江西豐城九中2024-2025學(xué)年高三下學(xué)期5月月考英語試題一、閱讀理解Whetheryouplantoheadouttothetheaterorjustbeacouchpotato,ourcriticshavegatheredtogethertheirfavoritefilmsandTVshowsof2024.TVshow:AgathaAllAlongThebestMarvelTVshowhasgotthebestfollow-uptodate.Thefirstepisodekicksoffwithaparody(滑稽模仿作品)thatinstantlycatchestheaudience’sattention.Astheshowprogresses,theepisodesinwhichthecharactersdigdeepintotheirmemoriesarebrilliantandmoving.Theshowalsoinvolvesdarkmagicandvariousmagicalconflicts,whichshowadark,mysterioussideoftheMarvelUniverse.Genre:Kid-friendlycomedy,sciencefictionandfantasyReleasedate:September18,2024TVshow:HacksSeason3ThismayhavebeenthestrongestseasonyetofHacks,becauseitstepsawayfromtheideathatDeborahandAvaareconstantlyatwarandmakesthem—fornow—becomeallies(盟友)andfriends.Thesharpnessofthedialogcontinuestodelightaudiences,andthefactthatbothwomenarelovableandflawedgoesalongway.Genre:ComedyReleasedate:May2,2024Film:TheWildRobotItisoneofthemostgorgeousandaffectingmoviesoftheyear.Rozisarobotwhowaswasheduponanisland’sshore.Atfirst,herpresencediddamagetotheanimalpopulation,butovertime,sheadoptedagooseandbefriendedawilyfox.Kidswillfindmuchtoloveandbeentertained.Genre:Kid-friendlyanimationReleasedate:September27,20241．WhatcanweknowaboutAgathaAllAlong?A．Itisprimarilyaimedatadultaudiences.B．ItshowsthedarksideoftheMarvelUniverse.C．Itisaparodyofafamoussciencefictionmovie.D．ItisthefirstMarvelTVshowthatwasreleasedin2024.2．WhatmakesHacksSeason3standout?A．Theintroductionofnewcharacters.B．Theshiftfromconflicttofriendship.C．Thefocusondramaticandemotionalscenes.D．Theexistenceofspecialeffectsandactionsequences.3．Whatdothesethreeworkshaveincommon?A．Beinghighlypraisedbycritics.B．RelatedtotheMarvelUniverse.C．Focusingonsciencefictionthemes.D．Releasedinthesecondhalfof2024.Sincethe1920s,thesci-fi(科幻小說)writershavepromisedusthataself-drivingcarcangofastandtakeustoworkwhilewereadthenews.Butthisvisionhasprovedtobemorechallengingtoperforminpracticethanintheory.Theso-calledadvanceddriverassistancesystemhasbeenequippedinsomeelectriccars.Butitisnotwhatwouldbeconsideredself-driving.Thepresentautomaticpilottoolcanhelpyoustayinyourlaneonthehighway.However,accordingtoadrivingstandardsorganization,it’sjustgradedtobeLevel2onthefive-stagesystemofautomation.Level5wouldbeafullself-drivingexperiencewithhandsoffthesteeringwheel(方向盤).Wearen’tthereyet.Butthat’sintheUnitedStates.Lookfartherandthefutureiscloser.“IfyoulookatChina,thebigcitieslikeShanghaiandShenzhenaretestingself-drivingcarsinpassengerstransportation,”saysGeorgeSimpson,directoroftheCenterforAutomotiveResearchinDuisburg,Germany.Theself-drivingtaxis,whicharerunbyChineseautoandtechgiants,arepartofacountrywideplantoincreasethesalesofLevel4vehiclestoabout20percentby2030.Theyallowdriverstoswitchoffmentallywhilestillrequiringthemtokeeptheirhandsonornearthewheel.WhatworksinChinamightnotworkelsewhere,becauseofdifferingattitudestowardshowdatashouldbeused,admitsSimpson.Chinesecitizensmightacceptthatthejourneysoftheirvehiclesaretrackedandanalyzedtoimprovetrafficflows.ButAmericansareconcernedabouttheirprivacy,sotheyareunwillingtoagreewiththattracking.Privacyconcernsmaydelaythepromiseinthesci-fithatfreesyoufromdrivingonyourwayhomeortowork.Selfdrivingcarsmustconstantlygeneratedatafromtheirsensorsandsoftwaretomakedrivingdecisions,ortheywouldcrash.4．Whatcanweinferaboutadvanceddriverassistancesystem?A．