2023年陕西省咸阳秦都区四校联考十校联考最后英语试题含答案

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I.单项选择

1、Ifsreportedthatthesandstormτsmoving_thesouthernpartofChina.

A.besideB.withC.belowD.towards

2、—TomspeaksChinesesowell.HemusthaveworkedinChinaformanyyears.

—Well,9hejustcameherelastyear.

A.bythewayB.aboveallC.infactD.asaresult

3、Mr.Whitetellsusthecallsmeetingwillbecancelledifnoagreementtomorrow.

A.isreachedB.willbereached

C.isgoingtobereachedD.hasbeenreached

4、一Listen!Someoneisplayingtheguitarinourclassroom.Whoisit?

—ItbeJohn.Heistheonlystudentwhocanplayit.

A.can,tB.mustC.might

5、一Idon,tlikerainyorwindyweather.Whataboutyou?

—,ɪcan,tdoanyoutdooractivities.

A.MetooB.SodoIC.NeitherdoID.NorIdo

6、一Whatshallwedonow?

—it,sraininghard,let,sstayathome.

A.SoB.SinceC.ThoughD.Otherwise

7、Hisexperiencehelpedhimalotwhenhemetwithdifficulties.

A.comfortableB.naturalC.valuableD.surprising

8、一Wherearethetwins?

-Oneflowersandtreesinthegarden,theothertohelpher.

A.haswatered,hasgoneB.iswatering,hasbeen

C.iswatering,hasgoneD.haswatered,hasbeen

9、Ourgeographyteachertoldustomoreinformationaboutourcityandshareitnextweek.

A.findoutB.keepawayC.turnoffD.useup

10、ForalltheseyearsIhavebeenworkingforothers.I,mhoping1,11myownbusinesssomeday.

A.turnupB.fixupC.setupD.makeup

π.完形填空

11、Ayoungmanwaswalkinginthedesert.HefeltveryIJustthenhesuddenlyfoundaspringof

deliciousandclearwater.Thewaterwascoolandsweetforamanwhohad2itforsuchalongtime.Hedranka

lot,andthenhe3hisbottlesothathecouldbringsomebacktohisvillageandgaveittohisteacherwhohad

taughthiminmiddleschool.

Afterafour-day4hegavethewatertotheoldmanandhetookadeepdrink,smiledwarmlyand___

5hisstudentforthesweetwater.Theyoungmanreturnedtohishomewithahappyheart.

Later,theteacherletanotherstudenttastethewater.Hespatitoutatonce,sayingitwas6Thestudent

saidthewaterhadbecomebadbecausethebottlewastooold.

Thestudentaskedhisteacher,^Master,thewaterwasbadanditwasbitter.Whydidyou7tohim

thatyoulikedit?”Theteacherreplied,wYouonlytastedthewater8Itastedthegift.Thewaterwhichhasbeen

putinlovingandkindnessisnot9water."Nothingcouldbe10thanlove.

1.A.thirstyB.tiredC・hungryD.angry

2.A.avoidedB.processedC.expectedD.checked

3.A.openedB.ΠIiedC1・emptiedD.carried

4.A.illnessB.holidayC.restD.trip

5.A.thankedB.praisedC.paidD.taught

6.A.wonderfulB.awfulC.safeD.dangerous

7.A.reportB.sayC.iieD.explain.

8.A.afterB.beforeC.,whenD.while

9.A.actuallyB.simplyC.mostlyD.nearly

1().A.sweeterB.heavier.C.dearerD.cleaner

in.语法填空

12、Arobothasstartedservingcustomersatahigh-techhighwayrestaurantinChongqing.Aftergreetingcustomersat

thegate,therobotL_(name)Amybringsmealstocustomers.But2^_canarobotavoidwalkingintocustomersandthe

restaurant,shumanstaffwhilewalking?Infact,Amyhas3.in-builtnavigationsystem(导航系统)thatallowsitto

chooseaproperwaytoreachacustomer'stablewithoutanyproblem.Orders生(place)attwotablesthatdoubleasbig

touchscreensandcustomerscanorderfoodthereorsimplyontheirownphones5,scanningQRCode(二维码).After

theyhaveorderedtheirfood,dinerscanpayusingamobilepaymentapp6,asAIipayorWeChatPay.

