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大联考长沙市一中 2024 届高三月考试卷（七）
英语
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。
2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用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，将答案写在答题卡上，
写在本试卷中上无效。
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。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 much is the shirt?
A. £ 19. 15. B. £ 9. 18. C. £ 9. 15.
答案是C。
1. How does the man feel in the end?
A. Confused. B. Excited. C. Thankful.
2. Why does the woman come to talk to the man?
A. To seek suggestions. B. To make new friends. C. To extend an invita-
tion.
3. Who is Ms. Johnson most probably?
A. A guide.
B. A public-speaking professor.
C. A body language interpreter.
学科网（北京）股份有限公司4. What are the speakers talking about?
A. The current job. B. Working opportunities. C. Communication
skills.
5. Where is the woman probably?
A. At an office. B. At home. C. In a hospital.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1. 5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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What does the competition aim to do?
A. Train talented dancers. B. Advertise dance classes. C. Encourage new dancers.
7. How can the speakers participate in the competition?
A. By submitting a video online.
B. By being selected by audience.
C. By performing on the scene.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What does the man speaker think of financial books?
A. Unusual. B. Unappealing. C. Practical.
9. How does the woman usually read financial books?
A. By reading it completely.
B. By picking useful contents.
C. By skimming the first two chapters.
10. How does Mark organize his book?
A. By sharing personal experiences.
B. By explaining professional terms.
C. By giving detailed guidance.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What's the man's problem?
A. He missed the train. B. His train won't leave. C. He misread the no-
tice board.
学科网（北京）股份有限公司12. What does the man agree to do?
A. Take another transportation.
B. Take a roundabout route to London.
C. Take a faster train to London.
13. What does the woman mean at the end of the conversation?
A. The man takes on the responsibility for his fault.
B. The man doesn't have to pay extra fare.
C. The train staff won't check the man's ticket.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What is Business Weekly?
A. An interview programme. B. A technological magazine. C. An e-book web-
site.
15. How many monthly visitors of TechBuzz were there in 2015?
A. Around 130, 000. B. Around 500, 000. C. Around 300, 000.
16. What new approach was applied in 2020?
A. Publishing in-depth articles.
B. Providing trusted information.
C. Cooperating with tech influencers.
17. What does Sarah expect the new podcast series to do?
A. Engage more visitors.
B. Expand their source of information.
C. Raise public awareness.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What is the problem with the first generation of solar panels?
A. They are too expensive to replace.
B. They do not reflect sunshine anymore.
C. They end up being wasted.
19. What is the main goal of We Recycle Solar?
A. To resettle and remove old solar panels.
B. To collect and recycle old solar panels.
C. To repackage and replace old solar panels.
学科网（北京）股份有限公司20. What is the possible way to deal with the repaired panels?
A. By selling them to other countries.
B. By melting them down for recycling.
C. By changing them into new energy sources.
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。
A
It's not like anywhere else I've been to: readers' favourite cities.
Bologna, Italy
When I picture Bologna, it's always bathed in golden-hour light that makes its rust-red
walls glow. But what lies beneath the surface bewitches （迷人） just as much. Exploring
the small and distinctive museums of the university reveals ancient courtyards. Diving into
hidden doors and arches leads to secrets-or food. Music and debate liven evenings in the
main square. On my last trip I watched locals in impassioned discussion, taking turns on
stools（凳子） in Piazza Maggiore. Not trusting my Italian, I declined an invitation to con-
tribute, but gladly accepted the cherries shared among the crowd.
Siobhan Maher
Melilla, Spain/North Africa
Melilla, on Morocco's northern coast, is a relic of Spain's colonial past with a charac-
ter determined by its geography. Facing the Mediterranean on one side and the Rif moun-
tains on the other, and surrounded by a terrifying border fence, it is definitively multicul-
tural, with Christian, Muslim, Jewish and Hindu communities living side by side with a large
force of Spanish soldiers. The cityscape is equally diverse: streets of small Moroccan houses
give way to wide avenues lined with "art deco" marvels; it's even home to Africa's only
genuine Gothic church.
