北京市朝阳区2023~2024学年高三年级上册期末质量检测英语试卷（原卷版）

北京市朝阳区2023〜2024学年度第一学期期末质量检测

高三英语试卷

2024.1

（考试时间90分钟满分100分）

本试卷共10页。考生务必在答题卡指定区域作答，在试卷上作答无效。

第一部分知识运用（共两节,30分）

第一节（共10小题;每小题1.5分，共15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答

题卡上将该项涂黑。

GardeningchangedhowIseemyselfasadisabledwoman.WhenIstaredgardeningin2018,1didn'tknow

anythingaboutplants,letalonehowtogrowthingswecaneat.Ithoughtgandeningrequiredalotof

1tasks.AsIhaveagenetic（遗传的）conditionthatcausesmybonesto2easily.Ididn'tbelieve

Icouldcompletethem.Thethoughtoftakingcareofplantsinawheelchaireverydaymademefeel3.

ButjusilikehowIgraduallyIcaniicvcr>tliingelseasadisabledperson,Itiadlu4liowiogardenmyway.

Thatfirstseason,IvisitedmygardenasmuchasIcould.Noticingmyinterestingardening,myneighborsin

thecommunity5offeredmeadviceandsupport.Undertheircareful6Imanagedtopullupthe

weedsandwateredmyplantsonmyown.Finally.IwassoproudtoeatthetomatoesIgrewandevensharedsome

withneighbors.Theytastedlikesummertime.

Gardeninghas7howIseeotherpartsofmylife.Asadisabledwoman,Ifearbeingseenasa

8andstruggletoaskforthethingsIneed.Gardeninghelpedmenormalizethefact（hatIhaveneeds.I

don'lthinkmyplantisaheavyloadbecauseitneedsmorenutrition.Idon't9itforgettinginsectsand

notbeingabletofightagainstthem.Gardeningalsohelpedmeexpandmysocialcircleandgrowclosetopeoplein

ourcommunity.

Overtheyears,gardeninghasmademefeelmoreconfidentineveryaspectofmylife.I'mplantingwhatIwantto

grow,andIhavegainedalotof10fromthat.

1.A.simpleB.physicalC.pleasantD.urgent

2.A.changeB.restC.breakD.move

3.A.anxiousB.expectantC.motivatedD.bored

4.A.lookoverB.showoffC.bringbackD.figureout

5.A.suddenlyB.readilyC.hesitantlyD.casually

6.A.observationB.checkC.discussionD.guidance

7.A.impactedB.ruinedC.controlledD.recorded

8.A.supportB.comfortC.burdenD.threat

9.A.appreciateB.faultC.challengeD.forgive

10.A.justiceB.accessC.weightD.power

第二节(共10小题海小题1.5分，共15分)

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出提

示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。请在答题卡指定区域作答。

A

语法填空

Iwasbornwithapronouncedfacialproblem.Becauseofthat,Ihaveundergonemanycruelcomments.One

day,while11(shop),Iwasapproachedbyawoman1didn'tknow.Standingstill,1wasreadyfbrarude

remark.Buttheladysmiledandsaid,“Thisgiftcardisfbryou,beautifulgirl,soyoucanbuysomethingspecial

for12(you).“1amsothankfultothatwomanfbrremindingmebeauty13(come)inallforms.

B

语法填空

Chinahasalargenumberofglobalculturalherilage(遗产)sites14(recognize)byUNESCO.Over

thepastdecades,greatefforts15(make)bythecountrytopreservethem.Theseculturalheritagesites

enrichourdailylivesincountlessways,16weexperiencethemdirectlyorthroughthemediumofa

connecteddevice.WebelievethatChina17(apply)moderntechnologiestotherestorationand

preservationofmoreculturalheritagesitesintheyearstocome.

c

语法填空

Psychologicalprocessesandmentalwellbeingarevitaltoconsistentlyhighdegreesofsportingperformance

forathletesatalllevels.Sportspsychologyisthestudyof18psychologicalfactorsinfluenceathletic

perfcrniance.Althoughitisa19(relative)newdiscipline,sportspsychologyisnowwidelyacceptedas

offeringanimportantadvantage20onnonents.lbprovideathleteswiththementalsupporttheyneed,a

sportspsychologistneedstoconsidertheirfeelings,behaviorandlivesbeyond.

