2023-2024学年天津市南开区高三年级上册期末考试英语试题含答案

2023—2024学年度第一学期阶段性质量监测（二）

高三英语笔试

第I卷

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2.本卷共55小题，共95分。

第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

例：Standoverthereyou'llbeabletoseeitbetter.

A.orB.andC.butD.while

答案是B。

1.—Canyoutakemeonatripthissummervacation?

—Icantakeyouwhereyouwanttogo.

A.SurethingB.ForgetitC.ThatdependsD.Absolutelynot

2.He'sbecometheforalotofcriticismrecently.

A.pressureB.targetC.functionD.trick

3.Althoughhewaspoor,hewasquitetohisneedyfriends.

A.typicalB.generousC.adequateD.identical

4.Everycustomercomingheremustdothewarm-upexercisebeforeswimming.That's

ourregulation.

A.catchingupwithB.gettingonwith

C.gettingdowntoD.puttingupwith

5.Keepdown!Youletanyonesecyou.

A.needn'tB.daren'tC.mustn'tD.won't

6.Itisuncleartheresultsofthistestwillconvinceajudge.

A.whatB.whetherC.whyD.that

7.Ifyoudonotknowwhoyouare,whatareyourinterestsandvalues,youcanhardlyact

yourself.

A.inadditiontoB.inreturnfor

C.intermsofD.inagreementwith

8.Therestauranttheyservefriedchickenismyfavorite.

A.whichB.whenC.thatD.where

9.Mywashingmachinethisweek,soIhavetowashmyclothesbyhand.

A.isrepairingB.hasbeenrepaired

C.isbeingrepairedD.repaired

10.Theydecidedtotheiroldfurnituretocharity.

A.giveawayB.hangonC.handdownD.getdown

11.Exhibitsincludepottery（器）backtothe3rdCenturyBCandcoinsfromthe17th

Century.

A.beingdatedB.tobedatedC.datingD.todate

12.—Gottofly.Seeyouaround.

—Bye.

A.CatchyoulaterB.Goahead

C.That'sreallysomethingD.Don'tbotherme

13.Since1993,thenumberofpeoplelivinginOldMontrealfrom100to6,000.

A.hasgrownB.havegrownC.isgrowingD.aregrowing

14.Theyhadtobuytheirowncopiesratherthanwaitingtoborrow

A.itB.thatC.thisD.one

15.Ihadthetalenttoplaytennis,Icouldn'tstandthepressure.

A.EvenifB.AsthoughC.EversinceD.Nowthat

第二节：完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16~35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最

佳选项。

TalkingaboutBeijingOpera,wecannotforgettomentiononeofitsgreatestperformers:Mei

Lanfang,abrilliantartistwhoplayedanimportantroleinbringingBeijingOperatotheworld.Mei

LanfangwasborninBeijingin1894.Hestartedtolearnthe16ofBeijingOperaattheageof

eightandmadehison-stagedebut（首次登台）atageeleven.MeiLanfangworkedhardtolearnas

muchaspossiblefromthegreatartistsand17ofBeijingOpera,andbytheageof20,hehad

becomea（n）18actorinBeijingOpera*sdanrole（角）.

MeiLanfangquicklybecamewell-knownamongChineseaudiences19hisactingskill.Mei

Lanfang'sskillopeneddoorsforhimtobecomefriendswithpeoplefromallovertheworld,ashe

often20guestsfromothercountrieswhowantedtomeettheyoungactor.AsMeiLanfang21

toknowambassadors（大使）,Europeanroyalfamilies,andcelebritiesfrom22,he23bring

hisbelovedBeijingOperatotherestoftheworld,sothatevenmorepeoplefromothercountries

mightunderstandand24thebeautyofChinesecultureandart.

Andso,in1919,MeiLanfangbegantotravelabroad,25performancesinJapanandthe

SovietUnion（苏联）.His26wereagreatsuccess;audienceswerefascinatedbythis27

operafromtheOrient（东方）.OneofMeiLanfang'sgreatest28wastovisittheUnitedStates,

andaftereightyearsof29,heandhisoperagroupfinallybroughtBeijingOperatotheUSA.

MeiLanfang30hiswholelifetotheartofBeijingOpera.He31soughttoimprovehis

ownartistry,creatingmanyunforgettableandbeautiful32forthestage.Hisstylebecameknown

asthe*'MeiLanfangschool（梅派）",a（n）33gracefulstyle,andisstilloneofthemost

popularstylesofBeijingOperatoday.

