黑龙江省大庆实验中学实验三部2023-2024学年高三上学期阶段考试(二)英语试题

黑龙江省大庆实验中学实验三部2023-2024学年高三上学期
阶段考试（二）英语试题
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一、阅读选择
Long Walks in Europe
Waldstätterweg Route, Lucerne, Switzerland
•Distance 71 miles
The Waldstätterweg Route is one of the safest when it comes to snowy conditions, and the views and the colours of the trees are breathtaking at the end of October. This seven-stage route spreads to the shore of Lake Lucerne, with the glaring blue water being a constant companion. Old paths and elegant routes through woods link lakeside settlements.
Harz Witches Route, Lower Saxony, Germany
•Distance 58 miles
The Harz Mountains have long been associated with German folklore (民俗). Harz Witches Route runs along forest tracks through Harz National Park and can be walked throughout October and beyond. The route takes in forests, Germany’s largest wooden church, and a 439-metre rope suspension bridge. It also follows the poet Goethe’s hiking route up the Brocken.
GR141, Andalucía, Spain
•Distance 68 miles
Autumn isn’t just a good time to walk in Andalucía. The weather stays warm long after winter starts to bite further north. It’s cheaper and less crowded, too. In November, conditions are milder here and some plants continue to flower. And two newly created GR routes begin here: both are well marked, reasonably challenging, divided into six stages and walkable in a week.
Menalon Route, Peloponnese, Greece
•Distance 47 miles
The Menalon Route is an excellent option for autumn. Temperatures are pleasant and autumn colours are wonderful well into November. It’s a quiet time to visit, too. Nights in mountain villages are a highlight. Dimitsana, surrounded by snowy peaks, is a particular jewel. In Stemnitsa, there is a folklore museum showing the village’s jewellery-making
heritage.
1．Which route may attract people who are interested in folk and local religious culture?
A．Waldstätterweg Route.B．Harz Witches Route.
C．GR141.D．Menalon Route.
2．What can people do on Menalon Route?
A．Admire colorful flowers.B．Enjoy wonderful nights.
C．Learn about local festivals.D．Explore the forests.
3．What do the listed four routes have in common?
A．They cover similar distances.B．They require no charges.
C．They suit autumn walks.D．They feature snow scenery.
In my early teens, I was once given a film camera as a gift. On receiving it, I jumped on my bike, headed to Wimbledon Common and took photos, just for me: photos of trees and wildlife. I was out all day. On my way home I spotted a tree lit up by street lighting and tried to capture its splendour. Rushing home, I popped the spent film in a special little envelope and sent it off to a photography store, desperate to see how it came out. I took many photos then and loved the fact that when you processed your film you got back colour photos which froze the precious moments, gently encouraging the hobby and the payments for processing.
As I grew into adulthood, that simple, deep happiness gradually faded away. One weekend when I was busy answering the work calls, my eyes caught a box in the corner of the room. I suddenly felt a sense of sadness. The stress growing over these years had pushed the camera from beside my pillow to the box in the corner. I thought I needed a change.
I took out the camera and dusted it down. It was a great joy that it still worked. I bought new film and took the camera everywhere I went. Now it is always on hand to accompany me on journeys, to allow me time to myself. Even if the day is full and busy, I can seize some moments for myself to take photos, to observe the world around me.
The wall of my room now holds all my camera equipment on display, along with photos I’ve taken. To me, the room represents how I’ve found happiness: by reconnecting to the younger part of myself I laid aside, by allowing room in my life for pleasure to exist, and by creating an environment that allows opportunities for delight.
4．What did the author think of taking photos as a young boy?
A．Inspiring and practical.B．Tiring yet delightful.
C．Exciting and worthwhile.D．Difficult yet engaging.
5．Why did the author stop taking photos according to paragraph 2?
A．He wanted to focus on his work.
B．He was struck by sudden sorrow.
C．He attempted to behave like an adult.
D．He was faced with increasing pressure.
6．What did the author get from picking up his hobby?
A．More fun in the daily routine.B．New journeys in the wild.
C．Better skills of observation.D．Different styles of photography. 7．What is the best title for the text?