Whilewaitingfortheorders,customerscanusethespecialtablestoplaygames,readsome7.(news),andcheckthe

trafficandweatherconditionsfortheirjourneyahead.

Therobotcatcheseverybody'seyeswith8∙(it)human-likeappearance.Itisreallywelcomedbycustomersandthe

restaurantitnotonlycutsdownmuchofbusinesscostfortherestaurant,butmakesdinerswaitamuch10,(short)

time.Sothelocalgovernmentistryingtoputthemintouseinthecity'sotherservicestations.

IV.阅读理解

A

13、Imaginehavinganidea,drawingitonpapeηbringingittoastoreandseeingitturnedintoanobject.Thisisnow

possiblewiththehelpof3Dprinters.Suchmachineswereonceusedjustbyuniversitiesandbigcompanies,butnow,

storeswith3DprintingservicesareappearingaroundtheUnitedStates.

BryanJaycoxandhiswifeopenedTheBuildShopLLCinLosAngelestwoyearsago.TheJaycoxsoffer3Dprinting

classesandservicesforanyonewhoisinterested.

“Ithink3Dprintingisgoingtobehuge.Ifsgoingtohaveahugeinfluenceonsocietyasawhole."saysKiChongTran,

oneofthestudentsinarecentclass.Heplanstoopena3DprintingbusinessinCambodia（柬埔寨）.

3DprintingservicesarecomingintoAmericanpeople,slife.TheUPSStoreisanationwideretailer（零售商）that

providescopyingandotherservices.TheUPSStorerecentlyput3Dprintersinthreeofitsindependently-ownedstores.

BurkeJonesownsoneofthestoresinSanDiego.

uThedemandhasbeenamazing.Therehasbeenalotofinterestfrompeople.IfsbeenmuchmorethanIwouldhave

imagined."

TheUPSStoreplanstoadd3Dprintersinthreemorestores.

For$11,someoneuseda3Dprintertoproducetwosmallplasticpartsaspartofaknuckle（指节）forahand.Heworks

forthecompanywhichistestingfingerprosthetics（假肢）.Hesaysthesame-dayornext-dayprintingserviceswillspeed

uptestingofpartsandgetthemtopatientsfaster.

Staples,anAmericanstore,isselling3Dprintersonitswebsiteforaslowasabout$1,300.Aswithanytechnology-

expertsexpecttheprintingspeedtoincreaseandthepricetogodown.

BryanJaycoxrequires$15anhourtoprintanobject.Healsosetsthepricedependingonthesizeoftheobjectandup

to$50anhourfordesignandlaborservices.

MrJaycoxthinksthatwithinfiveyears,ButKiChongTransayseventoday,stechnology

canmakeadifferenceinadevelopingcountrylikeCambodia.

“With3Dprintingyoucangivethemtools,sotheyareresponsiblemorefortheirowndevelopmentandtheylearnskills

beyondjustlikelearningEnglishandbecomingatourguideorsomethinglikethat.Youcanactuallycreatethingsthat

givevaluetotheworld."

Hesaysit,snotjustCambodiabutanywherewherethereisa3Dprinter,itcanturnagoodideaintoreality.

1.Whatcan3Dprintersdoaccordingtothepassage?

A.Comeupwithanidea.

B.Drawonapieceofpaper.

C.Helpuserstospendlessmoney.

D.r∏ιrnanideaintoaphysicalobject.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartmeaninthispassage?

A.Makeusers9lifebetter.

B.Makefriendswithusers.

C.Make3Dprinterseasiertouse.

D.Use3Dprinterstomakemoney.

3.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.3Dprintingisbecomingpopularintheworld.

B.Thereisno3DprintingbusinessinCambodia.

C.TheUPSStoreisthebiggest3Dprintingcompany.

D.3Dprintingplaysthemostimportantroleindailylife.

4.Whafsthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Thefutureof3Dprintingintheworld.

B∙The3DprintingbusinessinCambodia.

C.Thedevelopmentandgrowthof3Dprintingbusiness.

D.The3Dprintingclassesandservicesindifferentplaces.

