湖南省岳阳市2023届高三教学质量监测（二）英语试卷+答案.docx

1、机密启用前姓名_准考证号_岳阳市2023届高三教学质量监测（二）英语试卷时量：120分钟；满分：150分。注意事项：1. 本试卷分为四部分，共12页。2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名，准考证号与校名填写在答题卡的相应位置。3. 全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。第一部分：听力（共两小节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5题，每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答

2、有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19. 15. B. 9. 18. C. 9. 15. 答案是 C. 1. What are the speakers talking about?A. The weather. B. The scenery. C. The traffic. 2. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. Inside a bookstore. B. In a sports center. C. Outside a cinema. 3. How does

3、the woman go to work?A. By car. B. On foot. C. By bike. 4. What is the womans feeling now?A. Embarrassment. B. Regret. C. Relief. 5. Why does Penny want to drop the class?A. She finds it too difficult. B. She doesnt have enough time. C. She fails in the course interview. 第二节（共15题；每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5分）听

4、下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. What is the man?A. A hotel manager. B. A tour guide. C. A taxi driver. 7. What is the man doing for the woman?A. Looking for some local foods. B. Showing her around

5、the seaside. C. Offering information about a hotel. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. When can people buy the magazine in the shops?A. Next MondayB. This Saturday. C. This Friday. 9. What method would help the man learn better?A. Using relevant pictures. B. Reading the information aloud. C. Listening to lectures.

6、10. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A science course. B. An article. C. A new technology. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What is the focus of this years competition?A. Saving energy at home. B. Reducing noise pollution. C. Using technology creatively. 12. What is the stone used for?A. Starting t

7、he machine. B. Increasing air pressure. C. Producing carbon dioxide. 13. Why does the woman turn to the man?A. To discuss the way of writing a paper. B. To study the approach to detailed drawings. C. To find the right material for her model machine. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. What do the speakers consider

8、 as the most important?A. The location of the flat. B. The size of the flat. C. The rent of the flat. 15. What is the absolute necessity in the bedroom for the woman?A. Furniture. B. Sunlight. C. An air conditioner. 16. How does the woman know about the rent?A. By asking friends. B. By reading the n

9、ewspaper. C. By consulting the house agent. 17. Why does the woman wish to find a flat quickly?A. Her present house is due. B. She wants to move for a change. C. Her present house is too expensive. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. In which country is it proper to make a noise while drinking?A. Mexico. B. Japan

10、. C. Britain. 19. What is considered rude in the Arab countries?A. Eating with your left hand. B. Lifting the bowl to your mouth. C. Making a noise while having meals. 20. What advice does the speaker give about different manners?A. Doing as you do at home. B. Visiting different countries. C. Follow

11、ing the native people. 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题，每小题2. 5分，满分37. 5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A，B，C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AIn honor of National Park Week, heres a list of some of the striking features that you can find throughout America. Petrified Forest National ParkPetrified Forest National Park is not necessarily

12、 a dangerous place . . . as long as you dont steal the stones. The fossils （化石）are beautiful and somewhat look like precious stones， which makes them an attractive souvenir. But as with all National Park lands, visitors arent allowed to take anything from the site, including rocks, plants and animal

13、s. And for good reason, removing any of these items can harm the local ecosystem or degrade the geological features. Legend has it that taking a rock can bring about misfortune. Due to this reason, the park receives letters with returned rocks from people wishing for forgiveness for fossil theft. Ye

14、llowstone National ParkYellowstone National Park was the first-ever National Park, established in 1872. With scenic mountains and rivers and an abundance of wildlife, Yellowstone is home to more than 10, 000 hydrothermal features. These include hot springs, mudpots, and over 500 geysers formed from

15、the 2. 1 million-year-old super volcano hiding below Yellowstones surface. Visitors from all over the world flock to Yellowstone National Park for its geysers. Mammoth Cave National ParkWith tunnels stretching over 420 miles, Mammoth Cave is the worlds largest cave system. Nearly 10 million years ag

16、o, water began to swirl its way through the limestone bed, eventually shaping the caves massive tunnels. Inside the cave are the classic stalactites and stalagmites, but youll also find other unique formations. Devils Tower National MonumentThe origins of this unique rock formation is that Devils To

