湖南省浏阳市六校联盟2023-2024学年上学期高三英语期末测试卷（含答案）

浏阳市六校联盟2023-2024学年上学期期末测试卷
英 语
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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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
In Singapore, it seems like art can be seen at every turn. Throughout the year, festivals, live performances, and concerts add to the vibrancy (活力) of the creative community. Here are some of the biggest art festivals.
SINGAPORE ART WEEK
When: January
Over the course of 10 days, this massive visual art celebration organizes more than 130 art events at museums, galleries, independent art spaces, and public places across Singapore from the city center to the heartland neighborhoods. Visitors can have discussions with artists, and attend art exhibitions and workshops that explore art and culture in Asia. Whether you’re interested in Sudanese architecture or cute Japanese paintings, there’s an event for everyone.
ART SG
When: January
During the biggest art fair in Southeast Asia, more than 150 of the world’s best galleries will showcase their collection of more than 1,000 artists at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Center. From 12-15 January, this large-scale art show highlights paintings, sculptures, and photography from galleries like the influential Gagosian and London’s White Cube.
SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ARTS
When: May
This annual performance art festival pushes the boundaries of physical and virtual spaces and explores The Anatomy of Performance through music, film, dance, musicals, and plays. The festival’s lineup includes a broad range of programs from local and international artists, ranging from orchestral performances to different styles of modern and traditional dances.
SINGAPORE NIGHT FESTIVAL
When: August
For one week each August, the Bras Basah. Bugis district lights up for this multi-dimensional art festival, with more than a dozen light installations (装置), stage shows, and theater performances. The National Museum of Singapore sponsors the event. It also acts as a major venue for various performances and demonstrations along with the Singapore Art Museum and the Peranakan Museum.
1．What can visitors do at SINGAPORE ART WEEK
A．Go to workshops. B．Watch virtual performances.
C．Admire Japanese architecture. D．Appreciate the works from Gagosian.
2．How long does the biggest art fair in Southeast Asia last
A．Four days. B．Ten days. C．A week. D．A month.
3．Which festival is sponsored by the National Museum of Singapore
A．ART SG. B．SINGAPORE ART WEEK.
C．SINGAPORE NIGHT FESTIVAL. D．SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ARTS.
B
Bacteria are an annoying problem for astronauts. The microorganisms(微生物) from our bodies grow uncontrollably on surfaces of the International Space Station, so astronauts spend hours cleaning them up each week. How is NASA overcoming this very tiny big problem It’s turning to a bunch of high school kids. But not just any kids. It is depending on NASA HUNCH high school classrooms, like the one science teachers Gene Gordon and Donna Himmelberg lead at Fairport High School in Fairport, New York.
HUNCH is designed to connect high school classrooms with NASA engineers. For the past two years, Gordon’s students have been studying ways to kill bacteria in zero gravity, and they think they’re close to a solution(解决方案). “We don’t give the students any breaks. They have to do it just like NASA engineers,” says Florence Gold, a project manager.
“There are no tests,” Gordon says. “There is no graded homework. There almost are no grades, other than ‘Are you working towards your goal ’ Basically, it’s ‘I’ve got to produce this product and then, at the end of year, present it to NASA．’ Engineers come and really do an in-person review, and...it’s not a very nice thing at times. It’s a hard business review of your product.”
Gordon says the HUNCH program has an impact(影响) on college admissions and practical life skills. “These kids are so absorbed in their studies that I just sit back. I don’t teach.” And that annoying bacteria Gordon says his students are emailing daily with NASA engineers about the problem, readying a workable solution to test in space.
4．What do we know about the bacteria in the International Space Station
A．They are hard to get rid of. B．They lead to air pollution.
C．They appear in different forms. D．They damage the instruments.
5．What is the purpose of the HUNCH program
A．To strengthen teacher-student relationships.
B．To sharpen students’ communication skills.
C．To allow students to experience zero gravity.
D．To link space technology with school education.
6．What do the NASA engineers do for the students in the program
A．Check their product. B．Guide project designs.
C．Adjust work schedules. D．Grade their homework.
