贵州省贵阳市普通高中2023-2024学年高三年级上册11月质量监测英语试卷

贵州省贵阳市普通高中2023-2024学年高三上学期11月质量

监测英语试卷

学校:姓名：班级：考号：

一、阅读理解

Xi'an,asthelongest-runningcapitalinancientChina,hasshapedthecountry'sculture

andhistory.Withahistoryofover3,000years,ithasgivenbirthtomanydynasties.If

planningashorttour,besuretovisittherecommendedattractionsthattrulycapturethespirit

ofthisancientcity.

TheTerracottaArmy

TheTerracottaArmyisaremarkablearchaeologicalfindandapopulartourist

destinationinChina.ConstructedbyEmperorQinshihuanginthe3rdcenturyBC,itfeatures

life-sizeterracottasoldiers,horses,andchariotsarrangedinbattleformation.Themuseum

housesthreevaults（墓穴）andanexhibitionhall,withVaultOnebeingthelargest,displaying

over6,000figures.ThesesculpturesofferinsightsofhighvalueintoancientChina'shistory,

military,andculture.

AncientCityWall

Xi'anCityWallwasbuiltinthe14thcenturybyZhuYuanzhang,thefirstEmperorofthe

Mingdynasty（1368-1644）asamilitarydefensesystem.Nowitisoneoftheoldestand

best-preservedChinesecitywalls.Thewallisnowalandmark,dividingthecityintoinner

andouterareas.Whenyoutakeastrollorcycleonthemassivewall,youcanenjoyagood

viewofthecity,themoat（护城河）andthewatchtowers.

GiantWildGoosePagoda

TheGiantWildGoosePagodainChinawasbuiltduringtheTangDynastyasastudy

placeforBuddhisttexts.Itstoredsutras（佛经）andsculpturesbroughtfromIndiabymonk

XuanZang,whotranslatedscripturesherefor19years.SituatedinDaCi'enTemple,the

pagoda'simpressivebrickstructurereflectstraditionalChinesearchitecture,creatinga

solemnandmagnificentatmosphere.

ShaanxiHistoryMuseum

TheShaanxiHistoryMuseumdisplays370,000relicsfoundinShaanxi,China,

includingbronzewares（青铜器），potteryfigures,goldandsilverwares,andTangDynasty

murals.18piecesarenationaltreasures.Xi'an,theformercapital,hasmanyhistoricalsites.

Themuseumisdividedintothreesections,exhibitingartifactsfromprimitiveerastothelate

QingDynasty.

1.Whichofthefollowingattractionswasbuiltasamilitarydefencesystem?

A.TheTerracottaArmy.B.AncientCityWall.

C.GiantWildGoosePagoda.D.ShannxiHistoryMuseum.

2.WhatdoTerracottaArmyandAncientCityWallhaveincommon?

A.Theywerebuiltatthesameperiod.B.Theybothdividethecityintotwoareas.

C.TheywerebuiltbytheirownEmperors.D.Theybothofferagoodviewofthecity.

3.WhatcanweknowaboutGiantWildGoosePagoda?

A.ItwasbuiltduringtheTangDynasty.B.ItwasbroughtfromIndiabyXuanZang.

C.ItwaswrittenintheBuddhisttexts.D.Itwasusedasastudyplaceforgoose.

MuSa,alivestreamhostoftheHuiethnicgroupfromZhongning,NingxiaHui

autonomousregion,isatypicalexampleofhowtheInternethasturnedmanyyoung

unemployedpeopleintousefultalentscontributingtosociety.

AftergraduatingfromtheLanzhou-basedNorthwestMinzuUniversitymajoringin

sociology,MuworkedasanofficeclerkinShanghai,amarketingassistantinBeijinganda

dataanalystinHangzhou.Afterstrugglingtorealizehisdreaminbigcities,Muatlastfound

thatwhattouchedhimmostwasthe"'featherytendemess^^ofhomesickness.

Mureturnedhomeat25afterlosinghisjobduringtheCOVID-19pandemicin

November2021.Depressed,Muthoughtofhimselfa“failure“atfirst.However,hewasnot

discouragedandquicklyliftedhimselfup.Mudecidedtopickuphiscellphoneandbegin

creatingshortvideosaboutlocalpeople'sdailylivesathomeanduploadingthemonline.

Avideoclipshowinghismothercookinglocalfoodturnedouttobeasurprisehit.So

manyviewerscommentedthatthevideobroughtbackmemoriesoftheirownmomsand

hometowns.EvenMu'smotherwasshockedthatadailyroutineshouldarousesomany

people'sinterests.

