貴州省貴陽市2024-2025學(xué)年高三上學(xué)期八月摸底考試英語試題

試卷第=page11頁，共=sectionpages33頁試卷第=page11頁，共=sectionpages33頁貴州省貴陽市2024-2025學(xué)年高三上學(xué)期八月摸底考試英語試題一、閱讀理解TheBaltimore/WashingtonForecastOfficeoftheNationalWeatherService(NWS)acceptsapplicationsannuallyforvolunteercollegestudentseachsummer.OurcompetitiveprogramprovidesstudentswiththeexperienceofperformingaguidedresearchordataprojectwhileassistinginoperationsatanNWSforecastoffice.Pleaseseebelowformoreinformationaboutourprogram.Studentsselectedforourprogramwillbeexpectedtodothefollowing:·Volunteer2-4days(approximately16-24hours)perweekonasetschedule.·Workonanassignedresearchprojectordataproject,guidedbyanNWSmeteorologist(氣象學(xué)家).·BecomefamiliarwithNWSoperations,upper-airobservations,policiesandprocedures,softwareandcomputersystems.·Ifappropriate,submitsummerresearchresultstotheNationalWeatherAssociationannualconferenceand/orotherprofessionalconferences.Studentsarestronglyencouraged,butnotrequired,toattendaconferencetopresenttheirwork.Whoisqualifiedtoapply?Studentsinterestedinthisprogrammustbe:·Pursuingadegreeinmeteorologyorarelatedscience(suchasclimatology,hydrology,geoscience,atmosphericscience,etc.).·Full-timeundergraduateactivelyenrolledinrelatedclassesboththesemesterbefore(Spring2024)andthesemesterafter(Fall2024)thevolunteerperiod.·Graduatingseniorsareonlyqualifiedifalreadyacceptedtoorenrolledingraduateschoolinmeteorologyorarelatedfieldthefollowingfall.·HavinganactiveinterestinafuturecareerwiththeNWS.HowdoIapply?ApplicationsforSummer2024willbeopenthroughJanuary14th,2024.Pleasesubmittherequiredsupportingdocumentstoourofficialwebsitebytheabovedeadline.Someapplicantsmayberequestedtosubmitresponsestowrittenquestions,participateinaphoneinterview,orboth,duringJanuaryorFebruary2024,beforestudentselectionsaremade.WeexpecttomakeselectionsforvolunteersnolaterthanmidtolateFebruary.1．Whatisrequiredtoapplyfortheprogram?A．Havingcompletedadegreeinmeteorologyorarelatedscience.B．Beingafull-timeundergraduateactivelytakingrelatedclasses.C．PreviousexperienceworkingwiththeNationalWeatherService.D．Attendingaprofessionalconferencetopresentresearchfindings.2．WhenisthedeadlinetosubmitapplicationsfortheSummer2024program?A．January14th. B．February14th. C．March14th. D．October14th.3．Wherecanwemostprobablyreadthisarticle?A．Inatextbook. B．Inanovel. C．Inanewspaper. D．Inaguidebook.MyfamilyhadaroomthatwecalledtheLibrary,butevenbackthenIknewitwasjustourdiningroomwithafewbookshelvesaroundasmalltable.WhenIwasakid,Iwastoldthatallthesebooksarepreciousthings—theymustneverbefolded,bent,orbroken.Anydirtymarksornotesonabookarebannedandourreadingshouldalwaysbeacleanactivitysinceit’swhatseparatesusfromthebeasts.Preservationofalltextswasthemostimportantthingintheworld.Yearslater,whenIbeganreadingeverythingIcouldinmyearlyteens,ItiptoedintotheLibraryonedayanddiscovered,tomyhorror,thatallthebookswerestillextremelynew.Itwasrowafterrow,shelfaftershelf.SomethingclickedandIknewIhadfoundahorriblesecretaboutmyfamily:theyhadboughtthesebookstobedisplayedlikejewellery,ratherthantoberead.InthatmomentIknewthatallthosesillyrulesaroundreadingandbooksweredeadwrongandthattherewasnothingsadderinthisworldthananunusedbook—clean,withoutanytraceofthereaderatall.Nowhere’sthesecret:goodreadingismessyreading.IfIwantthekindofnovelthatgetsdeepintomybones,thesortofnon-fictionmysterythatstayswithmeyearsafterthefact,thenImustbringstickynotes(便利貼)andletmybooksgetscuffed(磨損)alongtheway.Ishouldalwayswalkawayfromabookwithvisibleprogressofmyreading.Afteryearsoftreatingmybooksasiftheyoughttobepreservedinamuseum,Inowbelievethatyoushouldhonourthebooksbybreakingthem.Readthemallsomessily!Trulyreadthebooks,anytimeandanywhere,nomatterhowmuchwefoldthem,bendthem,ortearthem!Throwthemintoyourbackpackorleavethemopenbythesideofyourbed.Don’tworryaboutstainsortornedgesafteryearsofreading.Thatiswhatabookis.Thatiswhatabookisfor.4．Wheredidtheauthor’sfamilystoretheirbooks?A．Inthestudy. B．Inthediningroom.C．Inthebedroom. D．Inthelivingroom.5．Whatdoestheauthorimplyabouthisfamily’sbookcollection?A．Itwaspiledinamess. B．Itwasmainlyfordecoration.C．Itwaslargeandvarious. D．Itwaskeptforagoodprice.6．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“Somethingclicked”mean?A．Iclickedthemouse B．IsuddenlyfeltpuzzledC．Somethingmadeasound D．Somethingoccurredtome7．Whichopinionmaytheauthoragreeon?A．Goodbooksarevaluablejewelry. B．Booksaretheladderofhumanprogress.C．Readthousandsofbooksregardlessoftheirstate. D．Protectbooksasthey’rethesourceofknowledge.Theatrehasacultureofitsownandisapowerfulmediumforexposingproblems.Playsaresometimesattemptingtospreadawarenessaboutproblemslikeracism,sexism,etc.Theseplayshelpoursocietybetterfunctionbecausetheycauseindividualstorealizewhatishappeningandtakeaction.Itbuildsapassioninpeoplesincetheyrealizewhatisreallyimportanttothemandthattheyhavethepowertomakeachange.Themainreasonpeoplegototheatreorevenattendashowistodiscoverthemselves.Thismeanstheywanttocometoaself-understandingandfulfilment.Humannatureleadsustobeoriginalandtheatreistheperfectoutletforpeopletobeoriginalandtounderstandthemselves.Formanypeople,theatrealsogivesapurposeforlife.Humanbeingsnaturallywanttoexpressthemselves,andtheatreisthemostexpressiveartform.“Thisiswhytheatreisimportant:becauseitpresentsareflectivevisionofalifethatisvastlymorefascinatingthantheoneinwhichwe’restuck.”—LemonySnicket.Livetheatreisassignificanttodayasitwasmillennia(數(shù)千年)agowhenourdistantancestorswouldgatheraroundthefiretohearstories.Todaywestillgatheringroupstohearstoriesbeingtold,listentomusicandputourdemonsinperspective.Asaspecies,wehavealwaysturnedtotheatricalpresentationstoexploretheunknownandexplainourfearsandconcernsinanentertainingway.Theatrecanalsosimplyentertain,buttherearefewlight“entertainments”whichdon’tincludeanunderlyingmessage.Todaywearesurroundedbyotheroptionsforentertainment,likefilm,video,andonlinestreaming.Buttheatreisaverydifferentexperience.Whilecinemaisprerecorded,perfectedbythousandshotsofthesamesceneandeditingeffects,onemightsaywhatyouseeintheatreisraw,moreorganic.Yousurelycan’tmakeAvengers:Endgamethesameinaliveevent.But,theconnectionoftheactortotheaudiencethatmakesIago’sspeech,orHamlet’sspeechwhatitis,isjustnotthesameonfilm.8．