山西省大同市2023-2024学年高三上学期冬季教学质量检测英语.docx
2023—2024学年高三年级冬季教学质量检测
英语
考生注意：
1. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号填写在试卷和答题卡上，并将考生号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。
2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有2分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例： How much is the shirt?
A. £19.15. B. £9.18. C. £9.15.
答案是C。
1. What time is it now?
A. 8:40 am. B. 8:50 am. C. 9:30 am.
2. How is the weather now?
A. Hot. B. Warm. C. Freezing.
3. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a shop. B. In the man’s office. C. At the woman’s home.
4. What is Jennifer going to do this Saturday?
A. See a doctor. B. Do some shopping. C. Go to the cinema.
5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Husband and wife. B. Boss and secretary. C. Interviewer and interviewee.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What is the man doing?
A. Taking a road test. B. Directing the traffic. C. Teaching the woman to drive.
7. How will the man probably feel at last?
A. Excited. B. Nervous. C. Disappointed.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Where is the Pink Flamingo?
A. On Pine Street. B. On 2nd Street. C. On 3rd Street.
9. When does the restaurant close on Monday?
A. At 10:30 pm. B. At 11:30 pm. C. At midnight.
听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。
10. What is the man’s work like?
A. Tiring. B. Relaxing. C. Boring.
11. What is the most challenging to the man?
A. Dealing with unique animals.
B. Treating injured lions.
C. Looking after baby animals.
12. What is the woman?
A. A zookeeper. B. A reporter. C. A student.
13. What is the man’s advice to the woman?
A. To get a higher degree. B. To receive some training. C. To raise a pet.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What will the speakers do on Saturday?
A. Go on a picnic. B. Hold a party. C. Go to the supermarket.
15. Who is the man’s roommate?
A. Jim. B. Kathy. C. Dave.
16. How many bags of potato chips will the man buy probably?
A. Five. B. Eight. C. Eighteen.
17. What will the speakers ask Kathy to do?
A. Teach her to cook. B. Make some pies. C. Buy some hamburgers.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Who are most likely to join the club?
A. Those living in the countryside.
B. Those looking for a traditional gym.
C. Those working in the Central Business District.
19. Which is a high-intensity workout?
A. Indoor cycling. B. Weight-lifting. C. The BodyAttack.
20. How much will a yearly membership cost per month?
A. $29. B. $149. C. $189.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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The Memoir Series
Instructor: Connie Josefs
We all have life stories to tell. But how do we write about our lives in a way that will engage a reader? This series focuses on the skills of writing memoir (回忆录) . Each class provides concrete tools and strategies for transforming memory into attractive narrative(记叙). Format includes reading, discussion and writing exercises.
DATES: Oct. 7—28
4 Saturdays
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Instructor: Corey Rosen
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DATES: September 19—October 17
5 Tuesdays
TIME: 1:30PM—4:30PM
SHOW: Saturday Oct. 21, 4PM
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Instructor: Michael Shapiro
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DATES: Sep. 9, Oct. 14, Nov. 11, Dec. 9
TIME: 10:30 AM—12:30 PM
LOCATION: Corte Madera Store
Contemporary Classics
Instructor: Jennifer Carson
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DATES: Sep. 12, Oct. 10, Nov. 14, Dec. 12
TIME: 10:30AM—12:30PM
LOCATION: Corte Madera Store
21. What makes The Memoir Series special?
A. It provides a chance to discuss. B. It is an online activity.
C. It shares performing strategies. D. It is about Josefs’ memoir.
22. When can participants perform their stories?
A. On Sep. 9. B. On Sep. 12. C. On Oct. 14. D. On Oct. 21.
23. Which class offers a chance to read recent literary fiction?
A. Travel Literature. B. Your Story, Well Told.
C. Contemporary Classics. D. The Memoir Series.
B
Lilyma Khan recalls that she desired to be a chef for as long as she can remember. When she was around three years old, she’d watch her father cook for the entire neighbourhood, and the simple dishes would comfort and nourish(滋养) everyone in their area of Taimoor Nagar, New Delhi.
But it turned out that these evenings, filled with food, laughter, and warmth, were limited—at the age of 5, she lost her father, and then her mother within the following six months.
