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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.Hereisalistofsomeof

thebestSTEMsummercampsforhighschoolstudents.

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

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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.What'sspecialinPrograminMathforYoungScientists?

A.Cultivatingindependentskills.B.Attendingnon-mathactivities.

C.Tailoringpersonalschedules.D.Enrollinginternationalstudents.

B

Asthesayinggoes,t6Giveamanafish,andyoufeedhimforaday.Teachamantofish,andyoufeedhimfor

alifetime.ThisisthewaythecharityorganizationHeiferInternational（国际小母牛慈善组织）wantstoend

worldhunger.

Itbeganinthe1930swhenanAmericanfarmer,DanWest,wenttoSpaintohelppeopleinneed.Hetriedto

feedthepeoplewithmilk.Butitseemedthattherewouldneverbeenoughmilk.Itmadehimthinkthatwhatthey

neededwas“notacup,butacow”.

DanWestreturnedtoAmerica.Heworkedtogetherwithsomefriendstofindwaystoendhunger.He

believedgivinganimalsandprovidingtrainingwouldstopworldhunger.Withhishelp,HeiferInternationalwas

setup.

OnHeiferInternational'swebsite,youwillseealistofanimalslikecows,chickens,pigsandevenfishand

bees.Youcanofferhelpbybuyingsomeanimalsforonecertainfamily.Thoseanimalswillhavebabies.With

moreandmoreanimals,thesefamilieswillbeabletosupportthemselves.Oncethesefamiliesgetbetterlives,they

willpassontheactofkindnesstoothers.Moreimportantly,youarebuyingtheresources（资源）forprogramsrun

byHeiferInternationaltohelpmorefamilies.

Theprogramsalsohelpsmall-sizedfarms.Asarule,eachfarmermustgivehisanimal5sfirstfemale（雄性）

babytoanotherinneed.HeiferInternationalalsoprovidestrainingonanimalshealthandfeeding.Andthese

farmersallagreetoteachotherswhattheyhavelearnedasanotherrule.

However,thereisstillalongwaytogo.Themilkmayrunout.Butiffamilieshavetheirowncows,theycan

getplentyofmilktofeedthemselves.Theorganizationwantsthefarmerstogoonworkingtogether,helpingeach

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otherandlearningfromeachother.Maybehungercanreallybestopped.

4.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthatDanWest.

A.setupateaminSpainB.helpedpeoplewithenoughfish

C.wasaSpanishfarmerD.helpedsetupHeiferInternational

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaboutthecharityorganizationHeiferInternational?

A.HeiferInternationalmakesalistofanimalsonitswebsite.

B.Farmersintheprogrammustteachothershowtofeedanimals.

C.Farmersintheprogrammustgivealltheanimals5babiestoothers.

D.HeiferIntermationalprovidestrainingonanimals*healthandfeeding.

6.Ifweputthepassageintofourparts,whichofthefollowingisthebest?

(®=Para.l②=Para.2③=Para.3(4)=Para.4@=Para.5@=Para.6)

A.①；②③；④⑤；⑥B.①；②③；④；⑤⑥C.①②；③；④⑤；⑥D.①②

③；④；⑤；⑥

7.Thebesttitleofthispassagemaybe""

A.AdviceonFeedingCowsB.ACowInsteadofaCup

C.TheCharityOrganizationsD.AnAmericanFarmer

C

ColinChapman,thefounderofLotusCars,wasonceofmotorracing'smostinfluentialengineers.Between

1962and1978LotuswonsevenFormulaOneconstructorschampionships.Hesummeduphisphilosophyas

"simplify,thenaddlightness”.Itappearstobeanuncommoninsight.ApaperpublishedinNaturesuggeststhat

humansstrugglewithsubtractive(减法的)thinking.Whenaskedtoimprovesomething,theytendtosuggest

addingnewthingsratherthanremovingwhatisalreadythere,evenwhenadditionsleadtosubpar(低于标准的)

results.

Theresearchwasmotivatedbyeverydayobservationratherthanpsychologicaltheory,saysGabrielleAdams,

thepaper'sfirstauthor,whocitesfolkwisdomsuchas"lessismore"and"keepitsimple”.Perhapstheneedfor

suchreminderswasevidenceofablindspotinpeople'sthinking?