Whatcantheatrebringtosociety?A．Solutionsofracialissues. B．Developmentofmedia.C．Fulfilmentofindividuals. D．Exposureofsocialproblems.9．WhydidtheauthorquotethewordsfromLemonySnicket?A．Toshowthepurposeoflife. B．Toexpressthenatureofhumans.C．Tostrengthenthefunctionoftheatre. D．Topresentadifferentpointofview.10．Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?A．Peopletendtowatchfilmsthanplays. B．Cinemaandtheatrehavealotincommon.C．Filmsfeatureanoriginalwayofart. D．Theatresbringpeopleliveexperience.11．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Thetypesoftheatre. B．Thepoweroftheatre.C．Thechallengesoftheatre. D．Theevolutionoftheatre.Orangutans(紅毛猩猩)areknownforanimpressiveskillofengineering:Theycarefullyweaveanintricatenestfrombranchesintheforestcanopy(樹冠)dailyforcozynightsandcoolmiddaynaps.Somenests,particularlythosemadebyolderandmoreexperiencedorangutans,havepillows,blankets,andsometimesevenaroofmadebybroadleaves—andallmustbewellprotectedandstrongenoughtohold100-pluspoundsofsleepinggorilla.NowastudypublishedinAnimalBehaviorrevealsthatyoungorangeutansperfectlycompletethisvitaltaskinsevenyears.“Thefactthatittakesthemsolongtoacquirethisskillshowsusthatit’smuchmorecomplexthanwerealizedbefore,”saysthestudy’sleadauthorAndreaPermana,aprimatologist(靈長類動(dòng)物學(xué)家)attheUniversityofWarwickinEngland.Tounderstandthisbehavior,researchersfollowed45orangutansatIndonesia’sGunungLeuserNationalParkfor13years.Permanafoundthatorangutansbegintoshowinterestinnestbuildingasyoungassixmonths.Theseyoungorangutanspractisethetaskdailyduringtheiryouth,watchingtheirmotherstolearnbuildingtechniques.Astheygetolder,theirstrengthandskillfulnessimprove,lettingthemmoresuccessfullymakebranchesintothestructure.Researchershaveseenorangutansbuildtheirfirstfunctionalnightnestsatthreeyearsold,buttheystilltendtosleepalongsidetheirmothersuntilaboutageseven.Thesenestsoffermorethanjustcoverfromtigersandotherpredators;sleepitselfisacrucialresourceaswell.Allgreatapes(類人猿)constructneststosomedegree,andstudiesshowthatorangutanssleepdeeperandlongerthannon-nest-buildingprimates.Thissoundsleepmaytellushownestsplayedapartinourownancestors’brainevolutionbecausehumanancestorsandorangutanancestorsbothdevelopednestbuilding.Permanasays,“Themorerestedyouare,thenyoucanbemoreinnovative.Maybeyou’remorecurious,yourmemoryisbetter,andyoucansolveproblemsbetter.Theknock-oneffectsofthatonthesuccessofourancestorsisprettyundoubtable.”12．Whatcanweknowaboutthenestsbuiltbymoreexperiencedorangutans?A．Theydonothaveroofs. B．Theyaremadeofbroadleaves.C．Theyarerelativelywell-equipped. D．Theycanholdmorethan100gorillas.13．Whatcanwelearnaboutyoungorangutans?A．Theyarerequiredtobuildnests. B．Theybeginbuildingnestsatsixmonths.C．Theyimitatetheirmomstobuildnests. D．Theysleepwiththeirmomsuntilseven.14．WhatcanbeinferredfromPermana’swords?A．Ancestorsbenefitalotfromsleepingwell. B．Humanscanbecuriousaboutnestbuilding.C．