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高三定時訓(xùn)練(一)英語試題2024.9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四個選項中選出最佳選項。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(提詞)away.OpenAIlastweekrevealeditslatestworld-shockingtechnology:atext-to-videoappcalledSorathatcanproducephoto-realisticshortvideoslastinguptoaminute.Thecompanyhasn’treleasedSoratothepublicyet,buttheartificiallygeneratedvideosifcreatedforitsdemonstrationwerestunning.Inone,thedetailedpromptinvolvespeoplewalkingthroughTokyowhilecherryblossomsareflyingthroughthewind.Theresultingvideowasamind-blowingexerciseinworld-building,showingacouplewalkinginadetailedstreetscapethatisunmistakablyTokyo.Perhapsevenmoreawe-inspiringisthatSoradoesnotmerelyproducevideosthatfulfillthedemandsoftheprompts.Itimprovises(即興創(chuàng)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(顛覆)’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.第二節(jié)(共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項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.第三部分語言運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)第一節(jié)(共15小題：每小題1分。滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。Asachiefresident(進修醫(yī)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(自負),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第二節(jié)(共15小題：每小題1分，滿分15分)閱讀下面15個句子，在空白處填入適當單詞的正確形式。QuanHongchanwaschosenforthecompetitionbecauseshewasthes______(更好的)candidate.Theincidentbeganwhentheshakythreecablesbroke,causingthecablecartobes______(懸掛)intheair.ThenewlydevelopedgameBlackMyth:Wukongoffersanimmersiveexperiencebymeansofe_____(擴展)therichmythologyoftheMonkeyKing.It’sestimatedthatoneforestelephantcanincreasethenetcarboncapturec______(能力；容量)oftheforestbyalmost250acres.Peoplearguethatourp______(假設(shè))thatemotionsareinvoluntary,suchasanger,mayjustbeaconvenientillusion.Localcommunitygroupsareanotheravenuetowardsformingacyclinggroupands______(贊助)charityridesandcharityraces.AdestructivefireracedthroughLahaina,Hawaii,whichclaimed100people’slives,destroyedover2,200buildingandleftmorethan7,000withouthomesorp______(財產(chǎn)).WhenseeingPanZhanlewinthefirstplaceinfreestyle,theaudienceinthestandsbrokeintothunderousa______(掌聲).Itwasgrayandovercast,matchingJason’smoodashed______(拽)himselfintotheschool’slecturehallwithhisclassmates,yawningandcomplaining.Pricesofgoodsaregovernedbythecostoftherawmaterials,aswellasbythecostofproductionandd______(分配).Afterc______(咨詢)myunclewhoisapsychologistbyprofession,Iknowhowtokeepmentallyhealthy.Whenwearesincerelyhappy,theskinaroundthecornersofoureyesw______(起皺紋).SincelastyearafascinatingnewphenomenonhassweptthroughmajorcitiesacrossChina--thee______(爆發(fā)的；爆炸的)riseofnightschoolscateringtoyoungprofessionals.S______(監(jiān)管)hundredsofchildren“playing”requireseffectivestaffing.Andthereisalwaysthefearthatbehaviorworsensduringbreaks.Mypartner,withwhomIhaveworkedfortenyears,r______(辭職)fromtheleagueandwentabroad.第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)第一節(jié)(滿分15分)假定你是李華，你在上月我校舉行的第41屆全國青少年信息學(xué)競賽NOI(NationalOlympiadInformatics)中擔任了志愿者，請你寫一篇英語演講稿，分享你的志愿者經(jīng)歷以及你的感想，內(nèi)容包括:(1)志愿者經(jīng)歷(2)你的感想注意：(1)寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80個左右(2)請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。Ladiesandgentlemen,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thankyou.第二節(jié)(滿分25分)Mostpeoplethinkthatprocrastination(拖延癥)isanegativehabit.Butpeoplelikemewhoroutinelyputoffdoingassignments,arelikelytodefendour“slower”approachtogettingtasksdone.I’mtheonlyprocrastinationinmyfamily.Myparentsandsisterwereallbornwiththe“doitrightnow”gift.Theyarealwaysinarush,asifcloselyrushedbyaninvisibledeadline.Personally,Ipreferamorerelaxedpace.Whenmyparentsvoicedtheirconcernaboutmytendencies,saying“Don’tputoffuntiltomorrowwhatyoucandotoday.”“Noway!”