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萬州二中教育集團(tuán)高2023級(jí)20232024學(xué)年下期3月聯(lián)考英語試題命題人：王瑤審題人：劉曉語第一部分聽力(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)第一節(jié)(共5小題;每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分)聽下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。1.Howistheweatherthisweekendaccordingtotheweatherman?A.Warm. B.Cool. C.Cold.2.Whatisthecorrectordernumberfortheyellowteapot?A.TP12FS. B.TP12SF. C.PT12FS.3.WhatisMartinbusydoing?A.Writingabook.B.ReadingaboutCuba.C.Lookingforgoodnews.4.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Fatheranddaughter. B.Teacherandstudent. C.Classmates.5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Theman’stoy.B.Theman’sfather.C.Theman’schildhood.第二節(jié)(共15小題;每小題1.5分,滿分22.5分)聽下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘;聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽下面一段較長(zhǎng)對(duì)話，回答以下小題6.Whyisthewomanlookingfortheenvelope?A.Shewantstosendaletter.B.SheneedstogiveittoJill.C.SheputherPINnumberinit.7.Whatmightthewomandonext?A.FindJill. B.Gotothekitchen. C.Buyanenvelope.聽下面一段較長(zhǎng)對(duì)話，回答以下小題8.Whendoesthemeetingend?A.At8:30. B.At9:00. C.At10:30.9.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?A.Shewaslateforworktoday.B.Shewillbetheman’sassistant.C.Sheisanewworkerofthepany.聽下面一段較長(zhǎng)對(duì)話，回答以下小題10.Whyisthemanmakingthecall?A.TohaveatalkwithTom.B.Toinvitethewomantoamovie.C.Tointroduceafriendtothewoman.11.WhatisTomdoing?A.WatchingTV.B.Talkingonthephone.C.HavingfunwithJulie.12.Whatcanwelearnabouttheman?A.HeknowsJulie.B.Helivesintown.C.Hesharesahousewithafriend.聽下面一段較長(zhǎng)對(duì)話，回答以下小題13.WhatdidthemandoonSunday?A.Hewenttothemuseum.B.Hevisitedtheoldcastle.C.Hewatchedafootballmatch.14.Howdidthemanfindthemovie?A.Special. B.Interesting. C.Boring.15.WhoisHelenmostlikelytobe?A.Theman’sfriend. B.Theman’swife. C.Theman’sdaughter.16.Whatfooddidthemanhave?A.Italianfood. B.Thaifood. C.Chinesefood.聽下面一段獨(dú)白，回答以下小題17.Whatdifferencedoesthespeakertalkaboutfirst?A.Someexpressions. B.Trafficrules. C.Thefood.18.WhatdoesthespeakerthinkoftheweatherinLondon?A.Changeable. B.Great. C.Unfortable.19.Whendoesthespeakerfinishworknow?A.At5p.m. B.At8:30p.m. C.At9p.m.20.WheredidthespeakerusedtogoonFridayeveninginAmerica?A.Totheclub. B.Tothegym. C.Totherestaurant.第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)AWhySubscribetoReader’sDigest?Theworld’sbestlovedgeneralinterestpublicationcontainssomethingforeveryone.Reader’sDigestmagazineisburstingwithstories,articles,advice,recipes,reviews,tips,jokesandanecdotes.Eachissueissmallenoughtofitinyourhandbagorpocket,butbigenoughtokeepyouentertainedforweeksonend.Fromregularcolumnspackedwithinformationtogripping(扣人心弦的)humanintereststoriesandhelpfulhowtos,ourmagazineoffersknowledge,positivityandhumor.Inthismonth’sissueyou’llfind...AninterviewwithHughDancy:ThenewestadditiontothecastofDowntonAbbeyonNewYork,Law&Order,andthenostalgia(懷舊)ofplayinganEnglishgentleman.SavingthesoundoftheStradivaius:Meettheexpertsfightingtosavetheunbeatablesoundofhistory’sgreatestviolins,meetingtheloveofherlife.munityPower:AcrosstheUK,munitiesareingtogethertosavetheirpubs,shops,andmore.IfGraceDentruledtheworld:Therestaurantcriticshareshermanifesto(宣言)forworlddomination.SUBSCRIBETODAYFROMASLITTLEAS￡22.99Ourbestpriceyet—It’sonly￡22.99forafulloneyearsubscription—ASavingofover50%OFFtheusual￡47.88retailprice—andwhat’smore,wewilldeliveritdirecttoyourdoorforfree!Ifyoudon’twanttomittoafullyear,wehavetheperfecttasterpackage.TRIALNOWwith3IssuesforONLY￡3!Plus,makesureyoualwayskeepuptodatewithallofthetopstories,newsandpromotionsfromReader’sDigestbysubscribingtoourweeklynewsletter.21.Ifreaderswanttoknowaboutanactor,whichoneshouldtheyread?A.AninterviewwithHughDancy. B.IfGraceDentruledtheworld.C.munityPower. D.SavingthesoundoftheStradivaius.22.Howmuchwillyousaveifyoutakeoutafulloneyearsubscriptiontoday?A.￡22.99. B.￡3. C.￡47.88. D.￡24.89.23.Whatkindofwritingisthepassage?A.Apartofafiction. B.Anintroduction.C.Anadvertisement.D.Aresearchreport.BHarveySuttonspentnearlysevenmonthshikingwithhisparents,walkingthethousandsofmilesthatmakeupthepleteAppalachianTrail(阿巴拉契亞山道),whichissimplycalledthe“AT”.Harveywasjust4yearsoldwhenhestarted,andcelebratedhis5thbirthdayonthetrail.Tobuilduptheirchild’sphysicalhealthanddevelophispersonalqualities,JoshandMarySuttonhavebeenhikingwithHarveysincehewastwoyearsold.Theypreparedhimforhikingthe“AT”bystartingoutwithlotsofshorterwalksandhikes.The“AT”isa3,530kilometerhikingtrailthatrunsthroughtheforestsoftheAppalachianMountains,fromGeorgiatoMaine,passingthrough14statesinall.TheamountofupanddownonthetrailisaboutthesameasclimbingupanddownMountEverest(theworld’stallestmountain)16times.Soonlyoneoutofevery4hikerspletesallthesectionsofthetrail.

Butthatdidn’tstopHarveyandhisfamily.IttookHarveyandhisfamily209days—aboutsevenmonths—topletetheentireAT.Everydaythefamilywouldwakeuparound5:30inthemorning.Theywouldhavebreakfastandpackuptheirtent(帳篷)andsleepingbagsbeforesettingoffthroughthewoods.Ingeneral,thefamilyhikedabout16kilometersadaybeforestoppingtosetupcampagain.DuringhisdaysontheAT,Harveylikedtousehisimagination,whichhelpedhimwalkmorequicklyandhavefun.Harveyandhisfamilymadefriendswithotherhikersonthetrail.Harveydidn’tseemtogettiredandenjoyedthehardworkofhiking.“Myfavoritepartwastherockclimbing,”hesays,“becauseitwassofunandhard.”pletingtheATtaughtHarveyandhisparentshowtoworkasateamandhowtotakeonchallengestogether.“We’recloserthaneverbeforebecauseoftheexperience,”Harvey’smomsaid.“Ifpossible,IwanttohiketheATagainatsomepointinthefuture,”Harveyadded.24.ForwhatpurposedidtheSuttonshikethe“AT”?A.Toseethefantasticnaturalscenerytogether.B.TopreparedHarveytoclimbMountEverest.C.TomakeHarveystrongbothinbodyandinmind.D.TocelebrateHarvey’s5thbirthdayinaspecialway.25.Whatdothenumbersinparagraph3illustrate?AThemainfeaturesoftheAT.B.ThedifficultyofhikingtheAT.C.ThepopularityofclimbingtheAT.D.ThesignificanceofcrossingtheAT.26.WhatisthetypicalcharacterofHarvey?A.Adventurous,positiveandstrongwilled. B.Honest,easygoingandcreative.C.Challengeable,proudandhumorous. D.Brave,curiousandtalkative.27.