2024-2025学年山东省菏泽市高三上期末英语试卷

2024—2025学年山东省菏泽市高三上期末英语试卷

一、阅读理解(★★)FourMostBeautifulLibrariesWorldwideTherearemanybeautifullibrariesaroundtheworld,andherearefour.Docheckthemout!BodleianLibraryThelibrary’sreadingroomwasoneofthefilminglocationsfortheHogwartsLibraryofHarryPotter.BesidesDanielRadcliffe,theactorwhoplayedHarryPotter,someofitsconfirmedvisitorsareJ.R.R.Tolkien,C.S.Lewis,andOscarWilde.Foundedin1602,thelibraryisagroupoflibrariesthatservetheUniversityofOxford.Thousandsoffamousscholarsandleadersintheirownfieldssaidtheyoncestudiedinthelibrary,nottomentionthefivekings,72NobelPrizewinners,and28primeministersthatgraduatedfromOxford.RoyalLibraryofSanLorenzodeElEscorialThelibrarywasbuiltundertheordersofKingPhilipIIbetween1563and1584.ItusedtobethelargestRenaissancebuildingintheworldandisnowaUNESCOWorldHeritageSite.Ithasover40,000booksinLatin,anish,Arabic,Greek,andmanyotherlanguages.Thefrescoes(壁画)ontheceilingsareimpressive.AustrianNationalLibraryAcollectionof12millionobjectsmakesthelibrarythelargestoneinAustria.LocatedatthecenteristhesymbolicstatehallPrunksaal,whichbegantobebuiltin1721andendedupwithalotofartforms,fromfrescoestostatues.ThehallwontheAustrianNationalLibrarythename“Gesamtkunstwerk(totalworkofart)”.Sainte-GenevièveLibraryBuiltuponthecollectionsatfirstfromtheAbbeyofStGenevievefoundedsincethe6thcentury,thelibraryishistoric.Butthemostexcitingpartofthebuildingisthe19th-centuryreadingroom.Thismodernistadditionwasbuiltbetween1838and1851byarchitectHenriLabrouste,oneofthemostfamousFrencharchitectsofthetime.Thelibrarynowholds2milliondocumentsandisapartoftheUniversityofParis.1.Whatdothenumbersmentionedinparagraph2show?

A．Thelibrary’slargesize.B．Thelibrary’slargecollection.C．Thelibrary’sroleinOxford’shistory.D．Thelibrary’soutstandingachievements.2.WhyisAustrianNationalLibrarycalledGesamtkunstwerk?

A．Itislocatedatagoodplace.B．Itcollectsfamousartworks.C．Ithasanimpressivestatehall.D．ItisthelargestoneinAustria.3.Whatdothefourlibrarieshaveincommon?

A．Theyhavealongandrichhistory.B．TheyareontheWorldHeritageList.C．Theyhavefamousfrescoesandstatues.D．Theyarekeypartoffamousuniversities.(★★★)TohHongKengisoneoftheoldestmedicalgraduatesintheworld,ifnottheoldest.Attheageof70,theretiredMalaysianmanagergothisdegreefromSouthwesternUniversityPHINMA.“Myfamilyandfriendsweresurprisedatfirst.SeveralofmyfriendsthoughtIwascrazytowanttostudymedicineatthisage,”Tohsaid.“Itwasn’talwayseasy.At65to70yearsold,mymemory,eyesight,hearingandbodyarenotasgoodaswhenIwasyounger.”Afterdecadesworkingasatechseller,heretiredin2019.Afewdayslater,hebeganstudyingandapplyingtomedicalschoolsaroundAsia.“TheonlyreasonwhyIdecidedtodosowasthatIwantedtodosomethinguseful,”hesaid.OneoftheobstaclesTohmetwasfindingauniversitythatwouldadmithim,asmostarejustforapplicantsunder35or40.OnceadmittedtoSouthwesternUniversityPHINMA,hedealtwiththeschoolclosuresduetothepandemic.Hehadtotakeallofhislecturesonline,whichwasnoteasyforhim.“Studyingmedicineishard.It’sjusthardwork,”Tohsaid.Hewasn’tgivenspecialtreatment.Hewasheldbackayearafterfailinganexaminhisthirdyear.Andliketherestofhisclassmates,inhisfinalyear,Tohwasrequiredtocompleteaone-yearplacement(实习工作)atahospital,withsomeshiftslastingupto30hours.That’swhyhisfamilyandclassmatesoftenvisitedhim,inspiringhimtokeepgoing.“Iwasinitiallysurprisedandcuriousaboutwhyhewantedtobecomeadoctorathisage,”oneofhisclassmatessaid.“Despitebeingolder,Tohwasnolessofastudent.Hewasreallycompetitive,andatrueinspiration.I’mproudtohavegraduatedalongsidesucharemarkableindividual.”4.What’sthepurposeofToh’sstudyingmedicine?

