独山中学205-2026学年度第一学期高三10月份月考英语试卷
一、听力选择题
1．What will the man do on Friday
A．Give a lecture. B．Work on his novel. C．Attend a lecture.
2．Why has the man bought the coats
A．It’ll be a cold winter. B．He’ll have an interview. C．His arm and leg hurt.
3．How does the man advise the woman to travel
A．By car. B．By bus. C．By underground.
4．Who is in charge of the Europe department
A．The man. B．Mr. Brown. C．The woman.
5．Where are the speakers most probably
A．In a school. B．At the visitors’ center. C．On the school bus.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
6．What does the woman think of traveling by plane
A．It’s inconvenient. B．It saves money. C．It’s too expensive.
7．How are the speakers going to New York
A．By air. B．By land. C．By water.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
8．Who are the intended readers for the woman’s book
A．Adults. B．Adolescents. C．The elderly.
9．What’s the man doing
A．Getting ready for a trip. B．Preparing for an exam. C．Planning for an exhibition.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
10．Why was the woman late
A．She went to Mary’s. B．She had her phone fixed. C．Her car broke down.
11．What did Mary do
A．She got stuck. B．She made up a story. C．She tried to help others.
12．What did Mary see on the road
A．A person. B．An animal. C．An accident.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
13．Who told the woman something about the man
A．Her classmate. B．Her neighbor. C．Her friend.
14．When did the woman move
A．About two months ago. B．About two years ago. C．About two days ago.
15．What’s the woman like
A．Humorous. B．Shy. C．Accessible.
16．What’s the most probable relationship between the speakers
A．Strangers. B．Colleagues. C．Friends.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
17．What courses does the school mainly offer
A．Science. B．Business. C．English.
18．When will the headmaster’s speech end
A．At 10:15 am. B．At 10:30 am. C．At 10:45 am.
19．Where will the exhibition be held
A．In the school hall.
B．In the English garden.
C．In No. 1 Teaching Building.
20．How can you contact the school
A．By making a call. B．By sending an email. C．By writing a letter.
二、阅读理解
Yes, There’s a Museum for That!
MUSEUMS HAVE CHANGED．We’ll always have the Met in New York and the Louvre in Paris but nowadays you’ll find a museum for absolutely everything and everyone. ●International Tennis Hall of Fame ( Rhode Island, New York)
A highlight is a Kings Court for “court tennis,” first played by monks and kings dating back to 1538. It’s not so much a tennis court but a dramatic rectangular room with surprising slopes and angles.
Open daily 9 AM—5 PM (closed Tuesdays).
Admission: $20 adults; $15 students. ●National Comedy Center (Jamestown, New York)
“Before visitors enter the center, they create their ‘sense of humor profile’,” says executive director Journey Gunderson. “They choose what they find funny, and the data is collected on a digital chip they wear on a wrist called a LaughBand so that the comedy content is customized based on their personal taste.”
Open 10 AM—8 PM daily.
Admission: $25 adults; students $20 (free every Wednesday).●Museum of Food and Drink (Brooklyn, New York)
Why does popcorn pop How did canned food change wars This museum answers these questions through hands-on experiments. Smell spices in the Aroma Lab, “bake” bread in a virtual oven, or taste global snacks.
Open Wednesday—Sunday, 10 AM to 6 PM.
Admission: $15 for adults; students free with ID．Free entry for students every Thursday. ●National Music Museum (Vermillion, South Dakota)
From a 1720 Italian violin to a modern DJ mixer, this museum celebrates music’s universal power. Try playing a Japanese shamisen, or create your own song mix in the Sound Lab. A favorite exhibit explains how Beethoven composed his Ninth Symphony after losing his hearing.
Open Monday—Saturday, 9 AM to 5 PM.
Admission: $12 for adults; $8 for students.
21．What’s the total admission on Thursday for a student with his parents at Museum of Food and Drink
A．$50. B．$15. C．$30. D．$40.
22．Which of the following is correct based on the passage
A．A tennis court of International Tennis Hall of Fame is round.
B．National Comedy Center personalizes jokes based on visitors.
C．The Museum of Food and Drink forbids visitors from touching exhibits.
D．National Music Museum offers live performances of musicians.
23．Where does this passage probably come from
A．A news report. B．An educational website.
C．A travel magazine. D．A book review.
Elysia Berman remembers the moment she realized her shopping was out of control. Last December, she ducked into a store to buy a pair of gloves. And she came out with a $600 coat that she didn’t need and couldn’t afford. “That was my breaking point,” she recalls.
Berman, 35, knew she had an unhealthy relationship with shopping. So she decided to do something drastic (重大的). She’d try the no-buy challenge, a popular social media experiment that encourages people to buy less stuff. For a set time period — in her case, a whole year — she’d stop spending money on non-essential items. No clothes. No make-up. No home decorations. Instead,she’ d use what she had and buy second-hand.
