浙江省桐乡市2023-2024学年英语高三上期末学业水平测试试题含解析.doc

1、浙江省桐乡市2023-2024学年英语高三上期末学业水平测试试题注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1The researchers who study jokes want to find out _ people from different nations and cultures find fu

2、nny.AwhyBthatCwhatDwhether2My daughter, _ all kinds of meat, would not like to eat any vegetable, which worries me a lot.Adevoted toBaddicted toCaccustomed toDexposed to3Newly-built wooden cottages line the street，_ the old town into a dreamland.AturnedBturningCto turnDhaving turned4Zhouqu, Gansu wa

3、s attacked by such a terrible mud-rock flow few residents had ever experienced before.AasBwhichCwhereDthat5We the top of the mountain but for this awful weatherIt rained all dayAwill reachBwould reachChave reachedDwould have reached6-Nowadays, buyers accustomed to prices moving upward just adopt a w

4、ait-and-see attitude.-If they continue to _, then our company is closing down.Afish in the airBsit on the fenceCfly off the handleDbeat around the bush7 ，dear! Things wont be as bad as you think. There certainly will be chances for you.AHurry upBLook upCCheer upDMake up8My computer is out of functio

5、n again.You need to go to the customer service center and have it _.Ato repair BrepairCrepairing Drepaired9Varieties of solutions have been provided for us to solve the problem. We can choose_ to start with.AitBthatCeachDone10We packed all the hooks in wooden boxes so that they damaged.Adont get Bwo

6、nt getCdidnt get Dwouldnt get11The mother goes mad every time she washes the T-shirt_ her son wipes his dirty hands.AthatBwhereCwhichDwhen12More and more people prefer to live in the countryside, _ appeal for them lies in the quiet and slow-paced life.AwhoBWhichCwhoseDwhat13Why are you so late?The d

7、river couldnt see clearly because of the fog_, the road was too icyAThereforeBOtherwiseCHoweverDBesides14The party last month really gave me a lot of fun. So can we have this month,Mr.James?AanyBoneCanotherDthe other15In April,2009,President Hu inspected the warships in Qingdao,_ the 60th anniversar

8、y of the founding of the PLA Navy.AmarkingBmarkedChaving markedDbeing marked16He _ in a university for five years, but now he runs a company of his own.Ahas taughtBhad taughtCtaughtDhas been teaching17- Is there any chance of my being promoted?- If you want a promotion, youd better rather than get y

9、our way.Aplay the gameBcross your fingersCraise the red flagDkill the fatted calf18Sorry Im so late, but you cannot imagine _ great trouble I took to find your house.Awhich BhowCwhat Dthat19Passion is passion and it doesnt matter _ its directedExactly，it can be coins or sports or politicsAwhyBhowCwh

10、etherDwhere20From my point of view, theres little chance that we will be successful in trying to change the present situation. _, it is important that we try our best.AMeanwhileBOtherwiseCThereforeDNevertheless第二部分 阅读理解（满分40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。21（6分）For tourists holding the Barcelona

11、Card, the information below will be useful if you plan to admire some artworks or architectures there.Sagrada FamiliaOpening hours: 09:00-18:00(October-March); 09:00-20:00(April-September)Admission:11, or 11, or 10 with the Barcelona CardThe projects vast sale and its special design have made it one

12、 of Barcelonas top tourist attractions for many years.La PedreraOpening hours: November-February: 09:00-18:1; March-October: 09:00-20:00Admission：$ 9.50. Save 20% with the Barcelona Card.It is a unique modernist building made of bricks and colorful tiles（瓦）. Visitors can see the amazing 800 square m

13、eters attic（阁楼）with 270 brick arches that give you a feeling that you are walking inside the skeleton of a whale.Barcelona FC MuseumOpening hours: 6th April-4th October:10:00-20:00;the rest of the year. 10:00-18:1Admission：$8.50 for entry to the museum and $17 for a guided tour.When you buy your tic

14、ket you have two options: a ticket for the museum to see the football stadium or a special one for $15 where you get to see the stadium and the scenes at the club.Picasso MuseumOpening hours: Check the website for details as they vary depending on the time of the year.Admission：$9 for main exhibitio

15、n-extra for special showings. Save 50% with Barcelona Card.The museum has arranged Picassos paintings from his early days to his final works. Arranging the paintings in this way gives you a fascinating insight into the development of Picasso.1、What do we know the tourist attractions mentioned in the

