2023-2024学年重庆市二0三中学校高三年级上册开学考试英语试卷

2023-2024学年重庆市二0三中学校高三上学期开

学考试英语试卷

一、阅读理解

WelcometoBiscayneNationalPark

BiscayneisnotveryfarfromthelightsandexcitementofdowntownMiami.Butit

hasaverydifferentatmospherefromthebigcity.Establishedasanationalmonument

in1968,BiscayneNationalParkincludesthenorthernpartoftheworld-famous

FloridaKeyswhicharelow-lyingislandsorreefs.

BiscayneNationalPark

Ifyouenjoywater,Biscayneistheparkforyou.Youwillfindthethreatenedhuge,

gentleWestIndianmanatee,thelessgentleAmericancrocodile,severalkindsofsea

turtlesandover500speciesoffish.Fourecosystemscometogetherhere,whichis

whatmakestheparksodiverse.Theblendingecosystemscreate”edge

communities."

Humanhistory

HumanhistoryatBiscaynebeginsmorethan10,000yearsago.Scientistssay

evidenceofthearea*searliestpeopleismostlyunderwaternowandlearnabout

thesepeoplebyexaminingthehillsofshellstheyleftbehind.Asthepopulationgrew,

itdividedintoseparatecultures.Thegroupsbeganmakingpotteryandcreatedtrade

networks.TheseNativeAmericansarecalledtheTequesta.TheTequestadependedon

therichfoodsourceoftheseatosurvive.Theywerenotcenteredonfarmingandhad

moretimethanothernativesforartandreligion.Thereefsandroughwatersmadeit

difficultforearlyexplorersresultinginmorethan50shipwrecks.Scubadiverstoday

canexploresixofthem.

Exploringthepark

ManyvisitorstoBiscayneNationalParkchoosetoexploreunderwater.Guideslead

snorkelingandscubadivingtrips.AtBocaChitaKey,visitorscanexplorea

lighthouse,asymbolofBiscayneNationalParkbuiltinthe1930s.Butvisitorsto

BiscayneNationalParkprobablyarenottheretoseeskyscrapersandcitylights.The

beautyinBiscayneisquietwaters,rustlingmangroves.

1.WhatisthefeatureoftheecosystemintheBiscayneNationalPark?

A.Thedifferentspeciesoftheanimals.B.Themixedbiologicalcommunities.

C.Thelow-lyingislandsorreefs.D.Theclearandwarmwaters.

2.Whatcanweknowfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Humanhistorydatesbacktomorethan50,000yearsago.

B•TheNativeAmericanspreferfarmingtofishing.

C.Biscayneisaparadiseforthewatersportsenthusiasts.

D.Scubadiverstodayaretoseeskyscrapersandcitylights.

3.Whereisthetextmostprobablytakenfrom?

A.ApersonalB.geographyC.AAtravel

D.Abookreview,

diary.textbook.magazine.

Aone-roomstudioatopawoodedhillonthesouthwestcoastofVancouverIslandis

wherethemagichappensformasterluthier（拨弦乐器制作者）ReubenForsland.

He*sastoryteller,onlythestorieshetellsaren1tmadeofwords;they1re

fashionedofwoodandmetal.Forslandspendshistimebuildingcustomguitars-and

thestoriesbehindtheinstrumentsarejustasimportanttohimasthesuperbquality

andsoundofhiscreations.

BornandraisedincentralAlberta,Forslandhasspentmostofhislifebuilding

things,rangingfromcustomfurnitureandhousestoskateboardsandsurfboards.He

becameaprofessionalluthierin2014.ThequalityofForsland'sJOIGuitarshas

attractedinterestfromprofessionalmusicians,likeGunsN'RosesguitaristSlash,

whohiredhimtomakeaguitar.