The challenge is harder than it seems. Berman, who is documenting her no-buy journey on theInternet, had to break her habit of buying 10 to 30 new items a week. And as a fashion industry professional, she was surrounded by the temptation to shop.
Since starting the challenge in January, Berman says that her no-buy journey has helped her to consume more mindfully, save tens of thousands of dollars, pay down a quarter of her debt — and says her mental health has improved. “Essentially, I had gone through detox and withdrawal from the dopamine (多巴胺) you get from shopping,” she says, “I’ve seen a new level of dedication and focus that I wasn’t aware I was capable of before.”
Could you live without shopping for a year Try the “no-buy” challenge, whether your reason is to curb spending, cut back on fast fashion or reduce your carbon footprint. (About 10% of all carbon emissions come from the fashion industry, according to the United Nations. ) If no-buy challenge for a whole year is too restrictive for you, try it out for a few months— or even a couple of weeks.
24．Why did Elysia Berman decide to take the no-buy challenge
A．She wanted to follow a popular social media trend.
B．She became aware of her unhealthy shopping behavior.
C．She needed to save money for her career development.
D．She was influenced by some fast fashion professionals.
25．What difficulty did Berman face during the no-buy challenge
A．Paying off her debt rapidly.
B．Limiting second-hand consumption.
C．Documenting her journey on the Internet.
D．Resisting the temptation to make purchases.
26．Which is a benefit of Berman’s no-buy journey
A．More freedom in shopping. B．More dopamine from saving.
C．Improvement in mental health. D．Success in the fashion industry.
27．What advice does the author give to those considering the no-buy challenge
A．Kicking the shopping habit at once.
B．Setting a very strict rule for themselves.
C．Adjusting the time-length of the challenge.
D．Focusing more on reducing carbon footprint.
Turning 18 is a big deal when you are a teenager. It means you are responsible for yourself and don’t need your parents’ permission any more. However, there are lots of opinions about when one becomes an adult. Some are based on science, while others are personal opinions. While currently the age is 18, science supports 25 as a more sensible age for adulthood, and I agree.
While studying the brain of teenagers, scientists have learned that when kids are around l8, their prefrontal cortex (前额皮层) is only halfway developed. The prefrontal-cortex helps people set and achieve goals by receiving signals from different regions of the brain to process information and adapting accordingly. That halfway development means that you still have things to learn and your brains still have time to develop until the age of 25.
Some people think going off to college and living on your own qualify (使……具有资格) san adult, while others may believe having a steady income and being able to afford to live on your own are what make you an adult. Not everyone has a fortunate life where they have family that can provide support; there are situations where you are forced to become an “adult” whether you like it or not.
In the foster care (寄养) system, once a child turns 18, he or she is considered an adult and can no longer receive state-sponsored support. These children are forced into a life where they have no family or anyone to support them other than those who were there for them in the system.
Having a quality job will allow you to supply yourself with necessary things to live and help you become a more mature and responsible person. Also, going through difficult times and realizing life isn’t as easy as it seems, should qualify someone as an adult.
28．What is the author’s attitude toward considering 25 as an age for adulthood
A．Cautious. B．Uncaring. C．Doubtful. D．Positive.
29．How does the prefrontal cortex work to help people set and achieve goals
A．By dealing with received signals and responding accordingly.
B．By collecting information from other parts of the body.
C．By sending instructions to different regions of the brain
D．By transporting sensed emotions and making records
30．What does the author intend to do in paragraph 3
A．Give a definition of adulthood.
B．Stress the importance of family support.
C．Prove not everyone lives a fortunate life.
D．Show opinion on becoming an adult is divided
31．What is one standard qualifying you as an adult according to the author
A．Setting up a family.
B．Being responsible for your study.
C．Accepting and learning from the low moments in life.
D．Buying yourself quality things to live.
One day I typed into ChatGPT all about my upset feelings and it instantly responded, offering a list of practical advice. Nowadays millions of people are already turning to Chat-GPT and specialist therapy (治疗) chatbots for convenient and inexpensive mental health support.
Some experts say this is a boon. After all, AI, undisturbed by embarrassment and burnout, might be able to express empathy (同理心) more openly and tirelessly than humans. But others worry about the consequences of people seeking emotional support from machines that can only pretend to care. Some even wonder if the rise of so-called empathetic AI might change the way we interact with one another. Indeed, empathy is one of our species’ defining qualities, developing as it did in pace with social interaction.
One recent analysis about empathy looked at 52 studies published between 1980and 2019, which shows that the empathiser must first be able to recognize how the other person is feeling. They must also be affected by those emotions and differentiate between themselves and the other person, grasping that the other person’s feelings aren’t their own while still being able to imagine their experience.
