2023-2024学年贵州省兴义市顶效开发区顶兴学校高三年级上册第三次月考试英语试卷

2023-2024学年贵州省兴义市顶效开发区顶兴学校

高三上学期第三次月考试英语试卷

一、阅读理解

FoodFestivalstoLookForwardtoThisSummer

TasteofParkRidge

11:00amto10:30pm,Thursday,July13,inUptownParkRidge,100SummitAve

Therewillbeavarietyoffoods,includingicecream,Mexicanfoods,Filipino

dishes,corndogs,IndianandNepalicuisine,pizza,cupcakes,barbecue,andmore.

Don'tmissthedrinksandwine.Mostimportantly,thereisGiantTurkeyLegEating

Contestat2:30pm.Free.

AntiochTasteofSummer

4:00pmto10:00pm,Friday,July14,attheAntiochBandshell

Youwillfindtheclassicpubfare,CrazeeIce,andmore,pluscarnival（嘉年华）

rides,games,sidewalksalesandcrafters.MusicfromTheBeachBumBandisonat7:

00pmandthemedmusicallightshowat8:00pm.Free.

TasteofWestmont

5:00pmto9:30pm,Sunday,July16,onCassAvenueinWestmont

ItfeatureslocalrestaurantfoodvendorsservingThai,Mexican,andGreekfoods,

pizza,barbecue,andmore.Therewillbecarnival,craftshow,kids*activities,anda

carshow.MusicfromTomPettybandstartsat6:00pm.Free.

SugarGroveCornBoil

5:00pmto10:00pm,Sunday,July23,atVolunteerPark,MainStreet

Wanderamongcornboil,andothertastyfoods,craftshow,andcarnivalwhile

enjoyinglivemusicandfireworks.Carshowstartsfrom3:00pm.Thisattractive

festivaltakesyoutomusicfromTheBoyBandNightat7:30pm.Freebusservice.

Reserveticketsbeforeavailability.

1.Whichofthefourfestivalsbeginstheearliest?

A.TasteofWestmont.B.SugarGroveCornBoil.

C.TasteofParkRidge.D.AntiochTasteofSummer.

2.WhatcanyoudoonAntiochTasteofSummer?

A.ListentomusicfromTomPettyband.B.SetofffireworksatVolunteerPark.

C.JoininGiantTurkeyLegEating

D.Enjoythemedmusicallightshow.

Contest.

3.WhatdoyouneedtodotoattendSugarGroveCornBoil?

A.Bookaticketinadvance.B.Ordersomedeliciousfood.

C.Takeabusbefore5:00pm.D.ParkyourcaronMainStreet.

DanGrieb,45yearsold,waslookingforawaytochangehislife.

Afterwakinguponemorningandfacingthefactthathewasoverweightand

neededtodosomethingaboutit,hedecidedtotakeupanewchallenge."Iwokeup

oneday--Iwas120poundsoverweight.Iwasagoodhusbandandagooddadandjust

didn'tbelieveIcouldhavethemall,“hesaid.

TheFloridamandecidedtochallengehimselfbysettingthegoalofcompetingin

10Ironmancompetitionsandtolose100pounds.Butafterachievinghisgoal,hewas

stillfeelingunsatisfied.

SohedecidedtocoachChrisNikic,amanwithDownsyndrome（唐氏综合征），

tocompeteinafullIronmandistanceracecompetition.uWhatifapersonwith

DownsyndromecouldbecomeanIronman?11Griebthought.PeoplelikeNikichave

beentoldthattheirentirelifewouldn1tamounttomuch.Griebwantedtogivethe

giftofcompletingthecompetitiontosomeonelikeNikic.

InNovember2020,Nikiccompletedhisfirst-everfulldistanceIronmantriathlon

（铁人三项）,whichincludeda2.4-mileswim,a112-milebikerideanda26.22-mile

marathonrun.

CoachingNikicwasanhonourforGriebandsomethingforwhichhe'sgrateful.

SpendingtimehelpingsomeonewithDownsyndromecompletesuchachallenging

taskwasextremelyrewarding."RememberthatifyouhaveapersonwithDown

syndromeinyourfamily,thatpersonisanangel.WhatIneededwasexactlywhata

youngmanwithDownsyndromegaveme,"Griebadded.

