福建省泉州市2022-2023学年高三毕业班质量监测（三）英语试卷8

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2023.03

高三英语

（试卷满分：150分，考试时间：120分钟）

注意事项：

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3.考试结束，考生须将试题卷和答题卡一并交回。

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,

并标在试卷的相应位置。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。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.

答案是C。

1.Whateventarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Snowboarding.B.Figureskating.C.Speedskating.

2.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Inadepartmentstore.B.Atarestaurant.C.Atthebookingoffice.

3.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthepresentation?

A.Informative.B.Unique.C.Convincing.

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4.Howmuchwillthewomanpayfbrthebills?

A.$15.B.$20,C.$25.

5.Whatwillthewomando?

A.Visitthenationalgallery.

B.Gotothedentist.

C.Havehercarrepaired.

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。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.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewoman?

A.Shelikesplayingbadminton.

B.Sheisagoodswimmer.

C.Sheisonadiet.

7.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Workmates.B.Acouple.C.Coachandplayer.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whydoesthemantalktothewoman?

A.Toseektipsonusingthebussystem.

B.TomakeaplantouringaroundChicago.

C.ToreserveavisittotheModemArtMuseum.

9.Whoisthewoman?

A.Atouristguide.B.Abusdriver.C.Aticketseller.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.WhichofthefollowingisLinda*sjob?

A.Wrappingfruit.B.Cleaninghouses.C.Pullingweeds.

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11.Howdoesthewomanfindherpart-timejob?

A.Boring.B.MeaningfulC.Enviable.

12.Whenwillthemanplanttreesforhisneighbours?

A.Thismorning.B.Thisweekend.C.Thisafternoon.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Conductinganinterview.

B.Hostingaworkshop.

C.Attendingalecture.

14.WhydidGigistarttheproject?

A.Toshowrespecttoretiredteachers.

B.Tomakeretiredteachersavailabletokids.

C.Toimproveteachingenvironmentfbrschools.

15.Whatshouldstudentsdoattheendofeachsession?

A.Raisequestions.B.Changegroups.C.Givepresentations.

16.WhatisachallengeforGigi'swork?

A.Languagebarrier.B.Networkcrash.C.Staffshortage.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhatdoweknowaboutLinda?

A.Shetaughtnursing.

B.Shelackedcompany.

C.Shesetuptheprogram.

18.WhatmadeLindaandJessyfbnnapair?

A.Theircommoninterest.

B.Theirworkexperiences.

C.Theireducationbackgrounds.

19.Howdothehighschoolstudentshelpelderlypeople?

A.Byreadingstories.

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B.Bychattingwiththem.

C.Bydesigningeducationalprograms

20.Whatcanwesayabouttheprogram?

A.Itisafortune-makingproject.

B.Itneedsfurtherimprovements.

C.Itisawin-winpractice.

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和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Throughoutthepastyear,wefollowedsomeinterestingnewinventionsinthefieldofartificial

intelligence（AD）.HereisalookbackatsomenotableAIdevelopmentsin2022.

Meta'sspeech-to-speechtranslation

Facebook*sparentMetasaidithadbuiltatechnologytooltodirectlytranslatebetweenEnglish

andtheHokkienlanguage,aspokenlanguagewithoutawidelyusedwrittenform.

MetasaidittraineditsAImodelsonwrittentextexamplesfromMandarinChinese.In

addition,developersusedanencoding（编码）tooldesignedtocomparespokenHokkientosimilar

Englishtext.

MethodtoidentifyParkinson'sdisease

ResearchersannouncedanewAImethodtoidentifyParkinson'sdisease.Thesystemworksby

measuringaperson'sbreathingpatersduringsleep.Withjustonenightofsleep,theAIsystemwas

abletocorrectlyidentifyParkinson'supto86percentofthetime.With12nightsofdata,theratewent

upto95percent.

Tooltointerpretpigemotions

Researchersannouncedtheyhadcreatedatechnologytoolthatusespigsoundstointerpre

differentemotions.

