浙江省嘉兴市桐乡市2023-2024学年高三上学期1月期末英语试题(无答案)

2024年1月高三期末考试
英语 试题卷
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 time will the woman be at the party
A. At about 8:30 p.m. B. At about 8:00 p.m. C. At about 7:30 p.m.
2. When will the man’s sister come back home
A. In early June. B. In early July. C. In early August.
3. Why was the man in New York
A. He was on vacation.
B. He was visiting his uncle.
C. He was on a business trip.
4. What does the woman think of the lecture
A. Interesting but too long. B. Exciting but too short. C. Too short and boring.
5. Where are the speakers
A. In an office. B. In an apartment. C. In an elevator.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Why doesn’t the woman normally drink coffee
A. Because of its taste. B. Because of its effect. C. Because of its smell.
7. How does the man like his coffee
A. With nothing added. B. With sugar in it. C. With milk in it.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What does the woman often have for lunch
A. Leftover from the night before.
B. Salad made by herself.
C. Food from restaurants.
9. When does the woman wash the ingredients
A. In the morning. B. At noon. C. In the evening.
所第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Friends at school.
B. Brother and sister.
C. Shopkeeper and customer.
11. What shoe size does the woman wear
A. 34. B. 36. C. 38.
12. How much are the shoes online at the moment
A. $90. B. $100. C. $110.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What do we know about the woman’s apartment
A. It doesn’t have a bathroom.
B. It’s in bad condition.
C. It has two bedrooms.
14. How many apartments does the man’s company have for rent
A. 200 B. 500. C. 700.
15. What might matter the most to the woman about renting an apartment
A. The price. B. The size. C. The location.
16. What might the woman be
A. A professor. B. A student. C. An agent.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Why do farmers play soft music for cows
A. To make them produce more milk.
B. To make them become healthier.
C. To make them get fatter.
18. How should a good boss treat his workers according to the speaker
A. By reducing their stress.
B. By giving them more money.
C. By making their work time short.
19. How many workers took part in the survey
A. 46. B. 700. C. 2 million.
20. When should a boss praise his workers according to the speaker
A. When they want to do more work.
B. When they have done their work well.
C. When they finish their work ahead of time.
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，选出最佳答案。
A
Nobody likes to spend money on a new book only to face disappointment when it doesn’t live up to your expectations. Here are the best book review sites to help you avoid buying books that you’ll regret reading.
Goodreads
Goodreads is the leading online community for book lovers. If you want some inspiration for which novel or biography to read next, this is the best book review site to visit. There are an endless number of user-generated reading lists to explore.
Fantasy Book Review
Fantasy Book Review should be high on the list for anyone who is a fan of fantasy works. The book review site publishes reviews for both children’s books and adults’ books. It has a section on the top fantasy books of all time.
Booklist
Booklist is a print magazine that also offers an online portal (门户). Trusted experts from the American Library Association write all the book reviews. You can see parts of reviews for different books. However, to read them in full, you will need to subscribe.
YouTube
YouTube is not the type of place that immediately springs to mind when you think of the best book review sites online. However, there are several engaging YouTube channels that frequently offer opinions on books they’ve read.
Although it’s easy to be attracted by an impressive book cover, it’s always best to have a quick look at the book reviews before actually buying a copy. This way, you can save your money and spend it on the books that you’ll be proud to display on your shelves for a long time.
21. Which site best suits people who want to buy a biography
A. Goodreads. B. Fantasy Book Review.
C. Booklist. D. YouTube.
22. What can visitors do on Booklist
A. Edit book reviews. B. Discuss with experts.
C. Read full reviews after payment. D. Find information about writers.
23. What is recommended before buying a book
A. Noting the book cover. B. Reading the book review.
C. Preparing a display shelf. D. Checking the book’s ratings.
B
It’s a classic story: A kid is forced to learn an instrument from a young age, they play it throughout their childhood, and they develop a bittersweet relationship with it. Is the constant battle between the love for the music and the hate for the constant challenge worth the fight For me, it was.
I started playing the piano when I was four — that was 15 years ago! This was huge commitment, so there must have been something worth holding on to, right
The easy guess is that I was purely in love with music and piano. Although that’s the sweeter tale, it’s a bit more complicated. I struggled a lot with piano. Family and peers were, at least in my own head, constantly placed beside me in competition. I felt pressure to be the best in order to prove something to others—and more devastatingly (破坏性地), to prove something to myself. The seed of my musical interest was grown in the sunlight of competition and doubt. Hate sprouted (滋生) when my self-criticism hit too hard.
