高三英语入学考试试题
福建省泉州市2024-2025学年高三上学期8月开学考试英语试题(含答案)
南昌二中2024级高一新生入学测试（英语）第一部分单项选择（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）1．He focused ______ his study and got good grades.A．at B．in C．on D．with2．______ is no possibility ______ Bob can win the first prize in the match.A．There; that B．It; that C．There; whether D．It; whether 3．The little boy was ______ by the ______ sound.A．to frighten; frightening B．frightened; frightening C．frightened; fright D．frightening; fright4．They sent the injured to hospital.A．主语B．定语C．宾语D．状语5．If I am not busy tomorrow, I will play football with you.A．主语B．定语C．宾语D．状语6．He was knocked down when ______ the street.A．crossing B．crossed C．crosses D．cross7．Either you or he ______ to blame for the accident.A．are B．is C．were D．being8．Up to now, more than one article on environmental protection ______ in the local newspaper.A．has published B．have published C．has been published D．have been published9．The top of the mountain is ______ with snow for the most of the year.A．being covered B．covering C．to cover D．covered10．by the snake in the bush, Susan was sent back to the camp. A．Bite B．To bite C．Biting D．Bitten第二部分阅读理解（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）AWe welcome you to attend a campus visit of Harvard College. A campus visit consists of a one-hour information session with an admission (招生) officer and 1-2 current undergraduate students, followed by a one-hour campus tour led by a current undergraduate student. Please note that the visit schedule is typically posted one month prior to each term and you can select an available date from the calendar at the bottom of the page. There will be no on-campus information sessions and tours on Harvard College holidays, during other college closures(关闭) and on most school breaks.RegistrationRegistration for a campus visit is required. We recommend that you arrive 15-30 minutes before the scheduled visit time. You may cancel your registration at any time. We cannot receive you withoutregistration.Group Visits/ ToursVisiting parties are limited to groups of 5. For groups of 6 or more, please contact the Harvard University Visitor Center to arrange a visit.Important information for your visit●Please note that we require 21 days advance notice in order to secure ASL (American Sign Language) interpreters. We cannot provide interpreters for other languages at this current time. Those requesting the use of a wheelchair must leave a current driver’s license or state ID with our Visitor Center personnel(人事部门) until the chair is returned.●Most buildings are closed to the public. Public restrooms will be available in the Elizabeth Cary Agassiz House before/ after the information session, and at the end of the tour at Smith Campus Center.●At this time, it is not possible to store luggage or other personal property during your visit. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.●Your registration and attendance have no connection with the admissions process if you decide to apply.11．What can make you fail to visit the campusA．Visiting in a large group. B．Coming without your state ID. C．Walking in without registration. D．Requesting using a wheelchair. 12．How might you deal with your luggage while visiting A．Take it with you during the visit. B．Store it at Smith Campus Center.C．Ask the admissions officer to keep it. D．Leave it at Harvard Information Center.13．Where can we probably find this textA．In a travel journal. B．In an admission letter.C．On a university website. D．In a housing contract.BWhat should you take when you take an exam Pen, an eraser, a ruler… don’t forget a bottle of water!Scientist at the University of East London and the University of Westminster did a study on 447 students. Only 111 of them took something to drink. Scientist then compared(比较) their exam results with their normal schoolwork grades. They found those who had brought drinks with them all got better grades by between 2 and 10 percent.“We don’t know why drinking water can be helpful. But scientists said having enough water in our bodies may also cut down on nervousness (紧张不安). This kind of feeling would be bad for examperformances,” said Chris Pawson, PHD of the University of East London.“Whatever the explanation(解释) is, it is clear that students should try hard to stay hydrated(含水的) during exams,” he added.So next time, when you are going to have a big exam, try bringing a bottle of water with you. Who knows—it may help you pass the exam.14．How does the writer start the passageA．By telling two stories. B．By giving an answer.C．By asking a question. D．By giving an example.15．What can we know from the passageA．Drinking water makes difference to exam results.B．Most students are afraid to drink much water during exams. C．Students who do better in their schoolwork can do well in exams. D．Students may get better grades if they bring water into exam halls.16．How does water help students in examsA．It makes them much smarter. B．It makes them feel full during exams.C．It helps them stay awake and have a good brain. D．It helps them keep cool and have a good brain.17．What would be the best title for the passageA．Drinking water in Exams May HelpB．What Students School Do to get Good gradesC．A Study on Different Habits of Drinking WaterD．The Exam Performances of Students at Two British UniversityCJason and his father were going to the grocery store by car to pick up some apples. It had been an unusual day. The sky was dark but there were few clouds. As they drove up the street, there started to be a rumbling (隆隆的) sound heard across the ground.Jason’s father immediately realized that a tornado(龙卷风) was coming. He stopped the car and told Jason to get out immediately. Jason and his father got out of the car and made their way to the closest building. By this time the wind was blowing harder, and it was hard to see or hear. Debris was falling all over the place. Jason couldn’t see his dad anymore. He also realized that he wasn’t getting to the building fast enough. He was afraid he would be picked up by the wind and thrown into the air.As he made his way toward s the building, he noticed a field to his right. He could see an irrigation ditch(灌溉渠). In a panic, he scrambled (爬) to the ditch and lay flat on the ground. More debris and objects flew overhead. His heart was beating hard, and he was nervous. He had never been in a tornado before.After a while, the winds died down and the loud roaring sound was gone. Jason slowly lifted his head and nervously looked around. What he saw was a great mess. Jason could hardly recognize the buildings in front of him because of all the damage.He stood up and with shaky legs walked to the building. Once there, he pushed the door open and went inside. It was a public building owned by the city. It was empty, but Jason could hear noises further inside. He walked into the large room and saw his dad. He ran across the room and gave him a big hug.“Jason! How are you I’ve been worried sick about you!” said his father. “I couldn’t find you anywhere!”Jason breathed a sigh of a relief(松了一口气) and sat down. He did have a story to tell!18．From Para graph 1, we can get the ______ of the story. A．background B．development C．climax (most exciting part) D．ending19．Which of the following is the right order according to the passage①Jason nervously looked around from the irrigation ditch.②Jason ran across the room and gave his father a big hug.③Jason got out of the car.④ Jason noticed a field to his right.A．②①③④ B．③④①② C．④①②③ D．③①②④20．The underlined word “Debris” in Para graph 2 probably means ______.A．parts of the tornado B．apple pies C．broken pieces D．drop of rain21．The story tells us that when we are in danger, ______.A．we should wait patiently until help comesB．we should work hard to make our dreams come trueC．we should be brave enough to change natureD．we should be quick- thinking and believe in ourselvesDFrance is famous the world over for its wonderful food. If you were lucky enough to enjoy a French meal, you would most likely be offered some bread to eat with it. The most popular bread they bake is called a baguette. Ten million baguettes are sold every year in France. Because the French expect their bread to be super fresh, most of France’s 30, 000 bakers have to end their day by throwing into the waste bin any remaining baguettes.Frenchman Franck Wallet has thought about this food waste issue for many years. He originally trained to be an urban (城市的) planner and worked in that area for many years. But his mind would regularly turn to the problems of what to do with wastedfood—especially baguettes. He began to talk with some engineers to see if they could come up with a solution. In 2016, a solution was found. They called the machine the “Crumbier”.When a good baguette is just made, it is crispy on the outside and as soft as a cloud on the inside. Once it has cooled down the bread soon becomes hard. Before the Crumbier, this old bread would be thrown away. Today, if that bread is placed into the Crumbier, it is very quickly turned into very fine breadcrumbs(面包屑). These can be mixed with fresh flour(面粉), salt and water and baked again like normal bread.Bread made with Crumbier breadcrumbs has a darker colour, but just a little bit. The taste is also a little different and has been described as having the flavour of toast. Once the breadcrumbs have been produced, they can last up to six months if they have been packed properly. Because less water is used in Crumbier bread, it will last a little longer. The Crumbier is now on sale and bakers throughout France are making sure they have one. No one wants to waste food.22．What do most of French bakers do at the end of their day A．Prepare the materials for the next day. B．Give the remaining bread out for free.C．Throw the remaining bread away. D．Sell the bread at a very lowprice.23．What did Franck Wallet care about mostA．The waste of bread. B．The new taste of bread.C．The freshness of bread. D．The popularity of bread. 24．What is special about the bread made with Crumbier breadcrumbsA．It has a much darker colour. B．It keeps for a shorter time. C．It takes less time to bake. D．It tastes like toast.25．Which word best describes bakers’ attit ude to Crumbier in FranceA．Doubtful. B．Uninterested. C．Supportive. D．Unclear.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。
入学考英语试题及答案
入学考英语试题及答案一、听力理解（共20分）1. What does the woman mean?A. She will go to the party.B. She has to work overtime.C. She doesn't like parties.2. When does the train leave?A. At 6:00 p.m.B. At 7:00 p.m.C. At 8:00 p.m.3. How much is the shirt?A. $15.B. $25.C. $35.4. Where are the speakers?A. In the library.B. In the park.C. At the beach.二、阅读理解（共30分）阅读下列短文，然后回答5-10题。
ATom is a student at Green High School. He likes playing basketball and often practices with his friends after school. His favorite subject is math, and he wants to be an engineer in the future.5. What does Tom like to do?A. Play football.B. Play basketball.C. Play tennis.6. What is Tom's favorite subject?A. English.B. Math.C. Science.7. What does Tom want to be?A. A teacher.B. An engineer.C. A doctor.BLast weekend, Sarah went to the museum with her family. They saw many interesting exhibits and learned a lot about history. Sarah's favorite exhibit was about ancient Egypt.8. Who did Sarah go to the museum with?A. Her friends.B. Her family.C. Her classmates.9. What did they do at the museum?A. They played games.B. They saw exhibits.C. They watched a movie.10. What was Sarah's favorite exhibit?A. About dinosaurs.B. About ancient Egypt.C. About space exploration.三、完形填空（共20分）阅读下面的短文，从11-20题所给的选项中，选择一个最佳答案填空。
高三上学期英语入学考试试卷真题
高三上学期英语入学考试试卷一、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30 分）1. 阅读理解Washer instructions for useUse by steps:1 See whether the power supply and waterinlet;2 Put clothes into appropriate detergent , cover roof;3 Deciding on the number of coin laundryprocess choice , a dollar coin asa single drying, fivedollars for the quick wash, double the standard wash;4 When choosing single dewatering program,pay one dollar to press the red button in the panel; washing machine start runningsingle dewatering program; when choosing fast programs, after five yuan coin, pressthe red button on the panel, and washing machine start running fast wash program;when choosing standard wash program, washing machine into the washing.Program settings:Fees/ coinsWorkinglevelWashingprocedureWashingresultsOnedollardryingDryingAlternatemaximum protection clothing rubbing the soft power not to hurt the material, effectivelysaving drying timeFivedollars double fastmidlevelAdrift ofatwo-drying washingBoilingwater, remove stains and efficient, healthy and rapid clean clothing SevendollarsStandardwashIntelligentsensor control, auto-sense judgments clothing volume, texture and the waterlevelto be a reasonable amount to optimize washingTwoor threedryingof a driftNearfoil level, even health antibacterialwash,wash and rub only, dean well, care of clothing, clean clothesbright as newNotes:1Do not open the cover as often as possible.2Do not add laundry during the washing power; place the stain leftbehind.3To ensure the quality laundry, dry clothes, the weight of 4.5 kg is usually suitable.4Guard against coins, keys, etc. in the laundry in the wash bucket to protect washingmachines.（1）What should you do before putting clothes into the washer?A . Paying fees.B . Checking the power supply.C . Filling the washer with boiling water.D . Pressing the red button on the panel.（2）If you want to wash clothes with dirty marks economically, how much should you pay?A . One dollar.B . Two dollars.C . Five dollars.D . Seven dollars.（3）What should you do to avoid damage to washing machine?A . Not opening the cover.B . Not adding washing powder.C . Putting as light clothes as possible.D . Avoiding putting coins or keys in the laundry.2. 阅读理解I’ve been taking time this week to smell the roses.Literally, I bend over in my neighbors’ front yard, check that nobody is watching,and then bury my head in the flowers.I’ve also been walking into bakeri es and walkingaround without buying anything. After having surgery on my broken nose 18 monthsago, I haven’t been able to smell or taste things. This week, however, my nose isback in business. I’ve been overwhelmed by smells, and it’s given me a new way ofthinking. Scent is just one of the little bits and pieces that make lifeenjoyable,but which we often ignore. I remember once, when my son was five months old, I wascarrying him down the street. Wind swept through and almost tipped us over. He threwhis lit tle head back and giggled. He’d never felt the wind on his face. When isthe last time I laughed at the weather?The first time I ate bacon, I rushed home to my parents,determined that we ate this deliciousness at every meal. My father smiled and agreed.Do you recall when you learned that the voice actors of Mickey and Minnie Mousewere married in real life? Do you enjoy sleeping in new clean bedsheets? Is theresomeone on the radio whose voice is as smooth as velvet?We don’t write postcards about the small things.We don’t frame them in photo-graphs. They aren’t that great or grand, but withoutthem, life is altogether too loud. These quiet experiences give us a chance to enjoythe simple fact of being alive. As my sense of smell returns to me, it’s like I’msmelling things for the first time. They’re full of memories and magic. Food tastesbetter, and the air is indeed sweet. I know what the poets mean now. It almost makesmy broken nose worthwhile. Now, I am waiting for this bandage to come off. There’san itch I can’t reach!