湖北省武汉市硚口区2023-2024高三上学期起点质量检测英语试卷+答案.docx

1、2023年硚口区高三年级起点质量检测高三英语试卷考试时间 7月 26日上午 8:25-10:25试卷满分：150分第一部分听力（共两节, 满分30分）第一节（共5小题;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三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后, 你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. How will the man pay the bill?A. By credit card. B. In cashC. By check. 2. What will the woman drink?A. Cof

2、fee. B. CokeC. Tea. 3. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Mother and sonB. Brother and sisterC. Babysitter and child. 4. Why does the woman want to lose weight?A. To keep healthy. B. To fit into a dress. C. To attend a friends wedding. 5. What are the speakers mainly talking a

3、bout?A. A songB. A singerC. A radio program. 第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1. 5分, 满分22. 5分）听下面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、7题。6. Who is the woman?A. The mans daughter. B. The mans mother. C. The mans wife. 7.

4、 What are the speakers doing?A. Making a map. B. Buying something online. C. Looking for the direction. 听第 7 段材料, 回答第8、9题。8. What will the speakers do together?A. See a film. B. Read a book. C. Go on holiday. 9. What did the woman do after reading the book The Beach? A. She settled down in Thailand.

5、 B. She traveled to a foreign country. C. She watched the movie several times. 听第 8 段材料, 回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Where are the speakers? A. At the city hall. B. At a friends house. C. At a tourist attraction. 11. What does the man ask the woman to do?A. Show him around. B. Lend him a map. C. Explain a vis

6、iting route to him. 12. How long will the man stay at the place?A. Two hours. B. Three hours. C. Five hours. 听第9段材料, 回答第13 至 16题。13. What is the most difficult part of the work according to the man?A. The wallpaper. B. The painting. C. The electrics. 14. How did the man know the ways to build the fu

7、rniture?A. His uncle taught him. B. He watched some videos. C. He talked with a professional. 15. How long will the current project take in total?A. Ten weeks. B. Eight weeks. C. Two weeks. 16. How will the woman probably feel after finishing the project?A. Relieved. B. Pleased. C. Depressed. 听第 10

8、段材料, 回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What influences regional food preference?A. Climate. B. Ingredients. C. Appetite. 18. What do southerners rarely eat?A. Seafood. B. Wheat. C. Meat. 19. Which country is mistakenly considered as the origin of ice cream?A. Italy. B. America. C. The UK. 20. Who invented pasta acc

9、ording to the speaker?A. The Chinese. B. The Italian. C. The British. 第二部分:阅读（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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AGetting to know your money personality can help you rein in your spending habits and take back control of your personal finances. Here, finance sa

10、ving money expert Pete Ridley at CarFinanceSaver reveals the UKs core money personalities, along with actions to adopt that reduce the negative consequences of each personality type. The Spontaneous SpenderA spontaneous spender refers to a person that exhibits a spend now, think later attitude. They

11、 can find it tricky to differentiate between need to haves and nice to haves, and often feel spenders guilt. Before you make a purchase, take time to decide whether the item is a need to have or a nice to have. This will aid in avoiding splurges （挥霍） that provide short term satisfaction and post-spe

12、nders guilt. says Ridley. The Determined SaverAn underlying sense of worry and fear can be at the root of a persistent saver, and their determination to save disguises an overwhelming fear of money. Saving is great, says Ridley, but its important to regard money as a friend and not an enemy. Always

13、be sure to make non-essential purchases. These items dont have to be a major expense, but just enough that you acknowledge that money can be there to be enjoyed and not just put away. The Money=StatusThis personality type can live beyond their means by making purchases that they dont need, striving

14、to keep up with others and saying yes to friendship plans that they cannot afford, to keep up the appearance of financial wellbeing. Its here that you can adopt the 50/20/30 rule: 50 percent essential living expenses, 30 percent disposable income and 20 percent saving and paying debts, suggests Ridl

15、ey. This will maintain financial wellbeing while helping to acknowledge that money doesnt necessarily equal status or even impress those around you. 21. Which type of money personality is not mentioned in the text?A. Cathy struggles to check her bank balance. B. Eden tends to spend on impulse with l

