甘肃省兰州市第五十五中学2023-2024学年高三上学期开学考试英语试题（PDF版含答案有听力音频无听力原文）

第第页甘肃省兰州市第五十五中学2023-2024学年高三上学期开学考试英语试题（PDF版含答案，有听力音频，无听力原文）2023-2024学年高三年级开学考试10.Whatlessondidthewomanpreviouslylearn

A.Leavingfortheairportearly.

第一部分：听力（30分）B.Bookingataxiaheadoftime.

第一节C.Packingthebaginadvance.

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听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

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。每段对话仅读一11.Howdidthewomangettheglasses

A.Atechcompanygaveherasagift.

遍。

B.Herfriendaskedhertotestit.

1.Whatwillthewoman’scousincompeteinthisyear

C.Sheboughtitfromastore.

A.Baseball.B.Running.C.Swimming.12.Whatdoesthewoman’smotherthinkoftheglasses

2.WherewillthespeakersprobablygetthetoyA.Sheissurprisedatthem.

A.Atanonlineshop.B.Inaphysicalstore.C.Fromashoppingprogram.B.Sheiscuriousaboutthem.

3.WhatarethespeakersdoingC.Sheisuninterestedinthem.

A.Makingacard.B.Writingaletter.C.Decoratingahouse.13.Wherewilltheglassesbeused

4.WhendoesthemanneedtogetupA.Inschools.B.Ingamestores.C.Intouristattractions.听第9

A.At3:00a.m.B.At4:00a.m.C.At7:00a.m.段材料，回答第14至17题。

5.Whatwillthemanprobablydothisweekend14.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout

A.Haveapicnic.B.Prepareforatest.C.Learnaboutscience.A.Howtoputabandtogether.

第二节B.Howtosignupasocialmediaaccount.

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C.Howtoattractmorevisitorstoawebsite.

15.Howoftendidthemansharehiswebsitebefore

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

A.Hardlyever.B.Onceaday.C.Twiceaday.

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。16.Whoisgoodatdesigningposters

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。A.May.B.Ann.C.Joe.

6.Howdidthemanlearnaboutthemovie17.Whathavethespeakersagreedondoingtogether

A.Byreadinganewspaper.B.Bytalkingtoafriend.C.BywatchingTV.A.Practicingfortheband.B.Puttingupposters.C.Havingdinner.

7.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

A.Moviestarandfan.B.Husbandandwife.C.Friends.18.WhatisgreataboutFinland’seducationsystem

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。A.Itkeepsupwiththetimes.

B.Itstickstotraditionaleducation.

8.WheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplaceC.Itfocusesonclassroomlearning.

A.Atanairport.B.Athome.C.Inataxi.19.Whowillhelpratethestudents’performance

9.WhywillthemantakecirclesinthecityA.Otherstudents.B.Companyemployees.C.Familymembers.

A.Thereisplentyoftime.20.WhatiswrongabouttraditionaleducationaccordingtoKirstiLonka

B.Thehighwayisn’tavailable.A.Itmakesmathandgrammarhardertolearn.

C.Thetrafficisbusyduringrushhours.B.Itmakesreal-lifeproblemssimpleforstudents.

C.Itmakesstudentsdependtoomuchonteachers.

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第二部分：阅读理解23.AdiscussionsectiondoesNOTinclude______.

第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。（每小题A.workingundertheguidanceofuniversityprofessors

2.5分，共37.5分）B.talkingoverwhatthestudentshavereadaboutthecourses

AC.discussingtheproblemsrelatedtothestudents'homework

Sincemanyofyouareplanningtostudyatacollegeoruniversityinthiscountry,youmaybeD.raisingquestionsaboutwhataprofessorhassaidinalecture

curioustoknowwhatyouusuallydoinatypicalweek,howyoucangetalongwithyourfellow24.Accordingtotheauthor,sciencemajors______.

A.havetoworkharderthannonsciencemajors

students,andsoon.ThesearethequestionsIwanttodiscusswithyoutoday.

B.spendlesstimeontheirstudiesthannonsciencemajors

First,let'stalkaboutwhatyourweeklyschedulewilllooklike.Nomatterwhatyourmajormay

C.considerexperimentsmoreimportantthandiscussions

be,youcanexpecttospendbetweenfourandsixhoursaweekforeachclassattendinglectures.

