英语-2022-2023学年高三下学期开学摸底考试卷C（浙江专用）

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2022-2023学年高三下学期开学摸底考试卷C  (浙江专用)

英语

全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1.答卷前，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)

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 does the man suggest?

A. Having a rest. 

B. Getting someone to help them. 

C. Painting the rooms tomorrow.

2. What is probably the man?

A. A reporter.       

B. A judge.       

C. An athlete.

3. What’s the matter with the woman?

A. She can’t see things clearly.       

B. She worries about her exam.

C. She can’t see a specialist.

4. Where is the conversation taking place?

A. At an office.         B. In a cinema.        C. At a restaurant.

5. How much should the woman pay altogether?

A. $15.           B. $25.           C. $35.

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. What are the speakers going to do next week?

A. Go camping.         B. Go shopping.         C. Accompany their family.

7. How does the man sound?

A. Mysterious.         B. Considerate.         C. Worried.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What are the speakers talking about?

A. Housekeeping (家用开支).       B. Shopping.  C. Healthy food.

9. What has just increased most at its price?

A. Cheese.            B. Bacon.         C. Meat.

10. Why is the woman unwilling to buy instant coffee?

A. It’s too sweet.          B. It’s unpopular.       C. It’s expensive.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What’s the relationship between the speakers?

A. Friends.           B. Tutor and student.       C. Employer and employee.

12. What is the general topic area of the essay?

A. Fishing industry.         B. Statistics.         C. Computer modeling.

13. What is the man’s suggestion at the end of the conversation?

A. Taking notes.          B. Finding more information.  C. Working on the weaknesses.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. Where are the speakers now?

A. In the rainforest of the Pacific Northeast.       

B. At the sheltered bay.

C. Near the mouth of the bay.

15. Why are visitors unable to see killer whales up close?

A. The water is too dangerous.

B. The mouth of the bay is blocked.

C. Killer whales are too fierce.

16. What can tourists do?

A. Get a two-hour rest.       

B. Go out into the ocean.       

C. Have a bath in the hot springs.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What does the term “college students” mean in America?

A. Students only in colleges.       

B. Students only in universities.

C. Students either in colleges or universities.

18. What is the difference between colleges and universities?

A. Colleges do the most research.

B. Universities offer more programs.

C. Colleges are generally bigger.

19. What do 75% of freshmen in MIT have a strong interest in?

A. Arts.       

B. Sciences.       

C. Technologies.

20. What is the speaker trying to explain?

A. How important institutes are.

B. Why colleges and universities are the same.

C. Why colleges and universities are different.

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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

A

Fun things to do in high school

Learn another language

Your school might be holding foreign languages classes, so this is a great way to start your language learning journey! If you want more self-paced learning, apps like Duolingo are easily accessible (可使用的) on our mobile phones. As our world becomes more interconnected, it’s always good to learn another language or two.

Aim for a semester of straight A

This can be a difficult task but not impossible to achieve, as long as you put in the right amount of work and effort. If you are struggling with your grades, you can host or join group studies with your classmates!

Don’t be disheartened if you are not able to get an A in a semester. What’s important is having the drive to go forward. As a famous person once said, “He who would climb a ladder must begin at the bottom.

Experience another culture

Culture and tradition are something that all humans share. No matter where we come from, we always bring our culture with us. People coming from different cultures may be among your friends or neighbors.

You can go to a museum, read a book, or try new food in your area. Remember to keep an open mind and take the time to learn about them.

Bring a shareable treat to class

If you know your way around the kitchen, you can impress your class by making and bringing them a delicious treat! Not only will this make their stomachs happy, but you’ll also bond (联系) the whole class together. Just don’t forget to check with your teacher first before bringing one.

21. What should you do if you want to learn a language at your own speed?

A. Go to a museum to read books. B. Attend another language class.

C. Learn it on an app like Duolingo. D. Join group studies with your classmates.

22. What’s the key if you can’t get an A in a semester?

A. Keeping an open mind. B. Asking your teachers for help.

C. Changing your study method. D. Having the drive to go forward.

23. What will probably be the result if you bring a treat to class?

A. Experiencing different cultures. B. Making your teacher angry and anxious.

C. Making some students have a stomachache. D. Making your classmates happy and united.

B

The famous Spanish painter Pablo Picasso once said,“I always do what I can’t do so that I can learn how to do it.”It strikes a chord(引起共鸣)with me because that’s exactly what I’ve done these years.

One of my earliest memories of doing before learning is of baking scones(烤饼)when I was about 10 years old. I wanted to bake them to surprise my mother when she returned home.

