四川省成都石室天府中学2023-2024学年高一上学期星火班新生入学考试英语试卷（原卷版）

石室天府中学高2023级星火班高一入学考试英语试题考试时间：120分钟满分：150分第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。1.Whatistheman’sgrandmotherdoing?A.Havingaswim.B.Readinganemail.C.Takingabath.2.Whenwillthewoman’sfriendarrive?AAt11:05.B.At10:45.C.At10:20.3.Whatwillthespeakersdofirst?A.Haveacupoftea.B.Seetheelephants.C.Watchthedolphinshow.4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Whichplaytosee.B.Wheretobuyafamilyticket.C.Howtocelebratetheirmother’sbirthday.5.WhatisthemangoingtobuyonTuesday?A.Abook.B.Amagazine.C.Anewspaper.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6.Whatistheman’sproblem?A.HegotabrokenDVD.B.Hecouldn’tplaytheDVD.C.HeboughtawrongDVD.7.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?A.Havehismoneyback.B.Getabettercopyofthesamefilm.C.ExchangehisDVDforsomethingelse.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?A.Sheofteneatsoutwithherfamily.B.Sheworksinapizzarestaurant.C.Shelikesgoingtocafes.9.Whydoesthemanwanttogotothecafeinthetowncenter?A.Todrinkcoffeethere.B.Totastetheicecreamthere.C.Toenjoythegreatservicethere.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.WhatrelationisthemantoLinda?A.Herson.B.Herhusband.C.Herneighbor.11.WheredoesLindawork?A.Atahospital.B.Atarestaurant.C.Atabank12.WhatdoesthemandoonSaturday?A.Hedoessomecleaning.B.Hewashesclothes.C.Hegoesshopping.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.WhatdoesthemanthinkofFlowerArranging?A.Boring.B.Challenging.C.Practical.14.Whydoesn’tthemanwanttotakePhotography?A.Itlaststoolong.B.It’stooexpensive.C.Itstartedlastweek.15.Whatcoursedothespeakersdecidetotakeintheend?A.IndianCooking.B.WebDesignforBeginners.C.ItalianWine.16.Whatwillthespeakersdotomorrowmorning?A.Gotothecoursecentre.B.Makeatelephonecall.C.AttendanIndianparty.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatdoweknowaboutthefilm?A.It’saboutnature.B.It’sachildren’sfilm.C.Ithaswonaninternationalprize.18.Whendoesthemuseumclose?A.At5pm.B.At6pm.C.At7pm.19.Whatcanchildrendoatthebasement?A.Drawpicturesoncomputers.B.Watchaworkingsteamengine.C.Seealifesizedmodelofaspaceship.20.Howwillthelistenersgetintouchwiththeprogramtogetfreetickets?A.Byletter.B.Byemail.C.Byphone第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分50分)第一节阅读下面短文，根据文章选择最恰当的选项。(有15个小题，每题2.5分，共37.5分)ASeveralstudiesinrecentyearshavesuggestedthatride-sharingserviceslikeUberandLyftcanworsentrafficproblemsincities,whichcontinuetohavehighratesofprivatevehicleownership.Recentlyanewstudyhasfoundthatride-sharingservicesresultinmuchmorepollutionthanotherkindsofprivateandpublictransportation.Ride-sharingtripsalsodrawpassengersawayfrommoreenvironment-friendlymethodsoftravel,likepublictransportation,walkingorbiking,thestudyfound.Thenewstudy,carriedoutbythenot-for-profitgroupUnionofConcernedScientists,representsanattempttocenteronhowride-sharingservicesaffectpollution.Theresearchexaminedtheeffectsofride-sharingservicesonsevenofAmerica’slargestcities.Overall,theresearchersreportedthatride-sharingtripsnow“resultinanestimated69percentmoreclimatepollutiononaveragethanthetripstheydisplace.”Thestudynotesthatthesamepassengerscouldhavechosentotravelbybus,train,bike,scooteroronfoot.Oneofthebigreasonstheygiveforthisresultisthatride-sharingvehiclesareoftendrivenwithnopassengersinthecar.Thishappenswhendriversareeitherwaitingforriderrequests,areonthewaytopickuppassengersoraredrivinginbetweenpickups.Thissituation,knownas“deadheading”,takesupabout42percentofallride-sharingdrivingactivity,thestudyfound.Theresearcherssaidthatdeadheadingresultsinabout50percentmorecarbondioxidethanonepersondrivinginaprivatevehicle.BothUberandLyftdoofferachoiceofa“pooled”ride,whichinvolvesdriverspickingupadditionalridersduringthesametrip.ThestudyurgesserviceslikeUberandLyfttoworktoincreasethenumberofpooledrides.Italsourgesthetwocompaniestoincreasethenumberofelectricvehiclesontheroadandtoimproveconnectionstopublictransportationcenters.BothUberandLyfthavesaidinthepastthatmoststudiesonthesubjectoverstatetheeffectsoftheirservicesonpollution.Theyhavenotedthatthemajorityofvehiclesontheroadbelongtoprivateindividualsorcompanies.UbertoldReutersnewsagencyinastatementithadnocommentonthelatestreport.Butthecompanysaiditaimstobepartofthesolutiontoaddressclimatechangebyworkingdirectlywithcities.ThestatementaddedthatUberwouldcontinuetopromotepooledtripsandothermeansoftransportation.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inPara.4referto?A.Theresearchers. B.Ride-sharingtrips.C.Thesamepassengers. D.Environment-friendlymethodsoftravel.2.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.MoststudieshaveoverstatedtheeffectsofUber’sandLyft’sservicesonpollution.B.Ride-sharingservicesareplayinganactiveroleindealingwithclimatechange.C.Peoplemaybediscouragedfromtakingpublictransportationduetoride-sharingservices.D.Climatepollutionresultingfromride-sharingtripshasincreasedby69percentonaverage.3Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Ride-sharingserviceslikeUberandLyftcanworsentrafficproblemsincities.B.Thereasonsformorepollutioncausedbyride-sharingserviceshavebeenfound.C.Ride-sharingtripsleadtomorepollutionthanotherkindsofprivateandpublictransportation.D.Thedisadvantagesofride-sharingtripsoutweightheadvantagestheyhavebroughttopeople.BManypeopledreamofbecomingaprogrammerforaleadingtechcompany,assuchworkcansecureahighsalarythatisenviedbymany.However,itmayalsomeanhavingroutinelytoacceptovertimework.Recently,aprogrammercreatedaprojectcalled“996.ICU”on,thewell-knowncode-sharingwebsite.Theprojectcriticizedthe“996workschedule”whereemployeesworkfrom9amto9pm,6daysaweek,withtheprospectofendingupinanintensivecareunit(ICU).TheworkscheduleiscommonamongChinesetechcompanies.Onthewebsite,manyprogrammersworkingforChina’stechcompaniessharedevidenceshowingthattheircompaniesaskedthemtoworkthelonghours.Amongthemweremajornameslikee-commerceleadersAlibabaandJD.com,aswellastelecomsequipmentmanufacturerHuawei.Severalbossesoftechcompanieshavedefended“996”asakindofworkculture.JackMa,founderofAlibaba,saidit’s“ahugeblessing”foryoungworkerstowork“996”.“Ifyoudon’tdo‘996’whenyou’reyoung,whenwillyou?”Masaid,accordingtoapostonAlibaba’sWeChataccount.“Ifyoudon’tinvestmoretimeandenergythanothers,howwillyouachievethesuccessyouwant?”However,People’sDailysaidthatthosewhoquestioned“996”shouldnotbelabeled.“Valuinghardworkdoesnotequalforcingemployeestoworkovertime,”commentedthenewspaper.“Oneshouldnotattachthemorallabelsof‘slackers’or‘notwillingtostrive’toemployeeswhoareagainst‘996’.”Meanwhile,CuiZhendong,alawyerwiththeYiqianLawFirm,saidthatitisillegalforacompanytointroduceacompulsory“996”workscheduleforemployees,sincetheLaborLawclearlystatesthattheworkinghoursofanemployeeshouldnotexceedanaverageofeighthoursdaily,or44hoursaweek.Employersmayextendworkinghoursafterconsultationwithanemployee,butshallnotexceedthreehoursadayor36hoursamonth.Aseniordeveloperwiththee-commercegiantAlibaba,whoaskednottobenamedtoprotecthiscareer,saidemployersseldomsaythescheduleiscompulsory,butfailuretofollowtherulescouldleadtolowperformancescoresandlayoffs.“Refusaltooverworkcanalsoleadtolosingyourannualbonus,whichisalotofmoney,”hesaid.