D.readandwritelessthannonsciencemajors

LecturesareusuallyinverylargeroomsbecausesomecoursessuchasintroductiontosociologyorB

economicsoftenhaveasmanyastwoorthreehundredstudents,especiallyatlargeuniversities.InArtmuseumsareplaceswherepeoplecanlearnaboutvariouscultures(文化).Theincreasingly

lectures,it'sveryimportantforyoutotakenotesonwhattheprofessorsaysbecausetheinformationpopular"designmuseums"thatareopeningtoday,however,performquiteadifferentrole.Unlike

alectureisoftendifferentfromtheinformationinyourtextbooks.Also,youcanexpecttohavemostartmuseums,thedesignmuseumshowsobjectsthatareeasilyfoundbythegeneralpublic.

examquestionsbasedonthelectures.Soitisn'tenoughtojustreadyourtextbooks;youhavetoThesemuseumssometimesevenplacethingslikefridgesandwashingmachinesinthecenterofthe

attendlecturesaswell.Inatypicalweekyouwillalsohaveacoupleofhoursofdiscussionforeveryhall.

classyoutake.ThediscussionsectionisasmallgroupmeetingusuallywithfewerthanthirtyPeoplehavearguedthatdesignmuseumsareoftenmadeuseofasadvertisementsfornew

studentswhereyoucanaskquestionsaboutthelectures,thereading,andthehomework.Inlargeindustrialtechnology.Buttheirroleisnotsimplyamatterofsales—itisthehonoringofexcellently

universities,graduatestudents,calledteachingassistants,usuallydirectdiscussionsections.inventedproducts.Thedifferencebetweenthewindowofadepartmentstoreandtheshowcaseina

Ifyourmajorischemistry,orphysics,oranotherscience,you'llalsohavetospendseveraldesignmuseumisthatthefirsttriestosellyousomething,whilethesecondtellsyouthesuccessofa

hoursaweekinthelab,orlaboratory,doingexperiments.Thismeansthatsciencemajorsspendsale.

moretimeintheclassroomthannonsciencemajorsdo.Ontheotherhand,peoplewhomajorinOneadvantageofdesignmuseumsisthattheyareplaceswherepeoplefeelfamiliarwiththe

subjectslikeliteratureorhistoryusuallyhavetoreadandwritemorethansciencemajorsdo.exhibits.Unliketheaverageartmuseumvisitors,designmuseumvisitorsseldomfeelfrightenedor

21.Themainpurposeofthistextis______.puzzled(困惑).Thisispartlybecausedesignmuseumsclearlyshowhowandwhymass-produced

productsworkandlookastheydo,andhowdesignhasimprovedthequalityofourlives.Art

A.tohelpthestudentstolearnaboutuniversitylife

museumexhibits,ontheotherhand,wouldmostprobablyfillvisitorswithafeelingthatthereis

B.topersuadethestudentstoattendlectures

somethingbeyondtheirunderstanding.

C.toencouragethestudentstotakepartindiscussionsInrecentyears,severalnewdesignmuseumshaveopenedtheirdoors.Eachofthesemuseums

D.toadvisethestudentstochoosepropermajorshastriedtosatisfythepublic'sgrowinginterestinthefieldwithnewideas.London'sDesign

22.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatuniversityprofessors______.Museum,forexample,showsacollectionofmass-producedobjectsfromZippolighterstoelectric

A.spendabout5hoursonlectureseachweektypewriterstoagroupofItalianfish-tins.Thechoicesopentodesignmuseumsseemfarlessstrict

B.mustjointhestudentsinthediscussionsectionsthanthosetoartmuseums,andvisitorsmayalsosensethehumorous(幽默的)partofoursociety

C.prefertousetextbooksintheirlectureswhilewalkingaroundsuchexhibitsasinterestingandunusuallyattractivetoyscollectedinour

D.requirethestudentstoreadbeyondthetextbookseverydaylife.

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25.Showcasesindesignmuseumsaredifferentfromstorewindowsbecausethey______.andfromfamiliesknowntothem—aformoffavouritismwillreplaceequality.Atthemoment,the

A.showmoretechnologicallyadvancedproductsbrightchildfromanill—respectedschoolcanshowcertificatestoproveheorsheissuitablefora

B.helpincreasethesalesofproductsjob,whilethelackofcertificateindicatestheunsuitabilityofadullchildattendingawell-respected

C.showwhytheproductshavesoldwellschool.Thisdefenceofexcellenceandopportunitywoulddisappearifexaminationsweretaken

D.attractmorepeoplethanstorewindowsdoaway,andthebrightchildfromapoorfamilywouldbeaprisonerofhisorherschool'sreputation,

26.Theauthorbelievesthatmostdesignmuseumvisitors______.unabletocompeteforemploymentwiththechildfromthefavouredschool.