B

14、Rome,ParisandNewYorkaretheworld,stopfashioncities,allofwhichhaveproducedsomeofthetoptrends,

formhigh-lowskirtstothehottestnewshoes.However,haveyoueverwonderedthenegative（消极的）ideasthatthey've

brought

InApril2016,theAdvertisingStandardAuthority（ASA）inBritainstoppedanadfromGuccithathasmodelsdancing

aroundandhavingfun,becausethemodelsintheadwereallquitethin.（Gucci,afamousbrand（品牌）inthefashion

industryandthecompanyinquestion,said,nItwasapersonalideaastowhetheramodellookedunhealthilythin.nIt

isn'tnewtous.TheASAstoppedanadintheyear2015forthesamereason.InFrance,ithasbeenruledthatmodelsare

toprovideadoctor'snotewhichcouldprovethattheyareatahealthyweight.

Thisbringsupthequestionofweight,ahottopicforsomepeople.Whatisthehealthyweightformodels?WhileI

couldn'tHndanexactnumber,ɪdid∏ndthis.AccordingtoABCNews,nTwentyyearsago,theaverage（平均）fashion

modelweighed8percentlessthantheaveragewoman.Today,sheweighs23percentless.nThisisworrying.Whenhasit

everbeenokayforanyone,modelsincluded,toweighlessthantheaverage?

Peoplemaythinkthatbeingatanunhealthyweightwillhelphimhavetheadvantagesthatthemodelsdo.Thisprovides

astandardofbeauty,andthereforepeoplewhowanttoachievethosethingsmaytrytodothisthroughunhealthyways.

Peoplemayalsothinkthattheyareoverweight,comparedtotheimages（形象）ofmodels*thinbodies.Theysee

somethingwrongwiththeirbodies,whethertheyareoverweightornot.Thismaymakepeoplefeelbad,unconfident

abouttheirbodies.Sometimespeoplemayhaveeatingproblems.

Γmnotblaming（指责）thefashionindustry.It,snottheirfault（错误）thatmanypeoplelookuptothemodelsandexpect

tolivealifeliketheir.IamgladthattheASAisraisingitsvoiceswhendiscussingthegrowingproblemofbodyimagein

thefashionindustry.Bystoppingthephotosandvideos,speakingoutagainstthemandpushingfordoctors*notesfrom

thevideos,it,spushingfortheideathatthetraditionalfashionindustry,sbodyimagestandardshouldbechangedand

somethingmoreneedytobequestioned.

1.WhatdoesGuccimeanbywhatitsays?

A.Guccihastherighttochoosemodelstheylike.

B.Guccihaslostalotofmoney.

C.Guccifeelssorryfornotchoosingtherightmodels.

D.Guccishouldn'tbeblamedasthere*renoexactweightstandards.

2.ThenumbersmentionedinParagraph3showthat・

A.peopledon,tknowwhymodelsweighless

B.manywomenareeatinglesstobecomethinner

C.weightproblemsofthemodelsaremoreserious

D.beingtoothincauseshealthproblemstomodels

3.Whatdoesthefourthparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A.Theadvantagesofhavingathinfigure.

B.Thebadinfluenceofmodels*thinimages.

C.Themethodsforhavingagoodimage.

D.People'sthoughtstowardsmodels*images.

4.WhafsthepossiblepurposeoftheASArsmeasures（措施）?

A.Toimprovetheworkingconditionsmodelsaretracedwith.

B.Tosetnewstandardofmodel'sbodyimage

C.Tomakepeoplehaveaproperideaofbodyimage.

D.Tokeepusthegoodtraditioninthefashionindustry.

C

15、Aresearchstudyhaslookedintowhathappensinsideyourbrainwhileyoureadandlistentomusic.Youknow

thatthri∏（兴奋）yougetwhenlisteningtoyourfavoritemusic?Thatexcitingfeelingwhenyouhearyourfavorite

songs?Accordingtoarecentstudy»itseemsthesamethingcanhappenwhileyouarereading>butnotwitheverykindof

text.Thisopensupinterestingquestionsaroundhowmusic>readingandemotionsareconnectedinthebrain.

Thestudy

“Wedecidedwewoulddoacomparisonbetweenfourorfivedifferentkindsoftextstoseehowthebrain

w

reacted,"explainsAdamZeman9ascientist,Theparticipants（参与者）layinanMRIscannerreadingthetexts9

andthenwecomparedbrainactivityforthosefivetexts."Thetextsranged（涉及）fromdeadlyboringonestohighly

excitingones,includingtheHighwayCode,partsfromnovels,andpoems.

