2024年陕西省西安市鄠邑区某中学高三模拟考试英语试卷

2024年陕西省西安市鄂邑区第二中学高三模拟考试英语试卷

一、阅读理解

Withthebeautifulsnow-coatedlandscapes,winterrevealsadifferentworldofnationalparkswith

significantlyfewercrowds.HerearesomeofthebestnationalparksintheUSforawinter

getaway.AcadiaNationalPark,Maine

BetweenOctoberandMarch,AcadiaNationalPark'sCadillacMountain,thetallestmountainon

theeastcoast,offershikersepicviewsofthefirstsunriseinthecountry.Becausetheroadsare

closedtomotorvehiclesduringthewinter,thosewhoundertakethe3.5-milehikefromParkLoop

Roadarerewardedwithastunningviewalltothemselves.Snowmobilingintheparkisanother

specialexperienceforvisitors.MountRainierNationalPark,WashingtonState

MountRainierNationalParkinWashingtonStateisoneoftheoldestnationalparksintheUSand

aplaygroundforoutdoorenthusiastsinwinter.Unlikeothersnow-crowdedresorts,thispark

allowsvisitorstoheartilyenjoysnowmobiling,sleddingandsnowshoeing.Itshoteloffers

comfortableroomswithviewsofMountRainier,andtastylocaldishes.DenaliNationalPark,

Alaska

Withitsremotelocationandminimallightpollution,DenaliNationalParkisanidealplacefor

photographerstocapturethenorthernlightsduringtheaurora（极光）season,betweenSeptember

andApril.Visitorsinthiscrowd-freeparkcanspotwildlifesuchaswolvesandblackbears,which

remainactiveinthewinter.ChacoCultureNationalHistoricalPark,NewMexico

InnorthernNewMexico,ChacoCultureNationalHistoricalParkholdsstonegreathouses,

whichwerethelargestbuildingsinNorthAmericauntilthemid-18thcentury.Accessibleformost

ofthewinter,theparkcanseefewerthan10visitorsadayincoldermonths.Photographerscan

capturelandscapesamidtheconstellations（星群）bynight.

1.WhatexperiencecanvisitorsonlyhaveinAcadiaNationalPark?

A.Thelongesthikingroute.

B.TheearliestsunriseinUSA.

C.Snowshoeingandsnowmobiling.

D,Comfortableaccommodation.

2.Wherewillphotographersgoiftheywanttoshootthenorthernlights?

A.AcadiaNationalPark.

B.MountRainierNationalPark.

C.DenaliNationalPark.

D.ChacoCultureNationalHistoricalPark.

3.Whatdoallthefournationalparkshaveincommon?

A.Snowandiceactivities.

B.Achancetomeetwildlife.

C.Culturalheritagesites.

D.Anescapefromthecrowds.

TokyorestaurantSushiyanoNohachireportedlyservesgreatsushi,butitismostfamous

foritsgimmick-makingtheworld'ssmallestsushiwithasinglegrainofrice.

LocatedinAsakusa,aslightlyquieterpartofTokyo,SushiyanoNohachiistheplacetogo

ifyouwanttoenjoythetiniest,mostadorablesushiintheworld.Eachpieceismadewithonlya

grainofriceandatinysliceoftoppingwrappedinthethinnestpieceofnori（海苔）.Everyserved

pieceisactuallyperfect,whichhintsattheamountofworkandpatiencethatBesintomaking

them.TheyaretheworkofHironoriIkeno,thechefofSushiyanoNohachi,whocameupwiththe

ideain2002whenaclientaskedhimhowsmallhecouldmakehissushi.Heanswered,uassmall

asagrainofrice”,andproceededtodemonstratethathewasn'tkidding.Overtheyears,the

restauranthasbecomeinternationallyfamousformakingtheworld'ssmallestsushi.

Despiteitssize,miniaturesushiactuallytakesabitlongertomakethanregular-sizedme,

becauseoftheprecisionandconcentrationrequiredtoputthetinyingredientstogether.Thatis

partofthereasonwhytherestaurantonlypreparestinysushiforcustomersafewtimesaweek

andnomorethanfivetimesaday,althoughtheydosometimesmakeexceptionsforforeign

visitorswhotraveltotherestaurantjusttoexperiencetheworld'ssmallestsushi.