A．Toimprovehiswork.B．Torealizealifelongdream.C．Tobenefitotherpeople.D．Togivehisfriendsasurprise.5.WhatwasachallengeforTohwhenstudyingmedicine?

A．Attendingonlinelectures.B．Gettingadmittedtoafamouscollege.C．Askingforspecialtreatment.D．Findingahospitalforhisplacement.6.WhatcanwelearnaboutTohfromhisclassmate’swords?

A．Tohwasasgoodastudentasothers.B．Tohwasabigtroubleforhisclassmates.C．Tohgotalotofhelpfromhisclassmates.D．Tohofteninspiredhisclassmatestokeepgoing.7.Whatmessagedoesthetextconvey?

A．Lifelonglearningmattersinmodernsociety.B．Anyonecanpursuetheirdreamsatanyage.C．Universitiesshouldbeopentoolderapplicants.D．Ageisnotaprobleminbecomingatechseller.(★★)Readingbooksisoneofthebestthingsyoucando.Readingallowsyoutolearnnewthings,useyourimagination,andcalmdownbeforebed.Butifyouareareader,youmaynothaveenoughroomtostoreallthebooksyouread.Andthecostofbuyingbookskeepsusing.NowanewbuybackprogramintheUKcouldbetheperfectsolution.Booklooprecentlystartedabuy-backprojectwherereaderscantradebookstheyhavealreadyreadforcreditsormorepre-ownedbooks.TheprojectispartofB,anonlineplatformforindependentbooksellers.Bookloopisbeingruninpartnershipwiththebuy-backbookplatformZeerclethatoperatesintheUK,France,Germany,Austria,andSweden.Over10,000booksareprocessedeveryday.Customerscanuploadtheirbookstoavaluationsystemandthendropthebooksoffatacollectionsiteorthebookscanbepickedupfromhome.Thelowestpriceofbookssoldis£5.Sitecreditsaregiventhatcanbeusedforpurchasingotherbooks.ThereturnedbooksaresoldbyZeerclethroughtheonlinemarketplace.“WearegladtoseeBsetupthissystem,whichisagreatwayofrepurposingbooks,andhelpingsupportbookshopsandnewbookpurchases,”saidCharlieRichards,anindependentbookseller.ThebusinessmodelofBisbasedonindependentbooksellerssettingupbookstoresonitswebsite.Theseshopsreceivethefullprofitfromsellingthepre-ownedbooks.Infact,only2%ofthebooksthatweresoldarenotpurchased,andmostoftheseunsoldbooksaredonatedtocharities.“Gettingpre-ownedbookstonewreaderswhilebenefitingbothbookshopsandauthorsfeelsextremelypositive,”saidAmberHarrisonoftheFOLDEstoreinDorset.“Itisareallygreatwayofgettingbooksintothehandsofmorepeople,withoutcostbeingabarrier.”8.Whatisthefirstparagraphintendedtostress?

