2024-2025学年江西省新余市高三上学期第一次模拟考试英语试卷

2024—2025学年江西省新余市高三上学期第一次模拟考试英语试卷

一、阅读理解(★★)Oralhealthremainsoneofthemostimportantaspectsofyouroverallhealth.Electrictoothbrushescontributetothis,speedinguptheprocessandcleaningyourteeththoroughlywhenusedcorrectly.Here,Iwouldrecommendseveraltoyou.Oral-BGeniusXtoothbrushThiselectrictoothbrushispoweredbyAI,withtheaimoftrackingwhereyoubrushandlettingyouknowaboutareasyoumisswhenbrushing.Itcomeswithsixdifferentmodesforbrushing,includingdailycleaning,tonguecleaningandwhitening.Anotherfeatureisapressuresensortoletyouknowifyou’rebrushingtoohard.It’smadefromsustainablematerialandcomesinadistinctrosegoldcolour,ensuringitstandsoutfromtheusualplainblackandwhitecolours.AquasonicBlackseriesProtoothbrushStandingoutfromanOral-BandPhillipsdominatedmarket,thisAquasonicblacktoothbrushsetoffersimpressivetechnicalfeaturesinsuchasmallpackage.ItincludesawirelesschargingstationwithUVlighttokillbacteria,abuilt-insmartchipfortimingyourcleaningandalong-lastingbattery.TheBlackseriesalsocomeswithsixadditionalbrushheadsaswellasatravelcasefortakingitonthego.SuriSonictoothbrushTheSurielectrictoothbrushissustainable,madewitharecyclableheadandhastwomainmodesaswellasaUSBchargingstand.Thesonicbrushhasanaluminium（铝）bodyandaslimmerprofilethanmostotherbrushes,makingforcomfortableuse.Italsofunctionsataquiet54decibels（分贝）.1.WhatisthefeatureofOral-BGeniusXtoothbrush?

A．Itremindsusersofwheretobrush.B．Itspressuresensorrespondsslowly.C．Itssixmodescanbesetmeanwhile.D．Itassessesteeth’shealthconditions.2.Whatdothelasttwoproductshaveincommon?

A．Theysaveelectricity.B．Theyareuser-friendly.C．Theyproducenosound.D．Theyhaveabroadbody.3.Whatisthepassageintendedtodo?

A．Toappeal.B．Toreport.C．Topromote.D．Toanalyze.(★★★)TheLionKingmusical,abeastofashowcaptivatingUSaudiencessince1997,hasbeenstagedallaroundtheworld.CentraltoitssuccesswasJulieTaymor,thetheatre,filmandoperadirectoranddesignerwhoseuniquevisionhelpedthemusicalspringintolifeonstage—provingthattheatricalversionsofDisneymoviescouldnotonlybehugelyprofitable,butcoulddosowhilebeingartisticallyinnovativeintheirownright.ButwhenDisneyinitiallyapproachedher,Taymorhadn’tactuallyseenTheLionKing.“Ithought,well,whynot,let’sgolookatthemovie,”sherecalls.“AndIwasreallytaken.”Thechallengeofadaptinganepic,wide-screenstoryexcitedher:how,sherecallswondering,wouldyouputhundredsofAfricangrasslandanimalsonstage?Theanswerwasbyembracingadistinctlytheatricalapproach:masksandpuppetry(木偶).“Iwentthrougheveryanimal:okay,we’vegotagiraffe.I’llputthepuppetneckontopoftheheadofthedancer,butyou’regoingtoseethedancer’sface…”remembersTaymor.Herdesignsallowedtheaudiencetoseethemechanicsofhoweachcharacterismade.“YoucanseeSimba’semotionontheactor’sface,whileamaskontopofhisheadremindsyouthatthisis,infact,alion.Thereisnoattempttohidethehumanbeingbehindthemasksorinsidethepuppet,”shesays,atechniqueshecalledthe“doubleevent”.“Iwantedtodowhattheatredoesbest,”recallsTaymor.“Filmhidesthestrings:weknowit’sfake,butwe’repretendingthatit’sreallythere.Whereasinthetheatre,wewillenjoyseeingalittlepuppetofaboat,andabigoceanofsilk…Theaudienceisnotplayeddownto—they’rebroughtintothegame.”Thehowwasahit—andanewkindofmusicalwasborn.4.WhatwaskeytothesuccessofTheLionKingmusical?

A．Disney’spromotionplan.B．Taymor’screativegenius.C．Disney’smovietechnique.D．Taymor’spublicreputation.5.WhatchallengedidTaymorfaceinadaptingTheLionKing?

