2023-2024年湖北省腾云联盟高三年级上册八月联考英语试卷

2023-2024年湖北省腾云联盟高三上学期八月联考

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.

Asareporter,Italktostrangersfbralivingandlovethechallengeofgettingthem

toopenup.Yethere1saconfession:Fvebeenmarriedforeighthappyyears,but

untilsixmonthsago,Icouldbethestereotypicalinattentivehusband.

It'snotthatmywifeandIneverhadpleasantconversations.Butmoreoftenthan

Icaretoadmit,Iwasjustgoingthroughthemotions,noddingwhenIwassupposedto.

Iwastheguywho'ddefensivelysnap（厉声说），"OfcourseIdid!"whenmywife

wouldask,“JB,didyouevenhearwhatIjustsaid?"

InJanuary,Ibegantolosemyvoicerepeatedly.DoctorstoldmeIneededsurgery,

orelsemythroatwouldbepermanentlydamaged.Totalsilencewouldberequiredfor

thefirstfewweeksofmyrecovery.

Twohoursafterthesurgery,myeyesfilledwithtearsasmytwo-year-oldsonstood

bymelookingpuzzledbecauseIwouldn*tanswerhisquestions.Iwantedtotalkbut

couldn1t.

ButbeforeIgothome,IhadsettledintoaZen-likepeaceaboutmysilence.SoonI

noticedanother“sideeffect":Asmywifetalkedtometokeepupmyspirits,I

wasn*tjusthearingher;Iwaslisteningtoher.

Overthenextfewweeks,Ifoundmyselfunwillingtomissawordshesaid.Ibegan

tohearasweetnessinhervoicethatIhadn'trecalledforlong.Ifoundmyself

understandingherbetterontopicsI'dpreviouslydismissedas"thingsIjustdon't

getasaguy".

Ialsorealizedmytoddler（学步的儿童）wasn1tjustchatteringnonstopbutthathe

oftenhadsurprisinglythoughtfulthingstosayforhisage.

Evenwhilewalkingmydoginthewoodsnearourhome,Ibeganhearingpleasant

patternsinbirdsongs.Therustlingleavessoundedcrispertome.Beforemysurgery,

rdhavespentthosewalksonmyphone.

Afterseveralmonths,Iwasfullyrecovered.Nowconversationinourhouseis

better,butnotbecauseVmtalkingmore.I*mjustlisteningbetterandbecoming

lessandlesssurprisedthatIlikewhatIhear.

4.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusmostinthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Hewasfondoftalkingtostrangers.

B.Heenjoyedtakingchallenges.

C.Sometimesheignoredhiswife*swords.

D.Heoftenquarreledwithhiswife.

5.Whydidtheauthorhavetokeepsilent?

A.Toavoidargument.B.Tohearmore.

C.Toensurerecovery.D.Toshowunhappiness.

6.Afterthesurgery,howdidtheauthorfeelabouthisinabilitytotalkatfirst?

A.Peaceful.B.Upset.C.Puzzled.D.Uncertain.

7.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Easiersaidthandone.

B.Fullset,partialtolistentothedark.

C.Knowledgeispower.

D.Listenwellandyoucanheartheworld.

Ayoungwomanholdsupabookandsmiles."Thisisdayoneofmereading

,TheSongofAchilles*shesays.Thevideojumpsforward."Andthis",she

cries,herfacestainedwithtears,uismefinishingit.”

Anewformofliterarycriticismisboostingsalesofbooks.ThisisBooklbk,asthe

literarywingoftheappTikTokisknown.ImaginetheemotionalpitchofaVictorian

melodrama,addmusic,andyouhavethegeneralidea.BookTokispassionate.Itis

alsoprofitable一atleastforpublishers.

Bloomsbury,apublishinghousebasedinBritain,recentlyreportedrecordsalesand

a220%riseinprofits,whichNigelNewton,itsboss,putdownpartlytothe

"absolutephenomenon"ofBookTok.OnAmazon,BookTokissoinfluentialthatit

hasleaptintothetitlesofbooksthemselves.Thenovel"ItEndsWithUs",for

instance,isnowlistedas"ItEndsWithUs:TikTokmademebuyit!”Evidently,

TikTokdidagoodjob:theromanceisridinghighinthetop100inbothBritainand

America.

Atthesametime,BookTokpushesbackagainstpublishingamnesia（失忆症）.