A．Thebenefitsofreadingbooks.B．Thedifficultyinbuyingbooks.C．Theneedforthebuy-backprogram.D．Thegoodsolutionstostoringbooks.9.WhatismentionedabouttheBookloopsystem?

A．ItisinspiredbyZeercle.B．Itisdevelopingverywell.C．Itencouragespeopletoreadmorebooks.D．Itchangesthebusinessmodelofbookstores.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pre-owned”inparagraph2mean?

A．Used.B．Rare.C．Valuable.D．Expensive.11.WhatmayCharlieRichardsandAmberHarrisonagreewith?

A．Bookloopmakesreadingapleasure.B．Theprogramisgoodforbookrecycling.C．Pre-ownedbooksarepopularwithreaders.D．Onlineplatformschangethewaypeopleread.(★★★)WhileconductingresearchinthemountainsnearTurinonTephroserisbalbisiana,anunattractiveyellow-floweredplant,DrMartinoAdamo,abiologistattheUniversityofTorinoinItaly,noticeditwaseasiertotrackdowninformationaboutothermorebeautifulspeciesfoundintheregionthantodiscoverthingsabouttheobjectofhisownresearch.Thatledhimtowonderifthewell-provenpreferencesofzoologistsforattractivespeciesalsoextendtobotanists(植物学家).Tofindout,hegatheredateamoffellowresearcherstohelphimanalysetheliteratureonthematter.Tokeeptheprojectwithinbounds,theteamrestrictedtheirattentiontoDrAdamo’soriginalareaofinvestigation:thesouth-westernAlps.Byreviewing280studiesconductedfrom1975to2020on113plantspeciesintheregion,theresearcherscollecteddataontheplants’physicalfeaturessuchassizeandcolor,aswellastheirecologyandrarity.Theanalysisofthedatashowedthatcertainplantswerenotonlymorestudiedthanothers,butalsosharedparticularfeaturesmoreoftenthanwouldbeexpectedbychance.Plantswithblueflowershavebeenwellstudiedeventhoughblueisoneoftheleastcommonflowercolors;plantswithred,pinkorwhiteflowersbeatthosewithbrownorgreenflowers,andplantswithtallstems(茎)alsostoodout.“Ourfindingsdon’tsuggestthatresearchersfocusonprettierplants,”Adamosays,“butratherthatmorenoticeable,easy-to-locateandcolorfulfloweringplantsaretheonesreceivingmoreattention.”Theteamhadexpectedtofindmoreendangeredspeciesamongthemoststudied,butthiswasnotthecase.Thisresultcouldhaveagreatimpactonplantscience,theresearcherssay.“Abias(偏爱)towardattractiveplantscouldmeanwemaybemissingextraordinary,untoldstoriesofhowplantsgrow,evolveandadapt,”saysstudyco-authorKingsleyDixon,abotanistatAustralia’sCurtinUniversity.“Plus,wemaybemissingspeciesthatcouldbeinrapiddecreasetowardextinction,andwedon’thaveevenbasicinformationonseedbankingforconservation.”“Theseresultsshowthatprobablyourunconscious(无意识的)biasesarestrongerthanexpectedinthespecıesmodelselection;thisisnotadisaster,butsomethingtoconsiderwhenplanningfuturework,”Adamoadds.12.Whatdoesparagraph1mainlytalkabout?

A．Thechallengesforbotanicalresearch.B．Theinspirationforthenewresearch.C．Thelinkbetweenzoologicalandbotanicalresearch.D．Theeffectsofresearchers’preferencesontheresults.13.Howdidtheresearchersconductthestudy?

A．Byreferringtopreviousstudies.B．Byanalyzingcausesandeffects.C．Bydoingfieldresearcharoundtheglobe.D．Byconductingasurveyamongbotanists.14.Whatisthefindingofthestudy?