A．Howtodecoratethestage.B．Howtotrainvariousanimals.C．Howtopresentthecharacters.D．Howtomirrortheoriginalmovie.6.Whatcanwelearnaboutthe“doubleevent”?

A．Itprovidedperformerswithconfidence.B．Itreducedthedangerofanimalpresence.C．Ithelpedtodistinguishhumansfromanimals.D．Itcombinedanimalimagerywithactoremotions.7.WhatdoesTaymorappreciatemostabouttheatre?

A．Itshigh-techstagedesign.B．Itsever-changingstoryline.C．Itsopenandengagingnature.D．Itsloyalandappreciativeaudience.(★★★★)Oneday,my11-year-olddaughtertoldmethatshewantedtoreturnapairofpantsonAmazon.“Youneedtokeepclickingthe‘somethingelse’buttonifyouwanttotalktoarealperson,”Itoldher.Shefollowedmyword,andafterabitofclicking,shemanagedtotalktoarealpersonandgetthepantsreturned.Intheprocess,Ihadthechancetothinkaboutwhatthiseverydayinteractionwasteachingmydaughter.Ithoughtaboutwhatitmeanttoconstantlyaskfor“somethingelse”.It’snotonlyabouthavingarealpersontotalkwith.It’sequallyaboutthequalityofourcommunication.It’saboutthinkingsomething,thensayingit,andthenhavinganotherpersonthinkandsaysomethingbacktoyou.Itseemssimpleandyetitmaybecometheexception,nottherule.Inmanycases,italreadyhas.Withthe“quickresponses”atthebottomofGmail,potentialresponsesoftenappearrightinfrontofus.“Yes,sure.”“Ofcourse!”or“Igotit.”Theresponses,I’venoticed,aremostlyokay.Sometimes,they’reexactlywhatIwanttosay.Occasionally,they’rewildlywrong.Atfirst,ItoldmyselfIwouldn’tusethosepre-maderesponses.Soonenough,though,Igotinarushandfoundtheyweregood.Whatwouldhappenifourlanguagegotautomatedingeneralinthisway?Whatif,insteadofgeneratingresponses,wesimplypointedandclicked?Choosingaresponseisakindofthinking,butit’sfarlessaccuratethanthekindneededtogeneratecontent.Ithastodomorewithrecognizinga“goodenough”response.Insteadofstartingwithablankboard,wecritique(评判)things.That’snotuseless,butitdoesn’treplacethinkinginagenerativeway.Ifkidsonlycritiquesomething,theywon’thaveoriginalthoughts.Theymaybecomegreateditors,butthey’lllikelystruggletocreateideasinfreshways.There’snosimplesolutionandcertainlynowaytoturnbacktheclockonautomatedtalk.Yet,aswemoveforward,weneedtoconsidercarefullyhowsimplechangesincommunicationcanhaveseriouseffects.Ifwewanttohelpourkids,the“somethingelse”wesearchedfor—authentichumanconversation—shouldnotbetheexception,buttherule.8.Whatcontributestohigh-qualitycommunicationaccordingtoparagraph2?

A．Thecleargoals.B．Theexactexpressions.C．Theprocessofthinking.D．Theimmediateresponse.9.Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutusingthepre-maderesponses?

A．Excitedandeagertotrythemout.B．Annoyedandnotinterestedinthem.C．Disappointedbytheirinaccuratesuggestions.D．Unwillingbutfinallyawareoftheirconvenience.10.Whatwouldhappentokidswiththeautomationoflanguage?

