华大新高考联盟2023-2024学年高三11月期中教学质量测评英语试题

华大新高考联盟2023-2024学年高三11月期中教学质量测评

英语试题

学校:姓名：班级：考号：

一、阅读理解

Traveltheglobewithoutleavinghome-withthissetoftheworld'sfivemostpopular

puresilvercoins.Eachofthesecoinsisrecognizedforitsbreathtakingbeauty,andforits

stabilityeveninunstabletimes,sinceeachcoinisbackedbyitsgovernmentforweight,

purityandlegaltender（法定货币）value.

2023AmericanSilverEagle:TheSilverEagleisthemostpopularcoinintheworld,

withitsiconicAdolphWeinmanWalkingLibertyononesideandEmilyDamstra'sEagleon

theotherside.Struckin99.9%finesilverattheU.S.Mint（铸币厂）.

2023CanadaMapleLeaf:Ahighlysought-afterpuresilvercoinsince1988,this2023

issueincludesthefirstandlikelyonlyuseofatransitionalportraitofthelateQueenElizabeth

II.ThesearealsoexpectedtobethelastMapleLeafstobearHerMajesty'spicture.Struckin

99.99%finesilverattheRoyalCanadianMint.

2023SouthAfricanKrugerrand:TheKrugerrandcontinuestobethebestknown,

mostrespectedsilvercoinbrandintheworld.2023istheSilverKrugerrand's6thyearof

issue.Struckin99.9%finesilverattheSouthAfricanMint.

2023ChinaSilverPanda:2023isthe40thanniversaryofthefirstsilverPandacoin.

ChinaPandasarenotedfortheirheart-warmingone-year-onlydesigns.Struckin99.9%fine

silverattheChinaMint.

2023BritishSilverBritannia:OneoftheRoyalMinfsflagshipcoins,this2023issue

isthefirstintheSilverBritanniaseriestocarrytheportraitofKingCharlesIII,followingthe

passingofQueenElizabethII.Struckin99.9%finesilver.

Thesecoins,withquitewonderfulfinishesanddetaileddesignsthatspeaktotheir

countryoforigin,aresuretoholdatreasuredplaceinyourcollection.Plus,theyprovideyou

withauniquewaytostockuponprecioussilver.Here'salegacyyouandyourfamilywill

cherish.Actnow!

You511savebothtimeandmoneyonthisworldcoinsetwithfreeshippingandabonus

presentationcase,plusanewandinformativeSilverPassport!

2023WorldSilver5-CoinSetRegularPrice$229—Now$199（SAVE$30.00）

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Forfastestservicecalltoday1-808-201-7070.

1.How's2023CanadaMapleLeafdifferentfromothers?

A.Higherpurity.B.Highestpopularity.

C.Moreportraits.D.Mostissued.

2.InwhichyearwasthefirstsilverPandacoinissued?

A.1982.B.1983.C.1984.D.1985.

Anine-year-oldboyhassetanew5kmparkrunworldrecordforhisagegroup.Louis

Robinett,amemberofthePooleRunnersjuniorathleticsclub,shaved13secondsoffthe

previousworldrecord,whichwassetinCaliforniain2017,afterhecrossedthelinein17

minutesand40seconds.

Louis,whobroketherecordatthePooleparkruninDorsetonSaturday,said,"I'mon

topoftheworldrightnow.Ifsahugedealtobreakaworldrecord.Icouldn'thavedoneit

withoutthesupportofmyfamilyandtheteamatPooleRunners.^^

LouiswasaccompaniedontheparkrunbyDionGarner,amemberofhisathleticsclub,

asallunder-1Isinthe5kmeventmustrunwithinarm'slengthofanadult.Garnersaidof

Louis9sachievement,“Hisnaturaltalent,combinedwithhisdedicationandspirit,is

mind-blowing.HelovesthesportsandhasreallypracticedaAspokesmanforPoole

Runnerssaid,“Withhisnewworldrecord,Louishasraisedthebarforyoungathletes

everywhere.Thisisn'tjustawinforLouis,it'sanewbenchmark（标准）foryouthsports,

inspiringchildrenallovertheworldtoaimhigher.

