福建省福州重点中学2023-2024学年高三上学期10月考英语试题

福州三中2023—2024学年高三第二次质量检测英语试卷试卷满分：150分考试时间：120分钟第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）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。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。1．Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?A．Reserveacheaphotel. B．Relaxandenjoyhimself. C．GotoMexicoonbusiness.2．Whatwillthewomanget?A．Carpetcleaner. B．Apapertowel. C．Aglassofwine.3．Whoisthewoman?A．She’sateacher. B．She’sastudent. C．She’sanassistant.4．Wherearethespeakersheaded?A．Toaswimmingpool. B．Tothebeach. C．Toarestaurant.5．Whyisthemuseumofgreatsignificance?A．It’samuseumforoldart.B．Itwillbebuiltonasmallisland.C．It’sthefirstofitskindinIndonesia.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。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．Howmuchdoesanentranceticketcost?A．Twodollars. B．Fivedollars. C．Fourdollars.7．Howdoesthewomanpay?A．Incash. B．Bycheck. C．Bycreditcard.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8．Wheredidthetomatosaucecomefrom?A．Alocalfarm. B．Theman’sowntomatoes. C．Astoreonlyfivemilesaway.9．Whatdoesthewomanthinkofcooking?A．Sheenjoysit.B．Itmakesherfeelcreative.C．Shedoesn’thavethepatienceforit.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10．Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A．Neighbors. B．Husbandandwife. C．Interviewerandinterviewee.11．Wheredidthemangotocollege?A．InWashington. B．InTexas. C．InNebraska.12．Whatisthewoman’sjob?A．Sheisanartist. B．Sheisabanker. C．Sheisacomputerprogrammer.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13．WhatdidFitbitsayabouttherecentstudy?A．Itwasfalse. B．Ithurttheirbusiness. C．Theyhadnocomment.14．WhendoesthemanusehisFitbit?A．Onlywhenhesexercising. B．Duringthedaytime. C．Allthetime.15．WhatdoesthemanthinkofhisFitbit?A．Itisoflittleuse.B．It’sagoodvalue.C．It’ssometimesuncomfortabletowear.16．Howdoesthewomansound?A．Interested. B．Bored. C．Upset.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17．Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?A．Asearchengine.B．Alanguageprogram.C．Afreelessonwebsiteforteachers.18．HowmanypeopleuseDuolingocurrently?A．Overonehundredmillion. B．Afewhundredthousand. C．Severalthousand.19．WhereisLuisvonAhnfrom?A．Switzerland. B．Guatemala. C．CostaRica.20．HowwasDuolingooriginallyfunded?A．Bybigwebsites. B．Byanactor. C．Byschools.第二部分阅读（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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AAlthoughsistersCarmencristinaMorenoandRosemarySelzerwereborn14yearsapart,theybothhavevividmemoriesofgrowingupsurroundedbymusic.Theirdadwasveryfondofmusicandtherewasalwaysmusicinthehouse.Dadcomposedhisownsongs.Hewouldsitinthebackseatofthewhitestationwagon（旅行车）withasheetofpaperandapencil.Hewouldsay,“Well,thisistheonlyplaceIcangetsomepeaceandquiettowrite.”Theirfatherwouldwritelyricsontowhateverpaperhecouldfind,howeverunconventional.“Noblankcardboardwassafe,”saidCarmencristina.Inthe1940s,musicpromotersinvitedtheirdadtotourSouthAmerica.Carmencristinawasayoungchild,andRosemarywasn’tyetborn.Buttheirdad,whowasorphaned（使成孤儿）atanearlyage,neverwantedtobeawayfromhisdaughterfortoolong.Soherefused.Whentheirdadhadapauseinhismusiccareer,hepickedupanotherjobasafarmirrigator（农场灌溉工）.Hewouldcomehomewithburstblisters.Itmusthavebeenhardforhimbecausehehadtodowhatittooktofeedthefamily.TheirfatherLuisdiedin1974.Rosemarywonderedwhereherdad’smusiccareercouldhavegoneifhehadn’tsoldhismusictosupporthisfamily.