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重庆市名校联盟2023-2024学年高三上学期期中考试英语试
题
学校:姓名:班级:考号:
一、阅读理解
TheCaminodeSantiago
HowlongistheCaminodeSantiago?Thatdepends.Sometakeontheall-Spanish1,000
kmViadelaPlataroutefromSevilletoSantiagotoCompostela,whilethemostpopularroute,
fromSaintJeanPieddePortinFrance—sometimescalledtheCaminoFrancesorFrench
Way—is790km.
Apopular116kmhike,idealfor10daysofleisurelywalking,isknownastheEnglish
Way—notbecauseEnglishChristiansprefercampingandpubstopstowalking,butbecause
itisbelievedtheroute,fromFerrolontheGalicianCoast,wasusedbypilgrims(朝圣者)
arrivingfromBritainandIreland.TheEnglishWaystartswithcoastalviewsandpasses
throughthesmalltownsofPontedeumeandBetanzos,andlotsofwoodedandagricultural
areas.
TopTip
WithaPilgrim'sCredential,youqualifyfbrlodgings(住宿),whichhavebunkbeds(双
层床铺)andsharedfacilitiesandcostfromjust£5—6anight.
WhentoGo
ThispartofSpainhasrelativelymildweatheryearround.MarchtoOctoberarelikelyto
bebestforsunshine,butrainisalwayspossiblehere.
DoItYourself
FlywithVueling()fromLondonGatwicktoACoruna,withreturns£100,or
takeaboatfromPlymouthtoSantander(£150return).
ACorunatoFerrolbytraintakesanhourand10minutesandcosts£5.5.
Lodgingcostsfor10dayscometoabout£60.
The40-minutetrainfromSantiagodeCompostelatoACorunacosts£5.5.
1.WhyistheEnglishWayfamous?
A.Itwasonceemployedbypilgrims.B.ItappealstoEnglishChristians.
C.Itissuitablefbrcomfortablewalking.D.Itshowedbeautifulsceneryalongthe
route.
2.Whichmonthwillyouchooseifyoulovesunshine?
A.January.B.February.C.OctoberD.December.
3.HowshouldvisitorsgofromPlymouthtoSantander?
A.Bywater.B.Byrail.C.Byair.D.Bycar.
UpondiscoveringhergrandmaGeorgie'sclothingsketches(草图)in2021,Julia,a
27-year-oldTikToker,barelyknewhowtosewclothes.Nonetheless,shedecidedtotakeit
uponherselftomakeGrandma'solddesignerdreamscomealive.Andit'snotsurprisingatall,
then,thatwhenJuliasharedherhardworkwithherabsolutelydelightedGrandma,andlater
herfollowers—morethan21millionviewerstunedintoseewhatthemostadorableversion
ofParisFashionWeeklookslike.Oh,andwhatasightitis.
WhenJuliafirstcameacrosshergrandma'sfashiondesignsketchesthatwerealmost
threetimesasoldassheis,shewasattractedbythem.SowereherunexpectedTikTok
viewers,2.7millionofthem,whosharedJulia'sappreciationofthesedrawings,leadingto
herfirstviralvideo.knewgrandmawastalented,butIwaslike,'Wow,thesearereally
muchbetterthanwhatIwasenvisioninginmyhead',"shetoldInsider.
Usingmaterialleftoverfromhergrandmother'scollectionofoutdatedfabrics,Juliahas
sewnmanyofthedressesGeorgieenvisioned.Shenotesthatshedoesn'talwaysfollowher
“grandmasketch",aswhatlooksgoodonpapermightnottranslateontothebody.4tGrandma
encouragesthatZ,Juliaexplains.
ThisongoingcooperationacrossgenerationshasledtoanextremelypopularTikTok
seriesinwhichJuliashowsGeorgiewhatshe'screated.It\alsosparkedsweetconversations
betweenthetwoofthem,whicharesharedonvideo."It'sabeautifulbondingexperience
betweenusthathasmadeGrandmahappy,“shesaid.
“Lotsofpeoplewhoareolderandwatchmyvideossaytheyloveseeingsomeone
youngerappreciatesomethingfromtheirgeneration,shesaid."Andthenyoungerpeoplesee
itandmaybetheylosttheirgrandparents,andtheysayseeingmyvideosremindsthemof
theirgrandparents,9,saidJulia.