Sowhathappenedintheparticipantsbrainswhiletheywerereading?

Emotionalreaction

Astheresearchersobserved,participantsfoundsometextsmoreemotionalthanothers.Whenreadingthese

emotionaltexts,therewashigheractivityinbrainareasrelatedtopleasureandreward—thesameareasrelatedtothe

thrillwegetwhenwelistentomusic.AsZemansays,“itperfectlyshowsthattheemotionalreactiontoIiteratlIre（文

学）andtomusichasquiteabitincommon.Soitdoesn'tseemtomatterwhetheryouarelisteningorreadingifyouget

athrill.Thatwasonequitestrongfinding.^

IntroSPeCtiOil（内省）

Thereweremoreinterestingfindings.Readingpoetryisoftenconsideredanactivitythatrequiresustousethe

brain9butdidthestudyfindanytruthofthis?Whentheparticipantswerereadingpoems9theteamfoundtherewas

moreactivityinaparticulargroupofbrainareascalledtheDefaultNetwork,uTheseareasseemtoberelatedtothings

,,

wedowithourmindswhenweareresting9likethinkingaboutwhatshappenedtousrecently,thinkingaboutwhats

goingtohappeninthenearfuture,aboutotherpeople9andthatnetworkseemstobemorestronglyrelatedtopoetry

thanwithothertexts,“explainsZeman.Thisconnectionbetweenpoetryandintrospectioncouldbethesubjectof

furtherresearch.

Conclusions

Thestudyshowsthatthedifferenttextsactivatedifferentareasofourbrainswhenweread.Zemansays,“the

studydidsupportwhatwethought:reaetiontoliteraturewasgoingtobeabitliketheonetomusicintermsofemotion.

Wefeltthatweendedupwithagreatdealofunansweredquestionswhichwehopesomebodywillcontinuetoask.”

1.Whatdidtheresearchtrytofindout?

A.Howmusichelpsusreaddifferentkindsoftexts.

B.Whatkindoftextsmostpeoplelikewhilelisteningtomusic.

C.Whyreadingdifferenttextscausesdifferentreactionsinemotion.

D.Whetherreadingcancausesimilaremotionalreactionlikemusicdoes.

2.Whatdidtheparticipantsdointhestudy?

A.Theylistenedtomusic.B.Theyreaddifferenttexts.

C.Theyansweredmanyquestions.D.Theycomparedbrainactivities.

3.WhatcanweIearnfromthestudy?

A.Theemotionaltextsworkbetterfortheresearch.

B.PoetryreadingcanactivatetheDefaultNetwork.

C.Musichelpstobringpleasureandreward.

D.Peoplethinkaboutthepastwhenresting.

D

16、TheWaterWorldSwimmingPoolisopeneverydayfromeighto,clockinthemorninguntilhalfpastseveninthe

evening.Itcoststwodollarssixtytoenterthepool.Thereisaspecialcheappriceforstudentswithastudentcard.The

priceisonedollarforty.Butyoumustbringyourstudentcardwithyou.

OnWednesdaymorningthepoolisonlyopentomothersandbabies.Somotherscanhaveagoodtimeinthewaterwith

theirbabies.PleaseleaveyourolderchildrenathomeonWednesdaymorning.

ThenewWaterWorldCafewillbeopenuponJune22nd.Fromthecafeyoucanwatchtheswimmersorenjoyadrink

afteryouswim.

Pleasecall2105369formoreinformation.WelookforwardtoseeingyouattheWaterWorldSwimmingPool.

1.HowlongistheWaterWorldSwimmingPoolopeneveryday?

A.Elevenhours.B.Sevenhours.C.Elevenandahalfhours.

2.Whatisthepriceforstudentswithastudentcardtoenterthepool?

A.Twodollars.B.Onedollarforty.C.Twodollarssixty*

3.Aten-year-oldboycan,tgototheWaterWorldSwimmingPool.