16、 passage?ASagrada Familia is the largest building in Barcelona.BLa Pedrera is well-known for its colorful material.CBarcelona FC Museum may attract football fans.DPicasso Museum offers only one exhibition.2、If you visit the stadium and the club with a tour guide in Barcelona FC museum, you should pa

17、y_A$25.5 B$34C$42.5 D$33、What do the attractions have in common?AThe Barcelona Card is a must for visiting them.BThey are all famous for their architectural styles.CTheir opening hours are changeable in different seasons.DTourists can have a discount of 20% with the Barcelona Card.22（8分）When we hear

18、 of dangerous diseases, cancer and heart disease are often what first cometo mind. Recently, a virus called Ebola has reappeared in Guinea, killing 62 people so far. It leads to high fever, bleeding and so on. Ebola can kill 90% of those infected (感染), especially in underdeveloped societies like tho

19、se in Africa.Ebola is named after the Ebola River, where it was first discovered in 1976. There are five different types of the Ebola virus, each named after where they first happened: Sudan, Ivory Coast, Reston, Bundibugyo, and Zaire. The deadliest of the five, Zaire, was responsible for the 2012 o

20、utbreak, and is believed to be attacking Guinea.Ebola is naturally found in fruit bats, which pass on the virus to other animals by biting or sucking on their blood. Humans who are suffering from the Ebola infection might have touched the bodily fluids (体液) of the infected animals. Once infected, a

21、human becomes a carrier of the deadly virus.Since we live in an interconnected world, where the situation in one country can affect us all, the effects of Ebola are huge: damaging trade relations, affecting foreign visitors, and weakening entire countries. Already the Guinea virus is spreading fast

22、with a few cases spotted in Conakrythe capital city of Guinea, far away from the origin of the virus. It is feared that the disease may have already reached neighboring Liberia and Sierra Leone, too.Unfortunately, there are no disease-specific treatments for Ebola. Healthcare workers only supply the

23、 infected people with water to keep them in good condition. Since there have been many cases of nurses catching the disease from patients, they are forced to wear strict protective clothes, and in some cases, not even allowed to get close to the infected. The fact that there is no cure for the Ebola

24、 virus is what makes the outbreak a challenging one to control.1、From the text we know that _.AEbola is naturally found in fruitBEbola is a highly infectious virusCEbola is a newly discovered diseaseDEbola is recently controlled in Guinea2、What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?AThe causes of Ebola. BThe

25、origin of Ebola.CThe treatment for Ebola. DThe influences of Ebola.3、In Ebola infected areas, healthcare workers _.Aface the danger of catching virusBtake measures to protect the nursesCgive water and medicine to the patientsDdo whatever they can to save the infected4、The text probably comes from _.

26、Aan English newspaper Ba tourist guideCa safety brochure Da medical report23（8分）Essentials of Nutrition - Good nutrition VS malnutrition (营养不良)Author: Joel BresslerPrice: $29. 99Essentials of Nutrition touches important health topics such as: the positive and negative aspects of nutrition; the impor

27、tance of exercise; the necessity of vitamins, minerals, and water. It also advises how doctors and educators will improve our health in the future.Preserve the Best and Conserve the Rest-Memoirs (回忆录) of a US Forest Service Wildlife BiologistAuthor: Hadley BRobertsPrice: $19.99Preserve the Best and

28、Conserve the Rest covers US Forest Service wildlife biologist Hadley BRoberts half-century career in wildlife and fish habitat conservation and preservation. It includes his accomplishment, motives and influences behind his actions.Poodle (贵宾犬) Mistress -The Autobiographical Story of Life with Nine

29、Toy PoodleAuthor: Sandi LatimerPrice: $22.99Poodle Mistress is a story of unconditional love and devotion about nine dogs that changed author Sandi Latimer s life. Her memoir (回忆录) details a twenty-seven-year journey as she and her husband cared for and enjoyed the funny behaviors of their toy poodl

30、es.A Professor and CEO True Story-A Fascinating Journey to SuccessAuthor: Richard T. ChengPrice: $13.95In A Professor and CEO True Story, Richard T Cheng shares how he overcame great odds and transformed from a struggling immigrant to million-dollar CEO and esteemed professor. This is a powerful and