EverycustomguitarReubenForslandmakesbeginswithconversationsand

connections."Thefbcusistocreateaguitarthatinspirestheplayertomakean

emotionalandspiritualconnection,"saidForsland.ForSlash'sguitar,Forsland

wenttogreatlengthstofindasourceofinspiration.OncehefoundoutJimiHendrix

wasoneofSlash1sheroes,ForslandspentsixmonthstrackingdownPeteSikov,the

owneroftheSeattlehouseHendrixgrewupin."IaskedPeteifhewasopentothe

conceptofusingsomeofthewoodfromthehouseforSlash'sguitar,andhewas

goodwiththat,"saidForsland,whohassincecompletedfourguitarsusingsomeof

thatwood.

Forsland,sfocusthesedaysisonmakingtheworld'sfirsttraditionallybuilt

guitarfromhempwood（麻木），awoodmaterialmadefromhempfibres."Itabsorbs

fourtimesmoreCO2initslifetimethanthesameareaasaforest,"Forslandsaid.He

supportsenvironmentalsustainabilitywiththesamepassionhebringstomaking

guitars.That*swhyhechoseEarthDayastheperfecttimetolaunchhishempwood

guitarofficially.uAlthoughthisguitarcan'tsavetheenvironment,it*sapieceof

theconversationaboutwhatcanbecreatedwithasustainableproductintoday*s

marketplace."

4.WhichwordcanbestdescribeForslandaccordingtoparagraph2?

A.Ambitious.B.Handy.C.Optimistic.D.Sporty.

5.WhatdidForslandbuildSlash1sguitaroutof?

B.WoodfromJimiHendrix*s

A.WoodprovidedbyGunsN1Roses,

childhoodhome.

C.WoodfromSlash'sSeattlehouse.D.HempwooddonatedbyPeteSikov.

6.WhatdoweknowaboutForsland*smostrecentcreation?

A.Itismadefromasustainablematerial.B.Itisaninstanthitinthemarketplace.

D.Itisthefirst-evertraditionallybuilt

C.ItisusedtocelebrateEarthDay.

guitar.

7.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.PayavisittoJOIGuitarsB.Meettheworld1sbestluthier

C.CustomguitarssetthetrendsforD.Eachguitartheluthiermakestellsa

musiciansstory

CouldanewtreatmentdevelopedbytheUScompanyLillymeanuthebeginning

oftheend”ofAlzheimerts（阿尔兹海默症）？Couldweevencureitsomeday?

Theseareheadlinesandquestionsswirling（流传）aroundafternewsofanewdrug,

calleddonanemab,showedpromisingresultsinphase-3trials.

ThebrainsciencebehindAlzheimer1siscomplex,butCTandMRIscanssuggest

thatpoisonouschangesoccurinthebrain,includingtheabnormalbuildupofproteins

calledamyloidplaquesandtautangles.Thedamagestartsinthepartsofthebrain

essentialforformingmemoriesbutthenspreadsthroughouttheorgan,withbrain

tissueshrinkingsignificantly.

DevelopingtreatmentsforAlzheimer*shasbeenachallenge,withalmost20years

passingwithnonewdrugs.Butinthelastyear,twonewoneshaveemerged:

donanemabandlecanemab.Neitherarecuresormagicbulletsforthedisease,but

theydoaddresskeysymptoms.Theytargettheamyloidproteinsthatcanaccumulate

inthebrainanddamageneurons,slowingdownitsprogression.

Whilethisnewsisexciting,therearemajorcaveats.Oneiswhetheritwillever

becomeavailableontheNHS.Thecostisestimatedtobeabout£20,000perperson

peryearoftreatment.

Anotheristheseriousside-effects:inthestudy,brainswellingoccuiTedin24%of

participantsandbrainbleedingoccurredin31.4%onthedrugcomparedwith13.6%

intheplacebo(安慰齐(j)group.Therewerealsothreedeathsduringthetrial.

