四川省成都市2023届高三英语第三次诊断考试试题1

成都市高2023级高中毕业班第三次诊断性检测英语第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）ATheWhiteHousehasannouncedplanstoallowvisitorstotakephotosandusesocialmediaduringpublictoursofthebuildingforthefirsttimein40years.Inpreviousyears,thepublicwasbannedfromtakingphotographswithcameraphonesinside1600PennsylvaniaAvenue.However,visitorswillnowhavethechanceoftakingtheperfectselfie（自拍）aslongasit'snorwithaselfiestickattheWhiteHouse,sincethebanhasbeenabolished,FirstLadyMichelleObamamadetheannouncementaboutthechangeofpolicyinavideopostedtoherTwitteraccount."Ifyou'vebeenonaWhiteHousetour,chancesarethatyoumayhaveseenthissign,"shesaidholdingupapieceofpaper."Well,notanymore,"shesaidsmilingasshetorethesignapart,whichhadbeendisplayedduringtourhours。TheWhiteHousesaidinastatement,"GuestsarenowwelcometotakephotosthroughouttheWhiteHousetourrouteandkeepthosememoriesforalifetime."Thelong-standingbanendsonJuly1st,andfromthatpointonguestswillbeabletostartusingcameraphones.Embracingtheincreasingimportanceofsocialmedia,theWhiteHouseisevenencouragingpeoplewhopayavisittothehousetosharetheirexperiencesonTwitterusingthetag"WhiteHouseTour".Officialguidelinesstatethatguestswillbeabletousephonecameraswithalens（镜头）ofthreeinchesorless.ButtheWhiteHousewarnsthatvisitorsmustensurethattheirphotographydoesn'tinterrupttheenjoymentofotherguestsonthetour.Whileitgivesnospecificreasonforthesuddenchange,therearestillafewthingsthatguestsarenotpermittedtodo.Forinstance,videocameras,includingiPadsandcamerasticks,arenotallowedforthemoment.21.WhichofthefollowingwillbeallowedforphotographyintheWhiteHouse?A.Cameraphones.B.Four-inchlenses.C.Selfiesticks.D.iPads.22.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_A.thephotobanintheWhiteHouseannoyedvisitorsB.thefirstladyplaysakeyroleinchangingthepolicyC.visitorscantakephotosintheWhiteHouseastheylikeD.thesigncornapartbyMichelleObamaread"NOPHOTOS"23.Wherecanwemostprobablyreadthepassage?A.Inatravelguide,B,Inagovernmentreport.C.Inanewspaper.D.Inaphotographymagazine.BManypeopletodaydonotenjoygroceryshopping,buttheexperiencewehaveisstillmanytimesbetterthanthatofthepast.Gonearethedayswhenconsumerspaidhigherpricesfortheadvantageofapainfullyslowshoppingexperience.Inadditiontolowerprices,supermarketsalsooffershoppersaddedconvenienceandmuchquickerservice.Intheolddays,groceryshoppingwasquiteabittroublesome.Consumer-sizedpackagesdidnotexist,soaclerkhadtomeasureouttheexactamountyouneededforeverythingyoubought.Thissystemcostmuchlaborandthereforewasratherexpensive.Ontopofthat,theentireexperiencewasextremelytime-consumingas,muchlikebuyingmeatatabutchershop,thenumberofshoppersthatastorecouldserveatthesametimewaslimitedbythesizeofitsstaff.Thehighlaborcostsandpoorefficiency(效率)werequiteaproblemforboththeindustryanditspublic.Thesupermarketisalargedepartmentalizedretailstore,offering"one-stopshop"conveniencewithhousewares,magazines,beautyproducts,andmuchmoreinadditiontothefooditemssoldbytraditionalstores.Needsoaptogowithyournewspaperandbread?Thesupermarketsavesyoutimebyprovidingallthreeitemsunderoneroof.Alongwithaddedconveniencecomesaddedefficiency.Shopperscannowfetchwhattheywantfromshelvesinsteadofwaitingforservice.Thisinturnreducestheneedforadditionalstaff,helpingownerstocutcostsgreatlyandtopassthesavingsbacktotheconsumer.Infact,supermarketspasssomuchofthesavingsbackthattheirmarginsarerazor-thin-onlylto3percent-sotomakeaprofit,theymustrelyonextremelyhighturnoverratesandkeepingoperatingexpenseslow,forexample,bynotofferingdeliveryforone.Theresultisaquickandpainlessshoppingexperiencewithveryreasonableprices.24.Whichofthefollowingislistedasadisadvantageoftraditionalgrocerystores?A.Fewerstaffmembers.B.Lessshoppingtime.C.Smallertradingprofits.D.Higheroperatingcosts.25.Theunderlinedword"margins"means.A.savingsB.pricesC,profitsD.expenses26.Supermarketsdon'tofferdeliveryforonebecause.A.theywanttokeepcostsdownB.itisn'tagoodwaytoattractconsumersC.thereisnodemandforsuchaserviceD.it'sthemajorcauseoflowefficiency27.Thepassagemainlyaimsto.A.introducetheoriginofthesupermarketB.discussthedisadvantagesoftraditionalgrocerystoresC.explainwhythegeneralpublichategroceryshoppingD,outlinetheadvantagesofsupermarketsovertraditionalgroceriesCItwasdaysorevenweekssinceIhadbeenleftontheisland.MyonlycompanionwasadogcalledPhillywhichhadsurvivedtheshipwreck.Memoriesofwhathappenedwerestillfresh.Themagnificenceoftheshiphadgivenusallafalsesenseofsecurity.Asthefirstsignsofthestormstarted,ourcaptainannouncedit’snothingmuch,justanotherstorm.Yet,hewaswrong!Thestormhittheshipsobadlythatlargeholesweremadeatthesidesoftheship.Asthefreezingwaterstartedrushingin,ourshipwasconsumedquicklybythedarkwater.MytrainofthoughtwasdisturbedbyPhillylickingmyhanddearly.Areyouhungry?Ispokemyfirstwordseversincetheshipwreckoccurred.Woof,woof!BarkedPhillyenthusiastically.Atthismoment,mystomachgavealoudgrowl,too.Icouldnotrememberwhenmylastmealwas,probablyaten-coursedinnerontheship.AsIhadneverfishedbefore!IthoughtmaybeIcouldtrysomethingsimpler,likepickingfruits.WithPhillyatmyside,armedwithasharpbranch,wewalkedintotheforestontheislandtogether.SuddenlyIthoughtIheardnoises.Couldtherebeanyoneelseonthisisland?Iwondered.Aswewerelookingforfruittrees,wechancedupononethatboreyellow,juicy-lookingfruit.Phillystartedbarking-wehadcompany,Itwasadark-skinnedwoman,holdingasharpspear,dressedinfurandgrass.Ibackedawayfromher,afraidthatshewouldbeaggressive.Then,Isawthatshewastryingtosaveus.Pointingherspearatthefruittree,sheshookherheadstrongly.InoddedathertoshowIunderstoodwhatshewassaying.Signalingtoustofollowher,sheturnedtowalkalongasmallpaththatIhadnevernoticed.Attheendofthesmallpath,therewasasmallvillage,Tearsofjoyfilledmyeyes.28.Whathappenedtotheshipthewriterhadbeenon?A.Itwasfrozeninthesea.B.Itwasturnedoverbythestorm.C.Itwasdesertedbecauseitwasinsecure.D,Itsankduetothedamagecausedbythestorm.29.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribePhilly?A.Activeandbrave.B.Caringbutimpatient.C.Smartandloyal.D.Noisybutenthusiastic.30.Whydidthewriterwalkintotheforest?A.Totakeshelterfromthestorm.B.Togotoasmallvillage.C.Tofindsomeoneforhelp.D.Tolookforsomethingtoeat.31.Thewomanmostprobablytriedtotellthewriterthat.A.thefruittreewasn'tthebestchoiceB.thefruitwasunfitforeatingC.thewriterwasn'tallowedtopickthefruitD.shewasn'tafraidofthewriterDHappinessisinyourgenes,itseems,accordingtoaresearchthatshowsthemorepeopleinacountrywhohaveaparticulargene,thehappierthenationwillbe.TheFAAHgene,theDNAinquestion,makesaproteinthataffectsfeelingsofpleasureandpain.Peoplewithaparticularversionofittendtobecheeriersouls.Theresearchersbelievethatthefindingcanhelpexplainwhysomeoftheworld'spoorestnationsarealsothehappiest.TheteamfromBulgarialookedatwhethertherewasaconnectionbetweentheleveloftheFAAHgeneinapopulationandthenumberofpeoplewhosaidtheywereveryhappyintheglobalstudyoflifesatisfaction.Sweden,oneofthehappiestcountriesinEuropeandintheworld,haslotsofhappyDNA.Some26.3percentofSwedeshavethehappinessgene,comparedt023percentoftheBritish,21percentoftheFrenchand20percentofGermans.ThehappinessgeneisevenrarerinsouthernEurope,whereitisfoundin18percentofGreeksandjust12percentofItalians.Incontrast,thepeopleinIraqandJordanareamongtheleastlikelytoratethemselvesasveryhappyandalsohavethelowestlevelsofthegene.Butthegeneandoptimismdon-talwaysgohandinhand.Forinstance,Russiansscoreverylowonhappiness,despitehavingtherightDNA,theJournalofHappinessStudiesreports.Climaticdifferencesarealsofoundtobecloselyassociatedwithnationaldifferencesinhappiness.Studyco-authorMichaelMinkovsaid,"Wecannoticethehighoccurrenceofthegeneinequatorial(赤道的)andtropicalenvironmentsinSouthAmericaandAfrica,andtheloweroccurrenceofitaroundtheMediterraneanSeathaninNorthernEurope."4'Geneticsisnottheonlydeterminingfactor(因素)ofhappiness,"Aspokesmanforthejournal'spublishersaid,"TheeconomicandpoliticaldifficultiescontinuouslyexperiencedbyEasternEuropeannationscontributetotheverylowhappinessscoresofRussians.NationsnotblessedwiththerightDNAaren’tnecessarilymiserable-happinesscanstillriseandfallforotherreasons."32.Theunderlinedword"it"inParagraphlrefersto.A.happinessB.lifesatisfactionC.theproteininquestionD.theFAAHgene33.Whichcountryhasthehighestpercentageofthehappinessgenes?A.Greece.B.Germany.C.Britain.D.Iraq.34.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.Climatehasmuchtodowithhappiness.B.Thepoorestcountriesareactuallythehappiest.C,Geneticsmattersmosttodeterminehappiness.D,RussiansarenothappysincetheylackhappyDNA.35.ThebesttitleforthetextisA.ResearchesonGeneticScienceB.FactorstoAffectHappinessC.ReasonsforNationalDifferencesD.TheHappiestCountries第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）StudentsinBritishschoolslearnfromanearlyagetogivepresentationsaspartoftheirregularclassroomactivities.Childrenasyoungasfiveyearsoldoftengivebrieftalksaboutobjectstheybringintoschool-called"showandtell.”36Evenso.agreatmanynativeEnglish'speakingadultsareafraidtospeakorgivepresentationsinfrontofalargegroup.Astudyshowsthatspeakinginfrontofacrowdisconsideredthenumberonefearoftheaverageperson,whilethesecondmostcommonfearisdeath.Needlesstosay,speakingEnglishinpublicmeetingsisnecessaryformanystudentsandemployees.Thebestwaytoimproveistopracticepublicspeaking.Learnersneedtoreceivefeedback（反馈）aboutwhattheyaredoingwellandabouttheirmistakes,37OnegroupthatgivesmembersthechancetopracticeisToastmasters,aninternationalorganizationthatholdsweeklymeetingsatwhichmemberseachgiveaspeechandgiveothersadviceabouttheirspeechesandspeakingstyleinafriendlyenvironment.CharlesLeBeau,theauthorofSpeakingofSpeech,isaprofessorandpublicspeakingconsultantinToastmasters.SpeakingofSpeechtellsaboutsomemethodsofpublicspeakingfornon-nativespeakers.38Inthebook,tohelpthemunderstandpresentationskills,Mr.LeBeaudividespublicspeakingintothreeparts:thephysicalmessage,thevisualmessageandthestorymessage.39It'sthewaythatthebody,asaspeaker,istalkingtotheaudience.Thenthere'sthevisualmessage.Thevisualmessagereferstotheslidesthatwemakeandshowtheaudience.Thethirdmessageisthestorymessage,thecontentofourpresentation.Italsoincludeshowweorganizeourideastopresenttotheaudience.Thesimpleapproachhasprovedtobeveryeffective.Mr.LeBeausayslearnersimprovequicklyandd08goodpresentationafterafewdaysofstudy.40A.Hehasalsowrittenbooksonthesubject.B.Thistrainingisabasisforlaterpublicspeaking.C.SpeakingEnglishisreallynecessaryforstudents.D.Bodylanguageiswhathecallsthephysicalmessage.E:.Englishlanguagelearnersaroundtheworldusethisbook.F.Thereisalargeindustryofconsultantstrainingpublicspeaking.G.ButhestressesitcantakeyearstoimprovegeneralEnglishspeakingability.第三节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）AlittlegirlwasshoppingwithherMominTarget.Shemusthavebeen6yearsold,thisbeautifulred-hairedimageof41.Itwas__42Outside.Wewaited,somepatiently,othersannoyedbecause43messeduptheirhurriedday.Thelittlevoicewassosweetthatit44thehypnotictrance（催眠性迷睡）wewerecaughtin."Mom,let'srunthroughtherain,"shesaid.“45?”Momasked.“Let'srunthroughtherain!"Sherepeated.“No,honey.We'llwait46itslowsdownabit,”Momreplied.Thisyoungchildwaitedaboutanotherminuteandrepeated:"Mom,let'srunthroughtherain,““We'llgetwetthroughifwe47,”Momsaid.“No,wewon't,Mom.That'snotwhatyousaidthismorning,"theyounggirlsaidasshepulledatherMom'sarm.“Thismorning?WhendidIsaywecouldrunthroughtherainandnotget48?”“Don'tyou49?WhenyouweretalkingtoDadabouthiscancer,yousaid,'Wecan50anything!"’Theentirecrowdfellintodead51.Idaresayyoucouldn'thearanythingbuttherain.52cameorleftinthenextfewminutes.Mompausedandthoughtforamomentaboutwhatshewouldsay.Nowsomewould53itoffandsayshewassilly.Somemighteven54whatwassaid,Butthiswasamomentofaffirmation（肯定）inayoungchild'slife,atimewheninnocenttrustcanbe55sothatitwilldevelopintofaith.“Honey,youare.56right.Let-srunthroughtherain.Ifwegetwet,maybewejustneedwashing.”Momsaid.Then57theyran.Weallstoodinside,watching,smilingandlaughingasthey58pastthecars.andyes,acrossthepuddles（水坑）.Theyheldtheirshoppingbagsovertheirheadsjust59.Theydidgetwet.Andyes,Idid.Iran.Igotwet.Ineeded60.41.A.braveryB.confidenceC.honestyD.innocence42.A.pouringB.snowingC.windyD.dark43.A.customersB.shoppingC.natureD.accidents44.A.ruinedB.helpedC.startedD.broke45.A.WhyB.WhatC.HowD.When46.A.thoughB.asifC.untilD.nowthat47.A.areB.doC.willD.can48.A.wetB.tiredC.annoyedD.impatient49.A.believeB.knowC.understandD.remember50.A.makeuseofB.putupwithC.getthroughD.setaside51.A.calmnessB.silenceC.anxietyD.surprise52.A.NooneB.NeitherC.AllD.Someone53.A.putB.laughC.keepD.wipe54.A.followB.valueC.analyseD.ignore55.A.wonB.doubtedC.encouragedD.tested56,A,alwaysB.partlyC.definitelyD.almost57,A,outB.inC.upD.down58.A.jumpedB.racedC.droveD.walked59.A.incaseB.atonceC.intimeD.onpurpose60.A.trustingB.watchingC.noticingD.washing第Ⅱ卷（50分）第一节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）FacebookfounderMarkZuckerbergrecentlysurprisedChinesestudentswhen61(speak)totheminChinese.InatalkatTsinghuaUniversityinBeijing,ZuckerbergspokeChineseforabout30minutes.62hisChinesewasfarfromperfect,thestudentscheeredhiseffort.LikeZuckerberg,moreandmorepeopleare63(study)ChineseinAmerica.In2023,about70,000AmericancollegestudentswerestudyingChinese.Thati