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重庆市南开中学2023-2024学年高三上学期开学英语试题
学校:姓名:班级:考号:
一、阅读理解
UniqueBirthdaylYaditions
Theeditorsofourinternationaleditionssharetraditionsreservedforcountingyourself
oneyearolder.
Lithuania
“Inmynativecountry,itiscustomaryforthebirthdaypersontositinadecoratedchair
andtobeliftedupbythepartyguests,“sayseditorEvaMackevic."Howmanytimesthe
chairisraisedwillcorrespondwithhisorherage.”
Japan
InJapan,whenachildturnsone,aceremonycallederabitoriisheld,wherethebirthday
childchoosesfromaselectionofitemsspreadoutaroundthatrepresentthepotentialfuture.
Whenapersonturns20,acoming-of-agecelebrationwillbeheldonthesecondMonday
anuary.
TheNetherlands
Whensomeoneturns50,alargedollwillbeplacedinthebirthdayperson'sgardenorby
heirfrontdoor;menhavean“Abraham”doll,womena"Sarah”,basedonaBiblepassage.
Australia
Achild'sfirstbirthdayisoftencelebratedwithballoonsandspeciallymadeufairy
bread^^.SomefamiliesinAustraliaalsomarktheageof21withasouvenir“keytothedoor”,
representingtheyoungadulfsprivilegetocomeandgofromthefamilyhomeastheyplease.
Germany
“InGermany,whenunmarriedmenturnthirty,theyaresupposedtosweepthestairsof
thelocalchurchortownhall,“editorMichaelKallingersays,“whilewomenhavetodeal
withthedoorhandle.^^Thispublicactismeanttoembarrassthepersonandmotivatethemto
maiTy.
1.Whichispartofaone-year-oldboy'sbirthdaycelebrationinJapan?
A.Predictingtheboy'sfuture.B.Decidingtheboy'scareer.
C.Seekingitemsatthebirthdayparty.D.Holdingacoming-of-ageceremony.
2.Whatdoesthe“keytothedoof,symbolize-inAustralia?
A.Lovefromparents.B.Timetomoveout.
C.Endofthe21stbirthday.D.Recognitionofindependence.
3.Inwhichcountrycouldabirthdaytraditioninvolvecleaninginpublicplaces?
A.Germany.B.Australia.
C.Lithuania.D.TheNetherlands.
Formostoftheyear,EmbletonBayisalmostdeserted,amagicalcurveofsandonedge
oftheworld.ThisiswherethepupilsofEmbletonPrimarySchool,abeachschool,avery
Fridaytolearn.
NicolaThrelfall,headteacheroftheschool,saysthatteachersemployarangeteaching
methodstorealizeteachingobjectives,frommoretraditionalwrittenworktoteachpathsin
thesandwithsticks,coveringdiversetopics.
Sometimestheenvironmentitselfworkswonder.Nicolaexplainstherearehugebenefits
togivingchildrentheopportunitytojust"be”.Watchingthewaves,lyingonthesandfeeling
thewindandsunontheirfaces,orrollingdownsanddunesareallanessentialpartofthe
beach-schoolexperience,enablingchildren,toexplore,testtheirownlimitsandunderstand
theirplaceintheirenvironment.
Onlineresourcesareprovided,too,intermsofengagingchildrenandfosteringan
interestinbeaches.Duringlockdown,thestudentsenjoyedavirtualonlinelecturewiththe
RockPoolProject,asocialgroupthatencouragespeopleofallagestodiscovermarinelife.
Duringthewintermonths,sandblowsinripplesacrossthebeachunderthebitingnorth
winds.Howdothechildrencopewiththedifficultweather?Nicolasaystheyliketogetthe
kidsoutonthebeachinallweather.Ifit'sraining,theyheadtothebirdhide;whenit'scold,
thekidswarmupbydoingmorephysicalactivities.Onwarmerdays,theysitonpicnictables
outsidetoenjoytheirlunch.
Thebeachiswithinwalkingdistanceoftheschoolgatesbuttheonekilometredownthe
hill-andanotheronebackupstillproveschallengingforlittlelegs.Nicolaconfirmsthat
noticeableimprovementinthechildren'senduranceandfitnesslevelisoneofthemain
advantages.
EmbletonPrimarySchoolisdemonstratinghowsuccessfuloutdoorlearningcanbe.Can
moreschoolmodifyThecurriculumtoincluderegulartimeoutsidefortheirstudents?
4.Howdoestheschoolcarryoutoutdoorlearning?
