2023-2024学年广西壮族自治区柳州市高三年级上册9月摸底考试英语试卷

2023—2024学年广西壮族自治区柳州市高三上学期9

月摸底考试英语试卷

一、阅读理解

Knownas"theroofoftheworld”,theQinghai-TibetPlateau（高原）haslong

beenanidealandmysteriousdestinationforvisitors.Herewerecommendsomeofthe

bestdestinationsinTibetwhichmightsuityourtraveltaste.

PeachBlossomValley,Nyingchi

ThepeachblossomsinNyingchi,Tibethavebeendescribedas“themostbeautiful

peachflowersintheworld'1.TheannualNyingchiPeachBlossomFestivalhas

becomeasignaturetourismeventontheplateau.ThepeachblossomvalleyinBomi

County,Nyingchi,stretchesforthirtykilometers,makingitoneofthelongestin

China.

TheYarlungZangboRiverGrandCanyon（峡谷）

TheYarlungZangboRiverGrandCanyonisthedeepestcanyonintheworld.With

atotallengthofabout500kilometers,itsaltitude（海拔）stretchesfrom7,782meters

atNamchakBarwato550metersaroundtheYarlungZangboRiverValley.One

uniquefeatureofthespringsighthereisthatvisitorscanenjoyboththepeach

blossomsandthesnow-cappedmountainsatthesametime.

BangongLakeNationalForestPark

BangongLakeNationalForestParkisanidealplacefbrbirdwatchinginTibetin

spring.Everyspring,birdsthatflyfromtheplateautotheSouthAsiancontinentin

thepreviouswinterwouldreturnheretolayeggsandbreed.Namtsohasthesnow­

cappedNyenchenTanglhamountainrangetothesouth,plateauhillsandvastareasof

lakestothenorthandwest.InApril,whentheweatherwarmsupandthesnowmelts,

visitorcouldenjoyastunningviewofhalflakeandhalfice.

1.HowlongisthepeachblossomvalleyinNyingchi?

A.500kilometers.B.30kilometers.C.7,782meters.D.550meters.

2.Whatcanvisitorsdobothinthelasttwodestinations?

A.Watchsnow-cappedmountains.B.Enjoypeachblossoms.

C.Watchbirdimmigration.D.Enjoylakeview.

3.Wherecanthetextbefound?

A.Inatextbook.B.Inatravelbrochure.

C.Inasciencemagazine.D.Inabiography.

ChrisSkelleyisaBritishParalympicjudoka（残奥会柔道运动员）,whocompetes

inthevisuallyimpaired（受损的）inthe100kgcategory.In2021Chriswongold

medalintheTokyoParalympicsandbecameParalympicchampion.Theachievement

came10yearsaftertheformermechanic（机械师）startedtolosehissightandwas

diagnosedwithOculusAlbinism（白化病）.

ChrisSkelleyhasbeenapopularpartially-sightedjudostarsince2021.When

recallinghisexperienceintheTokyoParalympics,Chrisstillfeltexcitedaboutthe

greatmoments.However,thereremainedaregretforhiminTokyo.“Thegames

weredelayedbyoneyearbecauseoftheCOVID-19pandemic.Iwasunhappy

becausemyfamilyweren'tallowedtobethereandseemefightduetothecrowd

restrictions,"saidChris."IhopetheycanstaybymysideinthenextParalympics/1

headded.

NowChrisismakingpreparationsforthe2024ParisParalympics,aimingtomake

historybybecomingthefirstBritishjudopara-athletewhocankeepthegoldmedalin

twoParalympicsgamesinmorethan25years.“Inmysport,togoandstepontoa

mattofightanotherpersonwhoalsocan*tseetakesalotofcourageand

determination.It1sespeciallytoughintheworldgames/*saidChris."ButIknow

ifIputthehardworkandthepreparationinfromnowon,theresultshouldbegood."

Althoughstillonly29,Chrissaysthe2024Paralympicswillbehis"lastdance".

