黑龙江哈尔滨第一中学2023-2024学年高三年级上册期中英语试卷

黑龙江哈尔滨第一中学2023-2024学年高三上学期期中英语

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学校:姓名：班级：考号：

一、阅读理解

Everyyear,anaverageAmericanproducesmorethan250poundsofplasticwaste.

Recyclingispartofthesolution,butmanyofusareconfusedaboutwhatcanberecycledand

whatcan't.

Plasticfilm

Atthestorewefinditcoveringvegetables,meatsandcheeses.It'scommon,butitcan't

berecycledbecauseit'shardtodealwithattheMRF（材料回收厂）.Thethinandsoftfilm

getsstuckaroundtheequipmentandcanbringittoastop.

Plasticbags

Plasticbags-likethoseusedforbread,sandwichaswellasgrocerybags-create

similarproblemsforrecyclingmachinesasthinplasticfilm.Therefore,mostoftheplastic

bagsendupinlandfillsandoceans.

Yogurtandbuttercups

Thesecontainersoftenmixwithotherkindsofmaterials.It'snotpossibletoseparate

them.Inaddition,thistypeofpackagingflattensoutontheMRF'sconveyingbeltandcan

bringtheequipmenttoastop,too.

Beverage（饮料）bottles

Thesecontainersarefirm.Theydon'tflattenoutlikeyogurtcupsandthey7remadefrom

onekindofplasticthatrecyclerscaneasilysellformakingproductssuchascarpet,clothing

orevenmoreplasticbottles.

Warning:Beawarethatwecannotrecycleasmuchaswewant.Forexample,plastic

bottlesareahighlydesirableproductforrecyclers,butjustaboutathirdfindstheirwayinto

theMRFs.Therefore,it'smoreimportantforustoreducepackaging.

1.Whatdothefirsttwokindsofpackaginghaveincommon?

A.Theyareusedforthesameproducts.B.Theyaremixedwithothermaterials

C.Theyaretoothinandsofttoberecycled.D.Theyareusuallyrecycledinspecial

MRFs.

2.Whichcanberecycledeasily?

A.Plasticfilm.B.Beveragebottles.C.Plasticbags.D.Yogurtand

buttercups.

3.Whatdoestheauthorhopeustodointhelastparagraph?

A.Reducepackaging.B.TrytobuildmoreMRFs.

C.Userecyclablebags.D.Separatethewasteproperly.

Sportsisoneofthepurestconceptsdeveloped.Forsome,sportsisahobby,othersan

escape,butforJasonHills,PostMediaEdmontonpart-timewriter,sportsiseverything.

Atayoungage,watchingcountlesshoursofsportsallowedHillstoprocessanddevelop

anescapetodealwiththechildhoodpainfulexperienceoflosingbothhisparentsinacar

accident.Withsomuchinsidehishead,sportsprovidedhimwiththeoutletthatmillionsof

peopleemploydaily:beingenvelopedinto“thegame.”

Later,asHillsgrewintoayoungman,hebegantobecomeinvolvedwithschoolsports.

AsHillsbegantoplay,theconceptofbeinginvolvedwithauniversityteamcameintoa

dream.

Followinghighschoolgraduation,Hillsrealizedthatuniversityathleticsmightnotbein

thecards,butwasstillverydeterminedtohavesportsplayamajorroleinhislife.Sohe

attendedLethbridgeCollegeforitsJournalismDiplomaprogram.Sincethen,Hillshasbeena

majorcomponentofuniversityathleticscoverageinEdmontonforover10years.Spending

longhourstravellingtobackandforthacrosstheNorthSaskatchewanRivercoveringallthe

postsecondaryteams,HillsisPostmedia'sgo-toreporterinEdmontonforeverythingamateur

sports.