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A.Bygivinglecturesregularly.
B.Byintegratingdiverseapproaches.
C.Byinspiringstudentstowritemore.
D.Bycenteringonenvironmentalissues.
5.Whatdoteachersdointoughwinterdays?
A.Shortenbeachhours.B.Adjuststudentactivities.
C.Postponeoutdoorevents.D.Changeteachingobjectives.
6.Howdoestheauthorfindthebeachlessons?
A.Fully-researched.B.Widely-provided.
C.Confidence-boosting.D.Character-building.
7.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A.StartfromBeachB.LivewithSealife
C.EnjoyBeachActivitiesD.ReformFutureEducation
ArecentNewYorkTimesopinionpiecebyDanielWillinghamaddressedthequestionof
whetherlisteningtoabookisthesameasreadingit.Willinghambeginsthepiecewitha
frequentlyaskedquestion—IsitcheatingifIlistentoanaudiobookformybookclub?
Willinghamarguesthatthey'rebothworthwhilebutiscarefultonotethatdoesn'tmean
theyhavethesamevalue.Inlinewithhispointsinthearticle,IlistentoaudiobookswhenI
wouldn'totherwisebeengagedinabook—say,atthegymorwhilewalking.That'scertainly
anadvantageoflisteningoverreading.ButIwassurprisedtofindthatWillinghamdidn't
mentionwhatIconsidertobethebiggestdifferencebetweenthetwo:Engagement.
Thecriticaldifference,forme,betweenreadingandlisteningisthatreadingis
somethingyoudo,whilelisteningissomethingthathappenstoyou.Readingisanactof
engagement.Thewordsonthepagearen'tgoingtoreadthemselves,whichissomethingthey
literallydoinanaudiobook.Ifyou'renotactivelytakinginwritteninformation,thenyou're
notgoingtomakeprogressonthebook.Audiobooks,ontheotherhand,makeprogresswith
orwithoutyourparticipation.
Willinghamreferstothispointbysayingthatharderbooks—"difficulttexts“ashecalls
them——requiremoreengagement,whichisthusbettersuitedtoreading.Yetit'snot
necessarilytrue.Forexample,I'verecentlybeenlisteningtoDavidGraeber5sexcellentDebt:
TheFirst5000Years,atoughreadwithlotsofinformationandarguments.WhileIhaven't
graspedeverypieceofinformationthathe'spresented,Ihavespentalotmoretimethinking
aboutanimportanttopicthanIotherwisewould.Thisfill-in-lhe-cracksnatureofaudiobooks
isacriticaladvantage.
Ultimately,it'sfairtoconsideraudiobooksandwrittentextsasfundamentallydifferent
media.Theyaredifferentfonnsbasedonthesamework.Youroptiondependsonwhatyou
arewillingtogivetoit(time,aboveall)andwhatyouhopetogetoutofit.
8.WhatisanadvantageofaudiobooksaccordingtoWillingham?
A.Cuttingdownone'sreadingtime.B.Increasingabsorptionofknowledge.
C.Providingmoreflexibleaccesstoinformation.D.Encouragingfurtherthinkingon
serioustopics.
9.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofreading?
A.Ithelpsthegeneralideatostandout.B.Itsuitspeopleworkingondifficulttexts.
C.Itspeedsupreaders5progressonthebook.D.Itrequiresmoreparticipationfrom
readers.
10.WhydoesthewritermentionDebt:TheFirst5000Years?
A.Todemonstratewhatmakesatoughread.B.Toshowwhyaudiobooksattract
listeners.
C.Toproveaudiobooksalsosuithardtexts.D.Tostressreadingcanalsotakehuge
effort.
11.Whatcanwelearnabouttextsandaudiobooksfromthelastparagraph?
A.Theyinvolvesimilarefforts.B.Theyproveequallydemanding.
C.Theyhavedistinctusergroups.D.Theyservedifferentpurposes.
Insomespecies,whentheconditionsgettough,thebodyhitsthebrakes,loweringbody
temperature,slowingthespeedofconsumingenergytoasnaiPspaceandenteringastate
knownastorpor.Humansdonotentertorpor,buttheconditionmightofferbenefitsacross
situationsasseeminglyunrelatedasintensivecareunit(ICU)staysandlong-distancespace
travel.
Usingultrasound(超声)wavestargetedatadeepregionofthebrain,researchersat
WashingtonUniversitycreatedatorpor-likestateinmice.Micecannaturallyenterthisstate,
sothescientistsalsotestedthetechniqueinrats,animalswhichdon'tentertorporbynature.
