江西省吉安市第一中学2023-2024学年高三上学期开学英语试题

这是一份江西省吉安市第一中学2023-2024学年高三上学期开学英语试题，共7页。试卷主要包含了 5分，满分7等内容，欢迎下载使用。

吉安一中2023—2024学年度上学期开学考试
高三英语试卷
命题人： 审题人： 备课组长：

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. Which sweater will the woman probably buy?
A. The blue one. B. The green one. C. The red one.
2. What did the man do last night?
A. He went to the party. B. He took his final exam. C. He went over his lessons.
3. Who has gone back to New York?
A. Sandy. B. Sally. C. Stephen.
4. How much will the woman give back to the man?
A. $ 13. 50. B. $1. 50. C. $12. 30.
5. How does the woman eat for lunch at work now?
A. By ordering a takeout.
B. By bringing food herself.
C. By going to the restaurant.
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。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6. Where does the dialogue take place?
A. On the street. B. On the phone. C. In the office.
7. What will the woman do next?
A. Go to repair her phone.
B. Find the man by herself.
C. Telephone the man once again.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8. When will the solar eclipse (日食) happen?
A. At 2:50 pm. B. At 3:20 pm. C. At 3:10 pm.
9. Why does the woman go to get the paper?
A. To keep the birds safe. B. To stop the birds singing. C. To protect her eyes.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
10. What is the woman doing now?
A. She is preparing ice cream.
B. She is on a diet.
C. She is planning to have a baby.
11. How does the man like the woman?
A. Untruthful. B. Clever. C. Tough-minded.
12. What will the woman eat at last?
A. Nothing. B. Milk. C. Cake.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
13. What do the speakers mainly talk about?
A. Which university to go to.
B. What to choose as a job.
C. Where to earn more money.
14. Why does the woman make her decision?
A. She needs more money to support her family.
B. Her family live far away from the city.
C. The villages are short of good doctors.
15. What will the man probably be in the future?
A. A researcher. B. A teacher. C. An officer.
16. What should they do before they fulfill their plans?
A. Go to consult with their parents.
B. Do well to pass the H. S. C Examination.
C. Get admitted to the famous university.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
17. How many presidents are there before Lincoln?
A. 15. B. 16. C. 17.
18. What do you think of Lincoln’s family when he was young?
A. Rich. B. Poor. C. Large.
19. What led to the American Civil War?
A. Lincoln was elected to the president of the U. S.
B. Some southern states wanted to break off.
C. Some slaves began to fight for their rights.
20. What did Lincoln contribute most to his country?
A. He was one of the greatest lawyers in the U. S.
B. He gave one of the most famous speeches.
C. He managed to keep his country together.
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、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
One Day University
One Day University was founded by Steven Schragis in 2006. He came up with the idea after he dropped his daughter off at college in upstate New York. The school had about a dozen professors giving short talks about a variety of subjects. All the parents had the same reaction: “I wish I were the one going to college!”
One Day University creates fascinating days of learning designed to inspire your mind. We work with over two hundred professors from the country’s top colleges to create events. No matter what you love, you’ll find that every One Day U event is filled with exploratory talks that will challenge you as if you were a student in college once again! And just like your college days, you’re sure to meet new friends who share the belief that learning is a rewarding lifelong process. At One Day U, there’s no homework and no grades. Just learning for the sake of learning!
SATURDAY, JULY 21; 9:30 am — 4:00 pm
Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University; Washington. DC
LITERATURE
9:30 am — 10:35 am
The Lost Indian Culture
Jeremi Suri / University of Texas
Distinguished Teaching Award
SCIENCE
10:50 am — 11:55 am
How the Brain Works
John Hall / University of Wisconsin-Madison
William H. Kiekhofer Distinguished Teaching Award
MUSIC
12:10 pm — 1:15 pm
The History of Jazz
Anna Celenza /George-town University
Teacher-Scholar Award

