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东城区2023-2024学年度第一学期期末统一检测高三英语本试卷共11页,共100分。考试时长90分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上,在试卷上作答无效。考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分知识运用
(共两节,30分)第一节完形填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,共15分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。When19-yearoldAliceDickinsonfoundoutherfatherhadcancer,her___
1___wasalittledifferentthanyoumightexpect.Tohonorherfather,whoshealsodescribesasherbestfriend,shedecidedtostartabookdrivecalled
ForLove,___2___booksforkidswithcancer.“Itwasverymuchanovernightidea,”sheexplains.“Ipostedamessageonanappaskingmyneighborsforusedbookdonat
ions.Iwasonlyexpectingafewhereandthere,buttheresponsewastruly___3___anditwasjustthepushIneededtoco-existwithmysadnessratherthanlettingit___4___me.
”“Itwasabsolutelyheartbreakingtowatchmydad___5___cancerandseehimlosealittlebitofhimselfeachday,butthebookdriveallowedm
eto___6___anewfoundsenseofpurposemixedwithanevengreatersenseofsympathyanddesiretohelpothers.Iwantedtohelp___7___.They’vealwaysheldasoftspotinmyhe
art.”Usingthe___8___sheearnsfromworkingatherparents’breadshop,Alicehasboughtmanybooksoutofherownpocket.Ina
ddition,shereceivesdonationsthroughheronlinewishlist.Alicespentawholesummerdrivingaroundtown,loadingboxesofbooksintohercar.“Itwassuchauniqueexper
iencetoknowpeoplehadcarriedthesebooksalltheirlivesthroughgenerations,andtheywantedto___9___themtomycause.”Theprojecth
asseenahuge___10___,withForLovedonatingover15,000booksandbeingwidelyrecognizedbythemedia.1.A.sufferingB.explanationC.res
ponseD.treatment2.A.writingB.promotingC.readingD.collecting3.A.appropriateB.incredibleC.familiarD.immediate4.A.ex
cuseB.consumeC.dismissD.touch5.A.throwoffB.keepfromC.lookintoD.gothrough6.A.evaluateB.developC.regainD.provide7.A.k
idsB.neighborsC.friendsD.parents8.A.creditB.interestC.awardsD.tips9.A.giftB.lendC.submitD.mail10.A.marketB.profitC.successD.demand第二节语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.
5分,共15分)A阅读下列短文,根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词,在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。Mysix-year-olddaughter,Rona,listenedattentively
totheradioonthehardshipspeoplesuffered___11___poorareas.ItwasthedayafterRona’sbirthdayandhergrandmotherhadgivenhersomemoney.Whent
heofferingbasketcamearound,Rona___12___(reach)intoherpocket,pulledoutherbirthdaymoney,andputitinthebask
et.“Yourgrandmotherwantedyoutousethattobuysomethingnicefor___13___(you),”Isaid.“Idid,”Ronarepliedwithabigsmile.“Ibough
thappiness.”B阅读下列短文,根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词,在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。Somepeoplearelivingverylonglives.Whataresomeoftheirsecretstolongevi
ty?___14___(eat)therightfoodplaysabigrole.Exerciseisalsoimportant.Astudyfoundthatpeoplewhoexercisedat___15___(recommend)levelsgained3-
4yearsoflifecomparedtothose___16___wereinactive.Inaddition,thereisalsoalinkbetweenhappinessandlifespan—happypeoplewithapositiveoutlookonlif
etendtolive___17___(long)andexperiencebetterhealththantheirunhappypeers.C阅读下列短文,根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词,在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词
的正确形式填空。Astudyshows176birdspecieshavebeenfoundtobuildnestswithhumanlitter,suchasplasticbagsandfishingnets.___18___worriesthe
scientistsisthatsuchmaterialscanharmchicksandevenadultbirds.Thestudy___19___(review)researchcoveringalmost35,000nestsandfindsth
atbirdsusehuman-madematerialsinnestsonallcontinentsexceptAntarctica.Whilesuchbehaviour___20___(observe)asearlyasinthe1830s,inrecentyearsit
hasundoubtedlyincreased.第二部分阅读理解(共两节,38分)第一节(共14小题;每小题2分,共28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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AConne
ctedtoeachotherlikeneverbefore,youngpeopletodayarebecomingagentsofchange,increasinglycontributingtoinnovativesolutionsthatimprovepeople’slivesandthe
planet’shealth.TheUnitedNationsInstituteforTrainingandResearchisthereforedelightedtolaunchtheYoungLeadersOnlineTraini
