高三上学期英语定时训练(一)

高三定时训练(一)英语试题2024.9第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。AThebestsciencebooksinspireasenseofwonderandmakeyouamazedattheincredibleworldwelivein.Herearefourofthemtofeedyourimagination.AShortHistoryofNearlyEverythingbyBillBrysonHowdiditallbegin?Andhowdidwegethere?Combininghistoryandscience,thebookoffersacomprehensiveyetentertainingexplanationfortheseinquiries.BillBrysontakesthereaderonanimpressivejourneythroughthegreatestscientificdiscoveriesinhistory.Itexplainsscientifictopicsinavividway,butit’squitealongread.ThingExplainerbyRandallMunroeHowdohelicopterswork?Orcells?RandallMunroeexplainshowthingsworkusingillustrationsandonlythemostcommon1,000wordsinEnglish.Itwillshiftyourapproachtoexplanation.So,nexttimeexplainhowsomethingworksratherthanmerelycallitbyitsname.However,additionallyprovidingmoretechnicaltermsmighthaveenhancedtheunderstandingandlearningexperience.AskanAstronautbyTimPeakeWhatdoesitfeelliketoflyintospace?Howdoyouprepareforit?AstronautTimPeakeanswersallthequestionsyouneverknewaboutgoingintospace.Thebookgivesinsightsintothecutting-edgescience,aswellastheday-to-daylifeonboardoftheInternationalSpaceStation.Itsquestionandanswerformatmakesiteasytoquicklyfindanswers,butitcanbecomelessappealingduetothelackofdescriptivelanguage.DeepTimebyRileyBlackWanttoknowthestoryofourplanet?RileyBlacktakesusonajourney,intheorderoftime,throughthegeologicaleventsthathaveshapedourplanet.Thefascinatinghigh-qualityimagesaresupportedbyeasilydigestibleexplanationsofkeyhistoricalmoments.Italsoexpandsonkeyconceptsingeology,astronomyandbiology.Yet,measuringthesizeofsomeobjectsonthephotosisdifficultduetothelackofascalebar(比例尺).21.Whichbookisorganizedintheformatofquestionandanswer?A.AShortHistoryofNearlyEverything.B.ThingExplainer.C.AskanAstronaut.D.DeepTime.22.What’sashortcomingofThingExplainer?A.Itisrathertoolong.B.Itlackstechnicalterms.C.Itfailstoincludeclearimages.D.Itiswritteninplainlanguage.23.WhatdoAShortHistoryofNearlyEverythingandDeepTimehaveincommon?A.Theycombinescienceandhistory.B.Theyfeaturevividillustrations.C.Theyintroduceastronauts’dailylife.D.Theyentertainreadersofallages.BAsaboy,IwantedtogototheSouthPole.Asateenager,IdecidedI’dliketogototheNorthPoletoo.Andyet,Ihaven’tdoneeither.Ithadtakenme31yearstojustmakeittotheArctic.IwastravellingwithafilmcrewfromNorthernIreland,followingthefootstepsofLordDufferinwho,inthe1850s,sailedfromScotlandtotheArctic.Asanearlyadventuretourist,hewasdrivenbythedesiretoseewhatlayattheendsoftheworld.Aswesailednorth,icebergsofthesizeofbusesfloatedpastoursmallboat.Finally,wereachedourdestination--EnglishBay,whereDufferinlandedandsteppedoffontothehorseshoe-shapedbeach.ThiswaswhatI’ddreamedof:standingsomewheresopureandprimitive.However,formanyearlypolarexplorers,theresultswerefarlesspleasant.Thesouth,inparticular,wassourceofextremedanger.MychildhoodinterestintheSouthPolewasfueledbytheunsuccessfulyetheroicadventuresofEmestShackleton.Hediedin1922whilepreparingforhisfourthadventure.ThestoriesofRobertFalconScottarealsowell-known:heandfourcompanionsdiedontheirwaybackfromtheSouthPole.Sowhydoexplorersputthemselvesatsuchrisk?Muchofitseemstolieinthepurityothechallenge.Scotttalkedoftheappealofaplacethathadbeen“unreachedandunseenbyhumans.”