1、2023 拔尖强基联合定时检测 英语 第 1 页（共 12 页）2023 拔尖强基联合定时检测 英 语 试 题（满分：150 分；考试时间：120 分钟）2022 年 11 月 注意事项：注意事项：1答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、班级、考场/座位号、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2 答选择题时，必须使用 2B 铅笔填涂；答非选择题时，必须使用 0.5 毫米的黑色签字笔书写；必须在题号对应的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写无效；保持答卷清洁、完整。3考试结束后，将答题卡交回（试题卷学生保存，以备评讲）。第一部分第一部分 听力（共两节，满分听力（共两节，满分 30 分）分）第一节第一节（共共 5 小题；每
2、小题小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分分，满分 7.5 分分）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 woman help the man?A.By helping him paint.B.By handing in a painting.C.By filling in a form.2 What is the woman doing?A.Asking the way.B.Giving directions.C.Having a
3、haircut.3 What does Todd have to do alone?A.Pick up the clients.B.Give a presentation.C.Go on a business trip.4 What does the man mean?A.He gave Jane a ride.B.He took a bus home yesterday.C.He didnt see Jane on the way home.5 What are the speakers talking about?A.Some songs.B.A car race.C.A video ga
4、me.第二节第二节（共共 15 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分分，满分 22.5 分分）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。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 How many languages can the man speak fluently now?A.Two.B.Four.C.Six.7 What is the relationship between the speake
5、rs?A.Classmates.B.Waiter and customer.C.Interviewer and interviewee.2023 拔尖强基联合定时检测 英语 第 2 页（共 12 页）听第 7 段材料，回答第 8，9 题。8 When will Sally celebrate her birthday?A.This Friday.B.Next Monday.C.Next Friday.9 Who will most likely help the woman?A.Helen.B.Sara.C.Carmen.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10 What is th
6、e book about?A.Traveling rules.B.Foreign languages.C.Tourist attractions.11 Where is the man going after his business trip?A.To Saudi Arabia.B.To Italy.C.To France.12 What does the woman ask the man to do?A.Give her some suggestions.B.Buy her a souvenir.C.Make a plan for her.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。1
7、3 Why did Carla change the way she worked?A.She didnt enjoy the work she did.B.She spent little time at home.C.She had health problems.14 What is the reason that Carla runs her own business?A.To have a flexible schedule.B.To take more holidays.C.To earn more money.15 What has Carla changed about exe
8、rcise?A.The amount.B.The time.C.The form.16 Which time-saving idea does Carla find efficient?A.Checking emails on the way to work.B.Having a lot of similar clothes.C.Making to-do lists.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17 Who might Mary Locke be?A.A news reporter.B.A plane designer.C.A fire ranger.18 Where do
9、 the pilots pick up water?A.From a river.B.From a lake.C.From the Fire Center.19 How does the speaker describe the pilots job?A.Dangerous.B.Exciting.C.Extraordinary.20 What can we learn from the talk?A.The planes tanks hold no more than 5,000 liters of water.B.The fire rangers should keep the plane
10、away from the fire.C.The crew has to drop water 20 times to put out the fire.2023 拔尖强基联合定时检测 英语 第 3 页（共 12 页）第二部分第二部分 阅读理解阅读理解（共两节，满分共两节，满分 50 分分）第一节（共第一节（共 15 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分分，满分 37.5 分）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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。A Get stuck into chemistry with these fascinating guides.