Musaiditwasthesuccessofthisvideoclipthatinspiredhimtocarryon.Hegradually

foundthatvillage-relatedcontentwaspopularamonghisfollowers."Themorelocalthe

content,themoreuniversalitsappealis.,?hesaid.

Sincethen,hisfather,mother,eldersister,classmates,friendsandneighbors,theirsmall

courtyards,chickens,sheep,andvastfieldshaveallbecomethesubjectsofMu,scameralens.

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ManyfansknowabouthishometownDazhanchangandthelivesoflocalresidentsin

NorthwestChinathroughMu'swork.

4.WhatmadeMuSastarttocreateshortvideos?

A.Beingunemployed.B.Beinghomesick.

C.Livingathome.D.Gettinginfected.

5.Whywasthevideoclipsuccessful?

A.Itinspiredmanyviewers.B.Itremindedpeopleoftheirhometowns.

C.Itwasaboutbigcities.D.ItbroughtbackmemoriesofMu's

mother

6.WhatcanwelearnfromMu'sstory?

A.Onlymakingclipscanmakemoney.B.TheInternetcanchangepeople'slives.

C.Returningtohometownisthebest.D.ManyfansloveMu'shometown.

7.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeMuSa?

A.Educatedandpolite.B.Depressedandindifferent.

C.Hesitatedandunconfident.D.Creativeanddetermined.

Itallstartedwithasimplequestion:t4CanIpaintyourportrait?”

Inthesummerof2015,BrianPetersonandhiswife,Vanessa,hadjustmovedtoSanta

Ana,California.Outsidethecouple'sfourth-floorapartment,amessyhomelessmanwas

oftenshoutingonthestreetcorner,sometimeskeepingthemawakeatnight.Peterson,28,

wouldpasstheguyonhiswaytohisjobasacardesigneratKiaMotors,buttheynever

spoke.

Oneday,Petersonwasrelaxinginhislivingroom,readingthebookLoveDoes,about

thepowerofloveinaction,whenhisquietwasdisturbedbythehomelessman.Inspiredby

thebook'ssympatheticmessage.Petersonmadeanunexpecteddecision:Hewasgoingtogo

outsideandintroducehimself.

Inthatfirstconversation,Petersonlearnedthattheman'snamewasMattFaris.He'd

movedtoSouthernCaliforniafromKentuckytopursueacareerinmusic,buthesoonfellon

hardtimesandendeduplivingonthestreetformorethanadecade.

“Itwastheweirdestthingtome,^^Petersonrecalledlateronthepodcast（播客）Top

Artist."Isawbeautyonthefaceofamanwhohadn'tshavedinprobablyayear,had

overgrownfingernails,andprobablyhadn'thadashowerinclosetoayear.Buthisstory,the

lifeinsideofhim,inspiredme."AndeventhoughPeterson,agraduateoftheCleveland

InstituteofArt,hadn'tpickedupapaintbrushinabouteightyears,befoundhimselfaskingif

hecouldpaintFaris'sportrait.Farissaidyes.

Peterson'sconnectionwithFarisledtothecreationofFacesofSantaAna,anonprofit

organizationthatbefriendsandpaintsportraitsofunhousedcommunitymembers.Usinga

black-and-whitephototakenwithhisphone,Petersonselectscolorsbasedonthesubject?s

personalityandstory,resultinginpowerfulportraits.Hesellsthelargepaintings,signedby

boththesubjectandartist,forafewthousanddollars.Halfoftheprofitsgointoa"love

account“fbrthemodels,helpingthemstartagain.Farisusedhisportraitfundstofulfillhis

musicaldreamsbyrecordinganalbum.

8.Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?

A.Toexplaintheportrait.B.Toexpressarequest.

C.Toaskaquestion.D.Tointroducethetopic.

9.HowdidPetersonfeelwhenjustarrivingathisnewhome?

A.Messy.B.Bothered.C.Delighted.D.Relaxed.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“weirdest“inParagraph5probablymean?

A.Strangest.B.Hardest.C.Wellknown.D.Mostbeautiful.

11.WhatcausedthefoundationofFacesofSantaAna?

A.Peterson'srelationtoFaris.B.Profitsfromsellingpaintings.

C.Colorsbasedonthepersonality.D.Peterson'spowerfulportraits.

Biodegradable（可生物降解的）foodpackagingcouldremindpeopleofspoiling（腐烂

的）foodbyitschangingcolor.