Hillsisastoryteller.Thoughhisarticlesincludefeatures,gamerecaps（简报）andseries

previews,allofhisworkshowcasesuniversitystudent-athleteslikenooneelseintheCityof

Edmonton.Hillsstandsoutandstandsabovemany,withanextraordinaryabilitytocapture

theathletes5truevoice.Byputtinghimselfintheirshoes,Hillsempathizes（有同/惑）withthe

student-athletesbytellingtheirstory,bringingatrulyhumanelementtothepiece.

“MygrandmatoldmewhenIwasyoung,nomatterwhatyoudoinlife,justdowhat

makesyouhappy,“Hillsrecalls.44Thistypeofjobandthistypeofcareer,you'renotgoingto

makemillionsinit.Youhavetodoitbecauseyouloveitandbecauseyou'repassionateabout

it.”

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4.WhydidHillsregardsportsasanescapeinhischildhood?

A.Torelievehispain.

B.Tokillboringtime.

C.Torecoverfrombadhealth.

D.Toavoidpressurefromhisparents.

5.WhatinspiredHillstoenterjournalism?

A.Hisloveforjournalismfromchildhood.

B.Hisgreatachievementsintheuniversityteam.

C.Hisdeterminationtobecomeawell-knownsportsjournalist.

D.Hispassionforsportsandhopelessnessofenteringtheuniversityathletics.

6.WhatisadistinguishedfeatureofHills'articles?

A.Focusingonthecommentsofthegame.

B.Tellingthechildhoodstoriesofathletes.

C.Reflectingtheuniquenessofcollegestudentathletes.

D.Bringinghisownlifeexperiencesintothem.

7.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeHills?

A.Generous.

B.Strong-willed.

C.Artistic.

D.Knowledgeable.

CouldanewtreatmentdevelopedbytheUScompanyLillymean"thebeginningofthe

end^^ofAlzheimer's?Couldweevencureitsomeday?Theseareheadlinesandquestions

swirling（流传）aroundafternewsofanewdrug,calleddonanemab,showedpromising

resultsinphase-3trials.

ThebrainsciencebehindAlzheimer'siscomplex,butCTandMRJscanssuggestthat

poisonouschangesoccurinthebrain,includingtheabnormalbuild-upofproteinscalled

amyloidplaquesandtautangles.Thedamagestartsinthepartsofthebrainessentialfor

formingmemoriesbutthenspreadsthroughouttheorgan,withbraintissueshrinking

significantly.

DevelopingtreatmentsforAlzheimer'shasbeenachallenge,withalmost20years

passingwithnonewdrugs.Butinthelastyear,twonewoneshaveemerged:donanemaband

lecanemab.Neitherarecuresormagicbulletsforthedisease,buttheydoaddresskey

symptoms.Theytargettheamyloidproteinsthatcanaccumulateinthebrainanddamage

neurons,slowingdownitsprogression.

Whilethisnewsisexciting,therearemajorcaveats.Oneiswhetheritwilleverbecome

availableontheNHS.Thecostisestimatedtobeabout£20,000perpersonperyearof

treatment.

Anotheristheserioussideeffects:inthestudy,brainswellingoccurredin24%of

participantsandbrainbleedingoccurredin31.4%onthedrugcomparedwith13.6%inthe

placebo（安慰剂）group.Therewerealsothreedeathsduringthetrial.

Partoftheproblemforme,asanacademic,inassessingthedrugisthatthefullresults

ofthetrialhaven'tyetbeensharedpubliclyorpublishedinapeer-reviewjournal.Wecannot

accessthefulldataorexaminethetrialyet,andthereisalwaysamotivationforprivate

companiestooverstatetheeffectivenessofnewdrugs.Trialresultsneedtobeassessedbyan

independentbodyofexperts.

Whileitisunlikelytochangeclinicalpracticeuntilatleast2025,thenewsof

donanemabisagainanindicationthatscienceiscontinuingtomakeprogresswhenitcomes

totreatingthemajorcausesofillnessanddeath,evenonerelatedtothehighlycomplexinner

workingsofthebrain,So,therearecaveatsandtheneedforcaution,butthesenewdrugsare

indeedthegroundsforthatrarethingthesedays:hope.