（1）The writer in the passage mainly tries to .A . discuss how to enjoy leisure timeB . show that she loves doing secret thingsC . give examples of how she kills timeD . persuade readers to enjoy small things in life（2）According to the write r, “a new way of thinking” in the second paragraph means .A . the ability to discover the joy of small thingsB . the habit of overcoming ignoranceC . the ability to fully use our limited attentionD . the habit of making personal reflections（3）The writer recalls that .A . her father enjoyed sleeping in new clean bedsheets.B . her son was frightened when feeling the wind on his face.C . she couldn’t resist temptation when eating bacon for the first time.D . she always ignored the great things in life.（4）One small thing mentioned in the last paragraph is .A . a joyful memoryB . a quiet experienceC . the sense of smellD . the simple fact of being alive3. 阅读理解Nowadays there is less and less contact between the old and the young. There are many reasons for this, but the result is the same: increasing numbers of children without grandparents and old people who have no contact with children. And more old people who are lonely and feel use- less, along with more and more families with young children who desperately need more support. It’s a major problem in many societies.That’s why intergenerational programmes, designed to bring the old and the young together, are growing in popularity all over the world, supported by UNESCO and other local and international organisations. There are examples of successful initiatives all over the world. Using young people to teach IT skills to older people is one obvious example. Using old people asvolunteer assistants in schools is another, perhaps reading with children who need extra attention.One successful scheme in France is combining a residential home for the elderly with a creche/nursery school in the same building. The children and the residents eat lunch together and share activities such as music, painting, gardening and caring for the pets which the residents are encouraged to keep. In the afternoons, the residents enjoy reading or telling stones to the children and, if a child is feeling sad or tired, there is always a kind lap to sit on and a cuddle . There are trips out and birthday parties too.The advantages are enormous for everyone concerned. The children are happy because they get a lot more individual attention and respond well because someone has lime, for them. They also learn that old people are not different or frightening in any way. And of course, they see illness and death and learn to accept them. The residents are happy because they feel useful and needed. They are more active and more interested in life when the children are around and they take more interest in their appearance too. And the staff are happy because they see an improvement in the physical and psychological health of the residents and have an army of assistants to help with the children.（1）What is the social problem talked about in Paragraph 1?A . A generation gap.B . Caring for children.C . Intergenerational contact.D . The support for the aged.（2）What do the programmes mentioned in Paragraph 2 aim to do?A . Make the old take care of children.B . Help the old people learn newthings.C . Encourage the young to care for the old.D . Increase contact between the old and the young.（3）What is special about the scheme in France?A . Joining an elderly house with a kindergarten.B . Hiring old people as child - care workers.C . Helping children face misfortunes bravely.D . Using children to accompany the old.（4）In which aspect does the scheme benefit the old?A . It builds up their strength.B . They live a healthier life.C . It creates a family atmosphere.D . They are closer to their relatives.4. 阅读理解In college, I was taught anelegant theory of chemical combination based on excess electrons going into holesin the orbital shell of a neighbouring atom. But what about diatomic compounds likeoxyg en gas? Don’t ask; students aren’t ready to know. In physics, in biology, inany other science classes, students frequently get that answer too.It’s time to trust studentsto handle doubt and diversity in science. Actually, students are starting to act.They have shamed their seniors into including more diverse contributors as facultymembers and role models. Young scholars rudely ask their superiors why they failto address the extinction crises clarified by their research. The inherited authoritarianpolitical structures of science education are becoming lame—but still remain largely unchanged from the old school days.A narrow, rigid education doesnot prepare anyone for the complexities ofscientific research, applications andpolicy. If we discourage students from inquiring into the real nature of scientifictruths, or exploring how society shapes the questions that researchers ask how canwe prepare them to maintain public trust in science in our “post-truth”world? Diversity and doubt produce creativity: we must make room for them, and stopguiding future scientists into narrow specialties that value technique over thought.In science, even foundationalbuilding blocks can be questioned. The unifying patterns of the periodic table arenow questioned under closer examination. Some scientists now wonder whether theconcept of biological “species” contributes more confusion than insight,and whether it should therefore be abandoned. However, such a decision would affectconservation policy, in which identification of endangered species is crucial—so it is not just an issue for basic science.Science students generally remainunaware that concepts such as elements and species are contested or are even contestable.In school, college and beyond, curricula highlight the technical and hide the reflective.Public arguments among scientists often presume that every problem has just onesolution.Nonetheless, uncertain adviceon complex issues should be a warning that, from a future perspective, today’s totalscientific consensus on some policy issue might have been the result of stubbornness,a conflict of interest or worse. Just as a healthy democracy accommodates dissentand dissonance, the collective consciousness of science would do well to embracedoubt anddiversity. This could start with teaching science as a great, flawed,ongoing human achievement, rather than as a collection of cut-and-dried eternal truths.I recall a legendary chemistryprofessor who was not skilful at getting classroom demonstrations to work—but discussing what went wrong helped his students to thrive. A mathematicianfriend let pupils discuss every statement in the textbook until all were satisfied.They did very well in exams, and taught themselves when he was absent. Treatingpeople at all levels as committed thinkers, whose asking teaches us all, is thekey to tackling the challenges to science in the post-trust age.（1）The problem of current science training is that .A . students cannot become specialistsB . it goes against established science educationC . students lose trust in their teachers and professorsD . it fails to provide students with what they need in future（2）The periodic table is mentioned to prove that .A . even the widely accepted can be challengedB . students are generally ignorant of scienceC . most previous researches are out of dateD . science has been developing with time（3）It can be learnt from the passage that .A . students may be more innovative if they are allowed to doubtB . science students do not contest elements or speciesC . students should not trust established scienceD . diversity prevents progress in science（4）Which of the following statements best represents the writer’s opinion?A . Our curricula highlight the technical and hide the reflective.B . Science should be a collection of cut-and-dried eternal truths.C . Teachers should treat people at all levels as committed thinkers.D . The concept of biological species brings more confusion than insight.二、任务型阅读（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）5. 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。
宁夏石嘴山市第一中学2024-2025学年高三上学期开学英语试题
石嘴山市第一中学2024-2025学年高三年级第一学期入学考试英语试题一、阅读理解ADrug FactsActive ingredient (in each tablet)Famotidine(法莫替丁) 10 mgUses* It relieves heartburn associated with acid indigestion and sour stomach.* It prevents heartburn associated with acid indigestion and sour stomach brought on by eating or drinking certain foods and drinks.Warnings* Do not use it if you are sensitive to famotidine or other acid reducers.Ask a doctor before use if you have* heartburn over 3 months* heartburn with sweating or dizziness.* frequent chest pain* unexplained weight lossStop use and ask a doctor if* your heartburn continues or worsens* you need to take this product for more than 14 daysIf pregnant or breast-feeding, ask a health professional before use.Get medical help or contact the Poison Control Center on 1-800-222-1222 in case of medication interactions, effects, or about overuse and accidental poisonings.Directions* Adults and children 12 years and over:·To relieve symptoms (症状), swallow 1 tablet with a glass of water.·To prevent symptoms, swallow 1 tablet with a glass of water 60 minutes before having food or drinks that cause heartburn.·Do not use more than 2 tablets in 24 hours.* Children under 12 years: ask a doctor.Storage and other information* Keep out of the reach of babies or kids.* Store away from high temperatures(best at 20℃-25℃).* Protect from wetness and light.Questions? If you are concerned about the medicine nature, please contact a doctor or a medical professional.1．Who can take the drug without consulting the doctors?A．Tony, 45, finding a sudden 10 kg weight loss.B．Oliver, 11, feeling heartburn with sour stomach.C．Sally, 20, battling with the heartburn for 4 months.D．Jim, 23, wanting to avoid the heartburn from drinking.2．What can we do with the drug properly?A．Place it in a lower shelf with easy access.B．Store it in a box at the temperature of 30℃.C．Preserve it against exposure to sunshine and rain.D．Take 3 tablets a day to better ease the heartburn. 3．What is probably this text?A．A medical journal.B．A label for drug instructions.C．A drug advertisement.D．A physical examination result.BSewing is an art. It is one that takes patience, time, and true talent. Julia,a woman from Chicago, is the definition of a talented tailor.Julia’s inspiration for her designs comes from her grandma’s sketches (草图) from the 1940s. Julia’s grandma went to fashion school in her late teens and dropped out but she kept many of her sketches. Grandma showed Julia the designs she made back in fashion school, and Julia’s mind was blown.When Grandma expressed her regret for not having the opportunity to see her sketches come to life, Julia decided not to have Grandma wait to witness it.After sewing her grandma’s designs, Julia has been posting the final products on socialmedia one by one, which has made popular. One of the most excellent designs she made was a beautiful gold cocktail dress, which took Julia about two months to finish.Julia taught herself how to sew and has no professional training. Every month or so Julia continues to make her grandma’s designs a reality. Julia says,“She was very happy. I think she loves getting to connect with me and have something to do because she’s at a stage in life where, you know, many people don’t have many things to do.I think she is really proud and excited that I have completed it.”From the social media, Julia has even gotten offers from people willing to buy her dresses, Julia is very pleased, but she claims since she isn’t an expert, she doesn’t feel comfortable selling them. However, seeing Julia teach herself how to sew with social media videos and design these dresses is giving her viewers the confidence to attempt something of their own!4．How did Julia like Grandma’s sketches?A．She was excited about themB．She thought they were out of fashion.C．She felt regretful for their poor preservationD．She thought they were inspirational to other designers.5．Why did Julia do sewing?A．To prove her talent.B．To test her patience.C．To attract people’s attention.D．To help realize Grandma’s wish.6．How did Julia learn sewing?A．She consulted professionals.B．She attended a fashion school.C．She learned from social media videos.D．She followed Grandma’s instructions7．What is the viewers’ attitude towards Julia’s posts on social media?A．Doubtful.B．Admiring.C．Indifferent.D．Grateful.CAlongside in-depth original research that shows how families are wrestling with technology’s new realities, the goal of this book is to let you make good choices about technology in family life. The book is broken into three parts. In the introduction, it shares the tech-wise commandments, which serve as valuable conversation starters for families and provide guidelines on managing technology use. It later adds more details to these commandments in each chapter.The first part of the book gives the family unit three key action steps in creating a “tech-wise family”. First, families can choose character by developing wisdom and courage together as a family. Second, they can shape spaces within the home for creativity, which helps a family create more than consume. Third, families can structure time so that they use their resources to develop a rhythm of work and rest. It connects these three concepts to technology by giving tangible steps such as turning off devices at least one hour a day, one day a week,and one week a year so that their family can pray, feast, play and rest together.The second part explores deeply into daily aspects of life such as making sure that families use devices to benefit their lives, rather than allowing the devices to control their lives. It also shows how the writer’s family chooses to use car time for conversation rather than use devices to distract(使分心)them, how within their family there is no secrecy on devices and how families use technology intentionally in community instead of using it aimlessly alone.The final part reads more like an expansion to the second and addresses how technology can distract us from what matters most. The writer argues,“We show up in person for the big events of life. We learn how to be human by being fully present at our moments of greatest vulnerability(脆弱).”These final chapters address how to show up and love people well through simply being truly present for loved ones.8．What is the book aimed to help family members do?A．Make career choices.B．Live a simple lifestyle.C．Put technology in its place.D．Offer guidance on buying books.9．What does the underlined word “tangible” in paragraph 2 mean?A．Practical.B．Latest.C．Passive.D．Double.10．What is the second part of the book mainly about?A．The distractions that often exist in families.B．The secrets that should be kept in family life.C．The ways the devices are used in everyday life.D．The benefits individuals bring to their families.11．How does the author of the text present the book’s final part?A．By asking.B．By quoting.C．By listing statistics.D．By making comparisons.DA new kind of hybrid wheat now available to American farmers may help reduce fears over genetically engineered crops. The new hybrid wheat is being introduced as seed companies worldwide seek to increase production because of reducing grain supplies. The hybrid wheat was developed by a Chinese-owned agriculture company. The product was created without genetic engineering. The first seeds to grow the wheat will be released on 2, 000 to 2, 800 hectares of American farmland next year, according to Reuters reports.Developers or breeders create hybrid wheat by taking away the natural ability of plants to pollinate (授粉) themselves. Instead, female wheat plants in a field are pollinated by male plants of a different line. The goal of the process is to create seeds that can produce bigger crops and better resist harmful environments. The fertilized female plants produce a new kind of hybrid. Using this hybrid technology permits breeders to choose the best elements from two parent seeds to produce new seeds containing the best characteristics of both.Producers say when seed companies produce hybrid wheat seeds, some female plants often fail to become fertilized because they depend on unpredictable winds to carry pollen (花粉). Pollen is a substance produced by plants when they reproduce. During some seasons, pollen is released into the air and carried to other plants to be fertilized. Producers say the fertilization of each plant is more certain during wheat’s natural process of self-pollination.Researchers say the new hybrid wheat has to take long to come to market because the development process is more costly and complex. It could be important in increasing wheat yields and avoiding being linked to GMO development. GMO stands for genetically modified (改进的) organism. Genetically modified wheat has never been grown for industry purposes because of fears that allergens or poisons might be created. Wheat is used to make numerous major foodsworldwide.Dave Hankey owns a seed company in Park River, North Dakota. He told Reuters, “Because of the resistance to genetically modified stuff, the hybrid wheat would be considered better and safer.” He added it would certainly be the public view.12．Which of the following leads the new hybrid wheat to be developed?A．The existing unsafe grain.B．The decreasing output of food.C．The application from American farmers.D．The Chinese agriculture company’s proposal.13．What is expected of the seeds of the new hybrid wheat?A．Requiring less fertilizer.B．Producing more but smaller crops.C．Improving their natural ability of self-pollination.D．Having better adaptability to the environment.14．What can we learn about the development of the new hybrid wheat?A．It is simple and fruitful.B．It is complex but low-cost.C．It is challenging but worthwhile.D．It is temporary and limited.15．What would be the public attitude to the hybrid wheat according to Dave Hankey?A．Critical.B．Tolerant.C．Supportive.D．Cautious.七选五In a joint effort to enhance public awareness about stroke symptoms and timely action, health experts have recently illustrated the critical importance of early recognition and immediate response to stroke signs. Among the experts, Dr. Sonia Lal Gupta and Dr. Vipul Gupta highlighted the FAST method as a guide for identifying stroke symptoms quickly. 16 .Understanding Stroke and the FAST MethodStrokes can strike suddenly. They will lead to devastating neurological damage if not addressed promptly. Dr. Sonia Lal Gupta stresses the suddenness of stroke symptoms. 17 . The FAST stands for Face drooping, Arm weakness, Speech difficulty, and Time to call emergency services. Recognizing these signs can be the difference between life and death.18While some stroke risk factors, such as age and family history, are beyond individual control, Dr. Vipul Gupta points out that lifestyle choices play a significant role in stroke prevention. High blood pressure, smoking, and obesity are among the modifiable (可改变的) risk factors. 19 . Adopting a healthy lifestyle can also largely decrease the likelihood of experiencing a stroke.Immediate Actions and Treatment20 . Dr. Vipul Gupta emphasizes the importance of acting swiftly, even if symptoms appear to recede (逐渐减弱). Early medical intervention can lead to better outcomes and potentially save lives. While awaiting medical help, keeping the stroke victim calm, comfortable, and still is advised. Depending on the type of stroke, treatment options may vary.A．Controllable Factors and HabitsB．Risk Factors and Prevention StrategiesC．Doing regular check-ups is essential for avoiding diseasesD．Individuals can address those factors to lower their stroke riskE．They emphasized the significance of timely medical interventionF．Upon recognizing the signs of a stroke, the immediate step is to call emergency servicesG．The symptoms can include facial drooping, arm weakness, speech difficulties, and so on二、完形填空One day, Tim came home from school. His face was filled with sadness and 21 . His classmate had said hurtful things to him, 22 Tim to feel upset and discouraged. Listening to Tim, the grandfather, John, sat him down and listened to his 23 . Then he told Tim a story.“Once, in a dense forest, there lived an oak tree,” said John. “One day, a fierce storm 24 in the forest. The winds blew, the rain 25 , and the whole forest shook with fear. Despite the chaos, the oak tree stayed solid.26 about the oak tree’s resilience (适应力), a tiny reed in the nearby wetland 27 and asked, “How do you manage to stand firm during the storm? ” The oak tree 28 gently, “Dear reed, I sway (摇摆)with the wind instead of resisting it. I 29 that storms are a part of life, just as 30 and misunderstandingsare a part of growing up.”Tim asked his grandfather, “What does this story mean?”John smiled and said, “In life, we face difficulties and 31 . Stay strong and overcome them with a positive attitude. Don’t let hurtful words bring you down. They are 32 , like storms. Focus on your strength and keep moving forward.”Tim understood and faced 33 at school with bravery. With his grandfather’s guidance, Tim 34 to be a caring and resilient person who inspired others like his grandfather.The wise grandfather taught his grandson the 35 of resilience, empathy and the ability to overcomedifficulties.21．A．hope B．confidence C．improvement D．anger22．A．confusing B．attracting C．causing D．assisting23．A．dreams B．proposals C．measures D．complaints24．A．formed B．folded C．floated D．calmed25．A．survived B．poured C．gathered D．circulated26．A．Worried B．Serious C．Careful D．Curious27．A．argued B．expanded C．approached D．spun28．A．quarrelled B．pressed C．appealed D．replied29．A．hear B．understand C．doubt D．fear30．A．patterns B．blanks C．troubles D．talents31．A．conflicts B．permits C．theories D．voyages32．A．convincing B．temporary C．direct D．true33．A．greetings B．accusations C．challenges D．attempts34．A．grew up B．showed up C．came in D．set off35．A．root B．importance C．output D．discovery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。
河北金太阳2024-2025学年高三上学期开学考试英语试题
高三英语考试注意事项：1．答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。
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。
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 did the woman think the man was going to do?A．Wash clothes.B．Go to Sweden.C．Have supper.2．How many people will have dinner together?A．Three.B．Four.C．Five.3．When should the man make the call by his time?A．At2pm.B．At3pm.C．At5pm.4．What does the woman mean?A．They need to make more efforts.B．Most of the work remains to be done.C．The work is not as much as the man thinks.5．Which T-shirt will the man buy?A．The black one with long sleeves.B．The lighter-colored one with a V-neck.C．The round-necked one with short sleeves.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。
高三英语上学期入学考试试题含解析试题
中学2021级高三上学期入学考试高三英语试卷本套试卷分第一卷〔选择题〕和第二卷〔非选择题〕两局部。
第一卷1至8页，第二卷9至10页。
满分是150分。
考试时间是是120分钟。
第一局部听力理解〔一共两节，满分是30分〕第一节〔一共5小题；每一小题分，满分是分〕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三个选项里面选出最正确选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间是来答复有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What does the man mean?A. He works part-time. B He is out of work. C. He is tired of his work.2. What’s Anna?A. A housewife.B. A librarian.C. A hotel clerk.3. What are the speakers talking about?A. A party.B. A weekend.C. A person.4. Why does the man like the new coffee bar?A. Because of the prices.B. Because of the service.C. Because of the position.5. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Spend more time touring.B. Travel around another day.C. Meet him soon.第二节(一共15小题;每一小题分，满分是分)请听下面5段对话或者独白，选出最正确选项请听第6段材料，答复第6、7题。
6. What instrument is the man probably good at?A. The drums.B. The guitar.C. The violin.7. Why does the man play in the band?A. To prepare for his future.B. To make a living.C. To have fun. 请听第7段材料，答复第8至10题。
四川省成都市树德中学2023届高三上学期入学考试-英语试题
树德中学2020级高三上期入学考试英语试题时间：120分钟 总分：150分第［卷第一局部听力理解（共两节，总分值30分）第一节（共5小题；每题L5分,总分值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。
1. What will the woman do first?A. Discuss a project.B. Finish a report. 2. Where did the woman intend to go?A. To a cinema.B. To a restaurant. 3. How does the man feel about the speech?A. Confident.B. Excited. 4. Why didn't the woman have breakfast?A. She is busy with her paper.B. She gets used to skipping it.C. She doesn't think it's important.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Why the cheese factory is closing.B. When the cheese factory is closing.C. Whether the cheese factory is closing.第二节（共15小题；每题L5分，总分值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 选项中选出最正确选项。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每题5秒钟；听 完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
安徽省六校教育研究会2023年高三年级入学素质测试英语试题卷及答案
安徽六校教育研究会2023高三年级入学素质测试英语试题卷（答案在最后）注意事项：1.你拿到的试卷满分为150分，考试时间为120分钟。
2.试卷包括“试题卷”和“答题卷”两部分，请务必在“答题卷”上答题，在“试题卷”上答题无效。
第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30 分)第一节(共5 小题; 每一小题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，并标在试卷的相应位置。
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。
1. What did Daisy do yesterday?A. She bit the fence.B. She dug a hole.C. She lost a toy.2. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Interviewer and interviewee.B. Teacher and student.C. Colleagues.3. What is the woman going to do?A. Form a club.B. Sign up for yoga classes.C. Count her steps.4. Where are the speakers?A. In a taxi.B. At a subway station.C. At a bus stop.5. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Go to a clinic.B. Focus on her work.C. Have healthy food.第二节(共15 小题; 每一小题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。
湖南省长沙市雅礼中学2025届高三上学期入学考试英语试题及答案
湖南省长沙市雅礼中学2024-2025 学年高三上学期入学考试第二部分阅读理解 (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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
AFour of the world’s greatest national parksKomodoLocation: IndonesiaArea: 1,733km²Home to the world’s largest lizard ( 蜥蜴), the Komodo dragon, Komodo National Park is made up of 29 islands in the centre of the Indonesian archipelago (群岛). The park’s three main islands of Komodo, Rinca and Padar make ideal destinations for divers, as the surrounding coral reefs support a vast amount of oceanic diversity. With over 1,000 species of fish, 260 species of coral, and countless sea animals, this is an ideal spot to swim with sharks, whales, dolphins and more.Namib-NaukluftLocation: NamibiaArea: 49,768km²In the world’s oldest desert, the landscape moves. The golden dunes (沙丘) shift as winds blow and seasons pass. Visitors come to explore the dunes and it can be a real adventure. Jump in a 4×4 or hike across the sands on foot for a multi-day trail and you’ll soon find yourself deep in the Namibian wilderness. You’ll need a permit and doctor's letter to take on the longer hikes, but one-day hikes give anyone a chance to see more of the Namib.TongariroLocation: New ZealandArea: 795km²As New Zealand’s oldest national park, Tongariro National Park is home to three active volcanoes. And here’s the Tongariro Alpine Crossing, a 19.4-kilometre hike that takes you across beautiful landscapes. This park also draws in skiers during the winter seasons. The biggest ski area, Whakapapa, covers 5.5km² and has 15 lifts in all.TeideLocation: Tenerife, SpainArea: 190km²This park is home to Mount Teide, the highest peak in Spain. With a height of 3,718 metres, Mount Teide is also the third largest volcanic structure on the planet. Besides, Teide National Park possesses unique plants. The most unusual among the 139 recorded species is red bugloss, which has become the symbol of the park.21. What can visitors do in Komodo National Park?A. Play with the Komodo dragon.B. Go diving on its 29 islands.C. Have an up-close encounter with ocean life.D. Hike across the biggest ski area Whakapapa.22. Which of the following parks is the biggest?A. Teide National Park.B. Komodo National Park.C. Tongariro National Park.D. Namib-Naukluft National Park.23. What do the last two parks have in common?A. Both are well-known for their volcanoes.B. Both own more than 100 plant species.C. Both are perfect choices for skiers.D. Both feature golden dunes.BLindsey Stallworth, a high school student from Alabama, is on her way to a promising career in paleontology (古生物学) due to an unexpected discovery on family property. For years, she had been collecting fossils on their land in Monroe County, unaware of significant scientific value. However, her teacher at the Alabama School of Math and Science, Dr. Andrew Gentry, a paleontologist himself, took an interest when she showed him her collection.“Upon examining the fossil shark teeth Lindsey presented, I quickly identified one and became eager to learn about its origin,” said Andrew.Lindsey guided her teacher through the rural area where she had unearthed various relics, including shark teeth. Before long, they encountered an especially significant find on the grounds: a large bone from a 34-million-year-old whale skeleton! This led the pair to launch the huge project of uncovering the rest of the bones. After two months of hard work, they’ve managed to find the animal’s skull (颅骨).“Assuming the entire skeleton is present, it may require several years for us to have the entire animal back in the lab,” Andrew explained.Lindsey secured a research scholarship to persist in her fossil-digging expeditions alongside her instructor. Her enthusiasm for the project was at an all-time high, though she had never imagined a childhood pastime would lead her down this road. “We would go out and pick up shark teeth and fossil shells, but we never knew anyone that could tell us anything about them,” she recalled.“ We just thought they were cool.”