4.WhatmadeDanGriebworried?

B.HavingabadD.Gettingtoo

A.Raisingafamily.C.Stayinguplate,

habit.heavy.

5.WhydidDanGriebdecidetodocoachingwork?

A.Toearnapaycheek.B.Torealizehispotential.

C.Towinothers*respect.D.Tohonourthedisabled.

6.WhatdidChrisNikicdoinNovember2020?

A.HeheldanIronmandistancerace.B.Heachievedhisgoalasexpected.

C.Hedroppedoutofthecompetition.D.Hewasawardedagoldmedal.

7.Whatisthetext?

B.AmedicalC.AscienceD.Amotivational

A.Adiaryentry.

report.fiction.story.

Alaskaofficialshavecanceledseveralcrab（螃蟹）harvests,likethefallBristolBay

redkingcrabharvest,inaconservationeffortthatsentshockwavesthroughthe

crabbingindustryintheregion.Thefallredkingcrabharvestwascanceledforthe

secondyearbecauseofthelownumberofmaturefemalecrabs,whichcanindicate

thehealthofthebroaderpopulation.Forthefirsttimeonrecord,officialsdelaythe

winterharvestofsnowcrab.

Thedecisioncomesafterstarkpopulationdeclinesoftheanimals.Datafroman

NOAAeasternBeringSeasurveyshowsa92%declineinoverallsnowcrab

abundancefrom2018to2021.Thepopulationdeclinedby83%from2018to2022as

somesmallcrabsenteredthepopulationin2022,accordingtotheAlaskaDepartment

ofFishandGame.

Lastyear*ssnowcrabharvestwas5.6millionpounds,thesmallestinover40

years.Snowcrabpopulationsdroppedaftera2019BeringSeawarming,andthe

causesofthepopulationcrashareprobablystressesfromthewarmerwaterand

increasedthreatsfrompredators（捕食者）.

"ManagementofBeringSeasnowcrabmustnowfocusonconservationand

rebuildinggiventheconditionofthestock（库存）,“theAlaskaDepartmentofFish

andGamesaidinastatement.

BeringSeacrabharvestsasrecentlyas2016earned$280million.Afleetofabout

60boatsfromAlaska,WashingtonandOregontypicallypursuethecrab,andeach

boatemploysaboutsixpeople.

"It'sgoingtobelife-changing,ifnotcareer-ending,forpeople,"saidDean

Gribble,acrabboatcaptainwhohasfishedforsnowcrabsincethelate1970s."A

lotoftheseguyswithfamiliesandkidshavenooptionsotherthangettingout.

That1swherethehammerisgoingtofall一onthecrew.0

8.WhydidAlaskaofficialscancelseveralcrabharvests?

A.Tosavetheanimals.B.Tonarrowthemarket.

C.Toincreasetheprice.D.Toreformtheindustry.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stark”inparagraph2mean?

A.Entire.B.Small.C.Sharp.D.Annual.

10.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodoinparagraph5?

A.Praisethefishermen'sgreatwork.B.Addsomebackgroundinformation.

C.Summarizethepreviousparagraphs.D.Introduceanewtypeofwell-paidjob.

11.WhatcanweinferfromDeanGribble'swords?

A.Thepolicyisatotalfailure.B.Thelocalsshouldstayathome.

C.Thefishermenwillbehithard.D.Thesnowcrabhasbeenindanger.

Aninternationalteamofresearchershasrevealednewevidenceforthepossible

existenceofliquidwaterbeneaththesouthpolaricecapofMars.

Theresearchers,ledbytheUniversityofCambridge,usedspacecraftlaser-altimeter

（激光高度计）tomeasuretheshapeoftheuppersurfaceoftheicecaptoidentifyits

patternsinheight.Theythenshowedthatthesepatternsmatchcomputermodel

predictionsforhowabodyofwaterbeneaththeicecapwouldaffectthesurface.

Theirresultsagreewithearlierice-penetratingradar（穿冰雷达）measurementsthat

wereoriginallyinterpretedtoshowapotentialareaofliquidwaterbeneaththeice.