Lunch break 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm
PSYCHOLOGY
2:30 pm — 4:00 pm
Genius, Creativity and Depression
Jessica Payne / University of Notre Dame
Bok Center Award for Teaching Excellence
Live Event Full price: $125
Visit OneDayU. com or call 800 -300 -3438.
21. What do we know about One Day U?
A. It aims to reward college students with abundant courses.
B. It was founded by Steven Schragis and his daughter.
C. It is intended to help its participants get excellent grades at college.
D. It is in cooperation with hundreds of top universities’ professors.
22. Who will give talks about The History of Jazz?
A. George town. B. Jeremi Suri. C. Anna Celenza. D. Jessica Payne.
23. What’s the main purpose of the text?
A. To show the history of One Day U.
B. To advertise One Day U events on July 21.
C. To explain how to learn at One Day U.
D. To stress the great influence of One Day U.
B
It is reported in the national press that a letter written by Charles Darwin in 1875 has been returned to the Smithsonian Institution Archives (档案馆) by the FBI after being stolen twice.
“We realized in the mid-1970s that it was missing,” says Effie Kapsalis, head of the Smithsonian Institution Archives. “It was noted as missing and likely taken by an intern (实习生), from what the FBI is telling us. Word got out that it was missing when someone asked to see the letter for research purposes,” and the intern put the letter back. “The intern likely took the letter again once nobody was watching it. ”
Decades passed. Finally, the FBI received a tip that the stolen document was located very close to Washington, D. C. Their art crime team recovered the letter but were unable to press charges because the time of limitations had ended. The FBI worked closely with the Archives to determine that the letter was not fake and definitely Smithsonian’s property.
The letter is in fairly good condition, in spite of being out of the care of trained museum staff for so long. “It was luckily in good shape,” says Kapsalis, “and we just have to do some minor things in order to be able to unfold it. It has some glue on it that has colored it slightly, but nothing that will prevent us from using it. After it is repaired, we will take digital photos of it and that will be displayed on the Internet. One of our goals is to get items of high research value or interest to the public online. ”
It would now be difficult for an intern, visitor or a thief to steal a document like this. “Archiving practices have changed greatly since the 1970s,” says Kapsalis, “and we keep our high value documents in a safe that I don’t even have access to. ”
24. What happened to Darwin’s letter in the 1970s?
A. It was recovered by the FBI.
B. It was put in the archives for research purposes.
C. It was stolen more than once.
D. It was purchased by the Smithsonian Archives.
25. What did the FBI do after the recovery of the letter?
A. They pressed criminal charges in vain.
B. They kept it in a special safe.
C. They arrested the suspect immediately.
D. They proved its authenticity.
26. What will the Smithsonian Institution Archives do with the letter according to Kapsalis?
A. Reserve it for research purposes only.
B. Make it available online.
C. Keep it a permanent secret.
D. Turn it into an object of high interest.
27. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. A Letter by Charles Darwin Returns to the Smithsonian
B. The Smithsonian Tightens Security Measures
C. The Smithsonian Charges an Intern with Theft
D. The FBI Cracks a Criminal Case
C
Time spent in a bookshop can be most enjoyable, whether you are a book-lover or merely go there to buy a book as a present. You may even have entered the shop just to find shelter from a sudden shower. Whatever the reason, you can soon become totally unaware of your surroundings.
The desire to pick up a book with an attractive dust jacket is irresistible, although this method of selection ought not to be followed, as you might end up with a rather dull book.
You soon become interested in some book or other, and usually it is only much later that you realize you have spent far too much time there and must dash off to keep some forgotten appointment—without buying a book, of course.
This opportunity to escape the realities of everyday life is, I think, the main attraction of a bookshop. There are not many places where it is possible to do this. A music shop is very much like a bookshop. You can wander round such places to your heart’s content. If it is a good shop, no assistant will approach you with the inevitable greeting: “Can I help you, sir?” You needn’t buy anything you don’t want. In a bookshop an assistant should remain in the background until you have finished browsing. Then and only then, are his services necessary. Of course, you may want to find out where a particular section is, but when he has led you there, the assistant should retire discreetly and look as if he is not interested in selling a single book.
You have to be careful not to be attracted by the variety of books in a bookshop. It is very easy to enter the shop looking for a book on, say ancient coins and come out carrying a copy of the latest best-selling novel and perhaps a book about brass-rubbing-something which had only slightly interested you up till then. This volume of the subject, however, happened to be so well illustrated and the part of the text you read proved so interesting that you just had to buy it. This sort of thing can be very dangerous. Apart from running up a huge account, you can waste a great deal of time wandering from section to section.
28. The underlined phrase “dust jacket” means_______.
A. a kind of clothes
B. a paper cover of book
C. a dusty book
D. a title of a book
29. You may spend too much time in a bookshop because_______.
A. the dust jackets are very attractive
B. you start reading one of the books
C. it is raining outside
D. you have to make sure you won’t buy a dull book as a present
30. In a good bookshop_______.
A. all the books there are interesting
B. the assistant greets you in a warm way
C. your heart is satisfied
D. you feel that you are in a music shop
31. The best title for this passage may be_____.
A. The Attraction of Bookshops
B. How to Spend Your Time
C. Bookshops and Their Assistants
D. How to select Books?
D
Clothing rental is a hot new industry and retailers (零售商) are demanding to get on board in hopes of attracting green shopper.
But is renting fashion actually more environmentally-friendly than buying it, and if so, how much more? Journalist and author Elizabeth Cline investigated (调查) this question and concluded that it’s not as sustainable as it seems.
Take shipping, for example, which has to go two ways if an item is rented — receiving and returning. Cline writes that consumer transportation has the second largest carbon footprint of our collective fashion habit after manufacturing.
She writes, “An item ordered online and then returned can send out 20 kilograms of carbon each way, and increases up to 50 kilograms for rush shipping. By comparison, the carbon impact of a pair of jeans purchased from a physical store and washed and worn at home is 33. 4 kilograms, according to a 2015 study by Levi’s. ”