“The Research Fellows Program allows Lindsey to gain real-world experience in scientific research and even present that research at professional conferences,” Andrew said. “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a high school student to stand out when applying to college and maybe even discover a new career path.”24. Why was Andrew fascinated by Lindsey’s finds?A. He had a personal interest in geography.B. He recognized the significance of one fossil.C. He was hoping to be financially independent.D. He wanted to start a paleontology club at school.25. What inspired Andrew and Lindsey to start a fossil uncovering project?A. A primitive whale’s bone.B. Some fossil shells.C. An animal’s skull.D. Some shark teeth.26. Which of the following best describes Andrew and Lindsey’s project?A. Risky but interesting.B. Dangerous but rewarding.C. Demanding but motivating.D. Boring but groundbreaking.27. What is the last paragraph mainly about?A. The unexpected joy of discovering fossils.B. The additional benefits of applying to college.C. Lindsey’s potential to become a high school teacher.D. Lindsey’s unique opportunities for future development.CWhen driving, Clara-Marina Martinez makes a note of any unusual behaviour she sees on the road. She then feeds these into machine-learning algorithms (算法), a form of AI, which she is helping develop for Porsche Engineering.Those algorithms are intended to produce a system reliable enough for a car to drive itself. Such a fully autonomous car, known in the industry as Level 5, should be able to complete an entire journey without any intervention (介入) from the driver, and deal with all situations on the road. But this is proving hard to achieve, and many attempts to do so are being abandoned. Last year, for instance, Uber sold off its unit developing self- driving cars.Autonomous vehicles are said to be not just convenient but potentially safer. However, just as people take time to learn how to drive safely, so do machines. And machines are not quick learners. The RAND Corporation calculates that to develop a system 20% safer than a human driver, 100 self-driving cars would have to operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.Carmakers such as Porsche therefore speed up the development process using simulators (模拟器 ). These teach software about dangers rarely encountered in reality. Dr Martinez and her colleagues employ “game engines” to do this. These are used to create virtual worlds through which the software can drive. Objects in these virtual worlds are assigned their physical characteristics (ie, buildings are hard, people are soft) so that the sensors in vehicles respond in the appropriate way. Once the software has been trained, it is tested in real autonomous vehicles by re-creating those situations on a test track.How quickly all this will translate into reality remains to be seen. Both regulators and customers will need to overcome the doubt that a software driver really can be safer than a human being.From Porsche’s point of view, though, there is another question. Given that much of the reason owning a sports car is for owners to show off their driving skills, just how big a market will there be for a version where software takes those bragging (炫耀的) rights away?28. What does Clara-Marina Martinez intend to do?A. Market Porsche cars.B. Improve an AI technology.C. Learn to be a responsible driver.D. Enjoy riding in a self- driving car.29. What is the problem with self- driving cars?A. They learn as slowly as human beings.B. They have to be monitored by human drivers.C. They operate for a very short period of time.D. They need a long time to reach a certain safety level.30. What are Dr Martinez and her colleagues doing?A. Fixing sensors in autonomous vehicles.B. Re-creating road situations on a test track.C. Enabling software to identify road dangers.D. Separating the real world from the virtual world.31. What worries Porsche according to the last paragraph?A. The quality of self-driving cars.B. The future of the sports car market.C. The driving skills of human beings.D. The reliability of car software.DImagine this. You need an image of a balloon for a work presentation and turn to an AI text-to-image generator, like Midjourney or DALL-E, to create a suitable image. You enter the prompt (提示词) “red balloon against a blue sky” but the generator returns an image of an egg instead.What’s going on? The generator you’re using may have been “poisoned”. What does this mean? Text-to-image generators work by being trained on large datasets that include millions or billions of images. Some of the generators have been trained by indiscriminately (任意地) scraping online images, many of which may be under copyright. This has led to many copyright infringement ( 侵害) cases where artists have accused big tech companies of stealing and profiting from their work.This is also where the idea of “poison” comes in. Researchers who want to empower individual artists have recently created a tool named “Nightshade” to fight back against unauthorised image scraping. The tool works by slightly changing an image’s pixels (像素) in a way that confuses the computer vision system but leaves the image unchanged to ahuman’s eyes. If an organization then scrapes one of these images to train a future AI model, its data pool becomes “poisoned”. This can result in mistaken learning, which makes the generator return unintended results. As in our earlier example, a balloon might become an egg.The higher the number of “poisoned” images in the training data, the greater the impact. Because of how generative AI works, the damage from “poisoned” images also affects related prompt keywords. For example, if a “poisoned” image of a Picasso work is used in training data, prompt results for masterpieces from other artists can also be affected.Possibly, tools like Nightshade can be abused by some users to intentionally upload “poisoned” images in order to confuse AI generators. But the Nightshade’s developer hopes the tool will make big tech companies more respectful of copyright. It does challenge a common belief among computer scientists that data found online can be used for any purpose they see fit.Human rights activists, for example, have been concerned for some time about the indiscriminate use of machine vision in wider society. This concern is particularly serious concerning facial recognition. There is a clear connection between facial recognition cases and data poisoning, as both relate to larger questions around technological governance. It may be better to see data poisoning as an innovative solution to the denial of some fundamental human rights.32. What does the underlined word “scraping” in paragraph 2 probably mean?A. Facilitating.B. Polishing.C. Damaging.D. Collecting.33. According to the text, what may adding poisoned data lead to?A. Affecting the training of generative AI.B. Discriminating against great masterpieces.C. Causing users to forget the prompt key words.D. Increasing the accuracy of returned information.34. What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?A. Computer scientists have learned to respect the copyright of most artists.B. Nightshade is being abused by human rights activists to recognize faces.C. Data poisoning is somehow justified to direct attention to human rights.D. The issue of technological governance has aroused the lawyers’ interest.35. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?A. Data Poisoning: Restricting Innovation or Empowering ArtistsB. Data Poisoning: Risks and Rewards of Generative AI Data TrainingC. Data Poisoning: Addressing Facial Recognition Issues Among ArtistsD. Data Poisoning: Government Empowering Citizens to Protect Themselves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。
2023-2024学年四川省内江市第六中学高三下期入学考试英语试题
2023-2024学年四川省内江市第六中学高三下期入学考试英语试题Not everyone knows that Mogao Caves in China has a “little sister” — Yulin Caves, which is smaller but better preserved than Mogao Caves. This “little sister” has the most brilliant murals (壁画) which are large in scale (规模) and diverse in forms and skills, with much art value. Here is some information to refer to when planning your tour here.Daily Itinerary (行程)DAY 1: Visit Mingshashan in the middle afternoon when it is not very hot and sunburn is low.DAY 2: Visit Yulin Caves. You can visit up to 6 caves. After that, drive about 30 minutes to Suoyangcheng.DAY 3: Visit the newly opened Mogao Caves Digital Exhibition Center. You will watch two short but well-produced educational documentary movies about Mogao Caves. After the movies, take the interzonal bus to Mogao Caves.Highlights of This Tour●In-depth tour of Mogao Caves and Yulin Caves●Visiting Suoyangcheng — an ancient ruined city 2,000 years ago●Private tour package covering airport pick-up, accommodation, sightseeing and private tour guideBasic Information about Price●$380 per person●This price is based on a group of 2 adults sharing one standard double-bed room in 4-star hotels and traveling with our private tour in low seasons.●This price is subject to change according to your traveling season, group size, hotel, class, etc. If you want a lower price, you can get more people to join you, or use economy class hotels.1. When can tourists see the documentary movies?A．On Day 1. B．On Day 2. C．On Day 3. D．Any day.2. What is a most interesting part of the tour?A．An old living city. B．In-depth travel in private.C．Free accommodations. D．Two brilliant tour guides.3. Where can you find the text probably?A．In a history textbook. B．On a travel agency website.C．In an academic journal. D．On an exhibition of murals.Jeremiah Thoronka was born in the fighting of the Sierra Leone civil war and grew up in the gutter (贫民窟) on the suburbs of the capital Freetown, having to burn wood for lighting and heating. Jeremiah saw with his own eyes how, in addition to the smog making breathing problems common, his young contemporaries fell behind in their schoolwork because of a lack of decent lighting.Energy poverty is a major issue in Sierra Leone—with just 26% of the population having access to electricity. In rural parts of the country, only 6% of people have electricity access, most of whom turn to solar lanterns and dry-cell batteries. As a result, it’s led to the destruction of forests as people cut down trees for firewood, which leaves Sierra Leone highly sensitive to extreme events like flooding and landslides. Families’ reliance on firewood also leads to frequent house fires.These life-threatening disadvantages and hardships fuelled Jeremiah’s passion for renewable energy and climate change advocacy. At 17, when studying at the African Leadership University in Rwanda, he launched a start-up called Optim Energy that transforms vibrations (震动) from vehicles and footfall on roads into an electric current. It is different from established renewable energy sources including wind or solar because it generates power without relying on changeable weather.Optim Energy ran a successful pilot program in Jeremiah’s neighbourhoods, Makawo in the northern part of Sierra Leone and Kuntoluh east of Freetown. With just two devices, the start-up provided free electricity to 150 households comprising around 1,500 citizens, as well as 15 schools where more than 9,000 students attend.Jeremiah is currently developing plans to expand into the healthcare field, which needs power to cool medicines and create enough light for treating patients after dark.4. What affected the young fellows’ academic performance?A．The war. B．The smog. C．The poorlighting. D．The breathing problem.5. What can we learn about “energy poverty” from paragraph 2?A．It is caused by solar lanterns and dry-cellbatteries.B．It has a worse impact on the city area.C．It brings about the destruction of forests. D．It increases the risk of forest fires.6. What is special about Optim Energy?A．It draws on vibrations to makeelectricity.B．It upgrades the use of solar energy.C．It runs a pilot program throughout thecity.D．It helps 9,000 students return to school.7. What message does the text want to convey?A．Electricity is the lifeblood of the city.B．Whoever is happy will make others happy too.C．Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.D．We are all in the gutter, but some are making it better.Carl Wieman, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist at Stanford University, excelled in the lab, where he created the Bose-Einstein condensate (玻色-爱因斯坦凝聚态). However, his mastery in the lab did not extend to the classroom. For years, he wrestled with what seemed to be a straightforward task: making undergraduates comprehend physics as he did. Laying it out for them—explaining, even demonstrating the core concepts of the discipline—was not working. Despite his clear explanations, his students’ cap acity to solve the problems he posed to them remained inadequate.It was in an unexpected place that he found the key to the problem: not in his classrooms but among the graduate students (研究生) who came to work in his lab. When his PH. D. candidates entered the lab, Wieman noticed, their habits of thought were no less narrow and rigid than the undergraduates. Within a year or two, however, these same graduate students transformed into the flexible thinkers he was trying so earnestly, and unsuccessfully, to cultivate. “Some kind of intellectual process must have been missing from the traditional education,” Wieman recounts.A major factor in the graduate students’ transformation. Wieman concluded, was their experience of intense social engagement around a body of knowledge — the hours they spent advising, debating with, and recounting anecdotes to one another. In 2019, a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences backed this idea. Tracking the intellectual advancement of several hundred graduate students in the sciences over the course of four years, its authors found that the development of crucial skills such as generating hypotheses (假设), designing experiments, and analyzing data was closely related to the students’ engagement w ith their peers in the lab, rather than the guidance they received from their faculty mentors (导师).Wieman is one of a growing number of Stanford professors who are bringing this “active learning” approach to their courses. His aspiration is to move science education away from the lecture format, toward a model that is more active and more engaged.8. What problem did Carl Wieman have with his undergraduates?A．Making them excel in the lab. B．Demonstrating lab experiments.C．Facilitating their all-round development. D．Enhancing their physics problem-solving.9. Which of the following best describes the graduate students who first joined Wieman’s lab?A．Limited in thinking. B．Resistant to new ideas.C．Flexible and earnest. D．Experienced and cooperative.10. What is crucial for developing students’ intelligent thought according to the 2019 study?A．Intense lab work. B．Peer pressure and evaluation.C．Academic interaction with fellows. D．Engagement with external society.11. Which of the following can be a suitable title for the text?A．Transforming Graduates’ Habits B．Carl Wieman’s Nobel Prize JourneyC．The Nobel-Prize Winner’s Struggles D．Carl Wieman’s Education Innovation Since the 1950s, some 9.2 billion tonnes of plastic have been produced globally, of which only about10% has ever been recycled. Yet environmentally conscious companies and consumers continue to look to recycling as a way to ease the plastic problem. Manufacturing giants claim to be committedto making more of their products and packaging from recycled materials. However, this confidence masks (掩饰) a complex web of issues around plastic recycling. Recycling rates remain extremely low and critics argue that we should look at alternative ways to tackle plastic pollution.While many plastics have the potential to be recycled, most are not because the process is costly, complicated and the resulting product of a lower quality than the original. Despite rising demand for recycled plastic, few waste companies turn a profit. Part of this is because virgin plastic-linked to oil prices - is often cheaper than recycled plastic, meaning there is little economic incentive to use it. Worse yet, much of our plastic waste is difficult to recycle. Lightweight food packaging, like a mozzarella packet, contains different plastics, dyes and toxic additives (添加剂). This dirty mix means plastic recycled through mechanical methods- the most common form- can only be melted down and moulded (浇铸,塑造) again a couple of times before it becomes too fragile to be reused. And the nature of the process means plastic recycling has a carbon footprint of its own.Given all of these difficulties, environmental critics say recycling is not the solution-and argue that creating more products from recycled material to attract environmental consciousness merely worsens the problem. “The solution is to use less plastic and to stop misleading the public about the recyclability,” says Enck, president of Beyond Plastics, a US campaign group with a mission to end single-use plastic. “They should stop making false claims about the recyclability of plastics since they know most will either be littered (乱扔) or burned or landfilled (填埋). Using less plastics means shifting to reusable products and relying more on paper, cardboard, glass and metal- -all of which should be made from recycled content.”12. What is an environmentally conscious customer’s attitude towards recycling plastics?A．