It’s difficult to learn to love something that didn’t originate from love. For a while, piano was more of an annoyance than a hobby. But somehow, love grew. It was deeply buried. But it was there, and by high school, it was strong enough that when I was truly on the verge of quitting any kind of formal training. I found the strength to hold on tighter, and dig further. I switched teachers, and got incredibly lucky with one who helped me tunnel into what I loved. I learned pieces for myself, I composed for myself, and I found confidence not because I got “good enough,” but because I learned that anything I had was good enough.
The love and hate I’ve had for the piano were both planted and grown. If you too have learned to hate something, remember that with commitment, it can be uprooted, and love can make a home in its place. There is always time. There is always room.
24. What does the author want to show by telling a classic story
A. The benefits of music. B. Kids’ struggle in learning instruments.
C. Kids’ bittersweet childhood. D. The popularity of learning instruments.
25. What can we know about the author’s experience of playing the piano
A. She finally quit formal training.
B. She never treated it as her hobby.
C. She was in pure love with music and piano.
D. She once experienced great pressure from herself.
26. What helped the author find confidence
A. Her attitude. B. Her training.
C. Her compromise. D. Her achievement.
27. What message is mainly delivered in the passage
A. Practice makes perfect. B. Love is a thing that grows.
C. Content is better than riches. D. Chance favors the prepared mind.
C
Around the globe far more bird species are losing ground than gaining, according to an expansive review of a half-century of bird population research published in the journal Annual Review of Environment and Resources in May.
The review, entitled The State of the World’s Birds, showed that more than 5,200 different species of birds—just shy of half the world’s total—are known or suspected to be declining. Around 3,800 species are relatively stable, and fewer than 700 species show increases. Among birds on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, almost 400 birds worldwide have had their conservation status changed for the worse in the past three decades (moving from vulnerable to threatened, or threatened to endangered)—five times more than the number of bird species with an IUCN status that has changed for the better.
“After documenting the loss of nearly 3 billion birds in North America alone (according to a 2019 study published in the journal Science), it was disturbing to see the same patterns of population declines and extinction occurring globally,” says review coauthor Ken Rosenberg, a conservation scientist now retired from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
The review points to disappearing and degraded habitat—resulting from climate change, urbanization, agricultural intensification, and international trade—as the leading driver of bird declines worldwide. In a note of hope, the authors cite a 2020 study indicating that restoring just 5% of habitat in priority areas around the world could avert 60% of likely extinctions.
Lead author Alexander Lees, a research-associate at the Cornell Lab, also points to the need for substantial changes in human behavior to prevent further losses. “Loss and degradation of habitat is often driven by demand for resources,” says Lees. “We need to better consider how commodity flows such as beef, oil, and seed crops can contribute to biodiversity loss and try to reduce the human footprint on the natural world.”
28. In what order are threatened species arranged on the IUCN’s Red List
A. Species quantity. B. Living habitat.
C. Declining rate. D. Conservation status.
29. How does Ken Rosenberg feel when saying the words
A. Hopeful. B. Relieved. C. Doubtful. D. Concerned.
30. What does the underlined “avert” mean in paragraph 4
A. Prevent. B. Increase. C. Cause. D. Face.
31. What is the last paragraph mainly about
A. Extra reasons for bird extinction.
B. Possible solutions to habitat loss.
C. Substantial changes in human behavior.
D. The prospect of biodiversity loss.
D
A doctor walked into an operating room where an operation was being performed. Everything seemed to be going well, but the doctor noticed that no one was wearing a face mask. He was surprised—wearing a face mask is a basic hospital procedure. But he didn’t say anything. The operation was a success, but a few days later the patient came down with a fever. It turned out that she had contracted a serious infection, probably because the doctors and nurses hadn’t followed a simple rule.