31、 inspiring story of success and survival.1、Which book is about wildlife protection?APreserve the Best and Conserve the Rest.BEssentials of Nutrition.CPoodle Mistress.DA Professor and CEO True Story.2、Who probably enjoys reading Poodle Mistress?AThose who are looking for success.BThose who fight for

32、animal rights.CThose who are interested in natural world.DThose who are pet lovers.3、What is the cheapest book mainly about?AA story of life with poodles.BImportant health topics.CAn inspiring journey to success.DMemoirs of a wildlife biologist.24（8分）Researchers in China and the United States have d

33、eveloped a new cataract(白内障)treatment with cells that has restored vision in babies in a trial and may eventually be used in adults.The treatment-by doctors and staff members at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Sichuan and Sun Yat-sen universities in China-was published

34、 in March 9 edition of the scientific journal Nature.A cataract is a clouding of the normally clear lens(晶体)of an eye. Typical cataract operation involves the removal of the cloudy lens and the insertion of an artificial one. The new operation has been tested in animals and during a small, human tri

35、al. It resulted in fewer complications(并发症)than the current harmful operation, and in regrown lenses with superior visual function in all 12 of the baby cataract patients who received the procedure.A congenital cataract-lens clouding that occurs at birth or shortly after- is important cause of blind

36、ness in children. In the new research, K and Zhang, head of ophthalmic genetics at US San Diegos Shiley Eye Institute, and his colleagues relied on the regrown potential of endogenous(同源的)stem cells.According to Zhang, endogenous stem cells are different from other stem cells that are typically grow

37、n in a laboratory, transplanted into a patient, and can have risks of immune（免疫的）rejection, infection or cancers. Zhang told CBS News, “We invented a new operation to make a very small opening at the side of a cataractous lens bag, remove the cataract inside, allow the opening to heal, and promote p

38、otential lens stem cells to regrow an entirely new lens with vision.”The human trial involved 12 babies under the age of 2 who were treated with the new method, while 25 babies received the standard operation care. The latter group experienced a higher incidence of post-operation danger, early- onse

39、t eye high blood pressure and increased lens clouding. The scientists reported fewer complications and faster healing among the 12 babies who has the new procedure.1、What is the text mainly about?AA new cataract treatment with stem cells.BThe concept of the cataract.CBad effects of post-operation in

40、 the cataract.DThe reasons why the cataract comes into being.2、Which of the following best describe the new cataract treatment according to the passage?AConvenient. BComfortable.CSafe. DCheap.3、What can we learn about the new cataract treatment?AIt may be used widely. BIt has more risks.CIt has been

41、 put into practice widely. DIt can only restore vision in babies.4、What does the underlined word “congenital” in the fourth paragraph mean?AStrange. BBorn.CSerious. DDangerous.25（10分）Let me tell you about my relationship with the school desk.From my first day at Penny Camp Elementary School in 1982,

42、it was terrible.This is how it went down: five seconds into class, the foot start bouncing;10 seconds in, both feet; 15 seconds,I burst out the drums ! After a few minutes,its all over. Im trying to put my leg behind my neck.No,that desk and I didnt get along.Sitting still was hard enough,but I also

43、 struggled with reading.Reading out loud in class was a special kind of hell(地狱).By the third grade I had progressed from being one of “those kids” to being the “special kid”. I was found to have multiple language-based learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder (ADD) (注意力缺陷障碍症). I was tur

44、ned into a “patient” who needed treatment rather than a human being with differences.I struggled with severe anxiety and depression at age 10.I survived this time in my life because of my mom. She knew in her heart that her child wasnt broken and didnt need to be fixed.My mom was right. When I think

45、 back on my school experience, I realize it wasnt the ADDthat disabled me. What disabled me were limitations not in myself but in the environment. Ive come to believe that I did not have a disability, as it is common to say, but experienced disability in environments that could not accommodate and a

46、ccept my differences.In the fall of 1977,after two years at Loyola Marymount University,where my learning differences were fully accommodated, I transferred to(转学)Brown University, where I graduated with an honors degree in English literature. I still cant spell or sit still,but I now use support an

47、d technology to relieve my weakness and build a life on my strengths. I dont feel stupid anymore and I know that Iand others like mecan live good lives despite these challenges.1、What does the author want to tell us in the first paragraph?AHe didnt like to study. BHe used to be active at school.CHe suffered from a broken desk. DHe had trouble sitting still in