山东省德州市第一中学2023-2024学年高三上学期开学英语试题

德州一中2021级高三.上开学考试英语试题

(考试时间: 120 分钟试卷满分: 150 分)

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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。听每段对话前，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。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What does the woman suggest doing?

A. Going on a diet.    B. Having some ice cream.     C. Seeing a play.

2. What is the man doing?

A. Showing a way.    B. Asking for directions.      C. Making an invitation.

3. Where does the conversation take place?

A. In a theater.     B. In a shop.       C. In a children's park.

4. Why does the man call the woman?

A. To buy a plane ticket.   B. To book a hotel room.   C. To leave a message for someone.

5. What are the speakers talking about?

A. A teacher.   B. A task.        C. A movie.

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。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What does the man want to do?

A. Check in.     B. Check out.       C. Book a room.

7. How much will the man pay for the room?

A. $70.      B. S280.        C. $400.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What does the woman say about the man's sunglasses?

A. They made the man look strange.

B. They made the man look energetic.

C. They cost more than she had expected.

9. How long did the woman keep the computer?

A For about six months.      B. For about four months.    C. For about two months.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. How does the man react to his daughter's smoking?

A. He does his best to stop her smoking.

B. He doesn't care about it at all.

C. He doesn't know what to do.

11. Why does the man's daughter smoke?

A. To be in good shape.

B. To become a model or an actress.

C. To ask for more attention from her parents.

12. What is the woman's opinion on teenagers' smoking?

A. Smoking advertisements should be banned.

B. Disciplines related to smoking should be established.

C. Teenagers should refuse to see the movies about smoking.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What month is it now?

A. July.    B. August.    C. September.

14. What is the woman going to do this September?

A. Start teaching.    B. Join a club.     C. Go to college.

15. Where did the woman teach children before?

A. In Prague.     B. In London.    C. In Manchester.

16. What does the woman's father probably think of her being a teacher?

A. Satisfying.    B. Unwise.       C. Strange.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What can listeners in the center do after the speech?

A. Work as a guide.     B. Visit the center.      C. Choose the instructors.

18. Who will teach jazz?

A. Diana.     B. Jim.       C. Steve.

19. When can students have baseball classes?

A. On Friday afternoons.   B. On Saturday afternoons.   C. On Sunday afternoons.

20. Which course is for beginners?

A. Badminton.    B. Table tennis.     C. Baseball.

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

Frequently Asked Questions for Yellowstone National Park

How much is the entrance fee?

Where should we stay?

When is the best time to visit the park? .

Can I get Cell and Wi-Fi?

21. How much is the entrance fee in total if Jeffery makes a self-driving trip to Yellowstone with his father and his 16-year-old daughter during the winter vacation?

A. $105       B. $55         C. $35      D. $50

22. The underlined sentence implies that          .

A. visiting Yellowstone in winter is preferred by most local people

B. most of the park was restricted to visitors in winter in the past

C. nowadays most people choose to tour the park on a snow-coach in winter

D. winter used to be a better time to visit the park in terms of expenses

23. It can be inferred from the passage that

A. the entrance ticket applies to Yellowstone only

B. The Grand Canyon provides a full view of the park

C. the wireless connection is not satisfactory in summer

D. younger generations make up the majority of park visitors

B

About 15 years ago, Andrew McLindon, a business owner, was riding his bike in Austin, Texas, when he thought about a friend's 12-year-old son. The boy had never known the joy of biking because he suffered from a brain condition that often caused balance disturbances.

When he got home, McLindon, now 60, went online and found a three-wheel recumbent( 侧卧的)bike with a seat belt, perfect for a child with balance issues. Soon the boy was cycling around the street with his peers, having fun and getting exercise. But there was more, as McLindon learned from his friend's reaction. "To see his son interacting with other kids," McLindon says. "I'll never forget the smile on his face.”

That smile launched the McLindon Family Foundation. Funded by donations, the group works with pediatric rehab(小儿康复)clinics to find children who can benefit from owning bike and to help craft each bike to the particular needs of the child. A bike may include a headrest, a shoulder band, a seat belt, and a caregiver's steering and braking system in the back. The bikes are expensive- -$3, 000 to $4, 000, and that's with the foundation's large discount. For kids lucky enough to get one, they 're a life changer.