Partoftheproblemforme,asanacademic,inassessingthedrugisthatthefull

resultsofthetrialhaven*tyetbeensharedpubliclyorpublishedinapeer-review

journal.Wecannotaccessthefulldataorexaminethetrialyet,andthereisalwaysa

motivationforprivatecompaniestooverstatetheeffectivenessofnewdrugs.Trial

resultsneedtobeassessedbyanindependentbodyofexperts.

Whileitisunlikelytochangeclinicalpracticeuntilatleast2025,thenewsof

donanemabisagainanindicationthatscienceiscontinuingtomakeprogresswhenit

comestotreatingthemajorcausesofillnessanddeath,evenonerelatedtothehighly

complexinnerworkingsofthebrain.So,therearecaveatsandtheneedforcaution,

butthesenewdrugsareindeedthegroundsforthatrarethingthesedays:hope.

8.WhatcanwelearnaboutAlzheimerfromthepassage?

A.Itiscausedbytheaccumulationofsomeproteinsinthebrain.

B.MostpeoplewilldevelopAlzheimerwhentheyareold.

C.Thereexistsanewdrugtocureitcompletely.

D.Itresultsfromthelossofmemoriesaspeoplegetolder.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"caveats"meaninparagraph4?

A.Weaknesses.B.Discussions.C.Debates.D.Warnings.

10.Whatistheproblemofthenewdrugaccordingtotheauthorasanacademic?

A.Theeffectivenessmaybeblownupwithoutfairassessment.

B.Ithastheseriousside-effectssuchasbrainbleedinganddeaths.

C.Thecostofthenewdrugisoutofreachforordinarypeople.

D.ThereisnopossibilityfornewdrugstobeadmittedintotheNHS.

11.Whatistheauthor*sattitudetowardsthenewdrug?

A.Approving.B.Doubtful.C.Unclear.D.Indifferent.

Nuclearbombs.That'sthego-toanswerforincomingspaceobjectslikeasteroids

（小行星）andcometsasfarasHollywoodisconcerned.MovieslikeDeepImpactand

Armageddonrelyonnuclearweapons,deliveredbystarslikeBruceWillis,tosavethe

worldanddeliverthedrama.

Butplanetarydefenseexpertssayinreality,ifastronomersspottedadangerousin­

comingspacerock,thesafestandbestanswermightbesomethingmoresubtle,like

simplypushingitoffcoursebycrashingitwithasmallspacecraft.

That1sjustwhatNASAdidonMondayevening,whenaspacecraftheaded

straightintoanasteroidcalledDimorphos,whichisaround7millionmilesawayand

posesnothreattoEarth.It'sabout525feetacrossandorbitsanotherlargerasteroid.

Inimagesstreamed（传输）asthecrashneared,theegg-shapedasteroidgrewinsize

fromalittlespotonscreentohaveitsfullrockysurfacecomequicklyintofocus

beforethesignalwentdeadasthecrafthitrightontarget.

Eventshappenedexactlyasengineershadplanned,theysaid,withnothinggoing

wrong.uAsfaraswecantell,ourfirstplanetarydefensetestwasasuccess,"said

ElenaAdams,themissionsystemsengineer,whoaddedthatscientistslookedonwith

ubothterrorandjoy“asthespacecraftneareditsfinaldestination.

ThecrashwasthepeakofNASA,sDoubleAsteroidRedirectionTest（DART）,a

7-yearandmorethan$300millioneffortwhichlaunchedaspacevehicleinNovember

of2021toperformhumanity*sfirst-evertestofplanetarydefensetechnology.Itwill

beabouttwomonths,scientistssaid,beforetheywillbeabletodetermineifthecrash

wasenoughtodrivetheasteroidslightlyoffcourse,probablyshorteningitsoriginal

orbit.

