2024北京平谷高三零模英语试题及答案

平谷区2023-2024学年度第二学期高三年级质最监柞

英语试卷2024.3

本试卷共页，包括三部分，满分分。考试时间分钟。

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4.在答题卡上，选择题用2B铅笔作答,其他试题用黑色字迹签字笔作答。

5.考试结束，请将答题卡交回。

第一部分知识运用（共两节,30分）

第一节（共10小题;每小题1.5分，共15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳

选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Menfirstwalkedonthemoonduringthesummerof1969,whenIwaseight

yearsold.Iknewprettymuchthatanythingwaspossible.Itwasasifallofushad

beengiven1todreambigdreams.

Iwasatcampthatsummer,andafterthelunarmodule（登月舱）landed,allof

uswerebroughttothemainfarmhouse,whereatelevisionwas2Theastronauts

weretakingalongtimegettingorganizedbeforetheycouldclimbdowntheladderand

walkonthelunarsurface.

Butthepeoplerunningthecampkeptlookingattheir3.Itwasalreadyafter

elevenatnight.Eventually,whilesmartdecisionswerebeingmadeonthemoon,a

4onewasmadehereontheearth.Allofuskidsweresentbacktoourtentstogo

tosleep.

Iwascompletely_5atthecampdirectorsbecauseImissedseeingthe

excitingscene.6,athomemydadhadtakenaphotoofourTVsetthesecond

NeilArmstrongsetfootonthemoon.Hehad7themomentforme,knowingit

couldhelptriggerbigdreams.

Iunderstandthe8aboutusingmoneytofightpovertyandhungeronthe

earthinsteadofputtingmenonthemoon.Butwhenyou'reputtingpeopleonthe

moon,you'reinspiringallofusto9themaximumofhumanpotential,whichis

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howourgreatestproblemswilleventuallybesolved.

Giveyourselfpermissiontodream.10yourkids'dreams,too.Onceina

while.thatmightevenmeanlettingthemstayuppasttheirbedtimes.

1.A.discussionB.permissionC.impressionD.determination

2.A.sentupB.clearedupC.setupD.pickedup

3.A.watchesB.housesC.tentsD.photos

4.A.wiseB.curiousC.luckyD.stupid

5.A.annoyedB.delightedC.amusedD.excited

6.A.EventuallyB.ImmediatelyC.FortunatelyD.Generally

7.A.releasedB.preservedC.predictedD.revealed

8.A.worriesB.argumentsC.interactionsD.discoveries

9.A.achieveB.consumeC.explainD.maintain

10.A.ClaimB.CollectC.ForceD.Fuel

第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，共15分)

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写二个适

当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。请主答题

卡指定区域作答。

A

]hadanexperiencethatIwillforeverbearinmymind.Onceuponatime,

asIWasswimminginalake,Isuddenlyfeltasharpstinginmyleg.When

11(look)down,Irealizedthatitwasasnake!IwassofrightenedthatIswam

fast12(avoid)it.ThenIrememberedwhatIhadlearnedaboutdealingwith

snakebites.1immediatelypressedagainstthewoundandswamtotheshoreforhelp.

13(lucky),Iwassenttothehospitalintime.

B

Accordingtoa2006DanishstudypublishedinthePsychonomicBulletin&

Review,peopleoverage40perceivjethemselvestobe,onaverage,20percent

youngerthan14theirIDindicates.Whydosomeofusfeelthatthenumber

ofcandlesonourbirthdaycakecan'tberight?Psychologistsandscientists

£5(study)thisphenomenonsincethe1970s.Somewonderaboutthecultural

factorsthatpushustolookyoungerbecauseoldageisoftenassociated16being

unproductiveanddependent.Otherfactorsthatleadtousperceivingourselvesas

youngerarebeingsociableandhavingintergenerationalrelationships.

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c

Byanalyzinglargeamountsofdata,AIlearnsand17(improve)witheach

newtaskitperforms.Thishasledtoasharpriseinitsuseinmanyfields,including

healthcare,transportation,andeveneducation.Inthehealthcareindustry,AI

18(use)todiagnosediseasesanddesigndrugs.Anotherarea19AIis

makinganimpactisintransportation.Autonomousvehicles,20(power)by

machinelearningalgorithms,arebecomingmorecommonontheroads.

第二部分阅读理解(共两节,38分)

第一节(共14小题;每小题2分，共28分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答

题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

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21.FromthepassagewecanlearnDiscoveryCorpsis.

A.freeforcollegestudents

B.avaluableprogramfortheyouth

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D.designedasanindividuallearningmodel

22.Ifjoiningthetrainings,youcan.

