2024-2025学年山西省卓越联盟高三下学期2月开学质量检测卷英语试卷

2024—2025学年山西省卓越联盟高三下学期2月开学质量检测卷英语试卷

一、阅读理解(★★)Fish,chips,steak,burgersandpies—thesearethebuildingblocksofpubcuisineintheUK.Forthoseinneedofguidance,hereistheannualrankingprovidedbyRateGoodlastweek.TheScran&ScallieinAgoodsteakispurepleasure.Addingchipsandaglassofredwine,you’llgetoneofthemostpopularpubcombinations.EnjoytheperfectcombinationattopScottishchefTomKitchin’scheerfulpub,TheScran&Scalliein,inEdinburghatmarketprice!£38perperson.TheMarinersFishandchipsisaculturalicon.Thisbeloveddishiseatenbyeveryone.Itsappealliesinthefactthat,evenatitsmostbasic,it’sgenerallygood.TryitwithPaulAinsworth’striple-cookedyukongoldfishandchipsatTheMarinersinRock,Cornwall.£23perperson.TheEastonWhiteHorseItseemsasthoughthere’saburgeroneverypubmenuandit’sbeenthiswayfordecades.ButvarietiesarenowonofferatTheEastonWhiteHorseinSuffolk,wherechefVernonBlackmoredishesuptheEastoncheeseandbaconburgerwithspecialfillingsrangingfromKoreanbeefbrisketstowildberries.£15.50perperson.ThePonyChewValleyHam,eggandchipsisapubclassicdatingbacktotheFirstWorldWar.ItwasespeciallypopularwithBritishsoldiersbehindthelinesonthebattlefields.“Whenit’sreallygoodit’sgreat,butwhenit’sbadit’sfine,”saysAdamSymonds,theco-ownerofcelebratedLondonpub,TheBaring.TrythegreatclassicatThePonyChewValley,inChewMagna,Somerset.£14.50perperson.1.WhatisTheScran&Scallieinfamousfor?

A．Fishandchips.B．Ham,eggandchips.C．Differentburgers.D．Steak,chipsandwine.2.WhoworksatthepubinSuffolk?

A．PaulAinsworth.B．TomKitchin.C．VernonBlackmore.D．AdamSymonds.3.Whichpubshouldyougoifyouwanttospendtheleast?

A．TheMariners.B．ThePonyChewValley.C．TheScran&Scalliein.D．TheEastonWhiteHorse.(★★★)ThesurvivalofthegeneticallyuniqueKeydeerinFloridaisanincredibleenvironmentalsuccessstory.Butfewpeopleknowthatitisaman’stoughapproachanddeeploveoftheshycreaturesthathavehelpedsavetheentirespecies.Admittedly,it’shardnottolovethecreaturesthatcanbefoundonlyintheLowerFloridaKeys.MaleKeydeerweighapproximately90to100poundsfull-grown,andstandaboutthesizeofalargedog.Femalesarealittlesmaller,averaging60to70poundsfull-grown.Maleorfemale,they’rebig-eyed,gracefulandextremelyrare.Butintheearly1900s,thedeerwereamainfoodsourceforthelocals.Bythe1930s,theywereover-huntedtothepointofextinction.AlthoughFloridaoutlawedhuntingKeydeerin1939,illegalhuntingcontinued.Thedarkesttimescamearound1950whenonly50KeyDeer(orless)werealiveintheworld.ThesavingofKeydeerfromtotalextinctionisgenerallycreditedtooneman:JackWatson.WhentheNationalKeyDeerRefugewasestablishedintheLowerKeysin1957,hewasappointedthefirstmanagerandquicklydeclaredaone-manwaronpoacherstargetingthedeerunderhisprotection.“Assoonasmyfatherbecamethemanager,hespreadthewordthathewasano-nonsenseguywhowoulddowhateverittooktoprotecttheKeydeer,”Jack’sson,KipWatson,recalledduringaninterview.“Onceheranacrossahunter’scarintherefuge,hedisableditbyputtingafewbullet(子弹)holesinthegastank.”KiprememberedanothertimewhenhisfatherdiscoveredpeoplewerehuntingdeeronLittlePineIsland,whichwasreachableonlybyboat.Heheardshots,foundthehunters’boat,andstationedhimselfnearbytocatchthemwhentheyreturnedtoit.Theydidn’tcomebackaroundasquicklyashewantedthemto,sohejustsettheboatonfireandsaid,“I’llcomebackinthemorning.I’msurethey’llbereadytotalktomebythattime.”4.WhatcanbelearnedaboutKeydeerfromparagraph2?