第二部分阅读理解(共两节，38分)

第一节(共14小题;每小题2分，共28分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项

涂黑。

WorldLearning(WL)YouthProgramsbringinternationalhighschoolageyouthtotheUSforshort-term

leadershipprogramsandexchangestodeveloptheirmeaningfulandmemorablelearningexperiences.Wehave

morethan1,000youthparticipantsonover20programseachyear.

WLYouthProgramsseekleaderswhoareresponsibleforworkingwithyoungpeopleandleadinghighschool

exchangeprograms.Leadersdelivereducationalcontentandareknowledgeableinthedesignanddeliveiyofactive

workshops.LeadersalsorepresentWLinUSdomestichostcommunities,andattimesoverseas,andmanage

partnerrelationshipswithintegrityandprofessionalism.

QualificationsfortheApplicants

Youareflexible,energetic,andpro-activeteamplayers.

Youenjoyspendingtimewithhighschoolstudents.

Youarewillingtoputtheparticipants,learninganddevelopmentaheadofyourownexperience.

Youarereadyforanintense,challenging,andrewardingprogrammingexperience.

Youhaveahighlevelofsocialandemotionalintelligence

Youdemonstratecross-culturalsensitivityandskillsincommunication.

Youbringawidevarietyofbackgroundsandsocialidentities.

Youareaneducator.

ApplylobecomeaWLYoulhProgramLeader

Ifinterested,youcancontactgroupleaders@forquestionsaboutour2024application

process.

21.WhatistheaimofWLYouthPrograms?

A.Todeveloptheleadershipofhighschoolstudents.

B.ToofferyoungpeopleanopportunitytoworkinUS.

C.TotrainparticipantstobeWLYouthProgramsleaders.

D.ToseekindividualstocontributetoWLYouthPrograms.

22.IfselectedasaWI.YouthProgramsleader,onewill

A.hostcommunityeventsrepresentingWL

B.bedevotedtothefieldofyouthdevelopment

C.helpparticipantslearnknowledgeaboutdesigningworkshops

D.manageWLYouthProgramswithintegrityandprofessionalism

23.Accordingtothepassage,applicantsarerequiredto

A.haveoverseasworkexperience

B.valuethedevelopmentofparticipants

C.niiijorincross-culturalcommunication

D.telltheparticipants'differentsocialidentities

B

WorkingatabankinNewYorkCityinthemid-201Os.AnnaSackswaslivingthelife-justnotthelifeshe

want2d.Sure,shewashappy.Butshewantedtodosomethingthatfeltimportant.

Somepeopleseekingmeaningmightreadaself-helpbookorperhapsvolunteerafewhoursaweek.Sacks

packedupherlifeandmovedtoConnecticuttoparticipateinAdamah,afarmingprogramthatfocuseson

sustainablelivingandgrowingsustainablefood.WhenshereturnedtoNewYork,herlifewaswithanewpurpose

andzvarietyofnewskillstomakeherdreamsareality.

“OneofthethingsthatreallystuckwithmefromAdamahwashowlittlewastetheyproducedandhowthey

handledthewastetheydidhave,primarilythroughcomposting（堆肥），"shesays."AndIjustthought,'Whyaren't

wedoingthathere?'"'TheAdamahprogramopenedSacks'eyestothedamageconsumercultureisdoingona

local,national,andgloballevel,andtheneedtofindsolutions.Soin2017,shebeganwhatshecalls"trash

walking”.

Duringtoursaroundhercommunity.Sackspicksthroughgarbagetolookforreusableitems.Soon,her“trash

walking''expandedtoincludecorporatetrashalongwithresidentialtrash.Surprisingly,shediscoveredawide

rangeofreallygreatstufflikeclothing,decorations,andfoodallofwhichshedocumentsonTikTbk.

UnderthenameTheTrashWalker,Sacksquicklygainedpopularityforhervideosthathighlighttheproblems

withconsumerism.l4Therootissueisoverproduction,whichleadstooverconsumption,whichleadstoalarge

amountofwaste/'shesays.

Thefactis,companiesoftenchoosetotrashitemsratherthangivethemawaytopeoplewhomightneedthem.

