江西省赣州市石城县石城中学2021届高三英语下学期第15次周考试题.doc

江西省赣州市石城县石城中学2021届高三英语下学期第15次周考试题注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上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。

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，你将有两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 sport did the man use to love?A. Tennis.B. Football.C. Basketball.2. How can people travel safely today?A. By air.B. By ship.C. By train.3. Who will take the man to a film?A. His sister.B. His friends.C. His parents.4. How is the shirt?A. Expensive.B. Nice.C. White.5. What are they mainly talking about?A. A film.B. A meal.C. A shop.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，并标在试卷的相应位置。

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.When is the report due?A. Tonight.B. Tomorrow.C. Next week.7. How does the man find VR technology?A. Difficult.B. Interesting.C. Ridiculous.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What means of transportation did the woman just take?A. A plane.B. A train.C. A taxi.9. How long does the man suggest the woman rent the car?A. For four days.B. For five days.C. For seven days.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What does the woman call the man to do?A. Borrow his car.B. Ask for directions.C. Borrow some money.11. What was the man doing before the call?A. Watching TV.B. Reading a book.C. Playing games.12. What happened to Bob?A. He lost his way.B. He hurt somebody.C. He had a car accident. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.What does the woman dislike doing?A. Phoning others.B. Making friends.C. Answering questions.14, Why would the woman talk to her friend in a shopping center?A.Her friend enjoys shopping very much.B.She prefers talking with people in public.C. . They can talk and shop at the same time.15. What will the woman probably do?A. Get in touch with her friends more.B. Study hard to achieve higher grades.C. Be independent of her friends and parents.16. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Mother and son.B. Father and daughter.C. Teacher and student.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Who is the speaker?A. Ellen.B. Maria.C. Jenny.18. When is the rain expected to stop?A. After Wednesday afternoon.B. After Friday night.C. After Sunday afternoon.19. What was today's temperature?A. Around six degrees.B. Around ten degrees.C. Around sixteen degrees.20. What will the listeners hear next?A. Traffic report.B. Weather report.C. Political news report. 第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。

