2023建平中学高三英语下学期3月试卷

2023建平中学高三下英语3月试卷

I.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentand

grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformof

thegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

RationalPeopleThinkattheMargin

Decisionsinlifearerarelyblackandwhitebutusuallyinvolveshadesofgray.Atdinnertime,

thedecisionyoufaceisnotbetweenfastingandeatinglikeapig,butwhethertotakethatextra

spoonfulofmashedpotatoes.(21)examsrollaround,yourdecisionisnotbetween

blowingthemoffandstudying24hoursaday,butwhethertospendanextrahourreviewing

yournotes(22)watchingTV.Economistsusetheterm"marginalchanges"to

describeminoradjustmentstoan(23)(exist)planofaction.

Inmanysituations,peoplemakethebestdecisionsbythinkingatthemargin.Marginmeans

"edge,"somarginalchangesareadjustmentsaroundtheedgesof(24)youaredoing.

Suppose,forinstance,thatyouaskafriendforadviceabouthowmanyyearstostayinschool.If

hecomparesforyouthelifestyleofapersonwithaPh.D.to(25)ofagradeschool

dropout,youmightcomplainthatthiscomparisonisnothelpfulforyourdecision.Youhavesome

educationalreadyandmostlikely(26)(decide)whethertospendanextrayearortwo

inschool.(27)(make)thisdecision,youneedtoknowtheadditionalbenefitsthatan

extrayearinschoolwouldoffer(highersalariesthroughoutlifeandthesheerjoyoflearning),

(28)(combine)withtheadditionalcoststhatyouwouldpay(tuitionandtheforgone

salarieswhileyouareinschool).Bycomparingthesemarginalbenefitsandmarginalcosts,you

canevaluatewhethertheextrayearisworthwhileandmakethebestdecision(29)is

inyourinterest.

As(30)(show)inthisexample,individualsandfirmscanmakebetterdecisions

bythinkingatthemargin.Arationaldecision-makertakesanactionifandonlyifthemarginal

benefitoftheactionexceedsthemarginalcost.

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SectionB

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanonlybe

usedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.maximizeB.subsequentC.potentialD.personalizeE.misrepresented

F.limitedG.marketingH.predictive1.commercialJ.speedK.absence

Nochildoryoungathleteshouldbesubjectedtogenetictestingtofindsportingtalentor

improveperformance,concludetheexpertsinastatementpublishedintheBritishJournalof

SportsMedicine.

Thescientificevidenceontheeffectivenessofthese31testsissimplyfartoo

weaktobacktheiruse,saystheexpertsinthefieldsofgenomics,exercise,sportsperformance,

etc.Whilethescienceofgenomicshasadvancedrapidlyoverthepastdecade,theabilityto

interpretthemeaningofgenetictestresultsisstillatarelativelyearlystage.

Butthathasnotstoppedthegrowthofthe"directtoconsumer"genetictests,whichclaim

tobeabletospotchildren'sathletictalentsortailortrainingto32performance.This

fast-growingmarkethascausedfearsthatthestilllimitedlevelofknowledgeonthegeneticsof

sportsperformanceisbeing33forcommercialgain.

Toinformthestatement,thepanellookedattheavailabilityofDIYgenetictests.Itfound39

companies34testsassociatedwithsportorexerciseperformanceorinjury-almost

twiceasmanyasin2018.

Theclaimsincluded:"35yourtrainingbasedonyoursportsgenetics,""Give

parentsandcoachesearlyinformationontheirchild'sgenetic36forsuccessforsports/'

and"WeuseyourDNAresultstohelpyoulosefat,buildmuscle,getfitter."

Butthe37ofanygoodscientificdatatoguideselectionofwhichvariantstotest

weakensthevalueofmultipletesting.Besides,whilethereissomeevidencetosuggestalink

withenhancedphysicalperformance,itisveryweak,makingthe38valueofthese

tests"actuallyzero,"saysthestatement.