17、wer once constituted the inside of a volcano. Eventually, the softer outside rock of the eroded, leaving only the harder igneous rock behind. Among the local peoples, Devils Tower is highly sacred. Each community passes down legends of its creation, which typically include someone escaping a big bea

18、r and finding refuge atop the rock. 21. Why must the stones be kept in Petrified Forest National Park?A. The park is a dangerous place. B. They are valueless stones in the park. C. They can cause ecological and geological effects. D. They will definitely bring bad luck according to the legend. 22. W

19、hat is special in Yellowstone National Park?A. Amazing wildlifeB. Picturesque sceneryC. Old historyD. hydrothermal wonders23. Which park can you visit if you want to explore the legends of the creation?A. Petrified Forest National ParkB. Yellowstone National ParkC. Mammoth Cave National ParkD. Devil

20、s Tower National MonumentBAs a writer and game designer, Ive spent most of the past 30 years trying to do various types of creative work while sitting or standing at a computer keyboard. The power of those devices has grown exponentially, enabling me with a click or a keystroke to create wonders tha

21、t would have been unimaginable just a few years ago. And yet Ive been increasingly confused to realize that the productivity such as words written, problems solved, hasnt increased one bit with the improvement of my tools. For a long time I tried to talk myself out of this. I figured that if my comp

22、uter time didnt work efficiently, it was because I didnt have the right software, or wasnt using it right. I created keyboard shortcuts. I downloaded apps to track time I spent using other apps. Nothing changed the basic observed fact: I was still trapped in the state of low productivity. For myself

23、, Ive found that I spend the vast majority of my working computer time staring at the screen in a state of mind that ranges from “passive” to “somewhat productive, ” and in which a few minutes can stretch unnoticed into a quarter-hour, or a couple of hours. During this process, I cheat myself into b

24、elieving that because I am at my desk, at my computer, I am therefore working. Its so easy to move words and sentences around in Word or Scrivener or Final Draft that it feels like writing, even if what Im actually doing would rate only a 2 on the scale in which 10 is “getting an idea and writing it

25、 down. ” That is why I now keep my project notes and journals in actual notebooks. Ive even switched to paper for my “to-do lists, ” and cross off action items literally. Its simpler and I get more done this way. 24. What do the underlined words “exponentially” mean in paragraph 1?A. RapidlyB. Silen

26、tlyC. UnexpectedlyD. Blindly25. What does the author want to show in paragraph 3?A. He avoided facing the reality of his work habits. B. He usually chooses the simplest way to accomplish tasks. C. He is able to learn new skills and computer programs quickly. D. He was proud of his ability to master

27、the use of high-tech tools. 26. What can be inferred from paragraph 4?A. The author can focus on finishing the task at his computer. B. The author may reduce working efficiency with longer screen time. C. The author can be extremely productive when working at computer. D. The author can work longer

28、time with high efficiency at his computer. 27. What is the authors current attitude towards writing down an idea by computer?A. SupportiveB. IndifferentC. UnfavorableD. ObjectiveCAt all hours of the day, white-aproned bakers occupy themselves in working in the Hot Bread Kitchen, throwing flour acros

29、s butcher-block tables, filling metal trays with hand-shaped bread, and shifting steaming, fresh bread to cooling shelves. The only bodies at rest in this New York City bakery are pans with bread, waiting to be sent into the oven. The skilled bakers turn out around 25 varieties ranging from classic

30、French baguettes to crisp Armenian lavash crackers-which they sell at farmers markets and gourmet stores. But Hot Bread Kitchen is more than a bakery: Its a nonprofit designed to give foreign-born women the skills and support they need to establish careers in the culinary arts. Overseeing daily oper

31、ation of the place-and often rolling up her own shirtsleeves to involve in-is 35-year-old founder and CEO Jessamyn Rodriguez. By mixing her lifelong passion for society with great food, Rodriguez says she has created her dream job. In 2008, Rodriguez launched the bakery in the small Brooklyn apartme

32、nt she shared with roommates, hiring two immigrant women as her first bakers. “I was definitely breaking new ground, and we faced a lot of skeptics, ” she says of those early days. “But for every person who questioned it, there were five people who were interested in supporting us. ” Today, Hot Brea