Parkrunwasstartedby13friendsasaweeklyeventinBushyPark,southwestLondon,

in2004.By2015morethan80,000peopleweregatheringinparksaroundtheworldeach

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Saturdaytoparticipateinaparkrun.Onlythreeyearslateraboutaquarterofamillionpeople

weretakingpartinparkrunseachweek,in1,500eventsspreadacross20countries.In

comparison,48,000runnerstookpartintheLondonMarathonthisyear.

4.Whatistheprevious5kmparkrunworldrecord?

A.17minutesand27seconds.B.17minutesand23seconds.

C.17minutesand40seconds.D.17minutesand53seconds.

5.HowwasLouisafterbreakingtheworldrecord?

A.Surprisedandthankful.B.Modestandsatisfied.

C.Gratefulandproud.D.Thrilledandshocked.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dedication“inParagraph3mean?

A.Effort.B.Persistence.C.Determination.D.Strength.

7.WhatcanweknowfromParagraph4?

A.Parkrunisancientbutincreasinglypopular.B.Standardsareneededtomake

parkrunformal.

C.Parkrunoriginatesfrompals'runduringtheweek.D.Over20countriesare

competingtohostaparkrun.

Thoughtreescannotspeakverbally,EvanLuchkow,a32-year-oldCanadianfilmmaker,

madeancientteatreestheprotagonists（主角）inhislatestfilm,TheTreeListens,allowing

themto"tell"theirstoryaboutinteractingwiththelocalsinChashuVillage,Southwest

China'sChongqing.

WhentheCanadiansteppedintothevillage,surpriseskeptcoming.Theluxuriantlocal

teatreesaresotallthatpeopleneedladderstopicktheirleaves.Theharmoniouscoexistence

ofpeopleandnatureinthevillagealsostruckhim."InCanada,thepreservationofnature

sometimeskeepspeopleseparatedfromit.Onourwayintothisvillage,Isawlotsofhouses

cradledbythesemountains,whichwastrulysurprising,saysLuchkow,addingthattheview

wasjustlikeapostcard.

Soonhewasabletosetthetoneforthefilming,whichdepictsasilentdialoguebetween

treesandpeople.Forthousandsofyears,fromgenerationtogeneration,theteatreeshave

beenreceivingpeople'scareandprotection.t6Ithinkifthetreescouldspeak,theymightwant

todelivertheirgratitudetothevillagers.ThafswhatItriedtoexpressviathefilm,“saysthe

director.

Intheprocessofdocumentingtheteavillage'shistory,Luchkowfoundthatthe

well-knownCanadiancoffeebrandTimHortonshadextendeditsfootprinttoChongqing.Wu

Ke,oneofthemanyyounglocalswhochoosetostayintheirhometowntomaketea,finds

himselfgraduallyfallinlovewithcoffeetoo.WhilelocalChinesetaketocoffeenowadays,

Luchkow'sfriendsbackinCanadaenjoyChineseteaalot."Thecommunicationbetweentea

andcoffeeisliketheexchangesbetweenpeople,hesays.

8.WhatsurprisedLuchkowfirstwhenenteringChashuVillage?

A.Chineseteatree.B.Nicelocals.C.Beautifulview.D.Strangenature.

9.WhatisthecontentofTheTreeListens!

A.Ancientteatrees.

B.StrikinglegendsaboutChinesetea.

C.Finerelationshipbetweenteatreesandlocals.

D.HarmoniouscoexistencebetweenChinesepeopleandnature.

10.WhafsLuchkow'spurposeofmakingthefilm?

A.TotellthelifestoriesofChashuvillagers.

B.Tocallonpeopletoliveharmoniouslywithnature.

C.ToreporthowChinesepeopleworkhardtobecomerich.

D.Toconveytheancientteatrees9gratitudetovillagers.

11.Whatmaybetalkedaboutinthefollowingparagraph?

A.Morelocalpeoplestayedtomaketea.

B.Chinesepeoplebegintofallinlovewithcoffee.

C.CanadiansareincreasinglyinlovewithChinesetea.

D.MorecommunicationhappensbetweenChineseandCanadians.

Supermassiveblackholesallovertheuniversearemerging（合并），afatethatwill

eventuallycomefortheblackholeatthecenterofourgalaxy（?艮¥可系）.Thesemagic

universalstructuresattheheartofnearlyeverygalaxyconsumelightandmatterandare

impossibletoseewithtraditionaltelescopes.Butnow,forthefirsttime,astrophysicistshave

gatheredknowledgedirectlyfromthesehugeuniversalstructures,intheformofgravitational

wavesthatmovearoundthroughspaceandtime.