Bst-beforelabels（保质期标签）areoftenpoorpredictorsofwhenfoodbecomes

dangeroustoeat,whichcanleadtowasteandfoodpoisoning,saysBenedettoMarelliatthe

MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.So,heandhiscolleaguestriedtocreatewrapthatcan

reacttochangesinfood.

Theymadefourfilms（膜）similartoplasticwrap,eachconsistingoftwolayers（层）.

Onelayerwasmadefromaproteinobtainedfromsilkwormsilk,whiletheotherwasmadeof

oneoffourso-calledcovalent（共价的）organicframeworks（COFs）.Thesematerialscontain

carbonandhydrogen,aswellasatomslikeoxygenornitrogen,allarrangedinagrid（网格状）

thatmakesthematerialporous（透气的）.

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Aftercheckingthefilmswerestrong,theresearcherstriedtocompost（堆月巴）them.For

thebest-performingfilm,50%ofitdegradedafterbeingplacedinsoilfor30days,whichis

comparabletoexistingbiodegradableplastics.

ThematerialalsochangedcolorwhenputinliquidwithdifferentpHvalues,duetothe

COFlayer'sinteractionwiththeliquid.BecausethepHoffoodincreasesasitspoils,the

researcherstriedtouseapieceofthefilmasacolor-changinglabelattachedtoapacketof

rawchicken.Thelabelstartedofforangebutturnedyellowandgot17%lighterafter20hours

at30℃,indicatingthatthemeathadbeguntospoil.

TheresearchersalsoloadedtheCOFlayerwithanantimicrobial（杀菌的）chemical.

After15days,soyabeanspackagedinthefilmandleftinhighheathadaboutathirdasmuch

mould（霉菌）asbeanswrappedintraditionalplastic.

Tomakearealimpact,thematerialwillneedtobeaffordableandeasytoproduce.ccThe

barforcompetingwithplasticproductsisveryhigh,“saysMarelli.

12.Howdidthenewwrapbegin?

A.Frombest-beforelabel.B.Frommakingfourfilms.

C.Fromweighingthewaste.D.Frommeasuringtemperature.

13.Whatistheadvantageforthenewpackaging?

A.Itcantellfoodstate.B.Itwon'tbespoiled.

C.Itcanbeeasilymade.D.Itisnotporous.

14.Whatcanwelearnaboutthenewpackaginginthepassage?

A.Thereisalongwaytogo.B.Itbecomesheavierwhenheated.

C.Ithasbeenavailablenow.D.Moremouldappearsinthefilm.

15.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Best-BeforeLabelsonGoods.B.BiodegradableFoodPackaging.

C.CovalentOrganicFrameworks.D.AntimicrobialChemicals

二、七选五

Howtokeepyourhousecoolintheheat?

Asstayingcoolinthesummercanbeexpensive,herearesomeenergyefficiencytipsto

helpkeepyourhousecomfortablewithoutbreakingthebank.

Plantforshade.Youcanplaceclimbingplantsortall-growingbushesonoutsidewalls.

16.Besides,althoughsouth-facingwindowscanabsorbheat,strategically-placedplants

ortreescanalsoregulatethesun'srays.

17.Double-glazedwindowisknownforitsabilitytokeephomescomfortable

inwinter,butitcanalsobebeneficialduringwarmermonths.Suchenergy-efficientwindows

combineinsulatedvinylframes（B鬲热乙烯泡膜）withlow-emissivitycoatings.Thisnotonly

reducesheatlossinwinterbutalsodeflectstheheatfromthesun,preventingyourhomefrom

becomingtoohotandcreatingacomfortableindoorenvironment.

Gowiththeairflow.18.Wheninstallingnewwindows,considerwindowdesign

andlayoutfornaturalventilation（通风）.Awningwindows,positionedhighonabuilding,can

provideventilationevenduringrainandforcewarmairout.

19.Usinganordinaryfancanenhanceairflowatalowcostbyforcingout

warmthanddrawingincoolerair.Identifycoolpocketsinyourhome,likeabasement,and

usefanstodistributethecoolairevenly.Tolivecomfortablyinwinterandsummer,installan

air-sourceheatpump.20

A.Closethewindows

B.Investinqualitywindows

C.Gobacktobasicsanduseafan

D.Thisincreaseheatandmakeyouwarm

E.Thiscancreateshadingandreduceheat

F.Ifshelpfultobemindfulofhowyourhomeinteractswiththeenvironment

G.Itprovidesheatinginwinterandfunctionsasanair-conditioningunitinsummer

三、完形填空

WhenIwentawaytouniversity,mymomusedtocookfoodandsenditbackwithme

withstrictinstructionstowashthelunch-boxesandbringthemhome.Shewasproudofit,

butIwas21bymylunch-boxes-whydidweneedtosavethesethings?I22the

options:ifIdidn'trecyclethelunch-boxes,wouldshestillsendme23?Iknewthe

answerwasyes,24itwasnotariskIwaspreparedtotake.So,Iwashedthe25

lunch-boxesverycarefully.