4.WhatusedtobeGeorgie'sdream?
A.Tosetupafashionschool.B.Tobecomeafashiondesigner.
C.ToattendParisFashionWeek.D.TocreateapopularTikTokseries.
5.Whatdoestheunderlined"that"inParagraph3referto?
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A.Julia'susingleftoverfabrics.B.Julia'ssewingherowndresses.
C.Julia'sadjustinghergrandma'sdesigns.D.Julia'sfollowinghergrandma'ssketches.
6.WhathasledtothepopularityofJulia5sworksonTikTok?
A.Itfollowsthelatestfashionstyle.
B.Itconnectsdifferentgenerations.
C.Itremindsitsviewersoftheirbelovedones.
D.Itencouragespeopletomakeimprovements.
7.WhatkindofpersonisJulia?
A.Sensitiveandwarm-hearted.B.Helpfulanddetermined.
C.Ambitiousanddevoted.D.Caringandtalented.
Scientistshavefoundthatfloatingsolarpanels(太阳能板)couldprovideahugeamount
ofelectricityiftheywereplacedonlakesandotherbodiesofwateraroundtheworld.
Floatingsolarpanelscouldalsohelpsavewaterandprotectland.
Solarpanels—alsoknownas"photovoltaic“panels—areusedtoturnsunlightinto
electricity.Mostsolarpanelsareplacedonlandinlargecollectionscalledsolarfarms.But
recentlypeoplehavebeguntoexploreputtingfloatingsolarpanelsonwater.Becausethese
panelsfloat,somepeoplecallthem“floatovoltaics”.
Theresearchersbehindthenewstudylookedat114,555reservoirs(水库)worldwide.
Theyusedcomputerprogramstofigureouthowmuchelectricitycouldbeproducedyearly
bycovering30%ofthesereservoirswithfloatingsolarpanels.Theanswerwassurprisingly
large-morethantwicetheamountofenergytheUnitedStatesgeneratesinayea匚And10
timesasmuchenergyasallthesolarpowercurrentlybeinggeneratedintheworld.The
researchersdescribedtheresultsas“remarkable”.
Thescientistsfoundthatfloatovoltaicswouldbeespeciallyconducivewhenreservoirs
werenearsmallercities(50,000peopleorless).Theresearcherssaythereareabout6,256
smallcitiesaroundtheworldwherefloatingsolarpanelscouldprovidealltheelectricitythe
citiesneed.
Floatovoltaicscanalsohelpsavewaterbylimitingevaporation(蒸发)fromreservoirs.
Thescientistssaythatsolarpanelscoveringjust30%ofthereservoirs9surfacescouldsaveas
muchwateras300millionpeoplewoulduseinayear.Thereareseveralotherreasonsthat
makefloatovoltaicsagoodidea.Photovoltaicpanelsworkbetterwhenthey'renotextremely
hot.Thewaterhelpscoolthepanelssothattheycreatemoreenergy.Puttingsolarpanelson
wateralsomeansthatthere'snoneedtoclearlandforasolarfarm.That'smoreandmore
importantascountriesworktofightclimatechangeandprotectnaturalspacesforwild
animals.
8.Whatdidtheresearchersthinkofthestudyresults?
A.Amazing.B.Amusing.
C.Skeptical.D.Instructive.
9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“conducive“inparagraph4probablymean?
A.Troublesome.B.Affordable.
C.Demanding.D.Useful.
10.What'snotanadvantageoffloatovoltaicsoversolarpanelsonland?
A.Theycanhelpsavewater.B.Theycanbelessexpensive.
C.Theycanhelpprotectwildland.D.Theycanbemoreproductivesometimes.
11.What'sthebesttitleforthetext?
A.TheMethodsofFloatovoltaics
B.TheProspectsofSolarPanels
C.SolarFarms—TurningSunlightintoElectricity
D.FloatingSolarPanels—MakingEnergy,Savingwater
Whomshouldyoumarry?Whereshouldyoulive?Howshouldyouspendyourtime?
Forcenturies,peoplehavereliedontheirgutinstincts(直觉)tofigureouttheanswersto
theselife-changingquestions.Now,though,thereisabetterway.Wearelivingthroughadata
explosion,asvastamountsofinformationaboutallaspectsofhumanbehaviorhavebecome
moreandmoreaccessible.Wecanusethisbigdatatohelpdeterminethebestcoursetochart.