“IhadaclientfromSwedenwhocamejusttoseemytinysushiandthemomentshesawit,

sheliterallycriedwithjoy."HironoriIkenosaid.

Interestingly,onecannotsimplyorderthetinysushiattherestaurant.Itisservedforfre

uponrequestwitharegular-sizedsushicourse.Consideringthesushiservedatthisplaceis

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reportedlydelicious,youshouldprobablybemoreexcitedaboutthat.Plus,italsojustifiesthe

gimmickthattherestaurantissofamousfor.

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“gimmick“inparagraph1probablyreferto?

A.Aclasstoteachcookingskills.

B.Atricktoattractcustomers.

C.Aplantopromotethesushi.

D.Adishtowinoveropponents.

5.WhatmadeHironoriIkenostarttomakethesmallestsushi?

A.Hispursuitforperfection.

B.Thecuriosityofacustomer.

C.Therequirementfromhisboss.

D.Abethemadewithothers.

6.Comparedwiththeregularsushi,theworld'ssmallestsushi.

A.Takemoretimetomakeone

B.Unpopularamongcustomers

C.costsmoremoneytobuyone

D.needsmoreexpensivematerials

7.WhatdoHironoriIkeno9swordsabouttheSwedishcustomershow?

A.Diversityofthecustomers.

B.Hislackofexperience.

C.Specialtreatmenttoforeigners.

D.Hissenseofachievement.

Scientistslookingtouncoverthemysteriesoftheunderwaterworldhavemorevaluable

informationthankstoaninternationalteamthathasproducedalistofspeciesconfirmedor

expectedtoproducesoundunderwater.

LedbyAudreyLoobyfromtheUniversityofFlorida,theGlobalLibraryofUnderwater

BiologicalSoundsworkinggroupcollaboratedwiththeWorldRegisterofMarineSpeciesto

document729mammals（哺孚L动物），fishes,andinvertebrates（无脊椎动物）thatproduceactive

orpassivesounds.Inaddition,thelistincludesanother21,911speciesthatareconsideredtolikely

producesounds.

“Withmorethan70%oftheEarth'ssurfacecoveredbywater,mostoftheplanefshabitats

areaquatic,andthereisamisconceptionthatmostaquaticorganismsaresilent.Thenewly

publishedcomprehensivedigitaldatabaseonwhatanimalsareknowntomakesoundsisthefirst

ofitskindandcanrevolutionizemarineandaquaticscience,9,theresearcherssaid.

""Listeningtounderwatersoundscanrevealalotofinformationaboutthespeciesthat

producethemandisusefulforavarietyofapplications,rangingfromfisheriesmanagement,

invasivespeciesdetectiontoassessinghumanenvironmentalimpacts,"saidLooby,whoalso

co-createdFishSounds,whichoffersacollectionoffishsoundproductionresearchrecords.

Theteam'sresearchwaspublishedinScientificDataandinvolved19authorsfromsix

countries."'Understandinghowmarinespeciesinteractwiththeirenvironmentsisofglobal

importance,andthisdatabeingfreelyavailableisamajorsteptowardthatgoal,^^saidKieranCox,

amemberoftheresearchteam.

“Mostpeoplearefamiliarwithwhaleordolphinsoundsbutareoftensurprisedtolearnthat

manyfishesandinvertebratesusesoundstocommunicate,too,"Loobysaid.t4Ourdatabasehelps

demonstratehowwidespreadunderwatersoundproductionreallyisacrossavarietyofanimals,

butwestillhavealottoleam.^^

8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“aquatic“inparagraph3probablymean?

A.Outdoor.B.Over-crowded.

C.Well-protected.D.Underwater.

9.Whatispeople'smisunderstandingaccordingtothetext?

A.Mostfishescan'tmakesounds.

B.Differentspeciescancommunicate.

C.Mammalscanliveinwater.

D.Oceananimalscan'tgetontotheland.

10.WhatisthegoalmentionedbyKieranCox?

A.Todocumentoceananimals5sounds.

B.Tosetupafreedatabaseforscientists.

C.Tolearnhowoceananimalscommunicate.