Thestatementemphasizesthe39ofchangeingenesequencingtechnologyhas

gotmuchfasterthanregulation.Anditpointsouttheimportanceofcounsellingbeforeany

genetictestistaken.

"Whilefurtherevidencewillundoubtedlyemergearoundthegeneticsofsportperformance

inthefuture,thedataarecurrentlyvery40.Therefore,inthisstageoflimited

knowledge,nochildoryoungathleteshouldbeexposedtogenetictestingtodefineoralter

trainingorfortalentidentificationaimedatselectinggiftedchildrenoradolescents/'it

concludes.

III.ReadingComprehensions

SectionA

Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,

CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

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Clothesplayacriticalpartintheconclusionswereachbyprovidingcluestowhopeopleare,

whotheyarenot,andwhotheywouldliketobe.Theytellusagooddealaboutthewearer's

background,personality,status,mood,andsocialoutlook.

Sinceclothesaresuchanimportantsourceofsocialinformation,wecanusethemto

41people'simpressionofus.Ourappearance42particularsignificanceinthe

originalphasesofinteractionthatislikelytooccur.Anelderlymiddle-classmanorwomanmay

bealienated（疏远）byayoungadultwhoisdressedinanunconventionalmanner,

43theperson'seducation,background,orinterests.

Peopletendto44whatcertaintypesofclothesmean.Adolescentgirlscaneasily

agreeonthe45ofgirlswhowearcertainoutfits,includingthenumberofboyfriends

theylikelyhavehadandwhethertheydriveordrink.Newscasters,ortheannouncerswhoread

thenewsonTV,areconsideredtobemoreconvincing,honest,and46whentheyare

dressedconservatively.Andcollegestudentswhoviewthemselvesastakinganactiverolein

theirinterpersonalrelationshipssaytheyareconcernedaboutthe47theymustwear

toplaytheserolessuccessfully.48,manyofuscanrelateinstancesinnwhichthe

clothingweworechangedthewaywefeltaboutourselvesandhowweacted.Perhapsyouhave

usedclothingtogainconfidencewhenyou49astressfulsituation,suchasajob

interview,oracourtappearance.

Intheworkplace,menhavelonghad50dresscodeandrolemodelsforachieving

success.Ithadbeenotherwiseforwomen.Agoodmanywomeninthebusinessworld

51theappropriatemixtureofmasculine'"and"feminine"（女性气质的）attributes

theyshouldconveybytheirprofessionalclothing.Thevarietyofclothingalternativestowomen

hasalsobeenmore52thanthatavailableformen.Maleadministratorstendtojudge

womenmore53formanagerialpositionswhenthewomendisplayless"feminine"

grooming-shorterhair,54useofmake-up,andplaintailoredclothing.Asonemale

administratorconfessed,"Anattractivewomenisdefinitelygoingtogetalongerinterview,but

shewon't55thejob."Weneedachangeinthisregard.

41.A.addtoB.dealwithC.setasideD.focuson

42.assumesB.appreciatesC.minimizesD.assesses

43A.intermsofB.becauseofC.insteadofD.regardlessof

44.A.agreeonB.countonC.negotiateaboutD.hesitateabout

45.A.specialtiesB.accomplishmentsC.charactersD.lifestyles

46.A.comfortableB.competentC.sacredD.outgoing

47.A.uniformsB.costumesC.glovesD.pajamas

48.A.MoreoverB.HoweverC.ThereforeD.Otherwise

49.A.imitatedB.resistedC.evaluatedD.anticipated

50.A.long-lastingB.good-lookingC.light-heartedD.well-defined

51.A.areuncertainaboutB.aredistractedfromC.arekeenonD.areashamedof

52.A.consistentB.fashionableC.diversifiedD.innovated

53.A.criticallyB.casuallyC.favourablyD.honestly

54.A.frequentB.concreteC.moderateD.heavy

55.A.getB.spareC.surviveD.maintain

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SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingtwopassage.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethe

onethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

DearKind-Trustee-Who-Sends-Orphans-to-College,

HereIam!Itravelledyesterdayforfourhoursinatrain.It'safunnysensation,isn*tit!I

neverrodeinonebefore.