NASAplanstolaunchanasteroid-huntingspacetelescopenamedNEOSurveyorin

2026."We'vetrackedlotsofspacerocks,especiallythelargeronesthatcould

causeextinction-levelevents.Thankfully,nonecurrentlythreatenEarth.Butmany

asteroidsthesizeofDimorphoshaven*tyetbeendiscovered,andthosecould

potentiallytakeoutacityiftheycamecrashingdown,"explainsLindleyJohnson,

NASA'sPlanetaryDefenseOfficer.

12.Whydoestheauthormentionthemovies?

A.Tomakeaprediction.B.Toprovideapossibility.

C.Tointroducethetopic.D.Tomakeacomparison.

13.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A..Dimorphoscouldcauseextinction-levelevents.

B.The7-yearprogramhasdrawnaconclusion.

C.NEOSurveyorhastrackedlotsofspacerocks.

D.NASApushedDimorphosbycrashing.

14.WhichstatementdoesLindleyJohnsonmostpossiblyagreewith?

A.LargerasteroidswillnotbeathreattoEarth.

B.NASAshouldshouldertheresponsibilityforthecrash.

C.NEOSurveyorisexpectedtodiscoverasteroidsthesizeofDimorphos.

D.AsteroidslikeDimorphosaremoredestructivethanotherlargerones.

15.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.AnintentionalcrashinspaceB.AthreattoEarthfromasteroids

D.Theimpactofplanetarydefense

C.Thecontributiontospacesafety

technology

二、七选五

Outdoorplayisbeneficialforchildrenbeyondthephysicalactivityitprovides.It

helpsthemsocialize,understandtheirbodiesbetter,engageinimaginativeplayand

enjoytheoutdoors.16However,intoday*sbusyworld,itcanbedifficultto

schedulesomuchoutdoortimewithyourchild.But,itissomethingyoushould

prioritizebecauseitisreallyimportant.

First,physicalactivityimprovesthehealthofyourchild.Itreducesthelikelihood

ofobesity（月巴胖）andweight-relatedhealthconcerns.17Outdoorplayalso

improvesmentalhealthasaresultofphysicalactivity.

18Schedulingtimetoactivelyplayoutdoorssetsanaturallimitonthe

amountoftimeyourchildcanspendwithadevice（suchasTV,smartphoneorvideo

game）.Itpromotesactiveengagementwiththeirpeers（同龄人）andthenatural

environment.

Furthermore,outdoorplaycanimprovesleep,moodandsocialskills.Physical

activityduringthedayhelpschildrensleepbetteratnight.19Perhapsthe

greatesthealthbenefitisinachild'sabilitytolearnhowtoengagewithotherswhile

havingfun.Ithelpsthemgrowsocially,buildrelationshipsandsolveproblems.

Knowingwhyoutsideplayisimportanttoyourchild*sdevelopmentisthefirst

step.20Tofindideasforplacesyoucouldgoandactivitiesyoumaywanttotry

withyourfamily,visityourlocalparksandrecreationwebsiteorthevisitorcentersof

townsandcitiesnearwhereyoulive.Lookforthingslikepublicparks,zoos,

botanicalgardensandwildlifecenters.

A.Besides,itisabreakfromdevices.

B.Next,outdoorplayencouragesadigitallifestyle.

C.Thesearebecomingbiggerissuesforfamiliestoday.

D.Knowingwheretogoisanotherstepintherightdirection.

E.Itcanincreaseconcentrationandimprovemoodthenextday.

F.Thebenefitsofoutdoorplaycanevenextendtosocialawareness.

G.School-agedchildrenneedaboutthreehoursofoutdoorplayeachday.

三、完形填空

EveryyearTdreadover2,000collegeapplicationsfromstudentsalloverthe

world.ltisquitetochoosewhomtoadmit.,inthechaosof

SATscoresandrecommendations,oneisalwaysirresistibleina

candidate：kindness.

ThemostsurprisingofkindnessVveevercamefroma

studentwhohadexcellentscoresandasupportiverecommendationfromhiscollege

counselor(顾［何).Evenwiththesequalifications,hemightnothave.But

oneletterofrecommendationcaughtmyeye.ltwasfromaschoolsecurity

.Lettersofrecommendationaretypicallywrittenbypeoplelikeformer

presidents,celebrities,andOlympicathletes.