A．Theyareverycuteandrare.B．Theyweighabout90to100pounds.C．TheycanbefoundacrosstheUS.D．Theyareamainfoodsourceforthelocals.5.WhendidKeydeerhuntingbecomeunlawful?

A．In1930.B．In1939.C．In1950.D．In1957.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“poachers”inthefourthparagraphmean?

A．Rudemanagers.B．Strictofficials.C．Illegalhunters.D．Localresidents.7.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeJackWatson’smeasures?

A．Ineffective.B．Heart-warming.C．Creative.D．Violent.(★★★)Backinthe1800s,CharlesDarwinwasamongthefirsttocomeupwiththeideathatpositivefacialexpressionscanmakeushappierandnegativefacialexpressionscanmakeussadderorangrier.Anditisstilltaughtinpsychologyclassestoday.Butresearchersarenowfindingthatthisphenomenonmaybemorecomplexthantheyoncethought.Astudypublishedlastyearthatreviewedaround50yearsofdata,includingtheresultsofnearly300experimentstesting“thefacialfeedbacktheory”,hasfoundthattheeffectswereextremelytiny.“Alltold,onlyabout7%oftheparticipantsfelthappierwhentheytriedtoputonsmilingfaces,”saysNickColeswholedthestudy.“Theresultaddstoadebatethathasbeenongoingsincethedawnofpsychology.”Thedebateoverwhetherthesimpleactofmovingone’sfacialmusclesintodifferentshapescanmakeonefeelhappierorsadderhasgrownespeciallyheatedinthepastfewyears.Inanotherstudy,publishedin2016,17labsaroundtheglobefailedtoreproducetheresults.Althoughitwasabigblowto“facialfeedbacktheory”,in2018,researchersinIsraelrerantheexperimentoncemore.Theysaidtheywereabletoreproducetheresults—aslongastheparticipantsweren’tbeingobservedorfilmed.“Itgetscomplicated,”saysPaulaNiedenthalwhowasnotinvolvedintherecentresearch.“Partofthereasonforthedisparatefindingsmaybethatthereareslightdifferencesinthedynamicsofeachexpression.Forexample,therearelotsofdifferentkindsofsmiles.Notallsmilesaregenuinesmilesofjoy,andthey’rehardtore-createinalab.”Moreover,thoughmostlabstudieshavefoundthatthere’snoharminsmiling,astudypublishedthisyearfoundthatserviceworkerswhohadtoputonasmileforcustomersalldayhadahigherriskofheavydrinkingafterwork.“Ithinkweshouldholdbackontellingpeopletoturntheirfrownsupsidedown,”Niedenthaladvises.“BecauseIknowwhenI’msadandpeopletellmetosmile,itjustmakesmeangrier.”8.WhatmightCharlesDarwinsuggestwedowhenwearesad?

A．Putonforcedsmiles.B．Seekadvicefrompsychologists.C．Thinkabouthappythings.D．Expressourtruefeelingshonestly.9.HowdidNickColescarryouthisstudy?

A．Hedidhundredsofexperiments.B．Heinterviewedthousandsofpeople.C．Hefollowedtheparticipantsfordecades.D．Heanalyzeddatafrommanyrelatedarticles.10.Accordingtothelateststudy,forcingoneselftosmilealldaymayleadto________.

A．confidenceB．depressionC．relaxationD．embarrassment11.WhatisPaulaNiedenthal’sattitudeto“thefacialfeedbacktheory”?

A．Favorable.B．Unconcerned.C．Disapproving.D．Unclear.(★★★)Anadisusuallyrememberedforoneoftworeasons:Itrelatessodeeplytoviewersthattheycan’tstoptalkingaboutitoritmakespeoplesoupsetthattheyrushtosocialmediatocomplain.TheadforApple’snewiPadseemstofallintothelattercategory.PostedonsocialmediaTuesdaybyAppleCEOTimCook,theadshowsahydraulicpress(液压机)destroyingalmosteverycreativeinstrumentartistsandconsumershaveusedovertheyears,fromrecordplayers,tobooksandcameras.Withinabout40seconds,allofthecreativeinstrumentsaredestroyedundertonsofforceinadramaticfashion.Resultingfromthedestruction?AnewshinyiPadProandanarratorsayingattheendofthecommercial,“ThemostpowerfuliPadeverisalsothethinnest.”Apple’sintentionseemsstraightforward:Lookatallthethingsthisnewproductcando.Butformanyviewers,theaddoesn’tmeanthat.“Ihadareallydisturbingreactiontothead,”saidaviewer.“Itjustshowsthattechnologyiskillingeverythingwehaveeverfoundjoyin.Now,Ijustwanttoavoidscreensandspendmoretimeenjoyingtheworldoffline.”TheadalsomarksanotabledifferencetomarketingseenfromAppleinthepast.“MyinitialthoughtwasthatApplehasbecomeexactlywhatitneverwantedtobe,”saidVannGraves,directoroftheVirginiaCommonwealthUniversity.“Itsfamous1984adintroducingtheMacintoshcomputerfocusedmoreonupliftingcreativityandthinkingoutsideoftheboxasauniqueindividual.Incontrast,thisnewiPadcommercialsays,‘No,we’regoingtotakeallthecreativityintheworld.’”InastatementonThursday,Appleapologizedforthead,“CreativityisinourDNAatApple,andit’sincrediblyimportantforustodesignproductsthatempowercreativesallovertheworld.Wemissedthemarkwiththisvideo,andwe’resorry.”Theadalsoarrivesduringatimewhenmanyfeeluncertainorfearfulaboutseeingtheirworkreplacedbytechnologicaladvances—particularlyamidtherapidcommercializationofgenerativeartificialintelligence.Andwatchingbeloveditemsgetdestroyeddoesn’thelpreducethosefears.12.HowdotheviewersfeelaboutthenewiPadad?