7．What is the best title for the text
A．NASA: The Home of Astronauts
B．Space: The Final Homework Frontier
C．Nature: An Outdoor Classroom
D．HUNCH: A College Admission Reform
C
Many of us are lonelier than ever. We can go shopping and avoid speaking to a single person. Automated voice son phones and machines suck the contact and relational element out of day-to-day life, so much so that experts say that we are experiencing a loneliness disease.
According to Dr. Lalitaa, loneliness is the feeling we get when our need for rewarding social contact and relationships is not met. But loneliness is not always the same as being alone. Loneliness is a state of mind linked to wanting human contact but feeling alone. People can be alone and not feel lonely, or they can have contact with people and still experience feelings of loneliness.
Loneliness is a universal human emotion that is both complex and unique to each individual. There are many contributing factors to loneliness, such as illness, relationships breaking down, moving country, changing jobs or not being understood by co-workers, retiring, starting university, etc.
We cannot underestimate the impact loneliness can have on our physical and mental wellbeing. According to research, loneliness has comparable health risks to smoking 15cigarettes a day, and people who feel lonely are more likely to die earlier and suffer from heart attacks. Dr. Lalitaa says, “People often say to me, ‘It's too late to meet new people as an adult.’ Having human connect ion can look different for each person, but this can become a block, stopping them going out, trying new things and connecting with new people. Remember, it is never too late to make good, meaningful connections.”
However, don't put pressure on yourself. A meaningful relationship takes time. It is not just created overnight. Also, take some time to sit with yourself and venture(冒险) into some of the things that you like doing. “The first thing I would say is not to deny or distance the feeling. Acknowledge it and then you can choose to focus on ways to help yourself,” says Dr.Lalitaa.
8．How does the author clarify what loneliness is
A．By stating arguments. B．By giving examples.
C．By making comparisons. D．By employing figures.
9．Why is smoking cigarettes mentioned in the text
A．To explain the causes of loneliness.
B．To illustrate the harm from loneliness.
C．To overestimate the impact of loneliness.
D．To emphasize the universality of loneliness.
10．What does the underlined word “this” in paragraph 4 refer to
A．Lack of appealing reward.
B．Dependence on the network.
C．The regret for the passing youth.
D．The idea of being too late for new relations.
11．What does Dr. Lalitaa consider as priority when dealing with loneliness
A．Having new experience.
B．Telling it from being alone.
C．Being aware of and recognizing it.
D．Making friends from all walks of life.
D
The Stanford marshmallow (棉花糖) test was originally conducted by psychologist Walter Mischel in the late 1960s. Children aged four to six at a nursery school were placed in a room. A single sugary treat, selected by the child, was placed on a table. Each child was told if they waited for 15 minutes before eating the treat, they would be given a second treat. Then they were left alone in the room. Follow-up studies with the children later in life showed a connection between an ability to wait long enough to obtain a second treat and various forms of success.
As adults we face a version of the marshmallow test every day. We’re not tempted by sugary treats, but by our computers, phones, and tablets — all the devices that connect us to the global delivery system for various types of information that do to us what marshmallows do to preschoolers.
We are tempted by sugary treats because our ancestors lived in a calorie-poor world, and our brains developed a response mechanism to these treats that reflected their value — a feeling of reward and satisfaction. But as we’ve reshaped the world around us, dramatically reducing the cost and effort involved in obtaining calories, we still have the same brains we had thousands of years ago, and this mismatch is at the heart of why so many of us struggle to resist tempting foods that we know we shouldn’t eat.
A similar process is at work in our response to information. Our formative environment as a species was information-poor, so our brains developed a mechanism that prized new information. But global connectivity has greatly changed our information environment. We are now ceaselessly bombarded (轰炸) with new information. Therefore, just as we need to be more thoughtful about our caloric consumption, we also need to be more thoughtful about our information consumption, resisting the temptation of the mental “junk food” in order to manage our time most effectively.
12．What did the children need to do to get a second treat in Mischel’s test
A．Take an examination alone. B．Share their treats with others.
C．Delay eating for fifteen minutes. D．Show respect for the researchers.
13．According to Paragraph 3, there is a mismatch between_______.
A．the calorie-poor world and our good appetites B．the shortage of sugar and our nutritional needs
C．the tempting foods and our efforts to keep fit D．the rich food supply and our unchanged brains
14．What does the author suggest readers do
A．Be selective information consumers. B．Absorb new information readily.