16、ittle pre-planning. C. Gill demonstrates a determined saver approach to her finances. D. Joyce buys an unaffordable luxury to boast about her financial wellbeing. 22. What does Ridley suggest people do if they are always making purchases to impress others?A. Manage your money wisely. B. Spend some m

17、oney on non-essentials for joy. C. Check your finances regularly. D. Take time to assess how much you love the items. 23. In which section of a magazine can the text be found?A. Health. B. Business. C. Finance. D. Culture. BDuring my first year in college, I was silent. I was too afraid of saying so

18、mething wrong. I declared a religion major as a sophomore and took a class from Barbara, a young theologian. My mind was split open by a range of new thinkers and writers and by the quality of Barbaras questions, I finally had something to say and the energy to say it. I was a frequent visitor durin

19、g Barbaras office hours, a rocket of words. She listened and calmly responded, a perfect contrast to my feverish ramblings. I loved what she saw in me, which was a range of abilities I had never seen in myself. In the following years, our relationship gradually deepened, but I was always conscious o

20、f a teacher-student dynamic. This changed fundamentally when I became a parent. I had my son in March 2010, and Barbara was one of the first to congratulate me. When, nine months later, my child was diagnosed with Tay-Sachs disease, a rare and always terminal illness with no treatment and no cure, s

21、he sent me a letter-handwritten on a white legal pad. For the next two and a half years, Barbara wrote me regular, sometimes weekly, letters, remarkable letters that are revealing, loving, and kind. The letter, written right before my son died when he was three, was the most personal and perhaps the

22、 most profound. I think hes made you better by opening up the great fire of your love, she wrote, with his small but magnificent existence. I have never in my life read a more deeply comforting sentence, one that spoke to my grandest hopes, my deepest fears, and the only faith that remains to me, wh

23、ich is a belief in chaos. Our love had bloomed and deepened from a guarded mutual respect to a richer, deeper friendship. Mentors are meant to lead those in their charge into fresh understanding, help them sort and filter new experiences, assist in the project of making sense out of the chaos that i

24、s human life. Mentors observe and accompany the darkest despair, the wildest sorrow, and the most unexpected joy. 24. What can we learn from paragraph 2? A. The author took the class because she excelled in theology. B. Their relationship changed significantly beyond a teacher-student mode. C. The a

25、uthor was a frequent visitor to Barbaras home after working hours. D. Barbaras peaceful exterior was a contrast to the authors overexcited talk. 25. What does the underlined word This in paragraph 3 refer to?A. The way Barbara treated her students. B. The fact that the author kept silent in class. C

26、. The role of the author as a college student. D. The relationship between Barbara and the author. 26. What transformed the relationship between Barbara and the author from a mutual respect to a deeper friendship?A. Barbaras efforts to solve the problem. B. The empathy shown in Barbaras letter. C. T

27、he authors in-depth understanding of Barbara. D. Barbaras congratulations on the birth of the authors son. 27. What does the author think of Barbara?A. Demanding and dedicated. B. Responsible and reasonable. C. Insightful and inspiring. D. Aggressive and ambitious. CDo you crave chips, pizza, donuts

28、, or cake? These kinds of foods are high in sugar and fats, which make them delicious but not nutritious. A recent analysis suggests that certain ingredients in these types of processed foods can be addictive. According to the research published in the journal Addiction, certain foods can trigger th

29、e same feelings as drugs. It all comes down to whats happening in the brain. When we feel happy, its due to a flood of the feel-good chemical dopamine（多巴胺） in the striatum. This region is part of the brains reward circuit. The striatum gets a dopamine rush when something good happens. Drugs and alco

30、hol can cause a similar high. So, it turns out, can some popular snack foods. Were designed to find carbohydrates（碳水化合物） and fats, says Ashley Gearhardt, a psychologist at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Evolving such tastes helped our ancestors overcome famine and make sure we survive, she

31、 explains. That critical role shaped the brains reward system, making us hard-wired to enjoy carbohydrates and fatty foods. The problem isnt with all foods containing carbohydrates and fats. Fruit is full of sugar. Oats and other whole grains have lots of carbohydrates. Nuts and meat have fat. But s