A．Revisiting Lost Childhood Memories
B．Appreciating Beauty Behind the Lens
C．Escaping Teenage Sadness with Camera
D．Regaining Pleasure Through Photography
Have you ever forgotten items when trying to recall a shopping list? Or dialled the wrong phone number when attempting to memorise one? The brain mechanisms (机制) that cause us to draw a blank in such situations have now been identified.
Our working memory keeps small pieces of information that are readily accessible for planning, understanding and solving problems. But it will have “swap errors”. For example, if we are shown a red square and a blue circle, and are then asked what colour the circle was, we might say red.
To understand why we make such errors, Jeff Johnston at Columbia University and his colleagues recorded the brain activity of two monkeys because a monkey’s working memory is very similar to humans’.
The monkeys were shown two differently coloured squares, one above the other, for half a second. After a short delay, a black spot appeared in the same location as one of the squares, and then disappeared. The animals were trained to tell the colour of the square they were supposed to be remembering based on the location of the spot, by staring at the matching colour on a rotatable (可旋转的) wheel. When doing this for about 3 hours over multiple sessions, the monkeys performed the task correctly between 60 and 82 percent of the time, but occasionally made swap errors.
The research suggests that the brain responses linked to swap errors emerged before the animals decided which colour to report. They appeared to arise during “selection” when certain items stored in working memory are enhanced at the expense of others, rather than occurring as a result of them forgetting or a failure to correctly encode (编码) items in their working memory.
“Everyone assumed there were simpler explanations like failure to encode or forgetting, but this very cool study shows that working memory errors come from a previously unknown source,” says Earl Miller at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.The team is planning further experiments to gain a better understanding of mechanisms behind swap errors. 8．What is the function of working memory?
A．To identify the errors in understanding.
B．To reduce the occurrence of mind blanking.
C．To develop the way of distinguishing colours.
D．To store information ready for mental use.
9．What were the monkeys tasked with in the research?
A．Correcting their errors over multiple sessions.
B．Playing a matching game on a rotatable wheel.
C．Reporting the colour of the square to memorize.
D．Figuring out the exact position of the black spot.
10．What does the research suggest about swap errors?
A．They are unusual brain responses.B．They show a tendency for forgetfulness.
C．They have an effect on working memory.D．They are the outcome of memory
selection.
11．What is Earl Miller’s attitude towards the research findings?
A．Unclear.B．Appreciative.C．Objective.D．Negative.
If you want to disturb the car industry, you’d better have a few billion dollars: Mom-and-pop carmakers are unlikely to beat the biggest car companies. But in agriculture, small farmers can get the best of the major players. By connecting directly with customers, and by responding quickly to changes in the markets as well as in the ecosystems, small farmers can keep one step ahead of the big guys. As the co-founder of the National Young Farmers Coalition (NYFC, 美国青年农会) and a family farmer myself, I have a front-row
seat to the innovations among small farmers that are transforming the industry.
For example, the Quick Cut Greens Harvester is a tool developed just a couple of years ago by a young farmer, Jonathan Dysinger, in Tennessee, with a small loan from a local Slow Money group. It enables small-scale farmers to harvest 175 pounds of green vegetables per hour — a huge improvement over harvesting just a few dozen pounds by hand — suddenly making it possible for the little guys to compete with large farms of California. Before the tool came out, small farmers couldn’t touch the price per pound offered by California farms. But now, with the combination of a better price and a generally fresher product, they can stay in business.
The sustainable success of small farmers, though, won’t happen without fundamental changes to the industry. One crucial factor is secure access to land. Competition from investors, developers, and established large farmers makes owning one’s own land unattainable for many new farmers. From 2004 to 2013, agricultural land values doubled, and they continue to rise in many regions. Another challenge for more than a million of the most qualified farm workers and managers is a non-existent path to citizenship — the great barrier to building a farm of their own.
There are solutions that could light a path toward a more sustainable and fair farm economy, but farmers can’t awkwardly put them together before us. We at the NYFC need broad support as we urge Congress to increase farmland conservation, as we push for immigration reform, and as we seek policies that will ensure the success of a diverse and ambitious next generation of farmer from all backgrounds. With a new farm bill to be debated in Congress, consumers must take a stand with young farmers.