Hesaid,'Tvedonejudofor25yearsandfulltimefor10years.Afterthe2024

Paralympics,Iwanttojoinmyfamilytostartanewchapterbecausetheyhavemade

somanysacrificestoenablemetobecometheworld'sbest.Mydesireistospend

moretimewiththem.”

4.WhydidChrisfeelupsetattheTokyoParalympics?

A.BecausetheParalympicswasputoff.

B.Becausehefailedinthe100kgcategory.

C.Becausehisfamilymembersweren'tthere.

D.BecausehewasinfectedwithCOVID-19.

5.HowmanyyearshasChrisdonejudo?

A.10years.B.15years.

C.25years.D.35years.

6.WhatisChrisfamily'sattitudetowardshissport?

A.Indifferent.B.Unclear.

C.Opposed.D.Supportive.

7.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeChris?

A.Determinedandambitious.

B.Friendlyandgenerous.

C.Helpfulandcourageous.

D.Independentandcreative.

Onceasatelliteislaunched,it*simpossibletorepairorrefuelitinlow-Earthorbit.

Thisleadstoanumberofuselesssatellitesdrifting（漂流）inspace.Humanmissions

torepairbrokensatelliteswouldbetoocostlytobeeffective.Butwithmoreandmore

satellitesbeinglaunched,attentionisturningtowardrepairingtheminnewways.

ResearchersattheUniversityofCincinnatihavestartedaprojectwhichisaimedto

developanewroboticnetworkofspacecraftthatcouldhelpsatellitesrepaireach

otherinlow-Earthorbit.

TheeffortisbeingledbyaerospaceengineerOuMa,whohasworkedonprojects

relatingtotheroboticarms.Theteam,splanistodevelopanetworkofrobotsthat

canworktogethertoeventuallyrepairasatelliteinspace.Ma,alongwithagroupof

students,putrobotstothetest.Theyhadtherobotsmovestringswithanattached

marktoaspecificspotonatable.Becausetherobotscanonlycontrolonestring

individually,theotherrobotshadtoworktogethertoeventuallymovethemarktothe

correctspot.Theresearchersfoundthatusingfiverobotsallowedthemtocomplete

thetaskofrepairingasatellite,evenifoneoftherobotsfailed.

Theteamaren'ttheonlyonesthinkingaboutrepairingsatellites.NASA

announcedafewyearsagotheywerecreatingaservicerspacecraftcalledRestore-L,

whichwillbelaunchedin2025withamissiontoservesatellites.*Restore-Lwill

meetwith,grasp,refuel,andrelocateasatellitetoextenditslife,"accordingto

NASA.

8.What1sthedisadvantageofrepairingsatellitesbyhumansaccordingtoParagraph

1?

A.Itneedstoomuchfuel.

B.Itcausestoomuchpollution.

C.Itcoststoomuchmoney.

D.Itneedstoomuchhightechnology.

9.Whatisthemostimportantfbrrobotsinrepairingasatellite?

A.Quickaction.

B.Aflexiblearm.

C.Independentthinking.

D.Teamwork.

10.WhatdoweknowaboutNASA*sproject?

A.Restore-Lwillreplaceasatellite.

B.Aservicerspacecraftwillservesatellites.

C.Theprojectistobestartedin2025.

D.Restore-Lwillmerelyrefuelasatellite.

11.Whatisthebesttitlefbrthetext?

A.TheLatestDevelopmentinRobotics.

B.RobotsFixSatellites.

C.AdvancedSatellites.

D.RobotsWorkinSatellites.

Beesareessentialforthepollination（授粉）offlowers,fruitsandvegetables.Sadly,

overthepast15years,theglobalpopulationofthehardworkinginsectshasbeen

droppingworldwideatalarmingratesduetolossoffoodandhabitat.Now,Dutch

citiesarecomingupwithcreativeideastohelpstemthepopulationdecreaseofthese

importantinsects.