A.improveacademicperformance

B.travelaroundSeattlejustforfun

C.developyourfutureworkabilities

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23.What'sthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Tointroduceawebsite.

B.Torecommendaprogram.

C.Tosharealearningexperience.

D.Toexplainaregistrationprocess.

B

ASentinelforChina'sPotatoes

FrancoisSemeels,anexpertfromBelgium,becamefascinatedwithChinawhen

hereadTheBlueLotusbyhiscompatriotHerge."VisitingChinawasachildhood

dream.saysSemeels.Hislong-awaitedfirsttriptoAsiacameinhissecondcollege

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yearin1980whenhevisitedIndia,andin1984hewenttoworkinThailandfortwo

years,tellinghimselfthathewashalfwaytoChina.However,itwouldnotbefor

another15yearsbeforehewouldfinallysetfootinChina.

Semeels,whoturned64onDec26,hasvisitedChinamorethan60times

conductingagriculturaltechnologyexchangesand,morespecifically,tohelpChinese

farmersfightpotatolateblightdisease,aseriouspotatodiseasethatcausedhugeyield

andqualitylossesforpotatocropsinChinaandmanyotherdevelopingcountries.

Itallstartedin1999aboutorganizingadelegationfromtheWalloniaregionto

attendaninternationalagriculturalexhibitioninChina.Helearnedbychancethatan

internationalconferenceonplantprotectionwouldbeheldthereaweekearlier,soit

seemedperfectforhimtoattendthetwoevents,withairfareandhotelroomsboth

covered.

Semeels,thendirectorofaCARAHtrainingfarm,presentedthetechniqueofan

earlywarningsystemtocontrolpotatolateblight.HemadesomeChinacontacts

duringhisfirsttripandwithinafewmonthsbeganreceivingChinesedelegationsin

Belgium.SeveralmonthslaterhereturnedtoChinaonhissecondtrip.

ItwasatriptotheremotecountrysideinChongqingmunicipalityinSouthwest

Chinatohelpfarmersgrowpotatoesastheirnewcrop,butpotatolateblightthat

destroystheplantwasaseriousproblem.WithanewChinesefriend,CheXingbi,an

agronomistfromChongqing,Semeelsstartedtointroduceandsetupanearlywarning

systemforpotatolateblight.ItfirststartedonasmallscaleinWuxi,an

underdevelopedmountaincountyinChongqing.Nowtheearlywarningsystemcovers

morethan14Chineseprovinces,aimingtohelppreventlateblightandincrease

yield.

HehasmadefrequenttripstoChinaoverthepast20years.Hehasbeenbusy

traininglocalChinesetechniciansontheearlywarningsystemforpotatolateblightas

wellasonthelatesttechniquesforgrowingpotatoes."Wearethesparks,andthe

enginesaretheChineseagronomists,“hesaysoftheworkbyChinesetechniciansto

popularizethetechniqueacrossChina.

BecauseofhisoutstandingcontributionSemeelswasawardedtheChongqing

FriendshipAwardbytheChongqingmunicipalgovernmentin2015.Hewasnamedby

theChinesegovernmentin2018asoneofthe40MostInfluentialForeignExperts

During40YearsofChina'sReformandOpeningUp.AttheChineseembassyin

BrusselsinNovember2022hereceivedtheChineseGovernmentFriendshipAward.

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24.SerneelsfirstvisitedChinain

A-19802984'c.2015D,1999

25.OnhissecondtnptoChina,Serneels

A.madesomeChinacontacts

B.receivedtheChongqingFriendshipAward

C-PMearlywarningsystemintopracticeinChina

D.trainedlocalChinesefarmersontheearlywarningsystem

26.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Potatolateblightisadiseasecausingqualitylossonly.

B.SerneelsorganizedtwointernationaleventsinChinain1999.

C.Theearlywarningsystemcanpreventvariouspotatodiseases.

D.SerneelshelpedChinesefarmersgrowpotatoeswiththelatesttechniques.

27.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeSerneels?

A.Devotedandgenerous.

B.Adaptableandattractive.

C.Confidentanddisciplined.

D.Humorousandadventurous.

C

Theuseofplacebos（安慰剂）一treatmentslackingactivetherapeuticelements

—holdsavitalroleinmedicalresearch,especiallyinrandomizedcontrolledtrials,

whereonegroupreceivestheactualtreatment,andtheotherisgivenaplacebo.The

blindnessoftheexperimentersandparticipantsregardingwhogetswhatensures

unbiasedresults.However,ifyoudiscoveredyouwerereceivingaplaceboina

clinicaltrialinsteadofapotentialtreatment,howwoulditmakeyoufeel?