Thetoolisbasedonthousandsofrecordingscollectedfrommorethan400pigsthroughoutheir

lives.ThescientistsdevelopedanAl-drivenalgorithm（算法）toidentifyaseriesofemotionspigs

couldbeexperiencing.Itisexpectedtoleadtofurthersystemsfarmerscanusetoimprovethe

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productivityandwell-beingoftheiranimals.

Tooltofillinmissingwordsinancientwritings

Researchers-ledbyAlphabet'sAlcompanyDeepMind-saidtheydevelopedanAIsystemto

helpfillinmissingwordsinancientwritings.Thetool,calledIthaca,isdesignedtohelphistorians

repairthewritingsandidentifywhenandwheretheywerewritten.

Theteamsaidthatwhenhistoriansworkontheirown,thesuccessrateforrepairingdamaged

writingsisabout25percent.ButwhenhumansteamedupwithIthacatoassistintheirwork,the

successratejumpedto72percent.

21.Whichcanbeusedforcross-culturalcommunication?

A.Tooltointerpretpigemotions.

B.Meta'sspeech-to-speechtranslation

C.MethodtoidentifyParkinson'sdisease.

D.Tooltofillinmissingwordsinancientwritings.

22.WhowillmostprobablybeinterestedinIthaca?

A.Afarmer.B.Adoctor.C.Azoologist.D.Ahistorian.

23.Whatdotheinventionshaveincommon?

A.TheyareAl-driventechnologytools.

B.TheyaredevelopedbyFacebook.

C.Theyaimtopromoteproductivity.

D.Theyfbcusonhealthissues.

B

StudentsatSummitElementarySchoolinButler,Pennsylvaniaaregrowingmorethantheir

minds.UndertheguidanceofteacherAngelaEyth,they'vecreatedaproductivegarden.nThekidsare

inchargeofeverything/Eythsays.

Eythandherstudentslaunchedthegardeningprojectin2020aftertheteacherattendeda

conferenceonhowtoincludelessonsaboutfanningintheclassroom.Thencamethegarden.With16

acresofschooldistrict-ownedlandaroundtheirbuilding,therewasplentyofroom.

Theprojectisnowtwoyearsold,andgoesbeyondplantingandgrowing:Eythandherfellow

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educatorsstructurelessonsinscience,mathandmorearoundtheirgarden.

"Whenwegrewcabbagesmystudentsnoticedsomethingwaseatingtheleaves/1Eythrecalls."

Thisledtoaninvestigationonfiguringoutwhatwaseatingitandhowtostopit:thekidsanalyzedthe

evidencetheyfoundandactedasengineersincreatingwaystokeepinsectsoutofthecabbagebeds.

In4thgrade,wetakethestudentsoutsidetoestimatethenumberofbeanpods（豆荚）theyfind."Eyth

continues,^Peoplethinkgardeningshouldbeseparatefromcoresubjectsbutit*sfarfromthetruth.

Thekids*curiositykeepsitrolling."

Thekidsalsokeeptheproducerolling-somuchsothatwitha$70,000donationfromRemake

Learning/GrableFoundation,theyYeusingthatmoneytobuildagreenhouseattheirschool.Thefunds

helpthemlaunchanoutdoorclassroomandopenafarmstandatBroadStreetthatbringsfreshfruits,

vegetables,herbsandmoretoanareaoftheircommunitywhereaffordablefreshproduceishardto

findthere.Suchareasareoftencalled"fooddeserts.**

“Ourstudentsdiscoverthevalueofsharingtheirharvestwiththecommunitysurroundingnearby

BroadStreetElementarySchool.0saysEyth.nTheyfresoproudofwhatwe'redoinghere.**

24.Whatisthepurposeoftheproject?

A.Topreparestudentsfbrcareerplanning.

B.Toseeknewwaysofvegetablegrowing.

C.Toallowstudentstolearnbygardening.

D.Toencouragestudentstogetclosetonature.