11、An Elementary Guide to the Periodic Table by Gill Arbuthnott(Bloomsbury Childrens Books)There are lots of funny stories,fascinating facts and interesting explanations packed into this book,which aims to provide a good introduction to the periodic table.As well as plenty of information,there are lots
12、 of eye-catching diagrams and illustrations.Exploring the Elements by Isabel Thomas.Illustrated by Sara Gillingham(Phaidon Press)This beautifully designed book provides an introductory guide to the chemical elements where they are found,their properties and the remarkable ways weve learned to use th
13、em.Smart and stylish,the book even comes with an illustrated periodic table.The Elements in the Room by Mike Barfield.Illustrated by Lauren Humphrey(Laurence King)As the candidate for lots of awards,this entertaining book invites you to join detective Sherlock Ohms as he tries to solve the mystery o
14、f how absolutely everything came to exist.This is a fun way to learn about the basics of chemical elements,from aluminum to zinc.The Periodic Table Book by Dorling Kindersley,Ltd If you are just starting your chemistry learning,look no further than this comprehensive visual encyclopedia,which is pac
15、ked with stunning photographs.It covers all the basics of chemistry,with information about the different elements,and youll also learn about some of the famous scientists who discovered them.21 Which book can explain the application of the elements?A.An Elementary Guide to the Periodic Table B.Explo
16、ring the Elements C.The Elements in the Room D.The Periodic Table Book 22 How is Mike Barfields book different from the other books?A.It contains an illustrated periodic table.B.It includes interesting stories and facts.C.It introduces some of the famous chemists.D.It has the potential for winning p
17、rizes.2023 拔尖强基联合定时检测 英语 第 4 页（共 12 页）23 Who are the four books especially intended for?A.Chemistry researchers.B.Chemistry majors.C.Chemistry beginners.D.Chemistry teachers.B The tornado came without any sign the sky was blue and the sun had been out.My husband Jimmy ran upstairs to find me in our
18、third-floor bedroom.No sooner had we found coverage of the tornado than it was on top of us.The bones of the house shook,and the power went out.The wind began to roar through the house.We had three flights of steps to navigate to get to the relative safety of the first floor.Because the closet down
19、there was installed underneath a brick staircase,it seemed like the most solid place in our house to wait things out.I didnt know how or if we would make it down the steps.It felt as if there were no floor underneath me as the wind lifted me off my feet.I gripped the handrail(扶手)and tried to move fo
20、rward,but this intense pressure held me in place.In those seconds of stillness,I could hear everything around me rattling.As we reached the last flight of steps,our front door blew out.Pieces of glass that looked like broken ice flew everywhere.Suddenly,a three-foot-long tree branch whipped through
21、the doorframe.It flew over our heads,missing us by inches.Had we been one step up,it would have gone through us and caused serious injuries.The back wall of the house followed suit and tore off into the darkness outside.Instantly I reached the closet,Jimmy pushed me down to the closet floor,but he c
22、ouldnt get inside himself because of the wind.I gripped Jimmys arm as the tornado sucked the door open and tried to bring Jimmy with it.My knees were full of glass,but at that moment,I felt no pain.If I had let go,Jimmy would have flown right out and into the bay.“Hold on!Hold on!”he yelled.But ther
23、e was nothing in this closet to hold on to.All of a sudden,Jimmy lifted off his feet like people in tornadoes do in the movies.I thought he was gone.And then everything stopped.He landed on his feet.At those first quiet moments,I couldnt believe it was over.Jimmy said hed go outside to check.“No,”I
24、said.“Dont leave me.”Our neighbor says the storm lasted four minutes.At that time,four of the twelve houses in our community were completely destroyed.Of the houses left standing,ours suffered the most damage.However,none of us were severely injured.2023 拔尖强基联合定时检测 英语 第 5 页（共 12 页）24 What can we lea
25、rn from Paragraph 1?A.The tornado came on a rainy day.B.During the tornado the first floor was safer.C.Before the tornado,the author was sleeping.D.The brick staircase was destroyed by the tornado.25 How did the author impress on us the force of the tornado?A.By giving concrete descriptions.B.By off
26、ering specific examples.C.By making striking comparisons.D.By quoting complex conversations.26 What happened when the author reached the closet?A.The door was tightly closed.B.Jimmy flew right out.C.She struggled to hold Jimmys arm.D.The glass made her feel much pain.27 How did the author feel after
27、 the tornado?A.Frightened but relieved.B.Amazed and excited.C.Regretful but hopeful.D.Disappointed and worried.C Every year thousands of people come to the city of Pamplona,in north-eastern Spain,for the opportunity to run for their lives as six fighting bulls are released to charge through the town
28、.There are injuries and deaths every year,but the event is of interest to many people.A paper just published in Science describes the insight the event offers into the psychology of panicked crowds.That is a useful topic to explore.Architects,civil engineers and urban planners must try to work out h
29、ow people will behave in the event of a disaster like a fire,a flood or a terrorist attack so they can design their creations to avoid potentially deadly collisions.Unfortunately,solid information is hard to come by.Daniel Parisi,the papers lead author,realized that the Pamplona bull-runs offered th
30、e perfect natural experiment.Dr Parisi and his team went to two different rooftop locations in Pamplona in July 2019,and filmed the runners as the animals were released.Later in the lab,they calculated the speed of the runners,the density(密度)of the crowd,the probability of a runner tripping and fall
