四川省2022年上学期阆中中学高三英语9月月考试题注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上，并用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应数字标号涂黑。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，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ABuckinghamPalaceItistheofficialresidenceofQueenElizabethIIinLondon.ThearchitecturalcoreofBuckinghamPalaceistheformerBuckinghamHouse，builtin1703.YoucanvisitthestateroomsfromAugusttoOctoberwhentheQueenisonholiday.Itisoneoftheworld’smostfamiliarbuildings.Ithas775rooms.DuringthesummerthefamousChangingoftheGuardstakesplaceatthefrontofthepalaceat11:30andisapopulareventforvisitorstothecapital.BigBenandWestminsterPalaceItisoneofLondon’sbest-knownlandmarks.BigBenisthenameoftheclockinsidetheClockTower.Itliesatthenorth-easternendoftheHousesofParliament.WestminsterPalaceisoneofthelargestparliamentsintheworld.Itwasbuiltbetween1840and1880.12/12\nTheTowerofLondonTheTowerofLondonisahistoricalmonumentinCentralLondononthenorthbankoftheriverThames.ItwasfoundedbyWilliamtheConqueror.Itwasapalaceandaprison(forQueenElizabethIforexample).Thereyoucanseestrangeguardscalled“theBeefeaters”.Sincethebeginningofthe14thcentury,theTowerofLondonhasbeenthehomeoftheworldfamousBritishCrownJewels-theyareamustofyourvisit!TrafalgarSquareItwasnamedin1835togivehonourtothememoryoftheBritishvictoryovertheFrenchatTrafalgarin1805.ThereisahugestatueofAdmiralNelson(theBritishherokilledduringthebattle)inthemiddleofthesquare.Itisapopulartouristattractionwiththefourlionstatues.21.Whichhasthesecondlongesthistory?A.TrafalgarSquare.B.TheTowerofLondon.C.WestminsterPalace.D.BuckinghamHouse.22.WhatisTheTowerofLondonnotedforintheworld?A.Itsstrangeguards.B.ItsBritishCrownJewels.C.Itsfounder.D.Itsgeographicalsite.23.WhywasTrafalgarSquarebuilt?A.Abattlehappenedhere.B.Itcouldbegoodfortourism.C.AdmiralNelsonwashornhere.D.Fourlionstatueshadbeenbuilt.BSomescientistsbelievethatoneofthemostintelligentbeingsonEarthisinfacttheoctopus(章鱼).12/12\nOctopusesusuallyliveatthebottomofrivermouthsandseas-areaswhicharenotattractivetoresearchers.Theyarenotsocialanimalssoitcanbehardtostudytheirinteractionwithothers.Andtheoctopus’intelligenceisnoteasyforhumanstounderstand.Whenweobservesomeanimalssuchasratsordogs,wecanoftenunderstandtheirbehavior.Octopuses，howevercanseemlikealiens(外星人).Scientistsneedtohavealotofimaginationtounderstandwhatanoctopusisthinking!Inthe1950s,theUSAirForcesponsoredscientiststostudythewayoctopusesusetheirbrains.Theyhopedthattheycouldusethisknowledgetohelpthembuildbettercomputers.However,theirbrainsweresocomplexthatthescientistsfeltitofnosignificancetocontinuewithit.Octopuseshaveaverycomplexnervoussystemandrecentresearchsuggeststhattheyhavesomeoftheirintelligenceinsideeacharm,whichmeansthateacharmcan“think”foritself.Italsoappearsthattheyhaveagoodmemory,perhapssimilartoacat’s.Perhapsthemoststrikingthingaboutoctopusesistheirabilitytochangetheircolorandbodypattern.Theydothistocamouflagethemselvestoavoidtheirenemiesandalsotocommunicatewithothers.Theycancompletelychangetheirappearanceinlessthanasecond.Itcanchangeitsskintolooklikerocks,sandorplanktron(浮游生物).Somescientistshaveevensuggestedthatthesedifferentpatternsandcolorsareinfactaveryhardlanguage-andthateachdesignisadifferentverb，adjectiveornoun.Butnobodyhasbeenabletoworkoutwhattheymightbesaying.There’salongwaytogotogettoknowtheoctopuscompletely.24.Whatcanweinferabouttheoctopus’intelligencefromParagraph2?A.Itdoesnotattractscientists.B.Littlehasbeenknownaboutit.C.Itisequaltothecat’sordog’s.D.Muchhasbeendoneaboutit.25.Whatcanwesayaboutscientists’studyontheoctopusinthe1950s?A.Theyhadtogiveitupeventually.B.Theyusedcomputerstohelp.12/12\nC.Theyfounditsarmscouldthink.D.Theyjudgeditlivedlikeacat.