Abigreasonforthiswasteisthewayourcurrenttaxlawsarestructured,Sackssays.Sellerswhodestroygoodscan

claimthecostasalossontheirtaxesancberefunded.Iftheygiveawaygoods,theycanclaimonlyasmallamount

asacharitablereductionontheirtaxes.

Sacks'mainfocusissimplygettingpeopletopayattentiontohowmanyunnecessarjfthingstheybuyandthen

throwaway."Onceyoubecomeawareo'thewayyouconsume,youcanseewaysyouimprove,“shesays.

24.AnnaSackspackedupherlifeandleftNewYorkto.

A.leadahealthylifestyle

B.observehowtogrowfood

C.pursueameaningfullife

D.volunteertoworkinabank

25.WhatimpressedAnnaSacksmostabauttheAdamahprogram?

A.Theimportanceoftrashwalking.

BTliesustainablefoodpeopleproduced.

C.1hehardtruthaboutconsumerculture.

D.Thewaypeopletheredealtwiththewaste.

26.Whatmakescompaniesprefertothrowoutgoodsastrash?

A.Thetaxreduction.

B.Thequalityofgoods.

C.Thetaxrefund.

D.Theoverproduction.

27.WhatcanwcIcamfromAnnaSacks'story?

A.Consumercultureaccountsforwasting.

B.Corporatetrashoutweighsresidential（rash.

C.Trashwalkingisthekeytobecomingwealthy.

D.Turningtofarmingleadslosustainableliving.

C

Weoftenthinkoffingerprintsasthetinyarchedpatternsonihetipofeachfinger.Theyareregardedasspecial

markersofhumanidentity,evenmoreindividualizedthanDNA.Butnewresearchsuggestsourbrainshave

“fingerprints“thatareequallyunchanginganduniquetoeachperson.

Withmodernncuroimaging（神经影像）techniques,scientistscantrackyourbrain'sdistinctsignature

composedoftensofthousandsofelectricalsignalsthatcommunicateacrossthebrain.Thefinalproductisapicture

ofbrain'selectricalactivitythatisdetailed,distinctanddifficulttochange.AccordingtoZackY.Shan,headofthe

ncuroimagingplatformattheThompsonInstitute,^Thebrainisasymphonyorchestra（交响乐团）Eachregion

playsauniqueinstrumentandadaptstoworkwithnearbytunesatthesametime.Thiscooperationleadstoour

thoughtsandactions.4<Andnotwosymphoniessoundexactlyalike,“Shanadds.

ArecentstudypublishedinSleepmapstheextentofthisneurodiversitythroughEEGsnapshots（脑图快

照），whichdescribethesleepingbrain'selectricalactivityaswavylines.LedbyMichaelPrerau,aprofessorof

medicineatHarvardMedicalSchool,theresearchersanalyzedbrainwavedataofsleepspindles,onetotwoseconds

evidentneuralactivityassociatedwithourabilitytoturnshort-termmemoriesintolong-termmemories.

ForDaraS.Manoach,aco-authoroftheSleepstudyandprofessorofpsychologyatHarvardMedicalSchool,

thesleepingbrainisa"newfrontier“forstudyingthetreatmentofmemoryproblemsinneurologicaldisorders.She

notesthatlackofsleepspindleactivitieshasbeenlinkedtodifterentmentaldiseaseslikeepilepsyandAlzheimer's

disease.So,theresearcherscomparedtwonightsofsleeprecordingsfromhealthyparticipantstothosewith

Alzheimer'sdisease.Theiranalysisrevealedthattheirbroadenedapproachtoanalyzingsleepspindlesalsocould

unearthnewbiologicalindicatorsforAlzheimer'sdisease."It'safirststeptobetterunderstandinghowthedisorder

operatesanddevelopingtargetedtreatments,”Manoachsays.

Moreover,brainfingerprintsmayofferinspirationsthattraditionaltherapeutic（治疗性的）observationcan't.

Patientswithdifferentdiseasescanhavesimilarsymptoms.That'swhereneuroimagingcomesintoplay.Brain

fingerprintsarewindowsintodistinguishingbetweentwopatientswhoseemidentical,,,explainsDanHermens,a

professorofneurobiologyattheThompsonInstitute.