12．Why does the author mention car industry at the beginning of the passage?
A．To introduce the progress made in car industry.
B．To introduce a special feature of agriculture.
C．To introduce a trend of development in agriculture.
D．To introduce the importance of investing in car industry.
13．What does the author want to illustrate with the example in paragraph 2?
A．Loans to small local farmers are necessary.
B．Technology is vital for agricultural development.
C．Competition between small and big farm is fierce.
D．Small farmers may gain some advantages over big ones.
14．What is the difficulty for those new farmers?
A．To gain more financial aid.B．To hire good farm managers.
C．To have farms of their own.D．To win old farmers’ support. 15．What should farmers do for a more sustainable and fair farm economy?
A．Seek support beyond NYFC．B．Expand farmland conservation.
C．Become members of NYFC．D．Invest more to improve technology.
My friend James did some first-aid training last week to learn the fundamentals of the CPR. And he asked if I’d ever done the same.
“Yes,” I said, “…and no.”
Because, yes, I’ve attended several resuscitation (复苏) sessions over the years. 16 In fact, despite being shown all the key information at various points in my career, I don’t think I can remember any of it now.
What’s the problem? Every time I’ve had this type of training, it’s been a perfectly good opportunity to learn: an important topic, taught well, in a focused environment, with plenty to see, hear and do. I’ve always taken it seriously, too, and been focused. And I’ve always come away with a wealth of information. 17
Here’s what I should have done — and what you can do now — to make sure any training doesn’t go to waste.
• 18 You might be surprised to find that you’ve got some foundations of knowledge to build on. Pre-testing sparks your curiosity and puts you in a frame of mind to remember.
• Challenge your recall later. 19 If it’s hard to remember, but just about possible with effort, then that’s perfect. You need that little bit of struggle to start embedding (把……嵌入) information in your brain.
• Keep coming back. Put a note in your diary to test yourself again in a week, then ten days after that, then a month on…leaving longer gaps between checks. 20 Talking to James has inspired me to book myself onto yet another CPR course. But this time I’m determined to do it right. Remember that it’s the next day when the real training begins.
A．Test yourself before you start.
B．Wait a day, then see how much you still know.
C．Stay curious about what you are eager to know.
D．All the basic information has stuck in your mind.
E．But no, I don’t exactly feel “trained” to save lives.
F．Yet virtually nothing has ever made it to my longterm memory.
G．Use the questions you wrote on the day to keep challenging yourself.
二、完形填空
Andrew Powell was pulling envelopes from the large mailbox outside his contemporary
22．A．notice B．board C．mail D．message 23．A．by mistake B．by chance C．on purpose D．on sale 24．A．gifts B．cards C．dolls D．posts 25．A．displayed B．acquired C．designed D．decorated 26．A．came back B．wandered off C．showed up D．broke in 27．A．before B．since C．unless D．when 28．A．follow B．comment C．download D．appreciate 29．A．improvement B．possibility C．truth D．progress 30．A．difficulty B．conflict C．case D．mystery 31．A．care B．humor C．blessing D．support 32．A．artistic B．academic C．sympathetic D．realistic 33．A．suitable B．eager C．responsible D．ambitious 34．A．describing B．imitating C．celebrating D．enjoying 35．A．light B．camera C．tent D．bench
三、单项选择
36．______, as a matter of fact, has been put forward at the conference is ______ the government should motivate the graduates to set up their own business.
A．What; that B．It; what C．What; what D．That; that 37．He suggested that the problems ______ paid special attention to.
A．referred to being B．referring to being C．referred to be
D．referring to be
38．________ the fierce competition in finding a good job in big cities, many fresh graduates are still trying their fortune in big cities like Guangzhou City.
A．Regardless of B．Apart from C．Instead of D．Because of 39．I’ll never forget the days ______ I studied hard in my senior high school, ______ changed my whole life.
A．when; which B．that; which C．which; when D．when; that 40．It can be hard for you to imagine what difficulty I have had ______ the problems ______ in the meeting held last week.