Digby Warde-Aldam
Padua, Italy
学科网（北京）股份有限公司Padua is full of fascinating places to see. Saint Anthony's Basilica, with a magnificent
silver sarcophagus （石棺） housing the saint's body, easily rivals （媲美） Saint Peter's
in Rome. The nearby botanical gardens, filled with plants and flowers, are a delightful way
to pass a few hours. In the morning, hit Piazza della Frutta and Piazza delle Erbe, for
buzzy markets selling everything from strawberries to sneakers, or pop into the Palazzo
della Ragione with its impressive frescoes （壁画）. At night, both squares become open-
air bars and restaurants for sampling local cuisine. If you have time for a day trip, Verona
and Venice are less than an hour away by train.
Berni G
21. What did Siobhan Maher do in Bologna?
A. She drew landscape paintings. B. She wandered in old courtyards.
C. She participated in heated debate. D. She bought hand-picked cherries.
22. What do we know about Melilla according to Digby?
A. It boasts the largest Gothic church. B. It is the center of Moroccan culture.
C. It is bordered by the Mediterranean. D. It is a historical city in European
continent.
23. What do Bologna and Padua have in common according to the text?
A. Lively night life. B. Splendid gardens.
C. Open-air music concerts. D. Convenient transportation.
B
One Saturday in June, I got off the train from Vienna at Altenberg station, in the
midst of a gathering of bathers, such as often flock to our village at fine weekends.
I had gone only a few steps along the street and the crowd had not yet scattered
when, high above me in the air, I saw a bird whose species I could not at first determine.
It flew with slow, measured wing-beats, varied at set intervals by longer periods of gliding.
It seemed too heavy to be a hawk; for a stork（鹳）， it was not big enough and, even
at that height, neck and feet should have been visible. Then the bird made a sudden turn
so that the setting sun shone for a second full on the underside of the great wings which
学科网（北京）股份有限公司lit up like stars in the blue of the skies. The bird was white. By Heaven, it was my cock-
atoo （凤头鹦鹉）！ The steady movements of his wings clearly indicated that he was
setting out on a long-distance flight.
"What should I do? Should I call to the bird?" Well, have you ever heard the flight-
call of the greater cockatoo? No? But you have probably heard pig-killing in the traditional
method. Imagine the loudest long cry a pig could make, picked up by a microphone and
amplified many times over by a powerful speaker. A man can imitate it quite successfully,
though somewhat weak, by shouting at the top of his voice "O-ah". I had already proved that
the cockatoo understood this imitation and promptly " came to heel ". But would it work at
such a height? A bird always has great difficulty in making the decision to fly downwards at
a steep angle. To yell, or not to yell, that was the question. If I yelled and the bird came
down, all would be well, but what if it sailed calmly on through the clouds? How would I
then explain my song to the crowd of people?
Finally, I did yell. The people around me stood still, rooted to the spot. The bird hesi-
tated for a moment on outstretched wings, and then, folding them, it descended in one dive
and landed upon my outstretched arm. Once again I was master of the situation.
24. What was the author's cockatoo like?
A. It looked like a hawk. B. It was blue and shiny.
C. Its neck and feet were long. D. It was white with great wings.
25. How did the author signal to his cockatoo?
A. By waving at it quickly. B. By singing a song loudly.
C. By screaming his head off. D. By using a powerful loudspeaker.
26. What does the underlined part "came to heel? in paragraph 3 mean?
A. Flew about. B. Came back. C. Came around. D. Landed on the
ground.
27. Which can be inferred about the author from the text?
A. He knew birds very well. B. He could speak with his bird.
C. He liked showing off in public. D. He often surprised people around
him.
C
学科网（北京）股份有限公司For the perfect cup of tea, does one add milk to boiling water, or the opposite? Nei-
ther, based on a new research in the journal Current Biology. What must be prepared first,
instead, are the microbes （微生物）.
Previous studies have shown that the presence of the right microbes can enhance the
absorption of critical nutrients like iron, phosphorus （磷） and nitrogen （氮）.