MeiLanfangdiedin1961ofheartdisease.Duringhismorethan50yearsonthestage,Mei

Lanfangtooktraditionsfromthepastand34thebestpartstocreatenewandenricholdformsof

BeijingOpera.Althoughthisgreatoperamasterhasnowjoinedtheheroesofhistory,he35a

legacyofculturalwealthforhispeopleandforallfuturegenerations.

16.A.nameB.historyC.artD.tradition

17.A.celebritiesB.mastersC.fansD.audiences

18.A.assistantB.amateurC.supportingD.leading

19.A.forB.asC.withD.by

20.A.entertainedB.avoidedC.fooledD.gathered

21.A.neededB.wantedC.gotD.learned

22.A.heartB.abroadC.worldD.community

23.A.cametoB.agreedtoC.gotdowntoD.longedto

24.A.maintainB.polishC.identifyD.appreciate

25.A.showingB.takingC.givingD.playing

26.A.toursB.famesC.reformsD.routines

27.A.valuedB.elegantC.openedD.honored

28.A.approachesB.responsesC.goalsD.shames

29.A.dreamsB.controlsC.attemptsD.trades

30.A.sacrificedB.broughtC.riskedD.devoted

31.A.ultimatelyB.mostlyC.absolutelyD.constantly

32.A.charactersB.experiencesC.starsD.lives

33.A.merelyB.uniquelyC.entirelyD.barely

34.A.adaptedB.desertedC.drewD.declined

35.A.broughtoutB.leftbehindC.gaveoutD.filledup

第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题：每小题2.5分，满分50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

Theskinisanessentialpartofyourbodyanditslargestorgan.Youhavethreelayers（层）of

skinwhichactasabarrieragainstdisease,poisonsandthesun'sharmfulrays.Thefunctionsofyour

skinarealsoverycomplex:itkeepsyouwarmorcool;itpreventsyourbodyfromlosingtoomuch

water;itiswhereyoufeelcold,heatorpainanditgivesyouyoursenseoftouch.Soasyoucan

imagine,ifyourskingetsburneditcanbeveryserious.Firstaidisaveryimportantfirststepinthe

treatmentofburns.

Causesofburns

Youcangetburnedbyavarietyofthings:hotliquids,steam,fire,radiation（bybeingcloseto

highheatorfire,etc.）,thesun,electricityorchemicals.

Typesofburns

Therearethreetypesofburns.Bumsarecalledfirst,secondorthirddegreebums,depending

onwhichlayersoftheskinareburned.

•FirstdegreeburnsTheseaffectonlythetoplayeroftheskin.Theseburnsarenotserious

andshouldfeelbetterwithinadayortwo.Examplesincludemildsunburnandbumscausedby

touchingahotpan,stoveorironforamordent（熨烫熨斗）.

•SeconddegreeburnsTheseaffectboththetopandthesecondlayeroftheskin.Theseburns

areseriousandtakeafewweekstoheal.Examplesincludeseveresunburnandbumscausedbyhot

liquids.

•ThirddegreeburnsTheseaffectallthreelayersoftheskinandanytissueandorgansunder

theskin.Examplesincludeburnscausedbyelectricshocks,burningclothes,orseverepetrolfires.

Theseburnscauseverysevereinjuriesandthevictimmustgotohospitalatonce.

Characteristicsofburns

Firstdegreeburns

•dry,redandmildlyswollen（肿胀的）

•mildlypainful

•turnwhitewhenpressed

Seconddegreeburns

•rough,redandswollen

•waterysurface

•extremelypainful

Thirddegreeburns

•blackandwhiteandcharred（烧焦的）

•swollen;oftentissueunderthemcanbeseen

•littleornopainifnervesaredamaged;maybepainaroundedgeofinjuredarea

36.AccordingtoParagraph1,thefunctionsoftheskininclude.

A.regulatingbodytemperatureB.reflectingthesun'sharmfulrays

C.speedingupwaterlossD.absorbingpoisonsautomatically

37.AccordingtoParagraph2,whichofthefollowingmayNOTbethecauseofburns?

A.Boilingoil.B.Hotchocolate.C.Electricshocks.D.Heartattacks.

38.Howareburngradesdivided?

A.Dependingonthespeedofthebum.

B.Dependingonthelocationoftheburn.

C.Dependingonhowmanylayersofskinthereare.