A．to deal with; brought up B．dealing with; bringing up
C．dealing with; brought up D．to deal with; bringing up
41．______ is known to all is that the old scientist, ______ Chinese people are proud of, is still devoted to advancing the medical development.
A．As; whom B．What; whose C．It; whose D．What; whom 42．—Do you think it ______ to argue with them?
—The question is not worthy ______.
A．worthwhile; discussing B．worthwhile; to be discussed
C．worthy; to discuss D．worth; to be discussed
43．At that time, people ______that all species had appeared on Earth at the same time, and ______since.
A．was believing; didn’t change B．believed; hadn’t changed
C．had believed; hadn’t changed D．believed; haven’t changed
44．The company ______ as a failure ______ into a major chemical manufacturer in the past decade.
A．regarded; evolved B．regarded; has evolved
C．was regarded; evolved D．has been regarded; has evolved 45．Last Monday, I was chatting online ______, before I knew it, our manager came in and stood behind me.
A．until B．as C．when D．while
四、语法填空
适当形式填空)
47．(admit) to a university in the USA, international students must have a strong ability in spoken and written English. (所给词的适当形式填空）
48．If (take) according to the instructions, the new medicine has almost no side effects. （所给词的适当形式填空）
49．The researchers are still working hard to figure out it was that caused the disease. (用适当的词填空)
50．We apologize for any (convenient) caused during the repairs. （所给词的适当形式填空）
51．By the time Jack returned home from England, his son ( graduate) from college.
（用所给单词适当形式填空）
52．Take, example, the famous football game on Christmas Day in 1914. (用适当的词填空)
53．With so many people (focus) their eyes on him, he felt very nervous.(用所给词的适当形式填空)
54．Ken has really got the job because he showed me the official letter (offer) him it. (所给词的适当形式填空)
55．The adopted project features (independent) developed key techniques and design. (所给词的适当形式填空)
五、书面表达
56．假设你是李华，作为一名高中生，你对口语学习有着自己的见解。

请你以“The Importance of Oral English Learning”为题，写一篇英语短文，谈谈你对口语学习的看法，并提出一些建议。

内容包括：
1．观点陈述，至少包括两个理由；
2．给出相应的建议。

注意：写作词数应为80个左右。

The Importance of Oral English Learning
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57．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。

Lily was renowned for her desire to achieve perfection in everything she undertook. Whether it was school projects, art assignments, or even helping her parents with household chores, Lily’s commitment to excellence was unwavering.
One sunny summer day, Lily’s family decided to spend a day at the beach. As they arrived, Lily’s eyes were immediately drawn by a group of children who playfully built and
then tore down their sandcastles. They giggled and shouted, their excitement on full display. “How silly, ” she thought, not quite getting why they enjoyed doing that.
Lily, being herself, decided to build a perfect sandcastle that would become the envy of all beachgoers. She began to plan every detail in her mind, from the balanced structures of the towers to the delicate decorations. Then, she set about piling sand to make the towers and walls of her sandcastle. Painstakingly, she crafted each feature of her work, carefully smoothed the surfaces and adjusting every detail to her vision.
Jake, Lily’s younger brother, didn’t seem too concerned with building a fantastic sandcastle. He picked a spot nearby and amused himself with the sand. He scooped up handfuls of sand, let it slip through his fingers like grains of time, and then molded it into careless shapes with the carefree abandon of a child. Jake’s happiness was contagious. Mom and Dad joined him, laughing and joking over Jake’s playful creations. From time to time, they called out to Lily and invited her to join the fun, knowing that the pursuit of perfection could be exhausting.
Nevertheless, Lily stayed where she was, determined to create an impressive sandcastle. She frowned at Jake’s unconventional, abstract art-like sandcastle shapes and persisted in her efforts. However, the process didn’t go as smoothly as she had anticipated. The sand didn’t always hold its shape, and the waves constantly lapped at the edges of her creation.
Para 1: As the day wore on, Lily’s sandcastle kept losing its form.
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Para 2: With bitter smile, Lily decided to join her family.
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