Inthewakeofincreasingreportsofmentaldisorders,thereistherapeuticpromise.Brainfingeq?rintingcould

offerapotentialwayoutofthedarkchapterandprovidenewpossibilitiesforthementalhealthcrisisusingbest

evidence-basedpracticestoovercomeit.

28.Whatcanweieamaboutthebrain's^fingerprint''?

A.Itcantrackelectricalsignalsinthebrain.

B.Itreferstothepatternofthesurfaceofthebrain.

C.Itconstructsanindividualizedmapofbrainstructure.

D.Itshowstheuniqueimageofthebrain'selectricalactivity.

29.Accordingtothepassage,thesleepingbrainisa“newfrontier''because.

A.recordingbrainfingerprintsenhancesmemory

B.brainwavedatacanidentifyspecificmentalillnesses

C.EEGcanformbiologicalindicatorsforhumanidentity

Dneuroimagingpreventsthedevelopmentofmentaldisorders

30.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.SleepFingerprintsPredictDiseaseOccurrence

B.SleepingBrains:IdeasandActionsControlled

C.SleepFingerprints:BrainIdentityRevealed

D.SleepingBrainsUncoverMemoiyCodes

D

TheAgeofInformationismushrooming,perhapsevenbulging.Ifyoutriedtodownloadallthedata

availabletoday,you'dneedmorethan180millionyearstodoso.Butyouarewrongtoassumethatallthis

infomiationwouldstimulateaboostofinnovationtomatchtheoutputofdata.Indeed,thelasttimewefound

ourselvesinaperiodofsignificantinnovation,pursuingtheideaswiththebiggestspark,wasmorethan120years

ago.inaperiodcalledtheAgeofInsight

Innovations,bothbigandsmall,startwithanewidea.Often,theseideasoccurasamomentofinsight-the

resultofanovelconnectioninourbrainsmadebetweenexistingandnewinformation.Studiesshowinsights

involvequietsignalsdeepinthebrain,justunderthesurfaceofawareness.Anythingthathelpsusnoticequiet

signals,suchastakingbreaksbetweenmeetings,onlyadoptingnecessarylearningapproachesoravoiding

distractionslikesocialmedia,canincreasethechanceofinsights.However,it'sbecomingmorechallengingtof.nd

thosequietsignalswiththeincreasinguseoftechnology,fillingeverymomentwithemergenciesandanendless

supplyofcontent.

Besides,wealsowanttoincreasethequalityofthem-tobeabletosortIhroughbignewideasandfindthe

onesthathaverealvalue,whichcanbehardtomeasure.Launchedin2015,iheEurekaScale（尤里卡量表）allows

ustoassessthestrengthofourinsightexperiencesonafive-pointscale,whichismarkedbyintenseemotions,

motivation,memoryadvantage,aftershocks,andfollowingideas.TheScalecombinesthesefivevariablesintoa

singlevalueandallowsustodefinetheimportanceofanewidea.Thelevel-5insight,involvingtherichest

emotion,motivation,andlastingimpact,holdsthegreatestsignificance.

Becauseinsightsareoneofthebestwaystodriveengagement,innovation,andbehaviorchange,theEureka

Scalehasbroadapplicationsformeasuringandimprovingindividualandorganizationalperformance.More

importantly,itcanbeusedtomeasuretheimpactofdifferentkindsofworkenvironmentsandlearningapproaches

onparticipants'growth-bothinthemomentorafterward.

Inorderfororganizationstobenefitfromanotherageofinsight,it'snotenoughtotrytoaccessmoredataor

increasethenumberofinsightswegenerate.Instead,it'saboutmakingspaceforthebiggestideastoemergefrom

alltheinformation.UsingthesharedlanguageoftheEurekaScaleasawaytomeasurehowimportantideasare,

relativetoeachother,willenablebetterdecision-makingtowardpracticalandcompetitiveoutcomes.Andifwe,re

toenteranewageofinsight,wemustdesignourenvironmentstoallowforthebestinsightpossibletosurface.

31.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“bulging“inParagraph1probablymean?

A.Stabilizing.

B.Exploding.

C.Shifting.

