江苏省徐州市2023-2024学年高三上学期11月期中英语试题2

2023~2024学年度第一学期高三年级期中抽测英语试题注意事项:1.答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。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,将答题卡交回。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;每小题分,满分分)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.Whatcoloristhesofa?A.White.B.Brown.C.Blue.2.Whatwillthewomando?A.Lockthedoors.B.Repairthespeakers.C.Informthecustomers.3.Whatarethespeakersmainlydiscussing?A.Theman’sgarden.B.Thewoman’scooking.C.Theirgrandma’shealth.4.WhoisNicole?A.Theman’sdaughter.B.Theman’ssister.C.Theman’sniece.5.Whathappenedtotheman?A.HelostanEnglishreport.B.HebrokehisUSBmemory.C.Hesentafiletoawrongperson.第二节(共15小题;每小题分,满分分)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、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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.WhatjobwouldMillieprefer?A.Todoresearchonscience.B.Todobeautytreatments.C.Tocreatesoaps.7.WhatismoreimportanttoMillie?A.Thesalary.B.Thesocialstatus.C.Thejobsatisfaction.听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。8.Whattimeisitnow?A.7:00p.m.B.8:00p.m.C.9:00p.m.9.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodotomorrowmorning?A.Pickupafriend.B.Catchaflight.C.Takeatraintothecity.10.Howdoesthewomanprobablyfeel?A.Annoyed.B.Excited.C.Surprised.听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。11.Whatarethespeakersdoing?A.Orderingfood.B.Waitinginline.C.Takingabreak.12.Howoftendoesthewomanexerciseeveryweek?A.Twice.B.Threetimes.C.Fourtimes.13.Howdoesthemanusuallygettowork?A.Bycar.B.Onfoot.C.Bysubway.听第9段材料,回答第14至16题14.Whatwillthegirldotomorrowafternoon?A.Takeatest.B.MeetwithMary.C.Handinapaper.15.Whatdoweknowaboutthegirl’smother?A.Shelikesreadingpoems.B.Sheteachesliteratureincollege.C.Sheinfluencesthegirlalot.16.Wheredoestheconversationmostlikelytakeplace?A.Inaclassroom.B.Inthegirl’shouse.C.Intheteachers’office.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17.WhatdoesthespeakerthinkoftheweddinginItaly?A.Itistypical.B.Itisboring.C.Itisimpressive.18.Wheredidthebridegroomfirstmeetthebride?A.InItaly.B.InFrance.C.InEngland.19.WhatoftenhappensatAmericanweddings?A.Longspeechesaregiven.B.Abigdinnerisservedbeforethewedding.C.Everythingaboutweddingismadeathome.20.Whydidthefamilycutupthebridegroom’stie?A.Toraisemoney.B.Toplayajokeonhim.C.Tomakehimdifferent.第二部分阅读(共两节,满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题分,满分分)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。AWELETODENTAL2023IMPLANTCENTERGRANDOPENING!!VISITOURNEWLOCATIONthST.,LONGBEACHSavethiscoupon(优惠券)andyoucanenjoythemaximumdiscountinournewoffice:Singletoothimplantcostsonly$700!(A10%discountofnormal).Includingimplant,abutmentandcrown.*Duedate:03/31/24.Cannotbebinedwithinsurancefeesorothercoupons.Newpatientsonly.NOWSERVINGYOUINTHREELOCATIONS!IRVINE:39CreekRoadSuite210LAGUNANIGUEL:30012CrownValleyPkwySTEBUnliketraditionalartificialteeth,whichareremovable,dentalimplantsaresurgicallyplacedintothejawboneandthentoppedwitharestorationsuchasadentalcrown.Theyfeelmuchmorenaturalthanconventionalalternatives.Additionally,dentalimplantscanhelptopreventbonedeterioration(退化)thatiscausedbymissingteeth.Thebonebeginstodeterioratewhenyouloseatoothbecauseitisnolongerbeingstimulateddaily.Thiscanleadtoseverebonelossovertime.Butbyplacingdentalimplantsintothejawbone,wecanpreservethisstructure.Ifyou’remissingone,two,orallofyourteeth,weencourageyoutovisitournewofficeinLongBeach,orcall(949)8576757toscheduleyourappointment.Wewouldbehappytohelpyoufindthebesttreatmentplantorestoreyoursmileandhelpyouenjoybetteroralhealthsoon!1.What’stherestrictionofthecoupon?A.ItisvalidonlyonMarch31st. B.Itdoesn’tsupportphonereservation.C.Onlynewpatientscanuseit. D.Itmustbeusedwithinsurancefees.2.Whichisanadvantageofdentalimplants?A.Theycostlittlemoney. B.Theypreservethejawbone.C.Theycanbeeasilyremoved. D.Theypreventteethmissing.3Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Toexplainhowtoimplantteeth. B.Tointroducethreeimplantcenters.C.Toadvertiseanewlyopeneddentalcenter. D.Topopularizetheknowledgeoforalhealth.BNuclearenergyisoneofthecleanestpoweronearth.Itiscleanerthananyenergysourceexceptwind.Butthatdoesn’tnecessarilymeannuclearisthelongtermsolutionfortheworldbecausenuclearmaterialisperhapsthemostpoisonousmatteronearth.Inaddition,uranium,theelementmostmonlyusedinnuclearreactors,isnotinlimitlesssupply.Butthebiggestproblemisnuclearwaste.Howcanwedealwithnuclearwaste?Theanswerissimple—putthemsomewherewheretheycanstay,undisturbed,isolated,forever.Finlandisbuildingjustthat.Thisregionislargelylackinginnaturaldisasters.Itreallydoesn’tencounteranynaturalphenomenonthatcoulddamageanuclearwastestoragesite,especiallyifit’s1,500feetunderground.BeneathanislandontheFinnishBalticSeacoast,thecountryisdigging.They’rebuildingtheveryfirstpermanentnuclearwastestoragefacilityintheworldinthestablebedrock1,500feetbelow.Currentlythey’rejustfinishingtheirdigdown,thenverysoonthey’llstartfillingthefacilitywithnuclearwaste.They’lldiglongtunnelswithsmallholesinwhichthey’llplacenuclearwastethenbackfillthetunnelswithclaytobeleftforever.Withthissystem,there’snearzeroriskofnuclearmaterialleakingoutintothegroundwaterand,onceit’sfilledintheyear2120,itcanjustbeleft,forever.Becausethematerialwillbesofardownandsodifficulttogetto,nohumanmanagementwillbenecessaryoncepleted.Nosecurity,nomaintenance,nothingwhichmeansitshouldbetrulysecure,butbeforeleavingit,Finlandneedstofightagainstonething—humannature.Ascuriousbeings,it’shardtofightaperson’surgeofdiscovery.Ifsomeonefindsamysteriousstructurefromthousandsofyearsago,it’djustbenaturaltowanttoopenitup,andthat’saproblemfornuclearwastesites.WeessentiallydidjustthatwiththepyramidsinEgypt.Thesestructureswerebuiltasthefinal,permanentrestingplacesandweopenedthemupbecausewewerecurious.Openingthenuclearstoragefacilitieswouldreleaseradiationintoafuturecivilization,sowehavetotellthemtoleavethesitesalone,butthat’seasiersaidthandone.4.WhyisFinlandbuildinganuclearstoragesitedeepunderground?A.Thetunnelsthereareeasytodig. B.Thesupplyofuraniumislimited.C.Moderntechnologymakesitpossible. D.Nonaturaldisastercaninfluencethesite.5.Whathumannaturedoestheauthorworryabout?A.Beingcurious. B.Adesireforsecurity.C.Beingadventurous. D.Adesireforcontrol.6.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardFinland’saction?A.Supportive. B.Tolerant. C.Doubtful. D.Pessimistic.7.WhyarethepyramidsinEgyptmentioned?A.Toarousepeople’scuriosity. B.Topredictthesite’sdevelopment.C.Toillustratetheauthor’sconcern. D.Tostresstheimportanceoftheproject.CThebestadvertisementforpublictransportationisseeingabuswhooshpastlinesofcarsstuckintraffic.Whentransitisconvenient,fortable,affordableandfasterthandriving,theservicepracticallysellsitself.That’swhyarecentbuslaneboominLosAngelesissowele.Since2019,Metroandthecity’sDepartmentofTransportationhaverolledoutninenewsegments(路段)foratotalof40milesofbuslanesonsomeofthemostcrowdedstreetswithhighbusridership,suchasLaBreaAvenue,VeniceBoulevardandAlvaradoStreet.Thegoalistohave100milesinplacebeforethe2028Olympics.Theresulthasbeenfaster,morereliableserviceforpassengers—andfordriversstuckintraffic,maybeevenalittlebusenvy.Betterbusserviceisessentialtogetpeopletojobs,schoolsandopportunities,andtoenticedriversoutofcarstohelpreduceplanetwarmingemissions.Greattransformationhastakenplacesince.TransitadvocateshavepressedMetroandelectedofficialstostoptreatingbusridersasanafterthought.FormerCouncilmemberMikeBonin,whoalsosatonMetro’sgoverningboard,pushedforthecreationoftheBusSpeedandReliabilityWorkingGroup.Withacleargoal—tospeedupthebuses—andamandate(授权)frompoliticalleaders,staffatthetwoagencieswereabletocutthroughbureaucraticbarriersthatoftenstymie(阻碍)publicworksprojects.BusRapidTransit,orbusways,withdedicatedlanesandspecialstops,havefacedresistancefromsomeresidentsandbusinessowners,whoworryaboutlosingcarlanesorparking.Thepromiseisthatmostbusridersgetthebenefitofbuslanesonlyduringrushhours,from7to10a.m.and4to7p.m.Theserushhourlaneswilldemonstratethebenefitsofgivingpeoplefast,convenientbusservice,soL.A.‘spoliticalleaderswillwholeheartedlysupportmorededicatedbuswaysandeven24hourbuslanes.8.WhathaveMetroandthecity’sDepartmentofTransportationdone?A.Makingpreparationsforthe2028Olympics.B.Demandingthebusestorun40milesperhour.C.Arrangingspecialbuslanesduringrushhours.D.Callingoncitizenstotakepublictransportation.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“entice”inparagraph3mean?A.Attract. B.Order. C.Force. D.Beg.10.Whatledtothetransformation?A.Politics. B.Publicawareness. C.Economy. D.Marketingmanagement.11.Whatdoesthelastparagraphimply?A.Someresidentsresistbusways. B.Morecarlanesorparkingwillbelost.C.Businessownersconflictwithbusriders. D.Publictransportationmaygetmoresupport.DIsfutureyou…you?Itmightseemlikeastrangephilosophicalquestion.Buttheanswertohowyouthinkaboutyourfutureselfcouldmakethedifferencebetweendecisionsyouultimatelyfindsatisfyingandonesyoumighteventuallyregret.ThebrainpatternsthatemergeonanMRI(核磁共振)whenpeoplethinkabouttheirfutureselvesmostresemblethebrainpatternsthatarisewhentheythinkaboutstrangers.Thisfindingsuggeststhat,inthemind’seye,ourfutureselveslooklikeotherpeople.Ifyouseefutureyouasadifferentperson,whyshouldyousavemoney,eathealthierorexercisemoreregularlytobenefitthatstranger?However,ifyouseetheinterestsofyourdistantselfasmorelikethoseofyourpresentself,youareconsiderablymorelikelytodothingstodaythatbenefityoutomorrow.ApaperinthejournalPLOSOnerevealedthatcollegestudentswhoexperiencedagreatersenseofconnectionandsimilaritytotheirfutureselvesweremorelikelytoachieveacademicsuccess.Relationshipswithourfutureselvesalsomatterforgeneralpsychologicalwellbeing.InaprojectledbyJosephReiff,whichincludes5,000adultsage20to75,hefoundthatthosewhoperceivedagreatoverlap(重叠)intraitsbetweentheircurrentandfutureselvesendedupbeingmoresatisfiedwiththeirlives10yearsafterfillingouttheinitialsurvey.Sohowcanwebetterbefriendourfutureselvesandfeelmoreconnectedtotheirfates?Thepsychologicalmindsetwithwhatwecall“vividnessinterventions”works.Wehavefound,forinstance,thatshowingpeopleimagesoftheirolder,grayerselvesincreasesintentionstosaveforthelongterm.Besides,youmighttrywritingaletterto—andthenfrom—yourfutureself.AsdemonstratedbyYutaChishimaandAnneWilsonintheir2020studyinthejournalSelfandIdentity,whenhighschoolstudentsengagedinthistypeof“sendandreply”exercise,theyexperiencedelevatedlevelsoffeelingsofsimilaritywiththeirfutureselves.Letterwritingandvisualizationexercisesarejustacoupleofwayswecanconnectwithourfutureselvesandbeyond,butthelargerlessonhereisclear:Ifwecantreatourdistantselvesasiftheyarepeoplewelove,careaboutandwanttosupport,wecanstartmakingchoicesforthemthatimproveourlives—bothtodayandtomorrow.12.What’sthefunctionofparagraph2?A.Generatingfurtherdiscussion. B.Introducingaresearchresult.C.Showingtheeffectofthefinding. D.Concludingvariousviewpoints.13.Howdoestheauthorprovehisstatements?A.Byofferingrelevantstatistics. B.Byusingquotations.C.Byreferringtopreviousfindings. D.Bymakingparisons.14.Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout?A.Benefitsofbefriendingourfutureselves. B.Waysofconnectingwithourfutureselves.C.Methodsofchangingpsychologicalmindsets. D.Possibilitiesofusbeingourfutureselves.15.Whatdoesthearticlewanttotellus?A.Makingfutureplansmakesadifference. B.Ourfutureselveslooklikeotherpeople.C.Gettingtoknowyourfutureselfbenefits. D.Yourchoicedeterminesfuturehappiness.第二节(共5小题;每小题分,满分分)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。Thehippocampus(海马体)functionisthepartofthebrainwhichstoresmemory.Thinkofitlikeahuman’sinnerharddrive.___16___LearnSomethingNewDuetothewaythehippocampusworks,whenyoulearnsomethingnew,youbuildnewneural(神经元的)pathwaysandstrengthentheonesthatalreadyexist.___17___Researchersfoundthatwhenyouengageinlongtermlearning,newneuralactivitypatternswereobserved.Thisestablishedaclearrelationshipbetweenpatternsandnewbehavioralabilities.ExerciseYoucangeneratenewhippocampineuronsbyexercising.Afamousneuronalstudyparedthebrainsoftwodifferentgroupsofmice.___18___Themicewiththewheelproducedanabundanceofnewneuronsintheirhippocampus.Thegroupwithoutaccessproducedfarless.Mostexerciseswillhelpthebrainandhippocampusfunctioninsomeway.Ifyou’researchingforanexercisewhichisparticularlybraineffective,thenfitnesscenterisagreatplacetostart.___19___Youcandoanythingfromwalking,running,cycling,swimming,boxing,rowingandevendancing!EatDarkChocolateDarkchocolatereleasesdopamine(多巴胺),whichisgreatforfastlearningandmemory.Indeed,studieshaveshownthateatingchocolatecanincreasecerebralbloodflowandpromotesynaptogenesis(突触发生).Thisistheformationofsynapses(突触)betweenourneurons.Theyaccumulateinthehippocampus,whichisthepartofthebrainassociatedwithmemory.___20___Darkchocolatealsoreleasesantioxidants(抗氧化剂).Thismeansthatyounolongerhavetofeelguiltyabouttuckingintothatboxofchocolate!A.Thinkofitlikebuildingblocks!B.Butthebenefitsdon’tstopthere.C.Darkchocolatehasseveralbenefits.D.Luckyforyou,there’sabunchofdifferentexercisesoutthere.E.Andjustlikeactualharddrives,wecanboostitsperformance.F.Thefirstgrouphadaccesstoarunningwheel,theseconddidnot.G.Therearemanythingsyoucandotohelpimproveyourmemory.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。AndrewPowellwaspullingenvelopesfromthelargemailboxoutsidehiscontemporaryhousewhenhenoticedsomething___21___:Atinydollcoupleweresittingonaloveseatinsidethemailbox.Asmallnotewasattached.“We’vedecidedtolivehere,”the___22___read.ItwassignedfromMaryandShelley.Andrewinitiallyfiguredthatsomebodymusthaveleftthemthere___23___.Soheaskedtheneighborswhetheranybodyhadleft___24___inhismailbox,andeveryonesaidno.Soon,Andrewandhiswifediscoveredthatthesmallcouplehad___25___ateatable,aprettycarpetandapillow.Overthenextfewmonths,additionalitemsmysteriously___26___:abed,apaintingandawoodburningstove,tonameafew.ForChristmas2022,adecoratedtreewasleftwithtinypresents.ButthegiftsweretakenbackrightafterChristmas___27___Andrewcouldopentheboxestoseeifanythingwasinside.Morethanayearlater,MaryandShelleyarestilllivingrentfreeinthemailbox,tothedelightoftheneighborswhonow___28___Andrew’supdatesonthevillage’swebsitetocheckthe___29___.AndrewfirstpostedaboutthetinydollsonAug.21,2022,hopinghisfellowvillagersmighthelpsolvethe___30___.