Then there’s the burden of washing, which has to happen for every item when it’s returned, regardless of whether or not it was worn. For most rental services, this usually means dry cleaning, a high impact and polluting process. All the rental services that Cline looked into have replaced perchloroethylene (氯乙烯), a carcinogenic (致癌的) air pollutant, still used by 70 percent of US dry cleaners, with alternatives, although these aren’t great either.
Lastly, Cline fears that rental services will increase our appetite for fast fashion, simply because it’s so easily accessible. There’s something called “share washing” that makes people waste more precisely because a product or service is shared and thus is regarded as more eco-friendly. Uber is one example of this, advertised as “a way to share rides and limit ownership. ” and yet “it has been proven to discourage walking, bicycling, and public transportation use. ”
Renting clothes is still preferable to buying them cheap and throwing them in the dustbin after a few wears, but we shouldn’t let the availability of these services make us too satisfied. There’s an even better step — that’s wearing what is already in the closet.
32. What is Elizabeth Cline’s attitude toward clothing rental?
A. Approving. B. Unfavorable. C. Objective. D. Enthusiastic.
33. The Uber example in Paragraph 6 indicates that .
A. rental services are on the rise
B. clothing rental will be as successful as Uber
C. renting clothes might waste more than expected
D. renting clothes might make people lose interest in fast fashion
34. The author suggests that we should .
A. give up renting any clothing
B. purchase inexpensive clothes
C. rent clothes rather than buy them
D. make full use of clothes we’ve possessed
35. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Clothing rental is a new fashion.
B. Clothing rental is retailers’ preference.
C. Renting clothes is not that eco-friendly.
D. Renting-clothes business is in a dilemma.
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。
Are you the kind of person who hated school? Or are you more like Michael Nicholson, who can’t stop learning? He currently has 30 degrees including 22 master’s and a doctorate! 36 The word comes from Greek with “phil” meaning “a lover of” and “math” meaning “learning”.
Humans are all philomaths to an extent – our brain is born to be curious. We want to learn and understand, partly to make sense of the world but also because of something called neoteny. This is a term that refers to the teenage characteristics of some animals, including humans, being preserved into adulthood. One of these traits is neuroplasticity, which helps our brains stay flexible. 37 While creatures like monkeys can’t do this and only learn during their adolescence.
But for every person who loves learning, there are plenty who can’t stand it. 38 Why is this? Educational anthropologists have suggested that if a concept or idea is too complex or dull, it becomes harder to link old and new ideas together. 39 This negative experience of education at school may lead to people avoiding learning opportunities in later life.
40 Evolution has made us lifelong learners, so take advantage of your biology and discover your inner philomath. Who knows what you could achieve?
A. Lots of people remember their school days as being boring or even pointless.
B. Because of this trait, our brains are able to recognize different shapes.
C. If that’s the case, we lose motivation and absorb less information.
D. If you’re also passionate about studying, you might be a philomath.
E. Many students think it is inspiring to learn something about “philomath”.
F. So, don’t let a bad educational experience prevent you learning something new as an adult.
G. This gives us the ability to learn throughout our lives.
第二部分 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
“Only if you have experienced it can you believe it. ” I didn’t believe such thing until it 41 happened to me. For years my wife and I had had an idea for a(n)   42 but we weren’t sure how to start. All we knew was that we had a personal 43 that we thought could succeed commercially.
We decided to write a film script (剧本) first. But we had never written a script before and needed professional 44 . So we wrote a 10-page outline of the story and made a pitch (推销宣传) for the concept both online and offline to see what kind of 45 it would get. We also 46 a quick market test to get the attention of producers who might happen to see the 47 for our script.
It was a month or so before it 48 people’s interest. We then contacted 49 production companies and producers until we 50 cooperating with a producer with an all-star cast, who promised to help us with the script.
Eight months later, our film script was 51 at a very high level of the industry. Whether the film is shot and released or not, my wife and I made it. Once 52 , we then tried our best to write the best script we could.
That’s what happens when you have the courage to 53 . The opposite of success isn’t failure but a 54 of the courage to try. The universe rewards courage. 55 , the cave you fear to enter contains the treasure you seek!
41. A. randomly B. actually C. suddenly D. willingly
42. A. film B. visit C. exhibition D. business
43. A. opinion B. message C. story D. goal
44. A. degree B. fame C. effort D. guidance
45. A. benefit B. response C. threat D. experience
46. A. ignored B. missed C. assembled D. conducted
47. A. potential B. shortcoming C. basis D. search
48. A. showed B. stimulated C. mentioned D. maintained
49. A. common B. special C. multiple D. quick
50. A. took in B. set about C. gave up D. ended up
51. A. earned B. rated C. sold D. guaranteed
52. A. determined B. frightened C. entertained D. inspired
53. A. refuse B. advance C. attempt D. deny
54. A. way B. kind C. pack D. lack
55. A. In detail B. In contrast C. After all D. Above all
第二节(共10小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Gui'an New Area, which boasts a giant data center cluster（集群）for China's major telecom, internet and power companies, is accelerating the development of the 56 (country) digital economy through its strong computing power, officials said.
"In recent years, the area has continuously expanded the Gui'an data center cluster, accelerated the construction of the upstream and downstream industry chains, and 57 (make) efforts to promote data storage, 58 (operate) and utilization, thus 59 (provide) strong support for the high-quality development of the digital economy," said Wang Ceng, deputy secretary of the Party Working Committee of Gui'an New Area.
Gui'an, in the southwestern province of Guizhou, is one of 19 national-level new 60 (area). It is playing 61 crucial role in implementing the country's program 62 (build) more data infrastructure across the western regions. 63 (launch) in February last year, the program aims to guide the dense computing demand from China's eastern regions for storage and computing in the western areas. Data centers require massive amounts of land, electricity and water, and 64 the eastern regions are economically developed, they face great pressure in energy supply 65 data storage and computing.
第三部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
假定你是李华，中国青年志愿者网(China Youth Volunteers)计划在暑假面向高三毕业生招募1000名志愿者，进行急救知识普及活动。你想申请成为其中一员。请用英语写一封自我推荐信。要点如下：
1. 个人情况；2. 个人优势；3. 申请目的。
注意：词数80左右；
Dear Sir/Madam,
My name is Li Hua, a boy aged 18.


