内蒙古包头市2023-2024学年高三上学期开学调研考试英语试题

2023—2024学年度第一学期高三年级调研考试试卷英语注意事项：1.本试卷分笔试和听力两部分。考生先作答笔试部分(21小题开始)，然后作答听力部分(1-20小题)。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、座位号、试卷类型(A或B)涂写在答题卡上。本试卷满分150分。2.考生将笔试部分答案写在英语笔试答题卡上(大卡)，听力部分答案写在英语听力答题卡上(小卡)。写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。笔试部分一、阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ATEANiscommittedtogivingstudentsaonce-in-a-lifetimeopportunitytoexperiencestudyingabroadinanewculture.Werecognizethatinmanyinstancesadditionalfundingisnecessarytomakethestudyabroadexperiencebothaffordableandrealistic.Thesescholarshipswerecreatedasanattempttohelpstudentswiththefinancialcommitmentsrequiredforaninternationaleducationexperience.TEANprovidesnumerousscholarships,includinganannualfullridescholarship,need-andmerit-basedscholarships,diversityscholarships,evenaphotographyscholarshipplusothers.TEANFULLRIDESCHOLARSHIPTheEducationAbroadNetworkFullRideScholarshipisdesignedtogiveastand-outstudenttheopportunitytostudyabroad.ThescholarshipcanbeusedforanySummerorFallTEANprogramandcoverstuition,programfees,orientationandhousing.REQUIREMENTSStudentsmusthavetheirstudyabroadofficecompletetheStatementfromUniversityforminordertobeconsideredforthescholarship.MustmeetGPA(GradePointAverage)requirementfortheindividualprogramthattheywanttoattend.MustbeauniversitystudentintheUnitedStates.Studentscanonlyapplyforthescholarshiponceperapplicationcycle;applicantsshouldselecttheirtopprogramchoicewhenapplyingforthescholarship.Scholarshipapplicationsreceivedafterthedeadlinewillnotbeconsidered.SELECTIONCRITERIAWillbebasedontheoverallapplicationmaterialsincludingapersonalessayaddressingthefollowingquestion:“Whyhaveyouselectedthisprogram?Howisittiedtoyourmajor?”ApplicationswillbejudgedbyapanelofTEANstaffmembers.Assessmentwillbebased,onthefollowing:excellenceinacademics,activeparticipationinextra-curricularactivities,achievementinleadershipskills,awarenessofthevalueofinternationaleducationandthepersonalessay.Nointerviewrequired.APPLICATIONDEADLINEJune1,20231.WhatcanTEANhelpstudents?A.Travelabroad.B.Savemoneyforthefuture.C.Experienceoverseaseducation.D.Understandpopularculture.2.WhatshouldastudentdotogettheTEANFullRideScholarship?A.MustbeauniversitystudentintheUK.B.SubmitanapplicationbyJune1,2023.C.DownloadtheStatementfromUniversityform.D.Tuminanapplicationtwiceduringanapplicationcycle.3.Whichofthefollowingistheadvantageforanapplicantgoingforthefullridescholarship?A.Heperformswellacademically.B.Hedoesexcellentlyintheinterview.C.Hechoosesaprogramunrelatedtohismajor.D.Heobtainsanoutstandingrecommendationessay.BEcuadorianwriterVeronicaBonillahasreceivedtheSpecialBookAwardfor2021,thehighestrecognitionbyChinaforaforeignwriter.AtanemotionalceremonyheldMondayattheChineseembassyinEcuador,BonillareceivedagoldenstatuetteforheroutstandingcontributiontopromotingChineseculture.“Ifeel-happy,honoredandpleasedtobethefirstEcuadoriantoreceivethisawardandalsotobethefirstLatinAmericantoreceiveit.Itisaveryimportantthing.Itfillsmewithprideandhappiness,”saidBonilla,visiblymoved.“IamwritingaboutChina,acountrythatIfellinlovewithwhenIhadtheopportunitytogettoknowitbecauseIwantthechildrenoftheworldtogettoknowChina,”Bonillasaid,addingthatalltheworkandeffortshehasputintoherworkpaysoff.TheChinaSpecialBookAwardhasbeenawardedsince2005toforeigntranslators,writersandpublisherswhohavemadesignificantcontributiontopromotingChinesecultureintheworld.Monday’sceremonyinQuitowasattendedbyChineseAmbassadortoEcuadorChenGuoyou,andActingEcuadorianViceForeignMinisterAugustoSaa.SaasaidthatBonilla’sworkisanexampleofthevalueofcultureas’ameansofunionbetweenpeoples“Ourcountrieshavemanagedtodevelopanactiveculturaldiplomacyandapowerfulsoftpowertoolthathascontributedtomutualunderstanding.”Incongratulation,ChineseAmbassadorChenGuoyousaidthatBonillareceivedthewell-deservedawardthankstoherlong-termdedicationtopromotingChineseculturetoEcuadorianchildren.