“Withaviewovershininglandscoveredbyice-sheetsofinconceivableextent,youhavethefeelingoflivingoverthecontrolofdeath,”saidFridtjofNansen,aNorwegianexplorer.Onthehomewardjourneytheweatherturnedandwewereleftforafewdaysatthemercyofastorm.Weexperiencedasmalltasteofhelplessnesswhenfacedwiththerawpowerofnature.Weshouldbegratefulforthegreatexplorers’spiritandstories.IknowIam.24.Whydidtheauthorbeginhisadventuretour?A.Toassistafilmcrew.B.Tochallengeaworldrecord.C.TomemorizeLordDufferin.D.Torealizeachildhooddream.25.Whichofthefollowingbestexpains“inconceivable”underlinedinprgraph7?A.Hardtocontrol.B.Toofartoreach.C.Hardtoimagine.D.Toobrighttoview.26.Whathappenedduringthewriter'sjourney?A.Theyweretrappedinicebergs.C.Theywererescuedbyexplorers.B.Theywereattackedbyastorm.D.Theywerekeptoffthedestination.27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.TheAppealoftheEndsoftheWorldB.TheDreamofTravelingtotheArcticC.TheVictoryoverheControlofDeathD.TheGratitudetoGreatExplorersSpiritCScientistshaverecentlydiscoveredtheworld’slargestknownfieldofseagrass.Theydiditusingvideosshotbysomeextraordinaryhelpers.Theworkshouldhelpprotecttheseagrass,andalsoshowsoffapowerfulwaytoexploretheocean.Asashelterformanyseacreatures,seagrassesarefloweringplantsthatnormallygrowinshallowwatersnearcoasts.Theygrowinthickfields,knownasseagrassmeadows,whichhelpcleantheoceanwater.Moreimportantly,theyarecalled“oceanlung”.Theyhelpinthefightagainsttheclimatecrisis.That’sbecausetheystorehugeamountsofcarbon--themajorsourceofglobalwarming.Consideringtheurgentneedtoprotectseagrassmeadowsandthechallengestospotthem,scientistsdecidedtohavetigersharkshelptheresearch.Tigersharksareinbornfastswimmers,andspendalotoftimeinseagrassmeadows.Between2016to2020,theresearchersattachedcamerasandothertrackerstothefinsofseventigersharks,andthenletthemgoagain.Thecamerasweredesignedtofalloffafterhoursandfloattothesurface.Trackingsignalshelpedfindthefloatingcamerasandcollectthevideosthesharkshadtakenwhiletravelingformiles.Moreover,othertoolswereused,includingsatelliteimages,aswellasimagestakenbydiversandboats.Puttingallthisinformationtogether,thescientistslearnedthatthewatersaroundtheBahamasarehometothelargestseagrassmeadoweverdiscovered.Differentfrompreviousstudies,theprogramdiscovershowusefullargeunderwateranimalscanbeinhelpingtolearnmoreaboutlifeunderthesea.OliverShipley,ascientistfromtheteam,saysanimalsliketigersharksaregoingtotakeustonewplacesthatwedidn’tknowexisted.28.Whydoseagrassmeadowsurgentlyneedprotection?A.Damagingthemwillworsenclimatecrisis.B.Theydeterminethecleanlinessofoceanwater.C.Seacreaturescan'tsurvivewithouttheirshelter.D.Theirexistencebalancestheunderwaterecosystem.29.Howdidtigersharkshelpthescientificresearch?A.Bytrackingsignalsscientistssent.B.Bybringingbackcameraswithvideos.C.Bycarryingtherecordingequipmentaround.D.Byspendingalotoftimeinseagrassmeadows.30.Whatisthehighlightabouttheresearchaccordingtothetext?A.Leadingscientists.B.Advancedtheories.D.Unusualresearchassistants.C.Multipleexperimentaltools.31.Inwhichcolumnisthetextmostprobablytakenfrom?A.Health.B.Nature.C.Sports.D.Travel.DAHollywood-qualitymoviemaysoonbeonlyafewtextprompts(提词)away.OpenAIlastweekrevealeditslatestworld-shockingtechnology:atext-to-videoappcalledSorathatcanproducephoto-realisticshortvideoslastinguptoaminute.Thecompanyhasn’treleasedSoratothepublicyet,buttheartificiallygeneratedvideosifcreatedforitsdemonstrationwerestunning.Inone,thedetailedpromptinvolvespeoplewalkingthroughTokyowhilecherryblossomsareflyingthroughthewind.Theresultingvideowasamind-blowingexerciseinworld-building,showingacouplewalkinginadetailedstreetscapethatisunmistakablyTokyo.Perhapsevenmoreawe-inspiringisthatSoradoesnotmerelyproducevideosthatfulfillthedemandsoftheprompts.Itimprovises(即兴创作)inawaythatsuggestsatalentforstorytelling.“Goodheavens,”saidLozBlaininNewAtlas.