Atul Gawande was interested in that story and carried out a research on the importance of a checklist to boost hospital services. Gawande is a doctor himself, and in his research he suggests that if surgeons run through a simple checklist before every operation, then lives will be saved. And he’s got the numbers to prove it. In 2001, an experiment at an American hospital required doctors to use a five-point checklist before they carried out specific procedures. The checklist was just a list of routine things doctor should normally do without thinking—wearing latex gloves, washing their hands before and after every patient, and so on. By making sure that the checklist was followed, there were almost no infections during the 27 months of the experiment, and they estimate that around eight lives were saved. When the checklist was tested again in hospitals in Michigan, infections went down by 66 percent.
In his study, Gawande looks at other professions, too, to support his argument that checklists reduce accidents and improve success rates. He points out that people like engineers and pilots use checklists all the time, and he comes up with some good examples. Just imagine that an airplane crashed because the pilot had failed to follow basic procedures. Suppose a skyscraper collapsed because the engineers hadn’t remembered to do some important calculations. People would demand that officials look into these events immediately.
Gawande’s study finding is really interesting and received much public attention. It reminds us that sometimes the easiest way to avoid making mistakes is to follow a very simple set of rules. It’s relevant for all of us, not just for doctors.
32. The function of the first paragraph in this text is to ________.
A. introduce the origin of the idea for Gawande’s study
B. explain the importance of the basic hospital procedure
C. explore the causes of infections among patients in hospitals
D. emphasize the urgency of providing relevant training to doctors
33. What are the two experiments in paragraph 2 intended to prove
A. Young medical staff need follow the checklists.
B. Checklists are necessary for hospitals in particular.
C. Hospitals are required to maintain good management.
D. Medical infections can be reduced by observing a set of rules.
34. What can we learn from paragraph 3
A. Air crashes hardly occurred with the basic procedures.
B. Gawande intends to promote his idea to other professions.
C. High buildings may collapse due to engineers’ miscalculations.
D. People think it a must for a pilot or engineer to use their checklists.
35. What is the author’s attitude toward Gawande’s study
A. Unclear. B. Dismissive. C. Approving. D. Doubtful.
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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Have you ever felt the need to be alone for a while I don’t mean situations when you should be alone, but occasions where you are with a group of people at a party or a restaurant. You get tired of jumping from conversation to conversation, and your mind starts to wander towards that interesting book you left halfway done, or that movie you have been meaning to watch. 36 Now before you rush to defense, please understand that being an introvert (内向的人) is completely normal.
A common misunderstanding about introverts is that they are loners or anti-social. 37 They have friends, probably not as many as extroverts (外向的人), but enough to suit their needs for human interaction. Scientifically, all humans fall somewhere between being an introvert and being an extrovert, and at least 25 percent of us are introverts.
38 Therefore, the ability to network is extremely valuable. Of course, sometimes introverts might be as capable of talking with people as extroverts, but sometimes they have to force themselves to engage with others in order to “fit in”. While extroverts feel comfortable shaking hands and making jokes. introverts get increasingly exhausted. 39 For the introverted, to continue in this awkward situation could really end up bringing them harm, with individuals reporting to suffer from loss of sleep, panic attacks and depression.
40 They form deep thoughts, conduct themselves carefully, and pay significant attention to detail. So, for the best results in a project involving group work, both introverts and extroverts are needed.
A. Society appears to favor extroverts.
B. Most introverts, however, are just regular people.
C. These are feelings usually typical of an introvert.
D. Introverts tend to recover by spending time alone.
E. You might have ignored that “strange” thought you had before.
F. Introverts, just like extroverts, have their own set of advantages.
G. Even if standing alone for a while, they get asked “Why are you all by yourself ”
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Jim owned a store. A customer once asked him how he managed to stay 41 all the time. His answer was, “When I wake up in the morning, I know that the day will have good and bad 42 for me, but whatever happens, I’m going to choose to be in a good 43 .”
Then one day, something 44 happened. Jim was about to leave the store when an armed robber came in, held him up at gunpoint, and made him open the 45 . As he was trying to open it, Jim’s hand 46 . The robber saw this and probably thought, “He’s about to attack me!” The robber 47 and fired his gun.
Jim was rushed to the hospital. In the ambulance, he felt 48 because the paramedic (医务辅助人员) kept telling him, . “I’m sure you’ll be OK.”
But when Jim was in the operating room and he saw the faces of the doctors and nurses, he got the feeling that they thought he was 49 dead. He knew he needed to do something to change their 50 .
