重庆市乌江新高考协作体2023-2024学年高三年级上册12月期中英语试题

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2023-2024学年（上）期中学业质量联合调研抽测

高三英语试题

（分数：120分，时间：100分钟）

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

STEMSummerProgramsforHighSchoolStudents

STEMisatermthatstandsforscience,technology,engineering,andmathematics.Hereisalistofsomeofthe

bestSTEMsummercampsforhighschoolstudents.

FutureMattersProgram

Itisan8-weekpaidsummerresearchexperienceforhighschoolstudents.Thisisahands-onprogramfor

studentsinterestedingoingafteracareerinmedicalresearch.Studentswillattendseminarsledbythefacultyand

participateindiscussionswithpeers.

SimonsSummerResearch

Itisaseven-weekprogramlocatedatStonyBrookUniversity.Studentswillhavetheopportunityto

participateinspecialworkshops,toursandeventsfreeofcharge.Theywillconcludetheprogramproducinga

writtenresearchabstractandaresearchposter.

ResearchScienceInstitute

Itisthefirstcost-freesummerprogramofitskind.Duringthissix-weekprogram,studentswilldivedeeper

intotheworldofscienceandengineeringbyexperiencingtheentireresearchcycle.Inthisprogramstudentswill

attendclassesconductedbyfamousprofessorsandpreparewrittenandoralpresentationstopresenttheirresearch.

PrograminMathforYoungScientists

Thisisasix-weekintensivemathematicsprogramdesignedforstudentsacrosstheglobe.Unlikecommon

programs,itoffersagreatdealofindependenceforstudentstochoosetheirownschedulesanddecidewhatthey

wanttostudy.Besideslearning,thereisalso"mandatory（强制的）funtime“builtintotheweeklyschedulesothat

studentsareabletohavenon-mathrelatedactivities.

1.Whichprogrambestsuitsstudentswhowanttobedoctors?

A.FutureMattersProgram.B.SimonsSummerResearch.

C.ResearchScienceInstitute.D.PrograminMathforYoungScientists.

2.WhatdoSimonsSummerResearchandResearchScienceInstitutehaveincommon?

A.Thetopic.B.Theexpense.C.Theduration.D.Thecontent.

3.WhafsspecialinPrograminMathforYoungScientists?

A.Cultivatingindependentskills.B.Attendingnon-mathactivities.

C.Tailoringpersonalschedules.D.Enrollinginternationalstudents.

B

Asthesayinggoes,tcGiveamanafish,andyoufeedhimforaday.Teachamantofish,andyoufeedhimfora

ThisisthewaythecharityorganizationHeiferInternational（国际小母牛慈善组织）wantstoendworld

hunger.

Itbeganinthe1930swhenanAmericanfarmer,DanWest,wenttoSpaintohelppeopleinneed.Hetriedto

feedthepeoplewithmilk.Butitseemedthattherewouldneverbeenoughmilk.Itmadehimthinkthatwhatthey

neededwas"notacup,butacow”.

DanWestreturnedtoAmerica.Heworkedtogetherwithsomefriendstofindwaystoendhunger.Hebelieved

givinganimalsandprovidingtrainingwouldstopworldhunger.Withhishelp,HeiferInternationalwassetup.

OnHeiferInternational'swebsite,youwillseealistofanimalslikecows,chickens,pigsandevenfishandbees.

Youcanofferhelpbybuyingsomeanimalsforonecertainfamily.Thoseanimalswillhavebabies.Withmoreand

moreanimals,thesefamilieswillbeabletosupportthemselves.Oncethesefamiliesgetbetterlives,theywillpass

ontheactofkindnesstoothers.Moreimportantly,youarebuyingtheresources（资源）forprogramsrunbyHeifer

Internationaltohelpmorefamilies.