25.Whatdotheteachersdowiththeprojectatpresent?

A.Expandthefarmingland.B.Integraterelevantsubjects.

C.Investigateinsects1activities.D.Estimatethenumberofvegetables.

26.Whatcanweknowabouttheproject?

A.Itwaslaunchedbytheschoolboard.

B.Itsexperiencewasintroducedataconference.

C.ItbuiltagreenhouseintheHfboddesert11areas.

D.Itsproducebenefitsthecommunityaround.

27.Whatdothestudentsthinkoftheproject?

A.Itistiresome.B.Itrequirescreativity.

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C.Itisrewarding.D.Itneedsmoredonations.

C

ForAustraliancattlefarmerJodyBrown,themostfrighteningevidenceofdroughtisthesilence.

Treesstandstill,thesingingofbirdsgone.

Theconstantdrynessmeanshercattlehavedecreasedtoaround400,downfrom1,100in2002,

andattimestherehavebeennoanimalsonthelandatall.Thenativegrasses,oncegreen,have

disintegratedintogreyash.AccordingtoUnitedNations'estimates,globalcropproductioncouldfall

about30%becauseofclimatechange,whilefoodissharplydemandedinthecomingdecades.The

worldisfacinganewageofrapidlyincreasingfoodpricesthatcouldpushalmost2billionmorepeople

intohungerinaworst-caseclimatecrisis.

Facingthescarypredictions,fannershavebeguntoadapt.OnBrown'sfann,she!sexperimenting

withregenerative-farmingpracticesbettersuitedtodrought.She'sexploringalternativestotraditional

methodsthatdon'tpushthelandashard.Meanwhilemanyagrichemicalcompaniesaredeveloping

newvarietiesforvegetables,likecabbagesthataremoreresistanttoextremeweather.

Acrosstheglobe,farmersareswitchingseedsandimprovingirrigation（灌溉）.LucasOliveirain

Brazilispullingouthalfhiscoffeetreestoplantcornandsoybeansinstead.Heisbeingforcedto

changecourseaftercoffeecropssufferedfromdroughtandthenanextremefrost.Withdroughthitting

California,FritzDurstisworkingtotrapwater.He'sboardeduppipestoholdtherainthatdoesfall.

Durstwillalsoplantcovercrops,whichcanhelpenrichsoilsandpreventerosion（水土流失）.Oneof

thebiggestchallengesforfarmersisthatthereiscurrentlynoaccesstofundsthatwouldbecriticalto

undertakethekindofmassivetransformation.

“Ifyouhavetodealwithmillionsoffarmersaroundtheworld,youhavetocoordinate（协

调）.That*sahugetask,"saidMonikaZurek,seniorresearcheratUniversityofOxfbrd*s

EnvironmentalChangeInstitute.

28.Whyarethedatamentionedinparagraph2?

A.Toillustratethefrequentdrought.

B.Toevidencetheincreasingfooddemand.

C.Topresentthesevereresultsofclimatecrisis.

D.Todescribethesituationofcropproduction.

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29.Whatisfarmers*reactiontowardsthepredictions?

A.Exploringalternativefarmingpractices.B.Stickingtotraditionalmethods.

C.Developingnewvarietiesforvegetables.D.Experimentingwithagrichemicals.

30.HowdoesFritzDurstinCaliforniadealwiththedrought?

A.Heswitchestoplantingcoffeetrees.B.Heemployswaystotrapwater.

C.Hecovershiscropstoresistdrought.D.Heconductsresearchesonthesoil.

31.Whatiscrucialtothetransformation?

A.Improvingirrigationfacility.B.Tacklingenvironmentchange.

C.Offeringfarmersaccesstofunds.D.Introducingwaystopreventerosion.

D

Someofthebiggestandmostsuccessfulcompaniesareopeningnewoffices,andtheirtrendiest

featureisfocusedonplantsandinsects.AftermovingtoSeattle,Microsoftbegantobuildits

Workspacesoutdoors-andmorespecifically,inthetrees,whicharenowcomprisedof125buildings.

Thisstyleofbiophilic（亲自然的）design-anintegrationofnaturalmaterials,naturallight,views

ofnatureandotherexperiencesofthenaturalworldintothebuiltenvironment-soundsprettyand

goodfortheplanet.Butthathardlyseemslikeenoughofareasonfbrbigcompaniestopaybillions

forbiophilicdesigns.Infact,theyaremotivatedbyeconomics.

AstudywithemployeesoftheSacramentoMunicipalUtilityDistrictCallCenterrevealedthat

workerswhohadaviewofthenaturalenvironmenthandledabout7%morecallsthanthosewhodid

not.Thecostofrefbnningofficestogiveeachemployeeanoutdoorviewwasabout$1,000per

employee,whiletheirincreasedproductivityaddedupto$2,900inincreasedincomeperemployee

peryear.

AnotherstudybytheThinkWoodcampaignconcludesthatnaturecanhaveabeneficialeffect

oncreativity,concentrationandwell-being.Notonlydocool-lookingbiophilicofficeshelpcompanies

recruit（招聘）talentinanincrediblytightlabormarket,buttheyalsonudgethenewtalenttoperform

betteratwork.

“Beingmorecreativeandflexiblewithourworkspaceallowsustobemorecreativeand

productiveinourworkandtheproductswecreate.It'slikealittlegetaway/'saidBretBoulder,Head

ofCapitalAssets.

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Ofcourse,smallcompaniesdon*thaveasparecoupleofbilliontospendonnpark-likenoutdoor

offices.Butthegoodnewsisthatbiophilicdesignisnotnecessarilyexpensive.Evenjuststaringata

neighboringgreenroofforlessthanaminutehasbeenshowntoboostproductivity.

32.Wherecanyoufindthedefinitionofbiophilicdesign?

A.Inparagraph1.B.Inparagraph2.C.Inparagraph3.D.Inparagraph4

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"nudge”inparagraph4mean?

A.Encourage.B.Anticipate.C.Remind.D.Promise

34.Whateffectcanbiophilicdesignsbringtooffices?

A.Reducedbuildingcost.B.Competitiveatmosphere.

C.Limitedworkplaceflexibility.D.Increasedproductivity.

35.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.PuttingNaturetoWorkB.ATrendtoOpenNewOffices

C.LivingNaturallyandSimplyD.ANaturalBuildingDesigner

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。

AftermyfamilygotcomfortablysettledinHotelRamadainBangkok,westartedexploringthe

city.Afterendlesshoursofshopping,itwasfinallytimetogoback.

Thiswaswhenthetroublestarted.WeforgottherearetwoRamadahotelsintheopposite

directions.Absolutelyunawareofthis,westartedsearchingforthewayback.Googlemapssuggested

ustheshortestroutewhichwasjust20minutesawaybywalk.36

Bangkokfeltdifferentaftersunset.Walkingalongtheheavily-crowdedroadswiththedark-red

skyfeltbeautiful.Lostinourtalk,wedidn'trealizethatwepassedontothequieterpartofthetown

37Itwasclosedforredecoration.Toourluck,nobodyaroundusthenspokeEnglish.Worse

still,westeppedinalocaltuk-tuk（三轮车）,whichtookustoanunknownareaforanenormouspay.

Wehadnoideawherewewere,ourmobilephonesnearlyoutofcharge.

38Hewasataxidriver.Recountingtheday'seventsprovedtobeagreatconversationstarter.

Weendeduptalkingthroughtheway.Hewassokindastooffertodriveusaroundfbrtherestofour

stay.39Forthenextfourdays,fromfloatingmarketstothetemplesofWatPho,ourtrip

wouldn'thavebeensotroublefreewithouthim.

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Sometimeswhenthingsdon'tgoaccordingtoplan,1thinkaboutthestrangerwemetonthestreets

andhowatinymistakeonourpartledtounexpectedresults.40

A.Thatwaswhenourheroarrived.