“We worked with a 14-year-old who had a back problem," says McLindon. She spent most days on the couch watching TV. Soon after she got her bike, she was training for special-needs triathlons(铁人三项). In a magazine interview, she said,“I always knew there was an athlete me.

So far, the foundation has given away 450 bikes, and that's just a start.“I do a lot of things. I run a lot of companies." McLindon says.“But getting these kids their bikes is the most important thing that I do."

24.What inspired Andrew McLindon to search for a special bike online?

A. His enthusiasm for cycling.

B. His ambition to start a new business.

C. His goal to invent a new type of bike.

D. His desire to help a boy with balance issues.

25. What benefit can adaptive bikes bring?

A. They can offer medical treatment.

B. They can provide exercise and fun.

C. They can relieve physical suffering.

D. They can improve academic performance.

26. Why was McLindon Family Foundation established?

A. To sponsor special-needs triathlons.

B. To raise money for pediatric rehab clinics.

C. To provide suitable bikes for disabled children.

D. To offer a social network to children with special needs.

27.What does McLindon think of his work with the McLindon Family Foundation?

A. It is a worthwhile effort.           B. It is a temporary solution.

C. It is financially rewarding.          D. It is technically challenging.

C

It's unlikely that we'll see a dodo, a flightless bird, walking this earth anytime again, according to Beth Shapiro, an evolutionary molecular biologist.

“When most people think about de-extinction, they re imagining cloning," Shapiro said. Cloning, the approach that created Dolly, the sheep in 1996 and Elizabeth Ann, the black-footed ferret in 2020, creates an identical genetic copy of an individual by putting DNA from a living adult cell into an egg cell from which the nucleus (细胞核) has been removed. Adult cells contain all the DNA needed to develop into a living animal. Egg cells then use that DNA as a blueprint to turn themselves into many kinds of cells-- skin, organs, blood and bones--- -the animal needs.

“But no living cells from dodos exist. Instead," Shapiro said, “you'd have to start with a closely related animal's genome (基因组) and then change it into one similar to dodos." For example,mammoths (猛犸) are also extinct, but they were very closely related to modern Asian elephants, So researchers are attempting to bring mammoths back from extinction by creating a hybrid mammoth with some mammoth genes replacing part of the elephant genome in an elephant egg cell. However, there are likely millions of genetic differences between the genome of an Asian elephant and that of a mammoth according to Shapiro.

As for the dodo, its closest living relative is the Nicobar pigeon. Mammoths and Asian elephants are

pretty closely related, whereas it had been more than 20 million years since the dodo and the Nicobar pigeon had any common ancestors. Genetic differences between the two bird species are therefore much greater, making it a formidable task to create a successful hybrid in the lab, Shapiro said.

Even if scientists manage to bring dodos back, the island where they once lived is a very different place nowadays, which make it impossible to reintroduce dodos without major intervention.

28. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A. The special role of DNA.         B. The process of cloning.

C. The development of cloning.     D. The complexity of cloning.

29.What does Shapiro want to show by the example of mammoths?

A. Dodos are harder to bring back to life.

B. Their living cells are hard to preserve.

C. Cloning can be used to recreate extinct animals.

D. They share a similar genome with Asian elephants.

30. What does the underlined word“formidable" mean in Paragraph 4?

A. Urgent.      B. Possible.     C. Tough.         D. Different.

31.What is Shapiro's attitude towards the rebirth of dodos?

A. Favorable.      B. Intolerant.    C. Objective.        D. Negative.

D

Recycling is a great way of doing your bit for the environment and helping to protect the earth's precious resources. However, a new study has revealed that our desire to be sustainable maybe doing more harm than good. According to waste company Biffa, this is because of“wish-cycling"一assuming that items such as disposable coffee cups and pizza boxes will be recycled if put in the recycling bin. In fact,pollution from those items or other non-recyclables can result in recyclable items that have been put in the correct bin going to landfill. David Heaton, a business director at Biffa, said:“Pollution happens when items are disposed of in the wrong bins or haven't been cleaned before being recycled."