“We’dbettertrytodealwiththespreedatwhichthistechnologyisadvancing.Thewheel,thesteamengine,theairplane,thecomputer,theInternet...Noeofthemeverspeduplikethis.Ifyoulookclosely,youcantellthattheseveryshortvideosaren’treal.Butit’simpossibletosaywhetherthistechnologyisnearlyasgoodasit’sgoingtoget.Videosmadeayearago,usingtheAItoolMidjourney,couldn’tevendisplaythecorrectnumberoffingersonahand.ButSoranowcreatesaworldasyoudescribe.Getreadyforthenextwaveof‘AIdisruption(颠覆)’asSorashakestheentertainmentindustry.”Yetcostsareincreasing,too.EstimatesofthecostofbuildingoutAIsystemshavevariedfromhundredsofbillionsto7trilliondollarsoverthecomingyears.Where’sthemoneygoingtocomefrom?WithOpenAI’scurrentvaluationapproaching$100billion,traditionalinvestorsarelargelypricedout.Governmentsmaybeonepossiblesolution,butmanyarelikelytohavenationalsecurityconcernsaboutbackingthistechnology.Suchconcernsarewellfounded.It’ssimplyimpossibletoknowhowthesesystemswillbemisuseduntilthey’reoutinthewild.WhileOpenAIhastheabilitytopreventviolentpictures,disinformationismuchhardertopolice.Fakedvideoscouldsowconfusionandchaos.Attheveryleast,OpenAIshouldwaituntilafterNovembertobringSoratothepublic.32.Whydoestheauthormentiontheresultingvideoinparagraph2?A.ToshowSorahasabettergiftforwritingstories.B.ToshowSorahasthepotentialtocreategreatvideos.C.ToshowthevideoisasgoodasaHollywood-qualityone.D.Toshowthevideoisastunningresultofhumanwisdom.33.WhatisLozBlain'sattitudetowardsthefutureofSora?A.Dismissive.B.Unclear.C.Optimistic.D.Objective.34.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthetechnologyfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.Itisboundtocauseconfusionandchaos.B.Traditionalinvestmentinitisapossibleoption.C.Governmentsaredoubtfulaboutitsdevelopment.D.Possibleproblemsrelatedtoitsuseremaintobeseen.35.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.TointroduceSoraasarisingstarofvideo-making.B.TocriticizeSora'stroublesomeeffectsonpublicsafety.C.ToadvertiseSoraasanadmirablegeniusatstorytellingD.TopopularizeSora'spotentialaspromoteroffilmindustry.第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项TheGettingThingsDone(GTD)methodreferstoapersonalproductivitymethodologythatredefineshowyouapproachyourlifeandwork.Itreliesontheideathatyouneedtosimplifyyourworkload.Ifyoufrequentlyfeeloverwhelmedoryoujusthavetoomuchgoingon,thismethodmightbegreatforyou.____36____However,itcanindeedeasilybebrokendownintofivemaincomponents:____37____Writeitalldown,eitherinaplanneroradocument,anddon'tskipanything,evenifitseemsirrelevant.Youwillfinditsomehowhelpfulinthefuture.Clarifywhatyouhavewrittendown.Lookateachtaskandidentifythestepsyoucantaketocompleteit.Quicklywritethosedown,soyoubreakeachtaskintosteps.____38____Thenconsiderwhetheritcanbethrownoutorhandledlaterinstead.Organizebycreatingato-dolist,puttingactionitemsonyourcalendar,assigningsmallertasks,filingawayreferencematerialstocreateatimely,structuredapproachtogettingitdone.Reflectfrequentlyandreviewallyourorganizedmaterialsonaregularbasis.____39____Tryusingan“after-actionreview”tocomprehensivelygooverwhatyou’vedoneandwhatyouneedtoworkonorstickwithasyoumoveforward.Engagebytacklingyouractionitemsknowinglyandactively.Youhavealistoftasksandactionitems,anorganizedsystemwithdatesandreferences,andascheduleforcheckinginwithyourself.____40____Alittlestresscanpushyoutobemoreproductive,buttoomuchwillhavetheoppositeeffect,sousingtheGTDmethodcanreallymakeyoucalmandconfident.Seizewhateveriscomingintoyourhead.Notedownjustthemainconcernsinyourdailylife.Sometimesyoumayfeelittoughtoworkouttheplan.Thenyouhaveallinplaceandworktowardgoalcompletiongradually.ThemethodologyofGTDmaybeinvolvedenoughtofillawholebook.Youmayfindthattherearenoactionablestepsassociatedwithsometask.ThiscouldmeaneveryMonday,youcheckthem,updateorrevisesomething.第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题：每小题1分。满分15分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。