Therehaslongbeenoverwhelming——andoftensuiprising-evidencethatalgorithms(算
法)canbemuchbetterthanpeopleatmakingdifficultdecisions.Researchershavecollected
dataonvariouskindsofchoicespeoplemake,theinformationtheybasethosechoiceson,
andhowthingsturnout.Theyhavefound,forexample,thatasimpledata-drivenalgorithm
wouldhavebeenbetterthanjudgesatdecidingwhetheradefendantshouldstayinprisonor
bereleased;betterthandoctorsatdecidingwhetherapatientshouldundergosurgery;and
betterthanschoolprincipalsatdecidingwhichteachersshouldbepromoted.
Thepowerofdataanalysishasbeenprovedinthesportsandbusinessworlds,too.As
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madefamousbythebookandmovieMoneyball,baseballteamsfoundthatalgorithmswere
betterthanscouts(星探)atpickingplayers,andbetterthanmanagersatpickingstrategies.In
finance,thehedgefundRenaissanceTechnologiesdramaticallydefeatedcompetitorsby
seekingoutpatternsinstockmarketdataandusingthemtoinformitsinvestmentstrategy.
TechfirmsinSiliconValleyhavefoundthatdatafromexperimentsprovidesbetterinsights
intohowtodesigntheirwebsitesthandesignerscould.
Thesearetheearlydaysofthedatarevolutionindecision-making.Iamnotclaiming
thatwecancompletelycountonalgorithmstomakeourlifestylechoices,thoughwemight
gettothatpointinthefuture.Iamclaiminginsteadthatwecanalldramaticallyimproveour
decision-makingbyconsultingevidenceminedfromthousandsormillionsofpeoplewho
faceddilemmassimilartoours.Andwecandothatnow.
12.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Bigdataisadouble-edgedsword.
B.Datarevolutionwillchangepeople'slife.
C.Bigdataishelpfulinmakingimportantdecisions.
D.Algorithmsbehavesbetterthanpeopleinmanyfields.
13.Accordingtoparagraph2,algorithmsmightNOTdefeatpeoplein.
A.courtrulingsB.jobpromotions
C.operativeestimationD.teachingpractices
14.Whatisthewritingpurposeofparagraph3?
A.Toprovidefurtherevidence.B.Toshowpotentialapplications.
C.Toencouragetheuseofbigdata.D.Toexplainhowtousealgorithms.
15.Whichofthefollowingwilltheauthormostprobablyagreewith?
A.Algorithmsofferperfectadvicenow.
B.Bigdatawillcertainlycausearevolution.
C.Bigdatacanmakeupforourlackofexperience.
D.Algorithmsareboundtobefullytrustedinthefuture.
二、七选五
Caringforplantsisafantasticskillforkidstohave.Therearesomanybenefitsof
gardeningforkids,yettheimportanceofgardeninginearlychildhoodisoftenundervalued.
Herearesomereasonstoteachyourkidshowtogarden.
Gardeningmakeskidsstronger.16Thesimpleactofdigginginthegroundand
movingthingsaroundhelpsbuildmusclesanddevelophand-eyecoordination.
Gardeningbringsastrongsenseofhappiness.Studiessuggestthatchildrenwhogarden
generallyfeelhappier.17Welovetoseethelife-changingexperiencesplantsand
gardeningbringstochildren.
18Inadditiontobeingabletotouchthesoilandseeds,childrencanalsoseethe
differencesbetweenplants,intermsofsizeandcolor,andexperiencedifferentsmellsand
soundsinnature.
Gardeningisgoodforpickyeaters.19Plantingseeds,caringforandgrowing
produceandthenpickingthefruitskindlesachild'sinterest.It'sexcitingtointroduceanew
ordislikedfoodinanotherway,andovertimetheywilllearntotrynewfood.
Gardeningstrengthensconnection.Throughgardeningactivities,kidsgrowcloserto
theirparentsandmakemanynewfriends.20
A.Gardeningheightensachild'ssenses.
B.Gardeninghelpsbuildteamworkskills.
C.Itistheperfectactivityforgrowingbodies.
D.Studieshaveshownthatchildrenwhogardenaresmarter.
E.Forexamples,stayingwithplantscanhelploweryourstress.
F.Kidsaremorelikelytoeatthevegetablesandfruitthey'vehelpedgrow!
