1、河北省秦皇岛市青龙满族自治县青龙部分学校联考2023-2024学年高三上学期12月月考英语试题一、听力选择题1When did the man get his nieces call?AAt 6:05.BAt 6:00.CAt 5:45.2What are the speakers probably talking about?AThe bike price.BA bike race.CThe mans bike.3What does the woman mean?AThe restaurant used to be more crowded.BThe restaurant is closin
2、g now.CThe prices of the dishes are lower now.4What are the speakers mainly talking about?AThe womans age.BThe womans weight.CThe womans eating habits.5What does the woman do?AShe is a teacher.BShe is a doctor.CShe is a bank clerk.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。6How did the man learn about the apartment?AIn the n
3、ewspaper.BFrom his friend.CThrough the Internet.7What is covered in the rent?AGas.BElectricity.CWater.8When can the man move in?AOn Thursday.BOn Friday.COn Saturday.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。9What is the woman recommending to the man?AA book.BA club.CA course.10What is the woman reading now?AThe Beautiful Mi
4、nd.BThe Kite Runner.CThe Great Gatsby.11How much time does the man have to read the book?AAbout two weeks.BAbout three weeks.CAbout one month.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。12What is the man going to do this summer?AWork at a hotel.BRepair his house.CTeach a course.13How will the man use the money?ATo hire a gard
5、ener.BTo buy some flowers.CTo buy books.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。14What do we learn from the conversation about Miss Rowlings first book?AIt was about a little animal.BIt took her six years to write.CIt was about a little girl and her pet.15Why does Miss Rowling consider her very lucky?AShe knows how to write
6、 best-selling novels.BShe started writing when she was very young.CShe can make a living by doing what she likes.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。16How will the woman spend her summer holiday?AStudy at home.BWork in the shop.CTravel with her mother.17With whom does the man plan to go to the seaside?AHis parents.BHis
7、friends.CHis brothers.18What lessons does the woman want to take?APiano.BSwimming.CEnglish.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。19What did the man do last Saturday?AHe studied a lot.BHe joined a club.CHe went camping.20Why do people join “Flash Play”?ATo experience a crisis.BTo make friends.CTo earn money.二、阅读选择Have you
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14、th colleagues22What is special about Translaty?AIts secure.BIts strong.CIts reliable.DIts affordable.23Whats the purpose of the text?ATo report.BTo advertise.CTo appeal.DTo reply.Harbour seals may sound different than expected from their body size. Is this ability related to their vocal (声音的) talent
15、s or is it the result of an anatomical (身体结构上的) adaptation? An international team of researchers led by scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics Nijmegen investigated the vocal tracts of harbour seals, which matched their body size. This means that harbour seals are capable of
16、learning new sounds thanks to their brains rather than their anatomy.Most animals produce calls that reflect their body size. A larger animal will sound lower-pitched because its vocal tract, the air-filled tube that produces and filters sounds, is longer. But harbour seals do not always sound like
17、they look. They may sound larger perhaps to impress a rival (对手)or smallerperhaps to get attention from their mothers. Are these animals very good at learning sounds (vocal learners), or have their vocal tracts adapted to allow this vocal flexibility?To answer this question, PhD student Koen De Reus
18、 and senior investigator Andrea Ravignani from the MPI worked together with researchers from Sealcentre Pieterburen. The team measured young harbour seals vocal tracts and body size. The measurements were taken from 68 young seals (up to twelve months old) who had died. The team also re-analysed pre
19、viously gathered harbour seal vocalisations to confirm their impressive vocal flexibility.De Reus and Ravignani found that the length of harbour seals vocal tracts matched their body size. There were no anatomical explanations for their vocal skills. Rather, the researchers argue that only vocal lea
20、rning can explain why harbour seals do not always sound like they look. “Vocal learners will sound different from their body size, but the size of their vocal tracts will match their body size. The combined findings from acoustic (听觉的) and anatomical data may help us to identify more vocal learners,
21、” says de Reus. “Studying different vocal learners may help us to find the biological bases of vocal learning and shed light on the evolution of complex communication systems, such as speech.” “The more we look, the more we see that seals have something to say about human speech capacities.” adds Ra
22、vignani.24What can we learn from the passage?AHarbour seals voice matches their body size.BIf harbour seals were in danger, they would sound larger.CThe young harbour seals produce higher-pitched sound than the old.DHarbour seals have their vocal tracts adapted to allow their vocal flexibility.25Why
23、 did De Reus and Ravignani conduct their research?ATo explain why harbour seals voice is flexible.BTo confirm the flexibility of harbour seals voice.CTo find out the relation between harbour seals vocal tracts and their body size.DTo prove harbour seals are capable of learning new sound because of t
24、heir anatomy.26Whats the meaning of the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?ASeals have something to do with humans.BStudying seals contributes to improving humans speech capacities.CThe more we know about seals vocal learning, the better our speech will be.DThe deeper insight into seals vocal
25、 learning contributes to human speech capacities.27Which of the following can be a suitable title for the text?AHarbour Seals VoiceBHarbour Seals Vocal SkillsCHarbour Seals Vocal LearningDHarbour Seals Vocal AdaptationHumans are fascinated by the source of their failings and virtues. This state of m
26、ind inevitably leads to an old debate: whether nature or nurture(养育)frames us more. A revolution in genetics has poised this as a modem political question about the character of our society: if personalities are hardwired into our genes, what can governments do to help us? It feels morally questiona
