福建省部分达标学校2023-2024学年高三年级上册期中质量监测英语试题

福建省部分达标学校2023-2024学年高三上学期期中质量监

测英语试题

学校:姓名：班级：考号：

一、阅读理解

TheImportanceofBeingEarnest

—Author:OscarWilde

—Score:3,825

—Averagerating:4.17/5,basedon277,734ratings

ThiscomedicplaybyOscarWildetakesasatirical（讽刺的）lookatVictoriansocial

valueswhilefollowingtwomen-JackWorthingandAlgernonMoncrieff-astheytellliesto

bringsomeexcitementtotheirlives.TheImportanceofBeingEarnestwasWilde'sfinalplay,

andsomeconsiderithismasterpiece.

ARaisinintheSun

—Author:LorraineHansberry

—Score:3,550

—Averagerating:3.76/5,basedon59,314ratings

ThestoryfollowstheYoungers,aworking-classblackfamilylivingontheSouthSideof

Chicagowhomovetoanall-whiteneighborhoodduringatimeofdesegregation（取消种族隔

离）.In1959,LorraineHansberrybecamethefirstblackplaywrighttogetaplayproducedon

Broadway.

Frankenstein

—Author:MaryWollstonecraftShelley

—Score:7,931

—Averagerating:3.78/5,basedon1,032,148ratings

Thestorywaspublishedin1818andintroducedreaderstoDrVictorFrankenstein,a

scientistwhobringstolifeacreatureheassembledfromdiscardedcorpse（丢弃的尸体）parts.

AlthoughDrFrankensteinishorrifiedbyhiscreationandabandonsit,thecreaturemanages

toeducateitselfandthenseeksrevengeonhiscreator.Thenovelexploreshumanity'sdesire

forinnovationandthefearofchangeitbrings.

AnimalFarm

—Author:GeorgeOrwell

一Score:18,315

一Averagerating:3.92/5,basedon2,377,098ratings

Agroupoffarmanimalsorganizesarevolt（起义）aftertheyrealizetheirmaster,Mr

Jones,ismistreatingthemandofferingthemnothinginreturnfortheirwork.Whenthey

challengetheleadership,theyaredisciplinedforspeakingout.Thisclassicisn'taboutanimal

rights.Itisalargercritique（评论）ofSovietCommunism.Orwellwroteitasanattackagainst

StalinisminRussia.

1.WhichbookmayinterestonewhoisdoingaprojectaboutblackpeopleintheUSmost?

A.TheImportanceofBeingEarnest.B.ARaisinintheSun.

C.Frankenstein.D.AnimalFarm.

2.WhatkindofbookisFrankenstein?

A.Asciencefiction.B.Arealisticfiction.

C.Abiography.D.Afairytale.

3.WhydidOrwellwriteAnimalFarm?

A.Toraisepeople'sawarenessofanimalrights.

B.ToprotestagainstStalinistgovernmentpolicies.

C.Todocumentahistoricaleventinafunway.

D.TopromoteSovietCommunism.

KjellLindgrenwantedtobeanastronautforaslongashecouldremember.However,

hishopesofbecominganastronautwouldcometoasuddenhaltwhenhewasdiagnosedwith

asthma（哮喘）aftergraduatingfromtheU.S.AirForceAcademy.TheAirForcedecidedto

medicallydischargehim.

SoLindgrencametoamedicalschool,eventuallyspecializinginemergencymedicine.

Aspartofhistraining,hewasretestedfbrasthma.Thistime,thetestssaidthathedidn'thave

thecondition.Lindgren'sdreamsofspaceflightreturned.

LindgrenworkedasaflightsurgeonatNASA,treatingcrewsthatwerepreparingfor

spaceflight.Then,in2009,hewasselectedasaNASAastronautattheJohnsonSpaceCenter

inHouston,Texas.Sincethen,Lindgrenhasflownintospacetwice,whereheperformed

morethan100scientificexperiments.LindgrenisnowamemberoftheArtemisTeam,a

groupofscientistsandastronautsworkingtogethertosendpeoplebacktothemoonin2024.

Thefollowingispartofaninterview,whereheshareshisexperiencesandadvicewith

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ScienceNewsExplores.

Q:Howdidyougetwhereyouaretoday?

A:Mypassionforspacecamefromreadingsciencefictionandwatchingsciencefiction

movies.IgrewupasaStarWarsfan.Then,inthesecondgrade,ourteacherwheeledthe

televisionintoourclassroomandwewatchedNASA'sfirstlaunchoftheSpaceShuttle

Columbia(STS-1)onApril12,1981.Andthat'swhenthispassionreallygrabbedme.It

becameclearthatgettingtoliveandworkinspacewasn'tjustforthemoviesorforbooks.It

wasarealthing,andIthinkthat'sreallywhenIheldfasttothatdream.