Yours truly,
Li Hua
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。
A Four-legged Guardian Angel
Snow had just melted off the ground that April day at our house in Regina Beach, Saskatchewan. I had just cleaned up the pool in preparation for selling the house. The year before, I had lost my job with the provincial government, and now our financial situation was grim. In despair, I had finally put the home on the market, and a real estate agent was due to show up later that day. Even worse, I would have to give up my beloved Great Dane (大丹犬), Brigitte, because I could no longer afford the cost of feeding it. The thought of losing the dog and our beautiful home was almost more than I could bear.
Deep in despair, I sat typing up resumes and cover letters. Out of the corner of my eye I could see my thirteen-month-old son, Forrest, as he lay on the carpet, playing near our big, gentle nanny-dog, Brigitte. It seemed as if Brigitte was always meant to be in this family and she turned out to be a perfect companion.
Brigitte came to our house on Christmas eve when the doorbell rang and I was sure some of my Christmas packages had arrived. I ran to the door and swung it open, but no one was there. I sensed something and looked down, only to find a beautiful Great Dane sitting there, looking up at me with big, intelligent eyes. There was no way that she could have rung the doorbell by herself, was there? Perhaps, someone had found the puppy somewhere and left her there, and then rang the doorbell and ran away. They accurately guessed I would welcome an additional family member and take care of her.
Thinking of these, I couldn’t help heaving a sigh and went straight back to work. However, I hadn’t typed more than two sentences when Brigitte began barking furiously and running back and forth to the sliding glass door overlooking our pool.
I raced to see what was happening and noticed that the sliding door was slightly open. Suddenly, I realized Forrest was nowhere to be seen. In panic, I opened the door and ran outside.
注意：续写词数为150左右
There I was surprised to see Brigitte, who was terrified of water, dive into the pool.