32、uch unprocessed foods-eaten in a form thats similar to how they grew-also contain other nutrients, such as fiber, that slow digestion. That limits how quickly our bodies can absorb the nutrients. Cookies, candy, soda, fries and other highly processed foods lack those additional nutrients. Such foods

33、 contain ingredients that have been highly changed from their natural state. Theyre chock full of easy-to-absorb carbohydrates and added fats. Whats more, they often contain ingredients that dont naturally occur together. When we eat these foods, we get a quick hit of carbs and fats that give the br

34、ain a boost. That makes us want to eat them again and again. 28. According to the article, which types of food can be addictive?A. Fruits and grains. B. Cookies and cake. C. Nuts and meat. D. Oats and fiber. 29. Why are humans hard-wired to enjoy carbs and fatty foods, according to the article?A. Th

35、ey provide quick energy. B. They helped our ancestors survive. C. They are full of fiber. D. They contain natural sugars. 30. How does the brain react when we eat certain highly processed foods?A. It gets a boost of carbs and fats that make us feel full. B. It slows down the digestion process. C. It

36、 triggers the same feelings as drugs. D. It releases feel-good chemicals that prevent addiction. 31. What is the main idea of the article?A. Certain processed foods can create addictive responses. B. Unprocessed foods are better for you than processed foods. C. Our brains are born to enjoy carbohydr

37、ates and fats. D. The lack of additional nutrients in processed foods makes them unhealthy. DWhether we are sitting down or standing up, still or moving, body posture influences our mood. Several studies have shown this link between physical posture and mood. Others have shown a relationship between

38、 our mood and our cognitive （认知的） performance, including memory, reasoning, learning, and the speed of reaction and processing of information. So a logical question arises. Can body posture influence our cognitive performance?Previously, a New Zealand team （University of Auckland） carried out an exp

39、eriment on posture when we walk, especially in the street. The team had found a very clear influence of our posture on our mood and confidence. It appears that walking with a hunched back, bowed head and motionless arms have a negative influence on our mental state. Indeed, the researchers found tha

40、t the simple act of straightening up, standing up straight, with your head held high, and gazing forward gives us a serious boost of confidence. Not only does our spontaneous posture have a psychological effect, but by correcting it, it is possible to bring about improvement in the long term. In thi

41、s other study, this time carried out by an Austrian team （Friedrich Alexander University in Erlangen-Nuremberg）, researchers observed the same phenomenon, this time in a sitting position. Young adults were invited to participate in tests presented as intended to assess their ability to concentrate.

42、In fact, the researchers had them sit in different posturesfrom upright to very slumped （消沉） in order to note their influences on mood and cognition. A first observation indicates that sitting upright is associated with a better overall mood. It is also found to have a positive influence on the spee

43、d of processing information and completing tasks, although the test pass rate does not vary significantly with posture. Finally, and surprisingly enough, blood pressure is a little more favorable in an upright position. To further complete the list of benefits of sitting upright, we will add that it

44、 is widely recommended for protecting the back in case of work that requires sitting for a long time. 32. Why does the writer mention the studies at the beginning?A. To introduce what cognitive performance is. B. To emphasize the importance of body posture. C. To prove the results of those studies a

45、re wrong. D. To raise a new question to be studied and solved. 33. What does the underlined word hunched mean in Paragraph 3?A. straightened. B. bent. C. loose. D. solid. 34. What does the first study indicate?A. Posture influences our mental state. B. Straightening up has a negative effect. C. Gazi

46、ng upward builds up confidence. D. Walking posture is especially important. 35. What can we learn about sitting upright?A. It has mental and physical benefits. B. It helps improve the test pass rate. C. It requires sitting for a long time. D. It increases the blood pressure. 第二节（共5 小题；每小题分 2. 5分, 满分

47、12. 5分）根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。How to accept change in life and embrace it positivelyChange is the only constant in life. 36 Because whether we want it or not, change is inevitable. It is change that makes our life move forward. Its change that makes life exciting and worth living.

48、 Lets see how to stay strong when we face changes in life. Accept the situationChanges happen expectedly and unexpectedly. 37 But there can be changes that happen so suddenly that you might have to experience painful days and have a tough time coping with them. Give yourself sometime to come to terms with it. You may have to go through