8.WhatcanwelearnaboutAlzheimer'sfromthepassage?

A.Thereexistsanewdrugtocureitcompletely.

B.MostpeoplewilldevelopAlzheimer'swhentheyareold.

C.Itiscausedbytheaccumulationofsomeproteinsinthebrain.

D.Itresultsfromthelossofmemoriesaspeoplegetolder.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"caveats”meaninparagraph4?

A.Warnings.B.Discussions.C.Debates.D.Weaknesses.

10.Whatistheproblemofthenewdrugaccordingtotheauthorasanacademic?

A.Ithasserioussideeffectssuchasbrainbleedinganddeaths.

B.Theeffectivenessmaybeblownupwithoutfairassessment.

C.Thecostofthenewdrugisoutofreachforordinarypeople.

D.ThereisnopossibilityfornewdrugstobeadmittedintotheNHS.

11.Whatistheauthor\attitudetowardsthenewdrug?

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A.Approving.B.Doubtful.C.Unclear.D.Indifferent.

Socialdistancingisnotanewconceptinthenaturalworld,whereinfectiousdiseasesare

commonplace.Throughspecializedsensesanimalscandetectcertaindiseasesandchange

theirbehaviortoavoidgettingill.

In1966,whilestudyingchimps（猩猩）inaTanzaniannationalpark,zoologistJane

GoodallobservedachimpnamedMcGregorwhohadcaughtahighlyinfectiousvirus.His

fellowchimpsattackedhimandthrewhimoutofthetroop.Inoneinstance,McGregor

approachedchimpsinatree.Hereachedoutahandingreeting,buttheothersmovedaway

withoutabackwardglance.

“Forafulltwominutes,oldMcGregorsatmotionless,staringafterthem,^^Goodallnotes

inher1971bookIntheShadowofMan."It\reallynotthatdifferenttohowsomesocieties

reacttodaytosuchatragedy.”

Notallanimalsaresoaggressivetowardtheirailingneighbors.Sometimesit'sassimple

asavoidingthosewhomayinfectyou.

WhenKiesecker,aleadscientistinAmerica,studiedAmericanbullfroginthelate1990s,

hefoundthatbullfrogscouldnotonlydetectadeadlysmellofinfectioninotherbullfrogs,

buthealthymembersactivelyavoidedthosethatweresick.Bullfrogsrelyonchemicals

signalstodeterminewhoissickornot.

Caribbeanlobstersalsoshundiseasedmembersoftheircommunity,wellbeforethey

becomeinfectious.Ittakesabouteightweeksforlobstersinfectedwiththedeadlyvirus

Panulirusargusmininuceovirustobecomedangeroustoothers.Normallysocialanimals,

lobstersbeginkeepingawayfromthediseasedasearlyasfourweeksafterinfection-once

thelobsterscansmellcertainchemicalsreleasedbysickindividuals.

Overall,it'simportanttonotethat,unlikeus,animalsdon'trealizeiftheystayhome,

theymightactuallyreducetheinfectionrate,"Kieseckerexplains.4tAshumans,wehavethat

ability.It^abigdifference.”

12.WhatcanwelearnaboutthechimpsfromGoodalPsobservation?

A.Theykeptadistancefromoneanother.

B.Theybecameaggressivewheninfected.

C.Theinfectedavoidedcontactwithothers.

D.Theinfectedwereforcedtoleavethegroup.

13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“shun"inParagraph6probablymean?

A.Avoid.B.Cure.C.Getridof.D.Getalongwith.

14.HowarehumansdifferentfromanimalsaccordingtoKiesecker?

A.Humansaremoresensitivetovirus.

B.Humansarelesslikelytogetinfected.

C.Humanstreatinfectiousdiseasesinawiserway.

D.Humanscandetectchemicalsignalsmorequickly.