When she was around 11 years old, she was rescued by an NGO. It was here that she received an education for the first time. At the age of 13, she went to another NGO called Kilkari Rainbow Home. There, she got opportunity to give wings to her dreams. After finishing Grade 12, she was able to work at a restaurant thanks to the Creative Services Support Group(CSSG).
“Anand Kapoor, who runs the CSSG, visited our NGO one day. He asked us all about our ambitions, and I expressed my desire to become a chef. He got me a job as a staff cook at an Italian restaurant in Lodhi Road, New Delhi,” recalled Lilyma.
Chef Sadeev Pasricha, who has trained Lilyma, has known her for eight years. He says, “She amazes me with everything that she does. She is very clever and works well under pressure. She is a quick learner and works very hard, for almost 12 hours a day,” says Sadeev.
Today, Lilyma also leads a team of 35 people at Dear Donna. With pride in her voice, she says that she stays at her own house today, and has purchased land in Noida and Ghaziabad.
“It’s very easy to take a wrong turn and fall into bad company. Have courage to move ahead in life. From being hungry all the time, I am now able to feed many. You too can achieve your dreams,” says Lilyma.
24. What can we know about Lilyma?
A. She was born into a poor family. B. She was brought up by an NGO.
C. She suffered a lot when she was young. D. She first learned to cook from her father.
25. When did Lilyma get the chance to realize her dream?
A. At 3. B. At 5. C. At 11. D. At 13.
26. Which words can best describe Lilyma?
A. Determined and ambitious. B. Courageous and generous.
C. Curious and enthusiastic. D. Humorous and confident.
27. What message can we get from Lilyma’s story?
A. Failure is the mother of success.
B. Challenges come along with opportunities.
C. It is important for us to have a good friend.
D. Courage and hard work can bring success.
C
Raising a litter of teething wolf pups (幼崽) is not easy, but the wolves living in Yellowstone National Park are parenting experts. This spring, the park’s biologists shot a video of adult wolves repeatedly returning to their den(窝) with so-called “toys”—in the form of bones and sticks—to keep their little ones happy between meals.
Once they stop eating their mother’s milk, pups rely on adults to go out, hunt, and then bring back food to the den. But when that’s not possible, the adults instead retrieve odd items for the wolf pups to play with.
“Pups wait for food deliveries from successful hunts, but in the absence of food, adults bring ‘toys’,” the park wrote on Facebook. “The behavior of bringing items back to the den may be enhanced from generation to generation and probably helps keep adults from being surrounded by sharp puppy teeth.”
The adult wolves are part of “Mollie’s Pack”, one of ten known wolf packs living within Yellowstone as of January 2023. This particular pack is named after Mollie Beattie, who in 1993 became the first woman to serve as director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
Beattie, who died in 1996, advocated for the reintroduction of wolves into Yellowstone National Park to help rebalance the ecosystem after the animals were systematically killed within the park Wolf reintroduction was a highly controversial initiative that many people opposed. And yet, Beattie and other wildlife managers ultimately achieved their vision and successfully relocated 41 wolves from western Canada to the park between 1995 and 1997. Today, that number has blossomed to at least 108 wolves living in Yellowstone.
Today, gray wolves are protected under the Endangered Species Act in many states. In late 2020, the administration removed the animals from the endangered list. But in February 2022, they were re-listed as endangered after a judge reversed the decision
28. What does the underlined word “retrieve” in paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Hide. B. Fetch. C. Decorate. D. Design.
29. What can be inferred from paragraph 3?
A. Pups of any kind are playful by nature.
B. Wolves are intelligent enough to make toys.
C. Finding food is becoming harder and harder.
D. Wolves’ “toy-delivery” behavior may be more obvious in later generations.
30. What was Beattie’s contribution?
A. She helped rebalance the ecosystem in Yellowstone.
B. She got involved in drawing up the Endangered Species Act.
C. She succeeded in reintroducing 108 wolves to Yellowstone.
D. She established the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
31. What will the author continue talking about?
A. The reason why gray wolves were considered as endangered again.
B. The factors that contribute to the wolves’ behavior.
C. People’s response to the Endangered Species Act.
D. The change in gray wolves’ population.
D
Creative people are more likely to make the most of their idle(空闲的) time during a typical day by exploring their mind, a new study by University of Arizona researchers suggests.