A．Plantswithrareflowercoloursareworthyofmoreattention.B．Endangeredspeciestakecentrestageinbotanicalresearch.C．Researchersaremoredrawntoeye-catchingfloweringplants.D．Theappearanceofplantsplayslittleroleinbotanicalresearch.15.Whatdoesthelastbutoneparagraphfocuson?

A．Suggestionsforfuturebotanicalresearch.B．Practicalapplicationsoftheresearchresults.C．Solutionsforovercomingthebiasinbotanicalresearch.D．Possibleconsequencesofthebiasinbotanicalresearch.(★★)Haveyouevertoldagoldfishaboutyourday?Complainedtoadogaboutyourbrotherorsister?Maybeyou’veheldacatandtoldhimyourfavoritebedtimestory.Manyanimalsaregreatlisteners.16.Itmaycomeasnosurprisethatmanyanimalshaveastrongsenseofhearing.Infact,severalcanhearawiderrangeoffrequencies(频率)thanhumanscan.Cats,forexample,hearnoisesbetween45and64.000hertz(Hz).Humansarelimitedtosoundsbetween64and23,000Hz.Othercommonpets,likerabbits,alsohavewiderrangesofhearingthanpeople.17.Theycanonlysensenoisesbetween20and3,000Hz.Manyotheranimalscanhearanimpressiverangeofsounds.Forexample,elephantscansenseextremelylowfrequencies,allthewaydownto16Hz.18.However,noneoftheseanimalshavethebesthearing.Thatawardactuallygoestoaninsect.Themoth(蛾)canhearthewidestrangeoffrequencies,goingupto300,000Hz.Researchersthinkthemoth’ssharpsenseofhearingmayhavedevelopedtohelpitescapefromitsmostcommonenemy:thebat.19.Theirearsmightappeartobeaclearindicationoftheirremarkablehearingabilities.However,animalsdon’tneedbat-likeearstohear.Infact,somedon’thaveearsatall!Theseearlesscreaturesdohear,butatalimited,lowrangeoffrequencies.20.Justlikehumans,manyanimalsarebornwithouthearingorlosetheabilityafterillnessorinjury.Ifyou’veeverknownadogorcatwithhearingloss,youknowtheyfindothercleverwaystocommunicate,justlikepeopledo.