A.onSaturdayB.onWednesdayafternoonC.onWednesdaymorning

4.Fromthecafeyoucanwatchtheswimmersorenjoyadrinkafteryouswim・

A.onJune23rdB.onMay22ndC.onJune2Ist

5.Thispassageisa(n)・

A.advertisementB.noteC.storyD.slogan

E

17、SwimminginthewaterofHawaii,sBigIslandisafunexperience.Anditcanbemoreexcitingiftherearedolphins

swimmingaroundandjumpingoutoftheseatoo.Formanypeopleyitwouldbeawonderfuldreamtoswimwiththese

lovelyanimals!However,thismaynotbegoodfordolphins.Theymaygethurtbecauseofhumaninteraction(互动)・

Dolphinsareactiveandusuallylookforfoodatnight.Intheday,theyliketorestinshallowbays（浅湾）.Manypeople

thinkthedolphinsareawakeduringthedayastheyswim.Butwhentheysleeptheyresthalfoftheirbrainandkeepthe

otherhalfawaketobreathe,sotheymaybesleepingevenwhenthey,reswimminginthewater.

From2010to2013,spinnerdolphins（飞旋海豚）ofHawaii,sBigIslandappearedtohumanactivitiesmorethan82

percentofthetime,accordingtoJulianrΓyne,aresearcheratAustraliansMurdochUniversity.

TheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration（NOAA）saysdisturbingtheanimalsintheirnear-shorehabitat

couldforcethemtoswimtolesspleasantplaceswheretheymaybeattackedbysharksandotheranimals.

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Moreover,whenpeoplearearound9dolphinsbecomemoreactive.Thus,theycantgetenoughsleep.Disturbing

theirrestingbehaviorscanactuallyaffecttheirlongtermhealthandthehealthofthedolphinpopulation.^AnnGarrett

ofNOAA,sNationalMarineFisheriesServicesaid.

Asaresult*theNOAAwantstomakerulestohelpprotectthedolphins.Forexample,peoplemaynotbeallowedto

swimwiththeHawaiispinnerdolphins.Ortheymaystoppeoplefromswimminginshallowbayswhenthedolphinsare

resting.Touroperatorsmustalsobetaughttowatchforsignstoknowwhenthedolphinsareintheirrestingstate.

1.WhichofthefollowingaboutdolphinsisNOTtrue?

A.Theykeephalfoftheirbrainawakewhilesleeping

B.Theyliketostayinshallowbaysduringtheday

C.Theyspendmostoftheirtimesleepingatnight

D.Theymaybesleepingevenwhenthey,reswimming

2.Whendolphinsaredisturbedintheirnear-shorehabitatythey.

A.wouldswimtoyou

B.couldlikelysleeplonger

C.couldbecomelessactive

D.couldmoveclosertodanger

3.Thewriterofthearticlemainlywantsto.

A.introducespinnerdolphins

B.tellyoudifferenttypesofdolphins

C.askyoutoswimwithdolphins

D.adviseyounottodisturbdolphins

18^IgrewupinNewHampshire,asmalltowninSouthCanada,whereinmyfather,swordsfortheseasonswere

uSpring,Summer,FairtimeandWiIIter!”Atthattime,aweek-longfairwasheldinthetowneveryautumn.Thousands

ofpeoplefromothertownscametosellandbuythings.Itwasthebusiesttimeoftheyean

When“Fairtime”came,mygrandmabecamethebusiestpersonofthefamily.Grandmawasakindoldlady.She

wasgoodatcooking.Allherrelativeslikedthefoodshecooked.During“Fairtime”,theywouldcometoliveinher

houseandhavemealsthere.Grandmawasalwayshappytolookafterthem.

Yearafteryear,manypeoplemovedtobigcities.Therewasnolonger"Fairtime”.Grandmabecameveryoldand

wasgraduallygoingblind.MyparentsandImovedtolivewithGrandma.Wedidourbesttomakeherlifecomfortable.

Iwasathighschoolthen.WhatIoftendidathomewastohelpGrandmawiththedailynewspaper,scrosswordpuzzle.

However,shedidn,tlookhappy.Sheoftensatinherroomforhours,withoutsayingaword.

Toattract（吸弓I）peopletomoveback,theTownHaIldecidedtoreopenthefair.Oneday,whenIcamebackfrom

school,IsawGrandmawearingherglasses,washingthedishesinthekitchen.Withabigsmileonherface,shelooked

muchyounger.ShetoldmethathertwoIIieCeS（侄女）wouldcome.uTheysaidthefoodIcookedwasverydeliciousand

theywantedtostayinmyhouseagain,,,Grandmasaidhappily.uTheywillstayhereforoneweekandwecanhave