Tea experts Wei Xin and Wenxin Tang at Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
in China were attracted by it because tea plants rely upon nitrogen-rich ammonium （铵）
in the soil around their roots to produce theanine, an amino acid （氨基酸） that generates
their special pleasant flavors. Collecting the roots and leaves of 17 different tea types at
different times of year, Dr Xin and Dr Tang found that theanine production varied widely,
even among similar teas. Some highly valued oolong teas, such as Rougui, produced a lot of
the compound, whereas others, such as Maoxie, produced less.
After growing these two types under identical conditions, the researchers collected soil
samples and used genetic analysis to identify which microbes were present around the roots.
The microbes of the two were very different. Crucially, Rougui had more microbes associ-
ated with nitrogen than did Maoxie. Consequently, Rougui also showed a greater ability to
absorb nitrogen from ammonium in the soil. These differences were particularly clear in the
autumn, when the roots were accumulating theanine.
To explore further, the researchers created a community of microbes that resembled the
community found around autumnal Rougui roots and applied them to the roots of Maoxie
plants. They report that this not only enhanced root growth in Maoxie seedlings by giving
them a nitrogen boost, but also nearly tripled the theanine in the leaves.
Flavors aside, what they found has the potential to make a wider environmental im-
pact. Most farmers add some form of nitrogen to their soil to enhance growth. While some
of this is absorbed by plants, most runs off during heavy rains and ends up polluting natu-
ral water bodies. When the researchers applied their microbial mixture to soil, they found
that, just as with Maoxie, the newcomers enhanced nitrogen uptake. This suggests that these
microbes have the potential to create new flavors while also reducing agricultural pollution.
That should be everyone’s cup of tea.
28. Which is the key factor in enhancing tea's flavor?
学科网（北京）股份有限公司A. Iron. B. Phosphorus. C. Theanine. D. Oxygen.
29. Why are Rougui and Maoxie grown in the research?
A. To set an example. B. To make a comparison.
C. To prove a conclusion. D. To attract Chinese readers.
30. Based on the text, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Nitrogen is commonly used in agriculture.
B. Tea has more health benefits than expected.
C. When to add milk to a cup of tea is unknown.
D. Maoxie can taste like Rougui after improvement.
31. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Tea and its flavor B. Microbes and tea
C. Tea's new benefits D. Everyone's cup of tea
D
Romantic attachment is one of the best predictors of happiness that social scientists
have identified. For example, my review of the General Social Survey finds that although
27 percent of married Americans said they were "very happy" with their lives, only 11 per-
cent of those respondents who were never married, divorced, separated, or widowed an-
swered this way. And research in the Journal of Research in Personality has shown that
marriage can protect happiness in adulthood.
These findings may help explain the well-documented decline in American happiness,
especially among young adults. The percentage of adults who are currently married has
fallen from almost 70 in 1960 to about 50 today. The solution to the happiness deficit （赤
字）—for the nation as well as among individuals -is simply to encourage more people to
pair off. However, a closer look at the singles trend suggests that the problem is not a lack
of available partners, but that young adults may unintentionally be avoiding romantic attach-
ment.
Psychologists commonly measure the health of attachment through two dimensions:
anxiety and avoidance [the latter meaning a resistance to intimacy （亲密）. To score
lower on each dimension is better. An insecure bond can involve someone being anxious
but not avoidant, avoidant but not anxious, or both, while secure attachment is on the other
学科网（北京）股份有限公司hand. Unfortunately, insecure attachment is becoming more and more common. Over the
past two decades, successive groups of studied college students have shown an increasing
likelihood of experiencing one of the insecure styles. One particular insecure style-avoidance-
is associated with a greater preference for singlehood. That tells us that the underlying
problem is chiefly one of greater avoidance.
The popularity of avoidant attachment is a more reasonable explanation for the increase
in unhappiness among young adults than their simply being uncoupled. After all, we also
know that singlehood can make some people happier, and that a bad romantic partnership
is clearly worse than no relationship at all. But in contrast to that mixed picture, many
studies show that avoidant attachment is associated with lower satisfaction with life.