Thenumberonethingthatopeneddoorsformeandestablishedopportunitieswasjust

hardwork.Byworkinghard,Icameacrossreallycoolopportunitiesthatweren'tnecessarily

onthepaththatIhaddreamedofformyself.Ithinktheotherimportantthingwasreading.

Readasmuchasyoucanaboutthethingsthatyou'repassionateabout.Thepracticeof

readinghelpsstimulateyourbrain.Itwasacriticalpartofmyjourney.Infact,readinghas

formedthefoundationofmyprofessionalcareer.

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“discharge“inparagraph1mean?

A.Train.B.Treat.C.Reject.D.Supervise.

5.WhydoestheauthormentionLindgren'sworkexperiences?

A.Toprovehispassionforspace.B.Topraisehimforhishardwork.

C.Tohighlighthiscareerambition.D.Toshowhisconstantcareerchange.

6.WhatmadeLindgrendecidetobeanastronaut?

A.Hisinterestinreadingsciencefiction.B.TheseriesofStarWarsmovies.

C.Histeacher'sencouragement.D.ThelaunchofSTS-1.

7.WhatcanwelearnfromLindgren'sstory?

A.Readingisajourneythroughthemind.

B.Hardworkisoneofthesecretstosuccess.

C.Apositiveattitudecanchangeaperson'slife.

D.Theearlierweidentifyproblems,thebetterwewillbe.

Embedded(植入的)advertisinghasbeenrunningwildfordecades.Itforcesitswayinto

ourdailylives,yetgoeslargelyunnoticed.Ifsbecomesoperfectlyinescapablethat,atthe

endoftheday,youjusthavetositbackandadmireit—oratleastacceptit.

Itusedtobethatembeddedadvertisementswereharmless.Theywereobvious,but

pricelesstoo.Thesedays,however,peoplehavetodrawthelinewhenTomHanksmakesbest

friendswithabrand-namevolleyballonthescreen.Prettysoonmaycomethedaywhenwe

can'tsitthroughaRenaissance-setshowwithoutlocalservantssportingthelatestmobile

phone!Manypeoplehavejustgrownindifferenttothebrandpromotion.It'ssadthatwe

sometimeshavetojudgetheworthofmoviesandshowsbasedonhowperfectlythey9reable

toincludebrandsintoastoryline.

WecanlookatTheSocialNetworkasanexampleofhowembeddedmarketingcanbe

destructiveormademorepleasant.Whatcouldhavebeenatwo-houradforafamoussocial

mediasitewasinsteadfashionedintoathematicexplorationofthenetwork'simpactonits

users.Thefilmexaminesthenetworksexpansionandmakesusquestionhowithaschanged

theconceptof“connectedness“intheso-calledinformationera.Wereallyhavetogivecredit

forthis.

Insuchcasestheattemptisbeingmadetointroduceacertainamountofartfulness

wheretherecouldhaveeasilybeennone.Suchexamplesarethoughtofas"progressive

productplacement”,whichcouldserveasamodel.Iftoday'sembeddedadvertisingcanbe

dealtwithinthecleverandattractiveway,peoplewon'tremaineitherindifferenttoorcalm

aboutit.

8.Whatisthefeatureofembeddedadvertisingaccordingtothefirstparagraph?

A.Costly.B.Meaningful.C.Appealing.D.Widespread.

9.WhydoestheauthormentionTomHanksandservantsinparagraph2?

A.Tocomparetwodifferentkindsofads.

B.Toshoweffectofpresentembeddedadvertising.

C.Toindicatethenecessityofadsforproducts.

D.Toexplainthedevelopmentofembeddedadvertising.

10.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofTheSocialNetworks

A.Itisimpractical.B.Itisquestionable.

C.Itispraiseworthy.D.Itiscomplicated.

11.Whatcanbeinferredaboutprogressiveproductplacement?

A.Itdealswiththeadsskillfully.B.Itexploresartisticthemesinfilms.

C.Itincreasesthebrandexposure.D.Itintroducestheproductsindetail.

Forcenturies,inthecountriesofsouthandSoutheastAsiatheelephanthasbeenan

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intimatepartoftheculture,economyandreligion,andnowheremoresothaninThailand.