“Hecomposedapproximately300songsinhislifetime,buthegaveawaythesongsorsoldthemfor$50asong,”shesaid.“So,Icouldimaginethatashegotolderandheardhismusicontheradioandallofthesepeoplegettingfamous,itmusthavebeenpainfulforhim.”Sheaskedhersisterhowshethoughttheirfatherwouldwanttoberemembered.“Asidefrombeingagoodfamilyman,hewantedpeopletoknowthathecomposedmusic,beautifulmusic,”saidCarmencristina.21．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“Noblankcardboardwassafe”inParagraph2mean?A．Ordinarypaperwasunfittobeused.B．Dadcomposedusingdiversekindsofpaper.C．Dadpreferredwritinglyricsonblankcardboard.D．Blankcardboardwasnotaguaranteeofawritingtool.22．WhydidDadgiveuphistourinSouthAmerica?A．Topreventhisdaughtersbeingorphaned. B．Tostaywithhiswifeforhersafety.C．Tomakesurehischilddidn’tsuffer. D．Toavoidlivingatoughlife.23．Whatdoweknowaboutthefather?A．Hehadlittleexpectationoffame. B．Hetendedtowritesongswhiletraveling.C．Hewentintobusinessinthe1940s. D．Hegaveupalottosupportthefamily.BInthefallof2012,KenLiureceivedanofferfromaChinesecompany,whichwasseekinganEnglishtranslatorforasci-finoveltitledTheThree-BodyProblem.Kenwasanaturalchoice:familiarwithboththeChineseandEnglishsci-fiwordingandculture.ButTheThree-BodyProblemwasunlikeanythingKenhadeverread.Amind-bendingstorywasfullofheadytechnicalpassagesaboutphysicstheory,mixedwithprofoundmoralquestionsandhumanity’splaceintheuniverse.Socapturingthenovelinallitscomplexityseemeddiscouraging.WhentheEnglishtranslationofTheThree-BodyProblemwaspublished,itwasdescribedasagroundbreakingworkofspeculativefiction（推理小说）.LiuCixin,theauthoroftheoriginalworksaid,“UsuallywhenChineseliteraturegetstranslatedintoaforeignlanguage,ittendstolosesomething.ButIdon’tthinkthathappenedtoTheThree-BodyProblem.Ithinkitgainedsomething.”KenwasborninLanzhou,Gansuprovince.Hewasabookworm.BooksprovidedhimwitharefugewhenhemovedtoCalif.andcouldn’tspeakEnglishattheageof11.AftergraduationfromHarvard,hewasacomputerprogrammer,thenacorporatelawyer,andlaterasci-fiwriter.Throughouthisshiftingprofessionaljourney,Kenwrotefictioncontinuously.Eventually,oneofhisworkswonthreebigawards.Kenneversetouttobeatranslator,butaChinesewriterdiscoveredKen.ChenQiufanlikedreadingKen’sshortstoriesonlineandkeptintouchwithKen.Oneday,heaskedKenforhisopiniononanEnglishtranslationofoneofhisstories,whichwasfromatranslationcompany.Kenwasn’timpressedandofferedtoeditit,butendedupredoingthetranslationfromscratch.ChenwascompletelymovedbyKen’sspirit.Ken’sapproachtotranslationisunorthodox（非正统的）.Strictloyaltytothesourcematerialisnothischiefgoal,norisproducingasmooth,Americanizedversion.“It’snotaword-by-wordrecreation,”hesaid.“It’sabouthowIshowtheoveralleffect.”RatherthanignoringculturalandspokendifferencesthatwouldbelostonmostWesternreaders,hetriestostressthem.24．WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesKen’stranslationtask?A．Vital. B．Demanding. C．Urgent. D．Innovative.25．WhatlifelessoncanmatchKen’sexperience?A．Alllifeisanexperiment. B．Todayareader,tomorrowaleader.C．Persistencewillbeeventuallyrewarded. D．Unintentionalactionsbringunexpectedsurprises.26．WhatqualityofKenimpressedChenQiufanmost?A．Hisenthusiasmforwriting. B．Hiseffortforexcellence.C．Hiscuriosityabouteditingwork. D．Hiscriticalcommentsonothers’works.27．WhatisKen’stranslationstylelike?A．Itfollowsthebookaccurately. B．Ithighlightsculturaldifferences.C．Itallowsforthelossofsomething. D．