AlongwithcolleaguesattheUniversityofVirginia,Dr.Adamsconductedaseriesofobservationalstudies.In

one,whenparticipantswereaskedtoalteranessaytheyhadwritten,16%cutwordswhile80%addedthem.

Othersgavesimilarresults.Of827suggestionsreceivedbythenewbossofanAmericanuniversityforhowthe

institutioncouldbeimproved,581involvedaddingnewthingsandjust70suggestedremovingsomething.

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Havingestablishedthatadditiondoesindeedseemtobemorepopularthansubtraction,thenextstepwasto

workoutwhy.Onepossibilitywasthatpeoplewereconsideringsubtractiveoptions,butdeliberatelychoosingnot

topursuethem.Anotherwasthattheywerenoteventhinkingoftheminthefirstplace.

Lefsenteranewsetofexperiments.Oneexperimentaskedparticipantstoredesignalopsided（不平衡的）

Legostructuresothatitcouldsupportahouse-brick.Participantscouldearnadollarforfixingtheproblem,but

eachpieceofLegotheyaddedcutthatrewardbytencents.Eventhen,only41%workedoutthatsimplifyingthe

structurebyremovingasingleblock,ratherthanstrengtheningitbyaddingmore,whichwasthewaytomaximise

thepayout.Anotherexample,askingpeopletomakeagolfcourseworseratherthanbetterdidnotchangetheir

preferenceforadditions,whichsuggestedthatmanyweresimplynotthinkingofthepossibility,atleastatfirst.

Whatallthisamountsto,saysBenjaminConverse,anotherofthestudy9sauthors,isevidenceforanewentry

inthelistof"cognitivebiases“thatskew（歪曲）howhumansthink.Insteadofthinkingaproblemthroughand

comingupwithanidealsolution,theytendtousecognitiveshortcutsthatarefastandmostly"goodenough^^in

theirmind.

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.

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C.Aviewthatshortcutsaregoodenough.

D.Apointthatadditionisalwaysbetter.

11.WhatareDr.Adamsandhiscolleagueslikelytostudynext?

A.Thebenefitsofsubtractionsforpeople.

B.Thewaysofchanginghowpeoplethink.

C.Thedetailsofthepreferenceforaddition.

D.Theinfluenceofcognitivebiasesonpeople.

D

Whohasnoregretsaboutthingsdoneinthepast?Wouldn,titbeniceif,somehow,wecouldgobackto

changeacoupleofbaddecisions?Thissoundslikesciencefiction.

Thelawsofphysicsprohibittravelingbackintimeformanyreasons.Ifwedidtravelbackintimeand

changedthecourseofevents,wewouldbealteringthecourseofhistory.Anexampleoftencitedisthe

grandfather^paradox（悖论）：Ifyourgrandfatherdiedwhenhewasstillahighschoolstudent,hewouldn,thave

metyourgrandmotherandyourfatherandyouwouldn'texist.

Puttinghumansorconsciousnesstravelingbackintimeasideforthemoment,isthereanythinginscience

evensimilar?Surprisingly,yes.Atthelevelofquantumparticles（量子粒子），thereissomethingcalledWheeler's

delayed-choiceexperimentsthatshowthatactionsinthepresentcaninfluencethepast.Theexperimentsuse

somethingcalledthewave-particleduality（波粒二象性）oflightandofmatter.Thefactthatthephysicalnatureof

quantumobjectsisundetermineduntilitismeasured.Inotherwords,thismeansthataparticleoflightorofmatter

canbehaveeitherasawave（spreadingoutinspace）orasaparticle（stayingtogether）dependingonthemeasuring

devices.Longandongoingdiscussionsaboutthenatureofquantumphysicsarestilltryingtoworkoutwhatthis

actuallymeans.Doourmindsdeterminethenatureofphysicalreality?

Shouldweofferfoodforthoughtforthefutureorthepast?Unfortunately,theseexperimentssayverylittle

abouthowwecouldinterferewiththepastineventsrelevanttothehumanscale.Bettertothinkcarefullyabout

decisionsthantotrytofixthembackwards.

12.Whafsthepurposeofmentioningtheparadox?

A.Toshowitisinteresting.

B.ToexplainWheeler5stests.

C.Todemonstratetimeisdifferentfromwhatwehaveknown.