So what is causing this mass romantic avoidance? Two psychologists provided clues in
a paper published in 2022 that was based on surveys of university students in Cyprus, in-
cluding what led them to prefer being single. Strongly predictive of singledom, the re-
searchers found, was not only a preoccupation with work and career but also the wide
spread of so-called Dark Triad （narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy）. In other
words, people may avoid romantic commitment if they are especially self-centered or work-
focused.
32. What does the author think of the solution to happiness decline?
A. It hits the target. B. It barks up the wrong tree.
C. It cuts to the chase. D. It gets to the bottom.
33. What is secure attachment like according to the psychologists?
A. It is anxious but not intimate. B. It is both intimate and anxious.
C. It is neither anxious nor avoidant. D. It is neither anxious nor intimate.
34. What is paragraph 4 mainly about?
A. The benefits of romantic partnership.
B. The popularity of insecure attachment.
C. The explanation for avoidant attachment.
D. The cause for declining happiness among young adults.
35. In the last paragraph, two psychologists found singledom was also probably associ-
ated with _____.
学科网（北京）股份有限公司A. pressure of job hunting B. level of education
C. different occupations D. personal characteristics
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。
Ask anyone how they're feeling these days and chances are that they'll reply with
some version of "exhausted". We're tired of operating amid uncertainty. We're tired of bal-
ancing childcare with work. 36 They direct our focus to the most readily available
information to help us make decisions quickly without properly considering all the vari-
ables.
The result is that we are wired to move toward things that make us feel good and
away from things that make us feel uncomfortable. 37 They default （默认） to
what feels "normal". Those networks are so deep in our thinking that when we're traveling
a new and challenging path, our wheels default back to the worn-in grooves （凹槽）. So,
how do we do hard things when our brains are constantly telling us to avoid effort?
38 A 2016 study found that when people are upset, they're less likely to try to
do hard things. When they're feeling upbeat, however, they're more likely to take on the
hard-but- essential tasks that ultimately make life better. One way we can get ourselves in
the right mindset is to do what's called "reappraisal", in which we create a shift in our
brains of how we perceive a task.
Moreover, we must give our brains the right amount of autonomy. When we have a
choice, our brains often want to programme something easy. 39 Put it into a work
context: Do I want to experiment with a new project management tool that might make
things easier for my team next week, or do I want to stick with the same sheet that a for-
mer employee established that none of us feel great about anyway?
40 But by understanding what's going on in your brain, you can work toward
accomplishing hard things and manage your fears better.
A. Tackle them when we're in a good mood.
B. Doing things like hard work can seem abnormal.
C. Our brains label effort as bad because it's hard work.
学科网（北京）股份有限公司D. We should be creative and open-minded when doing tasks.
E. This is called mindset fault, the tendency to do right things.
F. When we feel like this, our brains want to save mental energy.
G. But we can reduce the response by challenging ourselves to be innovative.
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。
I was sorting through some boxes in the loft last week when I came across a teddy
bear from my childhood. The moment that I saw my 4 1 old friend, powerful memo-
ries 4 2 from nearly 50 years before. In an instant I was 4 3 with where I lived,
who was around- and how I felt-at an extremely happy time of my life.
Not all objects generate such 44 memories, however. I once had to throw a
pair of running shorts because they 45 me too much of the day I 46 and
ended up with a broken wrist! But maybe I was too 47 and should not blame my
shorts.
According to a recent study, it's possible to use thinking tricks to remove negative
48 . And, in the process, you can learn a lot about how memory works-including how
to get yours under 4 9 .
5 0 were effectively shown how to create connections between an item and a set
of negative emotions. They did this using vivid mental imagery （意象）—linking a child's
trainer to images of playground accident, for example, so that the object became 51
to have.
Later, they were shown how to 52 forget those feelings by consciously （有意
识地） pushing away any pictures that appeared. And this turned out to be more than just a
53 distraction（分心）. It gradually weakened the bad memories—in some cases, 5 4
them altogether.
It shows that recall relies on associations and images. And you can strengthen both of
these 5 5 when you want to remember.