Theprogramsalsohelpsmall-sizedfarms.Asarule,eachfarmermustgivehisanimal'sfirstfemale（雄性）

babytoanotherinneed.HeiferInternationalalsoprovidestrainingonanimalshealthandfeeding.Andthesefarmers

allagreetoteachotherswhattheyhavelearnedasanotherrule.

However,thereisstillalongwaytogo.Themilkmayrunout.Butiffamilieshavetheirowncows,theycan

getplentyofmilktofeedthemselves.Theorganizationwantsthefarmerstogoonworkingtogether,helpingeach

otherandlearningfromeachother.Maybehungercanreallybestopped.

4.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthatDanWest.

A.setupateaminSpainB.helpedpeoplewithenoughfish

C.wasaSpanishfarmerD.helpedsetupHeiferInternational

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaboutthecharityorganizationHeiferInternational?

A.HeiferInternationalmakesalistofanimalsonitswebsite.

B.Farmersintheprogrammustteachothershowtofeedanimals.

C.Farmersintheprogrammustgivealltheanimals'babiestoothers.

D.HeiferIntermationalprovidestrainingonanimals'healthandfeeding.

6.Ifweputthepassageintofourparts,whichofthefollowingisthebest?

(@=Para.l(2)=Para.2(3)=Para.3(4)=Para.4(§)=Para.5©=Para.6)

A①；②③；④⑤；⑥B.①；②③；④；⑤⑥C.①②；③；④⑤；⑥D.①②③；④；⑤；⑥

7.Thebesttitleofthispassagemaybe""

A.AdviceonFeedingCowsB.ACowInsteadofaCup

CTheCharityOrganizationsD.AnAmericanFarmer

C

ColinChapman,thefounderofLotusCars,wasonceofmotorracing'smostinfluentialengineers.Between

1962and1978LotuswonsevenFormulaOneconstructorschampionships.Hesummeduphisphilosophyas

“simplify,thenaddlightness".Itappearstobeanuncommoninsight.ApaperpublishedinNaturesuggeststhat

humansstrugglewithsubtractive(减法的)thinking.Whenaskedtoimprovesomething,theytendtosuggestadding

newthingsratherthanremovingwhatisalreadythere,evenwhenadditionsleadtosubpar(低于标准的)results.

Theresearchwasmotivatedbyeverydayobservationratherthanpsychologicaltheory,saysGabrielleAdams,

thepaper'sfirstauthor,whocitesfolkwisdomsuchas“lessismore^^and“keepitsimple^^.Perhapstheneedforsuch

reminderswasevidenceofablindspotinpeople'sthinking?

AlongwithcolleaguesattheUniversityofVirginia,Dr.Adamsconductedaseriesofobservationalstudies.In

one,whenparticipantswereaskedtoalteranessaytheyhadwritten,16%cutwordswhile80%addedthem.Others

gavesimilarresults.Of827suggestionsreceivedbythenewbossofanAmericanuniversityforhowtheinstitution

couldbeimproved,581involvedaddingnewthingsandjust70suggestedremovingsomething.

Havingestablishedthatadditiondoesindeedseemtobemorepopularthansubtraction,thenextstepwasto

workoutwhy.Onepossibilitywasthatpeoplewereconsideringsubtractiveoptions,butdeliberatelychoosingnotto

pursuethem.Anotherwasthattheywerenoteventhinkingoftheminthefirstplace.

Lefsenteranewsetofexperiments.Oneexperimentaskedparticipantstoredesignalopsided(不平衡的)Lego

structuresothatitcouldsupportahouse-brick.Participantscouldearnadollarforfixingtheproblem,buteachpiece

ofLegotheyaddedcutthatrewardbytencents.Eventhen,only41%workedoutthatsimplifyingthestructureby

removingasingleblock,ratherthanstrengtheningitbyaddingmore,whichwasthewaytomaximisethepayout.

Anotherexample,askingpeopletomakeagolfcourseworseratherthanbetterdidnotchangetheirpreferencefor

additions,whichsuggestedthatmanyweresimplynotthinkingofthepossibility,atleastatfirst.

