2024朔州怀仁九中高中部高三上学期11月期中英语试题含解析
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一、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题3分,满分45分)
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An imprtant persn wh has made a huge impact n my life is Savannah. Savannah is my twin sister and my life wuld be cmpletely different withut her. Everyne always thinks it’s amazing t have a twin and it is but it’s als nt. Peple always beautify having a twin. They say it’s natural t be gd friends, which is true, but nbdy ever talks abut the negative side f it.
Peple als say things like “Wh’s the smarter twin?” As twins, we are cnstantly getting cmpared. In the secnd grade, she gt admitted t a class fr advanced students. In 6th grade she was put int advanced math. I finally gt put int advanced math fr 8th grade but it still wasn’t enugh because by then she was in a class that was tw years ahead and mine was just ne. S peple called me the dumb twin.
I played sccer frm the ages 5-9. I quit when I was 9 because peple decided Savannah was better and I didn’t want t hear it anymre. She still plays. We als played sftball tgether when we were 10-11. I quit that t mainly fr the same reasn.
One day when I was in 7th grade, Savannah, ur friends and I were at tp glf fr ne f their birthdays. We were almst dne playing. My friend Allisn said, “Savannah, hw des it feel t be lsing t the unathletic twin?” Allisn didn’t play any sprts either, but since she wasn’t a twin, she wasn’t getting cmpared t anyne.
I culd write a millin stries abut wh’s the prettier twin? Wh’s the uglier twin? Wh’s the funnier twin? It never really ends. Even thugh we get cmpared, I still lve Savannah and she has made such a huge impact n my life.
As I’ve gtten lder, it has less f an effect n me when peple cmpare us. I have realized that there is always
ging t be smene ut there cmparing us and there is nthing I can d abut it. I am grwing int my wn persn.
1. What is rarely discussed abut twins accrding t the text?
A. The appearance.B. The bad side.C. The difference.D. The friendship.
2. Why was the authr thught stupid?
A. She did very badly in class.B. She learned advanced math in Grade 8.
C. She liked t cmpare herself t Savannah.D. She was wrse than Savannah in her studies.
3. Why did the authr give up sftball?
A. She played it wrse than Savannah.B. She was injured in a match.
C. She was laughed at by teammates.D. She had lst interest in it.
4. What is the authr’s attitude twards being cmpared at last?
A. Negative.B. Unclear.C. Dubtful.D. Acceptable.
B
If yu live in San Dieg, yu’ve prbably nticed sme strangely clured water n the beach lately. Yu might wnder abut red tide, but it’s actually an intentinal jb. Scientists at UC San Dieg Scripps Institutin f Oceangraphy and University f Washingtn have been experimenting with dyeing (给……染色) the cean at San Dieg beach pink. What culd they pssibly be up t?
This is being dne fr a study that examines hw fresh water n the utlet f the sea is intermixing with the cean. The experiment is called Plumes in Nearshre Cnditins (PiNC) . “I’m excited because this research hasn’t been dne befre and it’s a really unique experiment,” said Sarah Giddings, a Scripps castal ceangrapher leading the PiNC study. “The aim is t understand hw fresh water interacts with cean waves, since it is usually warmer than cean water and mre flating.” The researchers are hping that this pink dye experiment will help them recrd mre abut hw pllutants and sediments (沉积物) are distributed in the cean water thrugh these additins f fresh water.
The fresh water is dyed pink s that the team can easily keep track f it when fresh water is added t the sea water. The dye des nt threaten the wildlife living there and is then sptted as it prgresses in the water. It is tracked by sensrs n ples that are lcated alng the sand as well as by drnes (无人驾驶飞机) . There’s als a device that tracks the light that is given ff by the pink dye. The sensrs recrd the height f the waves, cean currents and temperature.
Giddings explained, “We’re bringing tgether a lt f different peple with different expertise. I think it’s ging t have sme really great results and impacts. We will cmbine the results frm this experiment with a frmer field study and cmputer mdels t help us further understand hw the dyed fresh water spreads.”