“Whenresortingtothelegalsystemforprotection,thereisapricetopay:time,moneyandtheriskoflosingyourjob,thereforetheyturntocyberspace,”JiangYing,aprofessoroflawsaid.Tobetterprotectworkersfromharshtreatment,Jiangsuggestedthatthesystemsforappealingtothecourtoflawshouldbebeefedup.4.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.The“996”workscheduleismerelyararecaseamongcompanies.B.The“996”workscheduleisanewlyinventedsystemthatisuniquetoChina.C.People’sDailythinksitforgivabletocriticizethosewhochallengethe“996”workschedule.D.Inrealityit’ssodifficultforemployeestodefendtheirrightagainstoverworkthroughlaw.5.Howmanyhoursisanemployeepermittedtoworkatmostperdaybylaw?A.3. B.8. C.9. D.11.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“beefedup”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A.Improved. B.Banned. C.Exposed. D.Encouraged.7.Whereisthepassagemostprobablytakenfrom?A.Agovernmentreport. B.Anewspaper.C.Ascientificessay. D.Acode-sharingwebsite.CSinceAppStorewassetup,ithasbeensellingconsumersonesimplething:choice.Whetheryouwantedtoplaygames,readthenews,ordoathousandotherthings,therewassomethingforwhateveryoudesired.Thensomethingfunnyhappened.LoggingintotheAppStoretodayislikegoingintoashoppingmallwithonlyacoupon(优惠券)foronething:There’ssomuchchoice;itmightbeeasiertogiveupthantochoose.Itisn’tjustconsumerswhoareburdened,though.Toomuchcontentofallkindsalsohaseconomiceffects.Whencountlesschoicesareavailable,itcausespressure,pushingpricesdownanddrivingusabitcrazy.Sowhatisthewayforward?Lesschoiceitselfmaybeasensiblestrategy.Therearealreadysignsthatthisishappening.Firstlycontentcompaniesarelookingtopreventtheirofferingsfromgettinglostinthetonsofstuff.MostobviousisDisney,whichisplanningtoopenitsownstreamingservicenextyear.ThepointistonarrowthefocussothatthoseseekingDisneycartoonswillhaveoneplacetogo,ratherthanbeingaroundvariousservices.Yetifthatrepresentsacarefulfirststep,therearemoreextremeoptionstoo.Considertheideaofawineclub:fromtensofthousandsofbottleseachyear,subscriberspaysomeonetoselectthemostinterestingones.Perhapswhatcomesnextfordigitalcontentissimilar—carefullyselectedofferingsfromtrustedsourcesthatputchoicesinthehandsofcustomersinordertogetridoftheanxietyofchoosing.Uptonow,toomuchchoiceindigitalmediahasonlyonesolution:thealgorithm(运算法则).Butwe’veseenthetroublewithalgorithmsonYouTube.Theyfeedyouonlywhatyou’vealreadysaidyoulike,notthingsyoumaynotknowyou’reinto.Worse,theyhaveatendencytoserveupdisturbingcontent.Thewayforwardcan’tsimplybemoreorbetteralgorithms.Instead,it’stimefordigitalcompaniestostartthinkingabouthowtoputlimitsonthings:onhowmuchwecanuseadevice,orwhatweareavailabletochoosefrom.Aswemovefurtherintothedigitalrevolution,whatpeopleaskforisclear:Less.8.Facedwithtoomuchchoice,consumersaremorelikelyto__________.A.choosecarefully B.feelanxious C.useacoupon D.pushdownprices9.What’sthepurposeofmentioningthe“wineclub”inparagraph5?A.Toteachcustomershowtochooseabottleofwinewisely.B.Toshowdigitalcompanieshowtonarrowcustomers’focus.C.Todemonstratewhatsomecustomers’extremeoptionsare.D.TosavecustomersfromgettinglostinthechoiceoftheAPPStore.10.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Inordertosellchoicebetter,digitalcompaniesshouldofferless.B.YouTubetendstofeedpeoplewhattheyarepossiblyinterestedin.C.Algorithmscanhelpconsumersandcompaniesmakebetterchoices.D.ThoseseekingDisneycartoonshaveeasyandquickaccesstothem.11.Whatdoweknowaboutthealgorithm?A.ItmanagestoofferwhatconsumerswillpossiblylikeB.IthelpstoremovedisturbingcontentfromdigitalmediaC.Itoffersconsumersthingsbasedonwhatthey’vesaidtheylikeD.It’llsolvetheproblemofhavingtoomuchchoiceDBritishresearcherssaytheyhavecreatedan