Itallowsdrivers’handsoffthewheel.B．Itisconsideredtobefullself-driving.C．Ithasbeenavailableinsomeelectriccars.D．ItisgradedLevel5ontheautomationsystem.5．Whatisthepresentsituationofself-drivinginChina?A．Itisgoingthroughtestinsomebigcities.B．Passengerstransportationreliesonself-driving.C．ItislessdevelopedthanthatintheUnitedStates.D．Thesalesofself-drivingcarshaveincreasedto20%.6．WhatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbycomparingChinesewithAmericans?A．Theimportanceofdata.B．Differentattitudesondatause.C．ThegoodattitudesofAmericans.D．TheprivacyconcernsofChinese.7．Inwhatcolumnofanewspapermaythispassagebefound?A．Health. B．Advertisement.C．Education. D．Technology.Timetravelisafavoriteplotdeviceinsciencefictionstoriesandmovies.PerhapsthemostfamousrecentseriesisDr.Who,withitstravelingTimeLordswhowhiskhimselfawaythroughouttimeasiftravelingbyjet.Inotherstories,thetimetravelisduetounexplainablecircumstancessuchasatoo-closeapproachtoaverymassiveobjectlikeablackhole.Howeveritisdescribedinstories,itseemsthattravelingthroughtimecanalwaystriggerpeople’sinterestandignitetheirimaginations.But,issuchathingpossible?It’simportanttorememberthatwearealwaystravelingintothefuture.That’sthenatureofspace-time.Thisiswhywerememberthepast(insteadof“remembering”thefuture).Thefutureislargelyunpredictablebecauseithasn’thappenedyet,buteveryoneisheadedintoitallthetime.Tospeeduptheprocess,whatwouldorcouldanyonedotomakeithappen?It’sagoodquestionwithoutadefinitiveanswer.Rightnow,noonehasbuiltaworkingtimemachinetotraveltemporally.Whileit’snotpossible(yet)totraveltothefuturefasterthantherateatwhichwe’redoingitnow,itispossibletospeedupthepassageoftime.ButithasonlyhappenedsofartoveryfewpeoplewhohavetraveledoffEarth’ssurface.Forthem,timemovesatanextremelysmalldifferentrate.Couldithappenoverlongertimespans?Itmight,theoretically.AccordingtoEinstein’stheoryofspecialrelativity,thepassageoftimeisrelativetoanobject’sspeed.Themorequicklyanobjectmovesthroughspace,themoreslowlytimepassesforit.Theclassicexampleoftravelingintothefutureisthetwinparadox.Itworkslikethis:takeapairoftwins,each20yearsold.Onetakesoffonaspaceshiponafive-yearjourneytravelingatnearlythespeedoflight.ThetravelingtwinagesfiveyearswhileonthejourneyandreturnstoEarthattheageof25.However,thetwinwhostayedbehindis95yearsold!Thetwinontheshipexperiencedonlyfiveyearsoftimepassing,butreturnstoanEarththatismuchfartherintothefuture.Similarly,intensegravitationalfieldscanhavethesameeffect.Timepassesmoreslowlyforanobserverinsideamassiveobject’sgravitationalwell.Thestrongerthegravity,themoreitaffectstheflowoftime.AstronautsontheInternationalSpaceStationexperienceacombinationoftheseeffects,thoughonamuchsmallerscale.SincetheyaretravelingquitequicklyandorbitingaroundEarth(amassivebodywithsignificantgravity),timeslowsdownforthemcomparedwithpeopleonEarth.Thedifferenceismuchlessthanasecondoverthecourseoftheirtimeinspace.But,itismeasurable.Untilwecanfigureoutawaytoapproachthespeedoflight,ortravelnearblackholeswithoutfallingin,wewon’tbeabletodotimetravelanysignificantwayintothefuture.8．Thefirstparagraphisusedto________.A．introducethemajortopicofthisarticletoreadersB．tellreadershowtimetravelhappensinthevirtualworldC．showthattimetravelisimpossibleintherealworldD．a(chǎn)rousereaders’interestintimetravelthroughblackholes9．Theunderlinedsentenceinthesecondparagraphmeansthatastronautsinspacehavetheopportunitytogetinvolvedinthe________passageoftime.A．