“Recentyearshavewitnessedthegrowingdynamismintheculturalexchangebetweenthetwonationsthroughcontactsinculture,science,technology,sports,education,amongothers,”Chensaid,notingthatrelationsbetweenChinaandEcuadorareatthebestmomentinhistory.TheEcuadorianwriterhassofartranslatedthreeofher83booksintoChinese.4.WhydidBonillafeelproudandhappy?A.Becauseshewroteabookaboutherfavoritecountry.B.Becausetheworkandeffortsheputintoherworkpaidoff.C.BecauseshewantedthechildrenoftheworldtogettoknowChina.D.BecauseshewasthefirstEcuadoriantoreceivetheSpecialBookAward.5.WhomostprobablyhasthechancetowintheChinaSpecialBookAward?A.AFrenchartist. B.AChinesepublisher.C.AnEnglishtranslator. D.AChinesenovelist.6.WhatdoweknowaccordingtoChen’swords?AEcuadorianwritersprefertranslatingChinesebooks.B.ChinaandEcuadorhavedevelopedafriendlyrelation.C.ManypeopleinEcuadorhavemadecontributionstoChina.D.EcuadorianchildrenlearntheChineseculturefromschool.7.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.EcuadorianwriterreceivesChinabookawardB.EcuadorianwritertranslatesbooksintoChineseC.CulturalexchangeisausefulwayofcommunicatingD.AceremonyisheldattheChineseembassyinEcuadorCRicenowhasitsownbigdataplatform,claimedaconferenceinearlyApril.LedbytheChinaNationalRiceResearchInstitute,theplatformrecordsdatathroughouteverystageofriceproduction,includingcollection,storage,andanalysis.Itwillalsoregularlypublishreportstoimprovetheserviceofriceproduction,providingconveniencetofarmers.Apartfrombigdata,othertechnologyisaidingagricultureinChinainrecentyears.FlyingaboveDrones(无人机)playanimportantroleinfarmingthisspring.“Usingdronestospreadthenutrientsolution(营养液)isalotsaferthandoingitmanually(手动地),”ShiZhenhai,afarmerinHenanwhoisresponsibleforabout119hectaresofwheatfieldssaid.Shiaddedthattheflyingmachinesgreatlyimprovedefficiency.Themoreadvanceddronesthatthefarmerboughtrecentlycanbefilledwith50litersofliquid,whichcanbeusedtocoverabout3.4hectarefarmland.Withfourdronesworkingatthesametime,itonlytakesthreehourstofinishspreadingthesolutionoverallofShi’sland.MonitoringontheirownAsmartglassgreenhouseusedtogrowtomatoesfeaturesmorethan120patentedtechnologies.LocatedinShandong,thedemonstrationbasecovers’about80,000squaremetersbutrequiresveryfewworkers.Sensorscollectinformationabouttheplants,suchasthehumidity(湿度)oftheenvironment,theconditionofsunlightandheat,andwhethertheroomisventilated(通风)enough.Itisthenuploadedtoaplatformtobeanalyzed.Thecorrectlevelsofwaterandfertilizeraresuppliedtocropsbytheautomaticirrigationsystem,Robotsandotherdevicesareusedtopickandtransporttomatoes.Withfacilitiestostoreheat,thestructuredoesnotusehugeamountsofenergyinwinter,unliketraditionalgreenhouses.“Growingcropsinacontrolledenvironmentenablesfarmerstoproducehigh-qualityplants,maintainhighfoodsafetystandards,andavoidtheuseofpesticides,”WangHaiguangattheoperationsofficeofthegreenhousesaid.8.Howdothedronesplayapartinfarming?A.Spreadtheseeds.B.Workathighaltitudes.C.Improvetheworkingefficiency.DProvideearlywarninginwheatfields.9.Whatdoes“It”underlinedinparagraph4referto?A.Theinformation. B.Thesensor. C.Thehumidity. D.Therobot.10.Withthehelpoftheadvancedtechnology,farmerscanenjoymanybenefitsEXCEPT.A.applyingbigdataplatform B.avoidingtheuseofpesticidesC.producinghigh-qualityplants D.usinghugeamountsofenergyinwinter11.Whereisthetextmostlikelytocomefrom?A.Abookoneatinghabits.BAmagazineabouthigh-techagriculture.C.Anarticleontheintroductiontodrones.D.Anenvironmentalconservationbooklet.DRememberboilingtapwaterfordrinking?Whohasthetimenow?Instead,bottledwateriseverywhere,inoffices,airplanes,stores,homesandrestaurants.Butwhat’sinthatbottle?Beautifulnamesandlabelsdepictingromanticsceneshaveconvincedusthattheliquidisthepurestdrinkaround.Butgiventhelackoflabelingrequirementsforbottledwater,howmuchdoconsumersreallyknowaboutwhat’sinthebottle?