Essentialtothesefindingsisthedetectionofcomplicatedgravitationalwaves,and

understandinghowtheyareproduced.Anyobjectwithmassthatismovingcausesthese

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waves-invisiblebendingintimeandspacethatwerefirsttheorizedbyAlbertEinsteinin

1916butnotdetecteduntilroughly100yearslater.In2015,scientistsusedtheground-based

LaserInterferometerGravitationalWaveObservatorytodetecthowshort,high-frequency

gravitationalwavesfromonemergerbetweenlessmassiveblackholesmovearoundthe

Earthbylessthanthewidthofasinglesubatomicparticle（亚原子微粒）.

Thefindingshelpconfirmwhatwillonedayhappentothesupermassiveblackholeat

ourgalaxy5scenterknownasSagittariusA,asitcrashesintotheblackholeattheheartofthe

Andromedagalaxy.tcTheMilkyWaygalaxyisonacrashcoursewiththeAndromedagalaxy,

andinabout4.5billionyears,thetwogalaxiesaresettomerge,saidJosephSimon,amember

ofNanograv.Thatmerger,hesaid,willeventuallyresultintheblackholeatthecenterof

AndromedaandSagittariusAsinkingintothecenterofthenewlycombinedgalaxy.

""Beforenow,wedidn'tevenknowifsupermassiveblackholesmerged,andnowwe

haveevidencethathundredsofthousandsofthemaremerging,saidChiaraMingarelli,

anothermemberofNanograv.

Ifscientistsunderstandmoreaboutthehistoryofthemergingsupermassiveblackholes,

itcouldhelpknowhowtheyforminthefirstplace,saidMashaBaryakhtar,aphysicistwho

wasn'tinvolvedintheresearch.

12.Whatstoppedscientistsfromstudyingblackholes?

A.Blackholesweretoofaraway.

B.Therewerenowaystoobservethem.

C.Blackholesweretoosupermassive.

D.Peopledidnotcaretoknowthemmore.

13.WhatisthemaintopicofParagraph2?

A.Thecausesofblackholes9merging.

B.Theknowledgeofgravitationalwaves.

C.Thefunctionofgravitationalwaves.

D.Twobreakthroughsonblackholestudy.

14.WhatmaysupporttheevidencementionedbyChiara?

A.Theactualdetectionofgravitationalwaves.

B.Blackholesconsuminglightandmatter.

C.Objectsmovingwithmasscausegravitationalwaves.

D.ThemergingofAndromedaandSagittariusA.

15.Whatmaybethebesttitleofthetext?

A.BlackHoleinOurGalaxyIsonCrashCourse

B.GravitationalWavesWereFirstDetected

C.TheEndofUniverseGoestoBlackHoles

D.BlackHolesMergetoFormNewWorlds

二、七选五

GettingsunburnedfromtheUltravioletrays（UV,紫夕卜线），nomatterwhatyourageis,

isariskfactorforskincancer.16.Andwhileusingsunscreen（防日西霜）whenever

you'respendingtimeinthesuniskeyamongsunsafetystrategies,othermeasuresmatter,too.

Herearetipsfromthesunsafetyexpertsonhowtokeepyourskinbum-freeandhealthy.

Usesunscreen

Onlyabout19percentofoldermenand32percentofolderwomenreportregularly

usingsunscreen,accordingtoa2019study.Buteveryoneshouldapplyittoexposedskin

wheneverthey'llbeoutside,evenoncloudydays.Whilethebestsunscreenisonethatyou'll

usecontinually,ourtestinghasfoundthatsomeproductsperformbetterthanothers,evenif

they'rebothmarkedwiththesameSPF.MemberscanfindourfullratingsatCR.

org/sunscreen.17.

Attendtotrickyspots

Don'tforgetyourears,thetopsofyourfeet,thebacksofyourhands,andthebackof

yourneck.

18

Putsunscreenon15minutesbeforeyougooutside.Besuretoapplyenough-trytouse

1teaspoonforeachexposedbodypart.Reapplyevery2hoursandafterswimmingor

sweating.