学科网（北京）股份有限公司4 1 . A. faded B. expected C. ruined D. unknown
42. A. turned over B. flooded back C. broke out D. came down
43. A. unfamiliar B. equipped C. reconnected D. occupied
44. A. welcome B. old-fashioned C. pale D. forgettable
45. A. accused B. convinced C. informed D. reminded
46. A. operated B. tripped C. arrived D. hesitated
47. A. thoughtless B. worried C. hurried D. depressed
48. A. explanations B. comments C. competitions D. associations
49. A. control B. pressure C. consideration D. discussion
50. A. Subjects B. Tricks C. Adventures D. Memories
51. A. natural B. supportive C. excited D. uncomfortable
52. A. vitally B. personally C. respectively D. actively
53. A. realistic B. substantial C. temporary D. precise
54. A. awakening B. erasing C. practicing D. linking
55. A. experiences B. pictures C. factors D. abilities
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。
More than 700, 000 people in London joined in a carnival on Sunday organized by
the London Chinatown Chinese Association to welcome the Year of the Dragon.
The celebration, claimed by the organizers 56 （be）the largest Chinese New
Year event outside Asia, started at 10 am with a diverse parade（游行） 57 （fea-
ture） handcrafted floats, dragon dance troupes （表演团）， and displays of traditional
Chinese costumes. The procession started from the east of Trafalgar Square and concluded on
Shaftesbury Avenue in Chinatown.
During the parade, significant attention 58 （capture） by the traditional Chi-
nese Puning Yingge folk dance, a national intangible cultural heritage in China. The group of
16 dancers, 5 9 the Chaoshan region in South China's Guangdong province, where the
art form originated, offered 60 sensory cultural feast to the people of the United
Kingdom.
学科网（北京）股份有限公司At noon, the event reached its climax on the center stage in Trafalgar Square, with
61 （note） figures from the political and business sectors participating in the eye-dot-
ting ceremony of two lions, 6 2 （symbolic） awakening them. 6 3 awakened, the
lions performed a lively flying dance, with acrobats hidden under the costumes jumping up
and down on 3-meter-high poles, drawing enthusiastic 6 4 （applaud）from the crowds.
In addition to the lively parade and stage performances, there were cultural workshops,
interactive games, 6 5 food stalls set up around Trafalgar Square.
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Chris给你发来邮件，告知你他所在的学校即将举办中国
传统艺术展。请你给他回一封邮件来推荐你认为最具代表性的一件东西，内容包括：
1. 简要介绍推荐的东西；
2. 说明推荐理由。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Chris,
Yours,
Li Hua
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。
Snowed In
Waiting and praying were a daily routine for Barbara Schmitt, but today the prayers
were more intense. Her three-year-old granddaughter, Michelle, had been showing danger
signs that made an immediate liver transplant critical, but the telephone was as silent as the
snowy scene outside.
学科网（北京）股份有限公司Then at nine in the morning, the phone rang. A hospital in Omaha had located the
right liver donor, they were sure it was a match for Michelle, and they needed her there
within 12 hours. Barbara couldn't tell what to do first—rejoice or despair, as they were,
snowbound （被雪困住的）， 600 miles away. “We're snowed in, " Barbara told the
medical coordinator on the line, "and the airport is 17 miles away and there's no way
we're going to get there. ""Don't give up, "the woman told Barbara. "You have 12 hours to
reach Omaha!"
Fortunately, the phone lines were still working, so she started calling Sharon Stevens,
who runs Hair Angels, a fund for children with special needs. Sharon had already lined up
a Lear jet（医疗飞机） and two pilots to fly the Schmitts to Omaha when transplant time
came. How to get from the Schmitts' house to the jet was the big question.
Sharon called for help through the local radio station, wanting to invite listeners to call
in with ideas and suggestions. Teresa Amshoff heard the story and suggested that the
church parking lot next to her house, only a mile from the Schmitts, would make a perfect
helicopter landing pad（降落场）. As precious minutes ticked away, the Amshoffs rushed
from door to door, begging for help to clear the lot. Neighbors, came without hesitation.
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。
Within half an hour, 50 volunteers were working in winds to clear the area in snow.
Hours later, the Schmitts reached the hospital in Omaha.
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