河南省南阳市邓州春雨国文学校2023-2024学年高三上学期开学摸底英语试题

高三英语摸底测试第一节阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。BOnMarch15,2022,FrancisKéréwasawardedthePritzkerPrize,otherwiseknownastheNobelPrizeforarchitecture,becomingthefirstAfricanarchitectevertoobtainthisprize.Hispathtosuccesswasnotsmooth.Whenhewas7yearsold,FrancisKérélefthisfamilyhometoattendschoolbecausehisvillage,GandoinBurkinaFaso,didnothaveoneofitsown.Thirteenyearslater,hemovedtoGermanyonacarpentryscholarship,withadreamofreturninghomeonedaytobuildtheclassroomsthatdidn’texistthen.Kéréachievedjustthat,becominganarchitectandcompletinghisfirstbuilding,GandoPrimarySchool,in2001.Castingmudlikeconcreteandusinglocalmaterialsoverimportedones,Kéréproposedaparticularvisionofstructurethatbothstrengthenscommunitiesandrespondstotheclimatecrisis.Assuch,Tuesday’sPritzkerPrizeannouncementisnotonlyanodofapprovalforhim,butfor“vernacular”architecture—atermusedtodescribedesignsthatdirectlyrespondtolocalclimates,materialsandbuildingtraditions—itself.Healsoletthewholevillageparticipateinthedesign,encouragingthemtoconstructtheschool,usinglocalwoodtopressthestonefloorsandlocalclaytomakebricks.Theresultwasawelcomingstructurewitha“floating”roofthatallowsnaturalwindsinahotclimate,andwallopeningsthatbringlightforstudentstolearnevenwithoutelectricity.MrKéréshowedthevillagersthatideastodealwithclimateorotherchallengesarealwaysathand.Though,Kéréhassincedesignedbiggerprojects,includingmanynational-scaleprojectsdifferinginsize,hisapproachremainsgroundedinGando.“That’showI’mtryingtotranslatetheworkIhavestartedinGandotostructuresthatpresentnationalpride,”saysthenewly-awardedarchitect.KéréwillofficiallybenamedaPritzkerwinnerataceremonyinLondon.Aswiththepreviouswinner,hewillbeawardeda$100,000grantandabronzemedal.24.WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph2?A.SpeakhighlyofKéré’sefforts.B.IntroduceKéré’schildhooddream.C.Bringanewtopicfordiscussion.D.Addsomebackgroundinformation.25.What’sKéré’sarchitecturalconcept?A.Economizinglabourforce.B.Havingafancyappearance.C.Highlightingsustainability.D.Usingimportedbuildingmaterials.26.WhichcanbestdescribeFrancisKéré?A.Creativeandcaring.B.Optimisticandhumorous.C.Humbleandambitious.D.Stubbornandadventurous.27.Whatkindofwritingisthetext?A.Anawardspeech.B.Anewsreport.C.Anovel.D.Areview.CScreentimeisoftenconsideredtheenemywhenitcomestoteachingkidstobeactive.However,anewresearchfoundthatforchildrenaged9and10greatersocialmediausewasrelatedtosomepositiveeffects,includingincreasedphysicalactivity,lessfamilyconflict(冲突)andfewersleepproblems.Thefindingscomefromananalysisofdatafromabout4,500youngpeopleandtheirparentscollectedbytheAdolescentBrainCognitiveDevelopmentstudy.Thestudygatheredinformationabouthowyoungpeople’sbrainsdevelop.Inthestudy,childrenreportedactivitieslikewatchingTV,textingorvisitingsocialmediasites—andthetimespentoneach.Theywerealsoaskedaboutwhethertheyplaymature(成年的)videogames.Theyratedtheirtimeonthemasnever,onceinawhileandallthetime.Kidsandparentsreportedonfamilyconflict.Parentsalsokepttrackofhowwellthekidssleptandfilledoutachecklistthatassessed(评定)theirchildren’sbehavior.Theresultshaven’tbeenpublishedyet,butarebeingpresentedTuesdayattheResearchSocietyonAlcoholisminSanDiego.Previousresearchhasbeendone,largelyinolderkidsorteenagerswithlessfocusonyoungerkids.Communitiesandsocialnetworkscanhavebeneficialeffects,sokidswhoareusingsocialmediatobuildconnectionsmayseepositiveoutcomes.DothesefindingsmeanthatparentsshouldbanTVsandsigntheirkidsupforTwitter?Probablynot.PsychologistChrisFergusonofStetsonUniversitysaysthatthedifferencesidentifiedintheresearcharesmall.28.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Morescreentimeisneededbykids.B.Screentimeistheenemyofteachingkidstobeactive.C.ParentsshouldbanTVsandsigntheirkidsupforTwitter.D.Alookatsocialmediamayhavepossiblebenefitsforkids.29.Howdidtheresearchersgetthedatatheywanted?A.Theycarriedoutinterviews.B.Theyaskedkidsandparentstoreport.C.Theygotthedatafromotherscientists.D.TheydownloadedthedatafromtheInternet.30.WhatisChrisFerguson’sattitudetowardsthefindings?A.Objective. B.Subjective.C.Supportive. D.Doubtful.31.Whatisthetext?A.Anovel. B.Atravelguide.C.Anewsreport. D.Abookreview.第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Imagineclimbingamountainandgettinghalfwayupandsayingtoyourself,“Youknowwhat,I’mgoingtoclimbbackdownandfinishthislater.”36Wehaveprojectsthatsitwaitingtobecompleted.Somepeoplestartcollegebutnevergraduate.Wehavebooksthatweneverfinishreading.37Manypeoplearegreatatbeginningthingsbutcan’tseemtofinishstrong.