C．Use diverse information sources. D．Protect the information environment.
15．Which of the following is the best title for the text
A．Eat Less, Read More B．The Later, the Better
C．The Marshmallow Test for Grownups D．The Bitter Truth about Early Humans
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,选项中有两项为多余选项。
Lots of people find it hard to get up in the morning and put the blame on the alarm clock. In fact, the key to easy morning wake-up lies in resting your body clock. 16 Here is how to make one.
17 In order to make a change, you need to decide why it’s important. Do you want to get up in time to have breakfast with your family, get in some exercise or just be better prepared for your day Once you are clear about your reason, tell your family or roommates about the change you want to make.
Rethink mornings. Now that you know why you want to wake up, consider re-arranging your morning activities. If you want time to have breakfast with your family, save some time the night before by setting out clothes, shoes, and bags. 18 That’s a quarter-hour more you could be sleeping if you bought a coffee maker with a timer.
Keep your sleep/wake schedule on weekends. If you’re tired out by Friday night, sleeping in on Saturday could sound wonderful. But compensating(弥补) on the weekends actually feeds into your sleepiness the following week, a recent study found. 19
Keep a record and evaluate it weekly. Keep track of your efforts and write down how you feel. After you’ve tried a new method for a week, take a look at your record. 20 If not, take another look at other methods you could try.
A．A better plan for sleep can help.
B．If the steps you take are working, keep it up.
C． a sleep expert.
D．Stick to your set bedtime and wake-up time, no matter the day.
E．And consider setting a second alarm.
F．Find the right motivation.
G．Reconsider the 15 minutes you spend in line at the café to get coffee.
第三部分　语言运用(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
On 20 December, in Newdale, a series of huge waves caused by an undersea earthquake raced across the ocean near Gold shore. Worse still, it 21 thousands dead. Gold shore Beach was the only local beach to 22 the disaster without any loss of life. A 10-year-old girl, Sabrina Andron, helped around 100 people escape danger with her 23 of tsunamis (海啸).
The day began like any other on Gold shore Beach. People were walking, running or simply siting on the sandy beach, 24 the warm sea air and enjoying the soft 25 that brushed their hair. Sabrina was one of the happy tourists until she noticed something 26 . “The water was like the bubbles (气泡) on the top of a beer,” she later explained. “It wasn’t 27 and it wasn’t going in and then out. It was just coming in and in and in.” It struck her that these were the 28 of an upcoming tsunami, which Sabrina had just learnt about in a Geography lesson.
Sabrina was 29 , but she soon kept her head. She warned her parents of the 30 , thought at first they just thought she was 31 . However, Sabrina was certain that a terrible disaster was 32 and kept asking her parents to talk to a safety officer. To her great relief, the officer 33 realized the coming danger. The beach was rapidly cleared of people, just 34 the huge waves 35 into the coast.
21．A．kept B．recognize C．left D．found
22．A．survive B．recognize C．challenge D．quit
23．A．impression B．knowledge C．wisdom D．detail
24．A．making up B．focusing on C．taking in D．checking out
25．A．wave B．sunshine C．sand D．wind
26．A．strange B．powerful C．unique D．attractive
27．A．narrow B．calm C．distant D．adventurous
28．A．effects B．damages C．sign D．results
29．A．frightened B．confused C．annoyed D．embarrassed
30．A．stress B．development C．credit D．danger
31．A．working B．joking C．helping D．debating
32．A．on its way B．in time C．under control D．on schedule
33．A．carefully· B．immediately C．anxiously D．curiously
34．A．after B．since C．before D．until
35．A．slid B．tapped C．turned D．crashed
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The word hutong was borrowed from the Mongolian word to mean, “water well”, about 700 years ago. Later it referred to a place 36 people live. Hutong we see today are made up of small lanes 37 (form) by walls of siheyuan. They were built during 38 Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.
When the People’s Republic of China 39 (found) in 1949, there were more than 3,000 hutong. Most of the city’s population lived in this traditional housing.
40 with the modernization of the city in the 1980s and early 1990s, many hutong were pulled down to build 41 (road), skyscrapers and modern houses. The government has 42 (ultimate) recognized the importance of hutong as a Chinese cultural heritage. In 2002, Beijing listed 40 protected historical zones and increased its efforts to restore some key relics and older streets in the city. Nearly 500 hutong 43 (survive) so far.