D.Toshowifsimpossibletotravelbackintime.

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13.Whatcanweinferfromparagraph3?

A.Consciousnesstravelingbackintimewastriedintheexperiments.

B.Differentmeasuringdeviceshavethesameresult.

C.Moreresearchisneededinthefuture.

D.Theseexperimentscandeterminethenatureofmatter.

14.Whichcanbestsummarizethelastparagraph?

A.Weshouldfocusonthepresent.

B.Thefuturefoodismorenutritious.

C.Wecanchangethepastfromtheexperiments.

D.Itisnevertoolatetomakeupformistakes.

15.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Ischangingthepastwise?

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。

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Whenwewalkthe"pathoflife5sociallifeisveryimportant.Moreoftenthannot,closefriendshipscanhelp

ussmoothoutthesometimesrockyroadthatwearemeanttotravel.16:theymaycomforttheheart,

advisetheheadandhelpusachievethegoalswesetforourselves.Throughfriendship,wecanbecomehappier,

wiserandmoresatisfiedhumans.

Thefirstfruitisthattheycancomforttheheart,becausethepeacecomesfromhavingsomeonewithwhom

weshareourjoy,sadness,successandfailure.Here,friendshiphasadoubleadvantage-happinesstakesona

greatermeaningandatroublesharedbecomesatroublehalved!Naturally,thiskindofopennessresultsfroma

closefriendship.Withtruefriends,wefeelfreetoshareourjoyandsadnessinfullmeasure.Weknowthatour

friendswillbothrespectourfeelingsandtreasurethesemomentsofcloseness.17

Thesecondoneis18Weoftenfinditeasiertorecognizeotherpeople'sweaknessesthanourown.

Asaresult,ifweareguidedonlybyourownfeelings,ourjudgementsmightbeone-sided.Ontheotherhand,our

friendsarebetterabletoofferadviceonimportantdecisionsthatweallhavetomake.Also,whenwewanttotalk

ourproblemsoverwithafriend,wehavetoputourthoughtsintowordsfirst.Thisalonehelpsmakeourthoughts

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clearerandbringsusamorethoroughunderstandingofourproblems.

Thethirdoneisthattheycanhelpusachievethegoalswesetforourselves19Sometimesafriendis

evenknownasour"secondself'.Therearesomanythingsinlifethatcanonlybeachievedwiththehelpof

friends.Friendsmayhavemanydifferentideasandskills.Theycanhelpusachievewhatwewantduringlifeand,

perhaps,evenafterdeath.

Finally,itshouldbepointedoutthatenjoyingthecompanyofacrowdisnotthesameasbeingwithfriends.

Ifwewanttobetterwalkthe"pathoflifb“withthecomfort,adviceandhelpfromourtrustedfriends,20

A.However,whenweseektobealone,wemustbecarefulthatwedonotalwaysescapeintoourownworld.

B.becausefriendsmayofferhelpinmanydifferentways.

C.Ingeneral,closefriendshipshavethreemain“fhiits”.

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.4tThisyear,“

mydadsaid,tcWearegoingcamping!"Hisexcitementwasmetwithadisappointingsigh（叹气）.24he

wasn'tupset.

Theviewsduringthetripwereamazing,butnoneofthosematteredtome.Mymindwasonmyphone.I

rememberedthefirsttimeIlookedupwasforsomethingshocking-myphonehadnoservice.Mydadsaidthatit

wouldbe25untilwereturnedhome.Iwouldbe26intheforestforfourdayswithnowaytocontact

theoutsideworld.Iwenttobedangrythatnight.Butsomething27whenIawokeinthemorning.28

immediatelyburyingmyheadinmyphone,I29somethingelse:mysurroundings.AsmydadandIwalked

thetrails（小路）,Ifelttheweightoftonsofstressoffmyshoulders.

Irealizedbeing30tonaturemademefocusmoreonmyself.Iletmymindspeaktomeandlistenedto

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myfeelings.IhadbeensofocusedonstayingconnectedthatIhadn'tbeenhearingmyown31.Thatwas15

yearsago,andIcarrythat32tothisday.WhenIreceivedmyfirstworkemail.I33thereasonwhy

mydadchoseacampsitewithnoaccesstotechnology.Inaworldthatasksformoreconnectivity,theneedto

checkupyourcellphonebecomesstronger.Havingmyowntimeisnearly34whenIcanbe35at

anytimeofdayornight.So,Ineedtoworkharder.