D.Dependingonhowdeepandseveretheybumthesurfaceoftheskin.

39.Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingisasecond-degreebum?

A.Yourskinmaybebrightred,swollen,andlookwet.

B.Thebursiteappearswhiteorcharredandthereisnofeelinginthearea.

C.Yourskinmayberedandpainful,andyoumayexperiencemildswelling.

D.Insteadofturningred,yourskinmayappearblack,brown,whiteoryellow.

40.Whereisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?

A.Acourseguide.B.Afirstaidbrochure.

C.Ahospitaladvertisement.D.Abusinessmagazine.

B

Youhavetogettoyourjobinterview,butyoudon'thaveaccesstoanautomobile.Howwould

yousolvethisdilemma（困境）？MostpeoplewouldprobablycallanUberorperhapsaskafriend

orfamilymemberforaride.ButnotthisIndianawoman.KasiaSheltonfromMunciehasbeenar­

restedforstealingavehiclefromalocaldealership（经销商）.Accordingtopolicereports,the20-

year-oldusedthe2013KiaOptimatodrivetoajobinterviewinIndianapolis.

TheautothefthappenedonMonday,October9.Ontheday,SheltonarrivedatRDIMotorsin

Muncieandaskedanemployeetoseeacertain2013KiaOptima.HeshowedthecartoSheltonand

wecanonlyassumehetalkedinlengthaboutitsgreatconditionforitsage,thefeatures,andthe

reliability.TheemployeelatertoldthepolicethatSheltonseemedinterestedinthecarandaskedto

takeitforatestdrive.Butwhilehewastalkingtoherandpreparingthecarforadrive,thedealership's

telephonekeptringingandringing.Hesaidthathehadtoexcusehimselfconstantlytogopickupthe

phone,yettherewasneveranybodyontheotherendoftheline.Thelasttimethephonerangwas

justastheemployeehadgottenthecarreadyforSheltontotakeitforatestdrive.Whenhegotback

fromthephone,SheltonandtheKiaweregone.

TheRDIemployeeimmediatelycalledtheMunciePoliceDepartment.Thepolicethenbegan

usingtheFlockcamerasurveillancesystem（监控系统）inanattempttospotthecar.Awhilelater,

theysawthecaragain,thistimereturningtoMuncie.Afterthat,thecameraslostthecar,butwenow

knowthatSheltondroveitbacktoRDIMotors.Findingoutwasn'ttoodifficult.Thepolicesaidthey

wereabletoconnectthecartoSheltonbecauseshehadfilledoutanonlineformonRDIMotors!

website.

WhenthepolicelatershowedupatShelton'sdoor,sheseemedconfusedandthoughttheofficers

werepullingoffsomekindofajoke.Shegenuinelydidn'tseemtounderstandwhatshewasgetting

arrestedfor.Afterall,shereturnedtheKiatothedealershiponceshewasdonewithhertrip.She

didn'tplantokeepit,sowhat'sthebiqdeal?

Whethersheunderstoodthereasonwhyornot,Sheltonwasarrested.Shehasbeenchargedwith

autotheft,whichcouldlandherinprisonforuptotwoandahalfyears.

41.WhywasSheltonarrested?

A.Becauseshegotajobinterview.B.Becauseshedidn'tcallanUber.

C.Becauseshestoleacar.D.Becauseshedrovea2013KiaOptima.

42.Whatwastheattitudeoftheemployeewhenintroducingthe2013KiaOptimatoShelton?

A.Uninterested.B.Negative.C.Responsible.D.Intolerable.

43.WhatstoppedtheemployeefromtakingSheltontothetestdrive?

A.Someotherclients.B.Mysteriousphonecalls.

C.Shelton'sattitude.D.Hiscolleagues*calls.

44.HowdidthepolicefindShelton?

A.BysearchingtheFlockcamerasurveillancesystem.

B.Throughtheinterviewcompany.

C.ByinquiringRDImotors1employees.

D.Throughthepersonalinformationsheleftonthesite.

45.Theunderlinedpart"what'sthebigdeal?"inParagraph4canbeunderstoodas.

A.Don'tyouthinkthat'sthereasonyouarrestme?

B.Isthissmallthingworthanarrest?

C.Isthisadeal?

D.DoyouthinkIshouldbuythecar?