Experts at Biffa analyzed the amounts of non-target and non-recyclable materials that entered UK material recycling facilities between 2016 and 2020. It was found that, in 2016, the average pollution rate of recycling waste was 13.4 percent, rising over four years to 17 percent by the end of 2020. This shows that, even as people are becoming more eco-conscious, wish-cycling is increasing both in households and businesses.

The Biffa experts say that one of the best ways to prevent pollution of recycling is to clean recyclable waste before putting it in the bin. They suggest cutting off the top of old pizza boxes and only recycling that part to avoid pollution from the grease (油脂). Check the on-packaging recycling label to check it can actually be recycled. When it comes to plastics, Biffa recommends checking the resin code, the number in the plastic triangle, to know whether it should go in the recycling bin. In general, resin codes 1, 2, 4 and 5 are recyclable, while 3, 6 and 7 are not. Larger items, like electronics, furniture and batteries, can also be recycled but often can not go in household recycling bins as they need specialist separating. These will need to be taken to recycling centers or sustainable waste management companies.

“It's vital as a nation that we get better at effective 'pre-cycling'- sorting waste correctly before collection to reduce pollution rates," added Mr. Heaton.

32.What's the truth of "wish-cycling" according to the first paragraph?

A. The desire to lead a sustainable life.

B. The good intention to help recycling.

C. The habit of throwing items that end up in landfills.

D. The practice of recycling items that can not be recycled.

33. .What has experts at Biffa concluded after their analysis?

A. People are becoming more eco-conscious.

B. Wish-cycling is on the rise in recent years.

C. Pollution happens less frequently in recycling facilities.

D. People are used to cleaning recyclable waste before putting it in the bin.

34. Which of the following is a proper way of recycling?

A. Dispose of electronics together with household waste.

B. Skip the step of checking the on-packaging recycling label.

C. Check the resin code of plastics to see whether it is recyclable or not.

D. Cut off the top of old pizza box and throw the rest to the recycling bin.

35. Which is the most suitable title for the text?

A. Recycling: a Big Project             B. Wish-cycling: a New Trend

C. Wish-cycling: a Growing Concern     D. Pre-cycling: an Effective Method

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。

Work from Anywhere Movement

For a lot of us, working from wherever we wanted was a bit of a dream. It would mean we'd be able to visit family and not take holiday days. But suddenly that “dream”of not working in the office became a reality for many. Working from home over the last years has proven that it isn't always necessary for teams to physically be together and there is more flexibility._36_

An obvious benefit for many employers is reduced costs. With a widespread workforce, there's no need to have an office big enough for everyone. They also save on travel costs, as meetings that once"needed" to be done face-to-face can now be done online.__ 37____ With the work from anywhere movement, employers can hire global talents. They're not restricted to people living nearby.

_38__In an ever changing and developing working world, offering benefits like this could be

what makes a company stand out from another for a specific candidate.

For many employees, working from anywhere supports mental health._39____ Imagine ending a particularly stressful meeting. Rather than going back to your office desk, you step out your door and have a coffee in the sun or walk along a beach. In Addition, working from anywhere allows you to have a better work-life balance. It lets you travel to see family, watch your daughter's soccer game, and go to the little bakery-- all while being paid. _40_

A. But it's not only about money.

B. However, every coin has two sides.

C. It decreases stress and other concerns.

D. Your time is spent on the things that matter.

E. There are a lot of benefits for companies and workers.

F. Offering remote job positions makes a company more competitive.

G. Offices are increasingly where you go to put the company into company.

第三部分:语言运用(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)

第一节完形填空;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。

It began when I was a child. The doctor told my parents stuttering (口吃)is_ 41_ and that it

happens mainly to kids. But I felt_ 42_ and spoke as little as possible.

The situation_ 43_ when I was in middle school. It was in a physics class when the teacher's

discussion of gravity_ 44_me. I was eager to learn more about that. In this way, interacting with

teachers and classmates was_ 45_. Much to my surprise, I found that my_ 46__ for knowledge was stronger than my fear of_ 47_. I decided to follow my dream of being a scientist.

Later, I faced my biggest challenge. I had to give a_ 48__. I had learned my speech by heart, and prepared the answers to_ 49__ audience questions. The day before the talk, I felt_ 50_. But when it was my turn, I was wild with fear of getting_ 51__. However，seeing the look of encouragement of my teacher, I managed to calm down.I_ 52__ the content rather than the fluency. I ended up stuttering sometimes, but each time I let it go and kept moving forward. I_53_ myself on getting over this difficulty.