artificialintelligence

(AI)modelthatishighlyeffectiveatpredictingrainfallwithinthenext90minutes.ThemodelwasbuiltbyscientistsatGoogle-ownedresearchcompanyDeepMindinLondon.ThecompanypartneredwithresearchersattheUniversityofExeterinBritainandtheMetOffice,theBritishgovernment’snationalweatherservice.Theteamsaystestsofthesystemshoweditproducedmore

accurate

predictions,orforecasts,forshort-termrainfallthanotherexistingsystems.Accuratenowcastingcanbeaveryimportanttoolforpreparingforpossibleweatheremergencies.Itcanbeusedbyofficialsintheareasofwater

management,agriculture,airandgroundtrafficcontrolandoutdooreventplanning.“Wewereespeciallyinterestedintheabilityofthesemodelstomakepredictionsonmediumtoheavy-rainevents,whicharetheeventsthatmost

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peopleandtheeconomy,”theteamsaid.Thescientistssaidtheirmodelaimstocreatepredictive“movies”ofimmediateweatherpatterns.Theysaidthat,unlikeothersystems,theirscanaccuratelycapturelarge-scaleevents,aswellasseveraldifferentrainpossibilities.Thiscombinationpermits“rainfall

uncertainties”tobedeeplyexplored.Duringthetestingprocess,theteamsaidthemodelshowed“statistically