Thesecurityguardwrotethathesupportedthisstudent'sadmissionbecauseofhis

.Thisyoungmanwastheonlypersonintheschoolwhoknewthenamesof

everymemberoftheguardstaff.Heturnedofflightsinemptyrooms,consistently

thehallwaymonitoreachmorningandtidieduptheclassroomafterhis

peersleftschoolnobodywaswatching.Thisstudent,thesecurityguard

wrote,hada(n)respectforeverypersonattheschool,regardlessof

position,popularityorpower.

Itgaveusaontoastudent1slifeinthemomentswhen

nothing“counted”.Thatstudentwasadmittedbyunanimous（一致的）voteofthe

admissionscommittee.

Nextyeartheremightbeafloodofsecurityguardrecommendations

thisessay.Butifitmeansstudentswillstartpayingasmuchtothepeople

whocleantheirclassroomsastheydototheirprincipalsandteachers,rmhappyto

helpstartthat.

21.A.decentB.difficultC.delicateD.desperate

22.A.HoweverB.OtherwiseC.BesidesD.Therefore

23.A.abilityB.qualityC.limitationD.assumption

24.A.signalB,imageC.appearanceD.indication

25.A.comeoutB,pickupC.comeacrossD.bringup

26.A.stoodupB,stoodoutC.givenupD.givenout

27.A.guardB,teacherC.principalD.counselor

28.A.wisdomB.braveryC.encouragementD.consideration

29.A.botheredB.answeredC.visitedD.thanked

30.A.asifB,nowthatC.evenifD.inorderthat

31.A.demandingB.amusingC.refreshingD.puzzling

32.A.passionB.troubleC.methodD.window

33.A.duetoB-inneedofC.exceptforD.alongwith

34.A.moneyB.noticeC.attentionD.curiosity

35.A.policyB.trendC.arrangementD.career

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。

TheanimatedfilmChangAnhasbecome36surprisehit,earningan

impressive600millionyuanattheboxofficeoftheChinesemainlandwithinjustten

daysofitsrelease.Ithasappealedtoaudiencesofallages,who37(enthusiastic)

recitepoetryalongsidethecharactersonscreen,takingthemonafantasticjourney.

ThisfilmnotonlyidentifieswiththeChinesepeoplebutalsoallowstheworld38

(explore)therichtraditionofTangpoetryandthe"ChinesePoetryUniverse."The

storycentersaroundthedeepfriendshipbetweenpoetGaoShiandtheromanticpoet

LiBaiofferingabrieflookintotheglorioushistoryoftheTangera,39is

knownforitseconomicprosperityandculturaladvancement.The48Tangpoemsin

themovie40(presentation)viewofthemostexcellentpoetsofthattimeaswell

astheirpoliticalambitionsandideals.Thesepoemstransportaudiences41

sandydesertstomist-filledregionsalongtheYangtzeRiver.

ChangAnisundoubtedlyamasterpiecethatshowstheunique42

(characteristic)ofChineseculturetotheworld.InChina,poetsandtheirpoems43

(consider)nationaltreasures.Thesepoemsdescribenotonlythehistoricalchangesof

adynasty,butalso44(people)understandingoftheworld.Thefilmhasraised

theaudiences145(aware)andenhancedtheirloveandbeliefinChinese

culture.

五、其他应用文

46.为了迎接世界读书日，学校英语社计划以'ReadingForFun"为主题组织

一场读书活动，请你写一份英文倡议书。内容包括：

1.活动目的；2.活动内容；3.发出倡议。

参考词汇：WorldBookDay世界读书日

注意：1.词数80左右；

2.开头和结尾已给出，可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯。

六、读后续写

47.阅读下面材料，根据其