In the study, the researchers divided the study into two parts. For the first experiment, the researchers asked each participant to sit alone in a room for 10 minutes without any access to digital devices. In the absence of any particular prompt (提示), the participants were asked to speak out their thoughts aloud in real time. The recorded files from 81 participants were then analyzed.
The researchers assessed the participants’ creativity through a thinking test, a lab-based verbal test that measures a person’s ability to think outside of the box. Participants who performed well in the thinking test had thoughts that flowed freely and were associated with one another, often indicated by phrases such as “this reminds me of” or “speaking of which”.
“While many participants had a tendency to jump between seemingly unrelated thoughts, creative individuals showed signs of thinking more associatively,” Raffaeli said, who was a senior author of the paper.
The first experiment also found that creative people were more engaged in their thoughts when they were left alone without distractions (干扰), such as the cellphone and Internet. “Creative people rated themselves as being less bored, even over those 10 minutes. They also spoke more words overall, which indicated that their thoughts were more likely to move freely,” Raffaeli said.
To further prove their initial findings, the researchers extended their study in the context of a much larger span of time—from 2020 to 2023 when many people were alone with their thoughts more often. For the second experiment, over 2,600 adults answered questions through a smartphone app called Mind Window. Participants who self-identified as being creative reported being less bored and more engaged in their thoughts during that period.
The researchers are continuing this line of work using their Mind Window app. They encourage people to download and use the app to help scientists understand how people across the world think in their everyday lives. “Understanding why different people think the way they do may lead to promising interventions to improve health and well-being,” Raffaeli said.
32. What were the participants asked to do in the first experiment?
A. Play digital devices for just 10 minutes.
B. Voice their thoughts quickly when asked.
C. Observe and record each other’s performance.
D. Make self-assessment in a thinking test.
33. What was the feature of the creative participants in the study?
A. They often had associated ideas.
B. They thought of anything as a reminder.
C. They preferred to sit alone without being distracted.
D. They tended to jump between unrelated thoughts.
34. Why did the researchers encourage people to use Mind Window?
A. To analyze their own thoughts. B. To try out the function of the app.
C. To keep track of their thinking. D. To improve their own mental well-being.
35. What can be the best title for the text?
A. Idle Time Makes Creative People
B. Creative Thoughts Appear in Idle Time
C. Creative People Are Less Affected by Distraction
D. Creative People Enjoy Idle Time More Than Others
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的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。
Outdoor camping can be fun and relaxing, but cold nights are no picnic! 36 But don’t worry! You can warm up a tent in several different ways.
Hot Water Bottles
Hot water bottles and heat packs are the perfect way to warm up your tent. All you need is a camping stove, or a campfire and a pot. 37 With hot water bottles, make sure you get some in various sizes. Grab some mini hot water bottles for your feet, and then get a full-size hot water bottle to hold at night.
Using Leftover Coals
38 Let your campfire run its course, and then put it out before bed. Bury the hot coals, and set up your tent on top of where they’re buried. Their heat will radiate through the ground and warm your tent.
Electric Blankets and Heating Carpets
If you don’t plan on shying away from electricity, then electric blankets can keep you comfortable at night. Plus, the heat they radiate can heat the tent for a few hours before you lie on top of them to sleep. You can use them on all types of camping bedding. Don’t put them inside a sleeping bag, though, as that’ll get hot. 39
Electric Heating Fans
If you’re okay with electricity, these might do well for you. Electric heating fans and radiators are classic ways to heat a home. 40 Just make sure you keep them away from the tent walls. No one wants them to overheat. They need space for the air to circulate well.
A. You can use them to heat a tent, too.
B. Then you can boil the water you need for them.
C. You may be wondering how to heat your tent.
D. It is known that coals are widely used in our life.
E. They work well without being affected in any case.
F. This method works if you’ll set your tent up later than usual.
G. Instead, putting them over it can work to add some extra heat.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The email got my heart racing. “Thank you for letting me 41 your classes. It was an unusual experience,” it began.
As an industry scientist, I taught at a university in my spare time. By that point in the semester, I hadn’t asked the students to solve any 42 problems or even turn on their computers. Instead, I’d 43 practical exercises that taught them teamwork and communication, skills they’d need in industry. My 44 caught the attention of the university, so a teaching expert appeared in my class.
The 45 made me wonder whether university officials would praise the 46 view I brought from industry—or remove me from the classroom.