On the first point, in recent years, AI-powered chatbots have made progress in their ability to read human emotions, most powered by large language models (LLMs) that work by predicting which words are most likely to appear together based on training data. In this way, LLMs like ChatGPT can seemingly identify our feelings and respond appropriately most of the time. But when it comes to the other criteria, AI still misses the mark in many ways. Empathy is interpersonal, with continued feedback helping to perfect the empathiser’s response, which also requires some degree of intuitive (直觉的) awareness of an individual and their situation.
All of this helps to explain conversations like the ones I had with ChatGPT. At the end of the day, despite talking to multiple chat-bots online, I did what I knew I had to do all along: I picked up my phone and called a friend.
32．What does the underlined word “boon” in Paragraph 2 mean
A．Trap. B．Prize. C．Blessing. D．Challenge.
33．What does the recent analysis show about empathy
A．It calls for clear communication. B．It starts with emotion identification.
C．It rules out individual difference. D．It depends on rich imagination.
34．What can AI do according to Paragraph 4
A．Provide data-driven feedback. B．Recognize one’s real desire.
C．Update large language models. D．Predict one’s behavior by intuition.
35．What does the author think of ChatGPT
A．Its development should be sped up. B．Its intelligence is winning more favor.
C．Its application should be strictly managed. D．Its artificial kindness is no match for humans’.
The 7-38-55 rule, developed by Albert Mehrabian in 1971, shows that only 7% of meaning is communicated through words, while 38% through tone of voice and 55% through body language. 36 Here are some tips for applying the 7-38-55 rule in a negotiation (谈判) context:
37 Your body language is much more important than what you’re actually saying. If your counterpart’s body language indicates that they are about to lose their bearings, speak calmly and plainly, slowing the pace of the negotiation.
Look for differences between spoken words and nonverbal behaviors. When you’re at the negotiating table, pay attention to how your counterpart speaks and acts. 38 It’s also important that you make sure your own nonverbal messages are in line with what you are saying. If your facial expressions are pained and you’re keeping your contact, you are communicating your uncertainty to your counterpart no matter what you’re saying.
Learn to use different vocal tones. Mastering the use of your voice can help you become a better negotiator by improving the delivery of your debates. In the negotiating room, there are three main tones of voice: competitive, compromising, and accommodating. 39
40 Tap into your listening skills, assess how your counterpart is feeling, and change your nonverbal communication in response. When debating the main points in a negotiation, you should try to change your nonverbal behaviors based on the messages you are receiving from your counterpart. Even if your arguments themselves don’t change, changing your nonverbal messaging can be effective.
A．Observe your counterpart’s body language.
B．Adjust your own nonverbal communication.
C．Communicate non-verbally with your counterpart.
D．Do you express your ideas properly to your counterpart
E．This highlights the importance of nonverbal communication.
F．Generally speaking, a cooperative voice gently promotes partnership.
G．Do what they’re saying matches the way they’re carrying themselves
三、完形填空
One Monday morning, Molly, 52, was busy with her work when her cellphone rang. She didn’t 41 the number, so she ignored it. Then came a voicemail saying her husband died in a skiing accident. Her life was 42 turned upside down and she was almost 43 .
Carla Vail, one of Molly’s closest friends, decided to do something that would 44 Molly’s days through the difficult year ahead. With Molly’s 45 , she created a rolling 46 , where every day of the month, there would be someone checking on her by performing a small 47 for Molly. Eventually, thirty-one women volunteered and promised to accompany her on the same 48 date monthly for one whole year. The “calendar girls” were born.
Each day, a new person would show up with a kind word, a(n) 49 to have coffee, or an offer to buy a gallon of milk. As each month came to a close, the calendar girls started the 50 over again. For Molly’s first Valentine’s Day without her husband, Carla, with the calendar girls, 51 to send Molly one Valentine’s “mailbox” — a shoebox with hearts 52 , full of pink and red stuff like cookies, flowers and cards.
When seeing the gift, she cried, “I really 53 Carla and those lovely girls who carried me through the dark year. Their company indeed 54 .”
“The idea isn’t about money. It’s about emotional 55 .” Carla emphasized. Her calendar idea has continued to spread.