Notfinishingwhatwestartedhasbeenarepeatedproblemforus.Wehavetofaceit.38Wheneverwedelay,orputtotheside,thethingsthatwillhelpusaccomplishourgoals,westopdevelopingourpotential.

Notfinishingnotonlycausesustostopmakingprogressbutalsowefinditharderwheneverwedodecidetostartagain.Considerthis:EverytimeIbeginanewexerciseprogram,mymusclesaresore(疼)forafewdays.Afterafewweeksofroutine,themusclesgetaccustomedtotheprogramandgrowstronger.Thus,nomoresoremuscles.Well,whenItakesometimeoffIfearstartingagain.39

Strongfinishersareabletofocusongettingthebestresultfromanythingthattheystart.Sohowdoweknowthatweareastrongfinisher?Alongwiththehugefeelingofaccomplishment,otherpeoplewillbegintonoticethechange.40Theywillhavenochoicebuttorecognizeourstrongfinishingability.Wewillberewardedwithmoretrustfromthem.

A.Thelistgoesonandon.B.Weshouldhavetheconfidence.C.Whydon’twehavetheinterestanymore?D.Soundssilly,butthatiswhatwedoallofthetime.E.Iknowthatmymusclesaregoingtobesoreagain.F.Theywillseeweareabletoclimbandconquerthemountain.G.Notbeingastrongfinishercanlimitourabilitytoconquerourgoals.第三部分语言运用阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Shennongjiais56.householdnameinChinabecauseit’sthehomeofthelegendary“wildman”.Itsfolktalespansthegenerations.

Between1976and1981,theChineseAcademyofSciencesorganizedthreelarge-scale57.(science)investigations.Theyhavecollectedhair,footprintsandwastesuspectedof58.(belong)toa“wildman”,butsomeexpertsarguethatmostweretheresultofbears,monkeysorevenhumanbeings.Theyfailed59.(uncover)themythof“wildman”,butdiscoveredthearea’srichbiodiversity.Althoughseveralhundredpeoplehaveclaimed60.(they)aseyewitnessesofsomegiantapelikecreaturesin