Surprisingly,researchshowsthatplacebos,evenwhenopenlyacknowledged,

canhavepositiveeffects.ArecentstudypublishedinNatureScientificReportsfound

thatnotonlycanopenplaceboseasephysicalpainbuttheycanalsoreducenegative

emotionslikeguilt.

ConductedbyDilanSezer,adoctoralstudentinclinicalpsychologyatthe

UniversityofBasel,thestudyrecruited112healthyuniversitystudentsbetween18

and40yearsold.Participantsunderwentaninitialassessmentoftheirgeneralfeelings

ofguiltusingaquestionnaire.Theywerethenaskedtowriteaboutapasteventthat

madethemfeelashamedduetomistreatingsomeoneandthestrengthoftheirguilty

feelingswasassessedwithaquestionnaire.Thentheparticipantswererandomly

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assignedtooneofthethreegroups.Thefirstwasgivena“deceptive”placebo：It

containednomedicinalingredients,butparticipantsweretolditcontainedherbsand

essentialoilsthathadbeenshowntoreduceguiltfeelings.Thesecondgroupwas

givenan“open"placeboandwastoldthatitudoesnotcontainanymedicinal

ingredients.Thethirdwasacontrolgroupthatreceivednointerventionatall.

Afterward,eachparticipantwasaskedtofilloutthesamequestionnaireasecond

time.Thefindingswerecrystalclear：bothplacebogroupsshowedasignificantropin

guiltcomparedtothoseintheno-treatmentcontrolgroup.What'smore,thedifference

betweenplacebogroupswasstatisticallyindistinguishable.

Ms.Sezer'sstudyreinforcesthenotionthatwearen'talwayscompletelysensible

aboutwhatcanhelpus.Shenotesthathersamplewassmallandincludedonly

psychologicallyhealthypeople,butshehopesthefindingswillbeinvestigated

further."Wedon'tknowyetifthiswillworkinaclinicalpopulation,“shesays,but

foreverydayguiltinyoungpeople,itworks."

28.Whatcanwelearnaboutplacebosfromthepassage?

A.Openplacebosworkbothmentallyandphysically.

B.Theuseofplacebosisunderestimatedinmedicalresearch.

C.Participantsinmedicaltrialsaredelightedwhengivenplacebos.

D.Placebosprovetobeeffectiveonlywhenparticipantsareinformedinadvance.

29.InSezer'sstudy,whyweretheparticipantsaskedtorecallaguiltyexperienceat

first?

A.Tomeasureparticipants,empathy.

B.Toobtainabaselineofparticipants,guilt.

C.Toidentifycommonreasonsforparticipants,guilt.

D.Toassessparticipants5memoryandrecallabilities.

30.WhatresearchworkcouldbedonetofurtherSezer'sstudy?

A.Toanalyzethedatamoreefficiently.

B.Topopularizethefindingstomorepeople.

C.Togrouptheparticipantsmorescientifically.

D.Toconductthestudywithawiderrangeofparticipants.

D

For75years,astronomershavebeensearchingforextraterrestrial（地球夕卜的）

intelligence,whichinvolveslisteningforradiooropticalsignalssentbyintelligent

civilizations,but,sofar,noartificialsignalshavebeendetected.Despitethis,many

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scientistsareconfidentthatintelligentaliensdoexist.

MessagingExtraterrestrialIntelligence(MET1)hasbeenlesscommon.Itinvolves

talkingratherthanlistening.EarlyattemptslikethepltiquesonPioneer10andthe

goldenrecordonVoyager1weresymbolic,showcasingEarthsdiversity.Both

spacecrafthavesinceleftthesolarsystem.Attheircurrentspeeds,itwillbetensof

thousandsofyearsbeforetheyreachanotherstarsystem.Intheimmensityofspace,

thechancesI"attheywillbefoundareslim.

t]Now,aninternationalteamofastronomersplanstousetheworld'slargestradio

escope,FAST,locatedinChina,tobeamamessagetowardsmillionsofstarsthat

e’000to20,000lightyearsaway.NASA'ssignalstoitsremotespacecraft,

eanw,le,couldhavereachedfournearbystars.Areplyfromalienslivinginthe

vicinitycouldreachusby2029.

Butperhapswehavealreadybetrayedourexistencetoaliens.Radioand

visionsignalshavebeenleakingintospacefornearlyacentury,inanexpanding

bubbleofcommunicationsthatspansmillionsofstars.

henIdidthemaths,itturnedoutthesignalfromanearlyepisodeofDoctor

璘hofadedbelowthehumofradiationfromthebigbangsoonafteritleftthesolar

system.

TheethicalquestionraisedbyMETIis：Shouldwebesendingamessageatall?