“Thepublicshouldnotassumethatwaterpurchasedinabottle,isbetterregulatedpurer,orsaferthanmosttapwater.Waterutilitiesarerequiredtotellthepublicmoreaboutthetapwaterthanbottledwatercompaniesare,”saysMaeWu,abottledwater(expertattheNaturalResourcesDefenseCouncil(NRDC),anonprofitorganizationintheUSdevotedtoprotectinghealthandtheenvironment.Sure,somebottledwatercomesfromsparklingspringsandother,sources.ButintheUS,alone,morethan25percentofitcomesfromamunicipal(市政的)supply.Thewateristreated,purifiedandsoldtous,oftenatathousandfoldincreaseinprice.Mostpeoplearesurprisedtolearnthattheyaredrinkingglorifiedtapwater,butbottlersaren’trequiredtolistthesourceonthelabel.AccordingtotheAsianBottledWaterAssociation,waterfrommunicipalsupplydoesnothavetostateonitslabelthatitisfromacommunitywatersystem.However,therearesomebrandslikeNestlePureLifethatindicatewhetherthewatercomesfrompublic,privateordeepwellsources.Advertisingcanbemisleadingatbestanddeceptiveatworst.Inarecentcase,afoodanddrinkmanufacturerboastedinaTVcommercialthatitsmineralwatercamefroma“high-qualitywatersource”butitturnedoutthat,thatwasnomorethanplaintapwater.Thepotentialhealthrisksareimportanttounderstand,butbottledwateralsoaffectsthehealthoftheplanet.Whilewestruggleto,cutdownonourconsumptionoffossilfuels,bottledwaterincreasesit.Virginpetroleum(石油)isusedtomakePET,andthemorebottlesweuse,themorevirginpetroleumwillbeneededtocreatenewbottles.Fossilfuelsareburnedtofillthebottlesanddistributethem.Somebrandsofwatercomefromislandsandcountriesthousandsofkilometersaway,andshippingbottlescancausecarbonpollutiontospillintothewaterandspewintotheair.12.Comparedtothetapwater,bottledwater.A.ismuchbetter,thanthetapwaterB.isbetterregulated,purerandsaferC.spendsmoremoneyonadvertisementD.isrequiredtolistthesourceonthelabel13.Whatcanyouinferfromthesecondparagraph?A.WecannevertrusttheTVcommercials.B.Advertisementsonbottledwateralwayscheattheaudiences.C.Somecompanieschoosetostatewherethewatercomesfrom.D.Thegovernmentasksthecompanynottostatethesourceofwater.14.Howisthethirdparagraphorganized?A.Throughlisting,figures.B.Throughmakingcomparisons.C.Throughaddingbackgroundinformation.D.Throughcauseandeffectargumentation.15.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthebottledwater?A.Indifferent. B.Negative. C.Favorable. D.Ambiguous.第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)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。E-wasteisaseriousproblemthatisn’tgoingtogetbetteronitsown.___16___Maybethebiggestcauseofoure-wasteproblemisthefactthatwebuythingsthatwejustdon’tneed.Nexttimeyoufeellikeyouneedadeviceorelectronicitem,stopyourselfandaskifitistrulynecessary.Thisismaybealsotheeasiestwaywecanmanagee-waste.___17___Ifyoudon’tkeepyourconnectors,DVDs,wiresandgadgets(小器具)organized,youwon’tbeawareofwhatyouhave.Whenwebuyduplicateelectronicsbecausewethinkweneedthem,wearecontributingtoourgrowinge-wasteproblem.“Howtomanagee-waste”becomeslessofanissuewhenwekeepourownhousesinorder.Ifyoudonotneedapieceofequipmentanditisingoodenoughconditiontobereused,donateitassoonasyoucansothatsomebodyelsecanuseit.Donationsaregoodforusbecausetheyareausefulwaytogettaxdeductions(减税),andalotoftimesthattaxdeductionwillbeclosetothevalueoftheitemhadyoutriedtosellit.