A．Theircreativitywillsuffer.B．Theircriticalthinkingabilitywillincrease.C．Theireditingskillswillhardlyimprove.D．Theirexpressionswillbemoreaccurateandefficient.11.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．MyReflectionsonAutomatedTalkB．MyUnforgettableOnlineReturnExperienceC．TheArtofGuidingChildren’sCreativityD．TheBenefitsofUsingAutomationinCommunication(★★★)Areyoualogicalthinker,orwouldyousaythatyou’remorefree-spiritedandartistic?Ifyou’retheformer,somebody’sprobablytoldyouatsomepointthatyou’realeft-brainedperson,andifyou’rethelatter,right-brained.Theideathattherighthalfofthebrainisthecreativehalfandthelefthalfistheanalyticalhalfandthatourindividualcharacteristicsaredeterminedbywhichhalfisdominantiswidespreadinpopularpsychology.However,thisideaisafiction.Althoughweallobviouslyhavedifferentpersonalitiesandtalents,there’snoreasontobelievethesedifferencescanbeexplainedbythedominanceofonehalfofthebrainovertheotherhalf.Recentresearchusingbrainimagingtechnologyhasn’tfoundanyevidenceofhemispheric(脑半球的)dominance.Math,forexample,requireslogicalthoughtand,thus,isgenerallysaidtobeconnectedwiththeleftbrain.Butmathematicsinvolvesahighlycreativeeffortinadditiontobeingalogicalone.Sowouldagiftedmathematicianbearight-brainedoraleft-brainedperson?Ifthere’snoevidenceforthefictionofright-brainedandleft-brainedpeople,whydosomanypeopleacceptit?Perhapsitjustmakesintuitive(直觉的)sensethatpeople’sbrainswouldbedominantononesideortheotherjustastheirhands,feet,oreyesare.Itmayalsohavesomethingtodowithourseeminglyunlimitedappetitethatallowsustosortourselves(andourfriends)into“types”basedonouremotionalandintellectualcharacteristics.Whenpeopleareofferedgeneraldescriptivestatementsthatarepresentedasindividualizeddescriptionsoftheirownpersonalities,theytendtoacceptthemasmeaningfulandtrue,especiallyifthestatementsarepositive.The“insights”theygeneratearebothuniversalandcongenial.Afterall,whowouldrejectadescriptionofthemselvesas“artisticandcreative”or“reasonableandanalytical”?Thefictionispopular,intheend,becauseitgivesusa“scientific”waytotalkaboutourfavoritesubject—ourselves.12.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A．Afree-spiritedartistisaright-handedperson.B．Thelefthalfofthebraindealswithanalyticalwork.C．Differentpersonalitiesaredeterminedbythebrain.D．Theideaofwhichhalfofthebrainisdominantisafiction.13.Whichisapossiblereasonforpeoplebelievingleft-brainedorright-braineddominance?

A．Rolesofdifferentbrainregions.B．Distinctionsbetweendifferentpeople.C．Thetendencytoclassifypeople.D．Theconclusionfromdailyphenomena.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“congenial”meaninthelastparagraph?

A．Reasonable.B．Accurate.C．Random.D．Pleasing.15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．TheScienceofDifferentPersonalitiesB．TheTruthBehindHemisphericDominanceC．LinksBetweentheBrainandCharactersD．WaystoTellRight-brainedandLeft-brainedPeople(★★★)It’shardtodefinewhattrustis.Sure,thereisthedictionarydefinition—afirmbeliefinthereliability,truthorabilityofsomeoneorsomething.16.Ourabilitytotrustinothersisinfluencedbyourexperiences,personalitiesandsoon.17.Whenyouorderataxi,you’reputtingyourtrustinthedrivertogetyousafelyfromAtoB.Whenyouhiresomeonetodeliveraservice,youhavetotrusttheywilldoagoodjob.Whenyouhaveasecretbusinessconversationwithanewcustomer,youneedtotrustthattheywon’tletitout.Thedeepesttrustisdevelopedovertime,whetherthat’swithourpartners,ourfamilyorouroldestfriends.18.Butwhenitcomestomeetingpeopleforthefirsttime,weareunknowinglyinfluencedbytheenvironmentaroundus.Everythingwehaveexperiencedinourlifefeedsintoourabilitytotrustpeoplenow.19.Somecandisconnectpastexperiencesfromfutureexperiences.Othersfindithardertoletgoandassociatepastbadexperienceswithpresentsituations.Whetheryou’resomeonewhotruststooeasily,orsomeonewhoisverydistrustful,youcanmanagetodevelopahealthyleveloftrust.Focusonwhatyoubelievein,whatvaluesyouholdclosetoyourheartandwhoyouare.20.Gradually,youwillbeopentonewrelationships.