“It’sjustsomebodyouttherewhoishavingsomefun,givingusallalittlemunity___31___.Butwhoeverisdoingthisisobviouslyvery___32___andclever,”saysAndrew’snextdoorneighbor.Andrewsayshenowdoesn’twanttoknowwhois___33___forthemailboxaffairbecausehe’shopingitwillcontinue.“Alsopeopleintheneighborhoodare___34___itandsomeaskifI’vethoughtaboutinstallinganoutdoor___35___,butpersonally,Ilikethemysteryofit.”21.A.alive B.unusual C.important D.unique22.A.notice B.board C.mail D.message23.A.bymistake B.bychance C.onpurpose D.onsale24.A.gifts B.cards C.dolls D.posts25.A.displayed B.acquired C.designed D.decorated26.A.cameback B.wanderedoff C.showedup D.brokein27.A.before B.since C.unless D.when28.A.follow B.ment C.download D.appreciate29.A.improvement B.possibility C.truth D.progress30.A.difficulty B.conflict C.case D.mystery31.Acare B.humor C.blessing D.support32.A.artistic B.academic C.sympathetic D.realistic33.A.suitable B.eager C.responsible D.ambitious34.A.describing B.imitating C.celebrating D.enjoying35.A.light B.camera C.tent D.bench第二节(共10小题;每小题分,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。LivingHeritage:XuanPaperSmoothyettensile.Universalanddurable.Withthesequalities,Xuanpaperisknownasthe“PaperofAges”.ThetermXuanpaperfirstappearedinOnFamousPaintingsthroughtheAges,abookwrittenbyTangDynastyscholarZhangYanyuan,in___36___hedescribedXuanpaperasanideal___37___(carry)forcalligraphyandpainting.HandmadeXuanpaperfromJingxiancounty,EastChina’sAnhuiprovince,___38___(list)asatribute(贡品)totheimperialcourtforitssupremequalityduringtheperiod.ThetraditionalcraftofmakingXuanpaperisextremely___39___(demand).Sandalwoodbark,aplantnativetosouthernChina,goesthrough108procedurestogetherwithricestrawoverthecourseofthreeyearsbeforeitcantransformintoabatchoffineXuanpaper.Theentireprocedureissoplexthateventhemost___40___(skill)craftsmancanonlymasterlimitednumberofsteps.Theflowofink,bothguidedandresistedbywater,___41___(determine)theoutputofChineseart,andXuanpaperoutshinesotherswithitsexcellentabilitytogivefullplaytoink.Differentproportionsofbarktostrawduringthepapermakingprocesscancreatedifferentcanvasesbest___42___(suit)toartisticexpressioninfreehandinkpaintingsorcalligraphy.Xuanpaper___43___(acpany)thepassionatebrushstrokesoftheChineseliterati(文人墨客)forthousandsofyears.Unlikeotherformsofpaper,itisveryresistant___44___damagesbroughtbytime.Itisthisdurability____45____hasmadethepreservationsofmanyvaluableworksfromancientChinapossible.PapermakingisacrystallizationofwisdomoftheancientChinese,andXuanpaperisthecrownofpapermaking.第四部分写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节(满分15分)46.你校学生会号召全体学生为了身体健康，杜绝一切电子产品。请针对学生会这项行动给校英文报写一篇投稿，内容包括：1.指出问题；2.说明理由；3.提出建议。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯Electronicproducts:friendlyorfrightening?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节(满分25分)47.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。Saragazedthoughtfullyatherparentswhileholdingaletter.ShewasacceptedtopursuetheElectricalEngineeringdegreeprogrammeatUniversityPertanianMalaysia.Allherhardworkandsacrificeshadpaidoff.Butsheknew,beingtheeldestof6siblings,herfamilycouldnotaffordtopaytheuniversityentrancefees.Herfatherwasonlyasettlerworkingonapalmoilestate.Thoughshewasdeterminedtodeclinetheoffer,SarawenttovisitMs.Changwiththeletter.Ms.ChangwasoneofthemostdedicatedteachersthatSaraknew.Fromahumblebeginning,shesupportedherselfattheTeachers’TrainingCollegebyteachingtuition.Soshedunderstoodhowhardpoorstudentsstruggledtocontinuetheirstudy.Foryears,n