Booksareimaginedtoawardimmortality（不朽）toauthors一tobea"monument

morelastingthanbronze",astheRomanpoetHoracewrote-butthelifespanofmost

isextremelyshort.Digoutalistofbestsellersfrom20yearsago:notonlyare

today'sreadersunlikelytobuythem,mostwon1thaveheardofthem.

BookTokisrevivingbacklists.Onereasonpublishedit,saysPhilipGwynJonesof

Picador,aBritishpublishinghouse,wasthat,underitsinfluence,oldtitleswere

creepingbackintothebestsellercharts.Itofferssuchbooksuasecondlife",andhe

applaudsit."Eventually,agreatbookfindsitsreaders,"Mr.GwynJonessays.

"Youjusthavetohopethat,unlikeKafka,authorsdon'thavetodiebeforethat

happens."StarttrendingonBookTok,andtheywon*t.

8.Whatisparagraph1aimedat?

A.Boostingsalesofbooks.

B.Introducingthetopicofthetext.

C.Describingthewoman1sfeelings.

D.IllustratingthebookTheSongofAchilles.

9.WhyisItEndsWithUsmentionedinparagraph3?

A.TopromotethebookviaBookTok.

B.TointroducetheromancebookinBookTok.

C.TopresenttheinfluenceofthebookinBookTok.

D.ToshowtheincreaseofbooksalesduetoBookTok.

10.WhatcanwelearnaboutKafkafromthelastparagraph?

A.BookTokmakeshisbooksmasterpieces.

B.Quiteafewpeoplereadhisbooksearlier.

C.Hediedbeforehisbookswererecognized.

D.Hisbooksarenotwellreceivedallthetime.

11.WhatdoestheauthortalkaboutBookTok?

A.BookTokcanmakebooksliveforever.

B.Itbecameamainformofliterarycriticism.

C.ManyauthorspromotetheirbooksviaBookTok.

D.Itmakespreviouslypublishedbookspopularagain.

CouldanewtreatmentdevelopedbytheUScompanyLillymean“thebeginning

oftheend”ofAlzheimer,s（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,brainswellingoccurredin24%of

participantsandbrainbleedingoccuiTedin31.4%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.

12.WhatcanwelearnaboutAlzheimerfromthepassage?

A.Itiscausedbytheaccumulationofsomeproteinsinthebrain.

B.MostpeoplewilldevelopAlzheimerwhentheyareold.

C.Thereexistsanewdrugtocureitcompletely.

D.Itresultsfromthelossofmemoriesaspeoplegetolder.

13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"caveats"meaninparagraph4?

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

14.Whatistheproblemofthenewdrugaccordingtotheauthorasanacademic?

A.Theeffectivenessmaybeblownupwithoutfairassessment.

B.Ithastheseriousside-effectssuchasbrainbleedinganddeaths.

C.Thecostofthenewdrugisoutofreachforordinarypeople.

D.ThereisnopossibilityfornewdrugstobeadmittedintotheNHS.

15.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsthenewdrug?

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

二、七选五

CHALLENGINGSTUDENTMYTHS

Everybodywantstobehappy,livesinharmonywiththeirparentsandmakesthem

proud,butinrealityyoumayfindyourselfworriedorevenupset.16.However,

itmaysurpriseyoutoknowthatresearchcanhelpyoubecomeamoreefficientand

well-balancedstudent.Let,sexaminesomestudentmythsthatmaybeinterfering（干

涉）withyourprogress.

“Themostsuccessfulstudentshavenoworriesinexams."

17.Infact,thesestudentsdosufferstress-justlikethosewithaverageor

belowaveragescores.IntheUK,adatabasein2021showedthatdoctorsprovided

morecalmingdrugsforstudentsagedbetweensixteenandeighteenthantheyhad

everdonebefore.Manyofthesedrugswereforveryablestudentstohelpthemcope

withstressandexampressure.Soremember,berealisticaboutyourabilities.

“18n

Itisjustthiskindofremarkthatproducespressureinanybodywhoisalready

anxious.Researchshowsthatthemosteffectivelearningtakesplaceifyouuseaquite

differentapproach.So,adjustyourstudyplanandtaketimetorelax.Infact,an

efficientlearnerknowshowtostrikeabalancebetweenworkandrest.19.

1won*tbesuccessfulinthefutureifIdon1tgotoakeyuniversity.n

ThisworrydoesaffectmanyChinesestudentsandtheirparents.Buthowtrueis

thispointofview?20.First,clearlynoteveryonecangotoakeyuniversity.

Second,evenifyoudon*tgotoakeyuniversity,thereisstilltheopportunityof

goingtooneforpost-graduatestudy.Third,ifyoutakeacourseyoulikeanddoquite

wellinit,yourmotivation,trainingandhardworkwillimpressyourfutureemployer.