41．A．observe B．adapt C．recognize D．comment
42．A．occasionally B．annually C．similarly D．completely
43．A．falling apart B．bringing about C．holding on D．getting across
44．A．expand B．brighten C．conserve D．strengthen
45．A．pressure B．courage C．benefit D．approval
46．A．calendar B．diary C．notebook D．budget
47．A．concept B．approach C．gesture D．principle
48．A．assigned B．limited C．convinced D．attached
49．A．sympathy B．guidance C．standard D．invitation
50．A．signal B．turn C．issue D．barrier
51．A．predicted B．exposed C．intended D．acquired
52．A．possessions B．expectations C．contributions D．decorations
53．A．suspect B．appreciate C．obtain D．indicate
54．A．grasps B．applies C．matters D．delays
55．A．support B．claim C．burden D．decline
四、语法填空
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。
The world's water moves between lakes, rivers, oceans, the atmosphere and the land in 56 ongoing cycle called the water cycle. As it goes through this continuous system, it can be a liquid (water), a gas (vapor) 57 a solid (ice). Let's take a look at the different 58 (stage) of the wonderful water cycle.
Energy from the sun heats up the surface of the Earth, causing the temperature of the water in our rivers, lakes and oceans 59 (rise). When this happens, some of the water evaporates into the air, turning into a gas called vapor. This process is known as“evaporation”. As water vapor rises high into the sky, it 60 (cool) and turns back into a liquid, forming clouds. This process is called “condensation”. When too much water has condensed, the water droplets in the clouds grow in size and 61 (weigh). As a result, they fall back to the Earth. This overall process is called “precipitation”. The fallen precipitation 62 (collect) in bodies of water. These include rivers 63 flow across the land, lakes that are often formed in natural basins, and the vast oceans that cover a 64 (significance) part of the Earth's surface. Over time, it will eventually evaporate back into the air, 65 (begin) the cycle all over again.
五、书信写作
66．最近你校学生会组织了一次“环保在身边”活动。请你写一篇报道，给校英文报投稿，内容包括：
1.活动目的；
2.主要内容；
3.你的感受。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Environmental Protection Around Us
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六、书面表达
67．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。
I used to hate school. Not just the homework or the tests, but everything — the noise, the pressure, and the feeling that I didn’t belong. Every morning felt like a battle just to get out of bed, and every class felt like a trap. I stared out of windows, counted down minutes, and wished to be anywhere else. My teachers said I had “potential”, but to me, that was just another word for “expectation”.
Things began to change on a rainy Tuesday morning. I forgot my umbrella and arrived at school, soaked (湿透的) and cold. As I stood by the classroom door, extremely annoyed and uncomfortable, our history teacher, Mr. Zhao, walked past and said, “Terrible morning Well, at least you made it.” Then he smiled — not in pity, but as if he truly respected the effort I made to show up.
That moment stayed with me. I began to wonder: What if school wasn’t something happening to me, but something I could participate in What if I had a say in how each day went
The shift didn’t happen overnight. But I tried something new: Instead of saying “I hate school”, I told myself, “Maybe today won’t be so bad.” At first, it felt forced — like I was lying to myself. But little by little, I started noticing the parts of school that weren’t so terrible. I liked the quietness of the library. I enjoyed the way our literature teacher read poems aloud, almost like music. And I realized that when I asked questions in class, I didn’t feel stupid but curious.
One day, during a group project, I spoke up with an idea. To my surprise, my classmates listened. We worked together, laughed a little, and even got a good grade. For the first time, I didn’t feel invisible. I felt part of something.
注意：1．续写词数应为150个左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
The real turning point came during the school’s annual “Growth Journal” activity.
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Reading my own words made me realize just how far I had come.
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参考答案
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答案 B A C B A C B B A A
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答案 C B C A C A C B C A
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答案 C B C A D C D B A C
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答案 A B D A C F A B E G
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答案 C D D B A D B A D A
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答案 C C B B A
56．an 57．or 58．stages 59．to rise 60．cools 61．weight 62．is collected 63．that/which 64．significant 65．beginning
66． Environmental Protection Around Us
With the purpose of raising our awareness of environmental protection and promoting sustainable practices, an activity themed Environmental Protection Around Us was held by our school union recently.
Various activities were held, including planting trees and flowers, recycling old books, cleaning the campus, and organizing a community clean-up, each of which was designed to engage us in hands-on environmental conservation efforts, fostering a deeper understanding of our role in protecting the environment.
From the activity, I learned the significance that even a small action can make a great difference. The activity reminded me of our responsibility to safeguard the planet for future generations.
67．One possible version:
The real turning point came during the school’s annual “Growth Journal” activity. We were asked to write about our biggest personal change of the year. At first, I was unsure how to begin. But then I thought of Mr. Zhao’s words, and of all the small moments that followed — moments when I chose to show up, speak up, and stay open. My pen started to move. I wrote down the shift from fear to curiosity, and the quiet power of choosing a better mindset each day. When I finished, I felt something I hadn’t felt for a long time — pride.
Reading my own words made me realize just how far I had come. I saw school not as a battlefield but a place where I could grow, connect, and even enjoy myself. My teachers still said I had potential, but now I believed it. That year, I not just passed my classes, but found my voice. School could still be tough sometimes, but I knew I had the strength to face each day with confidence.