Itfocusesonthefluencyoflanguage.CIntheMediterraneanSea,amodeldetectionsystem-theSystemfortheAvoidanceofShip-StrikeswithEndangeredWhales（SAvEWhales）developedbyEmmanuelSkarsoulis’sresearchteam,canusetheclicksofaspermwhaletodetermineitslocationinthree-dimensionalspace.Intestsusingbothartificialsoundsandthesoundsreleasedfromrealspermwhales,researchersshowedthatSAvEWhalescanprovideenoughnoticeforanearbyshiptochangedirectionorslowdownwhenawhaleisinitspath.SAvEWhales’designisfairlysimple.IthaswonpraisefromaprofessoratCornellUniversityforitsgettingnear-real-timeinformationthatshipscoulduseonthespot.Forthemodeldetectionsystem.Skarsoulis’steamfixedthreebuoys（浮标）inatriangleonetotwokilometersapartneartheHellenicTrench,afive-kilometer-deepunderwatercanyon（峡谷）.Hangingfromeachbuoyona100-meterlinewasahydrophone（水中听音器）todetectunderwatersound.Thethreehydrophonespickedupinformationeachtimeanearbyspermwhaleclicked.Basedonthereflectionsofthespermwhale’sclicks,thescientistsbuilttheirmethodtocalculatethedepthoftheclickingwhale.Andbyrunningthesamecalculationseachtimeawhaleclicksnearby,thescientistscanactivelytrackwhales.Sofar,thesystemhasonlyexperiencedatwo-yearpilottest,andSkarsoulisandhiscolleagueshavealreadyidentifiedsomebarrierstoexpandingittoafull-timemonitoringsystem.Theseincludeanalyticalchallengesaswellasthoseinvolvedinmaintaininganat-seasystem.Infact,fishermenwhohappenedtobenearbywatchedthefirsttwoSAvEWhalesbuoysthatwereuseddisappearunderwater,draggeddownbystrongwaterflows.Besides,thesurfacereflectionanalysisthatmakesSAvEWhalessopowerfulcan’tbeusedforwhalesthatcommunicatethroughsongratherthanclicks,suchasfinwhales.YetsuchmonitoringisurgentlyneededintheMediterraneanSea,saysawhaleresearcherNinoPierantonio.Pierantonionotesthatothereffortstoreduceshipstrikeswillalsobeessentialtoolsinprotectingtheendangeredspermwhales.“Whenreducingspeedisnotanoption,weneedanotherwaytoachieveit,”headds.28．Howcanthenewsystemhelpendangeredspermwhales?A．Bylocatingspermwhalesthroughrecordedsounds.B．Byremindingshipssurroundingspermwhales.C．Byguidingspermwhalestoasafeplace.D．Bywarningspermwhalesofpotentialrisksthroughartificialsounds.29．Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytalkabout?A．Theselectionoftheexperimentalbases. B．ThebasicdevelopmentprocessofSAvEWhales.C．Theinspirationforthemodeldetectionsystem. D．Theuniquefeaturesofspermwhales’clicks.30．Whatisthefunctionofthehydrophonesin?A．Toidentifydifferentsoundsunderwater.B．Torecordthedatagainedfromthebuoys.C．Toprovideships’specificlocationinformation.D．Tohelpcollecttheinformationonspermwhales’clicks.31．WhatcanbeinferredfromthetextaboutSAvEWhales?A．Itneedsfurtherimprovement.B．Itwillbetestedinstrongwaterflows.C．Itwilltargetfinwhalesinthenearfuture.D．Itneedstobeappliedasafull-timesystemurgently.DHaveyoueverescapedtakingonaroleoropportunitybecauseyoudidn’tfeelconfidentenough?Perhapsthevoiceinyourheadasked:“Whyme?Iamnotyetready,notcapableenough,ordon’thaveenoughexperience.”Ifyoucanrelate,you’reamongthemajorityofwomenwithwhomI’veworked.Irecentlyaskedmorethan120women,fromareasincludingtheU.S.,UK,Australia,Georgia,Italy,India,Jamaica,andBermuda:Ifyou’veeveravoidedrisks,whatfactorsandreasonscontributedtothis?Morethan70%reportedthatself-doubt,ornothavingenoughbeliefinthemselves,theircapabilities,ortheirskills,wasadrivingfactor.Asonewell-knownexecutive（行政主管）toldme:“EverydayIdoubtmyself.IdoubtthatIamgoodenoughtobewhereIam.”Thisshouldn’tcomeasasurprise.Weknowself-doubtisapervasive（遍布的）andoftenparalyzingconcern,particularlyforwomen.AstudybypsychologistsatCornellandWashingtonStatehighlightedhigherlevelsofself-doubtinwomen.Researchhasalsoshownthatwomenwillapplyforajobonlyiftheymeetallofthequalifications,whilemenwillapplywhentheyfulfillonly60%.Anotherrecentstudyidentifiedaconsiderablegendergapwhenitcomestoself-promotion,withwomenprovidinglessfavorableassessmentsoftheirownpastperformanceandpotentialfutureability.Ultimately,mentakemorechancesonthemselves,andthatpaysdividends（红利）inthelongrun.Whilethispatternofself-doubtemergedagainandagaininstudies,myinteractions,andmyclientwork,Ialsonoticedanothercommonality:Thesewomen’sself-doubtsweren’tsabotagingtheirsuccess.ThevastmajorityofsuccessfulwomenleadersI’veinterviewedandcoachedhavebuiltexcitingandsatisfyingcareersevenwhilefacingself-doubt.Whatthesewomenalsohadincommoniscourageintheabsenceofconfidence—atraitthatisoftenweaponizedagainstwomenandusedtoexplainwhytheyfailtoachievecareergoals.Myworkhasfoundthatsuccessfulwomentakedecisiveactiontomoveforwardevenwhiledealingwithfearsanddoubtsandquestioningtheirown“readiness”.“Aswomen,weoftenfeellikewehavetobe100%readyinordertomoveforward.But,ifyouare50%or75%there,jump.Justdoit,”saidMeganCostello,formerexecutivedirectoroftheBostonMayor’sOfficeforWomen’sAdvancement．32．Whatistherealfactorforwomentoescapetakingonarole?A．Innerfeelings. B．Differentbeliefs. C．Higherrisks. D．Relatedexperiences.33．Whatistypicalofwomenintermsofself-promotion?A．Theytrytobefavorablyassessed. B．Theyprefertobewellqualified.C．Theytendtobelessoptimistic. D．Theyhopetobeclearlyidentified.34．Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“sabotaging”inParagraph5?A．Promoting. B．Weakening. C．Achieving. D．Balancing.35．Howdowomenwithself-doubtssucceed?A．Theyshouldlearnfromfamousexecutives. B．Theyshouldkeepthemselvesunprepared.C．Theyshouldstopquestioningtheircareers. D．Theyshouldbecourageousanddecisive.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Startinguniversitycanbeacostlyexperienceformoststudents.Butthankfully,withalittleknow-how,youcangainthebenefitsofbeingastudentwithalotmorecashinyourpocketthanyouwouldhaveexpected.36Checkingoutthesetopmoney-savingtipsmightbehelpful.Savemoneyonfood.Studentlifedoesn’thavetobeaboutemptycupboardsandlivingofftakeawaysorreadymeals.Infact,itcanbeusefulhabittocomparetheprice.37Oneoftheeasiestandmostefficientwaystodothatisbyusingapricecomparisonsite.Usestudenttransportdiscount.Wehavealove-haterelationshipwithpublictransport.38Luckily,mostcitieshavelocalbusoperatorsthatofferstudent’spasses,whicharemuchcheaperthatstandardtickets.Thesecanusuallybeusedatalltimesoftheday,includingpeaktraveltimes.39Goingouttoanattractioncanbeexpensive.Sotakefulladvantageofstudentoffers,wheredrinksarecheapandentryisoftenfree.Besuretokeepaneyeoutforanyfreebiesandspecialstudentoffersadvertisedatlocalrestaurants,cinemasandhighstreetshops.Spendlessontextbooks.Beforeyourushoutandspendyourentirestudentloanonbooks,checkyourlectureoutlinesandfigureoutwhichbooksyoureallydoneedtoown,andwhichonesyoucanjustborrowfromthelibrary.40Andyoucanalsosharethecostwithyourclassmates.A．Usestudentofferswhensocializing.B．Studentsshouldn’tgototheattraction.C．Shoparoundandfindthecheapestoption.D．Beingamoney-savingstudenthasneverbeeneasy.E．Rememberallyourtextbooksareavailableinthelibrary.F．