Suspicious. B．Favorable. C．Indifferent. D．Disapproving. 13. What does the underlined word “incentive” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A．motive. B．issue. C．crisis. D．policy.14. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?A．The recycling process of plastics. B．Pollutants contained in recycled plastics.C．Reasons why users dislike recycled plastics. D．Contributing factors to low plastic recycling rates.15. What will the environmental critics be happy to see according to the text?A．Using metal or glass food containers. B．Littering recycled plastics in a landfill.C．Processing plastics in a mechanical way. D．Launching campaigns to promoterecyclability.Science fiction television has done a lot to shape how we view the meals of the future, from an evening dinner in pill form to machines giving us any meal we desire, on demand. 16 However, while these ideas for food creation are more than fifty years old, the way we produce and consume food has not changed very much. Even though there is enough food available today to feed the world, more than 870 million people do not have enough to eat. 17With the global population expected to grow to more than nine billion by 2050, demand for food will only increase. No pills or machines have solved our food problems yet.However, agricultural science has been responsible for saving huge numbers of lives. Science and technology helped us out of starvation during the 1960s and 70s when the world’s population exploded. 18 The result of this panic was the “green revolution”, which saw the intr oduction to farming of high production grains, improved irrigation systems and hybrid seeds, saving over one billion people from starvation19 Having enough food is only the first step. There are complications with natural disasters, conflict, poverty and environmental problems. All these can mean that the food supply is put at risk 20 Many people are concerned about “playing around with nature”, adjusting how food looks and tastes and smells, and other human interferences(干预), all of which are widespread.Anyhow, the world has not been completely saved from starvation, but we are on the way to get there.Have you ever found yourself in a situation where something you enjoy on a daily basis is suddenly not available to you? For several weeks I volunteered on a ________ on the big island of Hawaii. My ________ in doing so: to learn how to grow my own food in a sustainable way, along with experiencing a simpler ________.Being an average twenty-something citizen of the ________ world, I spend a lot of free time using mobile devices. Before coming to Hawaii, I’d n ever made an effort to ________ that. When I arrived at the farm and discovered that the WiFi, ________ mainly by solar panels on the roof of my small room, wasn’t working normally, I knew a ________ to learn about myself had come knocking. Over the first couple days, I frequently thought about ________ my social media before realizing that I couldn’t. I ________ this source of entertainment and felt ________ from the world. I was________ that someone would message me and think I was ________ them. After it fully sank in that I couldn’t connect to my social networks, I felt more ________ in my immediate environment.My attention was less ________ while working on tasks. Though I still periodically felt ________, my anxiety faded and suddenly, I realized how much more time I had for the things that gave me a deeper, more real sense of achievement and ________: for me, this included yoga and mindful movement, reading, and being out in ________.My digital detox was not something I chose to do ________, but I’m thankful that it happened this way. ________ I value my devices just as much as I did before the digital detox, I realize that being ________ about how I use them is key to keeping my phone a positive addition to my life.21.A．farm B．beach C．playground D．river22.A．method B．purpose C．advantage D．suggestion23.A．solution B．custom C．principle D．lifestyle24.A．unique B．modern C．perfect D．complex25.A．change B．blame C．explore D．destroy26.A．challenged B．repaired C．powered D．closed27.A．vacation B．difficulty C．routine D．chance28.A．checking B．inventing C．building D．quitting29.A．respected B．missed C．praised D．accepted30.A．broken up B．fed up C．cut off D．paid off31.A．anxious B．surprised C．embarrassed D．cautious32.A．repeating B．answering C．ignoring D．criticizing33.A．experienced B．absorbed C．concerned D．disappointed34.A．received B．escaped C．caught D．distracted35.A．delighted B．greedy C．lonely D．convinced36.A．peace B．urgency C．ambition D．loss37.A．return B．place C．danger D．nature38.A．nervously B．reasonably C．carelessly D．willingly39.A．If B．After C．While D．Because40.A．bored B．selective C．familiar D．patient阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
北京市2022-2023学年高三上学期入学定位考试英语试题
北京市2022-2023学年高三上学期入学定位考试英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、完形填空John Oens was an enthusiastic hunter and enjoyed being in the woods. Once into the Wisconsin wilderness in November, his team encountered something unbelievable when he checked the 1 .Instead of a coyote, he saw a huge timber wolf, which is on the endangered species list, trying to get free. John realized he couldn’t 2 this wolf, since the animal might die of exposure. However, he had to put his 3 on the line to free the creature. His heart was pounding while he prepared.His dad ran to the truck to get a gun as a precaution and some plywood(夹板). 4 , they could figure it out without the gun.A little time had passed since they found the wolf, but it seemed like an eternity(永恒) to John. When his dad returned, John put the plan in motion. He 5 the plywood, using it as his shield(盾牌). While all that happened, his friend filmed everything. His dad was also available to fire the gun if the wolf decided to attack. They were prepared but 6 !John 7 closer and closer all the while. His dad was a reassuring sight for him. John looked at his friend for moral support, 8 that now was when the action started.Finally, John freed the wolf’s paw from the trap. It took one moment for it to spin and fly away. The three men were happy because the wolf was free, and John was still safe.When they viewed the video to see it all 9 later, they noticed the wolf look at John for a brief moment before running back to the woods. Was it his way of showing appreciation? Anyhow, John made the best 10 !1．A．traps B．plans C．routes D．numbers 2．A．free B．help C．miss D．abandon 3．A．hands B．life C．mind D．hope 4．A．Hopefully B．Excitedly C．Finally D．Causally 5．A．took over B．set down C．picked up D．gave away 6．A．determined B．interested C．scared D．disappointed 7．A．checked B．inched C．rushed D．rolled 8．A．signaling B．guessing C．remembering D．deciding9．A．develop B．unfold C．end D．record 10．A．challenge B．preparation C．choice D．discovery二、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。
四川省成都市金牛区成都外国语学校2024-2025学年高三上学期开学英语试题(含答案)
高2022级2024-2025学年高三上期入学考试第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）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。
1. What is the best part of Mike's homeworkA. The grammar.B. The handwriting.C. The story2. Who probably picked the woman's peachesA. Her son.B. The man.C. Her neighbor.3. Why does Jim refuse to go campingA. He prefers to stay at home.B. He has a project to finish.C. He needs to prepare potatoes.4. What is the relationship between the speakersA. Boss and secretary.B. Receptionist and patient.C. Doctor and nurse.5. What did the woman do todayA. She went shopping.B. She took a bus home.C. She had her yoga class.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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
高三英语下学期入学考试试题含解析 试题
海淀区首师附中 2021-2021 学年度第二学期入学考试制卷人：打自企；成别使；而都那。
审核人：众闪壹；春壹阑；各厅……日期：2022年二月八日。
高三英语试卷考试时间是是 120 分钟满分是 120 分第二局部：知识运用〔一共两节，45 分〕第一节语法填空〔一共 10 小题；每一小题 1.5 分，一共 15 分〕A阅读以下短文，根据短文内容填空。
在未给提示词的空白处仅填写上 1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
Which sea animal is ___1___ (good) at escaping? The answer may be the octopus(章鱼). An octopus’ body is very soft. There are no bones in it. The small animal has just two little hard parts in ___2___ (it) mouth. So it can go into very small spaces. An octopus weighing about 230g can pass ___3___ a -wide hole.【答案】1. best2. its3. through【解析】本文是一篇说明文。
文章介绍了最擅长逃跑的海洋动物---章鱼。
【1题详解】考察副词最高级。
句意：哪一种海洋动物最擅长于逃跑呢？根据句意可知此处应用最高级，be best at 是be good at的最高级形式，意为：最擅长于……。
故填best。
【2题详解】考察形容词性物主代词。
句意：这种小动物只是在嘴里有两个很小的坚硬局部。
根据后面的名词mouth 可知前面应用形容词性物主代词，用its意为:章鱼的…。
故填its。
【3题详解】考察介词。
句意：体重到达230克的一只章鱼可以穿过厘米宽的洞。
根据句意可知此处考察短语pass through“穿过〞。
高三英语上学期入学考试试题高三全册英语试题_01
领兑市安插阳光实验学校高三英语上学期入学考试试题第一卷一. 听力理解（共20小题，每题1.5分，满分30分）听完录音后，从各题所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题的最佳选项，所有录音材料仅读一遍。
听第1段材料，回答第1小题1、What did the man say about the cell phone?A. It was a gift.B. He made it a gift.C. He would sell it.D. It got late calls.听第2段材料，回答第2小题2. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a library.B. In an office.C. In a bookstore.D. In a grocery store.听第3段材料，回答第3小题3. What will Olga do in the evening?A. Go to see a play.B. Go to visit Susan.C. Go to the disco.D. Go to meet his father.听第4段材料，回答第4小题4. Which book has Peter’s brother got already?A. English textbooks. B. Chinese textbooks.C. A chemistry book.D. A history book.听第5段材料，回答第5小题5. Why does Jane eat a fruit for lunch?A. She is on a diet.B. She loves fruit a lot.C. She can get nothing else.D. She is in a rush for the work.听第6段材料，回答第6至8小题6. Why is Tom thinking of a part-time job?A. To get some experience.B. To make some money.C. To meet people.D. To get data for his school project.7. What does Tom dislike about delivering newspapers?A. Rising early.B. Memorizing addresses.C. Walking a lot.D. Working alone.8. Which of the following could Tom do while baby-sitting?A. Meet friends.B. Watch TV.C. Drink beer.D. Listen to music.听第7段材料，回答第9至11小题9. Which part of the party did Leila enjoy most?A. Games.B. Dancing.C. Singing.D. Eating.10. What was the girl from Class Three usually like?A. Determined.B. Easy-going.C. Confident.D. Shy.11. What did the speakers say about Tracy?A. She had professional potential.B. She was good but a bit nervous.C. She learned singing from a professor.D. She was famous for singing.听第8段材料，回答第12和13小题12. Why dose Mary need a camera?A. To photograph the weekend camping.B. To photograph the landscape in Wales.C. To take pictures of wild birds.D. To improve her photography skills.13. What must Mary do to borrow the camera?A. Give John some batteries.B. Invite John to camp together.C. Make sure nothing goes wrong with it.D. Show that she knows how to use it.听第9段材料，回答第14至17小题14. What does Rachel do at the present?A. She edits films.B. She designs ads.C. She composes music.D. She works as a film director.15. Where did Rachel learn about the job?A. From online ads.B. From her friends.C. From the newspaper.D. From the movie studio.16. What was Rachel advised to do to get the job?A. Keep calling.B. Meet the boss.C. Email the personal officer.D. Deliver the resume personally.17. Who helped Rachel a lot to get the job?A. Her parents.B. Her teacher.C. The interviewer.D. The career advisor.听第10段材料，回答第18至20小题18. What is most needed in the speaker’s job?A. Experience.B. Creative ideas.C. Attractive appearance.D. Knowledge in advertising.19. Why does the speaker like his job?A. It is usually well-paid.B. It has an excellent environment.C. It brings a sense of achievement.D. It offers an opportunity to travel aboard.20. What do we know about the speaker’s boss?A. He is truly a good leader.B. He is an expert in advertising.C. He is difficult to get along with.D. He is very strict with his employees.二. 英语运用（共35题，每小题1分，满分35分。
湖南省长沙市第一中学2022-2023学年高三上学期入学考试英语试题
2022-2023-1长沙市一中高三上入学考试英语时量：120分钟满分：150分第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）略第二部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共11小题；每小题2.5分，满分27.5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。
AJames Dyson is the inventor of the cyclone(气旋) Dyson vacuum cleaner that completely transformed the way vacuum cleaners are designed. Traditional vacuum cleaners would suck up air and dust using a fan and then the dust was filtered by the pores(气孔) in the bag. The dust stayed in the bag and the air escaped. The problem with that design was that the pores in the bag very quickly get blocked with the dust, the air couldn’t escape and so the sucking power and cleaning efficiency drops.Dyson’s cyclone technology doesn’t use any bags at all. Air is sucked into a plastic cone-shaped object. The dust is separated from the air thanks to centrifugal forces(离心力). The dust falls to the bottom and is collected in a tray and pure air escapes. No blocking, no loss of suction and no smells.It took him 15 years of his life and over 5,000 prototypes working in his garage to come up with a working model! Completing the design of the cyclone cleaner was just the start of Dyson’s incredible story. You would think that the manufacturers of traditional cleaners would have been eager to do a deal with Dyson in order to license his superior product. — Wrong!From their short-sighted perspective, they didn’t want to pay Dyson licensing fees for his invention because that would reduce their net profit. In their opinion, they could just carry on with their inferior product and continue making their massive profits. They refused to do business with Dyson, certain that his invention would go away without their investment.Most people would have just given up there. Not Dyson. He made the decision to start his own manufacturing company and to beat them at their own game. In 1993, he set up a factory in the UK to produce the Dyson Dual Cyclone and then started advertising it directly to the British pub lic using TV ads with the slogan “Say goodbye to the bag”. It was a huge success and went on to outsell cleaners made by the very same manufacturers that had rejected him. Sweet revenge.21. What is the major difference between Dyson’s product and other vacuum cleaners?A. It uses fewer bags.B. It produces less noise.C. It allows for the free flow of air.D. It sucks up air and dust using a fan.22. Why didn’t the manufacturers cooperate with Dyson?A. Because the public were not interested in his ads.B. Because Dyson had already set up his own company.C. Because they believed his product was less profitable.D. Because they thought their existing products were superior.23. What qualities contributed to Dyson’s success?A. Teamwork spirit and generosity.B. Commitment and persistence.C. Integrity and kindness.D. Punctuality and creativity.BMusic makes life better in many ways. The fact that music can make a difficult task more tolerable may be why students often