2023届重庆市高考模拟调研卷英语试题(三)

2023届重庆市高考模拟调研卷英语试题(三)

一、未知

1.MuseumofSenses

1,048ReviewsMonday-Sunday9:00AM-8:00PM

MuseumofSensesisanexperiencewithover50exhibitionsforkidsandadultsthat

arousesyoursensessoyouareinspiredtodiscovermoreandtherefore,feelmore.Live

theunimaginable,experienceaworldofsensations,andtestyoursensesatan

extraordinarymuseum.Aplaceasfunasitiseducational,asamazingasitismysterious,

andascrazyasitisrational(理智的).

Duration:1-2hours

Admissiontickets:$12.20peradult

NationalAutomobileMuseum

1,797ReviewsTuesday-Sunday9:00AM-5:00PM

AsoneofthetopRenoattractionswitha"Wow!"factor,youwon'twanttomissit.

Themuseumhasmorethan225rare,one-of-a-kind,antiqueandcollectorcarswith

authentic(真实的)streetscenesandsoundsthatbringdisplaystolife.Withartifacts,a

theatrepresentation,audiotours,andaMuseumStore-there'slotstoseeanddo.

Duration:1-2hours

Admissiontickets:$55peradult

GalleryofSteelFigures,Prague

923reviewsMonday-Sunday10:00AM-9:00PM

GalleryofSteelFiguresisaninteractiveandoriginalexhibition.Oursteelfiguresare

inspiredbycharactersfromcartoons,sci-fi,fantasy,fairytales,popcultureaswellas

animalsandhitsfromtheautomotiveworld.Youcantouch,climbinandsitonallthe

figuresandofcourse,takepictureswithyourfavoritesuperheroesorchildhoodfriends.

Andthegoodpartis,allexhibitsaremadefromrecycledsteelparts!

Duration:1-2hours

Admissiontickets:$13.23peradult

Groupsize:50

TheGettyCenter

14,603reviewsTuesday-Sunday10:00AM-5:30PM

Grandmuseumtakesprideinamostimpressivecollectionbysuchgreatpersonsas

VanGogh,MonetandCezanne,alongwiththearchitecturaltriumphofitssixbuildings

andgardens.

Duration:2-3hbours

Admissiontickets:$19.06peradult

1.Whichofthefollowingwillanenvironmentalistbeparticularlyinterestedin?

A．TheGettyCenter.

B．GalleryofSteelFigures,Prague,

C．MuseumofSenses.

D．NationalAutomobileMuseum.

2.WhatisspecialabouttheGettyCenter?

A．Ithasthemostexpensivetickets.B．Ithasthelongestopeninghoursofaweek.

C．Itenjoysthelargestpopularity.

D．Ittakestheshortesttimetopayavisit.

3.Whichofthemuseumscanbebestrecommendedtokids?

A．MuseumofSensesandTheGettyCenter.

B．NationalAutomobileMuseumandTheGettyCenter.

C．TheGettyCenterandGalleryofSteelFigures,Prague.

D．MuseumofSensesandGalleryofSteelFigures,Prague.

2.Formorethanadecade,TreeHouseCraftCoffee&FrozenYogurthasbeena

belovedpartofthecommunityinHouston'sEnergyCorridor.They'veofferedespresso-

baseddrinks,cold-brewedcoffeeand12flavorsoffrozenyogurtwith32toppingoptions.

However,whenthehurricane(飓风)HarveydestroyedtheeastcoastofTexas,owner

NoelMontemayorsteppeduptosupportthecommunityinameaningfulway.

Eventhoughhisownstorefronthadbeentomawaybythestorm,hebroughtin

generators(发电机)toruntheespressoandicemachinestoofferbeveragestofirst

responders,providingfreecoffeeandelectricitytomembersofthecommunityand

keepingtheirrestroomsopentothepublic.Hecreatedaplacewherehisneighborscould

escapethedestruction,evenifitwasjustforalittlewhile.

ThehurricanecamejusttwoyearsafterMontemayorandhiswifehadrebrandedand

remodeledtheshop,soonafterwelcomingtheirfirstchild.BornandraisedinHouston,it

wasimportanttohimtomakehiscommunityabetterplace.Hehasremainedcommitted

tothatmission,providingbothapositivegatheringspotandlocalemployment

opportunities.

ThoughtheCOVID-19pandemicwasaroadblockatthebeginning,TreeHouse

quicklystartedtoofferonlineorderingandotherservicestokeepcustomersfueledwith

theirfavoritecoffeeandfrozenyogurt."Thecommunityplaysanimportantrolein

shapingthebusiness,"hesaid"It'sthereasonthebusinessiswhatitistoday."