AThese are the most popular and best travel destinations for next spring. Results are based on increases in interest and bookings compared with the same period last year.Beirut, LebanonThis may come as a surprise, but it's also plenty of people's dream of seeing the “Paris of the Middle East”, as Beirut is called. Beirut—one of the world's oldest living places-is a combination of history and culture. You can admire colonial French architecture and enjoy a diversity of culinary(烹饪的)delights. As for accommodation, Sofitel Beirut Le Gabriel and The Smallville Hotel are top picks.Mazatlán, MexicoAre you looking for an escape to a warm place? Mazatlán, on Mexico's Pacific coast, is a good choice. It combines blue skies, warm sunshine, sandy beaches andold-fashioned character. Old Mazatlán is lined with 19th-century buildings, historic sites and fashionable hotels, like Casa Lucila and Casa de Leyendas.London, EnglandNo matter how many times you venture across the Atlantic, there's always something new to discover. Recognizable landmarks, like Buckingham Palace and Big Ben, are a must for first-timers. And, surely, you'll want to take a photo when crossing Abbey Road or making a call from a phone booth. Equally there are different kinds ofaccommodation choices. Enjoy royal treatment at 11 Cadogan Gardens and Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, or book a flat through Airbnb.Tel Aviv, IsraelCalled the "new Dubai for enthusiastic travelers", Tel Aviv is the place to go right now. This international city has so much to offer. Take advantage of its seaside place with a surf lesson. Check out the 1930's Bauhaus buildings and famed museums, like Eretz Israel Museum. After an action-packed day, you can have a good rest at The Rothschild 71 or Cucu Hotel.1. What can visitors do in Beirut, Lebanon?A. Go sightseeing in Paris in their dreams.B. Admire various American buildingsC. Experience its history and culture.D. Find a place to live in for nothing.2. Where would visitors go to if they wanted to escape from cold weather?A. Mazatlán, Mexico.B. London, England.C. Beirut, Lebanon.D. Tel Aviv, Israel.3. In which hotel can visitors be royally treated?A. At Casa de Leyendas.B. At The Rothschild71.C. In The Smallville Hotel.D. At 11 Cadogan Gardens.BFive years ago, I took a career risk by leaving my job to work on a ship. My medical friends did their best to persuade me, saying that running away to sea would ruin my career. But after these years working as a junior, I was willing to take the risk.Hungry for adventure, I boarded a ship in Singapore with 2,000 passengers and crew. To my relief, the hospital was well equipped, with an X-ray machine and a blood analyzer. That first voyage was a learning experience, a tight schedule full of safety drills. There was so much new information to take in. Even remembering which uniform to wear each day was a challenge. Most confusing, I often forgot to set my clock when the ship crossed time zones.As a doctor, I was responsible for 600 crew, and I was on call for the entireship. Far from treating seasickness and sunburn, I had to deal with other diseases, for my patients were wide and varied. The ship's medical center was actually a floating emergency room, and we didn't have a team of specialists on hand for a second opinion. With long and unpredictable hours, it required mental toughness.As you can guess, many of the passengers were elderly, heart attacks don't care about geography and emergency evacuating(疏散)was difficult to arrange. I recall one such patient, who was taken off the ship halfway through the Panama Canal. After a terrifying ride in an old ambulance, I was relieved that the patient survived long enough to arrive at the hospital in Panama City.Thankfully, there were several unexpected benefits to the job, I regularly enjoyed the passenger facilities and I even hosted my own table of passengers in the evenings. On rare days off, I volunteered as a tour guide on trips ashore. I got to fly over Alaska in a seaplane and watched a ballet in St. Petersburg.Now, I understand being a ship doctor is not a job—it's a way of life. One year at sea became two. I lost my career ambitions, but I redefined happiness in my life.4. How did the writer feel working on the ship?A. Regretful.B. Satisfied.C. Scared.D. Nervous.5. What was the writer's most difficult thing on the ship?A. Wearing the same uniform each day.B. Absorbing plenty of new information.C. Having a tight timetable full of safety drills.D. Forgetting to adjust time by time zones.6. The patient taken off the ship halfway through the Panama Canal.A. suffered from an unknown diseaseB. was taken to a safe place immediatelyC. got timely treatment in the hospitalD. died on the way to the nearest hospital7. Why did the writer lose his career ambitions later on?A. He had a new understanding of happiness.B. He could enjoy the passenger facilities.C. He was content to be a tour guide on trips.D. He gave up the dream of being a doctor.CThere is beauty in each moment of our lives, but often we're too distracted to notice it. Instead, we spend much of our time worrying about the future or regretting the past, and this habit can have negative consequences for our mental and physical health.That's why many people today are turning to the practice of mindfulness(正念减压法). Simply put, mindfulness means focusing on the present moment. Let's say you're sitting in traffic after a long day's work. Rather than dwelling on(老是想着)an unpleasant incident that occurred earlier or worrying about your schedule for the next day, you might direct your attention to the sound of the rain drops battering the windshield or to a specific image before you. By directing your attention to the here and now, you automatically shift your focus away from self-image, success, and other stress-inducing concerns.Such a shift in consciousness helps us form more meaningful connections with others and handle problems with greater ease. It also lets us appreciate life's many little pleasures. So, it's not surprising that mindfulness has been found to help in the treatment of depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and even physical problems related to stress, such as heart disease, high blood pressure, and upset stomachs.How do you practice mindfulness? While it's often associated with meditation, you don't actually need to be in a particular place or position to cultivate it. In fact, it can be incorporated(使并入)into almost any daily activity, including eating, walking, showering, or doing the dishes. Let's take this last activity as an illustration:Begin by bringing your attention to your breath. Inhale(吸入)through your nose allowing the air to expand your belly, and exhale through your mouth. Notice the sensations as each breath goes in and out.As you engage in the task of washing the dishes, direct your awareness to thescent of the soap, the sound of the running water, and the feel of the suds(肥皂泡沫)between your fingers. Simply be aware of these and any other immediate sensations without forming any judgments about them.At times, this process may not be relaxing, especially when what you're doing is boring or unpleasant. Nevertheless, by practicing mindfulness, we can learn to accept whatever situations life brings us and, over time develop greater happiness.8. Why is the example of “sitting in traffic” mentioned in Paragraph 2?A. To appreciate beauty at the present moment.B. To explain the meaning of mindfulness.C. To describe the traffic accident in the street.D. To attract the reader's attention to the traffic.9. Which of the following is the benefit of mindfulness?A. Finding out problems in study more easily.B. Helping cure diseases like high blood pressure.C. Allowing us to enjoy small pleasures in life.D. Making friends with other people in the traffic.10. From the passage, mindfulness can be practised by_____________.A. finding a particular place to cultivate itB. bringing our attention to our breathC. burying ourselves in washing the dishesD. putting it to use in our everyday life11. What is the passage mainly about?A. The reasons why people begin to practise mindfulness.B The differences between mindfulness and meditation.C. The benefits of mindfulness and the way to practice it.D. The ways we should keep healthy mentally and physically.DA book is made of wood. But it is not a tree. The dead cells have been repurposed to serve another need.Now a team of scientists has repurposed living cells—scraped(刮落)from frogembryos—and assembled them into entirely new life forms. These millimeter-wide “xenobots” can move toward a target, perhaps pick up a payload(like a medicine that needs to be carried to a specific place inside a patient)—and heal themselves after being cut.“These are novel living machines,” says Joshua Bongard, a computer scientist and robotics expert at the University of Vermont who co-led the new research. “They're neither a traditional robot nor a known species of animal. It's a new class of artifact：a living, programmable organism.” “We can imagine many useful applications of thes e living robots that other machines can't do,” says co-leader Michael Levin, “like searching out nasty compounds or radioactive contamination(污染物), gathering microplastic in the oceans, traveling in arteries(动脉)to scrape out plaque.”People have been manipulating(操纵)organisms for human benefit since at least the dawn of agriculture, genetic editing is becoming widespread, and a few artificial organisms have been manually assembled in the past few years—copying the body forms of known animals. But this resea rch, for the first time ever, “designs completely biological machines from the ground up," the team writes in their new study.Many people worry about the implications of rapid technological change and complex biological manipulations. "That fear is not u nreasonable,” Levin says. "When we start to deal with complex systems that we don't understand, we're going to get unintended consequences.” “If humanity is going to survive into the future, we need to better understand how complex properties, somehow, eme rge from simple rules,” says Levin. Much of science is focused on "controlling the low-level rules. We also need to understand the high-level rules." In other words, “this study is a direct contribution to getting a handle on what people are afraid of, which is unintended consequences,” Levin says.12. What do we know about the “xenobots” from Paragraph 2?A. They need to be carried to a specific place.B. They're capable of self-healing after injury.C. They are scraped from some new life forms.D. They can remove an object to another place.13. Michael Levin thinks these living robots can __________.A. recycle microplastic in the oceansB. take in nasty compoundsC. programme other organismsD. take away the plaque in arteries14. What does the underlined sentence(in Paragraph 4)probably mean?A. People never created these biological robots in history.B. These machines were copied from the very beginning.C. The research is completely carried out on the playground.D. Organisms have been developed since agriculture.15. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. This study is bound to bring about panic in public.B. People boycott employing rapid technological change.C. Science is focused on controlling the low-level rules.D. Some study is likely to contribute to unexpected results.第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10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。