Collegeisthebiggest,mostbewilderingplace-IgetlostwheneverIleavemyroom.Iwill

writeyouadescriptionlaterwhenI'mfeelinglessmuddled;alsoIwilltellyouaboutmylessons.

Classdon'tbeginuntilMondaymorning,andthisisSaturdaynight.ButIwantedtowritealetter

firstjusttogetacquainted(认识).

Itseemsweirdtobewritingletterstosomebodyyoudon'tknow.Itseemsweirdformeto

bewritinglettersatall-I'veneverwrittenmorethanthreeorfourinmylife,sopleaseoverlook

itifthesearenotamodelkind.Beforeleavingyesterdaymorning,Mrs.LippettandIhadavery

serioustalk.Shetoldmehowtobehavealltherestofmylife,andespeciallyhowtobehave

towardsthekindgentlemanwhoisdoingsomuchforme.ImusttakecaretobeVeryRespectful.

ButhowcanonebeveryrespectfultoapersonwhowishestobecalledJohnSmith?Why

couldn'tyouhavepickedoutanamewithalittlepersonality?ImightaswellwriteletterstoDear

Hitching-PostorDearClothes-Prop.

Ihavebeenthinkingaboutyouagreatdealthissimmer;havingsomebodytakeaninterest

inmeafteralltheseyearsmakesmefeelasthoughIhadfoundasortoffamily.Itseemsas

thoughIbelongedtosomebodynow,andit'saverycomfortablesensation.Imustsay,however,

thatwhenIthinkaboutyou,myimaginationhasverylittletoworkupon.Therearejustthree

thingsthatIknow:I,Youaretall.II.Youarerich.III.Youhategirls.

IsupposeImightcallyouDearMr.GirbHater.Onlythat'sratherinsultingtome.OrDearMr.

Rich-Man,butthat'sinsultingtoyou,asthoughmoneyweretheonlyimportantthingaboutyou.

Besides,beingrichissuchaveryexternalquality.Maybeyouwon'tstayrichallyourlife!SoI've

decidedtocallyouDearDaddy-Long-Legs.Ihopeyouwon'tmind.It'sjustaprivatepetnamewe

won'ttellMrs.Lippett.

Theteno'clockbellisgoingtoringintwominutes.Ourdayisdividedintosectionsbybeels.

Weeatandsleepandstudybybells.It'sveryenlivening;Ifeellikeafirehorseallofthetime.

Thereisgoes!Lightsout.Goodnight.

ObservewithwhatprecisionIobeyrules-duetomytrainingtheJohnGrierHome.

Yoursmostrespectfully,

JerushaAbbott

ToMr.Daddy-Long-LegsSmith

56.Theword"muddled"isclosestinmeaningto"

A.depressedB.familiarC.confusedD.distressed

57.Whatcanweinferfromthethirdparagraphoftheletter?

A.LetterwritingskillswereessentialinJerusha'ssociety.

B.Jerushawasreluctanttowritealettertoastranger.

C.TheletterswrittenbyJerushawerealwayswellorganized.

D.Mr.Daddy-Long-LegsSmithwastheoneJerusharespected.

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58.JerushadecidedtocallthetrusteeDear-Long-Legsinorderto.

A.showhersincererespectforhimB.makethemfeelclosertoeachother

C.representoneofhisinternalqualitiesD.leaveadeepimpressiononhim

59.HowdidJerushafeelabouttheupcomingcollegelife?

A.indifferentB.anxiousC.expectantD.hopeless

(B)

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C.Dr.JeffreyHathawayisaprofessoratJurongRegionalLibrary.

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（C）

Thankstoin-depthreportingbytheWallStreetJournal,wenowknowthatFacebookhas

longbeenawareitsproductInstagramhasharmfuleffectsonthementalhealthofmany

adolescentusers.Younggirls,inparticular;strugglewiththeirbodyimagethankstoaconstant

streamofphotosandvideosshowingbeautifulbodiesthatusersdon'tthinktheycanattain.