ngProgramme,afour-weeke-Learningcourse,toprovideparticipantswiththeknowledgeandskillstofullyunfoldth
eirpotentialasgloballeaders.◆CONTENT◇OnlineLearningModulesModule1:TheUnitedNations(3-9June2024)Module2:ConferenceDiplomac
y(外交)(10-16June2024)Module3:SustainableDevelopmentGoals(17-23June2024)Module4:InternationalCommunication
(24-30June2024)Eachmodulewillcompriseabout30pagesofliterature,externallinks,videos,andotherrelevantmaterial,correspondingtoatotalworkloadof40-45h
oursduringthefourweeks.◇LiveComponentsEache-LearningmodulewillgowithaseriesoflivemeetingswithUNexperts.Thesewillhavevaryingle
ngthsandformats,includinge-workshops,mock(模拟的)interviews,etc.◆COMPLETIONREQUIREMENTSParticipantsarequalifiedforacoursecertificateuponsuccessf
ulcompletionofthecomponentsbelow:◇Readingthefourmodules’content.YoumaywishtostudythematerialthroughtheinteractiveprogrammeArticulate
StorylineorsimplydownloadthePDFversionofthecontent.Theyareidenticalincontentandaremeanttogiveparticipantsflexibilityinthewaytostudy.◇Pa
rticipationinthediscussionboardforums(论坛).Youaresupposedtoanswerquestionsoneverymoduleinshorttexts.Yourpostswillbeevaluatedaccording
tobothquantityandquality.◇Passingthemultiple-choiceassessments.Eachmodulefeaturesanassessmentquizatitsend.Itcontains10questionsandpa
ssingthemodulerequiresatleast8outof10questionscorrectlyanswered.21.Whatisthemainaimofthecourse?A.Toimpro
vethelivesofyoungpeople.B.Toconnecttheyoutharoundtheworld.CTocollectinnovativeideasfromyoungpeople.D.Tobuilduptheyouth’sgloballeadershipability.2
2.Whatwillparticipantsdoineachmodule?A.Readgreatworksofliterature.B.Spend40-45hoursonlearning.C.Makevideo
sfortheUnitedNations.D.HaveonlinemeetingswithUNexperts.,.23.Togetacoursecertificate,aparticipantneedsto______.A.
takepartinthediscussionsB.postquestionsoneachmoduleC.copythePDFversionofthecontentD.answerallthetestquestionscorrectlyBWhenIfirstheardabo
uttheimprov(即兴表演)classes,Iwastorn.Asanintrovert,Ifearedgettingonstageandimprovisinginfrontofstrangers.However,IknewIwantedtoworkasasciencecommunica
torafterfinishingmyPh.D.,soitseemedliketheperfectopportunitytoimprovemyspeakingabilityandgainconfidencethinkingonmyfeet.Duringo
urfirstclass,welearnedacoreconceptofimprov:“yes,and.”Itmeansthat,asimprovisers,weacceptwhatfellowper
formerssay.Ifsomeonesaysthatrhinos(犀牛)arelibrarians,forexample,thenrhinosarelibrarians.Wedonotquestionthelogic;wesay“yes”andcontinuewiththesceneas
ifnohimiswrong.Igotatasteofhowdifficultthatwaswhenactingoutmyfirstscene.Myclassmateturnedtomeandsaid,“Mo
misgoingtobesomad.”Madaboutwhat?Mymindspunoutideas,andmyinnercriticshotthemalldown.Webrokethecar?No,
that’stooeasy.Wefailedatest?No,youdon’twantyourclassmatesthinkingyou’restupidonthefirstday.Ifinallylandedonananswer:
“Yes,we’regoingtobelatefordinner.”Thesceneproceededfromthere,andweeventuallyfinishedastwosisterswholosttheirwayonahikingtrail.Thefirstfew
sceneswerehard,butasweeksturnedintomonths,Ibecamemorecomfortablethinkingonmyfeetandevenstartedtoenjoyourclasses.Ineversilencedmyin
nercriticentirely,butovertime,Ididn’tpolicemywordswithquitesomucheffort.Ialsobecamebetteratlistening,re
latingtomyconversationpartners,andcommunicatingclearlyinthemoment.Thattrainingproveduseful6monthsago,whenm
yexperimentsgeneratedunreasonabledata.Earlyoningraduateschool,Iwouldgetstuckwhenthishappened;myinnercriticwouldassumeIhadm
adeamistake.Butthen,afterembracingthe“yes,and”concept,insteadofgettingdiscouraged,Ikeptexploringthedataandendedupidentifyinganewtypeofcell—onethatwa
sn’tbehavingasexpected.IfIhadn’tacceptedthepossibilitythattheresultswerereal,IwouldhavemissedoutonthemostexcitingfindingofmyPh.D.sofar.Allscien
tistscanbenefitfromthislesson.Ifthedatasayrhinosarelibrarians,thenit’sworthinvestigatingwhetherrhinosare,infact,libra
rians.Ourjobasscientistsisn’ttogeneratedatathatsupportapreconceived(预想的)story.Ourjobistosay“yes,and.”24.Whydidtheauthortaketheim
provclasses?A.Toimproveherlogicalmind.B.TofinishherPh.D.assignment.C.Todevelophercommunicationskills.D.