A.donotadmiremass-producedproductsTheopponentsoftheexaminationsystemsuggestthatexaminationsareanevilforcebecause

B.arepuzzledwithtechnologicalexhibitstheyshowdifferencesbetweenpupils.Accordingtothesepeople,theremustbenospecial,different,

C.dislikeexhibitsinartmuseumsacademicclass.Theyhaveevensuggestedthatthereshouldbenoformofdifferenceinsportorany

D.knowtheexhibitsverywellotherarea:alljobsorpostsshouldbefilledbyunsystematicselection.Theselectionwouldbemade

27.Thechoicesopentodesignmuseums______.bypeoplewhothemselvesareprobablyselectedbysomecomputer.

A.arenotasstrictasthosetoartmuseums29.Theword"favouritism"inparagraph3isusedtodescribethephenomenonthat______.

B.arenotaimedtointerestthepublicA.brightchildrenalsoneedcertificatesgogetsatisfyingjobs.

C.mayfailtobringsomepleasuretovisitorsB.childrenfromwell—respectedschoolstendtohavegoodjobs

D.oftencontainpreciousexhibitsC.poorchildrenwithcertificatesarefavouredinjobmarkets

28.Thebesttitleforthispassageis______.D.childrenattendingordinaryschoolsachievegreatsuccess

A.Theformsofdesignmuseums30.Whatwouldhappenifexaminationsweretakenawayaccordingtotheauthor

B.TheexhibitsofdesignmuseumsA.Schoolsforbrightchildrenwouldlosetheirreputation.

C.ThenatureofdesignmuseumsB.Therewouldbemoreopportunitiesandexcellence.

D.ThechoicesopentodesignmuseumsC.Childrenfrompoorfamilieswouldbeabletochangetheirschools.

CD.Children'sjobopportunitywouldbeaffectedbytheirschoolreputation.

Weareallinterestedinequality,butwhilesomepeopletrytoprotecttheschooland31.Theopponentsoftheexaminationsystemwillagreethat______.

examinationsysteminthenameofequality,others,stillinthenameofequality,wantonlytodestroyA.jobsshouldnotbeassignedbysystematicselection

it.B.computersshouldbeselectedtotakeovermanyjobs

AnysocietywhichisinterestedinequalityofopportunityandstandardsofachievementmustC.specialclassedarenecessarytokeeptheschoolstandards

regularlytestitspupils.Thestandardsmaybechanged—noexaminationisperfect—buttohavetoD.schoolswithacademicsubjectsshouldbedoneawaywith

testsorexaminationswouldmeantheendofequalityandofstandards.Therearegroupsofpeople32.Thepassagemainlyfocuseson______.

whoopposethisviewandwhodonotbelieveeitherinexaminationsorinanycontrolsinschoolsorA.schoolsandcertificatesB.examinationandequality

onteachers.ThiswouldmeanthateverythingwoulddependonlucksinceeverypupilwoulddependC.opportunityandemploymentD.standardsandreputation

ontheefficiency,thevaluesandthepurposeofeachteacher.

Withoutexaminations,employerswilllookforemployeesfromthehighlyrespectedschools

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DA.SlowDownYourLife

Handshaking,thoughaEuropeanpractiseisoftenseeninbigcitiesofChina.NobodyknowsB.EscapeNowandThen

exactlywhenthepracticestartedinEurope.ItissaidthatlonglongagoinEuropewhenpeoplemet,C.SeparateYourActions

theyshowedtheirunarmed(无武器的)handstoeachotherasasignofgoodwill.AstimewentonD.AllowYourselftoBeWeak

andtradeincitiesgrewrapidly,peopleincitiesbegantoclapeachother'shandstomakeadealortoE.RelievePressurebyFirmlySaying"No"

reachanagreement.ThispracticewaslaterchangedintoshakinghandsamongfriendsonmeetingorF.StopExpectingEverythingtoBePerfect

leavingeachother."Let'sshake(hands)onit"sometimesmeansagreementreached.G.Makeeverythingwonderful.

DotheEuropeansshakehandswherevertheygoandwithwhomevertheymeetNo.HowtoSimplifyYourLife

SometimestheChineseabroadreachouttheirhandstoooftentobepolite.ItisreallyveryimpoliteLessismore.Thisiswhywesay:reducethingsbyhalfinsteadofdoublingthem,getridof

togiveyourhandwhentheotherparty,especiallywhenitisawoman,showslittleinterestinjunkinsteadofpilingitup,relaxinsteadofstressing,slowdowninsteadofspeedingup.Applythese

shakinghandswithyouandwhenthemeetingdoesnotmeananythingtohimor-her.Evenif,forprinciplesinyoureverydaylifeinaconsciousway.Youwillthenfindyourselfwellalongonyour

politeness,heholdsouthisunwillinghandinanswertoyouruninvitedhand,justtouchitslightly.journeytosimplification.