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“camouflage”inParagraph4probablymean?A.Relax.B.Strengthen.C.Hide.D.Express.27.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheoctopuses?A.Theyarethesmartestanimals.B.They’reeasytobeseeninthesea.C.Itisusefultocopytheirlanguage.D.Itisdifficulttounderstandthem.CIntheshadowofKenya’sMountKilimanjaro,nineRothschildgiraffes,therarestgiraffesontheplanet,arefreetowanderattheEnglish-stylemanor(庄园).Everydayshortlybefore9am,theycomeuptothehouseandsticktheirheadsthroughthewindowsanddoorsinsearchofmorningtreats.Themanor’sowners,TanyaandMikeyCarr-Hartley,sharetheirdiningtablewiththem.Andnowthecouplearesharingthefantasticexperiencewiththepublicbyopeningthemanorgatestoguestsatthegiraffehotel,theonlyhotelofitskindintheworld.Now,guestscanfeedthegiraffesatbreakfastbutcanalsogetupclosetothemfromtheirsecond-floorbedrooms.MrandMrsCarr-Hartley，both38,spenttheirchildhoodlivingclosetothehouseinNairobiandhavealwaysbeenenthusiasticabouttheanimals.Tanyasaid,“MikeyandIgrewupnearthismanorhousewhenwewerechildren.WeareboththirdgenerationKenyansandhavealwayswantedtoworkinconservation.Mikey’sfamilyhavebeenrelatedtotheprotectionofanimalsformanygenerations.Hisgranddadhelpedtheremovalofgiraffesasfarbackasthe1930sbecausetheRothschildgiraffeslostmuchoftheirnaturallivingspace.Whenthehousecameupforsale,wejumpedatthechancetobuyitaswehadalwaysdreamedofowningit.Now,wewereabsolutelyoverjoyedtodosomethingforthegiraffeprotection.Havingthegiraffessocloseisveryspecialandsomethingwhichpeoplecannowexperiencebystayinginoneofthetenroomsatthehotel.”12/12\nAconservationprojecttosavethemwasstartedatthemanorin1974bythepreviousowners.“Thepreviousownersranaverysuccessfulbreeding(繁殖)programme,wheremanygiraffesweresetfreeintothewildandwehopetocontinue,”saidTanya.28.WhyaretheCarr-Hartleyfamilyunusual?A.They’relivingontherarestgiraffes.B.Theysharetheirhomewithgiraffes.C.They’regoodatmakinggiraffes’food.D.Theytraingiraffestomanagethehotel.29.WhatcanweknowaboutMikey’sfamily?A.Ithashadalongconnectionwithgiraffes.B.Itusedtoraisegiraffesaroundthemanor.C.Itbuiltanewmanorforthewildgiraffes.D.ItremovedgiraffestoMountKilimanjaro.30.Whichcanbestdescribethemanor’spreviousowners’conservationproject?A.Visitor-friendly.B.Energy-saving.C.Costly.D.Fruitful.31.Whatisthesuitabletitleforthetext?A.Giraffes’breakfastbyguestsB.ReasonsforgiraffeprotectionC.Theworld’sonlygiraffehotelD.HistoryofthegiraffemanorDBritain’sfirstzero-carbonhomesarebeingbuilt—andtheylooklikesomethingfromascience-fictionmovie.Thereare25eco-friendlyhomescurrentlybeingbuiltinSouthmoor,nearAbingdon,Oxon.Buyersare12/12\nabletohavethefinalsayonfloorlayouts，kitchensandbathrooms.Onethree-bedroomhomeisonthemarketfor￡801,000,withacustombuildavailabletosuityourownspecification.Theseeco-friendlyhousesarepoweredentirelybyelectricityfromsolarpanelsaroundthehouses.Theyalsohaveadvancedventilation(通风)systems,makingsurethattemperaturesinsidethebuildingdon’tgobeyond25℃formorethan10%ofhoursannually,aswellasminiheatpumpstogenerate(产生)theheatingandhotwateron-site.Partofthecoolingdesignincludesavoidingeast-orwest-facingwindows,andwindowshading.Andthey’reinhighdemand.IanPritchett,ofSsassyProperty,thinkstheGovernmentshoulddomoretopromotetheconstructionofthistypeofhousing.