33、d Kitchen employs a staff of 35 and occupies a nearly 5, 000-square-foot space in La Marqueta, a public market in East Harlem. The women who bake and package Hot Bread Kitchens offerings range in age from 21 to 60. Coming from lands such as Haiti, Nepal, and the Dominican Republic, some have lived i

34、n the U. S. for as little as a year. Others, including production manager Antonia Garcia, who is originally from Mexico, have called America home for more than a decade. These womens diverse homelands are reflected in many of the bakerys products, like heritage tortillas and the wildly popular msmen

35、, a buttery bread. The program has far surpassed Rodriguezs original hopes. Since its humble beginnings, Hot Bread Kitchen has trained 27 women from 12 countries. They receive paid, on-the-job experience, as well as courses in bakery sciences, and English as part of a yearlong training program. 28.

36、What does the first paragraph mainly talk about?A. Constant activity of skilled workers. B. Varieties of fresh baked goods. C. Many different types of equipment used in bakeries. D. Difficult working conditions of bakery employees. 29. Which of the following can best describe Jessamyn Rodriguez?A. A

37、dventurou1s and modest. B. Ambitious and gifted. C. Hard-working and courageous. D. Devoted and stubborn. 30. How does the author establish the diversity of Hot Bread Kitchen?A. By describing the courses offered to employees. B. By introducing the backgrounds of the employees. C. By describing the b

38、akerys location at La Marqueta. D. By introducing the bakerys development since 2008. 31. What is the main idea of the article?A. Employees from diverse homelands produce various products. B. The hardworking women have helped Hot Bread Kitchen develop quickly. C. Rodriguez became a successful baker

39、after establishing Hot Bread Kitchen. D. Hot Bread Kitchen provides professional opportunities for immigrant women. DCERTAIN CREATURES-namely, bees-have evolved to be skillful flying builders. To assemble（组装） a nest, worker insects team up to do various work to the specification of a complex design

40、that ends up being many times their size. This process takes months, many times longer than the average lifespan of all but the queen. Meanwhile the insects must adjust as they go. It is these insect building teams that inspired Mirko Kovac, a roboticist at Imperial College London, to develop a way

41、to improve the flexibility of 3D printing. A typical 3D printer is limited by the range of its nozzle （喷嘴）， and can only make objects smaller than itself. Dr Kovacs team has removed these limitation by using flying robots. Dr Kovac describes a system of flying robots that is composed of two types of

42、 multi-rotor drones: builders and scanners. The builders carry the 3D-printing nozzle. The scanners are robots equipped with cameras that are responsible for monitoring the progress of the builders. The building process alternates between builders and scanners, layer by layer, printing and adjusting

43、, until a structure is complete. First, a builder remains suspended over its area of operation and begins to release a jet or rush of the building material along its flight path. The choice of material is important-it must be lightweight enough for the drones to carry but strong enough to hold the s

44、ubsequent layers that will be built on top. Once the builder robot has sprayed a layer of material, the scanner robot flies over, inspects the progress. The system then computes the next layer that the builder should make, while also correcting for any errors that might have been discovered in what

45、has already been built. Because the flying robots can, in theory, operate anywhere, they could fix things in dangerous or otherwise inaccessible places. Dr Kovac says that his robots could be used to spot and seal leaks in oil or gas pipelines, repair leaky insulation or fix cracks on tall buildings

46、. Thinking more long term, Dr Kovac even sees a potential future for his construction robots, building on the surfaces of the Moon or Mars. 32. Why does the author mention bees in the text?A. To become a theme. B. To introduce a topic. C. To give an explanation. D. To analyze the cause. 33. What is

47、the character of typical 3D printers?A. They can expand the range of printing. B. They can make adjustment while printing. C. They are more flexible than traditional ones. D. They can make objects smaller than themselves. 34. What can we learn from the building process?A. The Builders can correct th

48、e errors while calculating. B. The building material should be strong enough for scanner. C. Builders and scanners can print and monitor at the same time. D. The building process has strict requirement of the building material. 35. What can be the suitable title for the text?A. Teams of flying robots can make 3D objects. B. Teams of flying robots have a limited future. C. The flexibili