Before that I’d observed how my mother baked them many times. As I started to try, I didn’t know I shouldn’t handle the dough(面团)with my hands too much once I’d added the baking powder(发酵粉).However，I knew exactly how to roll out the dough and use a cookie cutter to cut the scones, because my mom had already taught me.

By the time my mom arrived home,the smell of freshly baked scones welcomed her into the kitchen. They were baked to golden brown perfection—flat, as a result of over handling the dough, but they tasted OK. My mom sweetly praised me for my attempt, rather than scolding me for the state of the kitchen,which was like a tornado had just blown!

Have my attempts always been successful?I wish! Some of my kitchen disasters were of such proportions that even the dogs wanted nothing to do with them. My gardening failures didn’t live to see another season.

But my habit of doing before learning is still helpful. Whatever computer program or application I have to learn,I do so by simply starting to use it. I do, learn, and improve. So if you ask me whether I regret that I tend to do first and learn later, I’d say I don’t, because what I have discovered from those is the wisdom to know when it’s OK to do and then learn, and when it’s probably better to learn and then do!

24. What can we learn about the author’s first experience of baking scones?

A. She practiced hard before actually trying.

B. She turned to her mom when necessary.

C. She wanted to perform better than her mom.

D. She managed to do it despite a little imperfection.

25. How did Mom respond to the author’s attempt?

A. She made improvements to the scones.

B. She expressed her appreciation for the job.

C. She shared her first experience of baking.

D. She was surprised by the mess in the kitchen.

26. What does the author think of her practices of“doing before learning”?

A. They are just a barely usable method.

B. Most of them have ended up in failure.

C. They contribute a lot to her self-improvement.

D. They only apply to the learning of specific skills.

27. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A. To stress the importance of keeping learning.

B. To show the benefits of doing before learning.

C. To encourage people to do something they can’t do.

D. To call on readers to change their way of learning.

C

Livestreaming (直播) through channels such as Amazon Live and QVC is an increasingly popular way to sell goods online. It usually lasts between 5 and 10 minutes, and someone promotes a product. Viewers can then readily buy it by clicking on a link.

We analyzed (分析) 99,451 sales cases on a livestream selling platform and matched them with actual sales cases. In terms of time, that is equal to over 2 million 30-second television advertisements.

To determine the emotional (情绪的) expression of the salesperson, we used two deep learning models: a face model and an emotion model. The face model discovers the presence or absence of a face in a frame of a video stream. The emotion model then determines the probability that a face is exhibiting any of the six basic human emotions: happiness, sadness, surprise, anger, fear or disgust. For example, smiling signals a high probability of happiness, while an off-putting expression usually points toward anger.

We wanted to see the effect of emotions expressed at different times in the sales cases so we counted probabilities for each emotion for all 62 million frames in our database. We then combined these probabilities with other possible aspects that might drive sales — such as price and product characteristics — to judge the effect of emotion.

We found that, perhaps unsurprisingly, when salespeople show more negative emotions — such as anger and disgust — the volume of sales went down. But we also found that a similar thing happened when the salespeople show high levels of positive emotions, such as happiness or surprise.

A likely explanation, based on our research, is that smiling can be disgusting because it lacks true feelings and can reduce trust in the seller. A seller’s happiness may be taken as a sign that the seller is gaining interests at the customer’s expense.

28. What can we know about the livestreaming to sell goods online?

A. It challenges the physical economy.

B. It helps big company sell all goods.

C. It is very convenient for the buyers.

D. It helps the sellers develop fixed expressions.

29. What does the underlined word “off-putting” mean in paragraph 3?

A. Unhappy. B. Embarrassed.

C. Surprised. D. Shy.

30. How do customers feel about the seller’s smiling?

A. They feel thankful. B. They feel happy.

C. They feel cheated. D. They feel so tired.

31. Which of the following could be the best title for the text?

A. Livestreamers Sell Products Successfully

B. Smiling Can Increase the Sales in Reality

C. Emotions and Faces: What’s the Difference

D. Expressions Affect Selling Products Online

D

Quantum ( 量子 ) computers have been on my mind a lot lately. A friend has been sending me articles on how quantum computers might help solve some of the biggest challenges we face as humans. I’ve also had exchanges with two quantum-computing experts. One is computer scientist Chris Johnson who I see as someone who helps keep the field honest. The other is physicist Philip Taylor.