“Unfortunately,theGovernmentrelaxedtheproposed2022zero-carbontargetsafterbeinglobbied(游说)byhousebuilders,”Ianexplained.“Atpresent,themainhouse-buildingcorporationscontrolthelandandonlybuildattheratetheyaresurewillsell,keepingtheUK’shousingshortagesothatthenormalrulesof‘supplyanddemand’don’tapply.Whenthereisashortageofhousing,buyershavetopurchasewhatisavailableratherthanwhattheymightwant.”Inanysensiblesociety,wewouldexpecttheplanningsystemtoactivelyencouragezero-carbonhouses，andhetoughonanyonefailingtodeliverthenecessarystandard.Instead,wehaveaplanningsystemthatfocusesonotheraspectssuchasnumbersofbedrooms,gardensizes,andparkingplaces.Theseareimportantaspects,buttheypaleintoinsignificancecomparedtothecatastrophicconsequencesofclimatechange.32.Whatcanapurchaserdobeforebuyingthetypeofhousing?A.Negotiateitsprice.B.Choosewheretobuildit.C.Decidehowtheinsideofitlooks.D.Designitsventilation.33.Howdopeoplereacttothezero-carbonhomes?A.Welcome.B.Uncaring.C.Skeptical.D.Demanding.34.Whatdohouse-buildingcompaniesintendtodo?12/12\nA.Balancethe“supplyanddemand”ofhouses.B.Purchasemorelandtostopclimatechange.C.Buildmorehousespoweredbythesun.D.Makeitmoredifficulttobuyhouses.35.What’stheauthor’sattitudetotheGovernment’splanningsystem?A.Satisfied.B.Disapproving.C.Worried.D.Ambiguous.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Badcommunication,eitherwritten,oral,orbodylanguage,cansendthewrongmessageinmorewaysthanone.Herearesometipsthatwillimproveyourcommunicationskills.36Standupstraight,anditwillshowconfidence.Smile,andyouwillseemapproachable.Don’tcrossyourarmsoveryourchest,becausethistellspeopleyoudisapprove.Keepyourhandstoyourside,orifyouaresitting,keeptheminyourlap.Haveconfidencewhenyouspeak.Ifyouareshyandquiet，projectyourvoice.37Neverturnyourheadawayfromsomeonewhenyouarespeakingtothem,becauseitmayshowthemyoudon’tcareenoughtogivethemyourfullattention,anditwillmakeitharderfortheotherpersontohearwhatyouaresaying.38Ifyoualwayssay“I’venoideaofit”,itwillmakeothersfeellikeyoudon’tcareenoughtogivearesponse,orthatyouaren’tknowledgeableenoughtoanswer.Whenpeopleaskquestions,theywantanswers.39Saysomethinglike“I’minthemiddleofsomething,canIgetbacktoyou?”or“Idon’twanttoilladviseyou,letmefindoutforyou.”Inwrittencommunication,alwaysbeclear.Beforeyousendane-mail,oranytypeofwrittencommunication,readoveritatleastonce,tobesureitmakessense.40Writtenformsof12/12\ncommunicationcanbetricky,becausethereisnowaytoputyourtoneofvoicein,soifyoufeellikeyouarewritingamessageonatouchysubjectthatcouldhemisunderstood,it’sprobablybesttohaveafacetofaceconversation.A.Havegoodbodylanguage.B.Listentothepersonattentively.C.Neveranswerwith“Idon’tknow”.D.Don’tgivethepersonyouarespeakingtoaquickresponse.E.Alwayslookthepersonintheeyewhenyouarespeakingtothem.F.Ifyouaren’tsureit’sclear,havesomeoneelsereaditbeforeyousendit.G.Ifsomeoneputsyouonthespot,youdon’thavetoanswerthemrightaway.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。In1999,EveandNormanFertig,acouple,savedatwo-week-oldshepherd(牧羊犬)namedShana.Onewinterseveralyearslater,astheFertigs,boththen81,41theinjuredandhungryanimalshousedinoneoftheirbuildings,a42snowstormblewin.Whenthecouplewentoutsidetochecktheweather,severaltreesfell,43theminanarrowpathbetweentwo44.EveandNormancouldn’tclimboverorduckbelowthe45.Forthenexttwoandahalfhours,theycrowdedtogetherfor46asthesnowpiledhigher.