5. Hw des the authr lead in the tpic f the text?
A. By shwing a strange phenmenn.B. By making an assumptin.
C. By quting a well-knwn saying.D. By making a cmparisn.
6. What is the purpse f Plumes in Nearshre Cnditins?
A. T intrduce the benefits f dyeing sea water pink.
B. T shw hw fresh water cmbines with sea water.
C. T prve that fresh water is warmer than sea water.
D. T examine the impact f fresh water n sea water.
7. Why is pink dye used by the team?
A. It can enrmusly give ff light.B. It can functin well with sensrs.
C. It can be recgnized easily and ec-friendly.D. It seems t attract wildlife and spread rapidly.
8. What will the researchers d accrding t Giddings’ wrds in the last paragraph?
A. Challenge the results with sme experts.B. Build mre scientific cmputer mdels.
C. Experiment with dyes f anther clur.D. Integrate mre results f frmer studies.
C
Lcated abut 10 km nrtheast f the city center, the Chengdu Panda Base is a ppular place t see lts f pandas f different ages in what’s clse t their natural habitat.
Highlights and Travel Tips
The Chengdu Panda Base is a nnprfit research and breeding (繁殖) facility fr giant pandas that was riginally funded in 1987 and pened t the public in 1993. The center began with a ppulatin f just six giant pandas and has since grwn t mre than 100 pandas.
Fr visitrs, it is mre like a nice park than a traditinal z. The base is large and nice t walk arund, since much f it is in a bamb frest. There are als shps selling panda-related suvenirs, but the prices are usually higher than markets r shps utside the base.
Accessibility Infrmatin
While the main rad is flat, the base is large, s it is better fr visitrs with mbility issues t ride the shuttle (往返) bus. Visitrs wh cmpletely rely n wheelchairs may need help frm thers t guide. Mst restrms within the base are wheelchair accessible.
Opening Hurs and Ticket Prices
Opening hurs
7:30 am - 6:00 pm
Hw t Get There
It takes abut a half hur and csts arund 30 CNY t get t the Chengdu Panda Base frm the city center by taxi. Yu can als get there by public bus r subway, althugh these rutes require a few transfers.
9. What is special abut the Chengdu Panda Base?
A. It ffers turists panda suvenirs.B. It is a z with the features f a park.
C. It is the largest panda research base.D. It has mre pandas than anywhere else.
10. Hw much shuld a cuple at least pay t visit the Chengdu Panda Base?
A. 110 CNY.B. 75 CNY.C. 55 CNY.D. 45 CNY.
11. What is the text?
A. A guidebk.B. A news reprt.
C. An annuncement.D. An exhibitin guide.
D
As the West dries ut and heats up, wildfires get bigger and mre destructive, fficials tasked with preventing and battling the fires culd sn have a new thing t add t their set f tls. The high tech help culd cme frm an area nt nrmally assciated with fighting wild fires: artificial intelligence(AI).
Lckheed Martin Space Systems Cmpany,based in Jeffersn Cunty, has decades f experience f managing satellites, explring space and prviding infrmatin fr the US military. By generating mre timely infrmatin abut n-the grund cnditins and running cmputer prgrams t prcess huge amunts f data,Lckheed Martin representatives say they can map the extent(范围)f a fire in minutes rather than the hurs it can take nw They say the AI that the cmpany has applied t military use can imprve predictins abut a fires directin and speed.
“The situatin that wildland firefighters wrk in is a dynamic envirnment with multiple activities and respnsibilities,”said Dan Lrdan, senir manager at Lckheed Martin’s Artificial Intelligence Center. Lckheed Martin aims t use its technlgy t reduce the time it takes t gather infrmatin and make decisins abut wildfires.The quicker they can react, the faster they can cntrl the fire and prtect peple’s prperties and lives.