Remember,itisnevertoolatetolearnmore!

A.Let*slookattheevidence

B.Themostefficientstudentshavemoreflexibleapproachestolearning

C.Someofthesestudentsaresufferingharmfulconsequences

D.Onlystudentswhoworkdayandnightwillsucceed

E.Thisisacommonassessmentmadeofstudentswithhighscoresinschool

F.Aboveall,don1tbecomerigidinyourapproachworkhardbutalsoworksmart

G.Followingatrendwithoutthinkingcarefullycanmakeyoustressedand

depressed

三、完形填空

Whenyouleftus,itwastheendofalong,painfulroad.Sincethen,Iwas

myfavoritememoriesofyou.

Irememberustakingourfamilydogforwalkstogetheronthesand

dunes（沙丘）.Iremembersittingonyourknee,watchingcandlelightinside.

OnceIboughtyouagift一aprintedonaglassboard,titleduWalking

WithGrandpa.",youwrotemeyourownpoem,too.Iimaginehowyou

musthavetakentimefindingtherightwords,howyouprinteditoutandcutthepaper

tobeforeplacingitintheframe.

However,Alzheimerbeganitsthroughyourlife.Inyourlastfewdaysof

life,Iwaswhensittingbyyourbedsidesilently,feelingveryworriedand

afraid.Ididn'tknowwhattodoorhowto.

Now,Iamanadult,IwishIhadbeen—thatIhadcomeclosetoyou

andtoldyouhowdeeplyIlovedyou,howyoufilledthewhichwasthe

absenceofmyfatherinthose10yearsofmylife,sothatIdidn'trealizeanything

was.It*sonlynowthatIamawarethatwhenIa

relationshipwithmyfather,thereasonwhyhefellshortofisthathe

wasn*tyou.Ireallyhopeyouknowhowmuchyoutome.

21.A.reflectingonB・searchingforC.takingoverD.settingup

22.A.messyB.rainyC.toweringD.burning

23.A.increaseB•danceC.foilD.produce

24.A・storyB.bookC.pictureD.poem

25.A.AfterallB.InreturnC.ByaccidentD.Onearth

26.A.edgeB,lengthC.sizeD.side

27.A.directionB.harmC.procedureD.march

28.A.frightenedB.humbleC.frozenD.cautious

29.A.sayB.actC.doD.move

30.A.braveB.gratefulC.energeticD.patient

31.A.roomB・needC.lifeD.hole

32.A.puzzlingB・boringC.missingD.discouraging

33.A.hadB.soughtC.enjoyedD.continued

34.A.performancesB.targetsC.demandsD.expectations

35.A.meanB.treasureC.countD.value

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.

OntheeastbankofChaohu,China*sfifth-largestfreshwaterlake,restsa36

(mystery)ancient“kingdom"ofjadecalledLingjiatan.

InChineseculture,jadeplaysasignificantroleandhasbeenlongconsidered37

essentialsymbolofharmony.Phraseslike“replaceweaponsofwarwithgiftsofjade

andsilknand"gentleasjadenperfectlyshow38jadesymbolizesinthe

mindsofChinesepeople.TaipingVillage,40kilometersnorthofLingjiatan,hasa

volunteerteamcalled“TaipingWomen”,which39(found)byWangZilian

severalyearsago.Thenameoftheteam,likejade,representswomenwhopromote

peaceandharmony.Wheneveranyvillagerneedshelp,Wangandherteammates

serve40thefirstresponders.Becausemanyyoungmenleftthevillageforbig

citiestowork,women,childrenandtheelderly,including41(she),wereleft

behind.Wangorganizedallthe42(housewife)whostayedbehindandstartedthe

firstsupportgroupforsuchwomeninTaipingVillage.Groupmemberswould43

(definite)makeeveryefforttoassistoneanotherandsolveproblems.

Thevolunteersnotonlytakecareoftheagedandlookafterchildrenbutalso

resolveconflicts,Wangnoted,44(add)thatifdisagreements,quarrels,45

anyotherfightsoccur,“TaipingWomen"willbetheretohelp.

五、其他应用文

46.假定你是李华，你的外国笔友Jim所在学校的图书馆想要收藏关于中国文

化的书籍，他发来邮件请你帮忙推荐相关书籍。请你给他回一封邮件。内容包

括：

1.书籍类型；

2.推荐理由。

注意：

L词数80左右;

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

DearJim,

Yours,