“Wewere47,”Evesaid.“Ithoughtwecoulddieouthere.”12/12\nAround9:30pm,Shana,whowasoutside,began48towardEveandNormaninthedeepsnow.Ittookhernearlytwohours,but49sheclearedanarrowtunnel(隧道)about20feetlong50thefrontdoorofthemainhousewiththeFertigs’51.Whenbreakingthroughthesnowand52thecouple,the160-pounddogbarkedandcaughtEve’sjacketand53the86-poundwomanontoherback.Norman54Eve’sankles,andforthenexttwohours,Shanapulledthecouplethroughthetunnel.ThankstoShana’s55,theyfinallyreachedthehousearound2am.,andtheFertigs56togetjustinsidethefrontdoor.Extremely57,theylaythere,still.Thestormhad58theelectricityandheat,59Shanasleptnexttothemallnighttokeepthemwarmuntilthefiremenfoundthem.Afterfivemonths,Shana’sfeetrecoveredfromtheinjuriesshe60whiledigging.41.A.fedB.foundC.rescuedD.trained42.A.strangeB.uniqueC.violentD.normal43.A.coveringB.pushingC.deliveringD.trapping44A.roomsB.buildingsC.tunnelsD.animals45.A.trunksB.fencesC.leavesD.roofs46.A.faithB.warmthC.freedomD.sympathy47.A.invainB.insightC.introubleD.inplace48.A.barkingB.checkingC.diggingD.scanning49.A.carefullyB.eventuallyC.casuallyD.hopelessly50.A.comparingB.providingC.equippingD.connecting12/12\n51.A.positionB.bedroomC.treeD.tent52.A.observingB.reachingC.returningD.passing53.A.threwB.controlledC.fastenedD.guided54.A.liftedB.turnedC.pressedD.seized55.A.effortsB.growthC.habitsD.eagerness56.A.managedB.plannedC.waitedD.afforded57.A.stressfulB.unpreparedC.tiredD.desperate58.A.focusedonB.knockedoutC.gotoverD.keptoff59.A.forB.sinceC.orD.but60.A.discoveredB.predictedC.receivedD.remembered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。FireworksmayseemlikeaveryAmericantradition,61(especial)onthe4thofJuly.ButfireworksgobackmanyyearsbeforethefirstAmericanIndependenceDaycelebration,whichtookplacein1777,inPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania.The62(early)Fireworkscandatebacktoaround2,000yearsagoinChina.Peoplethen63(say)tohaveroastedbamboostalks(茎).Thestalksturnedblackandmadesounds.Theairinsidethehollow(空的)stalkswouldexplode.BaozhuisaMandarinChineseword64firecracker.Itmeans“explodingbamboo.”YearslaterChinesechemiststookfireworksastepfurther.This65(happen)sometimebetween600and900AD.Peoplefilledbamboowithgunpowder.Theythrewitintoafire.Steeldustor12/12\nironshavingswereadded66(make)themsparkle(冒火花).InChina,thesefirecrackerswereoftenusedin67(tradition)celebrations.Inthe13thcentury,fireworksspreadtoEurope.Inthecenturiesthatfollowed,68(European)startedmovingtoNorthAmerica.SoitwasnosurprisethatwhenJuly4thbegantobecelebratedasAmerica’sIndependenceDay，fireworks69wereinventedbyChinesepeoplewitnessed70greatmomentaspartoftheplan.Today,fireworksareanestablishedJuly4thtradition.WillyouseeafireworksdisplaythisIndependenceDay?第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Thissummerholiday,Igotoaseasidecitywithmyfamily.Wegottherebyair.Itisaverybeautifulandmoderncity,whereimpressedusalot.Onthefirstday,wetookabustoaplacecallingtheSeaPark.ThereweresuchmanydifferentkindsoffishesthatIcouldn’tbelieveinmyeyes.Onthesecondday,wewentswimming,andweallenjoyedourselves.Duringthenexttwodays,wewenttosometouristspot,shoppingandtakingphotos.Severaldayslate,weleftthecity.Althoughweweretiringonourwayhome,12/12\nwefelthappilyabouttheholiday.Whatunforgettableexperience!第二节书面表达（满分25分）假定你是李华，近期你校举办了主题为“美丽中国”的现场国画（traditionalChinesepainting）比赛。请为校报英文专栏写一篇活动报道。内容包括：1.活动时间、地点；2.活动概况；3.活动意义。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。org12/12