There was a 51 who was asking him lots of questions, very fast. One question was, “Are you 52 to anything ” “Yes!” Jim said loudly and everybody stopped what they were doing. There was total 53 . “Bullets!” Jim said, and all the doctors and nurses burst out 54 . And then Jim added, “Please operate on me thinking that I’ll live, and not that I’ll die.”
Jim survived, thanks to the skill of the doctors and nurses. But what also helped was that he managed to remain an optimist even in the most 55 moment of his life.
41. A. friendly B. enthusiastic C. generous D. positive
42. A. moments B. operations C. tests D. conflicts
43. A. state B. mood C. event D. luck
44. A. ridiculous B. awkward C. terrible D. challenging
45. A. safe B. door C. window D. parcel
46. A. shook B. waved C. stretched D. slipped
47. A. refused B. panicked C. hesitated D. withdrew
48. A. fine B. painful C. worried D. curious
49. A. nearly B. already C. definitely D. ultimately
50. A. routine B. schedule C. direction D. attitude
51. A. nurse B. policeman C. robber D. guard
52. A. superior B. accustomed C. allergic D. sympathetic
53. A. confusion B. silence C. anxiety D. violence
54. A. crying B. applauding C. laughing D. debating
55. A. significant B. impressive C. crucial D. desperate
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 traditional Chinese craft of turning thick bamboo into delicate slices achieves fame on overseas short video platform TikTok, receiving more than 10 million 56 (view) and hundreds of thousands of likes. The skilled bamboo craftsmen are recording the daily detailed production process of their handicrafts on social media, 57 are regarded as a “ 58 (mystery) Chinese power” in the eyes of foreign netizens (网民).
Anne, 59 TikTok talent from Omaha, USA, filmed a reaction video to the artistry and posted 60 online. While witnessing the process of bamboo gradually turning into bamboo silk and pot brushes, she couldn’t contain her 61 (surprise) expression. “A real craftsman,” she said in the video.
62 fancy tools, these bamboo craftsmen make amazing works of art 63 (simple) using their own bare hands. Pan Yunfeng, 51, from Lin’an, Zhejiang, started learning bamboo weaving at an early age and by now with over 5 million followers on Douyin, he 64 (become) a genuine influencer for netizens home and abroad.
Bamboo weaving art, 65 (originate) from the Warring States Period 2,000 years ago, has become an essential part of Chinese traditional culture. Now, the popularity of bamboo art on TikTok has opened a window for foreign netizens to better understand Chinese culture.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是校英语话剧社社长李华，原定于下周举行的英语话剧表演赛因故推迟，请给担任评委的外教Katherine写封邮件，内容包括：
1. 表示歉意；
2. 推迟原因；
3. 后续调整。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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第二节（满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Sophie was dressed and all ready for her very first dance recital (舞蹈表演). When she started dance class last year, she didn’t know about the recital. She heard people talk about the recital but she didn’t know what it was. The recital was a chance for all of the parents and grandparents to see the dance students dance. It was at the high school every year and Sophie was going to dance on the stage in front of everyone. She did not like the thought of that. It scared her.
Yesterday she practiced her dance for the first time on the stage. There were only a few moms watching so it wasn’t too bad. But the thought of dancing in front of lots of people tonight was really scary.
“All ready to go ” Mom asked.
“Yes. I guess,” Sophie said.
“You don’t sound like you are ready. What’s wrong ”
“I don’t know. I don’t feel so good. I’m kind of afraid.”
Mom sat on the edge of Sophie’s bed. “Remember yesterday when you practiced and I was right in the front row You did just fine!”
“But today there will be so many people!”
“When you go out on the stage, you just look right where I was sitting yesterday. I will be in that same seat. You just look at me and it will be just like yesterday! Let’s go!”
“What about the rest of the family ”
“They are coming in the other car. We have to be there a little early.”
Sophie thought about what her mom said all the way to the high school. Mom was always right, but Sophie wasn’t sure about this time. She still hated the thought of dancing in front of all those people.
When it was time for her to dance Sophie thought about what Mom told her. She sure hoped Mom was right. Her belly felt like butterflies were flying inside it. The music began to play.
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。
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She followed the other girls in her class onto the stage and took her place. _______________________________
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Paragraph 2:
After the dance, Sophie ran up to Mom in the hall. __________________________________________________
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