UnlikeitsAfricancousin,theAsianelephantiseasilydomesticated（驯化）.Therareso-called

whiteelephantshaveactuallylenttheauthorityofkingshiptoitsrulersanduntilthe1920s

thenationalflagwasawhiteelephantonaredbackground.TotheearlyWesternvisitorsthe

country'sromanticnamewas“LandoftheWhiteElephant”.

Today,however,thestoryisverydifferent.Outofworkandoutofland,theThai

elephantstrugglesforsurvivalinanationthatnolongerneedsit.Theelephanthasfound

itselfmoreorlessabandonedbypreviousownerswhohavemovedontoadifferenteconomic

worldandawesternizedsociety.Andwhiletheelephant'sproblemsbeganmanyyearsago,

nowitratesaverylownationalpriority.

Howthisreversalfromnationalicon（圣像）toneglectedanimalcameaboutisataleof

worseningenvironmentalandthechanginglivesoftheThaisthemselves.Accordingto

RichardLair,Thailand\expertsontheAsianelephantandauthorofthereportGoneAstray,

attheturnofthelastcenturytheremaywellhavebeenasmanyas100,000domestic

elephantsinthecountry.InthenorthofThailandaloneitwasestimatedthatmorethan

20,000elephantswereemployedintransport,1,000ofthemaloneontheroadbetweenthe

citiesofChiangMaiandChiangSaen.Thiswasatatimewhen90percentofThailandwas

stillforest-ahabitatthatnotonlysupportedtheanimalsbutalsomadethemnecessaryto

caiTygoodsandpeople.Nothingploughsthroughdenseforestbetterthanamassivebut

sure-footedelephant.

By1950theelephantpopulationhaddroppedtoastillsubstantial13,397,buttoday

thereareprobablynomorethan3,800,withanother1,350roamingfreeinthenationalparks.

Butnow,Thailand'sforestcoversonly20percentoftheland.Thisdeforestationisthecentral

pointoftheelephant'sdifficultsituation,forithaseffectivelyputtheanimalsoutofwork.

Thiscentury,astheroadnetworkgrew,sotheelephant'sroleasabeastofburdendeclined.

12.Thailandwasoncecalled“LandoftheWhiteElephant“because.

A.whiteelephantisrarelyseenandthusveryspecial

B.whiteelephantwasanationalsymboluntilthe1920s

C.whiteelephanthashelpedkingstogaintherulingauthority

D.thisnamewassoromanticthatitwaspopularamongvisitors

13.WhyistheThaielephant“outofwork”,accordingtotheauthor?

A.Becausetheelephantsarenolongerusefultotheirowners.

B.Becausetheirownersarewesternizedandneglectthem.

C.Becausethegovernmentpayslittleattentiontotheproblem.

D.Becausetherearetoomanyelephantsandtoofewjobs.

14.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueabouttheelephantpopulationatvarioustimes?

A.Therewere100,000domesticatedelephantsattheturnofthelastcentury.

B.20,000elephantswereemployedintransportinThailandattheturnofthelast

century.

C.By1950theelephantpopulationinThailandhasbeenquitesmall.

D.Todaytheelephantpopulationisestimatedat5,150.

15.Thepassageismostprobablyfrom.

A.atravelmagazineB.ahistorybook

C.aresearchreportD.anofficialannouncement

二、七选五

Habitshelpshapeourlivesinoneortheotherway.Actually,thewayyousqueezethe

toothpasteoutofatubecanrevealwhatkindofapersonyouare.Here'swhatitmeans:

Yousqueezethetoothpastefromthemiddle.

16Charming（吸弓I）agroupofpeopleinatalkisnobigdealforyou.Even

thoughyouseemoff-balancesometimes,yousurprisepeoplewithyourpragmatic（务实的）

side.Youarethesupportsystemtoalotofindividuals.

Yousqueezethetoothpastefromthetop.

Youneverbackoutfromachallengeandarealwaysreadytogotoanyextenttoreach

yourgoals.17Ybudrawinspirationfromyourselfasyou'rehighlyself-motivated.

You'renotabigfanofnegativecommentsbutonceyouacceptit,youputallyoureffortinto

makingthingsbetterbygrowingbeyondyourweaknesses.

18

Asyouworkyourwaytothetopofthetoothpastetubebyrollingthelowestpartofthe

toothpaste,youprojectthatyou'reaperfectionist.19Hardworkisyourmottoand

sopeopletrustyouwithresponsibilitywithalltheirheartsandminds.

Yousqueezethetoothpasteoutfromanywhere.

Youareaveryartisticandcreativepersonwithsomethingortheotherinyourmindall

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thetime.Youdon'tliketofollowrulesandbelievethattheworldisfiillofpossibilitiesand

you'retheonemeanttoexploreit.Youareopentonewideasandexcitedtolearnnewthings.