WhatallthisamountstosaysBenjaminConverse,anotherofthestudy'sauthors,isevidenceforanewentry

inthelistof“cognitivebiases“thatskew（歪曲）howhumansthink.Insteadofthinkingaproblemthroughandcoming

upwithanidealsolution,theytendtousecognitiveshortcutsthatarefastandmostly"goodenough^^intheirmind.

Suchresearchhasinspiredanentirefielddedicatedtoworkingoutwhensuchshortcutsleadpeopleastray（迷

失）.Dr.Adamsandhercolleagues,meanwhile,arekeentoinvestigatetheirresultthoroughly.Onequestionis

whetherthepreferenceforadditionisinbornorlearned.

8.WhydoestheauthormentionthestoryofColinChapman?

A.Toprovideevidence.

B.Tohighlighttheexperience.

C.Topresentbackgroundinformation.

D.Tointroducethetopicofthepassage.

9.Whichofthefollowingiscorrectaccordingtothepassage?

A.Peoplepreferadditionstosubtractionsinmostsituations

B.Thephilosophy“lessismore^^iswell-receivedforlong.

C.Strengtheningthestructureisthewaytomaximizethepayout.

D.Peopletendtouseshortcutsandcomeupwithidealsolutions.

10.Whatdoesthestudypropose?

A.Awaythatpeopleautomaticallythink.

B.Afactthatpeopleroutinelyforget.

C.Aviewthatshortcutsaregoodenough.

D.Apointthatadditionisalwaysbetter.

11.WhatareDr.Adamsandhiscolleagueslikelytostudynext?

A.Thebenefitsofsubtractionsforpeople.

B.Thewaysofchanginghowpeoplethink.

C.Thedetailsofthepreferenceforaddition.

D.Theinfluenceofcognitivebiasesonpeople.

D

Whohasnoregretsaboutthingsdoneinthepast?Wouldn'titbeniceif,somehow,wecouldgobacktochange

acoupleofbaddecisions?Thissoundslikesciencefiction.

Thelawsofphysicsprohibittravelingbackintimeformanyreasons.Ifwedidtravelbackintimeandchanged

thecourseofevents,wewouldbealteringthecourseofhistory.Anexampleoftencitedisthegrandfather^paradox

（悖论）：Ifyourgrandfatherdiedwhenhewasstillahighschoolstudent,hewouldn'thavemetyourgrandmotherand

yourfatherandyouwouldn'texist.

Puttinghumansorconsciousnesstravelingbackintimeasideforthemoment,isthereanythinginscienceeven

similar?Surprisingly,yes.Atthelevelofquantumparticles（量子粒子）,thereissomethingcalledWheeler'sdelayed-

choiceexperimentsthatshowthatactionsinthepresentcaninfluencethepast.Theexperimentsusesomethingcalled

thewave-particleduality（波粒二象性）oflightandofmatter.Thefactthatthephysicalnatureofquantumobjects

isundetermineduntilitismeasured.Inotherwords,thismeansthataparticleoflightorofmattercanbehaveeither

asawave（spreadingoutinspace）orasaparticle（stayingtogether）dependingonthemeasuringdevices.Longand

ongoingdiscussionsaboutthenatureofquantumphysicsarestilltryingtoworkoutwhatthisactuallymeans.Do

ourmindsdeterminethenatureofphysicalreality?

Shouldweofferfoodforthoughtforthefutureorthepast?Unfortunately,theseexperimentssayverylittleabout

howwecouldinterferewiththepastineventsrelevanttothehumanscale.Bettertothinkcarefullyaboutdecisions

thantotrytofixthembackwards.

12.Whafsthepurposeofmentioningtheparadox?

A.Toshowitisinteresting.

B.ToexplainWheeler'stests.

C.Todemonstratetimeisdifferentfromwhatwehaveknown.

D.Toshowifsimpossibletotravelbackintime.

13.Whatcanweinferfromparagraph3?