Thefindings,publishedonMay25thinNatureMetabolism,couldpotentiallyinformresearch
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ontargetingdifferentbrainareaswithultrasoundtoregulateotherbodilyactivities.
Withouthavingtophysicallyinvadethetargets'heads,theapproachisanimportantstep
inadvancingtorportowardhumanuse,saysMichaelAmbler,aresearcherand,lecturer
studyingtorporattheUniversityofBristolinEngland.Someearliereffortsreliedoninjecting
ageneintothetargeted-brain-region-to-assist-in-producingatorpor-likestatewithlightor
drugs.Suchinvasiveapproachesareunlikelytogainapprovalforhumanuse,Amblersays,
makingthenewstudy“anextremelyinterestingpieceofwork.,,
Ifthisnoninvasiveapproachweretobecomepossibleinhumans,onepotentialuse
wouldbetobuyheartattackpatientstimeintransporttothehospital.IntheICU,torpor
couldalsobeappliedbeforedrugsandmonitoringareinvolvedinpatientcare.Thisstudy
evenpresentsaveryfirststeptowardthepotentialtosupporthuman'slonglonelyjourneysin
space.
Yetbeforethatpossibilitytakesflightinthefuture,researchonafamiliarspeciesmust
comefirst.Amblersaysthenextstepshouldbetestinginlarger,nonhumananimals,probably
pigs."Theyaremostlikehumans—hairlessandsimilartohumansintermsofbody
temperature,hesays."It'sastep-by-stepprocess,frommicetoratstopigstomonkeysand
then,hopefully,eventuallytohumans”—andthen,perhaps,beyondtheboundsofplanet
Earth.
12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“torpor“inparagraph1mean?
A.Havingmuchenergy.B.Beingnotactive.
C.Requiringlittlesleep.D.Decreasinginsize.
13.Howistheultrasoundapproachdifferentfromearlierones?
A.Itavoidscuttingintothebody.
B.Ittargetsdirectlyatthebrain.
C.Itproveseffectiveforhumanuse.
D.Itgoestogetherwithlightordrugs.
14.Whatisapossibleapplicationoftheresearch?
A.MonitoringICUpatients.
B.Curingheartattackvictims.
C.Stabilizingbodytemperature.
D.Supportinglongspacetravels.
15.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?
A.Promotionofthetechnique.
B.Significanceofthefindings.
C.Focusofthefollow-upresearch.
D.Reviewoftheexperimentprocess.
二、七选五
Mosquitoesaredrawntoallpeople,butsomepeopleseemtobetheunluckyoneswho
aremoretemptingtomosquitoes.Expertshaveidentifiedtwomaincategoriesoffactorsthat
makeonemoreattractivetomosquitoes:biologicalaspectsandbehaviors.
Chiefamongthefirstgroupoffactorsishowyousmell.Dozensofdiversemolecules
(分子)throughoutourbodycometogethertocreateouruniquesmell.Ifsacombinationofa
dozensmells.16It'salsopossiblethatsomepeopleproducemoreofthesmellthat
mosquitoeslike.
Bloodtypemayalsomatter.MosquitoesseemtobeinterestedinpeoplewithType0
blood,forreasonsresearchershaven'tconfirmed.17Mosquitoesseekoutcarbon
dioxide.Themorewebreathe,themorecarbondioxidewesendintotheair,invitingbugsour
way.
Thentherearethefactorsthataremoredependentonhowyouactthroughouttheday.I
youaretodoahardworkoutoutside,youmightbreathemoreheavilyandproducemore
carbondioxide,whichmightattractmosquitoes.18Ifitmixeswithbacteriaonyour
skinorcontainsalcoholfromyourbeach-sidebeers,youhaveamuchhigherchancetobe
bitten.
19Thereareafewevidence-basedstrategiestokeepthematbay.Certain
clothingcolorslikeblackanddarkbluecanactlikeamosquitomagnet.Mosquitoesarealso
drawntobrightorangesandreds.Therefore,trytosticktolightercolorsandwearlong
sleevesandpants.Or,youcantryasimpletrickgrabafanandpointitunderatable,
sincemosquitoeslovetostaynearthegroundandbiteourfeet.20
A.Afterall,they'renotgoodfliers.
B.Howcanwedriveoffthemosquitoes?
C.Therefore,trytoreduceexerciseonahotday.
D.Docolorsmatterinthishide-and-seekgame?
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E.Thepatternofhowyoubreathealsoplaysarole.