B.Ourthankfulnessknewnobounds.

C.WereachedacompletelydifferentHotelRamada.

D.Wesetoffintothecitywithlittleresearchontransport.

E.Wedecidednottowasteourmoneybutourtimeinstead.

F.Thetripringsasareminderthateverycloudhasasilverlining.

G.Hetheninformedusthatourhotelwasjustafewblocksaway.

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，从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

WhenIwasagraduatestudent,Ifelltoobusytoexercise.IpromisedmyselfPddoitonceI41

school.IknewIwouldbebusyasanassistantprofessor.42Ibelievedinmywillpower.

WhenIstartedmyfirstjobatWilliamsCollege,143didexerciseregularly.Itturnedoutthat

Iwasina（n）44thatofferedexcellentsupportforwhatI45_todo.

Researchshowsthatour46areinfluencedbywhetherourenvironmentmakessomethingeasy

ordifficult.Eventhesmallestdifferencecanhaveanoutsized47.Inonestudy,researchers48__

itemsfromthefronttothebackofasaladbar-achangeofjust10inches-andthe49

inconveniencemadepeopleeatlessoftheseitems.

MyplantoexercisebenefitedfromWilliamstown'slongwinter.Peoplefiguredthebestway

throughitwastoget50_happilyandenjoyit.Ikeptmeetingpeoplewhowere51joggers.When

Istarted,theywerequicktooffersocial52Withsomanyrunnersintown,itwaseasytofind

trails（d、径），includingthose53forbeginners.

Do54yourenvironmenttomakechallengingtaskseasier.Ifyouwanttosocialize,befriend

outgoingpersons.Or55yourcellphonewhenyouneedtoconcentrateonstudy.Theright

surroundingsaremorepowerfiilthanwillpoweralone.

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41.A.attendedB.finishedC.startedD.quitted

42.A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.InsteadD.Meanwhile

43.A.unwillinglyB.virtuallyC.actuallyD.barely

44.A.occupationB.situationC.positionD.environment

45.A.hopedB.insistedC.hesitatedD.managed

46.A.experiencesB.choicesC.insightsD.emotions

47.A.advantageB.rewardC.effectD.risk

48.A.examinedB.concernedC.countedD.moved

49.A.obviousB.majorC.uniqueD.slight

50.A.aboardB.outdoorsC.homeD.inside

51.A.enthusiasticB.sensitiveC.independentD.ambitious

52.A.resourcesB.activitiesC.supportD.service

53.A.instructiveB.strangeC.toughD.appropriate

54.A.changeB.protectC.ignoreD.accept

55.A.answerB.silenceC.keepD.ring

第二节(共10小题：每小题L5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。

NearlythreedecadesafterBeijingPeople'sArtTheaterpresentedthestoryofLiBaiinaplay,

thatofDuFuwasalsobroughttothestage.

Thenewplay,DuFu,highlights56last15yearsofthelifeofthemasterpoetfromthe

TangDynasty.HThisplayisourtheater'snewexplorationin57(present)ahistoricaltheme.

Ourapproachis58(difference)frompreviousplays,includingthestagedesign,theuseof

Videotechnology,andtheintegrationofclassicalandoralChinese/'saysFengYuanzheng,director

oftheplayDuFu.

Whilehavingthesameactorsforthemain59(role),thecasthasincludedagroupof

youngactors,60aimstogivethemthechancetogainexperience.uInmyyouth,we61

(guide)bythesenioractors,andwentthroughthickandthinonthestage.Nowitisourturn62(lead)

theyoungactors,andgivethemmore63(opportunity)sotheycangrow/*Fengsays.

Feng,60,was64(recent)announcedasthenewpresidentoftheBeijingPeople'sArt

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Theater.Heisthefifthpresidentinthetheater's70-yearhistoryandthefirstonetocome65an

actingbackground.MTome,thisjobmeansmoreresponsibility.Iwillkeeponworkinghard/*Feng

says.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分