Finally, the doctor said Forrest was all right and could be released from hospital.





吉安一中2023—2024学年度上学期开学考试
高三英语参考答案

听力
1-5 BCBBB 6-10 BCBCB 11-15 CABCA 16-20BABBC
阅读
21-23 DCB 24-27 CDBA 28-31 BBCA 32-35 BCDC 36-40 DGACF
完形填空
41-45 BACDB 46-50 DABCD 51-55 BACDC
语法填空
56. country’s 57. made 58. operation 59. providing 60. areas
61. a 62. to build 63. Launched 64. although/though/while 65. for

应用文写作
Dear Sir/Madam,
My name is Li Hua, a boy aged 18. I feel honored to apply for a position to be a volunteer, getting across the common sense of first aid.
Firstly, I have a good knowledge of first aid because my parents are both doctors. They once taught me how to perform first aid. What’s more, I am easy-going and good at communicating with others, which guarantees me to be of help. Last but not least, thanks to the constant exercise and body building, I am in good condition.
On the whole, I am qualified to be a volunteer. I hope to help out people in need and reward our society as soon as possible. Looking forward to your earliest reply.
Yours truly,
Li Hua

读后续写
There, I was surprised to witness Brigitte, who was afraid of water, dive into the pool. Horrified, I caught sight of Forrest’s yellow sleeper. Brigitte was bravely doing her best to keep him afloat by clenching onto his sleeper with her mouth. At the same time, she was desperately attempting to swim towards the shallow end. It was only then that I realized that Forrest had somehow opened the door, wandered out and fallen into the pool. In a split second, I plunged in, lifted my precious baby out and carried him inside. My hands shaking, I called 911 and we were immediately rushed to the hospital, where the doctor kept him under observation for one night.
Finally, the doctor declared that Forrest was all right and he could be released from hospital. Back home, once Brigitte saw him, she barked with obvious joy and refused to let Forrest out of her sight. She eventually settled down, but remained dedicated to Forrest and followed him everywhere, concerned about his safety. Even when Forrest was asleep, Brigitte crammed herself under the crib, keeping a watchful eye. Our dog was truly an angel, erasing any despair I might have felt about losing our home. A house could always be replaced, but knowing we had each other was the greatest blessing of all. I was grateful that she was a part of our lives, and I would never give her up.