G.Theyalsogrowtofeelabondwiththesoilandaresponsibilitytoprotectit.
三、完形填空
EugenieGeorgewasafinancialwriterandeducatorfromPhiladelphia.Whenshefirst
heardthatherfriendJeanpassedafinancialcounselingexam,herheart21.She'd
failedthesametestweeksearlier,andshe22thecertificatetoadvancehercareer.
Butthen,insteadofbeing23,shecalledJean."ItoldherIfailedand24I
wasenvious,vshesaid.Georgehopedthatbeinghonestwouldreduceher25andshe
wassurprisedthatwhensheshiftedher26shecouldshareherfriend^happinessand
experienceherown,inturn."Icongratulatedherandtoldhershe27me,"shesaid.
JeanwasimpressedbyGeorge'shonestyand28thatGeorgewouldshareherjoy.Jean
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expressedhergratitudeandsharedwithGeorgeher29inpreparingfortheexamand
offeredsomepracticalmethods."Youcan30mewheneverinneed.AndIam
31surethatyoucandoitnexttime,“JeantoldGeorge.Althoughthetwowerein
differentstatestalkingonthephone,theyfelttheyhadneverbeenso32
Findingpleasureinanotherperson'sgood33willmaketherelationshipmore
closeandenjoyable.34someoneelse'sjoycanalsodevelopresilience(适应力),
improvelife35andhelppeoplecooperateduringaconflict.
21.A.flewB.roseC.swamD.sank
22.A.boughtB.neededC.toreD.divided
23.A.upsetB.anxiousC.delightedD.scared
24.A.committedB,admittedC.permittedD.submitted
25.A.energyB.expectationC.envyD.effort
26.A.directionB.aimC.fantasyD.attitude
27.A.hurtB.attractedC.inspiredD.persuaded
28.A.appreciatedB.realizedC.praisedD.doubted
29.A.fearB.experienceC.journeyD.concern
30.A.respondtoB・agreewithC.competewithD.turnto
31.A.definitelyB.eventuallyC.merelyD.hardly
32.A.kindB.gentleC.closeD.secure
33.A.purposeB.fortuneC.impressionD.income
34.A.RecognizingB.ShowingC.SharingD.Envying
35.A.applicationB.traditionC.professionD.satisfaction
四、用单词的适当形式完成短文
阅读下面材料,在空白处填适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
AStoneAgebirdsculptureuncoveredinChinacouldbea“missinglink“inour
understandingofprehistoricart.36(date)backalmost13,500years,thesculptureis
nowtheoldestknownexampleofthree-dimensionalartinEastAsia.
Thesculpture,37washand-carvedfromburnedanimalboneandin”an
exceptionalstateofpreservation”,38(find)atanarchaeologicalsiteinLingjing,
HenanProvince.Itshowsabirdonabase,anditisbelievedthat39(it)oversizedtail
wasmade40(prevent)thesculpturefromleaningforwardwhen41(lay)ona
surface.Thisdiscoveryidentifies42originalartistictraditionandpushesbackby
morethan8,500yearstherepresentationofbirdsinChineseart.Thesculpturediffers43
(technological)fromothersculpturesfoundinWesternEuropeandSiberia,anditcouldbe
themissinglinktracingtheoriginofChinesestatuesbacktotheearlypartoftheStoneAge.
LiZhanyang,wholedthestudy,hascontributed44otherarchaeologicalfindingsin
Lingjing,includingvariousancienttoolsandtwoskullsbelongingtoanextinctspeciesof
early45(human).
五、开放性作文
46.你班正在组织题为“TheMostImpressiveClass”的英语作文比赛,请写一篇短文参赛,
内容包括:
1.这堂课的基本信息;
2.令你印象深刻的原因。
注意:1.词数100左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
TheMostImpressiveClass
六、读后续写
47.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。
Trust
“Settledown!''Mr.Taylorwastryingtocalmtheboyswithaloudvoice.Themoment
theyenteredthegymandsawtheclimbingwallstoweringoverthem,theboysgotexcited
andstartedmakingnoises.ButSteviewasanexception,whowasstandingasidelookingat
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histhinarmssilently.Steviedidn'tlikeclimbing.Itwasn'thisthing.Gettingalongwith
peoplewasn'thisthing,either.Hejustfeltnobodylikedortrustedhimatschool.
Thencamethe
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