A．Amazed.B．Moved.C．Displeased.D．Confused.13.WhatdoesApplereallywanttoshowaboutitsnewiPad?

A．Itspowerfulfunctionandweight.B．Itsfantasticsoundquality.C．Itshugestorageandconvenience.D．Itsresistancetodestruction.14.Whatmessagedidconsumersgetfromthe1984adaccordingtoVannGraves?

A．Applewasauniquesymbolforbuyers.B．Applecouldhelpuserstobemorecreative.C．Applewasayoungbutcompetitivecompany.D．Applewasgoodatmakinghighqualitycomputers.15.Whereisthetextmostprobablytakenfrom?

A．Anintroductiontoacompany.B．Aguidebooktoselectingelectronics.C．Anessayontheartofwritingads.D．Areportofacompany’sadvertisement.(★★★)Throwingadinnerpartyisagreatwaytobuildsocialconnections.Ifyou’rejuststartingout,havenofear.Withsomesimpleplanningandalittleeffort,hostingyourfirstgatheringneedn’ttobefrightening.16.Evenwithoutaproperdiningtable,youcanhostsmallgroupsaroundacounter,orevenalargecoffeetable.Don’tworryaboutmatchingglassesandplates.Therearecoolcompostableplatesandcupsatgrocerystores.17..Theirfavoritemusicisreallyallyouneedtocreateaperfectatmosphere.Chooseamenutheme,andgowiththetried-and-truePickafavoriteplaceforsomesampledishes:ItalianpastaorJapanesenoodles.Justkeepitsimple.Pastaandnoodlesaregreatbecausetheycansatisfydifferenttastesandneverfail.Avoidexperimentingwithnewdishesonthedayoftheevent.18..ConsiderfocusingyoureffortsononeortwodishesChooseoneortworecipesthatcreatemaximumimpactatthetableforeveryonetoenjoy.Thenchooseafeweasierrecipesfortherestofthemenu.19..It’ssoeasytothroweverythinginandhitthebuttonafteryourfriendscome,soyoucanactuallyenjoythepartyinsteadofcookingthewholetime.PlanyourmenubythinkingseasonallySeewhat’sfreshandinseasonforthebestpricesandquality.Strawberriesinseason?20..Doyouhaveafishmarketinyourneighborhood?Freshlybakedfishtakesonly20minutes.