Montemayorandhisstaff-whichhasgrownfromjustafewteammemberswhenhe

openedto12full-timeemployeesnow—continuetogivebackbygettinginvolvedin

localactivitiesandfundraisers.

1.WhatdidTreeHousedowhentheCOVID-19pandemichappened?

A．Itimmediatelyprovidedfreecoffee.

B．Itcreatedaplacetoescapethepandemic.

C．Itofferedtimelynewservices.

D．Itwassoonrebrandedandremodeled.

2.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A．TreeHousewillcertainlycontinuetogivebacktothecommunity.

B．TreeHousewillenjoyabetterrelationshipwiththecommunity.

C．TreeHousewillkeepprovidingbetterandcheaperproducts.

D．TreeHousewillcompletelychangethewholecommunity.

3.WhichwordcanbestdescribeTreeHouse?

A．Professional.

B．High-paying.

C．Profitable.

D．Responsible.

4.Whatdoesthepassagemainlywanttotellus?

A．Smallbusinesscangrowbigquickly.

B．Agoodtraditionbenefitsasmallshop.

C．Asmallbusinessmakesabig

difference.

D．Agoodshopdependsonits

community.

3.Backin2017,ChristopherVanedidsomethingspecial.Heopenedupasanctuary

(避难所)forfarmanimalswheretheycouldliveouttherestoftheirdaysincomfort.

Sincethen,morethan150animalshavefoundtheirwaytohim,andit'ssavedtheirlives.

Christopherhasalwayshadadeeploveforanimals,partlybecausehismomwasso

passionateaboutthemherself.Forthelongesttime,hewantedtodosomethingtohelp,

whichishowLittleBearSanctuarycametoexist.ItwassadforVanetolosehismom

justafewmonthsbeforetheplaceopened,butbeknewshe'dbeproudofhim.Afterall,

bewasgivingbacktotheanimalsthatbothofthemlovedsomuch.

Thesanctuaryishometoanumberofdifferentspecies,includingsheep,cows,goats,

andevenatortoise.Aroundhalfofitsresidentsarepigs,includingWilly,thesanctuary's

veryfirstresident.Themajorityoftheanimalshereweretobekilled,whichwouldbethe

samefate,butthankfully,Christophergavethemasecondchanceoflife,Now,while

theymightstillbescarredbytheirterriblepasts,atleasttheyhaveanopportunitytobe

happy.

Althoughthesanctuarydoesn'tmakeanymoney,Vaneisn'tbotheredbythelackof

income.Goingoutsideandseeinghisanimalsfeetowalkaroundthe30-acreproperty

giveshimallthesatisfactionheneeds.Ofcourse,ifhewantstokeepopeningthe

sanctuary'sdoorstonewresident,hedoesneedsomemoneycomingin.That'swhyhe

setupaGoFundMesothatanyonewhowantstohelpoutwiththeexpansionprojectcan

dotheirbit.Sofar,$15,000ofthe$55,000goalhasbeenraised.

It'snicetoseethesefarmanimalsgettinganothershotathappiness.We'reso

gratefulforwhatChristopher'sdoing.

1.WhydidChristopherVaneopenupthesanctuary?

A．Forasharedlove.

B．Forastableincome.

C．Torealizehismum'sdream.

D．Tosaveendangeredanimals.

2.Whatanimalswillmostprobablybetakenintothesanctuary?

A．Rareanimals.

B．Would-be-killedAnimals.

C．Newborns.

D．Wildlife.

3.Whatwillthesanctuarydependonforitsfutureexpanding?

A．Onhisownmoneyonly.

B．Ontheentrancefees.

C．Onnonprofitableorganizations.

D．Onsocialdonation.

4.WhatdoesthesanctuarybringtoChristopher?

A．Goodincome.

B．Asecondchance.

C．Greathappiness.

D．Troublewithfarmanimals.

4.DhruvJain,whopresentedthisnewsystem,sharesthatthemainmotivationfor

thecreationofthisappcamefromhisownexperienceandconversationsthathis

colleaguesandhehadhadwithdeafandhard-ofhearingpeopleoverseveralyears.He

presentedthephoneandsmartwatchapplicationcalledSoundWatch.

Jain,whohastroublehearing,usesSoundWatchathometoavoidseepingthrougha

smokealarm.Healsosaysthatonanaturewalk,itwilltellhimthatbirdsaresingingand

thatthereisawaterfallnearby.Thesoundsmakehimfeelmorepresentandconnectedto

theworld.

Suchsoundawarenessapplicationsforsmartphonesalreadyexist.However,Jain

preferstheimmediacyofsoundnotifications(告知)onhiswrist,ratherthaninhispocket.

Surveysofdeafpeopleorthosewhoarehardofhearingshowthatheisnotalone.