___18___Somestoresoffertrade-inprograms,whereyoucandropoffyouroldequipmentinreturnforgiftcards.Therearealsoplacestosellelectronicsthatmightbevaluabletosomebodyelse.Justbesuretosellthemrightaway,becausetheylosevalueveryrapidlyinourchangingmarket.Ifyouarefrequentlyreceivingmemorysticksandlittlegadgets,collectthemintoagood-e-bag.___19___Youmightbesurprisedathowquicklyitfillsup.Sobesureyouareutilizingyourmaterialsandproductsthoughtfully.WiththesetipsyoucanuseDIYsolutionstolearnhowtomanagee-waste.___20___A.Organizeyourelectronics.B.Don’tbuytoomanygadgets.C.Takeyourelectronicsbacktothestore.D.Herearesomedo-it-yourselftipsonhowtomanagee-waste.E.Donationmeansalotforpeoplewhoareinneedofelectronicdevices.F.Yourhousewillbecleaner,youwillsavemoneyandyou’llbedoingagoodthing.G.WheneveryounolongerneedaUSBstickorasmallelectronicdevice,tossitintothebag.二、语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分);阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。I’vealwaysbeenverysporty,evenwhenpregnantwithmyfourchildren.ButwhenmythirdchildGeorgewasborn,everything___21___.Asavery___22___baby,hewasalwaysonthegoandneverslept.Istillkept___23___,butwhenheturnedtwo,hestartedtohavesome___24___problems.Onenightwetookhimtohospital,andwithin12hoursweweretoldhehad___25___cancerofthewhitebloodcells.Itwashisthirdbirthday.Ourlives___26___.WeweretakenbyambulancetoBirminghamhospitalandmyhusbandRichandI___27___tospendthreedayswithhimandthreedayswithourkidsathome.Afteraboutamonth,Rich___28___memyrunningshoes.Ilookedatthem,___29___Hesaid:“Georgeis____30____,he’swithanurse.Ithinkyouneedtogoforarun.”Irememberputtingthemonand____31____asIranontheroad,asfastasIcouldfor25minutes,whichwassucha(n)____32____.WhenGeorgewasontheroadto____33____,Ineededtore-findmyidentityandearnsomemoney.Icouldn’t____34____full-timeashewasalwaysgoingtoneedalotof____35____,soIdecidedtobecomeapersonaltrainer.Webuilta____36____inthegardenandnowItraingroupsofwomenrunningthere.Ialso____37____inobstaclecourseraces(OCR)andwontheSpartanworldchampion.Thethingthat____38____meisthememoryofGeorgeatrockbottom;Iwantallmykidstoseethatyoucannever____39____.Youjustneedmotivationandpassion.Justlikemy’story-whenGeorgehadcancer,exercisehelpedmecopewiththedifficultyandgavemeanew____40____.21.A.escaped B.abandoned C.changed D.remained22.A.gentle B.careless C.lazy D.energetic23.A.running B.swimming C.hiking D.skating24.A.family B.health C.mental D.financial25.A.mysterious B.temporary C.significant D.serious26.A.restricted B.injured C.stopped D.wasted27.A.rolledover B.tookturns C.calmeddown D.paidoff28.A.made B.held C.designed D.brought29.A.excited B.delighted C.confused D.upset30.A.safe B.ready C.brave D.strong31.A.missing B.crying C.staring D.sighing32.A.guide B.healer C.adviser D.trainer33.A.danger B.youth C.retirement D.recovery34.A.work B.sing C.dance D.study35.A.appreciation B.encouragement C.company D.understanding36.A.gym B.swing C.lab D.cabin37.A.competed B.observed C.judged D.reported38.A.forces B.admits C.drives D.demands39.A.missout B.giveup C.tumdown D.moveon40.A.skill B.course C.car D.career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。TheopeningceremonyoftheParisOlympicsonJuly26,2024,willtakeplaceontheSeineRiver.Thegovernment___41___(announce)thenewslastMonday,breakingthelongheldSummerGamestraditionofstadiumprocessionofathletesandofficials.Morethan160boats___42___(load)withathletes,andofficials,frommorethan200countriesandregionswillsailalmost6kilometersbetweenthePontd’AusterlitzandPontd’IenabridgesincentralParis.Theclosingceremonyisscheduled___43___(hold)at,theLesJardinsduTrocadero,anexpanseofgardensandfountainswhichoverlooktheEiffelTower.“Todayis___44___standoutmoment,”saidTonyEstanguet,athree-timeOlympiccanoeC1goldwinner___45___headsuptheParis2024OrganizingCommittee.Paris2024organizersaree