D.TopublishtheresearchinScientificData.

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11.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A.Tocallonpeopletoprotectoceananimals.

B.Tointroducethefindingofaresearchteam.

C.Tolisttheanimalsthatcanproducesounds.

D.Touncoverthemysteriousunderwaterworld.

Ahumanoidrobotcanrelayvideoandtouchsensationstoapersonwearingahaptic(触觉

内)feedbacksuitandavirtualreality(VR)headsethundredsofkilometresaway,offeringaway

forpeopletoattendeventswithouttravelling.

TheiCub3robotisa52-kilogram,125-centimetre-tallrobotwith54jointsacrossitsbody.

Itsheadcontainstwocameraswhereahuman9seyeswouldbe,andanInternet-connected

computerwherethebrainwouldgo.Alongwiththecameras,sensorscoveringitsbodysenddata

totherobot?s"brain”.ThesesensationsarethenreproducedonasuitandVRheadsetwornbya

remotehumanoperator.

Whentheoperatorsreacttowhattheyseeandfeel,thesuifssensorspickupthe

movementsandtherobotmatchesthem."Thekeyistotranslateeverysignalandbitofdigital

datathatcanbesentthroughthenetwork.^^saysStefanoDafarra,whowaspartoftheiCub3team.

Therecanbeasmalldelayofupto100millisecondstocaptureandtransmitthevisualshots,but

theoperatorcancasethisbymovingslightlyslowerthannormal.

TheteamdemonstratedtherobotattheVeniceBiennale,whereitwanderedthroughan

exhibitionwhileitsoperatorstood290kilometresawayinGenoa.Dafarrahopespeoplewilluse

theiCub3toattendeventsremotely,reducingtheneedtotravel."Butatpresent,afallcouldbe

hugelydamagingtotherobot,andifsuncertainwhetheritcouldstandupagainonitsown,"he

says.

“iCub3isaninterestingrobotandoffersclearadvantagesfromthepreviousversions.^^says

JonathanAitken,whoselaboratoryownsapriorversionoftherobot.However,heisdisappointed

thattheteamwasn'tclearinitsresearchaboutthedatatransmissionrequirementsofthenew

versionoftherobot.ccItwouldbegoodtoknowjusthowmuchdatawasrequired,andwhatthe

upperandlowerboundswere.^^hesays.

12.Whafstheprinciplebehindthehumanoidrobot?

A.Itconveyssensationstothewearerandactsaccordingly.

B.ItreceivescommandsfromanoperatorthroughtheInternet.

C.Thecamerastakepicturesandtheninteractwiththesensors.

D.Thecomputerintherobotprocessesthedataandgivesorders.

13.Whichaspectoflifemaythetechnologybeappliedto?

A.Medicalconsultation.B.Sportsevents.

C.Outdoorworkouts.D.Virtualtourism.

14.WhatcanweinferaboutiCub3fromthetext?

A.Itfailstoappealtopotentialinvestors.

B.Itsperformancehasn'tbeenevaluatedclearly.

C.Itspresentversionstillrequirestobeupdated.

D.Itstransmissionofdatacameacrosstechnicalproblems.

15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Humanoidrobotswithsenseoftouchcatchon

B.iCub3robotcombineswithVRtobenefitmorepeople

C.Humanoidrobotsletpeopleseeandfeelthingsremotely

D.Newadvancesintechnologyenablepeopletotravelatwork

Howtoimproveyourmemory?

Ifsgenerallyacceptedthatyoucan'tteachanolddognewtricks,butwhenitcomestothe

brain,scientistshavediscoveredthisoldsayingsimplyisn'ttrue.16Whetheryou're

lookingtosharpenyourmind,boostyourmentalperformance,orpreserveyourmemoryasyou

age,thesetipscanhelp.

17Memory,likemuscularstrength,requiresyouto“useitorloseit”.Themore

youworkoutyourbrain,thebetteryou'llbeabletoprocessandrememberinformation.Thebest

brainexercisesbreakyourroutineandchallengeyoutouseanddevelopnewbrainpathways.

Don'tskipthephysicalexercise.Whilementalexerciseisimportantforbrainhealth,that

doesn'tmeanyouneverneedtobreakasweat.Physicalexercisehelpsyourbrainstaysharp.