Some,likeStephenHawking,warnedagainstactivebroadcasts,citingpotentialrisks

fromadvancedandpotentiallyaggressivecivilizations.Othersseenoproblem,given

thatthesignalstakemillenniatoreachtheirdestination.Nointernationalrulesgovern

METI,sotheexperimentswillcontinue.

Anotherquestionis：WhospeaksforEarth?Intheabsenceofaninternational

consultationwiththepublic,decisionsaboutwhattosendandwheretosenditarein

thehandsofasmallgroupofscientists.Thatisprobablyunwise.

Myowntakeisthattheriskisabstractwhenthemessagewilltakemillenniato

bereceived.Wehavemoreproximateandexistentialthreatsthanevilalienempires.

Myguessisthatextraterrestrialintelligenceandtecharesoadvancedthattheyare

inscrutable.Afterall,weshare99percentofourDNAwithchimpsandcan't

communicatewiththem.

31Theauthor'sattitudetothesuccessofearlyattemptsinMETIis•

A.negativeB.optimistic

C.defensiveD.positive

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32.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?

A.Fewscientistsbelievethatintelligentaliensexist.

B.Peoplewillignoretheimmediateandpracticalthreats.

C.Radioandtelevisionsignalshavepossiblyreacheddistantspace.

D.SomescientistsadvocateMETIbecauseoftheabsenceofinternationalrules.

33.Whatdoesthewordinscrutableunderlinedinthelastparagraphmostprobably

mean?

A.activeB.obvious

C.reasonableD.mysterious

34.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.SendingMessagestoAliensorNot

B.FindingInternationalRulesonMETI

C.TheExistentialThreatofEvilAlienEmpires

D.TheSecretBetrayalofEarth'sExistencetoAliens

第二节（共5小题;每小题2分，共10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在

答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

MoveonFromaBadDay

You'llundoubtedlyknowthefeeling,wheneverysinglethingseemstogowrong

andyoucan'tcatchabreak.We'resharingfourtransformativewaystostopabad

todayfromruiningtomorrow.

Pensomeperspectives.Whenbadnewsandmistakesmightseemlikeachainof

dominosfalling,theirimpactcanfeelmagnified.35Allthoseerrorsand

stressfulincidents—listthemoff.Trytotaketheguiltorangeroutofyour

reflections,andthenreviewthelist.Howmanythingswouldnormallygettoyou?

Howmanywereunavoidable?Howmanyareunderstandable?Howmanywillyoube

botheredabout,orevenremember,aweekfromnow?Perhapsit'snotasbadasyou

firstthought.

36Tostopyourselffromwallowinginallthetoughmomentsorthings

wentagainstyou,trytocounteritbyrememberingwhatwentright.Ourbrainsare

programmedtofocusonthenegativesasameansofprotectingusfromdanger,sowe

havetoworkallthehardertoseethegoodthat'srightinfrontofus.Considerthe

thingsyoudidwell.Reallyappreciatingthosemoments,people,orthings,canhelp

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tobringyouout＜）lafunk.

Theirsvalueinventing.Ifyou'reonedge,theadrenalineispumping,andanger

seemstobecoursingthroughyourveins,youmightjustneedtimetoprocess,let•1

alloul,andreleaseally€）urthoughtsandfrustrationsintotheworld.___37_______

Havingsomeone*justtolisten,orbackyouupandvalidatehowyou'refeelingcan］度

immenselyreassuring.

Comedy.______38Laughtercanfeellikepushingabigresetbutton,

remindingyouthatit'snotallbad.Whetherit'swatchingamovie,findingalivelocal

show,orstreamingastand-upcomedy,findsomethingtomakeyoulaughandyou'll

besurprisedathowquicklythememoryofabaddaymeltsaway.

Whatevermethodresonateswithyou,looktoaddressthehadday,butclosethe

chapteronitsoonerratherthanlater.39

A.Getanattitudeforgratitude.

B.Whichoneswereunexpected?

C.Letthefrustrationandresentmentfester.

D.Agoodlaughcouldreallybethebestmedicine.

E.But,assimpleasitsounds,putthemdownonpaper.

F.Talkingtosomeoneyoutrustcanbeagreatwaytoletoffsteam.

G.Turningthepagewillbethestartofanewday,withuntoldpossibilitiesanda

freshstart.

第三部分书面表达（共两节,32分）

第一节（共4小题，第40、41题各2分，第42题3分，第43题5分，共12分）

阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。请在答题卡指定区域作答。

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learningamorepracticalskillratherthan**ajoblortheyoung，,Panattendeda

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40.WhatwasPanHonglin'schildhooddream?

41.WhydidPanchoosetostudymedicine?

42.PleasedecidewhichpaHisfalseinthefollowingstatement,thenunderlineitand

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