27、ble, yet claims of genetic selection by intelligence are making headlines.This is down to “hereditarian”(遗传论的)science and a recent paper claimed “differences in exam performance between pupils attending selective and nonselective schools mirror the genetic differences between them”. With such an ass
28、umption, the work was predictably greeted by a lot of ridiculous claims about “genetics determining academic success”. What the research revealed was the rather less surprising result: the educational benefits of selective schools largely disappear once pupils inborn ability and socioeconomic backgr
29、ound were taken into account. It is a glimpse of the obviousand theres nothing to back strongly either a hereditary or environmental argument.Yet the paper does say children are “unintentionally genetically selected” by the school system. Central to hereditarian science is a tall claim: that identif
30、iable variations in genetic sequences can predict an individuals capability to learn, reason and solve problems. This is problematic on many levels. Unlikeminded academics say the inheritability of human traits is scientifically unsound. At best there is a weak statistical association and not a caus
31、al link between DNA and intelligence. Yet sophisticated statistics are used to create a frightening atmosphere of scientific certainty.While theres an undoubted genetic basis to individual difference, it is wrong to think that socially defined groups can be genetically accounted for. The fixation on
32、 genes as destiny is surely false too. Medical predictability can rarely be based on DNA alone; the environment matters too. Something as complex as intellect is likely to be affected by many factors beyond genes. If hereditarians want to advance their cause, it will require more balanced interpreta
33、tion and not just acts of backing.Genetic selection is a way of exerting influence over others, “the ultimate collective control of human destinies,” as writer H.G. Wells put it. Knowledge becomes power and power requires a sense of responsibility. In understanding cognitive ability, we must not ele
34、vate discrimination(歧视)to a science: allowing people to climb the ladder of life only as far as their cells might suggest. This will need a more doubtful eye on the science. As technology progresses, we all have a duty to make sure that we shape a future that we would want to find ourselves in.28Wha
35、t did a recent research paper claim?AThe type of school students attend makes a difference to their future.BGenetic differences between students are far greater than supposed.CThe advantages of selective schools are too obvious to ignore.DStudents academic performance is determined by their genes.29
36、What does the author think of the recent research?AIts result was questionable.BIts implication was positive.CIts analysis of the data was sound.DIts conclusions were valid(有效的).30Which of the following statement is true according to the passage?AThe relationship between DNA and intelligence is one
37、of scientific certainty.BMany factors influence a persons intelligence.CWhether intelligence is decided by genes is based on interpretation of statisticsDThe importance of DNA is not fully examined by gene scientists.31What does the author warn against in the passage?AExaggerating the power of techn
38、ology in shaping the world.BLosing sight of professional ethics in conducting research.CMisunderstanding the findings of human cognition research.DPromoting discrimination in the name of science.For years，the giant squid (大王乌贼) had remained a modern mystery.Living in the dark depths of the ocean，the
39、 creature is difficult for scientists to observe directly.It had also managed to avoid all attempts to film it.That changed last July：for the first time ever，scientists were able to catch the giant squid on video in its natural habitat.They were amazed by what they saw.The scientists filmed the squi
40、d in the North Pacific Ocean，south of Tokyo，Japan.They followed it down to a depth of 2，952 feet.They shot more than 23 minutes of video before the squid swam off into even darker depths.The video footage will be released to the public later this month on The Discovery Channel.Tsunemi Kubodera，a zoo
41、logist at Japans National Museum of Nature and Science，led the team that filmed the squid.The team went into the ocean in a small submarine with lights invisible to both humans and squid.Since giant squid eat smaller squid，the scientists released a small squid as bait (诱饵)Then the scientists waited
42、in the pitch black for the giant squid to approach.The color video shows the creature floating vertically，eating the bait squid.The giant squid is 9 to 10 feet long and is missing its two longest tentacles (触须)With those tentacles，it could have measured up to 26 feet long.It has huge black eyes，the
43、size of dinner plates，“It was shining and so beautiful，” Kubodera said.Because the deep ocean is so unfriendly to humans，little is known about the giant squid.Scientists say catching the mysterious creature on video is an important step toward understanding it.For centuries，sailors had reported seei
44、ng a huge，oceandwelling beast，thought to be the giant squid.The creature is also believed to be the subject of the Nordic myth of the kraken，a sea creature that supposedly attacked ships in Scandinavian waters over the past thousands of years.32Why is it difficult to film the giant squid?ABecause it
45、 is illegal to film the giant squid.BBecause it is too expensive to make such a film.CBecause the giant squid lives in the dark deep ocean.DBecause the giant squid is dangerous to humans.33We can learn from the first paragraph that scientists_Afirst saw the giant squid in the oceanBdiscovered a new
46、sea creature in the oceanChave the ocean bottom secretly recorded on videoDhave first caught the legendary giant squid on video34According to the passage，the giant squids longest tentacles can be_A16 to 17 feet longB9 to 10 feet longCmore than 26 feet longDabout 36 feet long35The scientists released
47、 a small squid in the ocean to_Aincrease the number of the giant squidBtrick the giant squid into coming outCmake an educational film about itDshow concern for the giant squidSay Goodbye to Post-holiday SyndromeYouve spent countless days waking up late, enjoying watching your favorite TV shows and lying on the beach. 36 Its time to go back to work. Here are some tips to make the shift from vacation to work smoother.Tidy up your work-space first.Chances are youll be greeted by piles of unopened mail, files, and other office items sitting on your desk. 37 The lo