WhiletheinformationtheJournalcoveredisessentialandinstructive,itdoesnottellthe

wholestory.Deepdown,thisisnotanInstagramproblem;it'sapeopleproblem.Understanding

thatdistinctioncanmakethedifferencebetweenafailedattempttocontainateen'sinterestin

anaddictiveappandsuccessfullyaddressingtheunderlyingproblemleadingtomentaldistress

induced（诱发）byInstagram.

CriticswerequicktoshameFacebookforsittingonthedataandnotreleasingitto

researchersoracademicswhoaskedforit.Otherscriticizethesocialmediagiantfornotusing

theresearchtocreateasaferexperienceforitsteenusers.Theanger,whileunderstandable,is

misplaced.

WhileI'mreluctanttodefendFacebook,I'mnotsureit'sreasonabletoblamethecompany

forwithholdingdatathatwouldhurtitsbusiness.Haveyoueverbinge-watched（狂看）aNetflix

series?Iassureyouitwasn'tahealthyendeavor.Youwereinactive,likelydidnothingproductive,

mindlesslysnackedanddidn'tgooutsideforfreshair.Itisanobjectivelyharmfuluseoftimeto

stareataTVorlaptopforafullweekend.ShouldwerespondbyshamingNetflixfornotalerting

ustohowdamaginganaddictiveproductcanbe?

Whileit'sreasonabletosayInstagrammakesesteemissuesworse,itstrainscredulity（夸张

至难以置信）tobelieveitcausestheminthefirstplace.Youcreateyourownexperienceson

socialmedia.Forthemostpart,youchoosewhichaccountstofollowandengage.Ifyou're

alreadyvulnerabletoinsecuritiesandself-sabotage（自损）--asmanyteensare-youwillfind

accountstoobsessover.Andthisisn'tanewphenomenon.

Beforesocialmedia,thereweresimilarissuesfuelingself-esteemissues.Whetherthetarget

bemagazines,moviesortelevisionshowsdepictingdifficult-to-attainbodies,therehasbeena

relativelysteadychorus（异口同声）ofexpertsnothingthedamagenewmediacouldcauseyoung

viewers.

Self-esteemissueshaveanunderlyingcause-onethat'sindependentofsocialmediause.

Instagrammerelyenhancesthosefeelingsbecauseitprovidesinfinitelymoreaccesstotriggers

thanolderformsofmedia.It'smoreworthwhiletoaddressthoseunderlyingfactorsratherthan

toattackFacebook.

63.TheauthorthinksthecriticismsagainstInstagram.

A.aresuccessfulattemptstochangeteens*interestinaddictiveapps

B.addresstheInstagram-inducedmentalpain

C.areonlybasedonthedatareleasedbyFacebook

D.arenotdirectedatthefundamentalproblem

64.Netflixismentionedto.

A.comparethecriticismsagainstitandFacebookB.defendwhyFacebookistoblame

C.suggestthecritics'remarksarenottopointD.showNetflixdoesmoreharmtoteens

65.TheInstagramproblemisessentiallya"peopleproblem'*inthat.

A.itishumannaturetogetaddictedtosocialmedia

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B.usersdecideontheirexperiencesonsocialmedia

C.peoplehaveatendencytofeelinsecureonline

D.peoplearekeenonfabricatingtheirself-profile

66.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.theunprecedentedcriticismfacingFacebook

B.thealarmingonlinehabitsofteenagersworldwide

C.therootcauseofInstagram-inducedmentalstrains

D.theharmfulimpactofInstagramonteenagers

(D)

A.Musicitselfhaschangedaswell,makingfestivalsabiggerattractionforlisteners.

B.Streamingpopstars'performancemakesmusicevenmorepopular.

C.Andalongsidetheirriseinpopularity,hundredsofsmallerfestivalshaveflourished.