For decades, quantum computing has been little more than a laboratory curiosity. Now, big tech companies have invested in quantum computing, as have many smaller ones. According to Business Weekly, quantum machines could help us “cure cancer, and even take steps to turn climate change in the opposite direction.” This is the sort of hype ( 炒作 ) that annoys Johnson. He worries that researchers are making promises they can’t keep. “What’s new,” Johnson wrote, “is that millions of dollars are now potentially available to quantum computing researchers.”

As quantum computing attracts more attention and funding, researchers may mislead investors, journalists, the public and, worst of all, themselves about their work’s potential. If researchers can’t keep their promises, excitement might give way to doubt, disappointment and anger, Johnson warns. Lots of other technologies have gone through stages of excitement. But something about quantum computing makes it especially prone to hype, Johnson suggests, perhaps because “‘quantum’ stands for something cool you shouldn’t be able to understand.” And that brings me back to Taylor, who suggested that I read his book Q for Quantum.

After I read the book, Taylor patiently answered my questions about it. He also answered my questions about PyQuantum, the firm he co-founded in 2016. Taylor shares Johnson’s concerns about hype, but he says those concerns do not apply to PyQuantum.

The company, he says, is closer than any other firm “by a very large margin ( 幅度 )” to building a “useful” quantum computer, one that “solves an impactful problem that we would not have been able to solve otherwise.” He adds, “People will naturally discount my opinions, but I have spent a lot of time quantitatively comparing what we are doing with others.”

Could PyQuantum really be leading all the competition “by a wide margin”, as Taylor claims? I don’t know. I’m certainly not going to advise my friend or anyone else to invest in quantum computers. But I trust Taylor, just as I trust Johnson.

32. Regarding Johnson’s concerns, the author feels ________.

A. sympathetic B. unconcerned C. doubtful D. excited

33. What leads to Taylor’s optimism about quantum computing?

A. His dominance in physics. B. The competition in the field.

C. His confidence in PyQuantum. D. The investment of tech companies.

34. What does the underlined word “prone” in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?

A. Open. B. Cool. C. Useful. D. Resistant.

35. Which would be the best title for the passage?

A. Is Johnson More Competent Than Taylor?

B. Is Quantum Computing Redefining Technology?

C. Will Quantum Computers Ever Come into Being?

D. Will Quantum Computing Ever Live Up to Its Hype?

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。

Do you usually feel you’re working hard but still can’t reach your study goals? Here are some quick tips to help you study better.

Study with a partner or in groups

Rather than living in a cave with your nose in the books all day, grab a friend from your class and study with him. ___36___

Step into your teacher’s shoes

Ask yourself “If I were the teacher, what would I put on the test?”You have probably experienced a lot of your teacher’s tests and quizzes by now. ___37___Teachers have specific types of information that they want you to learn. The structure is usually the same.

Paint pictures on the paper

You can build your knowledge structure in the form of pictures. It’s harder to remember each piece of a puzzle individually than it is to recall the completed picture. ___38___

___39___

A hungry brain is an ineffective one. Your brain needs the proper nutrients to keep it going. Because of this, what you eat and drink also play a huge role in how sharp your brain is. Healthy food provide nutrients to your brain cells to keep them energized,.

Take breaks to relax your brain

Your brain is like a muscle. It can be also tired if you overwork it, ___40___If you divide studying into 15 to 30 minutes blocks with quick breaks in between, your brain will feel refreshed, grateful and ready for the next challenge you throw at.

A. Feed your brain from time to time.

B. It needs exercise to make it stronger.

C. Relax your brain by eating and drinking.

D. You’d better learn from them for the next test.

E. It’s necessary to have a long holiday and have nice food,

F. Find ways to connect what you are learning to real life or to other concepts.

G. Group studying helps you to engage and process the information more deeply

第三部分　语言知识运用(共二节，满分30分)

第一节　完形填空(共15小题；每题1分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

 Milo is a rescue dog, adopted by 20-year-old Makayla Swift. One morning in November 2021, Swift opened her front door in Silver Spring, Maryland, and Milo ___41___ running. Milo ran to the house across the street. He seemed unsatisfied with this house, so he ran to the one next door, Swift on his ___42___.

“He started ___43___ on the front door,” Swift says. “I’m thinking, ‘Why is he literally trying to ___44___ the house?’” She was ___45___. Not everyone wants a strange dog on their ___46___. But as she tried to drag Milo away, she could hear a sound coming through an open upstairs window. It was a voice yelling “Help!”