15.Whichmightbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.HelpMeOut

B.LeaveMeAlone

C.StayAwayFromUs

D.StayHomeStayHealthy

二、七选五

Riseandshine!Morningtimejustbecameyournewbestfriend.Loveitorhateit,using

themorninghoursbeforeworkmaybethekeytoasuccessfulandhealthylifestyle.16

Inaddition,thehealthbenefitsforthosewithalifebeforeworkgoonandon.Letusexplore

4ofthethingssuccessfulpeopledobefore8am.

Exercise.

Mostpeoplethatworkoutdaily,workoutinthemorning.Exercisingbeforeworkgives

youanincreaseofenergyforthedayandasenseofaccomplishment.Evenifyouaren't

brighteyedandbushytailedatthethoughtofa5amjog,trywakingup15minutesearlyfor

aquickbedsidesetofpushupsorstretching.17

MapOutYourDay.

Maximizeyourpotentialbymappingoutyourschedulefortheclay,aswellasyourgoals

andtodos.Themorningisagoodtimeforthisasitisoftenoneoftheonlyquiettimesa

persongetsthroughouttheday.Theearlyhoursfostereasierreflectionthathelpswhen

prioritizing（优先）youractivities.18

Visualizeyourday.

19Themorningistheperfecttimetospendsomequiettimeinsideyourmind

planningorvisualizing.Takeamomenttovisualizeyourdayaheadofyou,focusingonthe

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successesyouwillhave.Evenjustaminuteofvisualizationandpositivethinkingcanhelp

improveyourmoodandoutlookonyourworkloadfortheday.

20

Weallhavethatoneitemonourtodolistthatwefear.Ittroublesyouallday（orweek）

untilyoufinallydoitaftermuchprocrastination（拖延）.Insteadofanticipatingthe

unpleasantnessofitfromfirstcoffeethroughyourlunchbreak,dothatleastdesirabletaskon

yourlistfirst.Themorningisthetimewhenyouaregenerallymorewellrestedandyour

energylevelisup.Therefore,youaremorewellequippedtohandlemoredifficultprojects.

Lookatitthisway,andyourdaywillgetprogressivelyeasier,nottheotherwayaround.By

thetimeyourworkdayisending,you'rewindingdownwitheasiertodosandheadinginto

yourfreetimemorerelaxed.Success!

A.Connectsocially,

B.MakeYourDayTopHeavy.

C.Ifllhelpwakeupyourbody,andprepareyouforyourday.

D.Whilescheduling,don'tforgetaboutyourphysicalhealth.

E.Morningpeoplehavebeenfoundtobemoreactiveandmoreproductive.

F.Theyalsoallowforuninterruptedproblemsolvingwhentryingtofiteverythinginto

yourtimetable.

G.Thesedayswetalkaboutourphysicalhealthendlessly,butsometimesourmental

healthgetsoverlooked.

三、完形填空

Fiveyearsago,IwasatrailrideleaderataholidayfarminVictoria.Myfavouritehorse

wasawarmbloodcalledHolly,achestnutmare.Agedseven,shewas21

sweet-naturedandwell-trained;theonly22withHollywashervividimagination.I

wasconstantlysurprisedbyHolly'sabilitytobe23byrabbits,thewindoreven

shadows------sometimesherownshadow!

Oneday,asweheadedbackfromarideonthebeach,HollyandIwere24the

wayoverthehillyarea.Whenwegottooneparticularlylong,steephill,Hollybeganto

twitch（抽动）herearsandstepinplace.So,whenshe25tosniff（嗅）andgiveallthe

26thatshebelievedthe'horse-eatingmonsters'wereclose,Ibecamealittleworried.

Atthebottomofthehillasweroundedacorner,Holly27withcaution,andso

Ifollowedhergazetothepathahead.There,sunnyitselfinthemiddleofthetrack,wasa

brown28.Thistimeitwasmy29togetscared;Iwasonanervoushorse,

leadingagroupofeightinexperiencedpre-teenriders.Unexpectedly,Hollyfirmly

30earsforward.Withthesnakeinhersight,shewasnolongerfrightened.