Lckheed is wrking with a sftware cmpany t build a digital mdel f a wildfire based n an area’s tpgraphy(地形)cnditin f the plants wind and weather t help frecast where and hw it will burn.After the 2020 Camern Peak fire Clrad’s largest wildfire the cmpany used the infrmatin abut the fire, examined the
Entrance fee
55 CNY
Shuttle bus fee
10 CNY
Average time fr this activity
2-3 hurs
mre timely satellite data n fire cnditins, and generated a mdel that was similar t the actual fire’s mvement.
“Applying AI t fighting wildfires isn’t abut taking peple ut f the field.” Lckheed Martin spkesman said.“Smebdy will always be there,but peple currently in the field are surrunded by s much data that they can’t srt thrugh it fast enugh.That’s where AI can help.”
12. What d we knw abut Lckheed Martin Space Systems Cmpany?
A. It has gd experience in fighting fires.
B. It wrks n the fllw-up t firefighting.
C. It applied AI t its service fr the first time
D. It has played psitive rles in varius fields.
13. What did Dan Lrdan think f the wrk envirnment f wildfire fighters?
A. Quite cntrllable.B. Very stable.
C. Cnstantly changing.D. Perfectly safe.
14. What is AI used fr when peple fight wildfires?
A. Building mdels.B. Prcessing mre data.
C Replacing firefighters.D. Making final decisins.
15. Which is he mst suitable title fr the text?
A. AI is helping peple fight wildfires
B AI can fight wildfires autmatically
C. AI is used t fight Clrad’s wildfires
D. AI replaces firemen in fighting wildfires
二.七选五(共5小题;每小题3分,满分15分)
16.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。
Reading is nt just an imprtant prfessinal skill. ____16____ Like any skill wrth mastering, a reading habit requires time and dedicatin t develp. It is, hwever, a lifelng surce f enjyment and entertainment and an affrdable hbby fr anyne wh wants t pick up a bk.
Imprve yur reading skills.
In rder t build yur reading habit and enjy yur reading t the fullest, begin practicing gd reading skills. Fr example: read fr cntent, lk up unfamiliar wrds, learn t appreciate cntext and becme familiar with literary devices. Reading fr learning and enjyment is never a quick run. ____17____
Find ways t cnnect reading t yur everyday life.
____18____ Yu can jin bk clubs. These usually meet weekly r bi-mnthly and are a gd way f mtivating yu t read and als meeting peple wh are als cmmitted t gd reading habits. Bk clubs als give yu chances t talk abut what yu read and the benefit f talking t multiple intelligent and interested readers.
____19____
A basketball player can’t practice if she desn’t have her ball and sneakers ready. Reading is the same as any ther skill. Try t get subscriptins. Trade r special interest magazines are a gd way f keeping current reading material nearby. ____20____ Barnes and Nble, as well as Amazn, have e-Readers and a substantial selectin f digital bks fr sale r lan. Libraries ften ffer free e-bk lans, t.
A. Set daily r weekly gals.
B. Keep reading materials handy.
C. Als, yu can cnsider t be an e-Reader.
D. Instead, take yur time, nurture yur skills at yur wn pace.
E. Set aside regular time t enjy yur spt and always bring alng yur current reading.
F. It is easier t grw yur reading skills if yu make reading a part f yur daily schedule.
G. It is als a way t enjy infrmative and inspiring wrks that enrich ur life experiences.
三.完形填空((共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
When I was arund six years ld, we had a neighbr, Dave Julian. As a car fancier, he was always wrking n his ld car in his carprt, during which I wuld g t him with ____21____ . He wuld never be ____22____ f explaining why he was ding certain things in a certain rder. We als had interesting ____23____ abut his life. We ____24____ with each ther until he mved away ne day. In spite f a strng sense f ____25____ fr quite a few days, my life went n.
____26____ , I ran int Dave tw decades later in a restaurant fr breakfast. He appeared much lder and I had grwn up. He said he was living n his wn, ____27____ by a dg.