choose to listen to it while doing their homework. But is listening to music the smart choice for students who want to optimize their learning? A new study suggests that for some students, listening to music is a wise strategy, but for others, it isn’t. The effect of music on cognitive(认知的) functioning appears to depend partly on your personality — specifically, on your need for external stimulation.Researchers not only assessed listeners’ personality but also changed the difficulty of the task and the complexity of the music. Participants first completed a personality test used to determine the need for external stimulation. They then engaged in an easy cognitive task (searching for the letter A in lists of words) and a more challenging one (remembering word pairs). Participants finished both tasks under one of two sound conditions: (1) no music, (2) with music.The data suggest that for those with a high need of external stimulation, on the simple task of finding A’s, such subjects’ scores for the music condition were significantly worse than those for the silent condition. On the complex task of learning word pairs, their performance was worse whenever music was played. For those with a low need of external stimulation, however, on the simple task of findings A’s, such participants’ scores for the music condition were dramatically better than those for the silent condition. On the complex task of learning word pairs, the participants showed a small but reliable benefit when listening to music.According to the study, there are substantial individual differences in the impact of music on cognitive function, resulting in personalized recommendations regarding its presence in the classroom. Students who are easily bored and who seek out stimulation should be cautious of adding music to the mix. On the other hand, students with a low need for stimulation may benefit significantly from the presence of music.With the right personality, the right music and the right task, the presence of music may significantly improve cognitive functioning. Given the benefits of music, subscription to Spotify just might pay for itself.24. What can we learn about the study in paragraph 2?A. It only involved the participants’ r esponse to music.B. The difficulty of the two tasks decreased in the experiment.C. Participants completed two tasks when composing songs.D. Participants were grouped by their need for external stimulation.25. What can we infer from the results shown in paragraphs 3-4?A. The complexity of tasks might reduce the benefit of music.B. Students should listen to music when performing complex tasks.C. Students with less external stimulation perform badly with music.D. The presence of music suits students seeking for external stimulation.26. What might the underlined word “Spotify” be?A. A psychology journal.B. A music platform.C. A travel guide.D. A personality test.27. What could be the best title for the article?A. Why is music essential in your study?B. Is music beneficial to your personality?C. Does music boost your cognitive performance?D. How can music affect your external stimulation?CGeothermal(地热的) power generation is one of our most stable renewable energy resources. Heat generated below the Earth’s surface can provide an almost unlimited supply to power and heat homes. And while geothermal electricity only accounts for around one percent of global generation, that is set to at least triple by 2050.The Geysers in Cali fornia is the world’s largest geothermal electricity complex. It produces enough electricity from its 18 power plants for 725,000 homes, totaling 20 percent of the state’s renewable energy. Superheated “dry steam” is channeled from a large sandstone reservoir heated by a large magma chamber(岩浆房) more than four miles beneath the surface.Heat is captured from its passage through the rock and the heated water converts into electricity. Cooled water is then recycled and pumped back to gather more heat. EGS (enhanced geothermal systems) technologies will open up many more sites for geothermal energy. “You can effectively put a power plant anywhere,” said Will Pettit, director of the Geothermal Resources Council. “All you have to do is drill(钻孔) deep enough and you will find hot rock.”Most geothermal plants actually use a flash steam technique, where hot water (at 360F or 180C) is drawn up, passed into lower pressure tanks and ‘flashed’ into steam to power a turbine(涡轮机). Binary cycle(双元循环) plants are the growth technology because they can operate at lower water temperatures and more diverse geographical locations. They use moderately hot water to heat a secondary fluid with a lower boiling point — as low as 135F —to drive turbines.Geothermal plants already emit 11 times less carbon dioxide per unit of electricity than the average US coal power plant. They can also operate 24 hours a day to provide a solid base load for homes and businesses.There are drawbacks too. Seismic activity around drilling wells is a factor. High investment costs are another. But the US government is backing the sector with multi-million dollar funds to push forward advanced EGS research. Geothermal energy is set to play a big part in the low-carbon electricity future.28. What do Wil l Pettit’s words suggest in paragraph 3?A. It takes great effort to develop geothermal power.B. Geothermal power development is money-consuming.C. Geothermal power plants can be set up in certain places.D. More geothermal energy can be found with advanced technology.29. What can be inferred from paragraph 4?A. Power plants are not affected by water.B. Hot water is used to power a turbine directly.C. Binary cycle plants are less restricted to locations.D. A flash steam technique is a must in geothermal plants.30. What is the main idea of the article?A. Traditional power has been replaced by geothermal power in America.B. Businesses are competing to gain an advantage in geothermal power.C. Geothermal power is likely to be the best chance to sustainable power.D. EGS technologies have come into widespread application around the world.31. What is the writer’s attitude towards geothermal power?A. Optimistic.B. Pessimistic.C. Indifferent.D. Concerned.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
英语-2024届新高三开学摸底考试卷(上海专用)(解析版)
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I.Listening Comprehension（25分）Section A（10分）Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1．A．Negative.B．Neutral. C．Uninterested.D．Supportive.【答案】D【原文】M: Our neighbourhood is going to have a swimming pool soon.W: It is about time. I don’t know why it has taken so long.Q: What is the woman’s attitude towards the swimming pool?2．A．Go on a trip.B．Take a long sail.C．Run a restaurant.D．Prepare a meal.【答案】A【原文】M: Our children are waiting downstairs. Let’s hurry.W: Wait a minute. We’ll take some food with us. They don’t like the meal served on the train. Q: What are the speakers’ family probably going to do?3．A．If he has more than a dollar. B．If he makes a phone call first.C．If he finds the change machine. D．If he buys something from her.【答案】D【原文】M: Miss, can you give me change for a dollar so that I can make a phone call at the callbox.W: Sorry, sir. I am not allowed to give change without a purchase. But you’ll find a change machine in front of the jewelry store.Q: In which situation can the woman give the man some change?4．A．The time is not convenient.B．Her house is not big enough.C．A few people won’t turn up.D．There won’t be enough food.【答案】B【原文】M: Helen’s going to have a birthday party on Friday evening. She’s invited a lot of people. If everyone turns up, there will be a squeeze in her house.W: But a few people said they couldn’t go, so I think it should be OK.Q: What might be a problem for Helen’s birthday party according to the man?5．A．Mom doesn’t like wine.B．They’ve already got plenty of wine.C．They are going to buy what they need.D．They’ve got enough food for the party.【答案】B【原文】W: Dad, shall we go to buy some wine for Mom’s birthday party?M: What? Don’t we have enough by now?Q: What does the man imply?6．A．They can’t speak English.B．The microphone doesn’t work well.C．They are not familiar with his topic. D．The speaker is speaking too fast.【答案】B【原文】M: There must be something wrong with the microphone the speaker is using. I can hardly catch a word he is saying.W: Yeah, I can’t understand anything myself.Question: Why are these people having trouble understanding the speaker?7．A．John’s job transfer.B．The rapid spread of rumour.C．The new project in India.D．John’s quarrel with his wife.【答案】A【原文】W: Hey, John. I hear they’re going to send you to India for the new project.M: News travels fast! I was informed of the job transfer a few hours ago. I still don’t know how to break the news to my wife.Q: What are the two speakers talking about?8．A．Sell the broken parts. B．Buy a new one.C．Make a profitable investment.D．Have the old one fixed.【答案】B【原文】M: My fridge is more than twelve years old and it had worked just fine until last night.W: You’ll never be able to get parts for it. It might be time to invest in a more recent model.Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?9．A．Jack is currently living in the south.B．Jack is used to wet climate.C．Jack intends to settle problems through moving to the south.D．She wants to talk Jack out of moving to the south.【答案】D【原文】M: It turns out that Jack intends to move to a southern city and settle down there.W: Not if he is told how wet and hot the south is. And I am going to tell him that.Q: What does the woman mean?10．A．She doesn’t mind it as the road conditions are good.B．She is tired of driving in heavy traffic.C．She is unhappy to have to drive such a long way every dayD．She enjoys it because she’s good at driving.【答案】A【原文】M:I hear you drive a long way to work every day.W:Oh, yes. It’s about sixty miles, But it doesn’t seem that far, the road is not bad, and there’s not much traffic.Q: How does the woman feel about driving to work?Section B（15分）Directions: In Section B. you will hear two short passages several and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of them. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11．A．The location. B．The scenery.C．The seafood. D．The culture. 12．A．Attract whales to the closer shore.B．Tell people where to see whales.C．Warn people to stay away from shore.D．Go around to gather enough visitors. 13．A．It is held every other year in summer.B．It helps Whale Crier to show his talents.C．It guarantees everyone to find something to enjoy.D．It is one of the best eco-arts festivals in South Africa.【答案】11．A 12．B 13．C【原文】The annual whale festival in Hermanus, South Africa, starts today. The coastal town, located on the Western Cape about 1.5 hours from Cape Town, is famous for whale watching. It is one of the best locations in the world to witness large numbers of southern right whales moving in the season. The festival, which is the only eco-arts festival in South Africa, attracts over 130,000 visitors.Hermanus also has the world’s only “Whale Crier”, whose job is to go around and tell people where they may see whales — with his horn. Fortunately, the timing of the festival almost guarantees a whale sighting — as close as a few meters from shore!The whales are, of course, the main attraction of the festival, but many more terrific activities are available. The seaside environment, with the surrounding mountains, makes an ideal setting to enjoy the festival’s musical performances and fantastic seafood. For those who desire more adventure, there’s open water swimming, a night run and sports challenges. Other activities include an old car show, arts and crafts stalls and entertainment for kids. With something for everyone, what more could one ask for?Questions:11. What is the reason for so many visitors choosing to watch whales in Hermanus?12. What does Whale Crier do at the festival?13. What can we learn about the whale festival?Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14．A．Conflicts between labor and management.B．Rights and responsibilities of company employees.C．Common complaints made by office workers.D．Health and safety conditions in the workplace.15．A．They wanted the outdated equipment replaced.B．They quit work to protect their unborn babies.C．They sought help from union representatives.D．They requested to have their posts changed.16．A．To show how busy they are at work.B．To show how they love winter sports.C．To protest against the poor working conditions.D．To protect themselves against the heating system.【答案】14．D 15．D 16．C【原文】Since a union representative visited our company to inform us about our rights and protections, my co-workers have been worrying about health conditions and complaining about safety risks in the workplace. Several of the employees in the computer department, for example, claim to be developing vision problems from having to stare at a video display terminal for about seven hours a day. An X-ray technician is refusing to do her job until the firm agrees to replace its out-dated equipment. She insists that it’s exposing workers to unnecessarily high doses of radiation. She thinks that she may have to contact the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to inspect the department. I’ve heard that at a factory in the area, two pregnant women, who were working with paint, requested a transfer to a safer department because they wanted to prevent damage to their unborn babies. The supervisor of personnel refused the request. In another firm the workers were constantly complaining about the malfunctioning heating system, but the owner was too busy or too mean to do anything about it. Finally, they all met and agreed to wear ski-clothing to work the next day. The owner was too embarrassed to talk to his employees. But he had the heating system replaced right away.Questions14. What does the talk focus on?15. What does the speaker say about the two pregnant women?16. Why did the workers in the firm wear ski-clothing to work?Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17．A．Amish teenagers.B．An online program.C．Trips to Los Angeles.D．An imaginary community.18．A．They do not have modern technology.B．They have never left their home.C．They do not park cars by themselves.D．They have never seen the ocean. 19．A．The modern world likes to teach children to fix machines.B．The Amish people have no contact with the modern world.C．The modern world does not welcome the Amish teenagers.D．The Amish people take horses as a means of transportation.20．A．Disappointed and sad.B．Upset but excited.C．Annoyed and unhappy.D．Puzzled but interested.【答案】17．B 18．A 19．D 20．D【原文】M: Have you seen that online program about Amish people?W: No. Why?M: Oh, it’s really amazing. It’s about these five Amish teenagers. You know, the Amish community live in the countryside of America, and they don’t have modern technology.W: No modern technology? Don’t they have computers?M: No. Nothing. They build their own houses, and ride horses to go here and there in their community. They don’t have cars, or mobile phones or anything.W: Wow! So, what happens in the program?M: Well, the program takes five Amish teenagers to live in a big house in Los Angeles, with some other teenagers, who are not Amish.W: So, the Los Angeles kids teach these Amish people about the modern world?M: Yes, that’s right. The Amish have never seen televisions before, or computers, videos, washing machines... Nothing.W: They have never seen them?M: No. And they take these Amish people to the beach. Can you imagine that the Amish have never seen the ocean before? The program is really good.W: Yes, it sounds interesting.M: They also go out to experience VR games and do some shopping.W: And do the Amish like what they see? Do they like the modern world?M: Well, they find it very confusing. But everything is very fascinating, even things like car parks! And the girls like wearing the new clothes.W: Car parks? Do they…(Now listen again please.)Questions:17. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?18. Which is the main factor that makes Amish people special?19. What can we learn from the conversation?20. How do the five Amish teenagers feel in the modern world?II.Grammar and Vocabulary（20分）Section A（10分）Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.A New Way to Learn LanguagesNowadays, the Internet is changing the way people learn languages. There is still no way to avoid the hard work through vocabulary lists and grammar rules, but since the birth of the Internet, books, tapes and even CDs 21 (replace) by email, video chat and social networks.Livemocha, a Seattle-based company, has created a website helping people learn more than 38 languages by exchanging messages over the Internet and then 22 (correct) each other’s messages. The lessons, 23 form they are in, are delivered online.The CEO of Livemocha says the website’s advantage is the context 24 you may practice speaking with a real person. “The great irony is that even if you have learned a foreign language in the classroom for years, you are not confident 25 (go) into a restaurant, striking up a conversation,” he said. The casual connections with real people throughout the world are not just fun and surprising but reveal more about 26 the language is really used.Livemocha is now experimenting with many ways that resemble the games 27 (find) on other social websites to motivate people. Besides, each person can set up a profile 28 includes a short self-description and what language he or she would like to learn. Therefore, if you want to learn one language, you will easily find many people fluent in this language. And it becomes 29 (challenging) to find a study partner. An email or two is all it takes.There are more and more companies like Livemocha offering online language learning to students throughout the world. 30 merely helping people practice different languages, they also enable people to share interests and make new friends【参考答案】21．have been replaced 22．correcting 23．whatever 24．where 25．to go26．how 27．found 28．which/that 29．less challenging 30．Instead of【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。
四川省眉山市彭山区第一中学2024-2025学年高三上学期开学考试英语试题
四川省眉山市彭山区第一中学2024-2025学年高三上学期开学考试英语试题一、阅读理解There are tons of physics textbooks available around the world. Based on our web research, here are our top four picks with the introduction of physics in simple, practical language.Mechanics, Relativity, and ThermodynamicsThis book is a collection of online teachings by Professor R. Shankar. Shankar is one of the first to be involved in the innovative Open Yale Courses program. It is a perfect introduction to college-level physics. Students of chemistry, engineering, and AP Physics will find this book helpful.Physics for Students of Science and EngineeringThis book helps students to read scientific data, answer scientific questions, and identify fundamental concepts. The new and improved 10th edition features multi-media resources, and questions to test students’ understanding of each concept.The Feynman Lectures on PhysicsRichard Feynman is regarded as one of the greatest teachers of physics to walk the face of the earth. This book is a collection of Feynman’s lectures. In his words, these lectures all began as an experiment, which, in turn, formed the basis of this book.University Physics with Modern PhysicsThe book is recognized for teaching and applying principles of physics through a narrative (叙事的) method. To ensure a better understanding and ability to apply these concepts, worked examples are provided, giving students tools to develop problem-solving skills and conceptual understanding.1．What do the first two books have in common?A．They are improved editions.B．They are written by professors.C．They favor students of engineering.D．They feature multi-media resources.2．Which book best suits students who enjoy learning physics through practical examples?A．Mechanics, Relativity, and Thermodynamics.B．Physics for Students of Science and Engineering.C．The Feynman Lectures on Physics.D．University Physics with Modern Physics.3．Where is this text probably taken from?A．An online article.B．A research paper.C．A physics textbook.D．A science journal.Tech businessman Jared Isaacman, who made a fortune in tech and fighter jets, bought an entire flight and took three “everyday” people with him to space. He aimed to use the private trip to raise $200 million for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, half coming from his own pocket.His crew included a St. Jude worker with direct ties to the activity, representing the activity’s pillar (核心) of Hope, a professor, and another person, representing the pillar of Generosity, chosen as part of a $200 million St. Jude fundraising program. All were invited to join in donating to reach the ambitious overall campaign goal in support of St. Jude’s current multi-billion dollar expansion to speed up research advances and save more children worldwide. Anyone donating to St. Jude would be entered into a random drawing for the “Generosity” seat.Isaacman has been “really interested in space” since he was in kindergarten. He dropped out of high school when he was 16, got a GED certificate and started a business in his parents’ basement that became the beginning of Shift4 Payments, a credit card processing company. He set a speed record flying around the world in 2009 while raising money for the Make-A-Wish program, and later established Draken International, the world’s largest private fleet (舰队) of fighter jets.Now he has realized his childhood dream-boarding a spaceship, launched in Florida and orbiting the Earth for three days in the history-making event. He called it an “epic (史诗般的) adventure”. “I truly want us to live in a world 50 or 100 years from now where people are jumping their rockets,” Isaacman said. “And if we’re going to live in that world, we’d better deal withchildhood cancer successfully along the way.”4．Why did Isaacman raise funds for St. Jude?A．To expand a fundraising programme.B．To perform an act of great generosity.C．To make his childhood dream come true.D．To encourage St. Jude’s life-saving work. 5．What is mainly talked about in paragraph 3?A．The commercial skills of Isaacman.B．The growth experience of Isaacman.C．The reason for Isaacman’s good deeds.D．The beginning of Isaacman’s business. 6．What can be learned about the “epic adventure”?A．It was a multi-day journey.B．It will be common in the future.C．It involved three civilians in total.D．It is a symbol of hope for a better life. 7．What message is conveyed in Isaacman’s story?A．No sweet without sweat.B．Many hands make light work.C．Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.D．A penny saved is a penny earned.Is diet soda safe? If you’re concerned about sugar, diet products seem a better option, sweet and not so bad for you. Wrong! Drinking diet soda regularly can increase your risk of diseases. Despite the fact that we call these drinks “diet”, the artificial sweeteners they contain are linked to weight gain, not loss.There’s the latest evidence that they increase the risk of depression, which comes from a new analysis by researchers at Harvard Medical School. The team drew upon a data set of nearly 32,000 female nurses, ages 42 to 62 when the study began. It turned out that the nurses who consumed the most diet drinks had a 37 percent higher chance of depression, compared to those who drank the least or none.Diet soda also increases your risk of stroke (中风), according to a separate meta-analysis that included 72 studies. Looking for the causes behind the stroke, researchers took various blood measurements when 12 healthy volunteers in their 20s drank water, soda, or diet soda. The result showed that both sodas slowed the flow of blood within the brain. Though the effect didn’t seem sufficient to cause stroke, slower blood flow could have accumulating effects.Other researchers have found that diet soda increases the risk of dementia (痴呆), from data from nearly 178,000 volunteers tracked over an average of nine years. That’s not a big surprise.An earlier study of about 4,300 volunteers concluded that drinking diet soda every day was tied to three times the risk of dementia over the following decade. The researchers looked at brain scans and the results of mental function assessments. A daily diet soda was linked to smaller brains and aggravates long-term memory, two risk factors for dementia.Avoiding depression, stroke, and dementia is an obvious goal for whoever desires to age healthily. So you know what to do.8．How does the author present his point of view?A．By analyzing causes.B．By giving opinions.C．By quoting specialists.D．By presenting research.9．What effect might diet soda have on people?A．Slight weight loss.B．Increased blood flow.C．Raised depression risk.D．Severe mental decline.10．Which can best replace the underlined word “aggravates” in paragraph 4?A．Deletes.B．Worsens.C．Motivates.D．Stimulates. 11．What might the author advise us to do?A．Quit consuming diet sodas.B．Limit the daily sugar intake.C．Set achievable health goals.D．Follow fixed aging process.Recent developments in robotics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning have brought us in the eye of the storm of a new automation age. About half of the work carried out by people was likely to be automated by 2055 with adaption to technology, a McKinsey Global Institute report predicted.Automation can enable businesses to improve performance by reducing errors and improving quality and speed, and in some cases achieving outcomes that go beyond human capabilities. At a time of weak productivity growth worldwide, automation technologies can provide the much-needed promotion of economic growth, according to the report. Automation could raise productivity growth globally by 0.8 percent to 1.4 percent. At a global level, technically automated activities involved 1.1 billion employees and 11.9 trillion U.S. dollars in wages, the report said.The report also showed that activities most influenced by automation were physical ones inhighly structured and predictable environments, as well as data collection and processing. In the United States, these activities make up 51 percent of activities in the economy, accounting for almost 2.7 trillion dollars in wages. They are most common in production, accommodation and food service, and the retail (零售) trade. And it’s not just low-skill, low-wage work that is likely to be influenced by automation; middle-skill and high-paying, high-skill occupations, too, have a degree of automation potential.The robots and computers not only can perform a range of routine physical work activities better and more cheaply than humans, but are also increasingly capable of accomplishing activities that require cognitive (认知的) capabilities, such as feeling emotions or driving.While much of the current debate about automation has focused on the potential that many people may be replaced and therefore lose their financial resources, the analysis shows that humans will still be needed: The total productivity gains will only come about if people work alongside machines.12．What is the report mainly about?A．Comparisons of robots with humans.B．Analysis of automation’s potential in economy.C．Prediction of the unemployment problem.D．Explanations of the concept of the automation age.13．What might happen in 2055 according to the text?A．Automation will cause weak productivity growth.B．Automation will reduce employees’ wages.C．Activities like data collection and processing will disappear.D．Activities involve feeling emotions can be performed by robots.14．How does the author feel about human workers?A．Worried.B．Mixed.C．Optimistic.D．Doubtful.15．Which can be a suitable title for the text?A．Automation: A challenge to all?B．Automation: Where to go from here?C．Automation: Who is the eventual winner?D．Automation: A future replacement for humans?Sustainable travel is now one of the fastest-growing movements. Its goal is to meet the needs of the tourism industry without harming natural and cultural environments. 16 Here are some concrete ways to reduce your environmental impact as a traveler.17 Travel doesn’t have to be about going somewhere far away. It’s the art of exploration, discovery and getting out of your comfort zone, all of which can just as well be nearby. Find somewhere nearby you haven’t been, get in your car, and go for a visit. You never know what you’ll come across.Make greener transportation choices. After walking, public transportation is the next best way to explore new destinations. 18 When it comes to longer distances, buses and trains are your best way of getting around, both of which can be quite an experience in and of itself.Avoid over-visited destinations. If you can, avoid places with over-tourism. You’ll find fewer crowds and lower prices, and you also won’t be putting as much pressure on local communities struggling to keep up. And, from a personal-enjoyment point of view, who wants to deal with crowds or long lines? No one. 19Take a nature-related trip. If you want to better understand and appreciate the natural world, try taking a trip with the single purpose of connecting with nature. 20 I promise that when you come home, you’ll have a new viewpoint on why we’re all so focused on being environmentally friendly these days.A．Stay close to home.B．Find an ideal place to explore.C．Sustainable travel can be useful to support communities.D．Not only is it better for the environment, but it’s cheaper as well.E．Get in touch with the world in a way that sitting at home doesn’t.F．If not managed properly, tourism can have incredibly negative impacts.G．Visiting less-visited destinations can be much more enjoyable and rewarding.二、完形填空Last Friday, I headed to work on a crowded subway. Eyes glued to my 21 , I surfed the Internet. As the doors closed, I heard the overhead voice. I generally 22 the repeated announcements. But this one was 23 .“Good morning,” said an energetic voice. It was such a nice voice, with such a nice 24 , that I looked up, catching the eye of a fellow 25 . “Paddington Station will be your next stop, your first opportunity to change for the two or three trains. It’s a new day, a new year, and a time for second chances. Please 26 your steps as you leave the train!”I smiled, and the woman whose eyes I’d caught smiled, too. We 27 . Then we did the thing that nobody ever does on a subway — we 28 to each other. Other passengers smiled, too. Our smiles lasted as the train reached Paddington Station. Together, we 29 to the very train that we might have the opportunity to 30 in limited time. On this train, I felt relieved and smiled. Then I got off at my stop and started my day. I felt so good in the office. That nice feeling 31 all day.What happened? Could it be that an unusually 32 announcement and small talks with a 33 changed my mood? Yes, I believed so. Maybe I enjoyed the smile, the laugh, and the 34 philosophy. I realized that just saying “hello” might make you feel unexpectedly good. It’s the 35 , though, that makes me feel most important.21．A．seat B．phone C．book D．exit 22．A．forget B．doubt C．mistake D．ignore 23．A．different B．similar C．terrible D．funny 24．A．greet B．sense C．tone D．note 25．A．director B．passenger C．worker D．guide 26．A．take out B．speed up C．arrange for D．watch out for 27．A．laughed B．stopped C．refused D．wondered 28．A．referred B．objected C．spoke D．turned 29．A．walked B．rushed C．moved D．headed 30．A．miss B．repair C．control D．catch 31．A．ended B．began C．lasted D．changed 32．A．optimistic B．meaningful C．amusing D．powerful33．A．friend B．colleague C．stranger D．broadcaster 34．A．irregular B．improper C．illogical D．unexpected 35．A．transportation B．connection C．direction D．invitation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。