C

Isitpossibletomakemachinesthinklikehumans?Thisisonequestioninresearchinthefield

ofArtificialIntelligence,or"AI"Tothinklikeahuman,itinvolvesfeelings,morality,hopes,and

dreams.Humansarecapableofmakingdecisionsbythemselveswithoutinputfromothers,andthey

canlearnfromexperience.Inaddition,humansareabletocreatethingsfromtheirowninspiration

fortheirownpleasure.Thequestioniswhethermachinescaneverreallythinkinalltheseaspects.

Theideaofacomputerthatisall-powerfulandcanthinkandmakedecisionsforitselfterrifiesmany

people.Insomefilms,Alevendecidesthatallhumansmustbekilled.Manypeoplearealsocon­

cernedthatAIwillbeusedtoreplacehumans.

YetothersarecomfortedbythethoughtofAl.MaybewithAJ.robotscanbemadetoreplace

lovedoneswhohavedied.Today,thecreationofanall-powerfulcomputercapableofhumanthought

isstillinprogress.Wehavecompanion（陪伴）robots,anditislikelythattheywillgrowmore

importantinourlivesastimegoesby.However,theneedforsuchrobotsdoesnotseemtobeas

criticalasourneedforintelligentmachinesthatcansolveproblemsbylearningfromtheirobserva­

tionsandexperience.

Forexample,AIisalreadybeingusedwithgreatsuccessinInternetsearchenginesandasa

personalassistantinoursmartphones.Itlearnsfromourhabitstohelpusfindwhatwewantandlike.

Alisalsousedtodiagnose（诊断）problemsandsuggestsolutions.Researchersarealsoexperi­

mentingwiththeuseofAIindriverlesscarswhichcansensetheirsurroundingsanddecideonthe

bestwaytoreachadestination.Itisalsobeingusedineducation,particularlyinonlinecourses.

Furthermore,industriesthatuserobotsforrepetitiveocdangerousworkoftenturntoAltomanage

theseelectronicworkersInaddition,virtualassistantsarealsobeingusedinsomehomestoday.In

thenearfuture,itislikelythatAlwillbeusedtomanagesmarthomesandhandleanevengreater

varietyoftaskssuchassettingoutfavouriteclothesandhelpinguswithourpersonalgrooming（梳

妆）.TheAloftodayhasalreadyprovenitssuperioritytohumansinmanyareas.Doyouthinkthat

wecancreatearobotthatthinkslikeahumanoronethatisevenmoreintelligent?Ifso,istheretruly

adifferencebetweenAIandahuman?

46.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraphs1and2?

A.Wealreadyhaveall-powerfulcomputerswiththepowerofhumanthought.

B.OnedaytheAlwilldecideonitsowntowipeouthumans.

C.RobotswithAIhavethepotentialtoreplaceourlovedones.

D.Incontrast,humansneedartificialintelligencemachinestohelpussolveproblemsratherthan

companionrobots.

47.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph3probablymean?

A.Alwilleventuallybeusedtomanageworkers.

B.AIisoftenusedtomanagerobotsonproductionlines.

C.Industrialrobotsarecompletelydifferentfromelectronicworkers.

D.IndustrialrobotsoftenturntoAl.

48.WhatcouldbeinferredfromParagraph3aboutAl?

A.SmartphonesalreadyhaveAItechnology.

B.Altechnologyfordriverlesscarsisalreadymature.

C.AJhasbeenbeingusedtomangesmarthomes.

D.Artificialintelligencehasproveditssuperiorityoverhumanityinallfields.

49.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsAl?

A.Short-sighted.B.Wait-and-see.C.Optimistic.D.Skeptical.

50.Whatmakesthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AlThinksLikeHumansB.AIRobots

C.AIandHumanBeingsD.TheFutureofAI

D

Countriesaroundtheglobearespendingbillionsofdollarsandlotsoftimeonvariousspace

missions,whethertoMarsorotherplanetsmuchfurtheraway.Somepeoplearguethatweshould

stopwastingtimeandmoneyexploringspace.Instead,weshouldfeedtheworld'spoorandfind

immediatesolutionstootherproblems,suchaspollutionandfataldiseases（致命疾病）.However,

othersfeelthisisashallowviewwhichfailstorealisehowexploringspacehelpsus.

Firstly,exploringspacehasalreadymadeadifferenceinthefightagainstworldhunger.Ithas

directlyresultedinthemanysatellitesthatnoworbitEarth.Anumberofthesatellitesrecorddataon

landandweatherpatterns.Thenthedataistransmitted（传送）toscientistsonEarth.Aftercareful

analysis,thescientistscanprovideusefulrecommendationsandadviceforfarmers.Asaresult,space­

basedsciencehashelpedfarminginitseffortstogrowenoughfoodtofeedEarth'sincreasingpopu­

lation.

