1、四川省隆昌市第七中学2023-2024学年高三下学期5月月考英语试卷 一、听力选择题1When will the woman go to see her dentist?AOn Friday.BOn Saturday.COn Sunday.2Who made Mike love skateboarding?ACatherine.BJohn.CLucy.3What will the headmaster do at 9: 00 a. m.?AMeet the new students.BPrepare for his speech.CLeave the school library.4What
2、are the speakers talking about?AA Thai restaurant.BA grocery store.CA job change.5Whats the possible relationship between the speakers?ANeighbors.BCoworkers.CClassmates.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。6Why does the woman come to the man?ATo have a reservation.BTo make a complaint.CTo cancel the event.7What are the
3、 kids doing?ALooking for Florence.BDoing some cleaning.CSitting in the seats.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。8How long did the man work as a delivery man?AHalf a year.BOne year.CTwo years.9What can be inferred about the man?AHe worked for Mrs. Paula.BHe is still in university.CHe needs the job badly.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下
4、小题。10How does the woman feel?ASurprised.BNervous.CCurious.11What did the speakers do last month?AThey had a dinner party.BThey learnt how to cook.CThey sold their old house.12What does the man promise to do?ASend out invitations.BMake a meal plan.CShop on Saturday.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。13What does the wo
5、man think of the local train?ACrowded.BCheap.CFast.14What kind of train is the man most curious about?AThe local train.BThe express train.CThe through train.15What type of seat does the man choose?ACoach.BBusiness class.CFirst class.16In which city is the man now?AChicago.BNew York.CWashington.听下面一段
6、独白，回答以下小题。17What do we know about FLVS?AIt is a public school.BIts teachers are virtual.CIts USAs largest school.18What can we say about the courses offered by FLVS?ACheap.BFlexible.CAcademic.19How many options are there to take the courses at FLVS?A2.B3.C4.20What should he do if Tom wants to attend
7、 FLVS as a home-school student?AProve hes 18.BPass an exam online.CGet parents permission.二、阅读理解The year 2023 saw a wide variety of TV and Internet variety shows in China, offering amazing entertainment to audiences. Here are some popular variety shows of the year. Its never too late to start enjoyi
8、ng them. Become a FarmerThe farming-themed show took Chinese social media by storm in the first half of the year, shining a spotlight on farming a crucial part of Chinese culture. The word “farming”, however, may be unfamiliar to many young urban Chinese citizens.In an effort to connect these indivi
9、duals with the industry, the show tries to deal with the topic by inviting 10 men to experience life. Divas Hit The Road-Silk Road The fifth season of the reality show, featuring popular celebrities traveling to various destinations, has been airing since October 2023.This season saw Chinese actress
10、es start a journey to Saudi Arabia, Croatia and Iceland. They explored the beautiful landscapes and diverse cultures of these countries and learned about the Belt and Road Initiative. Infinity and Beyond 2023With an amazing viewership, the music cultural program emerged as a success in the first hal
11、f of this year. The show was broadcast from March to June, generating massive online attention with 8.9 billion views of topics related to the show.Featuring a star-studded cast, the show brings about cross-Strait (海峡两岸) connection and classic and popular songs dating back to the 1970s.Riding the Wi
12、nd 2023 Singers from various backgrounds at home and abroad tune into one another during hit reality show.Starting its latest season this year, the program seeks to expand cross-cultural cooperation and mutual support among women, regardless of their different languages, ages or personality traits.