Hutong that still exist are like oases (绿洲) of calm surrounded by the 44 (noise) city. Walking through them, it is common 45 (see) groups of elderly citizens sitting together playing cards, mahjong or Chinese chess. In the early mornings and evenings, they gather to practice traditional forms of exercise such as taijiquan as well as dancing and singing folk songs or Peking Opera. Hutong has become a museum of Beijing’s folk customs and history.
第四部分　写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
36．假设你是晨光中学的李华。你校近期要举办英语演讲比赛，请以“Chinese Youth of the New Era”为题，写一篇演讲稿。内容包括：
1. 新青年应具备的品质；
2. 新青年应该如何做。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 内容充实、行文连贯；
3. 题目已给出，不计入总词数。
Chinese Youth of the New Era
Dear fellow students,
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第二节(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Daniela Has Changed
“Mom, I’m sick and tired of your asking about me!” Daniela shouted. “You have to understand that I’m no longer a kid! I have every right to do whatever I wish only if I don’t bring people trouble. Mom, I want to let you know this!”
“Daniela, what has come over you !” Frances questioned angrily at her daughter’s strange behavior. “I’m surprised at what you’ve just told me! Let me know who is the force behind this silly attitude of yours. Your friends with bad habits I guess it may be! Your dad and I, my sweetheart, have always wanted the best for you but here you’re trying to tell me how grown you are!”
“Yes, I want you to know that I’m grown-up now! Mom, I’m fifteen! I know what’s good for me and what’s not! Tara is just a year older than I am but she does what she likes in her home! But here I am, at my age, being asked of where I have been and am going, whom I am hanging out with and all those! Mom, you know what I’m tired of all these!” Daniela said.
“Don’t be childish, Daniela!” Mom advised, wanting to take hold of her shoulders. “Tara isn’t my daughter and my daughter isn’t Tara! I want you to understand that her family and ours are quite different in all areas. I don’t want to draw any comparison between us now! You’ve always been a good girl, Daniela! Why this sudden change of character in the last few days !” “Mom, if you really care to know, that’s none of your business! Feel free to let dad know what took place when he comes back from work! Bye!” Daniela angrily replied to her and rushed out directly to her uncle’s home.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
When Daniela’s uncle saw her crying, he got a shock.
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Hearing her uncle’s words, Daniela fell into deep thought.
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参考答案
阅读理解AAC ADAB CBDC CDAC
七选五AFGDB
完形填空CABCD ABCAD BABCD
语法填空
36．where 37．formed 38．the 39．was founded 40．But
41．roads 42．ultimately 43．have survived 44．noisy 45．to see
46．One possible version:
Chinese Youth of the New Era
Dear fellow students,
It’s my great honor to deliver a speech entitled Chinese Youth of the New Era.
As the torchbearers of the future, the Chinese youth should possess certain valuable qualities. First and foremost, we need to dream high, since nobody can achieve success without big dreams, which, like lighthouses, point out our way forward. Additionally, a strong sense of responsibility is what it takes to do everything well. We shouldn’t complain or escape our responsibilities. Instead, we should face the challenges with great determination. As President Xi says, only if the younger generations have dreams and a strong sense of responsibility will a country have a brilliant future.
Long and tough as the journey may be, consistent efforts will take us to the destination. I will bear it in mind and commit myself to making China increasingly prosperous and powerful.
47．When Daniela’s uncle saw her crying, he got a shock. He comforted her at first, then asked the reason. Once knowing Daniela’s problem, he tried to persuade her to understand her parents. Daniela interrupted, “They still see me as a baby! They’re too old-fashioned!” “Ok,” her uncle agreed, but asked her to rethink, “You’d better ask them why they’re always on your neck, and you will see they really give you the best.”
Hearing her uncle’s words, Daniela fell into deep thought. She went back home with her uncle company. Her parents waited at the door anxiously. Her father said, “I always lacked my parents’ love. So we tried our best to love you, instructing you to read books and monitoring your circle of friends, because these may decide your future life. But we failed to consider your feeling. Sorry, my daughter! Please understand us!” Touched by these words, Daniela hugged her parents and promised she would be the good girl they wanted her to be.
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