AfterIformeda26ofmyown,likemymotherbeforeme,I'malsothe27

ownerofalargenumberoflunch-boxcollections,whichIguard28.Nomatterhow

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manyglassmicrowaveandoven-safecontainersIhave,nomatterhowbeautifuland

functionaltheymaybe,Icannothelp29yogourtcontainers.Theytrulyarethemost

30objects,withusesrangingfromfoodstoragetotoysformy31:atthebeach,in

thebath,forendlessLego（乐高）creations.

IstillrememberwhenImarriedmyhusband,anAmericanfromBoston,mymotherwas

32,“Youknow,youcomefromvery33backgrounds,shesaid.Managing

culturaldifferencesisundoubtedlyan34.

Theothernight,Iheardmyhusbandyellinginthekitchen,andthenextmorning,I

foundmy35intherecyclingbin.InarrowedmyeyesalittleasIfishedthemout,

washedthemupandreplacedthemintheirdrawerwithmydeathstareatmyhusband.

21.A.satisfiedB.puzzledC.movedD.depressed

22.A.createdB.deniedC.neededD.weighed

23.A.foodB.clothesC.moneyD.toys

24.A.andB.butC.evenifD.asif

25.A.cleanB.expensiveC.dirtyD.pretty

26.A.familyB.communityC.teamD.school

27.A.impatientB.selfishC.curiousD.proud

28.A.angrilyB.enthusiasticallyC.calmlyD.anxiously

29.A.repairingB.openingC.collectingD.making

30.A.usefulB.familiarC.availableD.confusing

31.A.brothersB.fellowsC.classmatesD.children

32.A.surprisedB.excitedC.concernedD.determined

33.A.ordinaryB.remoteC.differentD.troublesome

34.A.innovationB.adventureC.expectationD.opportunity

35.A.walletsB.bagsC.parcelsD.lunch-boxes

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。

Smoothyettensile.Versatile(用途广泛的)anddurable.Withthesequalities,Xuan

paper36(know)asthe“PaperofAges”.

ThetermXuanpaperfirstappearedinOnFamousPaintingsthroughtheAges,abook

37(write)byTangDynasty(618-907)scholarZhangYanyuan,in38hedescribed

Xuanpaperasanidealcarrierforcalligraphyandpainting.HandmadeXuanpaperfrom

Jingxiancounty,EastChina'sAnhuiprovince,waslistedas39giftservedtothe

imperialcourtforitssupremequalityduringtheperiod.

ThetraditionalcraftofmakingXuanpaperis40(extreme)demanding.

Sandalwoodbark,aplantnativetosouthernChina,goesthrough108procedurestogether

withricestrawoverthecourseofthreeyearsbeforeitcantransform41abunchof

fineXuanpaper.Theentireprocedureissocomplexthateventhemostskilledcraftsmancan

onlymasterlimitednumberof42(step).

Theflowofink,bothguidedandresistedbywater,determinestheoutputofChineseart,

andXuanpaperoutshinesotherswithitsexcellent43(able)togivefullplaytoink.

Xuanpaper44(accompany)thepassionatebrushstrokesoftheChineseliterati

forthousandsofyears.Unlikeotherformsofpaper,itisveryresistanttodamagebroughtby

time.Itisthisdurabilitythathasmadethepreservationsofmany45(value)works

fromancientChinapossible.

Paper-makingisacrystallizationofwisdomoftheancientChinese,andXuanpaperis

thetopofpaper-making.

五、其他应用文

46.假如你是李华，前不久学校举行了校运会。你将按照以下要点，以MySchoolSports

Meet为题用英文写一篇稿件，向校报英语角栏目投稿。

1.你在运动会期间的表现；

2.你的感想。

注意：1.可以增加细节，以使行文连贯；

2.词数80词左右；

3.文章开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

MySchoolSportsMeet

ThesportsmeetstartedonSep.27th,whichlastedforthreedaysandincludedraces,

jumps,throws,etc.

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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。

Ataneighbor'spoolthesummeraftersixthgrade,Charleyshoutedoutthosefamouslast

words,