Innovationcanmakepeoplesolveproblems. D．Peopleconsidernestbuildingasacomplexskill.15．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．GreatApes:AncestorofNestBuilding. B．ImprovedSleep:BenefitofNestBuilding.C．SmartOrangutans:MasterofNestBuilding. D．TechnicalProgress:EvolutionofNestBuilding.HowtoMakeBetterDecisionsHavingtoomanychoicescancauseanxiety,butyoucanovercomedecidophobia(決策恐懼).16.ShallI,shan’tI?Whenyou’refeelingoverwhelmed(不知所措)withpossibilities,it’softeneasiertodonothing.That’snotalong-termsolution,sotrytofocusonthereallyimportantissuesandavoidsweatingthesmallstuff.Beorganizedinyourdailylife—decidewhatyou’regoingtowearthenightbefore,eatthesamebreakfasteveryday,andknowwhenyou’regoingtodocertainchores.Thatcutsdownthenumberofoptionsyouhavetoweighatanyonetime.Makeitmanageable.Followaseriesofsteps.First,writedowntheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofdifferentoptions.17.Considerhowyoufeelaboutthem,instead.Abandonallbutthethreeorfourmostrealisticcoursesofaction.Next,gatherinformationthatwillhelpwiththedecision,thenseekadvicefromjustafewpeople.18.Setdeadlines.Toavoiddecisionparalysis(決策無能),setyourselfafirmbutrealisticdatebywhichyouneedtohavepickedyourpreferredoption.19.Sleeponit.Whenyouthinkyou’vecometotherightconclusion,takeaholidayorevenjustadaytothinkaboutsomethingdifferentbeforeyouactuallycommit.Trustyourself.20.Togiveyourselfconfidence,listthedecisionsyou’vemadeinthepastthathaveworkedoutwellandconsiderwhetherchoicesyouconsiderbadwerereallythatdisastrous.A．CutdownyourdecisionsB．MakeallpossibledecisionsC．ThiswillalsopreventyoufrombeinginadilemmaD．Makingadecisionishappy,butyou’retheonewhoissuitableE．Don’tsimplythinkaboutthenumberofpointsforandagainstF．It’softenhelpfulifthey’reindependent,ratherthanfriendsorfamilyG．Makingadecisionisscary,butyou’retheonewhoknowsyourselfbest二、完形填空Ifirstpickeduparacquet（球拍)andballwhenIwasfour.JimJoyce,myfirsttenniscoach,wasteachingmetoplayandthink21.Oneday,Istartedmaking22whenIhit.HeaskedmeifIwassick,andIsaidno.“Ihearditwouldgivememorepower,”I23shyly.“Asho,that’sabsolutely24,”hereplied.“You’renotdoinganybetterwithit.You’reconcentratingongrunting(發(fā)出哼聲)insteadof25.Ifyougruntagain,I’mwalkingoffthiscourt.”Jimalsofoundwaystogetmeintotrouble.IplayedmyfirstcompetitionwhenIwassix.I’dbeen26foralmosttwoyears,andIwascertainIwasgoingtowin.ButJimmademe27.Therearen’tmanylessonstobelearnedfromaneasywin.Heintentionallyfoundan28girltoplaymecleanoffthecourt.ThisphilosophyextendedtoeverythingIdid.Irememberclimbingoutofmyagegroup29whenIwas11againsta14-year-oldgirl.Jimwenttoherandtoldherhowtobeatme.“Playtoherlowforehand,”“Hitashortslice.”He30Iwouldpaymoreattentiontomy31iftheyledtolosses.Iwonanyway.Fromthenon,Ibeganwinningquickly.Buttherewasonegirl,LyannHoang.Iwasforever32her,endlesslylosingtoher.Jimlovedseeingme33thisway—untilIcried.“Keepgoing,”hesaid.“Onedayyou’llcatchher.”Finally,Idid.AndI34himwithasurprisedandyetsatisfiedlook.Jimwasascoolasever.“Yeah,Asho,butit’sjustonematch.Let’spractiseagaintomorrow.”Thesevaluable35continuouslyinfluencemewhetherIwinorlose.21．