18

Getenoughsleep.Thereisabigdifferencebetweentheamountofsleepyoucangetand

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theamountyouneedtofunctionatyourbest.Thetruthisthatover95%ofadultsneed7.5to9

hoursofsleepeverynight.19Memory,creativity,problem-solvingabilities,andcritical

thinkingskillsareallharmed.

Maketimeforfriends.Whenyouthinkofwaystoimprovememory,doyouthinkof

“serious“activitiessuchasmasteringchessstrategies,orisitmorerelaxingpastimeshanging

outwithfriendsorenjoyingafunnymovie?20Butcountlessstudiesshowthatalifefull

offriendsandfuncomeswithbrainbenefits.

A.Keepstressincheck.

B.Giveyourbrainaworkout.

C.Ifyou'relikemostofus,ifsprobablytheformer.

D.Evenlosingafewhoursofsleepmakesadifference!

E.Infact,interactingwithothersmayprovidethebestkindofbrainexercise.

F.Thehumanbrainhasanastonishingabilitytoadaptandchange,evenintooldage.

G.Itincreasesoxygentoyourbrainandreducestheriskfordisordersthatleadtomemoryloss.

二、完形填空

Therearecountlessstoriesofman'sbestfriendsteppinginto21humans.And

thafsexactlywhathappenedbetweenadognamedMachoandateenageboy,Griffin.

SinglemomNicoleEvanswasoutoftownwhenafire22insidethehome.Her

teenageson,Griffin,wasinhisroomsleepingat5:30am,not23whatwashappening.

ThafswhenMachostartedbehavingvery24.Henipped(咬)atGriffinrepeatedly,

25toleavealone.Fortunately,Macho'simmediate26enabledhimandGriffinto

27fromtheburninghousejustintime.

Thefirecompletely28NicoleEvans'home.Andhearingaboutthe29

whileoutoftownwasanightmareforthesinglemom."Itwasprobablytheworst30of

mylifetonotbewithmysonwhilesomething'shappeningtoNicoleexplained.

31,whileshelostnearlyeverythingsheowns,it'swhat32thefirethat

wasmostimportanttoNicole."Allthosethingsarejustthings,andthey'reall33Jshe

said."It'sa(n)34toknowbothGriffinandMachoaresafe,andIcan'tthankMacho

enoughforhisincredible35

Meanwhile,Nicolewon'tfacethis36timealone.Fromthemomentthenewsof

thefirespread,donationsbegan37.Neighborsarehelpingthefamily38from

thegreatlossandacharityaccountisensuringfriendsandstrangersalikecanprovide39

aswell.

Ourpetsnotonlyprovideuswithcompanionshipandunconditionallove,butcanevenact

asourfurry40.

21.A.approachB.rescueC.inspireD.reward

22.A.brokeoutB.setoffC.gaveawayD.checkedin

23.A.confirmedB.satisfiedC.awareD.concerned

24.A.selfishlyB.strangelyC.badlyD.professionally

25.A.pretendingB.agreeingC.refusingD.determining

26.A.debateB.missionC.requestD.reaction

27.A.disappearB.hideC.escapeD.depart

28.A.destroyedB.affectedC.removedD.threatened

29.A.disasterB.adventureC.droughtD.contest

30.A.speechB.ideaC.experienceD.journey

31.A.InsteadB.HoweverC.GraduallyD.Similarly

32.A.arrangedB.recognizedC.caughtD.survived

33.A.uniqueB.valuableC.replaceableD.useful

34.A.challengeB.opportunityC.reasonD.relief

35.A.characterB.performanceC.talentD.responsibility

36.A.specificB.pleasantC.boringD.tough

37.A.pouringinB.runningoutC.showingupD.takingoff

38.A.sufferB.benefitC.struggleD.recover

39.A.supportB.creationC.adviceD.information

40.A.leadersB.instructorsC.protectorsD.neighbors

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三、语法填空

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。

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“Stove-boiledtea”,a41(new)emergingsocialactivityamongyoungChinese

people,hasbeenfillingupsocialmediafeeds.Usually42(consist)ofseveralfriends

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44(popular)