A.Consciousnesstravelingbackintimewastriedintheexperiments.

B.Differentmeasuringdeviceshavethesameresult.

C.Moreresearchisneededinthefuture.

D.Theseexperimentscandeterminethenatureofmatter.

14.Whichcanbestsummarizethelastparagraph?

A.Weshouldfocusonthepresent.

B.Thefuturefoodismorenutritious.

C.Wecanchangethepastfromtheexperiments.

D.Itisnevertoolatetomakeupformistakes.

15.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

AIschangingthepastwise?

B.Canwechangethepast?

C.Doourmindsdeterminethefuture?

D.Dothelawsofphysicsbantravelingback?

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。

Whenwewalkthe“pathoflife,\sociallifeisveryimportant.Moreoftenthannot,closefriendshipscanhelp

ussmoothoutthesometimesrockyroadthatwearemeanttotravel.16:theymaycomforttheheart,advise

theheadandhelpusachievethegoalswesetforourselves.Throughfriendship,wecanbecomehappier,wiserand

moresatisfiedhumans.

Thefirstfruitisthattheycancomforttheheart,becausethepeacecomesfromhavingsomeonewithwhomwe

shareourjoy,sadness,successandfailure.Here,friendshiphasadoubleadvantage-happinesstakesonagreater

meaningandatroublesharedbecomesatroublehalved!Naturally,thiskindofopennessresultsfromaclose

friendship.Withtruefriends,wefeelfreetoshareourjoyandsadnessinfullmeasure.Weknowthatourfriendswill

bothrespectourfeelingsandtreasurethesemomentsofcloseness.17

Thesecondoneis18Weoftenfinditeasiertorecognizeotherpeople'sweaknessesthanourown.As

aresult,ifweareguidedonlybyourownfeelings,ourjudgementsmightbeone-sided.Ontheotherhand,ourfriends

arebetterabletoofferadviceonimportantdecisionsthatweallhavetomake.Also,whenwewanttotalkour

problemsoverwithafriend,wehavetoputourthoughtsintowordsfirst.Thisalonehelpsmakeourthoughtsclearer

andbringsusamorethoroughunderstandingofourproblems.

Thethirdoneisthattheycanhelpusachievethegoalswesetforourselves19Sometimesafriendis

evenknownasour"secondself'.Therearesomanythingsinlifethatcanonlybeachievedwiththehelpoffriends.

Friendsmayhavemanydifferentideasandskills.Theycanhelpusachievewhatwewantduringlifeand,perhaps,

evenafterdeath.

Finally,itshouldbepointedoutthatenjoyingthecompanyofacrowdisnotthesameasbeingwithfriends.If

wewanttobetterwalkthe"pathofwiththecomfort,adviceandhelpfromourtrustedfriends,20

A.However,whenweseektobealone,wemustbecarefulthatwedonotalwaysescapeintoourownworld.

B.becausefriendsmayofferhelpinmanydifferentways.

C.Ingeneral,closefriendshipshavethreemain"fruits”.

D.weshouldchoosefriendsanddeveloprelationshipscarefully.

E.Indeed,thehumanheartdependsonsuchopportunitiesforcomfortandprotection.

F.thattheycanadvisetheheadbecausewemayhavebetterunderstandingandjudgementthatareachieved

throughconversationswithwell-meaningandwisefriends.

G.quietperiodsofreflectioncanleadtopersonalimprovement.

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

BeforeIstartedhighschoolmyparentsgavemethegreatestgiftanyteenageboycouldaskfor:acellphone.

I21thatphoneallsummer.Tome,beingconnectedwasmoreimportantthanbeingpresent.So,youcan

imaginemy22whenIlearnedwhatmydadhad23formyfamilyvacationthatyear.t4Thisyear,“my

dadsaid,“Wearegoingcamping!,?Hisexcitementwasmetwithadisappointingsigh（叹气）.24、hewasn't

upset.