Therehasbeendebateamongscientistsovertheliquidwaterinterpretationfromthe

radardataalone,withsomestudiessuggestingtheradarsignalisnotduetoliquid

water.

Theresultsprovidethefirstindependentlineofevidence,usingdataotherthan

radar,thatthereisliquidwaterbeneathMars*southpolaricecap.

“Thecombinationofthenewevidence,ourcomputermodelresults,andtheradar

datamakesitmuchmorelikelythatatleastoneareaofliquidwaterbeneaththeice

capexistsonMarstoday,andthatMarsmuststillbegeothermally（地热）activein

ordertokeepthewaterbeneaththeicecapliquid."saidProfessorNeilArnold,who

ledtheresearch.

LikeEarth,Marshasthickwatericecapsatbothpoles,roughlyequivalentin

combinedvolumetotheGreenlandIceSheet.UnlikeEarthrsicesheets,however,

whichareunderlainbywater-filledchannelsandevenlargelakesbeneaththeicecap,

thepolaricecapsonMarshaveuntilrecentlybeenthoughttobefrozensolidallthe

waytotheirbedsduetothecoldMartianclimate.

Theanalysisrevealeda10〜15kilometrelong,waveshapedsurfacecomprisinga

depressionandacorrespondingraisedarea.Thisissimilarinscaletosurfaceareas

overthelakesbeneaththeicecaponEarth.

12.Whatisspacecraftlaser-altimeteraimedtodo?

A.Totestchemicalsinwater.B.Toadjustthecomputermodel.

C.Tomapthesurfaceoftheicecap.D.TomeasurethesizeofMars.

13.Howdidscientistsrespondtotheliquidwaterinterpretationbasedonradardata?

A.Theyfirmlybelievedit.B.Theyhelddifferentviews.

C.Theyreachedaconclusion.D.Theyignoredthepractice.

14.WhatcanweknowabouttheicecapsonMarsfromthenewstudy?

A.Theyareonlyfoundatthesouthpole.B.Theyarefrozensolidtotheirbeds.

C.Theyareshapedbygroundlakes.D.TheyaresimilartothoseonEarth.

15.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

B.AnAdvancedTechniquetoExplore

A.AnUnexpectedFieldinSpaceStudies

Mars

C.NewEvidenceforLiquidWateronD.HumanOptionalHomeintheNear

MarsFuture

二、七选五

Asamind-bodycoachinprofessionalsports,Iworkwithmedicalstaffandexpert

consultantseveryyearduringbaseballspringtrainingtohelpplayerspreparetheir

bodiesfortheseason.16.That1swhyIprovidesomegoodtipstokeepa

healthybody.

Drinkenoughwater

Howmuchwateryoudrinkaffectsallthefunctionsofyourbody,includingyour

mentalperformance.Abodywaterlossofjust1%to2%candamagecognitive（感矢口

的）function.17.However,theamountcanvarydependingonaperson1s

activitylevel.

Exerciseregularly

Thekeytoexercise1seffectivenessisconsistency.Withaslittleas11minutesof

exerciseperday,youcanenjoynumeroushealthbenefits,includingincreasingyour

lifespan.18.Becauseofthealternatingandreciprocal（互惠的）natureofyour

wayofwalking,itofferstheopportunitytotuneintoyourbodyandself-assessby

noticingifthereareanyimbalances.

Breathebettertomovebetter

19.Inadditiontoreducingyourheartrate,bloodpressureandstress

response,learninghowtobreathebetterwillimprovethediaphragm（膈）functionand

yourmovementandreducebackpain.Practicetakingbreathingbreaksafewminutes

throughoutyourday.

20

Sleepisessentialforoverallhealth.Adultsneedatleastsevenhoursofsleep

nightly,accordingtotheUSCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention.Ifyou're

notgettingthatminimumamountofshut-eye,it'stimetocleanupyoursleep

routineandstartprioritizingrest.