InAmsterdam,beescanliveforfreeinspeciallybuilt"hotels"-tallwooden

structures-acrossthecity.Theyprovideperfecthomesformembersoftheover200

knownspeciesofsolitary（独居的）bees.Asthenameindicates,theinsectsspend

theirlivesalone.Thoughunabletoproducehoney,solitarybeesareexcellent

pollinatorsandperformanessentialroleinmanyecosystems.

Additionally,cityofficialsarealsoeducatingpeopleontheuseofharmful

chemicalsandareprovidingprizemoneytoencouragedeveloperstobuildgreenroofs

andpopulatethemwithlocalplants.In2015,theysetagoaltochangesomeplantsin

publicgreenspacestonativeplants.Geert,oneoftheeightecologistsworkingforthe

city,says,BOurideaiswhenwedesignapark,weusenativespeciesbutalsothe

speciesthatgivealotoffloweringandfruitfbrbees.”Manypeople,withhelpfrom

thegovernment,arereplacingthesidewalksoutsidetheirhomeswithsmallgardens

featuringflowers.

InUtrecht,busstoproofsaregraduallybeingturnedintobeautiful,livinggardens

designedtodrawvarietiesofbeespecies*attention.Thegreenroofs,which

naturallycollectbothrainwateranddust,arealsobeneficialfortheenvironment.

Thesecities,collectiveeffortsseemtobeworking.Arecentstudyfoundthatthe

varietyofbeespeciestherehasincreasedbyanastonishing45percentsince2000.

12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"stem"inParagraph1probablymean?

A.Review.B.Monitor.

C.Stop.D.Improve.

13.What1sspecialaboutthebeesinAmsterdam?

A.Theyaregoodatproducinghoney.

B.They*renotsocialinsects.

C.Theyliketonesttogetherinwoods.

D-They*rescaredofotherspeciesofbees.

14.WhatarebusstopgreenroofsinUtrechtmainlymeanttodo?

A.Cleardustaway.

B,Plantflowersforenjoyment.

C.Collectrainwaterforfutureuse.

D.Attractbeestothem.

15.What1sthetextmainlyabout?

A.Dutchcities*attemptstorestorebeepopulation.

B.Importanceofbeesinecosystems.

C.Dutchcities'ideastoprotectimportantinsects.

D.VarietiesofbeespeciesinDutchcities.

二、七选五

Readingclubisagreatwaytosharealoveofgoodstorieswithothers.Itcanhelp

youknowwhoelselikesthesamebooksasyoudo,andyoucanreadbooksthat

othershavereadanddiscussthem.Asthegroupleader,youmayfinditchallengingto

runthefirstclubmeeting.16

Gettoknoweachother.Youdon*thavetodiscussabookatthefirstmeeting.

17

Besides,youcanrelaxyourselveswithsomeicebreakergames,suchasgetting

everyoneworkingtogethertosolveapuzzle.

Planoutwhenandwhereyournextmeetingwillbe.Anothertaskofthefirst

meetingistofindoutwhenandwhereeveryoneisavailableforthenextmeeting.As

yourclubgoeson,youdon1tneedtomeetatafixedplaceeverytime.18

Everyoneinthegroupcantaketurnstohostanactivityattheirhome,forexample.

19Discussandpickoutaperfectstarterbook,thenfigureouthowmuchthe

membersneedtoreadforthenextmeeting.Therightlengthdependsonthebook's

difficultyandwhenyou'11bemeetingnexttime.

Decidewhowillguidethenextmeeting.Asthegroupleader,you'11likelydothis

yourselfatfirst.Whenyoumoveontonewbooks,youcantrytakingturns.20

A.Setupareadingschedule.

B.Somebook-basedgamesarehelpful.

C.Raisequestionsforthenextdiscussion.

D.Thefollowingtipsmaybehelpfulforyou.

E.Inthisway,everyonewillsharetheresponsibility.

F.Youcankeepthingsfreshbychangingmeetingareas.

G.Instead,youcanhaveyourgroupmembersintroducethemselves.