Topursueherinterestinperformance.25.Howdidtheauthorfeelduringthefirstscene?A.Conflicted.B.Bored.C.Discouraged.D.Embarrassed.26.Accordin
gtotheauthor,inherexperiments,“yes,and”helpedher______.A.acceptfailuresB.makeanewdiscoveryC.makeupforamistake
D.correctunreasonabledata27.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?A.Theunknowncanbeaninspiration.B.Theunexpectedcanberew
arding,C.Theunfortunatecanbeachance.D.Theunusualcanbedecisive.CWhenwe’resolvingacomplicatedproblem,weoftengathe
ragrouptobrainstorm.We’relookingtogetthebestideasasquicklyaspossible.Iloveseeingithappen—exceptforonetinywrinkle.Groupbrains
tormingusuallybackfires.Extensiveevidenceshowsthatwhenwegenerateideastogether,we’reunlikelytomaximizecollectiveintelligence.AsthehumouristJohnSmit
hsaid,“Ifyouhadtoidentify,inoneword,thereasonwhythehumanracehasnotachieved,andneverwillachieve,itsfullpotential,thatwordwouldbe:‘mee
tings’.”Buttheproblemisn’tmeetingsthemselves—it’showwerunthem.Thinkaboutthebrainstormingsessionsyou’veattended.You’veprobablyseenpeoplebitetheirto
nguesduetoegothreat(“Idon’twanttolookstupid.”),noise(“Wecan’talltalkatonce.”),andconformitypressure(“Let’salljumpontheboss’sship!”)
.Goodbyediversityofthought,hellogroupthink.Tounearththehiddenpotentialinteamsinsteadofbrainstorming,we’rebetter
offshiftingtoaprocesscalled“brainwriting”.Theinitialstepsaresolo.Youstartbyaskingeveryonetogenerateideasseparately.Next,youpoolthe
mandsharethemamongthegroup.Topreserveindependentjudgment,eachmemberevaluatesthemontheirown.Onlythendoestheteamcometogethertoselectandrefinethemost
promisingoptions.Bydevelopingandassessingideasindividuallybeforechoosingthem,teamscansurfaceandadvancepossibilitiesthatmightnotget
attentionotherwise.ResearchbyorganizationalbehaviourscholarAnitaWoolleyandhercolleagueshelpstoexplainwhythismethodworks.Theyfindthatakeytocollec
tiveintelligenceisfullandfairparticipation.Inbrainstormingmeetings,it’stooeasyforparticipationtobecomelopsidedinfavourofthe
biggestegos,theloudestvoices,andthemostpowerfulpeople.Thebrainwritingprocessmakessurethatallideasarebroughttothetableanda
llvoicesarebroughtintotheconversation.Thegoalisn’ttobethesmartestpersonintheroom—it’stomaketheroomsmarter.Collectiveintelligencebeginswithindividual
creativity.Butitdoesn’tendthere.Individualsproduceagreater,volumeandvarietyofnovelideaswhentheyworkalone.Thatmeanst
hattheycomeupwithmorebrilliantideasthangroups—butalsomoreterribleideasthangroups.Ittakescollectivejudgmenttofindth
esignalinthenoiseandbringthebestideastofruition.28.BothJohnSmithandtheauthormayagreethatbrainstormingmeetingsfailto______.A.assess
humanspotentialB.simplifyproblemsquicklyC.acceptpossiblegoodideasD.getthemostoutofindividuals29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“lop
sided”inParagraph5mostprobablymean?A.Informal.B.Unbalanced.C.Improper.D.Unpleasant.30.Theauthorwritesthispassagemainlyto______.A
.challengeaconclusionB.makeacomparisonCadvocateapracticeD.introducearesearchDScientistsarepoorforecastersofthefuture.Buttwotrendscanbeconfidentlypre
dicted.First,theworldwillgetmorecrowded.There’llbemorethan9billionpeopleby2050.Second,theworldwillgetwarme
randsomegovernmentswon’tprioritisethelong-termmeasuresneededtodealwithclimatechange,eventhoughscienceoffersusaroadma
ptoalow-carbonfuture.That’swhyweshouldbepromotersofnewtechnology—withoutittheworldcan’tprovidethefoodandsustainableene
rgyneededforanexpandingpopulation.Butweshouldalsobecautious,asnewtechnologies,suchasAI,maybehardtocontrol.AIwillundoubtedlybecomem
oreintrusiveinthefuture.Recordsofourmovements,healthandfinancialtransactionswillbestoredinthecloud.Thedatamaybeusedforjusti
fiablereasons,suchasproteinfoldinganddrugdevelopment,ortowarnusofinitialhealthrisks,butitsavailabilitytoInternetcompaniesisalreadyshiftingthebalanceo
fpowerfromgovernmentstoglobal-scalecorporations.Actually,it’sbeyondEarththatAIhasthemostenormouspotential.HumansmayhaveestablishedbasesbeyondEarthb