A．SeethesceneB．AvoidupsettingyourguestsC．AnothergreatoptionishotpotD．StrawberrybowlswithcreamcouldbeanicestarterE．ItcouldbeabeautifulpieceofbeeforachocolatecakeF．AskyourgueststosendovertheirfavoritemusicandcreateaplaylistG．Ifyouwanttotryanewdish,practiceitafewweeksinadvancetoperfectit二、完形填空(★★★)It’s6:00amonacalmmorninginMaine’sRockportHarbor,andSadieSamuelsisloadingtrapsontoher28-footfishingboat.“Mydadisa______.I’vebeencomingoutwithhiminthisseasinceIwasborn.Ifeelmore______withmyboatherethanwithmycaronthestreet,”shesays.Lobstering(捕龙虾)isphysicallydemandingand______work,andithas______beenconsideredaman’sjob.Butmoreandmore______,likeSadieSamuels,arerunningtheirownboats.LateinthemorningSadiehasa(n)______harvest.“ThisisprobablythebesttrapI’vehadallseason,”shesays______.Aftertakinginnearly100traps,Samuelsdrivesbacktounloadthe______.FishermanBradScottsayslocalshavegottenusedto______SadieSamuelsonthewater.“Alotofpeopledon’texpecttoseeawomanoutthere,butSadieisgreat.Sheisa______worker,”hesays.Buthercustomersatthefarmersmarketwheresheandhersister,MollySamuels,selllobsteronSaturdaysarefarmore______.“Peoplewouldcomeuptousandaskwhocaughttheselobsters,”MollySamuelsrecalls.“Whenwetoldthemwhoreallycaughtthem,theywouldaskwhoseboat.Soit’sjustthese______back-and-forthtalks.Butpeopleare______comingaround.”SadieSamuelssayssheisjustfollowinginthe______ofmanywomenwhoweremostlyknownasfishermen’swives.“Mainehasalonghistoryofwomenbeing______thefishery,”SadieSamuelssays.“Butyoudon’teverhearaboutthem.”21.A．farmerB．butcherC．fishermanD．musician22.A．comfortableB．unfamiliarC．uneasyD．concerned23.A．interestingB．dangerousC．beneficialD．relaxing24.A．carefullyB．occasionallyC．casuallyD．traditionally25.A．girlsB．teenagersC．boysD．adults26.A．seasonalB．goodC．unpredictableD．unprofitable27.A．guiltilyB．generouslyC．happilyD．unwillingly28.A．carB．dataC．foodD．catch29.A．defeatingB．stoppingC．investigatingD．seeing30.A．skilledB．funnyC．lazyD．temporary31.A．helpfulB．skepticalC．open-mindedD．warm-hearted32.A．humorousB．delightfulC．strangeD．angry33.A．neverB．slowlyC．busilyD．impolitely34.A．adviceB．instructionsC．stepsD．leadership35.A．involvedinB．resistanttoC．addictedtoD．absorbedin三、语法填空(★★★)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。TheMonkeyKingisoneofChina’smostsuccessfulculturalexportsTheMonkeyKing,likemanyiconicfictional36.(hero),suchasHarryPotterandBatman,hadanunhappychildhood.Sprungfromarockonamountain,heovercameearly37.(hard)andacquiredsuchextraordinaryskillsassomersaultingcloudsandturningeachhaironhisbodyintoaversionof38.(him).AlthoughtheMonkeyKingseemslikemanyoftheHollywoodcharacters,heisdifferent.Heismorethan400yearsoldandcomesfromChina.WithfictionconsideredabadentertainmentduringtheMingdynasty,thenovelwaspublishedin1592without39.(reveal)theauthor’sidentity.ItisbelievedthatitwaswrittenbyWuCheng’en,aclerk’ssonwhorepeatedlyfailedtheexam40.(get)agovernmentposition.Thenovelisbasedonareligious41.(man)journeyintheseventhcenturytostudyBuddhism.The“West”initstitlereferstoIndia,42.hetravelled.But43.ancientstoryhasbecomeverypopularintheworldsincethen.Inthepastcentury,thebookhasbeenadaptedintomorethan60films,countlessTVshows,children’sbooksandvideogames.Asinallgoodstorytelling,fromShakespearetoStarWars,thefightinthisstoryisforthehero’ssoul.ButeachMonkeyKingretellinghasservedasamirroronitstimes,reflectingtheanxietiesofitscreators.Someinterpretationshaveconcentrated44.theneedfordisciplinetoquiettheinnervoice.Othersstressthethemeofunderdogs45.(unavoidable)risingtogreatheightsintheend.四、书信写作(★★★)46.源远流长、博大精深的中华文化不仅孕育了我们引以为傲的诗词歌赋、服饰文化、青铜文明、活字印刷……，也是我们迈向更美好未来的自信之基、力量之泉！请你参考所给图片，以“中华文明·力量之泉（ChineseCivilization:FountainofStrength）”为题，给校英语黑板报写一篇短文。注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；2.请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。ChineseCivilization:FountainofStrength___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。Theteacher’shandfrozeinthemiddleofwritingsomethingontheblackboardandthewholeclasslaughed,whenMohirushedintotheclassroom.Havingrecoveredfromhisinitialshock,theteacherturnedaroundtofacetherestofthestudents.Gradually,thelaughterdiedout.“Sorry,”Mohisaidquicklyandhurriedtohisseat.Mohiwasjokinglycalled“littleEinstein”byhisclassmates,becausehewassoabsent-mindedthatherarelyshowedupwithappropriateclothing.Today,heworeapairoffunnygreenshoesthatweretoobigforhisfeet.Andhishalf-buttonedshirtrevealedaverysillyredunderwear.Actually,Mohi’sclassmatesalwayslookedforwardtosuchmomentsthathelpedtobrightenuptheirotherwiseboringschoollife.Althoughhisclas