F.Sweatsendsapowerfulsignaltomosquitoestoo.
G.Thismixofchemicalsislikelytodrawmosquitoes.
三、完形填空
Ouroversized,maleGoldenRetriever(金毛寻回犬),Rustyweighedmuchmorethan
mostGoldens.Thoughbig,hewas21.WhenKaren,my18-month-olddaughter,held
acookieouttohim,he'dtakeitgently.Wherevershewent,Rustywould22her.If
wegrown-upsheldoutfoodforhim,23,heateitlikeahungrywolf.
Oneday,Iwasoccupiedwithchoresallthemorninginthekitchen.WhenIlookedout
thewindow,myheart24!Ourbackyardhadtwolevels,withstonestepsleading
fromthelowerleveltothelargeropenareaabove.Atthehighestpointofthestepswasa
25of1.5meterstothelowerlevel.Thenandthere,IsawKarenontheupperlevel
walkingalongtheedge!
Though26,Ididn'tshoutforfearoffrighteningherintolosing27and
fallingtothegroundbelow.ThenInoticedRustybesideher,movingto28theway.
Nottobestopped,Karenwalkedtoanopenspot.Justasquickly,Rustymovedhimselfin
frontagain,29her.
Thatrepeatedacoupleoftimes.Finally,shegot30andmovedbacktothe
center.Sighingwith31,Iranupimmediately."Comeon,Karen,“Isaid,"Let'sgo
insideandgeta32
Sheclappedherhandsandgrabbedmine,makingherwaydownslowly.Rustystayedby
herside,movingatherpace.Whenwegottothedoor,she33myhandand
crawledthroughthedoggydoor.Rustyfollowed.Thiswashowtheygotoutsidewiththedoor
34.BythetimeIgottothekitchen,Karenandherfour-leggednannywerewaitingfor
the35cookie.
IneverwoniedaboutKarenplayingoutsideafterthat.
21.A.weakB.lovingC-restlessD.tolerant
22.A.countonB.takeafterC.watchoverD.turnto
23.A.moreoverB.indeedC.thusD.however
24.A.diedB.achedC.meltedD.sank
25.A.dropB.climbC.widthD.length
26.A.oveijoyedB.embarrassedC.ashamedD.panicked
27.A.temperB.balanceC.heartD.interest
28.A.blockB.guideC.findD.push
29.A.pleasingB.rescuingC.guardingD.encouraging
30.A.anxiousB.excitedC-frustratedD.confident
31.A.sorrowB.reliefC.satisfactionD.desperation
32.A.restB.walkC.cookieD.prize
33.A.loosenedB.squeezedC.tookD.rubbed
34.A.unlockedB.brokenC.openD.shut
35.A.promisedB.selectedC.hand-madeD.newly-bought
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。
Woodblockprintingisanancientprintingtechniquethatboostedhumancivilization.As
BuddhismgainedpopularityinChinaduringtheTangDynasty,astrongneed36
(arise)toproducenumerousBuddhistscriptures(经书),andcopyingbyhandcouldnotmeet
37risingdemand.AncientChinesecraftsmenthusinventedwoodblockprintingformass
production,38(mark)amajorturningpointinprintinghistory.
Therearefourstepsinvolvedin39(tradition)woodblockprinting,witheach
stepsub-dividedintoseveralprocedures.40liesatthecenterofthetechniqueis
carving.Charactersandimages41(carve)toproduceraisedareasorlinesthatwill
eventuallyapplyinktopaper.
Afive-meterscrolloftheBuddhistscriptureDiamondSutra,42(make)in868,
isthe“earliestdatedprintedbook“inthewordsoftheBritishLibrary43itisstored.
Itisjustoneexampleofancientworksofartthatnotonlytellthewisdomofourancestors,
butalsodemonstratethe44(pursue)ofbeautybyChinesecraftsmenthroughout
centuries.
Theinventionofwritinggavelife45greatthoughts,butitistheinventionof
printingthatmadeknowledgeashareablefruitforallhumankind.
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五、建议信
46.假定你是李华,你的外国留学生朋友James想在中国进行社会实践,现有如下两种
选择:博物馆讲解员或乡村中学志愿者。James来信向你寻求建议,请你给他回信,内
容包括:
1.建议其中一项活动;
2.说明至少两点理由。
注意:
1.写作词数应为80左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
DearJames,
Howiseverythinggoing?
Bestregards,
LiHua
六、读后续写
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。
Ihadalovely,oddauntnamedAmelia.Shealwayswarecolorfulclothingandhad
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