Doubleyourprotection

19.Soifyou'reoutforawhile,coverupwithlightweightlongsleevesandpants.

Youcanskipsunscreenonthosecoveredareas.Andawide-brimmed（宽边的）hatisalways

agoodideatoprotectyourforeheadandface.

Gettherightsunglasses

Youmightfinditchallengingtoapplysunscreenveryclosetoyoureyes,butthesespots

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arelikelytobeburned,too.20.Wearingsunglassescanhelp.Chooseapairlabeled

with“UVabsorptionupto400nm,,orastatementthattheglassesblock100percentofUVA

andUVBrays.

A.Applyitcorrectly

B.Applyitthoroughly

C.Nosunscreenperfectlyblocksthesun'srays

D.Plus,UVrayscandamagethetenderpartsofyoureyes

E.Youcanenjoythosebrightsummerdayswithoutgettingburned

F.Protectingyourselffromthesun'sUVraysshouldbealifelonghabit

G.Theexpertsrecommendabroad-range,water-resistantsunscreenofatleast30SPF

三、完形填空

Blackisn'tadoctorbutamusictherapist(心理治疗师).Backin2019,thenursingteam

askedifshecouldreachouttoa21whoseemedtobestrugglingandwasunwilling

to22thestafforbepartofanyactivities.""Theytoldme,'He'sbad-23and

wewonderifyoumighthavea(n)24

So,ona25afternoon,Blackapproachedthepatienfsroomand26

herself.Sheaskedifshecould27,andofferedtoplaysomemusic."Ifyoudon'tlike

it,youcan28metoleave,shesaid.

Aftersomegentle29,the70-year-oldmantoldherafewclassicalcomposershe

30andthenturnedawayatthebarebranches31.Butasshestartedtoplay

oneofhisfavorites,Bach,themanturnedbackandstartedtocry.Black32the

music."Doyouwantmetocontinue?^^sheasked."Absolutely,“hesaidthrough33,

“Hesharedwithmeafterwardthathehadbeen34somuchandhadbeenunableto

talkaboutanything,butthe35showeduplikeahug,^^recallsBlack.

Anyonewhohasfeltthatjoywhena(n)36songcomesontheradioatjust

therightmomentor37alongwithasingerexpressingheartachewill38

theemotionaltouchofmusic.Now,agrowingbodyofscientific39demonstrates

thatmusiccanbe40too.

21.A.doctorB.nurseC.patientD.musician

22.A.arguewithB.engagewithC.comealongwithD.putupwith

23.A.temperedB.disappointedC.depressedD.bored

24.A.interestB.passionC.answerD.solution

25.A.springB.summerC.autumnD.winter

26.A.lostB.enjoyedC.introducedD.devoted

27.A.singB.sitC.talkD.begin

28.A.orderB.acquireC.askD.beg

29.A.dancesB.pushesC.songsD.dialogues

30.A.knewB.hatedC.likedD.trusted

31.A.outsideB.upsideC.nearbyD.downstairs

32.A.loweredB.stoppedC.enjoyedD.interrupted

33.A.tearsB.laughterC.relaxationD.emotion

34.A.holdinginB.fittinginC.comingaboutD.stayingup

35.A.hopeB.laughterC.talkingD.music

36.A.sadB.favoriteC.familiarD.exciting

37.A.jumpedB.sangC.dancedD.wept

38.A.senseB.refuseC.comeD.reach

39.A.progressB.experimentsC.technologyD.process

40.A.lightB.cureC.expectationD.machine

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。

IhavelivedinHeme,Canterburyfor23years.I41(bear)hereandmoved

awaytoGuildfordlater,butCanterburyisoneofthemostbeautiful,popularandhistoric

citiesinEngland.

PeoplewholiveinCanterburyarewelcomingand42(extreme)passionate

abouttheircity.Wehaveastrongsenseofcommunity.Itis43honorandprivilege

toworkinsuchabeautiful44(locate).TheFranciscanGardens,theheartofthecity,

changesomuchthroughouttheseasons45thereisalwayssomethingincredibleto

see.LocatedbesidetheRiverStour,theFranciscanGardensarethesiteofthefirstsettlement

oftheFranciscanFriars,sentoverin1224byStFrancis46(spread)thewordand

workforthepoo