TheSoundWatchapplicationpairsanAndroidphoneorsmartwatch.Thewatch

recordsambient(环境的)noises.Itthensendsthedatatothesmartphoneforprocessing'

Whenthephonedetectsasoundofinterest,thesmartwatchvibratesandanotificationis

displayedonitsface.

Jain,whoisacomputerscientistattheWashingtonUniversityinSeattle,and

colleaguesdesignedtheapplicationtoidentifyuptotwentynoises.Duringthe

experiments,theSoundWatchapplicationcorrectlyidentifiedthosetwentysounds81.2%

ofthetime.

Whenit'ssettolistenonlyfordoorknocks,firealarms,alarmclocks,orotherurgent

noises,theappshows97.6%accuracy.Eighthard-ofhearinganddeafpeoplewhoused

theapplicationaroundauniversitycampusgavetheappbroadlyfavorablereviews.

However,itshouldbenotedthattheappmisclassifiedsomeofthenoisyoutdoorsettings

andsounds.

JainandhiscolleaguesarenowworkingonanewerversionofSoundWatchthat

userscantraintorecognizenewsounds,suchastheirhousealarm,usingjustafew

recordings.

1.Comparedwiththealready-existingsoundawarenessappforsmartphones,whatisthe

advantage?

A．Quicktorecognize.

B．Convenienttocarry.

C．Easytoapply.

D．Cheaptomake.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"vibrate"mostprobablymeaninPara.4?

A．Makeasound.

B．Shakequickly.

C．Giveaverbalwarning.

D．Moveforward.

3.WhatistheSoundWatchlikerightnow?

A．Itisquiteperfect.

B．Itcanidentifyanynoise.

C．Itiswidelyused.

D．Itneedsimprovement.

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．SoundWatchApplication:TheFistApporPeoplewithHearingLoss

B．SoundAwarenessApplication:TheBestAppforPeopleWhoCannotHear

C．ASoundAwarenessAppIdentifiesDifferentKindsofNoisesfortheOld

D．ASmartWatchAPPCanWarnPeoplewithHearingLossofNearbySounds

5.Formaneighborhoodwatchprogramtospotpotentialprowlers(行窃者).Most

intruders(侵入者)areconcernedaboutbeingnoticed,sotheymayavoidareaswhere

homeownersareonalert.Workwithyourneighborstocreateaneighborhoodwatch

program.1Additionally,postasignattheentrancetoyourstreetwarningwould-be

intrudersthatyouhaveaneighborhoodwatch.

2Sometimesanintruderwillcometoyourdoorpretendingasasalesperson,poll

taker,deliveryperson,orutilityworker.Thebestwaytoprotectyourselffromthese

individualsistorefusetoopenthedoor.Whentheyknock,pretendthatyouaren'thome

ortellthemthatyoucan'tcometothedoorrightnow.

3Sometimesyou'reexpectingsomeone,likeadeliveryperson,butyoumight

stillbeworried.Inthesemoments,calloutlikeyou'retalkingtosomeoneelseinthe

house.Thissignalstoapotentialintruderthatyourhousemightbewell-protected.

Tumonallthelightsifyouthinksomeone'stryingtobreakin.4Ifyoususpect

someoneisoutside,turonasmanylightsinyourhouseasyoucan.Thisshowsthemthat

someoneishomeandpreparedforafight.Additionally,itmakesitharderforthemto

hide.

Callthepoliceifyousee8omeoneprowling(徘徊)aroundyourhome.Don'ttake

anychanceswithyoursafety.Ifsomeonemightbebreakingintoyourhome,callthe

policeimmediatelyandthentakestepstoprotectyourself.5

A．Then,callthepoliceifyouhaven'talready.

B．Hearingapossibleprowlercanbesuperscary!

C．Don'tanswerthedoorifyoudon'tknowtheperson.

D．Then,taketurnspatrolling(巡逻)yourneighborhood.

E．Actliketherearepeopleinthehousewhenyouanswerthedoor.

F．However,thiscanbeveryrisky,somakesureyou'repreparedtofight.

G．Evenifyou'rewrongabouttheintruder,it'sbettertobesafethansorry.

6.Sendingyourkidsofftoschoolisanemotionaltime,especiallywhenit'stheir

firstday.Dorishadthatexperiencewhenshewasaparent,andthen________whenshe

becameagrandparent.Whenhergranddaughterusedtogoofftoschool,thewoman

wouldbetheretowaveher________andhopeshehadagoodday.________,Dorisgot

intosuchahabitofdoingthisthatshecontinuedtofollowherpattern________whenher

granddaughterwasn'tcatchingthebusanymore.