Growth comes through continuous struggles. Now, I no longer _54__ public speaking at any time.Instead,I _ 55__ seek opportunities to be on the stage.

41. A. annoying  B. incurable  C. common  D. embarrassing

42. A. ashamed  B. guilty  C. upset  D. disappointed

43. A. remained  B. changed  C. worsened  D. arose

44. A. beat  B. attracted  C. supported  D. discouraged

45. A. pleasant  B. accessible  C. unimportant  D. unavoidable

46. A. thirst  B. affection  C. concern  D. talent

47. A. failing  B. testing  C. studying  D. socializing

48. A. performance  B. presentation  C. recitation  D. description

49. A. awkward  B. sensitive  C. potential  D. tough

50. A. confident  B. nervous  C: pleased  D. terrible

51. A. interrupted  B. ignored  C. dismissed  D. stuck

52. A. focused on  B. jumped at  C. talked about  D. looked into

53. A. enjoyed  B. prided  C. threw  D. fastened

54. A. imagine  B. excuse  C. consider  D. decline

55. A. rarely  B. casually   C. actively  D. cautiously

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

A river habitat refers to___ 56___ environment in which living organisms can survive in and around a river. It is important to keep in mind when considering habitats and ecosystems___ 57___ .everything is connected. A river habitat can be viewed__ 58____ _one large habitat, or as a series of___ 59___ (small) habitats, each of which relies on the other to function___ 60___ (proper). As a result,____ 61__ (change) to the river bank or the plants along the sides of the river contribute to erosion (侵蚀).

In order for any river habitat to be successful, mixing plant with wildlife species_ 62___ (be)

generally required. This is because it is necessary for food chains, also known as trophic levels,

_63___ (exist) in ecosystems. The types of plant and wildlife species that will be found in a river

habitat vary greatly__ 64___ (depend) on the region of the world where the rive__ 65 _ (locate).

Fish, plankton, and insects are some of the most common; mammals such as beavers may also build habitats along a river. Other wildlife, such as deer, may also use the river as a source of clean drinking water.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

66.假设你是红星中学的一名高三学生李华，你校下周准备开展-次“中国传统文化进校园”活动，届时一些外国友人也会应邀参加，现正在招募志愿服务人员，请你用英文给负责人Mr. Smith写一封申请信。

内容包括:1.说明申请理由;

2.谈谈个人优势;

3.希望得到批准。

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。

Dear Mr. Smith

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

第二节(满分25分)

67.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-篇完整的短文。

Rick, a ten-year- old boy, was constantly angry at everything around him. He always fought in school with the other kids. Once he had an outburst in school. Upset by something a classmate said to him,he pushed the boy, and a fight happened. When the teacher stepped in to break it up, Rick went crazy,throwing papers and books around the classroom and rushing out. His teachers couldn't say anything that would comfort the kid. And the parents of his schoolmates were getting concerned. Rick was earning quite the reputation. After talking with school officials, Rick's mom tried everything she could to calm Rick down.

She tried different methods until one day she came home with a canvas(画布)and paint.“What's this?", Rick asked. Rick's mom handed over the painting equipment and said,“Whenever you feel angry,paint whatever you're angry about instead of bursting out." Rick wasn't that happy about it but he gave it a try anyway. Over the next few weeks, the young boy created several artworks. They mostly showed disturbing images though. So his mom took all of the paintings and called Rick over so that they could talk about them. "Tell me, Rick. What are these paintings about?"

“Well, the first painting is about how some of the kids show off their new clothes and pencil cases.The next painting is about my teacher who keeps telling me about how I'm doing things wrong And the last painting is about how one of my schoolmate's father suggested that I change my attitude. All of them make me so angry." Rick's mom, in a calm voice, took Rick by her side and told him:“Don't you see it,Rick?"“See what?" Rick asked. “You're so angry at all of these things but not once did you try to understand why you're getting so angry. What have all these people done to you, really?"

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。

Paragraph 1:

Rick was lost in thought.

Paragraph 2:

Rick knew it was time to change.