湖北省武昌实验中学高三年级12月月考英语试卷命题教师：考试时间：2023年12月12日上午8:00—10:00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。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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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:Howmuchistheshirt?A.₤19.15. B.£9.18. C.£9.15.答案是C。1.Whichplacearethespeakersgoingtofirst?A.Toahotel. B.Toarestaurant.C.Totheoffice.2.WhywasGeorgeabsentfromthemeeting?A.Hefeltunwell. B.Hewasstuckintraffic.C.Hetendedhissickmother.3.Whatdoesthewomaninvitethemantodo?A.Tryhercooking. B.Goforawalk. C.Gotoanotherbeach.4.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?A.Helpherstudyinthelibrary.B.Retakeacoursenextsemester.C.Admithismistaketohisteacher.5.Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?A.Aperson. B.Acity. C.Agroup.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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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.Whydoesthemanheadforthestadium?A.Toenteracontest. B.Topracticeplayingtennis. C.Tocheeronhisfavoriteteam.7.Whenwillthematchstart?A.In15minutes. B.In30minutes. C.In45minutes.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whatdoesthemansayaboutthecoat?A.It'sofgoodquality. B.It'stooexpensive. C.It'snotthickenough.9.Whatisthewomangoingtodonext?A.Payfortheitem. B.Tryontheclothes. C.Lookforabiggersize.听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。10.Whatdidthewomandoyesterday?A.Sheattendedthelecture.B.Shewenttothehospital.C.Shevisitedhergrandmother.11.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutthelecture?A.It'sverydifficult. B.It'squitefascinating. C.It'salittledisappointing.12.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?A.Borrowthenotes. B.MeetProf.Garcia. C.Watchthevideoplayback.13.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?A.Studythelectureindepth.B.Buysomethingtodrink.C.Buildawebsite.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.Wheredoesthewomanknowaboutthejob?A.OntheInternet. B.Inthenewspaper. C.Fromaforeignfriend.15.Whatjobdoesthewomanwanttoapplyfor?A.Amanager. B.Acashier. C.Ashopassistant.16.Whatisnecessaryforthejob?A.Relevantworkexperience.B.Overseasstudyexperience.C.FluencyinspokenEnglish.17.Howmuchcanthewomanearneveryweekatthemost?A.60yuan. B.300yuan. C.420yuan.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.Whydoesthehumanbodymoveduringsleep?A.Togivethebodyarest.B.Tomakemuscleactive.C.Toletthebodyrepairandrecover.19.Whathappenedwhenpeoplesleptwitheye-movements?A.Theyweredreaming.B.Theirbrainswerelessactive.C.Theywereabouttowakeup.20.Whatwouldhappenifpeopleweredisturbedfromtheireye-movementsleep?A.Theywouldbeunaffected.B.Theywouldactstrangely.C.Theywouldrestbetter.第二部分阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ATheUKishometo26world-rankeduniversitiesofthetop200globally.Attheheartofeachuniversityisthelibrary,aspaceforstudentstoaccessresources,absorbknowledgeandgatherthoughts.Herearesomeofourmust-visitlibrariesacrosstheUK.TheBritishLibrary,LondonLocatedinLondon,theBritishLibraryishometoover170millionitems.Thecollectionsofferaglimpseintoliteraryheritageovertheages,frombookstomapstomanuscripts.VisitorscanbrowsetreasuresincludingLeonardodaVinci’snotebook.Studentswithareadingpassareknowntospendhoursatatimeinthereadingrooms.BodleianOldLibrary,OxfordDatingbackto1488,theBodleianOldLibraryhasthreenotablereadingrooms.ItiscelebratedforitslateGothicarchitecture.YoumayrecognisetheelaboratelycarvedceilingfromscenesinHarryPotter.Studentsattheuniversityautomaticallygetaccesstothelibrary.JohnRylandsLibrary,ManchesterOpenedin1900,thislibraryispartoftheUniversityofManchester,oneofthetopfiveuniversitiesintheUK.Thislibraryofferslimitlessresearchpotentialforstudents.Whetheryouwanttomakeuseoftherichcollectionsavailable,orsimplyexplorethesite,thislibraryshouldbeoneveryone'smust-seelist.TheMitchellLibrary,GlasgowTheMitchellLibraryisoneofGlasgow＇smostfamouslandmarks.Onthetopofthecopperdome（圆屋顶）isabronzestatueoftheRomangoddessMinerva.Visitorscanclimbthedomeforthecity＇smostdistinctiverooftopviews.21.Whichlibraryrequiresareadingpasstoenterthereadingroom?A.TheBritishLibrary.B.JohnRylandsLibrary.C.TheMitchellLibrary.D.BodleianOldLibrary22.AttheMitchellLibrary,touristscan A.joinresearchgroupsB.admireGothicarchitectureC.enjoyGlasgow'srooftopviewsD.refertoLeonardodaVinci'snotebook23.Inwhichcolumnofanewspapercanthepassagebefound?A.Culture. B.Fashion. C.Science. D.EntertainmentBAnnaSteeddoesn'tlookmucholderthanherstudents,butsheisapractitionerofbehavioralandmotivationalscience,ashouldertocryon,andthehighschooldebatecoach.Herclass,whichbeganasanelectiveclasstogivestudentsexposuretoskillsthatpreparethemforcollege,hasbecometheclassoncampusthatcreateswinners.Speechanddebatetesttheteenagecharacterperhapsmorethananyotheractivity.Theshyandtheunsureoftenhavenodesiretolookupfromtheirscreensandengageintheoldesthumaninteraction:persuasiveoralarguments.It'sdreadfulterritoryfortheaverageteenager.Research,writing,deliveringaspeechinfrontofyourpeers---itallsoundslikethekindofclassstudentswouldbemostlikelytoskip.ButAnnadrawsthemin.Classroom16