot themost enjoyableexperience.Its safeto saythat mostpeoplewouldnt46a strangercommenting outloud ontheir

47.like sayingtall guyor“bighead^^.laowai waiguorenlaoMy Chinesefriends tellme thatisamore48term thanbecause addsawai49of respectand friendship.But insome ways,I findit hardto50the part,which means51laowai.That said,of allthe countlesstimes Ivebeen calledTve neverfelt itcamefroma placeof52or disrespect.沮丧laowaiAnd uponreflection,my frustrationat beingcalled ashows mehowmuchChina、means tome.The longerI53here,the moreChina feelslike54andthemore Ijust wantto

41.A.prepared B.served C.ordered D.tasted42*A.ready B.fresh C.cold D.acceptable

43.A.meant B.fascinated C.began D.marked

44.A.monitor B.recalled C.labeled D.recognized

45.A.running B.walking D.drivingC.riding

46.A.avoid B.rely D.appreciateC.permit471A.background B.attitude D.behaviorC.appearance

48.A.confusing B.welcoming D.boringC.rewarding

49.A.magic B.touch D.connectionC.preference

50.A.overlook B.secure D.forgetC.guarantee

51.A.guest B.traveler D.outsiderC.candidate

52.A.rudeness B.anger D.sadnessC.envy

53.A.leave B.occupy D.liveC.visit

54.A.town B.home D.cityC.country

55.A.stand outB.break inD.mix upC.fit in55And that,I think,is somethingbeautiful.第二节（共10小题；每小题

1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式1偶像Chinese table tennis iconMa Longreceived theOutstanding SportingCareer AwardfromtheAssociation ofNationalOlympic CommitteesANOC onOct30,recognizing hisexceptional achievementsand contributionsto thesport,Xinhua reported.The awardceremony56hold inthe coastaltown ofCascais,Portugal.During theceremony,a videohighlighted memorable57moment fromMas career.Ma,36,has competedin four连续的consecutive OlympicGames sinceLondon

2012.Over hisOlympic career,he haswon sixgold medals,becoming Chinasbest58know Olympian.“Hero,““legend,““genius”-Ma hasbeen describedwith many59inspire words,but hisjourney hasnot beenaneasy oneby anymeans.In2007,Ma participated60his firstWorld TableTennis Championshipsbut onlyreached theroundof

16.In2009,2011,and2013,he madeit tothe semifinalsbut missedout onthe finalseach time,61was acauseof greatfrustration.His62big setbackcame atthe endof2014during theITTF MensWorld Cup,where helost toZhang Jikein aclose match,3to4,This63（）（边缘）pain defeatpushed himtothebrink ofgiving upon tabletennis.（）“Im luckybecause I64find mypassion-tabletennis-atayoung ageand dreamedabout competingonthe（）Olympic stageone day.So Ihave alwayshad thisdream,been willing65give myall tothissport,and Ivenever evergiven up,“Ma saidattheceremony.第四部分写作（共两节；满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假设你是校英文广播站的小记者，上周你校组织了

66.School EnglishSpeech Conteston Howto PreventSeasonal Flu（季节性流感）的英语演讲比赛请你写一篇短文报道此事，内容包括.简要报道此活动；

1.举办该活动的意义2注意,写作字数为左右；

180.请按如下格式作答，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯2（季节性流感）School EnglishSpeech Conteston Howto PreventSeasonal Flu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67Dad andMom havebeen crazycampers foryears.Our neighborssaid thatthey campedwhile dating,while takingahoneymoon,and evenwhile pregnant.We threechildren hadno chanceto witnesstheir past.What wedo knowis thatwehave hadwonderful campingexperiences sincewe couldremember things.Some ofour memoriesare funny,some are（露营车）exciting,some areembarrassing.Every timewhen Dadpulls ourcamper outofthegarage,we arefilled withasense ofexcitement,wondering whatcamping funand adventurewe willexperience.Once,we campedalong ChalkCreek.Mom wasworried thatmy two-year-old brotherJimmy wouldfall intothecreek.She tieda ropearound hiswaist tokeep himnear toour spot.That lastedabout tenminutes.He wasuncomfortable,and hiscrying letthe wholecampground knowit.So insteadof tyinghim up,she justkept aclose eyeon him.It worked——Jimmy didntend upinthecreek.My five-year-old sister,Jessica,however,did.Luckily far-sighted Mompackedwith herenough clothesfor threeofus,so shecould holdher tearsin timeand becameenergetic againafter gettingchanged.Another time,we renteda boatin VallecitoLake.The skywas clearwhen weset off,but stormsmove infastin themountains,and thisone quicklyinterrupted ourpeaceful morningtrip.The windpicked upand thunderrolled.Dadstopped fishingto startthe motor.Nothing.He triedagain.No luck.We werestuck inthe middleofthelake witha deadmotor.Mom beganto checkourlifejackets.She madesure everybutton wasfastened properly.Dad tookoutawhistle fromthebag andblew it,expecting toget someassistance fromnearby people.Meanwhile hetold usthat bothMom andhewere outstandingswimmers.If norescue arrived,they wouldmanage topush theboat toward。