Whileitmaybeessentialtousepublictransport,it’snotalwayscheap.G．Iftherearesomeyouneedtobuy,seeifyoucangetasecond-handcopy.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Beingvulnerable（脆弱的）isnotachoice.It’sa41inourlife.Whatwedowithvulnerabilitycaneitheropendoorstodeeperconnections,orbuildwallsthat42progressandfulfillment.Vulnerability43thestateofbeingexposedtothepossibilityofbeingharmed,eitherphysicallyoremotionally.It’spartofhuman44becausewearevulnerableinsomewayatalltimes.Wearevulnerabletoviruses,accidents,misunderstandingsand45causedbywhateverreasons.Theonlychoicewereallyhaveiswhetherto46itornot.Whensomepeople47thattheyhavenovulnerability,theyarehardtodevelopmeaningfulsocialconnectionswithothers.Theyarejust48.Noonelikestospendmuchtimewithpeoplewhoaredishonestor49toopenuptheirfeelings.Mostofthetime,agreatfriendshipstartsby50eachother’svulnerability.Indeed,it’snoteasyforustoadmitourvulnerabilityinfrontofothers.Inordertoprotectourselves,wetendtostrugglewith51.Butinfact,whenwearevulnerablewithpeople,wehavesignaledthattheycanalso52sharetheiranxieties.Andwedon’thavetoworrytoomuchabouttheresultsbecauseafarmorecommonreactionofpeopleistorespectour53insteadoflaughingatus.Underthissharedcircumstance,webecomeless54byvulnerabilityandalsowe55arelationship.41．A．secret B．reality C．skill D．purpose42．A．report B．reveal C．replace D．prevent43．A．refersto B．consistsof C．relieson D．sticksto44．A．belief B．error C．rights D．nature45．A．memories B．lessons C．experiences D．pains46．A．follow B．analyse C．acknowledge D．remove47．A．claim B．doubt C．celebrate D．neglect48．A．hesitating B．complaining C．lying D．waiting49．A．motivated B．unwilling C．desperate D．unafraid50．A．blaming B．spreading C．teasing D．exchanging51．A．criticism B．fear C．anger D．hopelessness52．A．surprisingly B．cautiously C．safely D．gratefully53．A．bravery B．humor C．ability D．understanding54．A．impressed B．affected C．improved D．reminded55．A．stand B．request C．strengthen D．measure第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）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。Stallholders（小摊贩）at56______bustlingnightmarketinDongyang,Zhejiangprovince,nowhaveonelessthingtoworryaboutafterthelocaltradeunionfederationhelpedestablishachildcarecenter,whichspendsthesameamountoftimeonadailybasistendingtheiryoungstersastheydo57______（earn）breadandbutteratnight.Thecenter58______（launch）inJuneonZhenxingRoadtohelprelievethepressureonmanyofthoserunningits435streetstalls,manyof59______aremigrantworkersfromaroundthecountry60______localrelativestohelptakecareoftheirchildren.Duringavisit61______（early）thisyeartothecrowdedandnoisymarketinthecity’sWuningsubdistrict,MaoFenghua,headofthelocaltradeunionfederation,foundachilddoinghomeworknearastreetstall.“Thenightmarketisnoisyandcrowded.Itishardforthechildrentokeeptheirattention62______（focus）ontheirstudieswithallthenoise,andtheparentswillneverbeabletoconcentrateontheirbusiness63______theyhavetolookaftertheirchildren,”shesaid.Maovisitedeverystallalongtheroadtolearnabout64______（convenience）facingtheparents.OneofthesewasXiaQiongfang,fromHubeiprovince,whosellsscreen65______（protect）formobiledevicesatthenightmarketalongsideherhusband.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节应用文写作（满分15分）你校今天举办了一场关于高中生未来职业选择的讲座，请你写一篇英文日记描述你的职业规划。内容包括：1．你的目标职业；2．选择的理由；3．实现途径。注意：1．词数80左右；2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。October4,2023,Wednesday__________________________________________