20

A.Confidenceisthekeytoyoursuccess.

B.Yousqueezethetoothpastefromthebottom.

C.Peoplehavedifferentwaysofsqueezingouttoothpaste.

D.Youliketodothingsinacertainwaywhilemaintainingorder.

E.Youleavenoimpressionsonthetubewhilesqueezingthepaste.

F.Youhaveachild-likecuriositywhenitcomestonewexperiences.

G.You'retalentedwhenitcomestoholdinginterestingconversations.

三、完形填空

Mygrandchild,Harold,wascelebratinghis7thbirthday.Askedwhat21he

wanted,hesaidhewantedmetomakefudge（乳脂软糖）.I22itperhaps20years

earlierwithlittlesuccess.WhatIoncemadewaseitherfudge23orahardandburnt

rock.

Haroldrememberedmetellingofthese24,butheheldthe25thatI

couldsuccessfullymakefudgeforhim.Sinceheeagerlywantedit,I26andItried

mybesttomakeit.

Ifollowedthe27stepbystep,whichtoldmeto“continuestirringthecooked

mixtureuntilitturnswhiteandshiny”.I28stirringit.Andthensomething29

happened.Ifeltthefudgestarttoharden,"Thisisjustthe30moment,I

thought.Istoppedstirringimmediatelyandpoureditintoabigplate.Howhappy!Thefudge

cameout31forthefirsttime!

AsIpresentedtheperfectlycraftedfudgetoHarold,hiseyessparkledwith32

andawaveofpride33me.Itdawnedonmethatlifeisaboutaseriesof

challengesand,moreimportantly,opportunitiesfor34.It'saboutembracingthe

unknownandbelievinginoneselfevenwhenpastexperiencesmaysuggestotherwise.

Harold'ssimple35hadbecomeacatalyst（催化剂）forpersonalgrowthand

overcomingmyownlimitations.

21.A.colourB.giftC.planD.game

22.A.didB.witnessedC.boughtD.considered

23.A.stickB.pieC.candyD.soup

24.A.changesB.failuresC.thrillsD.hardships

25.A.factB.reasonC.beliefD.theory

26.A.complainedB・resistedC.persistedD.agreed

27.A.storyB.recipeC.grandsonD.thought

28.A.avoidedB.regrettedC.enjoyedD.kept

29.A.scaryB.interestingC.amazingD.awkward

30.A.quietB,properC.regularD.difficult

31.A.aheadB.lateC.fineD.wrong

32.A.joyB.intelligenceC.humorD.inspiration

33.A.stoodforB.weighedonC.struckatD.washedover

34.A.educationB.involvementC.growthD.fun

35.A.interruptionB.requestC.answerD.pleasure

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。

AsearlyasathousandyearsagoinKaifeng,China,therewereagroupofpeople

presentingartandbeautyinadelicatemanner.Suchcraftisknown36Bian

embroidery(汴绣).Itisnowrecognizedasastate-levelintangibleculturalheritage.Bian

embroideryischaracterizedbysimplicityandserenity.It37(consider)aunique

formofartistic38(express)oftheSongDynasty.Thepurestnaturalcolorsand

delicatestitches(针法)maketheembroiderylookvividlikea39(paint)ifnotbring

ittolife.Foreachpieceofwork,embroidererswouldintegratemanyelementsintoit40

(include)fineart,literatureandphilosophy.There-creationofthefirstvolumeofthework

AlongtheRiverduringtheQingmingFestivalistheworkof41(experience)Bian

embroidererswhohavelongobservedthe42(origin)workQingmingFestivaland

objects.43tookover20embroiderersayearworkingaroundtheclock44

(complete)suchamasterpiece.Themillennium-oldcraftstillhasitscharmtoday.Itgoes

beyondthetime,bringingoutthefinetextureofpainting45itcanalsobea

treasurethatoneholdsdear.

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五、其他应用文

46.假定你是李华，校英语学习俱乐部负责人。你们邀请到了Smith教授作主题为“How

toReadandAppreciateaDramaticPlay”专题讲座。请你写一篇欢迎辞并在讲座前作简要

发言，内容包括：

1.表示感谢与欢迎；

2.相关介绍；

3.对听众的要求。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Dearfellowstudents,

That'sall.Thankyou!

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。

Philip,SamanthaandSabrinahadahappyfamilyfiveyearsago.Thedaughter,Sabrina,

wasagoodstudentandwasverygoodatpainting.Buteverythingchangedwhenthemother,

Samantha,wasdiagnosedwi