13、To achieve this, the show has invited female celebrities from diverse cultural backgrounds to participate in group performances throughout the rounds of competition.21What can audiences experience in Become a Farmer?ASocial medias impact.BThe countryside life.CYoung citizens growth.DThe challenge fr
14、om the reality.22What do Infinity and Beyond 2023 and Riding the Wind 2023 feature?AMusic shows.BFour months broadcast.CAcademic competitions.DWomens contributions.23In which section of a website may the passage appear?ALifestyle.BBusiness.CTravel.DCulture.If you ask 100 people what subjects they wi
15、sh they had been taught in school, there is a chance that the vast majority of them will complain about the lack of personal finance education. In my case, I did learn a bit about financing while in school just not in the classroom. One of my earliest lessons on the basics of budgeting came from an
16、unlikely source: the cafeteria.My lunch budget was a set amount each week. Without a plan, it would be all too easy to blow through the budget long before meeting all expenses. Therefore, my very first budgeting lesson was to make a budget well. A bit of simple arithmetic (算术) helped me determine ex
17、actly how much money I could spend each day if I wanted to actually have lunch all week. Besides, my school had relatively diverse lunch offerings. You could not only get the common hot school lunch but also find many other foods of varying attractions. As far as I was concerned, what attracted me m
18、ost was the ice cream. Unfortunately, I couldnt blow my daily lunch budget on ice cream. And Id already figured out that splurging early in the week made for a rough time for the rest of the week. Hence, I learned my second important budgeting lesson: save for a goal. Because of this lesson, when Fr
19、iday rolled around, I would have just enough left over for a wonderful lunch and the highly desirable ice cream. Nowadays, my budget is a bit more complicated than the lunch budget in the past. Although I no longer have to save my pennies for a frozen treat, budgeting my money today uses the exact s
20、ame skills I learned all those years ago. Actually, whether youre budgeting for school lunches or credit card bills, the basics remain the same. And its never too early or too late to learn how to make a proper budget.24What can we learn about the author while she was in school?AShe showed no intere
21、st in financial affairs.BShe often complained about her school subjects.CShe learned about financing from her own experience.DShe eagerly expected to get personal finance education.25What did the author probably realize after eating at the cafeteria?AShe should plan her lunch budget carefully.BHer h
22、ealth mattered more than anything else.CHer budget for lunch was far from reasonable.DShe should improve her arithmetic as much as possible.26What does the underlined word “splurging” in paragraph 3 mean?ATrying to save money.BMaking a plan for money.CSpending much money freely.DBeing concerned abou
23、t money.27What is the authors purpose in writing the text?ATo introduce some lessons about making a budget.BTo encourage people to learn some budgeting skills.CTo stress the significance of saving money in our life.DTo remind people to pay attention to their lunch budget.The traditional handwritten
24、“thank you” letter is no longer the most popular way to express gratitude, with digital methods such as instant messages and emails favored instead, according to a recent research.A survey of 2,000 adults finds just 9 percent send a letter of thanks nowadaysa decline of 11 percent in the past ten ye
25、arswhile messages via WhatsApp, SMS text, email and Facebook, have become some of the most common ways to show appreciation.Despite this, handwritten notes of gratitude are in fact considered to be among the top most meaningful ways to say thank youclose behind heartfelt phone calls and visiting som
26、eone to show appreciation in person. Further highlighting the influence of the personal touch, the M&S Club Rewards research finds hand-delivering flowers or treating someone to a coffee are also among the truest ways to show thanks.The research also finds 58 percent think it is more essential t
27、han ever to say thank you to loved ones, with 28 percent admitting the last couple of years have helped them appreciate the little things. And 29 percent think its really necessary to show others just how much they mean to them so they realize how loved they are.However, in our digital ageand with a
28、ll these new and simple ways to communicate and show our gratitudesaying a quick thank-you via instant message has become the habit for many. But if you really want to share a meaningful thank-you, giving someone your time or adding an element of a personal or more human touch will go a long way and
29、 have a much bigger impact.Paul Stokes, from M&S Club Rewards, says: “Our research shows that while the art of saying thank you may have changed over the years, the significance of showing our appreciation has never been higher.”Over the last few years, we have had to come together and support e
30、ach other perhaps more than ever, so its great to see so many of us are taking the time to share a thank-you.28What was the percentage of traditional letters of thanks a decade ago?A20%.B11%.C9%.D2%.29What does the underlined word “this” refer to in Paragraph 3?AThe change in contents.BThe similarit