三、完形填空

OnedaybeforeThanksgiving,Iwenttotakesomemoneyfromthebank.Theline

snakedtwicearoundthelobby（大厅）.Itseemedthatnoonewas.SoI

cametotheself-servicemachinewherethelinewasmuch.Actually,as

anagedman,Idon1tlikeself-service.Itellpeopleit*sbecauseIdon*tapproveof

takingawayfrompeople,buttherealisthatI'mnot

goodatit.ThemachinealwaysasksmesomethingIdon1tknow.Iwas

aboutthis.

Thewomaninthefrontofthelinewasatthescreenslowly.Anysigns

ofhesitationonheroperationweretelegraphedtothewholelobby.Ifeltsorryforhe匚

Thenextpersontookalongtime,too.Ibreathed.

Itwasmyturn.Undertheweightoffromthepeopleinlinebehindme,

Ifeltagrowingdutytominimizethesecondsbetweenclicks.Finallyitwastimeto

abankcard.Themachinedidn1treadit.uTryitintheotherway,"the

gentlemanbehindme.Butnoluck!

Tvegotadifferentcard,"Isaid,andmybagforthatone,

beginningto.

However,themachinedidnotreadit,either.

Tmsorryformydelay/*Isaid,lookingback,.

“Don'tgiveup,"saidthenicemanbehindme."Tryitagain.We'reall

friendshere,right?”Broadsmileswerealldowntheline.Itried

again,andputmybankcardintothemachineasifIwerepresentingittothequeen.

Finally,Imadeit!Icouldn*thavebeenhappier.Everyonecheeredand

forme!3637

21.A.waitingB.movingC.watchingD.playing

22.A.shorterB.swifterC.betterD.clearer

23.A.rightsB.toolsC.choicesD.jobs

24.A.conditionB.problemC.choiceD.option

25.A.carefulB-seriousC.upsetD.certain

26.A.clickingB.shoutingC.laughingD.walking

27.A.loudlyB.sharplyC.toughlyD.deeply

28.A.controlB,evidenceC.concernD.construction

29.A.takeinB.putinC.shootupD.swallowup

30.A.thoughtB.suggestedC.answeredD.reported

31.A.searchedB.designedC.packedD.supplied

32.A.restB,disappearC.sweatD,sneeze

33.A.relaxedB,annoyedC.confusedD.awkward

34.A.varyingB.hidingC.fadingD.spreading

35.A.caredB,apologizedC.clappedD.answered

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文

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。

AnewadaptationofChinesemyths(神话)，Yao-ChineseFolktales,haswonthe

heartsofaudienceswith38(it)distinctstyle,39(make)people1s

imaginationrunningwild.Theanimationserieshasgainedmorethan110million

40(view)andascoreof9.9outof10onvideo-sharingplatform,Bilibili,inthe

pastfewmonths.

Theseries,co-produced41ShanghaiAnimationFilmStudioandBilibili,isa

collectionof20-minuteshortfilms,42consistsofeightseparatestories

featuringmonster-likecharacters.Thecollection,rangingfromancientstoriesto

sciencefictions,andfromemotionalconnectionswithhometownstoromanticlove,

43(present)Chinesecultureandphilosophy.AccordingtoChenLiaoyu,general

44(direct)oftheanimation,thethemeofitismythswhichareopenforthe

creators45(express)theirownunderstanding,andthereisnolimitationin

storiesandstyles.Chensaysmythscanbefromancienttimes,aswellastoday46

thefuture.Mythis47(actual)ahumanimaginationofsomethingunknownor

anexpressionofinnerdesires.

五、其他应用文

48.假定你是李华，这学期你校为你们开设了中国传统文化系列选修课。请你

以MyElectiveCourse为题写一篇短文，介绍自己的选课情况。内容包括：

1.你选择的课程；

2.你选课的理由。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.标题已给出，不计入总词数。

MyElectiveCourse

六、读后续写

49.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。

Onesummer,Iwentonafour-daydeserttripwithmyfamily.Onthetrain,Ilooked

outofthewindow,expectingsomethingsurprisingtohappenonthisdeserttrip.Iwas

veryexcitedalltheway,talkingaboutwhatwouldhappeninthedesertwithmy

parents,stan