高三英语上学期入学考试试题PDF(共11页)
答案(dáàn)与解析听力1. C2. C3. B4. B5. B6. C7. B8. A9. A 10. C11. A 12. C 13. A 14. C 15. B 16. A 17. C 18. A 19.A 20. B阅读A21. D 根据“The trip will consist of 3-4 days in Rome followed bybus transportation to Florence for 3-4 days.〞可确定答案。
根据“a one-day trip to Sienna, Pisa or San Gimignano will be included〞可排除选项C〔注意or〕。
22. A 根据“Roundtrip airfare〞可确定答案。
23. B 根据“All new transfer students who enter Arcadia in Spring2021/Fall 2021 can participate in the program.〞可确定答案。
B24. A 根据“…walking through the famous street La Rambla, when Inoticed two guys making fun of me.〞和“I could see them in the reflection of a mirrored building…〞可知，作者是在街上行走，在安装有镜子的建筑物的镜子里看到了这两个人。
25. D 根据(gēnjù)“For about a year, I’d been taking pictures ofstrangers’ reactions to me in public for a series I called“Wait Watchers.〞 My goal is to capture a wide range of social groups so I travel as much as I can.〞可确定答案。
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湖南省长沙市长郡中学2017届高三英语入学考试试题本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。
时量120分钟。
满分150分。
第I卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）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，并标在试卷的相应位置。
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。
1. What will the man buy for the woman?A. NotebooksB. PaperC. Pencils2. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a bookstoreB. In a libraryC. In the woman’s office3. Why will Mr. Rogers be out of the office next week?A. To take a holidayB. To attend a weddingC. To travel on business4. What does the man mean?A. The woman can’t leave earlyB. He’ll pick up the woman’s parentsC. Mr. Black won’t come at 4 o’clock5. What are the speakers talking about?A. A lift workerB. The man’s sisterC. A lift accident 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，各小题将给出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. Why did Gareth Jones quit the game halfway?A. He got hurtB. He was too triedC. He brokematch rules7. What will the speakers do next Saturday?A. Visit GarethB. Watch a gameC. Play a match 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. What impressed the man most?A. The plotB. The main performersC. The songs9. What do we know about the musical?A. The woman has seen itB. The writer won awards for itC. People speak highly of its plot听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What did the woman think of the house owner?A. KindB. ColdC. Serious11. Why did the woman leave the flat?A. The rent was highB. The room was too coldC. The neighbors were noisy12. How did the woman’s neighbor act when they met one morning?A. AngrilyB. SadlyC. Dishonestly听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. How high does the woman need to climb for the walking?A. 1,500 metersB. 2,000 metersC. 4,000 meters14. How did the woman prepare for the walking?A. She slept out in the tent in winterB. She climbed a 4,000-meter high mountainC. She took long walks through the hills daily15. What did the woman think of the walking?A. It was hard but enjoyableB. It was difficult and tiresomeC. It was wonderful and smooth16. What was the most exciting moment during the walking?A. Watching the sunsetB. Seeing the ruined buildingsC. Walking through the Sun Gate听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How long does the break in Barcelona last?A. Two nightsB. Three nightsC. Seven nights18. What costs extra money for the Barcelona break?A. FlightsB. BreakfastC. Evening meals19. On what can visitors get discounts with a discount card?A. All the city sightsB. Some restaurantC. 5-star hotels20. When is the deadline of the booking for the Barcelona break?A. September 30thB. October 5thC. October 31st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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
AProduct DescriptionLife Without Limits helps you clarify what you want in every area of your life. By using Bassett’s powerful techniques you will change; therefore your life will change. You control you life. will change. You control your life. And only you can take steps to change it. Life Without Limits helps you take back your power.Life Without Limits helps you to achieve satisfaction and fulfillment personally, professionally, and financially. Once you have defined what success means for you, you will clarify your dreams and start pursuing them.Product Details●Published in: 2001-12●Released on: 2001-12-24●Original language: English●Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.7 x 8 inches●Binding: Paperback●304 pagesAbout the AuthorLucinda Bassett is the founder and CEO of one of the most successful self-help companiesin the country, the Midwest Center for Stress and Anxiety, Inc. Author of the national bestseller From Panic to Power, Lucinda Bassett produces and hosts the award-winning infomercial, Attacking Anxiety.She has shared her techniques with such clients as McDonalds, Chrysler, and AT&T. She has appeared on numerous talk shows, including Operah and The View, and been featured in Family Circle, Reader’s Digest, and many more.Customer ReviewsThis book has helped me to gain hope and courage to cope with all my fears and worries. Lucinda writes with such a great understanding and sympathy. She herself had problems with panic and worry. Her positive thinking tips are easy to fol low. I don’t get lost in a lot of mental problems. It’s as if she were holding your hand, sitting right beside you, cheering you on! I believe I can do anything I set my mind to after reading this book. However, there are some other readers holding the contrary views.21.What is Life Without Limits about?A. It shows readers what Lucinda Bassett is.B. It encourages readers to realize their dreams.C. It describes how hard the actual life is.D. It implies it is hard to control your life.22.Lucinda Bassett works as all the following except _______.A. hostessB. teacherC. writerD. businesswoman23.We can conclude from the last paragraph that _______.A. Lucinda has made a lot of money from the bookB. all the customers have some mental problemsC. Lucinda talks with the customer face to faceD. all the customers don’t agree with what Lucinda wrote will change.BYears ago I moved to Woodland Hills to take a job in a small hospital’s emergency department. No one wanted to work on Christmas Eve, so the shift（轮班）went to me. I kissed my family goodbye and went off to spend the night in the hospital. It was a thankless job.At 9 pm, the ambulance brought in a man in his 60s who was having a heart attack. His face was pale, and he was frightened. The whole night I did my best to save his life. BeforeI left in the morning to spend Christmas with my family, I stopped by to see how he was doing. It was still tough, but he had survived the night and was sleeping.The following year I got Christmas Eve duty again. At 9 pm sharp, the ward clerk told me there was a couple who wanted to speak with me. When I approached them, the man introduced himself as Mr. Lee and said, “You probably don’t remember me, but last Christmas Eve you saved my life. Thank you for the year you gave me.” He and his wife hugged me, handed me a small gift, and left.The following year a new doctor had joined the group, but I wanted to see if Mr. and Mrs. Lee would return. This time, I volunteered for the shift. I kept an eye on the door. Once again, at exactly 9 pm, the Lees appeared, carrying a warmly wrapped bundle. It was their new grandchild. Mr. Lee, his family and I spent 13 Christmas Eves together.The last year I saw him, he brought me a gift. I carefully opened the package and found a crystal bell inside. It was carved with a single word: Friendship. Now, my family, friends and I ring that bell every Christmas Eve at exactly 9 pm and offer our best wishes to the man who we won’t forget.24. The author had to work the night shift on Christmas Eve probably because ______.A. she was a new arrivalB. she was more experiencedC. her colleagues had no passion for workingD. her colleagues wanted to give her a surprise25. When the author left the hospital the next morning, ______.A. M r. Lee’s heart sankB. Mr. Lee insisted on leaving hospitalC. Mr. Lee got very angry with herD. Mr. Lee was out of immediate danger26. What does the author ring the bell every Christmas Eve forA. To honor an old friend of hers.B. To offer best wishes to her family and friends.C. To show off her special gift.D. To fill her family and friends with hopes.27. What could be the best title for the passage?A. A Kind CoupleB. A Severe Heart AttackC. A thankless taskD. A Special AppointmentCHave you ever found yourself in his situation: You hear a song you used to sing when you were a child-a bit of nostalgia(怀旧) or “blast from the past,” as we say. But it is not a distant childhood memory. The words come back to you as clearly as when you sang them all those years ago.Researchers at the University of Edinburgh studied the relationship between music and remembering a foreign language. They found that remembering words in a song was the best way to remember even one of the most difficult languages.Here is what they did. Researchers took 60 adults and randomly divided them into three groups of 20. Then they gave the groups three different types of “listen-and-repeat” learning conditions. Researchers had one group simply speak the words. They had the second group speak the words to a rhythm, or beat. And they asked the third group to sing the words.All three groups studied words from the Hungarian language for 15 minutes. Then they took part in a series of language tests to see what they remembered.Why Hungarian, you ask? Researchers said they chose Hungarian because not many people know the language. It does not share any roots with Germanic or Romance languages, such as Italian or Spanish. After the tests were over, the singers came out on top. The people who learned these new Hungarian words by singing them showed a higher overall performan ce. They did the best in four out of five of the tests. They also performed two times better than those who simply learned the words by speaking them.Dr. Katie Overy says singing could lead to new ways to learn a foreign language. The brain likes to remember things when they are contained in a catchy 3, or memorable 4, tune 5.Dr. Ludke said the findings could help those who struggle to learn foreign languages. On the University of Edinburgh’s website Dr. Ludke writes, “This study provides the first experimental evidence that a listen-and-repeat singing method can support foreign language learning, and opens the doo r for future research in this area.”28. The “song” mentioned in the first paragraph is intended to__________.A. recall the pastB. attract the readersC. introduce the topicD. compare the childhood with the present29. According to the passage which language doesn’t share the same root with Germanic or Romance languages?A. HungarianB. SpanishC. ItalianD. English30. Based on the last two paragraphs, we can conclude that __________A. singing is the best way to learn a language.B. the brain probably works best when the foreign language learners sing the words.C. a listen-repeat method is very effective for any language learner.D. Dr. Katie Overy and Dr. Ludke disagree with each other.31. In which situation can the finding of the research be applied?A. A mother is going to teach her baby how to speak.B. A child is going to have his first music lesson.C. A student is going to learn a new English song.D. An American is going to learn some Chinese.DPeople with an impulsive personality refer to those who tend to do things without considering the possible d angers or problems first. According to a new study by researchers at the University of Georgia, such people may be more likely to have food addiction. The study found that people exhibiting impulsive behavior weren’t necessarily overweight, but impulsiveness was related to a direct relationship with food, and therefore, less healthy weight.Food addiction has been compared to addictive drug use. Studies have linked the dopamine (多巴胺) release that occurs after tasting delicious food to the dopamine release that happens when people consume other addictive substances.Impulsive behavior involves several personality traits (特点). Two of these traits, known as negative urgency and lack of perseverance, were particularly associated with food addiction and high BMI (身体质量指数) during the study.Negative urgency is characterized by the tendency to behave impulsively when experiencing negative emotions. Some people might drink alcohol or take drugs. For others, it could mean eating to feel better. Lack of perseverance is when a person has a hard timefinishing hard or boring tasks. People with a lack of perseverance might have difficulty attempting to change addictive eating behavior, which could also cause obesity.“Impulsiveness might be one reason why some people eat in an addictive way despite motivation to lose weight,” said Dr. Ashley Gearhardt, a clinical psychologist. He was involved in developing the Yale Food Addiction Scale in aid of those people. “We are theorizing that if food addiction is really a thing, then our measure, the Yale Food Addiction Scale, should be related to helping control impulsive action,” said Gearhardt.Clinical psychologist Dr. James MacKillop, whose lab was conducting the study, believes that therapies used to treat addictive drug behavior could help people who suffer from addictive eating habits.“Most of the programs for weight loss at this point focus on the most obvious things, which are clearly diet and exercise,” MacKillop said. “It seems that managing strong desires to eat would naturally fit in with the skills a person would need to eat healthily.”32. According to Paragraph 1, the result of food addiction is ________.A. less healthy weightB. motivation to lose weightC. negative emotionsD. taking alcohol or drugs33. How does the author introduce the two personality traits in Paragraph 4?A. By making comparisons and conclusions.B. By explaining causes and effects.C. By presenting questions and answers.D. By giving definitions and examples.34. What can be inferred about the Yale Food Addiction Scale from the text?A. It has been successfully carried out among overweight people.B. It might help some impulsive people with food addiction to lose weight.C. It will prove whether food addiction is a problem to impulsive people.D. It is theoretically a proper treatment for addictive food and drug behavior.35. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. Dopamine release caused by food addictionB. Food addiction compared to drug useC. Impulsive personality linked to food additionD. Food addiction contributing to obesity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。