Hours earlier, around 4 a. m., Sherry Starr had ___47___ from her bed. “All of a sudden, standing there between the toilet and the bathtub, I ___48___,” she says. “I went down hard on the floor.” Starr is 85. “I could not move at all,” says Starr, who was stuck between the toilet and the bathtub. Starr was ___49___. “I’m thinking: I’m just going to die here,” she says. Her best ____50____, she decided, was to listen for the letter carrier in the afternoon and scream at the top of her lungs.

“Her voice was very ____51____,” says Swift. “You had to be right at the front door to hear Mrs. Starr yell for ____52____ unless you were Milo who ____53____ heard Starr when I opened my own front door.”

Swift called 911. The rescuers thought they’d have to remove the toilet, but they gave one last pull and out she popped. Though injured, Starr ____54____ a trip to the hospital. Swift has known her share of pain. Two years ago, her mother died. She says Milo has helped her with her grief. “That dog is a ____55____,” she says.

41. A. woke up B. took off C. caught up D. held back

42. A. head B. feet C. tail D. ear

43. A. scratching B. struggling C. opening D. pulling

44. A. break down B. settle down C. sign up D. break into

45. A. disturbed B. embarrassed C. discouraged D. disappointed

46. A. own B. way C. property D. business

47. A. risen B. sprang C. raised D. jumped

48. A. skipped B. crashed C. slipped D. wept

49. A. amazed B. hopeful C. angry D. scared

50. A. aim B. bet C. opinion D. point

51. A. sweet B. deep C. faint D. familiar

52. A. fun B. help C. practice D. sale

53. A. instantly B. confidently C. slightly D. merely

54. A. considered B. offered C. declined D. remembered

55. A. lesson B. treat C. blessing D. pet

第二节　语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

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。

Although picture quality ____56____ (improve) greatly with the development of flat-screen televisions, sound has taken a dive. The problem is that televisions with slimmed-down screens have insufficient room for decent speakers to be fitted to them, either at the back ____57____ in the frame (框). Such televisions are usually connected to ____58____ external sound system, such as a sound bar or a home-cinema system, ____59____ (make) their audio quality better.

The loudspeakers of early televisions were as big as the screen, but engineers have got good at making speakers smaller and putting them into ____60____ (tight) spaces. Sony is the first company to develop ____61____ it calls Acoustic Surface.

Unlike ____62____ (tradition) ones, this screen gives off the light directly. This means it is able to vibrate (振动) more ____63____ (flexible). This vibration is invisible to the viewer and does not affect picture quality. One beneficial consequence is that a program’s music ____64____ (broadcast) directly at the viewer instead of from the side. It is also possible to create stereo (立体的) effects by ____65____ (move) the sound’s point of origin across the screen.

第四部分　写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节　应用文写作(满分15分)

假如你是李华，你的朋友Caroline发来邮件向你求助，她近来因考试成绩不佳，深受打击，逐渐对学习失去信心，请你给她写一封回信，帮助她重拾信心。具体内容如下：

1.给予安慰;

2.提出建议;

3.加以鼓励。

注意：1.词数80左右;

2.可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。

Dear Caroline,

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Yours,

Li Hua

第二节   读后续写 （满分25分）

阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

My dad, George, only had an eighth grade education. A quiet man, he didn’t understand my world of school activities. From age 14, he worked. And his dad, Albert, took the money my dad earned and used it to pay family expenses.

I didn’t really understand his world either: He was a livestock trucker, and I thought that I would surpass (超过) anything he had accomplished by the time I walked across the stage at high school graduation.

Summers in the mid-70s were spent at home shooting baskets, hitting a baseball, or throwing a football, preparing for my future as a quarterback on a football team. In poor weather, I read about sports or practiced my trombone (长号).

The summer before my eighth grade I was one of a group of boys that a neighboring farmer hired to work in his field. He explained our basic task, the tractor fired up and we were off, riding down the field looking for weeds to spray with chemicals. After a short way, the farmer stopped and pointed at a weed which we missed. Then we began again. This happened over and over, but we soon learned to identify different grasses like cockleburs, lamb’s-quarters, foxtails, and the king of weeds, the pretty purple thistle. It was tiring work, but I looked forward to the pay, even though I wasn’t sure how much it would amount to.

At home, my dad said, “A job’s a big step to growing up. I’m glad you will be contributing to the household.” My dad’s words made me realize that my earnings might not be mine to do with as I wished.

My labors lasted about two weeks, and the farmer said there might be more work, but I wasn’t interested. I decided it was not fair that I had to contribute my money.

注意：

1.所续写短文的词数应为 150 左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Paragraph 1：

When I bought my paycheck home — it was $119 — my dad wanted to talk to me.

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Paragraph 2：

I was surprised that my dad allowed me to use the money as I wished.

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