D.Collapsing.

32.Accordingtothepassage,howcanthepossibilityofinsightsbeincreased?

A.Byengaginginongoingsocialmediainteractions.

B.Byrelyingontechnologytoreceiveregularnotices.

C.Bysteppingawayfromcomputersbetweenmeetings.

D.Byparticipatinginadditionaltrainingandcoachingsessions.

33.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.TheEurekaScalecontrolstheinfluenceofourinsights.

B.Possessingminimalemotionalresponsesisalevel-5insight.

C.Boththequantityandqualityofinsightsareessentialtoinnovation.

DAbreakthroughhasbeenmadeininnovationduetoawealthofinformation.

34.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsthecurrentenvironmentfbrinnovations?

A.Uncertain.

B.Optimistic.

C.Unconcerned.

D.Dissatisfied.

第二节（共5小题;每小题2分，共10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂

黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Whenyougotoconcerts,youexpectyourfavoritemusiciantoperformamazinglyonstage.Butyoumay

havenoticedsomethingcuriousthatmostmusiciansdon,tjustplaywiththeirfingers.Theyalsoinvolvebody

movementsthatfitthesong'sbeatordar.eefollowingthemusic.35Thefacialexpressionsmusicians

showwhenplayingmayseemstrangeorcrazytoanoutsider,butallthatpullingfacesmighlactuallyservea

purpose.

Firstly,playingamusicalinstiumenlusuallyrequiresintensefocusandconcentration.36Their

facialexpressionscanbeademonstrationoftheintenseemotionsandphysicaleffortthatgohand-in-handwith

musicalperformance.They'reoftensubconscious-infact,manyofuswillpillstrangelaceswhenwe'redeeply

involvedinanactivitywecareabout.

37Musicianshaveastrongemotionalconnectionwiththemusictheyperform.Theyoftenusetheir

facialexpressionstoexpressthemoodandinterpretationofthemusic,whichcreatesamoreengagingmusical

experience.Whilefticialexpressionsmaynotdirectlymakesomeoneabettermusician,theymightcontributetothe

overallartistryofthemusic.

Performinglivemusicisaratherstressfulexperience,soitcouldbethattheperformerisexpressingthose

nervesthrouglitheirface-bitingthehottcmlip,forexample.Luckily,nerveswilloftengoawaysoonaftera

musicianstartsperforming.38

Thefacialexpressionsobviouslytosomeextentexpresstheperformer'sinnerworld.Anotherinterestingthing

isthatmakingfacialexpressionscanhaveaphysiologicalimpactonthemusician'sperformance.Someresearch

suggeststhatcertainfacialmovementscanactivatespecificmusclesandimprovemuscleharmonization.

39However,it'simportanttorotethatthisrelationshipisstillnotwellunderstood,andtheextentto

whichfacialexpressionsdirectlyimpactmusicalcompetenceisasubjectofongoinginvestigation.

A.Whenyou'rereallyfocused,youdon'tcareabouttheoutsideworld.

B.Amongthemthepartofthebodythatbestexhibitsthisisobviouslytheftice.

C.Theylikelywon'tbethemaincausefarthosestrangefacesthroughoutaperfbnnance.

D.Sucheffectsareparticularlyhelpfulincontrollingmuscleswhenplayinganinstrument.

E.Facialexpressionscanalsohelpmusicianscommunicateemotionsandartisticexpression.

F.Musiciansareoftenovercomewithemotionfromthemusicitselforthereactionofthecrowd.

G.Musiciansoftenenterastateof"flow",wheretheybecomecompletelyabsorbedinthemusicthey'recreating.

第三部分书面表达（共两节,32分）

第一节（共4小题;第40、41题各2分，第42题3分，第43题5分，共12分）

阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。请在答题卡指定区域作答。

Jokesandhumorareoftenconsideredunimportant.Thisisunderstandable:theyare,bydefinition,notsericus.

Yetjokesandhumorarebeneficialforhealththroughtheirstress-relievingproperties.Forexample,theycan

stimulatebloodcirculationandaidmusclerelaxation,bothofwhichcanhelpreducestress.

Butwhydowerespond,inpowerfulandrewardingways,tothingsthatareobjectivelymeaningless?

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