Thereisgenerallyamisunderstanding(误解)amongtheChinesethatwesternersareusuallyopen36.__________

andstraightforward,whiletheChineseareratherreserved(保守的)inmanner.ButinfactsomeWhenyouconcentrateononetask,youfindyouhaveenergythatyoudidn’tevenknowyou

peopleinwesterncountriesaremorereservedthansomeChinesetoday.Soitisagoodideatoshakehad.Justimagine:youareatafairandyouhavetocarrytwoheavypigsover100yards.Ifyoukeep

handswithawesterneronlywhenheshowsinterestinfurtherrelationswithyou.grabbingoneandthentheother,itwilltakeforever,becauseoneofthemwillkeepslippingoutfrom

33.IntheolddaysinEurope,peopleputouttheirunarmedhandstoeachother______.underyourarmandrunningoff.Butifyoutieonepiginaplace,pickuptheother,gatherallyour

A.tomakeadealB.togreeteachotherstrengthandmakeadashforthefinishline,pauseforamoment,runbackandgettheotherone,and

C.toshowfriendlinessD.toreachanagreementwithgreatdetermination,carrythesecondpigtothefinishline,thenyoucanbesureofsuccess.

34.Thefirstparagraphmainlytellsus______.37._________

A.wherehandshakingwasfirstpracticedThepressureatworkisontheincreaseinalloccupations.Inthemodernnuclearfamily,the

B.howhandshakingcameaboutexpectationsthatformerlywouldhavebeensharedamongalltherelativesarenowconcentratedon

C.abouttherelationshipbetweenhandshakingandtradetheindividualpartner.

D.aboutthepracticeofhandshakingbothinEuropeandinChinaIfyouhavethefeelingthat24hoursperdayarenotenoughforallthethingsyouneedtodo,

35.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingstatementsistruethenit’snotbecausethedayhastoofewhours,butbecauseyouhavetoomanyactivities.Asimple

A.WesternersaremorereservedthantheChinese.factthatoverloadedpeopleoftentendtoforget.Thesolutionisequallysimple:refusetoacceptso

B.Westernersareunwillingtoshakehands.manyworkassignmentsinyourprivatelifeoryourworkinglife.

C.Weshouldmakeajudgementbeforeshakinghands.38.____________

D.Weshouldn'tshakehandswithEuropeanwomen."Icanhandlestress"isregardedasapositivestatementintheworldofwork.Peoplewhocan

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中选出符合各段意思的小标题。选项中有两项是多余选项。（每小题2.5分，共12.5分）Paycarefulattentiontothesignsthattellyouthatyouareundermorestressthanyoucancope

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with.Thesesignalscancomefromvariousareasoflife.Youbecomeill,oryourworkefficiencyHesaid,"Iwillgiveyoumy___46___tomorrow."

decreases.Shewokeupthenextmorning,foundhimgone,andsawapieceofpaperonherbed,which

Ifyouhaveanyofthesesymptoms,changeyourlifegoalsanddecreaseyourtoleranceofstress.goes"Mydear,Iwouldnotpickthatflowerforyou,the___47___are…"

Sayquiteopenly,"Ican'tmanagethat.""Whenyouusethecomputeryoualwaysmessupthesoftware,andyoucryinfrontofthe

39.__________screen.IhavetosavemyfingerssothatIcanhelptorestoretheprograms.Youalwaysleavethe

"IfonlyIwereslimmer,morebeautiful,richer,moreclever,thenIwouldbehappier."Thisisahousekeysbehind,thusIhavetosavemy___48___torushhometoopenthedoorforyou.You

dreamthatmakesalotofpeopleill,depressed,andunhappy.Lifehasitsflaws,defects,corners,andlovetravelingbutalwaysloseyourwayina(n)___49___city.Ihavetosavemyeyestoshowyou

edges.Onlythosewhoacceptthisrealitycanleadareallyfulllife.theway.Youalways___50___atthecomputer,andthatwilldonothinggoodforyoureyes.Ihave

Ofcoursethereareactivitiesinwhicherrorsaredangerous:drivingacar;crossingtheroad.tosavemyeyes___51___whenwegrowold,Icanhelptoclipyournailsandhelptoremovethose

Butlifedoesn'tconsistentirelyofthesethings.Inamongthemthereisalotofroomforsmalland___52___whitehairs."