significant”improvementsintheseareascomparedtocompetingmethods.Inaddition,theresearchersreportedthatagroupofmorethan50weatherexpertsfromtheMetOfficeratedtheAImodeltobemoreaccurateandusefulin89percentofcasesthanexistingforecastingsystems.Despitethestudyresults,researchersadmittedthatthemodelstillhaslimitations.Theysaid“moreworkisneededtoimprovetheaccuracyoflong-termpredictionsandtheaccuracyonrareandintenseevents.”Theteamsaiditwillnowcenterondevelopingnewmethodstotestandmeasurethemodel'sperformance.Itwillalsoworktocreatemorespecializedsystemstoworkinreal-worldconditions.12.WhatdoweknowaboutthenewAImodel?A.ThemodeliscreatedbyresearchersofMetOffice.B.Themodelcanpredictanyrainfallwithin90minutes.C.Themodelneedsimprovinginlong-termforecasting.D.Themodelhasbeenusedinreal-worldconditions.13.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?A.Thedifficultyofaccuratenowcasting.B.Therelationshipbetweenweatherforecastingandeconomy.C.ThenecessityofbuildingthenewAImodel.D.Theprinciplesofthenewmodel.14.WhydoesthewritermentiontheweatherexpertsfromtheMetOfficeinparagraph4?A.Toprovetheadvantageofthenewmodel.B.Tocomparethenewmodelwiththeoldsystems.C.Toexplaintheruleofweatherforecasting.D.Toshowhowtheexistingsystemworks.15Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ExistingForecastingsystemNeedsImprovingB.AIPredictsImmediateRainfallBetterthanExistingSystemsC.NewExplorationsinWeatherPredictionsD.NewMethodsonTestingtheAIModel'sPerformance第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。In1969,whenNeilArmstrongfirstlandedontheMoon,manypeoplethoughtsoonwewouldberegularlyvisitingotherplanets.____16____Therealityisthatspaceexplorationisextremelydifficultanddangerous.Somepeoplebelieveitisawasteofthepublicpurseanddoesnothingtoimproveourlives.Whydowecontinuetoexplorespace,then?____17____FromtheveryearlydaysofhumanlifeontheEarth,ourcuriosityabouttheunknownhaskeptusadventuringintonewplaces.Whilespaceexplorationisareality,weremaincuriousaboutthemysteriesoftheuniverse.Witheachspacemissioncomesgreaterinsight,thusmotivatingustocontinuealongthesamepathofadventure.Withtechnologiesdevelopedforspaceexploration,wecansolvesomebigproblemsfacingmankind,makingourlivessaferandeasier.____18____Originallyappliedtothespaceshuttlelaunch,theyhavealsobeensetupinthecitieswithahighfrequencyofearthquakestoprotectbuildingsandsavelives.Althoughspaceexplorationdemandshugeinvestment,itcanactuallybringgreateconomicvalue.Theglobalspaceeconomyisincreasingbybillionsofdollarseveryyear.____19____Jobsinthespaceindustrygofarbeyondtheastronauts.Therearemanysupportstaffontheground,suchasengineersandresearchassistants.Moreover,theamazingworkcanprovideeducationandinspirationforthenextgeneration.SuchwondersasaspaceshuttlelaunchorastronautswalkingontheMoonareincrediblyinspiringtowitness.Thesemomentsshapechildren'slivesforeverandmotivatethemtobecomethescientistsandengineersofthefuture.____20____A.Thisisclearlynotthecase.B.Itisinournaturetoexplore.C.Theuniverseistoomysterioustoexplore.D.Oneoftheseisearthquakeshockabsorbers.E.Itcanalsoprovideavarietyofcareeropportunities.F.Thesescientificandtechnologicaladvancescanbenefitsocietiesinmanyareas.G.Whenyou'veseenamanwalkontheMoon,yougrowupbelievinganythingispossible!第三部分语言知识运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15个小题，每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案并填涂在相应的答题卡上。WilliamDunnisthefounderofTakeaKidFishing,whichteachesfatherlesskidsthroughfishing.Tenyearsago,Williamnoticedhissix-yearoldneighbor,Camran,seemed_____21_____.He’dstormoutofthehouse,shoutingathis_____22_____.Oneday,Williamsawtheboyoutsideandstartedaconversation.Camran____23____thathisdadwasn’tinhislife.WilliamaskedCamran’smotherfor_____24_____totakehimfishing.Camranwasinterestedfromthatfirsttrip.Thetwofishedtogetherseveraltimesaweek,andWilliamsaw_____25_____changesinCamran’sbehaviour.SoonWilliam_____26_____morekidsintheneighbourhoodinhisactivity.Williamandothervolunteers_____27_____take20to25kidsoutfishingonaboatonweekends.Besidestheneighbourhood,William_____28_____localorphanagetoinvitethekidstospendthedayonthewater.Manyhaveneverbeenfishingorevenonaboat,soWilliamstartsbyteachingthe_____29_____.Thencomethelifelessonsthatfishing______30______:patience,teamworkandthesimplejoyof______31______intheoutdoors.Sofar,thisorganizationhastakenmorethan600fishing______32______withalmost2,000fatherlesskids.Manykidschoosetocatchand______33______,butonarecenttrip,theykeptthefishandenjoyedtheirdeliciousfishmealthatnight.Fishingdidhaveahugeimpactonchildren.______34______,ifyouknowachildwhoyougetonwellwith,introducethemtofishing.Theactivitydoesn’tmatterasmuchasyour______35______intheirlives.21A.glad B.angry C.sad D.fearful22.A.mother B.sister C.father D.brother23.A.remembered B.discussed C.reported D.shared24.A.advice B.permission C.support D.time25.A.different B.common C.positive D.right26.A.tricked B.persuaded C.involved D.forced27.A.regularly B.actively C.gradually D.carefully28.A.looksdownon B.livesupto C.getsdownto D.reachesoutto29.A.measures B.basics C.hobbies D.problems30.A.sends B.improves C.advocates D.offers31.A.studying B.working C.relaxing D.creating32.A.barbecues B.trips C.meals D.parties33.A.release B.research C.raise D.kill34.A.Instead B.However C.Therefore D.Rather35.A.inspiration B.challenge C.action D.presence第二节(共10小题，每题1.5分，满分15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。In2022,China’snewly-completedwindandsolarpowercapacity(容量)reached125millionkilowatts,____36____(bring)therecordoftotalcapacitytoover1.2billion.Anditspeededeffortstomakesure____37____energysecuritywhilepromotinggreenenergytransition.Renewableenergy_____38_____(make)up47.3%ofChina’stotalpowergenerationcapacityattheendof2022,up2.5%comparedwiththeyearbefore.Italsosawseveralgreatenergy_____39_____(project)completedin2022,includingtheworld’smostefficientcompressed(压缩的)airenergystoragestationandtheworld’s_____40_____(large)cleanenergycorridor.China’sattempts_____41_____(develop)itswindandsolarpowerwillpromotethecountry’slow-carbonenergytransition,ensureenergysecurityandpushforwardtechnologicalinnovationinsolarandwindpower.Itwillalsopromotethe_____42_____(construct)ofsolarandwindpowergenerationfacilitiesintheGobiDesertandotherdryregionswith_____43_____aimofboostingrenewableenergy,aswellasboostingthebuildingofoffshorewindpowerbases.____44____(additional),thegrowthofnewtypesofpowerinstallations(安装)hasalsobeencommoninrecentyears.Attheendof2022,installedcapacityofnewtypesofpowerplans______45______haveenteredoperationroseto8.7millionkilowatts,upmorethanl00percentyear-on-year.第四部分任务型阅读(共两节，满分20分)任务型阅读ItwasNewYear’sDay,thefirstdayoftheyear.Luckyforme,itwasadayoff,soIwasthinkingaboutgettingmybankworkoutoftheway.Thebankperson,anelderlygentlemanwithawhitebeard,was,asusual,curt(简短失礼的，简略的)tomypolite“HappyNewYear.”HenoddedandIsatinfrontofhim.Minutespassedbutnothinghappened.Thenveryuncertainandembarrassed,Iputmyformandbooklet(小册子)infrontofhim.Hewasbusyfillingupentriesinhisregister(登记簿).Afterafewminuteshetookmyformandfromhiscabinethetookoutaverythickfilefromwhichhestarted