faster B．slowerC．changeable D．invariable10．Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?A．It’sdefinitelyimpossibletotravelfasterintothefutureforlackoftheoricalsupports.B．Astronautsonmissionscanpersonallyperceivechangesintherateatwhichtimepasses.C．Einstein’stheoryofrelativitycancurrentlyprovetobetruebydoingexperiments.D．Thepassageoftimeinablackholeisfasterthanwhatweexperienceontheearth.11．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthisarticle?A．Einstein’sWrongPredictionofTimeTravelB．SpeedandGravityDefineWhatTimeIsC．TimeTravel:DreamorPossibleRealityD．TheTwinParadox:DeterminerofTimeTravelInAmerica,the“BigDig”,ahighwayprojectthatresultedinamessoftrafficinthecentreofBostonforyears,cameinfivetimesoveritsinitialbudget.EventheGermansgethugeprojectswrong.ConceptiontooperationofBerlinBrandenburgAirporthastaken30years,withsevenmissedopeningdates.Theairportendedupcosting$8.2billion.However,theoriginalestimatewasabout$2.7billion.HugeprojectslikeBerlinBrandenburgAirportarethesubjectofanamusingnewbookcalledHowBigThingsGetDonebyBentFlyvbjergandDanGardner.Mr.Flyvbjergsetsupadatabaseofover16,000projectsanddataanalysisrevealsthatonly8.5%oftheprojectsmeettheirinitialestimatesoncostandtime,and0.5%ofthemachievewhattheysetouttodooncost,timeandbenefits.Over-optimistictimeandcostestimatesoriginatefrombothpsychologicalandpoliticalperceptions:therelianceonintuition(直覺)ratherthandata,andaproblemthatMr.Flyvbjergcalls“strategicmisrepresentation”.Thisiswhenbudgetsareintentionallyreducedinordertogetthingsgoing.Andoncetheprojectsareunderway,theywillnotbestopped,becausemoneyspentonthemwillthusbewasted.Mr.FlyvbjergspeakshighlyofPixar’smethodicalapproachtodevelopingandtestingfilmsingreatdetailbeforetheygointoproduction.HealsotellsthestoryofhowFrankGehry’swell-developedarchitecturalmodelshelpedensurethesuccessoftheGuggenheimMuseuminBilbao.Narrowingdowntheproducingwindowofaprojectbeforeitisactuallycarriedoutreducestheprobabilityofunexpectedevents.Bigcustomizedprojectsareparticularlylikelytorunintotrouble.However,themoreaprojectcanbedividedintostandardizedprocesses,thebetteritsprospectsare.Projectsrunintoproblemsforspecificreasonsaswellasgeneralones:Britain’stroubleisnotsomethingthatChinahastoworryabout,forinstance.Buttheironlawisthatifyouplanstrictlyandstandardizewherepossible,youarelesslikelytodigyourselfintoahole.12．Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopicofthepassage?A．Bymakingacontrast. B．Bygivinganexplanation.C．Bypresentingexamples. D．Byshowinganexperience.13．WhatmessagedoesBentFlyvbjerg’sdataanalysisconvey?A．Projects’successratescanbeestimated.B．Projects’desiredoutcomecan’tbeachieved.C．Mostprojectssufferoverspendinganddelays.D．Mostprojectslackcomprehensivedataanalysis.14．Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?A．Failuresindecision-making. B．Methodsofreducingmassivecosts.C．Strategiesforgettingworkdone. D．Reasonsbehindinaccurateestimates.15．Whatisthekeytopreventingprojectsgettingintotrouble?A．Planningthoroughlyinadvance.B．Analyzingspecificandgeneralreasons.C．Focusingonefficiencyofprojects.D．