A．differently B．logically C．thoroughly D．seriously22．A．mistakes B．noises C．gestures D．faces23．A．hesitated B．repeated C．a(chǎn)dded D．played24．A．correct B．wrong C．creative D．sensitive25．A．hitting B．jumping C．picking D．running26．A．complaining B．changing C．recalling D．practising27．A．defend B．win C．lose D．regret28．A．experienced B．a(chǎn)mbitious C．outgoing D．informed29．A．observing B．doubting C．competing D．waiting30．A．warned B．heard C．guessed D．knew31．A．scores B．weaknesses C．balls D．strengths32．A．missing B．beating C．inspiring D．catching33．A．praised B．blamed C．challenged D．respected34．A．turnedto B．lookedafter C．talkedabout D．a(chǎn)imedat35．A．a(chǎn)nswers B．wishes C．lessons D．a(chǎn)rguments三、語法填空閱讀下面短文，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。InthesplendidhistoryofChineseceramics(陶器制品),thereisanamethatshinesbrilliantly—Jingdezhen.Thisancientporcelaincapital36(carry)thegloryandheritageofathousandyearsofporcelainculture.JingdezhenwasformerlyknownasXinpingandgotitsnamebecausetheporcelainwaremadeforthecourtinJingdePeriodofSongDynasty37(name)“MadeinJingdePeriod”.Sincethen,thereputationofJingdehasspreadthroughthecountry,becomingrelatedwithChineseceramics.The38(vary)ofporcelainproducedhereisvastandofsuperbquality.Forexample,theelegantanddelicateYingChingporcelainwith39(it)mixtureofblueandwhitecolorsresemblesapaintingfromafairyland.DuringtheMingandQing40(dynasty),Jingdezhenbecamethecenter41thenationalporcelainindustry,attractingcountlessskilledcraftsmentocontributetalentsandtheirporcelain-makingtechniques,42promotedJingdezhenporcelaintounprecedentedheightsintermsofcraftsmanshipshapeanddecoration.Today,Jingdezhenstillmaintainsits43(lead)positionintheChineseceramicsindustry.SteppingintoJingdezhenislikeenteringalivingepicofceramics.Theancientkilnfire’s(窯火的)exquisitecraftsmanship44generationsofcreativityhave45(joint)formedthegloryandheritageofthismillenniumporcelaincapital.四、書信寫作46．你校英語社將舉辦以“無人駕駛出租車（driverlesstaxis）”為話題的演講比賽，請你就此寫一篇短文參賽，內(nèi)容包括：1.無人駕駛出租車的優(yōu)勢與不足：2.你的看法。注意：1.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；2.詞數(shù)80左右；3.短文開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。Dearjudgesandfellowstudents,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thanksforyourlistening.五、書面表達(dá)47．閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。Max,tenyearsold,waslovedbyusallinourfamily.Thiscuteyellowdogusedtoplaywithmeonthefrontverandah(走廊).Butwhenevermydadputtwofingerstohislipsanddidwhistle,Maxwouldimmediatelyrushtohimwithhistailwagging(搖擺).Suchaharmoniouslifecontinueduntilwehadtogoabroadtofindatreatmentformymom’sseriousdisease.Totakebettercareofmymom,wehadnochoicebuttoleaveMaxathome.AndSandy,mydad’sfriend,wastobeMax’sguardian(監(jiān)護(hù)人)whilewewereoverseas.Sixweeksafterourdeparture,however,mydadreceivedacallfromSandysayingthatMaxhadrunaway.Hisfacegotpaleasheheardthisnews.SandyhadadvertisedconstantlyonABCradioandothernewspapers.Despitemany“sightings”,thedogwasneverfound.Butourfami