I 47 they might have been taken aback (吓一跳). But after that unsettling 48 , their email was positive: “I understand the important message you’re 49 ,” they wrote. “Today’s industry is about people, not just computers. I 50 support you. Keep up the good work.”
I’ve now been teaching this course for 4 years, enough 51 for me to see some of my students 52 and take jobs in industry. Recently, some students told me how the 53 they gained in my class helped them land their jobs. Hearing that my 54 had a positive impact on their career paths was truly 55 .
41. A. improve B. observe C. document D. organize
42. A. mental B. personal C. technical D. environmental
43. A. focused on B. cut off C. applied for D. set aside
44. A. discovery B. experience C. growth D. approach
45. A. mail B. poster C. announcement D. invitation
46. A. familiar B. traditional C. similar D. unique
47. A. admitted B. recalled C. worried D. realized
48. A. news B. opening C. conversation D. phenomenon
49. A. receiving B. collecting C. delivering D. revising
50. A. temporarily B. definitely C. mainly D. secretly
51. A. time B. energy C. confidence D. ability
52. A. recover B. return C. withdraw D. graduate
53. A. praise B. skills C. fame D. relationships
54. A. warning B. support C. teaching D. example
55. A. rewarding B. easy C. convincing D. beneficial
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
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，并将答案填写在答题卡上。
In ancient times, all roads 56 (lead) from the outside to Sichuan were referred to as the Shu Path, including those from Shaanxi and Gansu.
Surrounded by mountains, Sichuan, called Shu in ancient times, was known for its inaccessibility. That became widely known partly due to a line from Chinese poet Li Bai, 57 reads “Traveling on the Shu Path is as difficult as climbing to heaven”. The most famous section of the Shu Path is about 600 kilometers long. It starts at Chengdu, and then passes Deyang and Guangyuan in Sichuan before ending in Hanzhong in Shaanxi. The 58 (construct) of the section started around 316 BC. It was on such 59 (danger) mountains that Li Bai was inspired 60 (mention) it.
When builders approached the Mingyue Gorge in Guangyuan, they found 61 impossible to continue because of high cliffs (悬崖). So they dug three levels of holes in the rock, and put in wooden beams. The upper beams were 62 (complete) covered by planks (木板) to form a road for people to walk on. The plank road 63 (rebuild) many times during wars. Now part of it has been restored to allow visitors to admire the man-made wonder.
The Sword Gate Pass, a towering V-shaped mountain pass—the one that gave rise 64 a household idiom, “One man at the pass keeps 10,000 men at bay”—witnessed countless battles during the Three Kingdoms and 65 (be) a tourist attraction now in the Guangyuan section of the Shu Path.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
中国日报外文网站正在举办中国旅游城市推介活动。请你写一篇文章，向该网站推荐一个你所喜爱的旅游城市。内容包括：
1. 推荐理由；
2. 发出来中国旅游的邀请。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80个左右：
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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第二节（满分25分）
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。
When I was still a young girl, I used to love going adventuring in the wild. One of my clearest memories from early childhood was when my dad took me along for a trip on a small path that went through the woods near our home. If he was not busy working, my dad would always take me down to the bush every weekend and together we would collect many sticks and stones to add to our collections.
I wasn’t like any ordinary girl as I loved the outdoors even as a young toddler (学步的儿童). I was never fond of colorful dolls and noisy tea parties. Soon I became old enough to venture out on my own. When I ventured forth through the Australian bush land I felt as if I were in heaven. It gave me great joy that I had never felt before. I thought there was nothing more beautiful than feeling the cool air gently brushing across my back. The leaves crunched (嘎吱作响) beneath my feet at every step. I felt as if I were home.
As the sun dipped slowly below the horizon, there was nothing more to do than to head back home. On my way I suddenly heard a screeching sound somewhere in the distance. It was the most horrible sound I had ever heard in my life. Sure enough, I just had to investigate, feeling curious to know what it was that had made this strange sound. In the dead of night, I headed towards where the strange sound came from. While seeking for it, I came across a river. Looking up and down the river; I couldn’t find a way to cross it. In much shame I decided to give up in the end. It was about one o’ clock in the morning and I thought my dad must have got worried.
注意：1. 续写词数应为150个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
As I moved away from the river, I did not remember which direction I came from. _________________________
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After what seemed like hours, I felt a sigh of relief rush through my body. ________________________________
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