31、y in surveys.CThe advantage of thank-you letters.DThe popularity of digital methods.30How can we make modern communication more meaningful?ABy sending more instant messages.BBy saying more thanks to the beloved.CBy bringing in more personal touches.DBy delivering each other more gratitude.31What doe
32、s Paul Stokes want to tell us most?ATheir research is a great breakthrough.BThe influence of art is beyond expectation.CThere are many ways to express our appreciation.DShowing our thanks is more important than ever before.Its breathtaking to watch the delicate spring wildflowers come out from their
33、 blanket of leaves, bloom, develop and disperse (传播) fruit, all in a matter of a few short days or weeks.Although they look fragile, these are tough little plants, each focusing its efforts on spreading its species. They have evolved to have a wide range of flower structures and colors, some with fr
34、agrances, attracting many different insect species to assist them in pollination (授粉).There is one strategy that a surprising number of spring blooming native plants have evolved in common: seed dispersal by ants. As many as thirty percent of the spring flowering plant species in the forests of east
35、ern North America have evolved to take advantage of this situation to benefit themselves. These species have evolved to provide food attached to their seeds to encourage ants to disperse those seeds. This food, called an elaiosome (油质体), is a specialized fat body whose chemical composition more clos
36、ely matches that of the insects that ants prefer than it does that of a seed.When a fruit opens to disperse its seeds, the elaiosomes are an instant attraction for ants. They take the seed with its attached elaiosome back to their nests for consumption there, but they just eat the elaiosome, their p
37、referred food, and dispose of the seed on their trash pile. This tends to be an environment that is rich in nutrients, and will benefit the growth of the new plant. Just to make sure the ants dont eat the seeds in addition to the elaiosome, some plant species have hard seed coatings that ants cant r
38、eally bite through.This evolutionary adaptation is somewhat similar to the strategy of plants that have evolved to surround their seeds with fleshy fruits to attract birds to assist them with seed dispersal. Given the fact that there are fewer birds available in early spring to help with seed disper
39、sal, it makes sense that the early blooming plants evolved to partner instead with the ants for this service.Did you ever wonder how your Spring Beauty managed to pop up in new locations in your lawn or garden? Thank an ant!32Whats the ultimate purpose of the evolution of wildflowers according to th
40、e text?ATo attract insects.BTo progress blooming.CTo produce elaiosome.DTo spread their species.33What can be inferred about elaiosome?AIts hard to digest.BIts impossible for ants to resist.CIt makes the earth rich in nutrients.DIts often thrown into the trash pile.34Why do the early wildflowers pre
41、fer ants to birds to disperse according to the text?AAnts are creative and hardworking.BAnts are better at dispersing than birds.CThe birds in the early spring are not enough.DThe birds are not interested in their fleshy fruits.35What can the best title of the text?AThank Ants for WildflowersBWildfl
42、owers Discover Their TreasuresCNew Species of Wildflowers are FoundDAnts Are Superheroes Protecting EnvironmentFrom canned tomatoes to frozen pizzas, processed foods have become a regular part of our diet. Weve gained time and energy as a result of processed foods. 36 Here are the reasons why we sho
43、uld avoid processed foods. 37 A 2018 study found that ultra-processed (超加工的) foods are linked to an increased risk of cancer. The American Cancer Society reports that at least 18% of cancers are related to excess (过量的) body weight, physician activity, and poor nutrition, which could potentially be p
44、revented by avoiding processed foods.Processed foods are designed to make you overeat. 38 It has also been found that some processed foods can lead to greater brain activity, which can affect eating behavior.Processed foods often contain artificial ingredients. If youre looking at the label on a box
45、 of your favorite junk food, there are probably a bunch of ingredients that you can barely pronounce. 39 These ingredients may have a negative effect on your health.Many processed foods are high in carbohydrates (碳水化合物) and low in nutrients and fiber. Not all carbohydrates are bad, but processed foo
46、ds are often packed with refined carbohydrates. They can cause your blood sugar to increase very quickly. On top of that, processed foods are typically much lower in nutrients and the fiber is often removed. 40 AProcessed foods may raise your health risk.BSome processed foods arent bad for you at al
47、l.CAll processed foods are loaded with added sugar and fat.DAt the same time, we have also gained a host of health issues.EIn fact, your body just needs the two substances to digest food properly.FIn this case, there are man-made colors, flavors, and additives in your food.GStudies show the “reward system” in our brain can allow us to consume more.三、完形填空On a clear afternoon in late October a few years ago, I stood underneath a giant overhanging cliff near my hometown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The scenery that day was particularly 41 , with deer chewing on the brown grass