A．Butrealtrustismuchmorecomplexthanthat.B．Suchanabilityplaysakeyroleinsocialbonds.C．Trustliesattheheartofourdailylifeinmanyways.D．Trustisakeypartofgoodrelationshipsandfriendships.E．Thosearepeopleweshareoursecretswithandfeelsafeamong.F．Thiswillhelpyoutoliveyourlifeinawaythat’struetoyouasaperson.G．Howmuchthesepastexperiencesaffectfuturetrustvariesfrompersontoperson.二、完形填空(★★★)DebiBoiesisanursebyprofessionandananimalloverby_______.Herpassionforanimalswas_______fromanearlyage.WhenDebiwasakid,shewouldjustgorightuptoanyanimalshesaw,which_______hermotheralot.Despiteherparents’fears,Debihadahappy_______filledwithlovingpets.Manyyearslater,theadultDebiwas_______todomorevoluntaryworkforanimalsbecauseofanaccidentofCarly.CarlyisadogthatDebiandherhusbandhaveraisedfromapup.Withacrestorunaroundandthecompanyoftwootherdogs,Carlyledacarefreelifeonthe_______.ButonedayCarlywas_______poisonedwhenshedrankrainwaterfromanot-quite-emptypesticidebucket_______onthefarmnextdoor.Debipainfully_______thatwithinhours,thedogwasfoamingatthemouth,slippingfastandnotexpectedto________thenight.“I________allnightwithher,”remembersDebi.“Shewaswrappedinblankets,butshewasstill________tothetouch.”ThedogneverstoppedlookingatDebidesperately.“Ikepttellingher,‘Youcandothis,girl.Youcan________itthrough.’”Afterwhatseemedacentury,Carlywasatlastsaved.“Thatsleeplessnightmademeawarethatanimalsareourcherishedfamily.Ican’tforgetmydog’s________andherdependenceonmethatnight.Fromthenon,Ideterminedto________mytimewithanimalwelfareorganizationsafterwork,”saysDebiBoieswheninterviewed.21.A．chanceB．natureC．mistakeD．heart22.A．awkwardB．delicateC．obviousD．magic23.A．worriedB．shockedC．annoyedD．moved24.A．futureB．dreamC．adventureD．childhood25.A．arrangedB．guidedC．forcedD．demanded26.A．farmB．marketC．plainD．island27.A．surprisinglyB．intentionallyC．accidentallyD．entirely28.A．gotawayB．workedoutC．putawayD．leftout29.A．recallsB．remindsC．reflectsD．sighs30.A．challengeB．surviveC．experienceD．enjoy31.A．wentoutB．settleddownC．stayedupD．wanderedaround32.A．excitedB．scaredC．calmD．cold33.A．seeB．makeC．pushD．run34.A．helplessnessB．frustrationC．suspicionD．confusion35.A．commitB．occupyC．spendD．volunteer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。LiZiqihasmadeanameforherselfinhervideosthathighlightatraditionalChinesewayoflifeintheruralareasofSichuanProvince.Hervideoscover36.(vary)craftsrelatedtotraditionalculture,frommakingpaperandinktoweavingcloth,frommakingasilkcomfortertobuildingherownbreadkiln(窑)withblocks.NothingseemsimpossiblewithLi’shandsastheyworktheirmagictobringthesethingsinto37.(exist).Li,bornin1990,38.(live)withhergrandparentsinMianyang,Sichuan,sincetheageof6afterherfatherdied.Lifewasdifficultforherduringheryouthassheandhergrandparentshadlittletoliveon.Liherselfsaidthatshewas39.(finance)supportedtocontinueschooling.Shestartedtoworkinthecityat14andwouldnothavereturnedtoherchildhoodhomebutforhergrandmother40.(fall)illin2012.Afterreturninghome,Liopened41.onlineshoptosellmostlyfoodproducts.Toincreasesales,shebeganmakingshortfilmsin2016abouthowtheseproducts42.(create).AWeibouserremarked,“Li’ssuccesslies43.herpassionforlife.”AnotherWeibouserwrote,“Thankyouforgivingmeanopportunity44.(appreciate)thelandscapeinthecountryside.”Liisnotwithoutcriticism.Somepeoplehaveexpressedskepticismbecauseitisunbelievable45.shelookssoperfectafteralongdayofworkinthefields.四、书信写作(★★★)46.假定你是李华，你校摄影俱乐部（photographyclub）将举办国际中学摄影展。请给你的英国朋友Peter写封信，请他提供作品。信的内容包括：1.主题：环境保护；2.展览时间；3.投稿邮箱：intlphotoshow@.注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearPeter,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua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。OnasunnyFridaymorning,Mr.Stone,theGrade4headteacher,walkedintotheclassroomwithanewstudentfollowinghim.ShewasalivelygirlfromMexico,andherredmushroomhaircutimmediatelydreweveryone’seyes.Withawelcomingsmile,Mr.StonegesturedforhertositbesideMike,astudentknownforteasingothers.Duringbreaktime,Mikecouldn’thelpbutlaughwhenhecaughtsightofhisnewdeskmate.Sara’sdistinctivehairstyleseemedlikeanopeninvitationforhimtomakefunofher.LeaningintowardsSara,heplayfullysuggested,“Hey,Sara.EverthoughtaboutchangingyournametoDora?YoulookjustlikeDoratheExplorer!”Hiswordscausedlaughterandcheersfromtheothersintheclassroom.Sara’seyesfilledwithtears,hercheeksturningredwithembarrassment.Feelinghurtandupset,shestoodupsuddenly,rushingtotheteacher’sofficetoseeksupportfromMr.Stone.Afterhearingherstory,Mr.Stoneofferedhergentlecomfort,saying,“Sara,yourhairstyleistrulypretty.Remember,everyonehastheirownsenseofbeauty.”Mr.Stonethendirectedh