AlthoughDorisdidn'treally________thekidswhodrovepast,shewasalwaysthere

to________themkissesandwatchthemgoofftoschool.Itbecamea________notjust

forherbuttheyoungstudentswhocametoknowDoristhroughtheseinteractions.They

evengot________fromheronspecialholidays.That'swhytheydecidedtopay

her________withatreatoftheirown.

Itwasonthewoman'sbirthdaythatshegotthe________ofherlife.Whenthe

bus________outsideherdriveway,thekidsallsangthesongHappyBirthday.Doriswas

very________movedbytheactofkindness,beingreducedto________asthechildrenall

sangtoher.Doriseven________herdoctor'sappointmentswhenevertheydidn'tgowith

thebusschedule.So,withthatinmind,it'snowonderthatbirthdaysong________the

worldtoher.

1.

A．already

2.

A．thanks

3.

A．Eventually

4.

A．particularly

5.

A．understand

6.

A．give

7.

A．business

8.

A．praises

9.

A．up

10.

A．surprise

11.

A．started

12.

A．possibly

13.

A．laughter

14.

A．rescheduled

15.

A．showed

B．again

B．hi

B．Probably

C．ever

C．goodbye

C．Suddenly

D．yet

D．sorry

D．Immediately

B．obviously

B．know

B．blow

B．thought

B．news

B．back

B．encouragement

B．broke

B．slightly

B．confusion

B．accepted

B．brought

C．stopped

C．just

C．love

D．even

D．support

D．return

D．tradition

C．wish

C．plan

C．treats

C．of

C．joke

D．greetings

D．out

D．regret

D．crashed

D．clearly

D．tears

D．forgot

D．introduced

C．gradually

C．murmurs

C．made

C．meant

7.阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

"Chinaisahugesandbox,andyoucanexperimentwithnewtechnologies,"saidJo

Purdy,anAustralian,FounderandHeadofContentatDigitalDisconnect,duringan

interview1iChongqingonSeptember30.

PurdyhasbeenengagedinblockchainandfinanceinChinaforaroundeightyears.

HethinksthatChinaismorewilling2(experiment)withnewtechnologies.

PurdysaidChinaisleadingtheworldincentralbankdigitalcurrency(

货币)

(CBDC),also3(call)e-CNYordigitalyuan.It4(offer)bothconvenience,

security,andtheoldbankingsystem'sregulated,reserved-backedmoneycirculation.

Atthebeginningofthisyear,thePeople'sBankofChina5(announce)thatities,

includingChongqinghavebeenapprovedforthethirdbatch(批)ofpilotareasfordigital

yuan.AgrouforeignpeopleinChongqingfromSingapore,Malaysia,and

other6(country)werealsoinvitedtoopenthedigitalrenminbiwalletsunderthe

China-Singapore(Chongqing)DemonstrationInitiativeonStrategicConnectivity(CI)

recently.

"ThedigitalRMBisaworld-classtechnology,anditwillbe7hugepartof

Chinesefinancialpolicyforward;"saidPurdy.Overthepastseveralyears,Chinahas

been8(steady)makingprogresstowarddigitalRMB,9hasbeenappliedtoonline

shoppingplatformsand10(tradition)supermarkets,benefitingindividualsand

society.

8.假定你是新华国际学校学生会主席李华，你校将举办以"中国式现代化是人与自

然和谐共生的现代化"为主题的英文演讲比赛。请你代表学生会写一则通知，内容

包括：

1.比赛的主题、意义;2.比赛的时间、地点;3.欢迎同学们到场观看。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右;

2请在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Notice.

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9.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。

WhenMarkwasfiveyearsold,hisparentsseparatedandhestayedwithhismother.

AsMarkgrewupheoccasionally(偶尔地)thoughtofthebrieftimehesharedwith

hisfatherandlongedtoseehimagainoneday.However,ashegrewintohislateteens,

thoughtsofhisfatherbegantofadeaway.

Afterhegraduatedfromcollege,Markgotmarriedandoneyearlater,hadaboy.The

yearspassed.

OnedaywhenMark'ssonwasfiveyearsoldandasMarkwaspreparingtoshavehis

face,hissonlookedupathimandlaughed,"Daddy,youlooklikeaclown(小丑)with

thatcreamonyourface."

Marklaughed,lookedintothemirrorandrealizedhowmuchhissonlookedlikehim

atthatage.Later,herememberedthathismothersaidhehadtoldhisownfatherthesame

thing.

Thiseventstartedhimthinkingabouthisownfatheralotandhebeganaskinghis

mother.IthadbeenalongtimesinceMarkhadspokenofhisfatherandhismothertold

himthatitwasnowovertwentyyearssinceshehadspokentohim.Inaddition,allher

know