A.Getenoughsleep

B.Fallasleepasearlyaspossibleeverynight

C.Itmeansyouhavetofollowtheirexerciseroutine

D.Breathingplaysavitalroleinhowyoufeelandmove

E.Walkingoutsideisagreatwaytogetinthose11minutes

F.Topromotegoodhealth,Isuggestdrinkingatleast1.5litersofwaterdaily

G.Youmaynotbeaprofessionalathlete,butyourbodyaffectsthequalityofyour

life

三、完形填空

I*dliketosharemystoryofkindness.Ihadacarandneededtogeta

newcarassoonaspossible,butIdon'thave.Everythingismore

thesedays.SoIsawsomesecond-handcarsforaround$5000,butthenI

foundthatoneabout$4000.

Thiscarhassomeandonlyonekey,butithasgoodsteering（转向装置）,

windows,safetyairbagsandnewertyres.Soitismuchthanmyoldcar.

Afteratestdrive,IsaidItobuyit.Theseller,Richard,saidthathe

expectedmetopayonly$3500asIwasthepersonwhomhehadhoped

wouldbuyit.Hesaidhe'dhadsometerribleinteractionswithpeoplepressuringhim

toittothem.Fmasingleparentwithaneleven-year-oldchild.Ithinkhe

wastouchedbytheofhowIhadanaccidentandthatmycarwasnot

________anymore.

Ipaidthemoneyandthenextdayhewasenoughtodrivethecartomy

house.Thenhetoldmethathetdthetankwithgasolineandboughtme

anextrakey!Thetotalcostsamountedtoalmost$300.How!Wehave

beendrivingaroundfeelingsosafeandhappy.Hehasmadesuchatoour

lives!

21.A.chanceB.showC.accidentD.seat

22.A.feelingsB-savingsC.activitiesD.maps

23.A.simpleB.importantC.attractiveD.expensive

24.A.printedB.leftC.playedD.cost

25.A.favorB-honorC.damageD.advice

26.A.betterB.sickerC.worseD.heavier

27.A.refusedB.wantedC.offeredD.hesitated

28.A.cleverB.stupidC.humbleD.right

29.A.sellB.deliverC.takeD.pass

30.A.examB.dreamC.storyD.night

31.A.quietB.noisyC.cheapD.safe

32.A.kindB.politeC.smartD.energetic

33.A.foundoutB.givenawayC.filledupD.turnedoff

34.A.amazingB.strictC.wealthyD.convincing

35.A.promiseB.differenceC.planD.rule

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文

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。

Chineseembroidery(刺绣)isoneofthe36(tradition)Chinesehandicrafts.It

hasalonghistoryinChina.Inancienttimes,Chinesegirlsintownsandcitieshadto

learntheembroideryskillattheirearlyage,37wouldgivethemanadvantage

whentheyweregoingtogetmarried.

Initially,localwomendevelopedembroidery38(decorate)theirclothesand

bedclothes.ThethemesofChineseembroideryaremainlyflowersandbirds.Withits

designsrichinlifeandfullofcolors,ithas39(gradual)developedintoa

nationalart.What'smore,China'slargeproductionofsilkhaspromotedthe40

(develop)ofembroideryart.

AccordingtoShangshu,41importantancientChineseliteratureclassic,the

ancientkingShun*sclothes42(be)differentfromothers'.Therewere12

embroiderypatternsofsun,moon,stars,mountain,dragon,andothersymbolsonhis

clothes.ThisshouldbetheearliestrecordaboutChineseembroidery.

Chineseembroidery43(consider)asasymbolofChinaandanicechoicefor

Chinesesouvenirs侈己念品).WhenyoutravelinChina,whetheryouareinafamous

touristcity,44aremoteminorityarea,youmaybuysomeembroidery45

(product)suchassimpleembroiderycloth,coats,orshoesasspecialgiftsforyour

familyorfriends.

五、邀请信

46.假定你是校学生会主席李华。你校决定近期举办建校周年庆典活动。请你

写信邀请外教Peter参加，内容包括：

1.活动时间和地点；

2.活动内容简介；

3.注意事项。

注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；

2,请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

DearPeter,

Yours,

LiHua

六、读后续写

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。

Igotthroughanotherlong,annoyingdayteachinghighschoolEnglishviaZoom.

Uponreachingmyoffice,Ipulledupmyworkemail.Therewasamessagefroma

womanwhoIdidn*1tknow:GigiShepherd,whoaskedhowshecouldjoinmyclass.

“Wassheanewteachingassistant?"Iwondered.F