WheneverIfeelmyinnerselfisslippingaway,Ifollowmydad'sguidance.Ipackupthetentanddriveuntil

myphoneshowsthosetwomagicwords:46noservice^^.

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.A.BecauseofB.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。

NamedaftertheancientcityofChang5aninShaanxiprovince,which36(serve)asthecapitalofthe

TangDynastyforover280years,theepicfilmspans168minutes-thelongestruntimeofanyChineseanimated

movie-andbringstolifesomeofthemosticonicfiguresinChineseliteraryhistory.Since37release

onJuly8,themoviehasearnedaratingof8.2outoftenonDouban,solidifyingitsposition38oneofthe

mostacclaimedanimatedblockbusters(大片)ofthesummerseason.

DespiteLiandDu39(feature)inmanymoviesandTVshows,themovieemploysanunconventional

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

country'smostbelovedpoet.Interweavingthepersonal41(fate)ofthesefigures,thefilmvividlypresents

themagnificentscenesoftheTangDynasty.ItshowcasesthebustlingstreetsofancientChang5an,the42

(energy)andprosperouscityofYangzhou,aswellastheharshandsnowyborderlandsinnorthwesternChina.

Themoviealsobeautifullycapturesthefree-spiritednatureoftheTangDynasty.Forinstance,inthenational

civilserviceexamination,the43(high)achieversaregrantedtheprivilegetoridemagnificenthorsesand

pickthemostexquisiteflowerfromanyresidenceinthecapitalcity.44(addition),poetswouldvisitlocal

taverns(酒馆)，45theywouldenjoyforeigndancers'fascinatingmovementsandmelodioussinging,while

tastingwineandcraftingversesofpoetry.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

46.在促进国内经济大循环的当下，让世界看到中国造，让国货(domesticproducts)崛起，支持国货的意

义不可小觑。假定你是李华，请代表学生会向全校发起“支持国货，购买国货”的倡议。

内容包括：1.支持和购买国货的意义；

2.呼吁全体同学一起参与。

注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Mydearfelloestudents,

第二节(满分25分)

47.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。

Inthesparetime,MrsGreenalwaysaskedhersons,AlanandJohntohelptheirneighbor,MsMaud,toclean

herhousebecauseshewastoooldtodoitherself.TheyhelpedMsMaudthroughoutthespring.

Summervacationjustbegan.Thetwobrothersplannedtoplaytenniswithfriendseveryday,sotheycould

makethefreshmanteam.However,Alan'sracket(球拍)waslost,whichdisappointedhimalot.

Asusual,AlanandJohncametoMsMaud'shousetohelpher.TheywentdowntheblocktotheMsMaud's

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andgotstarted.Beforecleaning,Johnputboxesthatwerethrownaroundthegarage（车库）flooronshelves.When

Johnputabigboxonashelf,hefoundatennisracketinthebox.Itwasanewracket,whichwasexactlywhat

Alanwanted.

“You'vegottoseethis.^^JohntookoutthetennisracketandshowedittoAlan.

“Whoa,wheredidyougetthat?”Alanasked.Johnpointedtotheshelf,“Itwasjustintheboxoverthere.99

Alancontinuedtosay,“Itissobeautiful.Mytennisracketwasmissing.Ifwetakeit,Ibelievenoonewillever

know."Helookedatthegaragedoor,whichwasclosed.

ButJohndidn'tthinkifsagoodidea,“Well,wedoalotofthingsforMsMaudanddon,tgetpaid.Ifsnot

reallystealing.Ifsakindofpaymentforourhardwork,“saidAlan.Withouthesitation（犹豫），Johnlookedatthe

racket,tookitfromAlan'shandandputitbackinthebox.

“Hello,boys.^^Atthattime,MsMaudwalkedintothegarage,surprisingthem."I'vemadeacake.Canyou

comeinforapiece?Ireallyappreciateallthethingsyoudoforme.""Ugh...sure,MsMaud,“saidJohn."Letus

finishupandwe'llberightm.^^MsMaudwentbacktoherhouse.

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Then,JohntoldAlanthatMsMaudalwaysrewarded（奖