largemistakes."Thus,mydear,unlessIamsurethatthereissomeonewholovesyou___53___Ido…Icould

40._________notpickthatfloweryet,anddie…"

Successfulpeopleallhavetheirownplaceswheretheycanwithdrawinordertowork.FindoutThat'slife,and___54___.flowers,andromanticmomentsareonlyusedandappearonthe

whichplacesimproveyourcreativity.Formeit'sthetrain.WhenIknowthatI'mgoingtobe___55___oftherelationship.Underallthis,thepillaroftruelovestands.

travelingforfourhourswithoutphonecallsandpeopleknockingonmydoor,Ifindnaymindisfree41.A.andB.butC.orD.so

andIcanreadorwritecomplexarticles.Therecanbeproblemsworkingonthetrain,ofcourse:if42.A.lonelyB.shamedC.worriedD.tired

thepersonsittingoppositeyoukeepstalkingaway,oriftraintrapsmakeyoutired(somepeoplefall43.A.speakB.blowC.changeD.keep

asleepafterafewmiles).44.A.representB.expandC.convinceD.admit

45.A.attentionB.deathC.interestD.satisfaction

第三节：完形填空46.A.answerB.agreementC.announcementD.judgment

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41~55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。（每小47.A.meaningsB.reasonsC.messagesD.purposes

题1分，共15分）48.A.dollarsB.patienceC.energyD.legs

Thisisthestoryoftwolovers,whofinallygotmarried.Bothofthemwereromanticatfirst,49.A.ancientB.modernC.newD.underground

___41___onthewalkoflife,problems,quarrels,professioncameintotheirlife.50.A.shoutB.jumpC.stareD.knock

Oneday,shefinallydecided"Iwanttobreakup"."Why"heasked.51.A.asifB.sothatC.nowthatD.incase

"Iam___42___."sheanswered.52.A.enjoyableB.annoyingC.dustyD.amusing

Hekeptsilentthewholenight,seeminglyindeepthought.finallyheasked,"WhatcanIdoto53.A.lessthanB.morethanC.ratherthanD.otherthan

___43___yourmind"54.A.determinationB.progressC.loveD.power

Lookingintohiseyesshesaid,"Answermyquestion.Ifyoucan___44___myheart,Iwill55.A.principleB.wayC.surfaceD.nature

changemymind.Let'ssay,Iwantaflowergrowingonthefaceofamountaincliff(悬崖),weboth

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第四节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）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。

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kindoffriendshipswewant.withonlythenameofthereceiverontheenvelope.Theenvelopesarethendistributedtothose

memberswithoutthemknowingthenameofthegiver.

Tomostofus,friendshipsareconsidered58(importance),butneedtohaveclearinourTherecameatimewhenmyhusbandandIwereamongthoseinneed.Wedidnottalkabout

ownminds59kindsoffriendshipswewant.Aretheytobecloseor60(keep)atarm’sourfinancialdifficultywithanyone.Theonlyreasonourchildrenknewwasthatwehadtocutback

lengthDowewanttoshareourselvesordowewanttowalkonthesurfaceForsomepeople,onmanythings.Still,wehopedtheywerenotawareoftheextentofourneed,norofhowmuch

manyfriendshipsonthesurfacearequiteenough—andthat’sallright.ButatsomepointweneedtotheirfatherandIweresufferingbecauseofit.Wedidnotwanttoburdenthemwithaproblemthey

coulddonothingtosolve.

makesurethatourexpectationsarethesameasour61(friend)expectations.IfonewantsmoreUnfortunately,oursituationwasn'timproving,andmyhusbandandIknewthatwewouldhave

fromthefriendshipthantheother,62ifthisisnottalkedabout,oneislikelyatlasttofellthattolookforoutsidehelp.Justaswereachedthepointofdesperation,ourchurchgaveusagift

he’sholdingtheshortendofthestick.Thesharingofpersonalexperience63(include)ourtearsenvelopethathadbeenleftintheofferingbox.Wewereoverjoyedtoreceiveaverylargeamountof

money,enoughtobringusthroughthatdesperatetime.Wecouldn'thelpbutwonderwhohadgiven

aswellasourdarkdreams64(be)thesurestwaytodeepenfriendships.Butitmustbesuchagenerousgift.Wewereextremelyrelievedandgrateful.

undertakenslowlyandcarriedononlyiftheresignsofinterestandaction65return.Ayearlater,ourseventeen-year-oldsonwasapplyingforastudentloansohecouldattend

university.Itwasthenthatwediscoveredhissavingsaccoun