Drawinglessonsfromformerexperiences.Sciencefiction,orsci-fi,withmorethemesrelatedtoenvironmentalissues,overpopulation,andtechnologicalgrowth,hasexplosively(爆發(fā)地)growninpopularitysincethebeginningofthe21stcentury.16SomeChineseSci-FiHistory17Fewworksweretranslated.AndtheWesternworldhadlittletonotasteforit.ThehistoryofChinesesci-fiisextensive,butthemoderngenrefirsttookrootduringthe1900s.AuthorssuchasLuXunpromotedsci-fi’searlydevelopmentinChinaandtranslatedmultipleWesternstorieslikeJulesVerne’sFromtheEarthtotheMoon.Followingthe1970s,Chinabeganitsowngoldenageofsciencefiction.Movies,clubs,magazines,societiesandcommunitiesformedaroundthisgenreandbecameincreasinglypopularamongChinesereaders.18ItsEntryintotheWestChinesesci-fihasbecomeinternationallyrecognized,mainlybecauseofKenLiu,whotranslatedTheThree-BodyProblem,thefirstcontemporaryChinesesci-finoveltobetranslatedintoEnglish.19Chinesesci-fi’sintroductionintotheWestbeganwiththisnovel,anditcouldn’thavebeengivenabetterinternationaldebut(亮相).Liuhasbecomeago-tosourceforChineseauthorsseekinginternationalaudiences.WhatMakesChineseSci-FiDistinctive(獨(dú)特的)Thesubgenreisuniqueforusinganumberofculturalandtraditionalobjects,words,placesandbeliefs.20ThestoriesarealsodifferentbecausemanymodernChinesesci-fiauthorswereheavilyaffectedbytheeventsofthe20thcentury.Theirperspectives(思維方式)andideasonmorals,ethics(倫理),government,politics,scienceandanythinginbetweencomefromstandpointspreviouslyunknowntoWesternreaders.A．Publishedin2014,itprovedtobeahugesuccess.B．Heisawriter,translatorandcomputerscientist.C．Beforethe2000s,Chinesesci-fiwaslesser-known.D．Chinesesci-fialsomadeitswaytotaketheWestbystorm.E．SimilartoWesternsci-fi,ithasexperiencedtheupsanddowns.F．ThislaidthefoundationforitseventualintroductiontoWesternreaders.G．ThismakesChinesesci-fiaculturalandhistoricalanalysisofChina.二、完形填空Oneofmygreatestinterestsinlifeisreadingsciencefictionstories.Itusuallygoesbeyond21asItrytounderstandthesciencebehindthem.Whenwe22humans’currentcivilization,itbecomes23thatwearelivinginasciencefictionworldthatwasoncejusta24.In2015,whileIwassatisfyingmy25forskiing,anaccident26atthevenue—I27aseverekneeinjury.Thedoctorsrecommendedoperations28thatwastheonlysolutiontoensuremyknee’sintegrity(完好).However,havingabloodclot(凝塊)inmykneeallowedmefourweeksto29whattodo.Duringthisperiod,Itruly30theinfluenceofsciencefictiononmylife.Ratherthan31acceptingthedoctors’advice,Ikeptimaginingsome32sothatmycellscouldsomehowbeusedtorepairmyknee.Stemcell(干細(xì)胞)therapy,anideafromoneofthesciencefictionstoriescameintomymind.Whilemyparentsconsideredittobe33,Ijustwantedtoexploremoreandcouldn’tignorethegreat34drivenbymypassionforsciencefiction.Afterweighingtheadvantagesanddisadvantageswiththehelpofatopdoctor,Iwentthroughthestemcellprocedurethatturnedouttobesmoothandmykneewastheninrecovery.Thisincredibleexperience35mybeliefinthepowerofsci-fi.Likethecreativefictionalcharacters,weneedtotryoriginalapproachessinceweliveinaworldwherescienceandtechnologyinsci-fiwillcontinuetoimpactreality.21．A．entertainment B．calculation C．comparison D．recognition22．A．pickout B．reflecton C．workout D．putdown23．A．ridiculous B．a(chǎn)bstract C．clear D．a(chǎn)bsurd24．A．lesson B．service C．responsibility D．fantasy25．A．urge B．right C．mistake D．order26．A．reacted B．marched C．ended D．happened27．A．recalled B．a(chǎn)voided C．suffered D．dominated28．A．a(chǎn)s B．a(chǎn)lthough C．unless D．before29．A．declare B．grip C．presume D．consider30．A．exposed B．realized C．decreased D．switched31．A．secretly B．blindly C．pitifully D．elegantly32．A．shadows B．savings C．options D．towels33．A．unreasonable B．illegal C．guilty D．