ytheyear2100.Butdon’teverexpectmassemigration(移民)fromEarth.It’safalsebeliefthatspaceoffersanescapefromour
problems.DealingwithclimatechangeonEarthisapieceofcakecomparedtoterraformingMars.Nevertheless,weshouldcheeronthesebravehu
manspaceadventurers.They’llbeill-adaptedtoaMartianhabitat,sothey’llhaveasupermotivetoredesignthemselves.It’sthey,no
tthoseofusadaptedtolifeonEarth,whowillpioneerthepost-humanera(时代)..Ifpost-humansmaketheshiftfromfleshandbloodt
ofullyartificialintelligencestheywon’tneedanatmosphereofevengravity,soit’sindeepspace—notevenonMarsthatnonbiological“brains”maydeveloppowe
rsthatwecan’timagine.Theymayendupbeingmentallydifferentfromus.AIcouldjump-startahugeemigrationandthusevenmorecomplexintelligencespreadsthroughth
euniverse.Butlet’srefocusfromthesciencefictionofthefarfuture.closertothehereandnow.Thiscenturyisspecial.It’sthefirst,inEarth’s4.5-billion-yea
rhistorywhereonespecies-ours—holdstheplanet’sfutureinitshands.Ourintelligencecouldinitiatebillionsofyearsofpost-humanevolut
ion(演化),evenmoreamazingthanthatwhichledtous.Ontheotherhand,humanscouldcausebiological,environmentalorcybercatastrophesthatforecloseallthispotential.I
fscienceistosaveus,weneedtothinkglobally,sensiblyandlong-term—empoweredbyscience,butguidedbyvaluesthatsci
encealonecan’tprovide.31.Whydoestheauthormentionthetwotrendsinthefirstparagraph?A.Toreplytogovernments’decisions.B.Toshows
cientists’predictionability.C.Topresentacallforscientificadvances.D.Tohighlightthechallengestoscientists.32.Acco
rdingtothispassage,AIcan______.A.putanendtoclimatechangeB.makemasshumanemigrationpossibleC.speedupthecompetitioninmedicalfieldsD.bringa
boutpotentialthreatsfrombigcompanies33.Asforthefuture,whatdoestheauthoragreewith?A.Post-humanswillrepeatthehistor
yofhumans.B.Complexintelligencewilldominatetheuniverse.C.Fullyartificialintelligencesmayinhabitouterspace.
D.Non-biologicalbrainsmayinviteunforeseendisasters.34.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.CouldAISaveUs?B.WillScienceLeadEvolution?C.ArcSpa
ceAdventurersPioneers?D.IsComplexIntelligenceComing?第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,共10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选
项中有两项为多余选项。TheScienceofComfortFoodCertainfoodsalwaysgiveusmuchpleasure.___35___However,muchofthehappinesswegetfromourfavori
tefoodscomesfromthememoriestheybringtousandthepeoplewe’rewithwhileweenjoythem.,___36___That’swhyourbrainsrewardusf
oreatinganythingatallbyreleasingachemicalthatenhancesmood.Butasanyonewho’severeatenapplepieknows,sweetscanmake
usfeelespeciallynice.Onestudyfoundthatpeoplewhoareespeciallysensitivetosweetnesshavestrongerbrain-rewardresponsestosugaryfoodsthanlesssweet-sens
itivepeopledo.Somefoodsareespeciallyemotionallysatisfyingforreasonsthathavelittletodowiththeirtasteornutritionalcontent,though.___37___An
dmanyfavoriteAmericancomfortfoods—chili,say—arenotparticularlysweetorhighincarbohydrates(碳水化合物).Oftenwelovefoodbecausewehavefondmemoriesassoc
iatedwithit.OnedishIcannotlivewithoutataNewYearpartyismymom’sSnowyMashedPotatoes,whichremindmeofholidayjoyandpastreunionswithexten
dedfamily.___38___Sometimesyoumightfeelsadwhenyoueatfoodsthatremindyouoflovedonesyoumiss.Wemayalsoavoidfoodsthatweassociatewithb
adexperiences.Ihaven’teatencottagecheesesinceIwas8yearsold,becauseitwasthelastthingIatebeforerollingoffthebedwithaterriblestomachache.Inadditionto
pastmemories,thecontextinwhichweeatfoodsmatters,too.___39___Andourgustatory(味觉的)experiencescanbeheightenedby“asenseofcommunity,asense
ofwarmthandenjoyingittogether”.Iappreciatemymum’spotatoesevenmoretodaywhenIeatthemwithmyhusbandandtwochildren.A.Foodisessentialfo
roursurvival.B.Theseassociationscangotheotherway,too.C.Wedesirecomfortfoodswhenwefeellonely.D.Itshapeshowmuc
hweenjoytheminthemoment.E.Theirtasteandnutritionalcontentaffecthowwefeel.F.Ourmemoryforsmellcanbelong-lastingandprecise.G.