31、ing and the relationship between runner-group density and speed.Perhaps unsurprisingly,the researchers found that runners picked up speed when the bulls drew near.Less expected was the finding,that the speed of individual runners augmented with the density of the crowd,which was contrary to a long-h
32、eld assumption in architectural and urban-design circles that people will slow their pace as group density goes up,in order to lower the risk of a collision,which could lead to a fall and,perhaps,injury or death.2023 拔尖强基联合定时检测 英语 第 6 页（共 12 页）It seems that,in the heat of the moment,people pay littl
33、e attention to the danger of colliding with each other and even accelerate.The responsibility therefore falls upon urban designers to work out how best to plan the construction of future tunnels,bridges and other passages that restrict flow.The only option may well be to make them broad enough.28 Wh
34、ich statement is true according to the first two paragraphs?A.Bull-runs in Pamplona are exciting but dangerous.B.People are well aware of the psychology of the panicked crowds.C.The research paper to be published in Science was written by Dr Parisi and his team.D.It is easy to obtain reliable inform
35、ation of panicked peoples behavior in disastrous events.29 Why did Dr Parisi and his team go to two different rooftop locations?A.To enjoy a thrilling bull-fight.B.To prove their theory.C.To design a psychological experiment.D.To collect relevant data.30 What does the underlined word“augmented”mean
36、in Paragraph 4?A.Remained.B.Decreased.C.Doubled.D.Increased.31 What can we infer from the last paragraph?A.People lose their mind in disasters.B.Future tunnels and bridges may be wider.C.Panicked crowds take notice of the danger of collision.D.Restricting flow results in peoples colliding with each
37、other.D Asparagus(芦笋)is a very odd vegetable.It can grow up to 2cm in an hour.Cut a field one afternoon,return the next morning,and with almost frightening speed it will be back.Whereas other vegetables spend time producing leaves,asparagus grows as single spears(嫩茎),making it superbly suited to rob
38、otic pickers.In late June a small white object slowly makes its way along a field of asparagus in Gloucestershire.When it passes over a group of spears it pauses,whirrs then clunks:the asparagus has been sliced.This robot called Sprout is being developed by a London startup called Muddy Machines.It
39、is more inflexible on wheels than Ex Machina android.However,John Chinn,Britains largest asparagus producer,regards it with enthusiasm.For him,he says,it could be“fantastic”.The world is suffering from a shortage of seasonal workers.Last summer Mr.Chinn needed 1,300 workers.He got around 800.Trying
40、to find labour is,for a farmer,“the thing that stops you sleeping”.The shortage of workers is particularly acute in Britain,where Brexit(英国脱欧)has been spoiling harvests as well as growth.2023 拔尖强基联合定时检测 英语 第 7 页（共 12 页）Now,it is a time to innovate.Moravecs paradox(莫拉维克悖论)states that computers find t
41、hings simple that humans find hard and vice versa.Differential calculus(微分学)?Not a problem.Telling the difference between a ripe strawberry and a stone?Really hard.Harvesting is especially ripe for robotic puzzlement.Leaves confuse them;bumps puzzle them;colour prevents them.In 2015,Joe Jones,a robo
42、ticist whose inventions include the Roomba,a vacuum cleaner,was considering new areas to explore,and started to make a list of which crops a robot might be able to pick most easily.He considered different variables(变量)that“would make it easy for a robot to handle”,then scored each crop out of 12.“An
43、d what crop,”he wrote on his blog,“came out on top?”In the fields of Gloucestershire is the answer.Sprout crawls forward;pauses.Another whirr,whoosh,clunk.It is an original model,but Mr.Chinn is optimistic.His dream would be to see a herd of 100 in his fields next year.He needs them.The stress is no
44、w so bad that“If we cant find a solution,well all give up soon.”32 Why is asparagus particularly suited for robotic picking?A.Because it is an unusual vegetable.B.Because it is always planted on a large scale.C.Because it grows as single spears at an alarming rate.D.Because it produces leaves quickl
45、y like other vegetables.33 What do we know about Sprout?A.It is favored by Britains largest asparagus producer.B.It has an advantage over Ex Machina android on wheels.C.It is well developed by a new company named Muddy Machines.D.It is a huge white machine which will let out annoying noise while wor
46、king.34 What is the intention of mentioning Moravecs paradox?A.To remind us its time to make technological innovation.B.To prove computers find things easy that humans find difficult.C.To show various factors must be considered in deciding crops ideal for robotic pickers.D.To tell us computers are b
47、etter at differential calculus than telling a strawberry from a stone.35 Which is the most suitable title for the text?A.A Promising Helper B.Asparagus,Getting Picky C.Sprout,Helping Asparagus D.A New Invention on the Way 2023 拔尖强基联合定时检测 英语 第 8 页（共 12 页）第二节第二节（共共 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分分，满分 12.5 分分）
48、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。Memory allows the brain to store and retrieve(检索)information when required.Our short-term memory can hold a small amount of information for a short time,36 Our memory is amazing,but why do we still forget things?Its possible we dont always store information i
49、n our memory effectively,maybe because we are in a rush or we consider it irrelevant at the time.37 If you dont have these connections,then it can be easier to forget.Luis Villazon says“It is also possible that memories decline over time.As they have not been revisited,their biological trace becomes
50、 weak.”Its true that if you dont perform a task for a long period of time,it can be difficult to recall how to do it.This could be because,just like in a computer,our memory is full,or that our short-term memory is easier to access.38 Have you ever gone into a room to fetch something only to forget