Secondly,spaceexplorationhasalreadypromotedtechnologicalimprovementsthatbenefitus

all.High-endproductsaroundtheworldaremadetoahigherstandardnowbecauseofadvanced

technologywhichwasfirstcreatedtomeettherequirementsforspaceexploration.Forexample,

spacetechnologieshavehelpedtheresearchanddevelopmentofdifferenttypesofnewmaterial.

Theyhavealsohelpedcompaniesmakebetterheartmonitorsandothermachinesthatdoctorsregu­

larlyuse.Today,spacetechnologiesarewidelyusedinallkindsofindustries,andeverydayproducts

suchasGPS,memoryfoampillows（记忆棉枕头）,andsmartphonecamerasarechangingour

lives.

Finally,sendingastronautsintospacehashelpedpeopletothinkabouttheworld'sproblemsand

eventofindwaystosolvethem.Seeingpicturesofourplanetasanislandinablackseamadepeople

realisethatourplanefsresourcesarelimited.Inordertoprovideforsucharapidlyincreasingpopu­

lation,scientistsaretryingtofindotherplanetsthatcouldonedaybeournewhome.Thegreatest

attentionatpresentisonMarsbecauseitisclosertoEarth.Inthefuture,humansmayliveonboth

planets.

Inclosing,exploringspaceprovidestheworldwithmanydifferentbenefits.Therefore,itshould

continuesoastoprovidenewandbettersolutionstopeople'sshort-termandlong-termproblems.

51.InwritingParagraph1,theauthoraimsto.

A.proposeadefinitionB.makeacomparison

C.reachaconclusionD.presentanargument

52.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthesatellites?

A.Theycancollectinformationofthelandandweatherchanges.

B.Theycanprovideusefulrecommendationsforfarmers.

C.Theycanfightagainstworldhungerdirectly.

D.Theycananalyzethedataandmakesuggestions.

53.WhatideadoestheauthorconveyinParagraph3?

A.Spaceexplorationnolongerrequireshigh-endproducts.

B.High-endproductscannotmeettheneedsofspaceexploration.

C.Ourdailylifehasbenefitedfromthedevelopmentofspacetechnology.

D.Thedevelopmentofnewmaterialisamustforspaceexploration.

54.WhatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinParagraph4?

A.Spaceexplorationhaschangedthewayourplanetworks.

B.SpaceexplorationhelpstodiscoverandsolveEarth'sproblems.

C.Inthefuture,allhumansmayhavetomovetoMars.

D.Resourceshortageandpopulationgrowtharealreadyseriousproblems.

55.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A.Toprovideguidanceonhowtocarryoutspaceexploration.

B.Tostresstheneedofpromotingtechnology.

C.Tostatetheimportanceofexploringspace.

D.Tosuggestawayofmeetingtherequirementsforspaceexploration.

第II卷

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1.用黑色墨水的钢笔或签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。

2.本卷共6题，共35分。

第三部分：写作

第一节：阅读表达（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

On8thAugust,1914,27menwhohadrepliedtoanadvertisementinTheTimesboardedaship

leavingfortheAntarctic（南极洲）.ThenameoftheshipwastheEnduranceandthecaptainwas

anIrishmancalledErnestShackleton.

TheaimofthejourneywastocrossthefrozencontinentviatheSouthPole一ajourneyof1,

800miles.Shackletonthoughtthejourneywouldlastsixmonths.

Butwhenlandcameintosight,theEndurancebecametrappedintheiceandbegantobreakup.

ShackletonandhismenwatchedtheEndurancesinkintotheicysea.Theythenheadednorth,pulling

threelifeboatsbehindthem.

Aftersixdays,badweatherforcedthemtogiveupandthemensetupcamponasheetofice

whichbeganslowlymovingacrosstheAntarcticCircle.

Theysurvivedontheiceforfivemonths.Then,on16thApril,1915,Shackletonsawland.It

wasElephantIsland-alargerockwithnothinggrowingonit,butmuchbetterthanafloatingpieceof

ice.Whentheyreachedtheisland,Shackletoncameupwithanidea---itwasariskbuthewouldhave

totakeit.Heandfivemenwouldtakeoneofth