valuable34．A．tension B．a(chǎn)mbition C．curiosity D．success35．A．reduces B．challenges C．limits D．strengthens三、語法填空閱讀下面短文,在空白處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Thecompany36LarryBelmontworkedhadbegunexperimentingwithahouseholdrobotnamedTony.Itwasgoingto37(test)outbyLarry’swife,Claire.ThefirsttimeClairesawTony,shefeltalarmedashelookedmorelikeahuman38amachine.WhenTonyofferedtohelpherdress,Clairewasembarrassed.Gradually,Clairebegantoadmirehis39(wise)andintegrity.TonyhelpedClairemakeherselfmorebeautiful40herhomemoreelegant.Besides,hechangedasaleswoman’sattitude41Claire.Oneday,sheaccidentallyfellofftheladderwhenClaireworkedonalight42(suspend)fromtheceiling.EventhoughTonyhadbeeninthenextroom,hemanagedtocatchherintime.Asheheldher,shefelt43warmthofhisbody.Onthenightoftheparty,beforetheguestscame,ClairedismissedTony.Atthatmoment,Tonytookherinhisarms,bringinghisfacecloseto44(her).Sheheardhimdeclarehedidnotwanttoleaveher,and45hefeltmorethanjustthedesiretopleaseher.Thenthefrontdoorbellrang.四、書面表達(dá)46．假如你是李華，假期在理想身材健身訓(xùn)練營(yíng)(DreamBodyFitnessCamp)做兼職。請(qǐng)你寫一篇短文，向身邊的外國(guó)朋友們推薦這個(gè)訓(xùn)練營(yíng)。要點(diǎn)如下：1.地址：國(guó)家公園內(nèi)；2.服務(wù)項(xiàng)目：組織健身活動(dòng)，如徒步旅行、練瑜伽(yoga)、街舞等；量身定做健康減肥食譜；二十日體能訓(xùn)練計(jì)劃幫助養(yǎng)成定期鍛煉的習(xí)慣；3.特點(diǎn)：環(huán)境優(yōu)美，教練專業(yè)。注意：1.詞數(shù)在120左右。2.可以根據(jù)要點(diǎn)適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________47．閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。Atjust12yearsold,SidneyVanslevehasbegunaremarkablejourneytotransformthelivesofhomelessindividuals,onepairofsocksatatime.Hermission,thoughseeminglysimple,holdsimmensesignificance—socks,anoften-overlookednecessity,arecrucialforthewell-beingofthosewithoutapermanentroofovertheirheads.“Youdon’tfullyappreciatetheirimportanceuntilyou’reforcedtogowithoutthemforanextendedperiod,”Sidneyremarksthoughtfully.Thisrealizationdawneduponherafterlearningaboutthepressingneedforsocksamongthehomelesscommunity,highlightedbythenonprofitorganizationHopetheMission.Inspiredbythisrevelation,SidneydecidedtoteamupwithHopetheMissiontolaunchacampaigntocollectsocksforthehomeless.Herambitioustarget?Aquarterofamillionpairs—anastonishingnumberthatwouldensureeveryclientatHopetheMissionreceivescleansocksforanentireyear.“We’renearlyat200,000pairs,butweneedafinalpushtoreachourgoal,”sharesRowanVansleve,theCFOofHopetheMissionandSidney’sproudfather.Sidneycreditsherfatherasherbiggestinspiration.“Withouthim,Iwouldn’thavedreamedofdoingthis,”sheadmitsgratefully.Rowan,equallyastouched,responds,“I’msoproudtobeherdad;she’sanextraordinaryperson.”Tofacilitatedonations,Sidneyhassetuptwoconvenientmethods:contributorscaneitheraddtoherAmazonwishlistorvisitanyofthe29StarbuckslocationslistedontheHopeoftheValleywebsite.“Peoplecandonateinvariouspacksorevenjustasinglepair,”Sidneyexplains.Withthedeadlineforsockdonationslooming(迫近的)onDecember27th,Sidney’sambitionsdon’tstopthere.Sheaimstomakehermarkinadifferentway—bybreakingaGuinnessWorldRecord.注意：1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150個(gè)左右；2.請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。Beforedistributingthesocks,Sidneywroteasentence“youareloved”onanoteandattachedittoeachpair.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Afterthereport,donationspouredinfromallcornersofthecountry._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________