Ihaveheardthathorseshaveabettersenseof31thandogs.Ihadn'tseenit

32beforethatmoment.33,whilewewaitedinrealityforjustasecondor

twobutforwhatfeltlikeacentury-thesnakeawokeandglidedcalmlyoffintothebush.

Hollythen34Readingthehorseswithcautionandcare.Shehadbeenalertto

dangerandhadbeen35fbrthesafetyofusall.Followinginthefootstepsoftheir

leadmare,notoneoftheotherhorsesshowedanyfear.

21.A.negativeB.gracefulC.pitifulD.aggressive

22.A.solutionB.reactionC.problemD.difficulty

23.A.frightenedB.delightedC.touchedD.attracted

24.A.chasingB.leadingC.followingD.pushing

25.A.proceededB•preferredC.hesitatedD.refused

26.A.evidenceB.truthC.signalsD.symbols

27.A.spedB.rushedC.escapedD.slowed

28.A.rabbitB.horseC.monsterD.snake

29.A.turnB.caseC.chanceD.rule

30.A.setupB.pickedupC.giveupD.buildup

31.A.visionB.directionC.smellD.hearing

32.A.provedB.deniedC.ignoredD.demonstrated

33.A.UnfortunatelyB.UndoubtedlyC.ThankfullyD.Instantly

34.A.felloffB.wentbackC.cameoutD.steppedforward

35.A.responsibleB.regretfulC.gratefulD.available

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Chinesenetizensarepassionatelydiscussingthe“KongYijimindset,"36term

inspiredbyaninfluentialfigureinmodernChineseliteratureandusedtorefertocollege

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37(graduate)whoconsiderthemselvesabovemanuallabor.

38(set)afewyearsafterthefalloftheQingDynasty,thestorystartswithKong

Yijibeingridiculedbytheworking-classcustomersinthetavernhefrequentsforcontinuing

towearhislongscholar'sgown,eventhoughheneverpassedtheimperialexam39

couldhavelandedhimadecentjobbackinthepast.

AsThePaper,aChinesemediacompanybasedinShanghai,writes,uKongYijiwould

ratherstealthando40heconsidersamenialjob(粗活)justtomakemoney.Thisis

relatableintheeyesofsome,whothinktheiracademicqualificationsdidn'tleadtothejob

theywantedordeserved.”

Therelatedterm,“KongYijimindset,referstothosewhoseeKongin41

(they)astheyfacethepressuresofajobmarketthatcan'tkeepupwiththerecord-breaking

numberofcollegegraduates.Kongisa42(sympathy)figuretosomerecentcollege

graduateswhoserealityisnotlivinguptoexpectations.

Somenetizensareconcernedthateducationitselfmayonedaybeseenassuperfluous

(多余的).“Whenwewereyoung,we43(tell)tostudyhard,andwhenwegrewup,

wewouldbecomeastronautsandscientists,^aWeibousercommented."Nowithasbecome

studyhardtoscrewscrews,tobeacleaner,tocollectjunk.It5snotthatIlookdownonthose

professions-everyprofessionisrespectable-44itisstrangethatthewindis

blowinginthisdirection.^^

Inrecentyears,Chinahasbeenpushingtoexpandvocationaleducationasameansto

solvethesurplusofcollegegraduates.However,thetransitionremainschallengingasthe

prejudices45blue-collarjobslingers.

五、其他应用文

46.假设你是李华，你所在的学校将举办有关“健康睡眠，高效学习”的活动。请你用英

文写一封倡议书，倡议大家健康作息，杜绝熬夜。内容包括：

1.现象说明；

2.熬夜对身体和学习的危害；

3.健康作息的建议。

注意：1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dearfellowstudents,

Yours,