Asachiefresident(进修医生),IoftenwonderedwhenIwouldbecomea“surgeon”.Theanswerwas___41___.Whenyoufirmlybelieve,“ThereisnopatientIcannottreat___42___”,youareindeedasurgeon.Iwas___43___thatpointofbeingaqualifiedsurgeon.Taketheemergencysituations___44___.Inthefirstfewmonths,I___45___theringingofthetelephone,asitmeantanothercriticaldecisionstobe___46___.Aftertellingmyassistantwhattodoinaparticular___47___,Ioftenstruggledtosleep,___48___thecaseandwonderingifIhadmadethewrongchoice.Sometimes,afterlying___49___foranhour,I'ddrivetothehospitaltoseethepatientmyself.ItwastheonlywayIcouldfindthe___50___ofmindIneededtorelax.Now,inthelastmonth,___51___wasnolongeraproblem.AlthoughIstillmaynotbesureofmydecisions,Ihadlearnedtoacceptthisasa___52___problemforasurgeon.Iknowthatwithmyknowledgeandexperience,anydecisionwascertaintobea___53___one.Thismaysoundconceited(自负),butasurgeonneedsit.Itencourageshimindifficultmomentswhenhe’sbotheredbythe___54___.Hehastofeelthathe’sasgoodasandprobablybetterthananyothersurgeonintheworld.Callitconceitorself-confidence,Ihaveit,andIbelieveitisnecessaryfor___55___inlife.41.A.self-serviceB.self-appreciationC.self-respectD.self-confidence42.A.reluctantlyB.competentlyC.naturallyD.suddenly43.A.submittingB.opposingC.handlingD.approaching44.A.forinstanceB.inrealityC.bycontrastD.atbest45.A.valuedB.avoidedC.fearedD.enjoyed46.A.adoptedB.answeredC.includedD.developed47.A.locationB.statusC.opportunityD.situation48.A.retellingB.reviewingC.reactingD.reminding49.A.awakeB.ashamedC.awkwardD.asleep50.A.peaceB.troubleC.sorrowD.excitement51.A.drivingB.dressingC.sleepingD.operating52.A.accidentalB.constantC.occasionalD.rare53.A.criticalB.specificC.properD.difficult54.A.questionsB.suggestionsC.resolutionsD.uncertainties55.A.effortB.chanceC.successD.promise第二节(共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面15个句子，在空白处填入适当单词的正确形式。QuanHongchanwaschosenforthecompetitionbecauseshewasthes______(更好的)candidate.Theincidentbeganwhentheshakythreecablesbroke,causingthecablecartobes______(悬挂)intheair.ThenewlydevelopedgameBlackMyth:Wukongoffersanimmersiveexperiencebymeansofe_____(扩展)therichmythologyoftheMonkeyKing.It’sestimatedthatoneforestelephantcanincreasethenetcarboncapturec______(能力；容量)oftheforestbyalmost250acres.Peoplearguethatourp______(假设)thatemotionsareinvoluntary,suchasanger,mayjustbeaconvenientillusion.Localcommunitygroupsareanotheravenuetowardsformingacyclinggroupands______(赞助)charityridesandcharityraces.AdestructivefireracedthroughLahaina,Hawaii,whichclaimed100people’slives,destroyedover2,200buildingandleftmorethan7,000withouthomesorp______(财产).WhenseeingPanZhanlewinthefirstplaceinfreestyle,theaudienceinthestandsbrokeintothunderousa______(掌声).Itwasgrayandovercast,matchingJason’smoodashed______(拽)himselfintotheschool’slecturehallwithhisclassmates,yawningandcomplaining.Pricesofgoodsaregovernedbythecostoftherawmaterials,aswellasbythecostofproductionandd______(分配).Afterc______(咨询)myunclewhoisapsychologistbyprofession,Iknowhowtokeepmentallyhealthy.Whenwearesincerelyhappy,theskinaroundthecornersofoureyesw______(起皱纹).SincelastyearafascinatingnewphenomenonhassweptthroughmajorcitiesacrossChina--thee______(爆发的；爆炸的)riseofnightschoolscateringtoyoungprofessionals.S______(监管)hundredsofchildren“playing”requireseffectivestaffing.Andthereisalwaysthefearthatbehaviorworsensduringbreaks.Mypartner,withwhomIhaveworkedfortenyears,r______(辞职)fromtheleagueandwentabroad.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假定你是李华，你在上月我校举行的第41届全国青少年信息学竞赛NOI(NationalOlympiadInformatics)中担任了志愿者，请你写一篇英语演讲稿，分享你的志愿者经历以及你的感想，内容包括:(1)志愿者经历(2)你的感想注意：(1)写作词数应为80个左右(2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Ladiesandgentlemen,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thankyou.第二节(满分25分)Mostpeoplethinkthatprocrastination(拖延症)isanegativehabit.Butpeoplelikemewhoroutinelyputoffdoingassignments,arelikelytodefendour“slower”approachtogettingtasksdone.I’mtheonlyprocrastinationinmyfamily.Myparentsandsisterwereallbornwiththe“doitrightnow”gift.Theyarealwaysinarush,asifcloselyrushedbyaninvisibledeadline.Personally,Ipreferamorerelaxedpace.Whenmyparentsvoicedtheirconcernaboutmytendencies,saying“Don’tputoffuntiltomorrowwhatyoucandotoday.”“Noway!”