D.Peoplearemorelikelynowtospendmoneyonexperiencesovermaterialgoods.

E.Festivalshavesincegrownintomainstreambusinessesthatreapprofitsandembrace

corporatesponsorships.

F.ThefirstmusicalfestivalwassaidtobeheldinCoachella.

Withinthelastdecade,musicfestivalshavegrownintoamajormoneymakerina

competitiveindustrythatseeshundredsofsucheventseachyearintheU.S.Therearethebig

oneswithbigticketprices,multiplestages,campingoptionsandnearlyendlesslistsof

performers.(67).

TheoriginsofmusicfestivalsdatebacktoancientGreece,wheresucheventsofteninvolved

competitionsinmusic,artsandsports.ModernmusicfestivalintheU.S.grewoutofthe

establishmentofWoodstock.Thoughitwasnotthefirsteventofitskind,the1969eventholdsa

mythicalplacewithinAmericanpop-culturalhistory.(68).Coachella,oneofthe

mostpopularfestivalsinthecountry,grossed$114.6millionin2017,settingamajorrecordby

earningmorethan$100million.

Themechanicsthatdrovemusicfestivalstobecomingtopearnershavealottodowiththe

effectsofmodernlife,saysChirinos,aprofessorofclinicalmusicandglobalhealthatNewYork

University.(69),hesays,arguingthatsharingaclipfromaBillieEilishorCardiB

performancewithone'sInstagramfollowersismoresatisfyingthanbuyingsomethingexpensive.

A2019Deloittesurveyofmillennials-agroupthatmakesupat45%ofthe32millionpeoplewho

attendmusicfestivals-findsthatmostvalueexperiences:57%ofthemsaidtheyprefertravel

andseeingtheworldoverowningahome.

(70).Asstreamingbecomesoneofthemostpopularwaystolistentomusic,

salesofticketsandproductsmakeupalargepartoffans'expendituresonmusic.Because

listeningtomusichasbecomepracticallyfree,theaccessisunprecedentedandmakeslivemusic

muchmorespecial,accordingtoChirinos."Audiencesarekeentoconnecttotheartistand,"he

says.

Ontheotherhand,forartists,appearingatmusicfestivalsisaneasierwaytomakemoney

thandependingonrecordsalesorlongtours.Asrecordsalessawasharpdeclineinthe

carly-to-mid-2000sthankstothegrowthofdigitalmusic,artistsbegandependingontouringto

earnmoney.

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IV.SummaryWriting

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)of

thepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

Clicktodownloadteacher

"Bookswillsoondisappearinschools/'ThomasEdisonannouncedin1913:theywould,he

believed,soonbereplacedbysilentfilms.Eachnewwaveofinformationtechnology-radio,

television,computers-hasledtosimilarpredictions.

Liketeachers,digitaleducationaltechnologycomesinmanyforms,fromwonderfultoawful.

But,usedproperly,itnowdeservesmoreprominence(重要性)inschools-especiallyinpoor

countrieswherehumanteachersareoftenignorant,absentorboth.

AccordingtoarecentWorldBankstudyofsevensub-SaharanAfricancountries,halfof

nine-year-oldscannotreadasimplewordandthree-quarterscannotreadasimplesentence.The

reasonisterrible.Thesamestudyfoundthatonly7%ofteachershadtheminimumknowledge

neededtoteachreadingandwritingeffectively.Whenclassroomswereinspectedtoseewhether

ateacherwaspresent,halfthetimetheanswerwasno.Asfortheabsenceofteachers,if

expensiveteachersdonotturnuptoclass,governmentwould,surely,firethem?Easiersaidthan

done.Poorgovernmentsoftenlackthemoneytocheckonteachersindistantvillages.

Severalrecentstudiessuggested-techcanhelp.Itseemstobringaboutbigger

improvementsinpoorcountriesthaninrichones.Someofthescarceresourcesbeingspenton

teacherscouldthereforebebet