Theviewsduringthetripwereamazing,butnoneofthosematteredtome.Mymindwasonmyphone.I

rememberedthefirsttimeIlookedupwasforsomethingshocking-myphonehadnoservice.Mydadsaidthatit

wouldbe25untilwereturnedhome.Iwouldbe26intheforestforfourdayswithnowaytocontact

theoutsideworld.Iwenttobedangrythatnight.Butsomething27whenIawokeinthemorning.28

immediatelyburyingmyheadinmyphone,I29somethingelse:mysurroundings.AsmydadandIwalked

thetrails（4、路）,Ifelttheweightoftonsofstressoffmyshoulders.

Irealizedbeing30tonaturemademefocusmoreonmyself.Iletmymindspeaktomeandlistenedto

myfeelings.IhadbeensofocusedonstayingconnectedthatIhadn'tbeenhearingmyown31.Thatwas15

yearsago,andIcarrythat32tothisday.WhenIreceivedmyfirstworkemail.I33thereasonwhy

mydadchoseacampsitewithnoaccesstotechnology.Inaworldthatasksformoreconnectivity,theneedtocheck

upyourcellphonebecomesstronger.Havingmyowntimeisnearly34whenIcanbe35atanytime

ofdayornight.So,Ineedtoworkharder.

WheneverIfeelmyinnerselfisslippingaway,Ifollowmydad'sguidance.Ipackupthetentanddriveuntil

myphoneshowsthosetwomagicwords:"noservice^^.

21.

A.wishedforB.appliedforC.livedonD.learnedfrom

22.

A.impressionB.displeasureC.impolitenessD.embarrassment

23.

A.revisedB.rentedC.mistakenD.planned

24.

A.HoweverB.BesidesC.ThereforeD.Otherwise

25.

A.mobileB.privateC.missingD.useless

26.

A.trappedB.punishedC.trainedD.attended

27.

A.appearedB.endedC.changedD.formed

28.

ABecauseofB.ApartfromC.AlongwithD.Insteadof

29.

A.cleanedupB.focusedonC.contributedtoD.showedoff

30.

A.closeB.blindC.similarD.new

31.

A.contactsB.parentsC.thoughtsD.sighs

32.

A.dreamB.lessonC.stressorD.trial

33.

A.understoodB.wonderedC.recordedD.preferred

34.

A.painfulB.impossibleC.unreasonableD.obvious

35.

A.appreciatedB.convincedC.recognizedD.connected

第二节（共10小题：每小题L5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。

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TangDynastyforover280years,theepicfilmspans168minutes——thelongestruntimeofanyChineseanimated

movie——andbringstolifesomeofthemosticonicfiguresinChineseliteraryhistory.Since37releaseon

July8,themoviehasearnedaratingof8.2outoftenonDouban,solidifyingitsposition38oneofthe

mostacclaimedanimatedblockbusters(大片)ofthesummerseason.

DespiteLiandDu39(feature)inmanymoviesandTVshows,themovieemploysanunconventional

perspective,startingwiththememoriesofGaoShi,40(relate)theupsanddownsofLi'slife,oneofthe

country'smostbelovedpoet.Interweavingthepersonal41(fate)ofthesefigures,thefilmvividlypresents

themagnificentscenesoftheTangDynasty.ItshowcasesthebustlingstreetsofancientChang9an,the

42(energy)andprosperouscityofYangzhou,aswellastheharshandsnowyborderlandsinnorthwestern

China.

Themoviealsobeautifullycapturesthefree-spiritednatureoftheTangDynasty.Forinstance,inthenational

civilserviceexamination,the43(high)achieversaregrantedtheprivilegetoridemagnificenthorsesand

pickthemostexquisiteflowerfromanyresidenceinthecapitalcity.44(addition),poetswouldvisitlocal

taverns(酒馆)，45theywouldenjoyforeigndancers5fascinatingmovementsandmelodioussinging,

whiletastingwineandcraftingversesofpoetry.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

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