Afterall,differentcultureshavedifferentcomfortfoods.第三部分书面表达(共两节,32分)第一节(共4小题;第40、41题各2分,第42题3分,第43题5分,共12分)阅读下面短文,根据题目要求用英文回答问题。Sma
rtphoneshavebecomeabigpartofpeople’slives.Whenwetemporarilycan’tfindthem,itcausesafeelingofanxietyor
panic.Somepsychologistshavecalledit“nomophobia”.Thankfully,Irodethroughthewithdrawalofmysmartphoneanditwasshort-lived.WhenIgotmy
firstsmartphoneoveradecadeago,Ilovedit.Itgavemeinstantaccesstomymusic,aworldofinformationandthousandsofphotosandvideos.B
utovertime,Ibecameincreasinglyambivalentaboutitsroleinmylife.Iwouldrepeatedlyrefreshmyemail,shoponlineforstuffIdidn’tneedandconstantlyscro
llthroughthelatestnews.I’doftencomplaintomyhusbandandtomyseven-year-oldson,Louis,thatIfelttrappedbyit.Then,onedaylastsummer,whileIwasplayin
gwithLouis,Iwasonceagaindistractedbydingsandpings.Hefinallyremindedmeofmycomplaints,butrephrasedthemasaplea:“Mommy,justgiveit
upalready!”Idecidedtotry.Insteadofgoingcoldturkey—nocellphoneatall—Iboughtaflipphone.Withnotouchscreen,t
extingistime-consuming.Once,whiletryingtocatchupontextswithafriend,Ifinallygotfrustratedandcalledher.IrealizedI
hadn’tspokentohersinceherbigmove.Itmadeadifferencetohearboththeexcitementinhervoiceasshedescribedseeingthenorthernlightsandhersadnessinbeingawayf
romasickparent.Nowadays,peoplemayprefertext-basedcommunicationoverusingthephonebecausetheyfearthatthecallwillbeawkward.But,justasIlear
ned,whenwewereforcedtoconnectvoicetovoice,wewouldfindourselvesmorebondedtothatperson.WuyouSui,anexpe
rtresearchingdigitalhealth,describesnomophobiaasareliancethat’sbeenplaceduponus.“Wheneversomethingisdesignedtomak
eachoiceeasier,it’scalledabehaviouralnudge,”heexplains,addingthatthemorecentraltoourlivesthesmartphone’sfunctionsare,themoreprisonedwebecome
.Ultimately,though,thatsenseofdependenceisfalse.AsI’vefound,youcandoallthethingsyouneedtodoinotherways.It’snot
alwaysconvenient,butIknowI’mmuchcalmeronaregularbasiswithoutmysmartphone.40.Whatdoes“nomophobia”referto?_______________________________
______________________________________________________41.Whydidtheauthordecidetogiveuphersmartphone?____________________________
________________________________________________________42.Pleasedecidewhichpartisfalseinthefollowingstatement
,thenunderlineitandexplainwhy.▶Accordingtotheauthor,wewillfinditawkwardtotalkwithafriendonthephone._____________________________
_______________________________________________________43.Apartfromthewaysmentionedinthepassage,whatcanyoudotoavoid“nomop
hobia”?(Inabout40words)____________________________________________________________________________________第二节(20分)44
.假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你校英语俱乐部将举办“最美唐诗译文”评选活动。作为活动负责人,请你用英文给外教Jim写一封电子邮件,邀请他担任评委,内容包括:1.活动介绍;2.评委职责。注意:1.词数100左右;2.开头和结尾
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