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellus?A.HarveyisgoingtohiketheATagain.B.It’simportanttomeetchallengesonone’sown.C.TheSuttonshavebenefitedgreatlyfromthehike.D.Hikingissuretomakefamilyrelationshipstronger.CInaworldonfireandunderwater,scientistshaveannouncedsomegoodnews:Severalimportanttuna(金槍魚)specieshavesteppedbackfromtheedgeofextinction.Twobluefintunaspecies,ayellowfin,andanalbacorearenolongerseriouslyendangeredorhavemovedofftheleadinginternationallistofendangeredspeciesentirely.Theunexpectedlyfastrecoveryspeakstothesuccessofeffortsoverthepastdecadetoendoverfishing.Buttunaarenottheonlyspeciesscientistsarethinkingcarefullyatthe2021WorldConservationCongressinMarseille,France,whichisorganizedbytheInternationalUnionforConservationofNature(IUCN).Researcherswarnthatmanyotherseaspeciescontinuedtobeimperiled.Forexample,morethanathirdoftheworld’ssharksarestillthreatenedwithextinctionduetooverfishing,habitatloss,andclimatechange.“Ithinkthegoodnewsisthatsustainable(可持續(xù)的)fishingindustryarepossible,”saysBethPolidoro,abiologistatArizonaStateUniversity.“Wecaneatfishwithoutreducingthepopulationtothepointwhereitisontheroadtodyingoutorextinction.“Atthesametime,shewarnsthattherecoveryshouldnotencourageustocatchasmanyfishaswewant.“Weneedtokeepdoingwhat’sworking,”Polidoroadds.TheIUCN,whichdeterminestheworld’smostendangeredspeciesonitsRedListofThreatenedSpecies,alsoannouncedatthemeetingthatsomeanimalsaremovingintheotherdirection,ontotheRedList.LiketheKomododragon,anlizard(蜥蜴),itisatparticularriskfromclimatechange.Ofcourse,theworkofprotectionisneverover,anditwillrequirecloseandcontinuousattentiontomakesureneithertunanorKomododragonsreturntotheedgeofdyingout.Butfornow,peoplecancelebrateafewwinsfortheanimalworld.28.Whatisthegoodnewsabouttuna?A.Theyhavebeenremovedfromthelistofendangeredspecies.B.Thefishingoftunahasbeenputtoanendpletely.C.Thepopulationofsometunaspecieshasrecovered.D.Thenumberofsometunaspeciesincreasesslowly.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“imperiled”inparagraph3mean?A.Dangerous. B.Sustainable. C.Disappointing. D.Endangered.30.WhatcanwelearnfromBethPolidoro’swords?A.Wecanfishtunaasmuchaswewant. B.Protectingtunaisalongwaytogo.C.Weshouldn’tencouragetunafishing. D.Thepopulationoftunawillreduce.31.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardstherecoveryofthetunaspecies?A.Positive. B.Concerned. C.Unclear. D.Doubtful.DYourunintothegrocerystoretoquicklypickupyouritem.Yougrabwhatyouneedandheadtothefrontofthestore.Afterquicklysizingupthecheckoutlines,youchoosetheonethatlooksfastest.Youchosewrong.Peoplegettinginotherlineslongafteryouhavealreadycheckedoutandheadedtotheparkinglot.Whydoesthisseemtoalwayshappentoyou?Well,asitturnsout,it'sjustmaththatisworkingagainstyou.Agrocerystoretriestohaveenoughemployeesatthecheckoutlinestogetalltheircustomersthroughwithminimumdelay.Butsometimes,likeonaSundayafternoon,theygetsuperbusy.Becausemostgrocerystoresdon'thavethephysicalspacetoaddmorecheckoutlines,theirsystembeesoverburdened.Somesmallinterruption—apricecheck,aparticularlytalkativecustomer—willhavedownstreameffects,holdinguptheentirelinebehindthem.Iftherearethreelinesatthestore,thesedelayswillhappenrandomlyatdifferentregisters(收銀臺(tái)).Thinkabouttheprobability.Thechancesofyourlinebeingthatfastestoneareonlyoneinthree,whichmeansyouhaveatwothirdschanceofnotbeinginthefastestline.Soit'snotjustinyourmind:Anotherlineisprobablymovingfasterthanyours.Now,mathematicianshaveeupwithagoodsolution,whichtheycallqueuingtheory,tothisproblem:Justmakeallcustomersstandinonelongsnakingline,calledaserpentineline,andserveeachpersonatthefrontwiththenextavailableregister.Withthreeregisters,thismethodisaboutthreetimesfasteronaveragethanthemoretraditionalapproach.Thisiswhattheydoatmostbanks,TraderJoe's,andsomefastfoodplaces.Withaserpentineline,alongdelayatoneregisterwon'tunfairlypunishthepeoplewholinedupbehindit.Instead,itwillsloweveryonedownalittlebit.32.Whatphenomenonisdescribedinthefirstparagraph?A.Queuinginaline. B.Ashoppingexperience.C.Arushinthemorning. D.Cuttinginaline.33.Accordingtothearticle,whatmaycausedelaysincheckingout?A.Thelackofemployeesinthegrocerystore.B.Someunexpecteddelaysofcertaincustomers.C.Theincreasingitemsboughtbycustomers.D.Aworseningshoppingsystemofthestore.34.Whatisthesolutiongivenbymathematicians?A.Employingmoreworkersforcheckingout.B.Limitingthenumberofqueuingpeople.C.Makingonlyonelineavailable.D.Alwaysstandinginthesameline.35.What'stheprinciplebehindthequeuingtheory?A.Topursuethemaximumbenefit.B.Tospreadtheriskequallyamongeveryone.C.Toavoidtheminimumloss.D.Toleavesuccessorfailuretoluck.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）FourTipstoDiscoverYourTruePassionTruepassionistheemotion,feeling,anddesirethatarisesoutofloveforsomething.It’stheforcethatmagnifies(放大)yourcapabilitiesforthebenefitofexcellentperformance.Thisisbecauseit’sapowerfulmotivationforbestperformanceandeveryonewantstogetthere.36Findingwhatyou’repassionateaboutisalongroadthatrequireseffortandthefollowingaresomeusefultips.Searchyourchildhood.Thepurityandtruthofyourbeingareintheearlystagesoflife.Tothatend,goingbacktothethingsyoulovedbackthenisalwaysanexcellentindicationofmarkedpreferences.Didyouwanttobeadoctor?37Theseareallcluesthatbegintopointtheway.Whileit’struethatchildrenhaveseveralpreferencesintheirearlystages,it’sactuallyquiteeasytofigureoutwhichtheyprioritize(優(yōu)先考慮).Experimentanddiscover.Doingthesameactivitiesdayafterdayclosesanyprobabilitiestosucceedinfindingyourtruepassion.38Thiscreatesatrialanderrorscenario(設(shè)想)thatpromotesapositiveouteinlesstime.Focustofindyourtruepassion.Youmustforgetaboutthemyththatdoingwhatyou’repassionateaboutwillbeeasyandpleasant.Thisisbecausethere’llalwaysbeinconveniencesinanyactivityyouundertake.Beyondthat,don’tlosefocusonthefactthatthesearetemporarymoments.39Rememberthatyouragedoesn’tmatter.40Encouragingyourselftotakethefirststepcanbedifficultduetosomeofsociety’sobsolete(被淘汰的)barriers.Thetruthisthatyoumustallowyourselftoachieveandshowyourtastesleavingasideanyobstacles,especiallythosethatareselfimposed(自己強(qiáng)加的).It’snevertoolate!A.Wereyouinterestedininsects?B.Takeavarietyofcourseseachmonth.C.Doyouknowthemeaningofpassion?D.Ageisn’tnecessarytofindoutyourtruepassion.E.Becalmwhilefindingoutyourmotivation.F.It’svitaltofigureoutwhatyou’repassionateabout.G.Understandingthiswillmakeiteasiertokeepmotivated.第三部分（共三節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)（共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Thirtyyearsago，Iwasaseniorhighschoolstudent.Onedayafterourtestpaperswere（41），ourmathteacheraskedtwelvestudentswhohadmadeexactlythesamemistakestoremain.Thereisnothingreallynewabout（42）inexams.Perhapsthatwaswhyshedidn'tevensayawordaboutit.（43），shewroteontheblackboardthewordsbyThomasMacaulay：thereal（44）isnotmeasuredbywhatamandoesin（45），wherehe'llbeseen，butwhathewoulddoifheknewhewouldneverbe（46）out.Idon'tknowabouttheotherelevenboys.SpeakingformyselfIcansay：itwasthemostimportantsingle（47）ofmylife.Nowenteringmythirddecadeafterbeing（48）toMacaulay'swords，theystillseemtomethebest（49），becausetheygiveusawaytomeasureourselvesratherthanothers.（50）ofuswillbeaskedtomakegreatdecisionsaboutnationsgoingtowarorarmiesgoingtobattle.Butallofusare（51）dailytomakeagreatmanypersonaldecisions.Shouldthewallet，foundinthestreet，beputintoapocket（52）turnedovertothepoliceman？Shouldthe（53）changereceivedatthestorebeforgottenor（54）？Nobodywillknowexceptyou.Butyouhavetolivewithyourself，anditisalways（55）tolivewithyourselfdeservingyourownrespect.（41）A．markedB．pletedC．examinedD．collected（42）A．checkingB．discussingC．cheatingD．worrying（43）A．PersonallyB．UnfortunatelyC．InsteadD．Suddenly（44）A．featureB．characterC．a(chǎn)dvantageD．wisdom（45）A．practiceB．dangerC．detailD．public（46）A．foundB．workedC．figuredD．pointed（47）A．chanceB．lessonC．incidentD．memory（48）A．referredB．shownC．broughtD．introduced（49）A．sentenceB．choiceC．reasonD．standard（50）A．FewB．AllC．SomeD．Any（51）A．givenoutB．cutoffC．cheeredupD．calledupon（52）A．a(chǎn)ndB．soC．orD．but（53）A．extraB．smallC．someD．necessary（54）A．paidB．rememberedC．returnedD．shared（55）A．easierB．betterC．harderD．freer第二節(jié)（共10小題，每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。TheMid﹣AutumnFestivalCelebrationbetweenNewZealandandChina（56）（hold）withhigh﹣qualityperformancesattheNewZealandNationalMuseumonSundaynight.（57）（art）fromsouth﹣westernChina'sChongqingpresentedtheWellingtonaudience（58）SichuanOperaPerformance.TheperformancesperfectlyshowedthecharmofChinesecultureandarttotheaudience.GuoZongguang，（59）isthedirectoroftheChinaCulturalCenterinNewZealand，stressedthatthisshowwasoneof（60）mostimportanteventsinthisyear'scultureexchangesbetweenChinaandNewZealand.BrettHudson，amemberofParliament，acknowledgedthatChina，nowNewZealand'slargesttradingpartner，providedNewZealanderswiththousandsandthousandsofjobs."OurrelationshipwithChina