A．Ofcourse,notallanimalscanhear.B．Bats’goodhearinghelpstheminhunting.C．Buthowwelldotheyactuallyhear?D．Goldfish,however,haveratherlimitedhearing.E．Haveyouwonderedwhichanimalhasthebestlisteningrange?F．Thisallowselephantstohearthecloudsmovingthroughtheair.G．Afterall,batshavesomeofthebestearsamongmammals(哺乳动物).二、完形填空(★★★)Youmightfindyourselfoccasionallyaskingyourbestfriendahypothetical(假设的)questionlike,“Whatfunwoulditbeifwewereactuallysiblings(兄弟姐妹)?”Well,forJuliaTinettiandCassandraMadison,that________cametrue.Thetwometin2013whiletheywereworkingatthesamebarinConnecticut.Theyinstantlybondedovertheir________past,havingbothbeenbroughtupbyasingleparentaftertheiradoptionfromtheDominicanRepublic.Afterbeingbest________fornearlyadecade,JuliaandCassandra________beingtoldhowmuchtheylookedalike,buttheynevergaveittoomuchthought.Butfiveyearsago,Cassandrastartedbecomingmore________abouther________familyandusedtheDNAtesttobeginher________.Soonaftershe________withherlong-lostlovedones,shefoundoutthather________fatherhad________anotheryounggirlforadoption.The________madeherjumpinhercarandimmediatelydrivebacktoConnecticuttogetJuliato________aDNAtest.OnanightinJanuary2021,Juliafinally________it:“Cassandra,Iaminfactyourbiologicalsister.”Herbigsister,tobeexact.Whilethesisterswere________broughttogetherbytheirstory,theDNAtestrevealedthattheymighthavebeen________toeachotherbymuchmorethanthat.21.A．requestB．decisionC．wishD．prediction22.A．unknownB．uniqueC．differentD．shared23.A．neighborsB．friendsC．roommatesD．partners24.A．wereusedtoB．lookedforwardtoC．wereopposedtoD．paidattentionto25.A．honestB．seriousC．curiousD．upset26.A．hostB．birthC．immigrantD．step27.A．searchB．challengeC．analysisD．experiment28.A．dealtB．cooperatedC．combinedD．reunited29.A．biologicalB．adoptiveC．singleD．elderly30.A．trackeddownB．turnedtoC．givenupD．broughtup31.A．factB．ideaC．goalD．news32.A．passB．takeC．stopD．design33.A．admittedB．realizedC．acceptedD．confirmed34.A．initiallyB．suddenlyC．graduallyD．eventually35.A．comparedB．introducedC．drawnD．promised三、语法填空(★★★)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。AsaloninXi’andiscussedtheimpactoftheancientSilkRoadtraderoutesonce36.(connect)ChinawiththeWest.ItalianarchaeologistMarcellaFestasuggestedthatcamels,ratherthanobjects,bestrepresentedtheSilkRoad,emphasizingthelivingbeingsandhumaninteractions37.facilitatedtradeandculturalexchanges.TheSilkRoadwas38.networkofroutesthatenabledtheexchangeofgoodslikesilkandporcelain(瓷器),whichwas39.(cultural)valuable.Italsoallowedforthespreadofknowledgeandtechnology,suchaspapermakingandtheprintingpress,whichrevolutionizedEurope’saccess40.information.Thelegacy(遗产)oftheSilkRoadisstillevidentinmoderntimes,withinfluences41.(see)inlanguage,cuisine,andculturalpractices.Forinstance,theShaanxidishyangroupaomo,afavoriteinXi’an,isaproofofacombinationofcookingtraditionsbroughtbytheSilkRoad,becausethesheepandgoats,aswellaswheat,42.(introduce)toChinafromwesternAsiaabout4,500yearsago.ThediscussionhighlightedthattheSilkRoadwasnotjustatraderoute43.amediumforculturalexchangesthatcontinuetoshapeourworld,strengthencultural44.(diverse)andpromoteknowledgesharing.ThespiritoftheSilkRoad,characterizedbypeace,cooperation,andopenness,45.(be)stillaliveincitieslikeXi’an,whichwelcomestheexchangeofmultiplecivilizationsandcontinuestocelebrateitsrichhistoricalheritage.四、书信写作(★★★)46.假定你是李华，昨天，你把上个月收养的一只在野外发现的受伤小鸟重新放回了大自然。请给你的英国朋友Chris写封邮件，分享这段经历，内容包括：1.收养过程；2.你的感悟。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。DearChris,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________YoursLiHua五、书面表达(★★★★)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。Ourschoolwasorganizingamusical,whichwasaboutthestoryofAnnieandSandy,thedogAnnierescued.Therefore,adogwasnecessary.However,everydogwehadfoundwaseithertooexcited,toolazy,orjustdidn’tlisten.“Ashley,canyoupleasefindanotherdogforusbyMonday?”askedMrLoomis,ourdirectoranddramateacher.Astheassistant(助理)stagemanager,Itookthejobandstrainedmybraintofindtherightdog.ItlookedlikeanimpossibletaskforitwasalreadySaturday.However,Iknewthatthisdoghadtobeperfect.Ithadtohaveawinning-personality,butitwouldalsohavetolookthepart.“IthinkIcanhelpyougetadog,”offeredJosé,ourassistantdirector.Likeme,hewasineighthgrade.Helovedthebackstageworldandbeingaproblemsolver.“Thanks.That’dbegreat,”Isaid.“Ihavenoideawheretogettherightdog.”JoséthentextedhisneighborMrsKarsta