In the fllwing days, I wuld always ____28____ Dave and his dg at breakfast and we talked like befre. He was still passinate abut cars and ____29____ car shws f each seasn, and he had been eager t attend ne but culdn’t make it by himself. I ____30____ t myself secretly that I wuld take him there, but I always ____31____ ut ne after ne fr ne reasn r anther and kept saying I’d g fr next shw. Hwever, ur next shw never came. I was ____32____ that Dave had passed away days ag, which came as a ____33____ t me at that mment. I ____34____ nt t have tears n my cheeks. I learned a ____35____ lessn fr that: Never put ff ding smething with thse wh meant a lt t yu.
21.
A. satisfactinB. respectC. pleasureD. curisity
22.
A awareB. tiredC. typicalD. ashamed
23.
A. experimentsB. strategiesC. cnversatinsD. predictins
24.
A. cnnectedB. cnflictedC. cperatedD. quarreled
25.
A. identityB. humrC. lssD. smell
26.
A. UnfrtunatelyB. NrmallyC. GraduallyD. Unexpectedly
27.
A. impressedB. accmpaniedC. injuredD. frightened
28.
A. encunteredB. inquiredC. distractedD. interrupted
29.
A. figured utB. participated inC. lived up tD. kept track f
30.
A. intrducedB. explainedC. prmisedD. prpsed
31.
A. fundB. carriedC. burnedD. missed
32.
A. impliedB. infrmedC. remindedD. permitted
33.
A. shckB. reliefC. warningD. chance
34.
A. ensuredB. decidedC. struggledD. claimed
35.
A. stressfulB. painfulC. funnyD. perfect
四.短文填空(共10题;每小题2分,满分20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。
Tday, envirnmental prblems have been the greatest risk t life n Earth. Scientists are thinking f ways t ____36____(lw) this risk. There is n dubt ____37____ humankind is drawn twards Mars, with dreams f making ____38____ ur secnd hme. Hwever, radiatin is the biggest prblem we will have t slve in rder t settle n Mars. Radiatin levels n the surface f Mars are tw and a half times ____39____(high) than thse n the Internatinal Space Statin. ____40____(expse) t high levels f radiatin may increase the risks f cntracting cancer and ther diseases.
Dust strms are cmmn thrughut the year and cver the entire planet fr weeks, blcking sunlight frm reaching the surface. Perhaps mre ____41____(imprtant), these strms, made up f fine dust ____42____(catch) in the atmsphere, can affect energy prductin fr lng perids.
T live n Mars, we shuld find permanent shelter that ____43____(ffer) lng-term prtectin frm radiatin. We culd build a special structure near the Red Planet’s freezing nrth ple. It wuld prtect us against radiatin and keep inner atmspheric pressure cnstant as well.
Fr nw human settlement f Mars is decades away. Regardless, it seems that humans ____44____(live) n Mars may well happen a lt sner _____45_____ mst peple believe. Until we are finally able t live n Mars, we need t take much better care f ur wn.
五.短文改错(共15分)
46. 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Tday I will share the stry f ne f my classmate. My classmate, wh parents are serving in the army, is ppular with us. Her parents are such busy that they have little time t accmpany her. At an early age she learns t be independent. At schl she is nt nly strict with her, but als active in helping thers. Besides, she tries t d everything she can meet teachers’ requirements. Frtunately, she develped a serius disease last year. Heard the sad news, we were filled with anxiety. T everyne’s relief, after a perid f treatment she has been fully recvered. I’m surely she will have a bright future.
六.书面表达(共25分)
47. 假定你是李华,你的外国好友Steven沉迷于网络,导致成绩下降。请你用英语给他写一封邮件,帮助他戒除网瘾,内容包括:
1. 表示安慰;
2. 说明网瘾的危害;
3. 介绍戒除网瘾的方法。
注意:
1. 写作词数应为80左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Steven,
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yurs
Li Hua
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