1、2022届广东省肇庆市高中毕业班第三次教学质量检测英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读理解Amazing Train JourneysThe Beijing to Lhasa Express, ChinaDeparts daily; Distance2,330 miles; Duration40 hoursLinking the royal wonders of Beijing with the dreamlike palaces of Lhasa, the Z21 train travels from the modernity of urban China to a once-
2、remote land. Running westward, the train climbs nearly 16,400 ft (5,000 m) on its journey to the roof of the world: the Tibetan Plateau.London to Fort William on the Caledonian Sleeper, UKDeparts daily; Distance509 miles; Duration13 hours 30 minutesThis overnight train journey is filled with the rom
3、ance of rail travel. Its just a pity that the whole experiencefrom dining-car chatting and light beer, to being carried into a la-la land by the rhythm of the rails and waking to bedside views of towering peaksfeels like its over in a flash. Though it may be short, the Caledonian is surely Britains
4、best train ride.Tazara Railway, Tanzania and ZambiaDeparts twice a week; Distance1,160 miles; Duration46 hoursFew trains offer the chance of spotting big game from your seat, but the Tazara Railway does exactly that. For many, the highlight is neither the scenery nor the wildlife, though; its the ch
5、ance to spend two days watching everyday life out of the window, and enjoying the crowds and chaos when the train pulls to a stop.Perurails Lake Titicaca Railway, PeruDeparts twice a week; Distance241 miles; Duration10 hoursTraveling across the Altiplano, from the shores of Lake Titicaca to the beat
6、ing heart of the Inca capital, the railway from Puno to Cuzco cuts a picturesque path through the snow-dusted peaks and fantastic valleys of the Andes. Passengers can enjoy the landscape from an open-air observatory car, as they travel through remote towns and villages.1What do the first two train j
7、ourneys have in common?AThey make weekly departure.BThey are over a thousand miles.CThey travel to highlands.DThey are the longest train rides nationwide.2On which journey can passengers watch peoples daily life outside the train?ATazara Railway.BThe Beijing to Lhasa Express.CPerurails Lake Titicaca
8、 Railway.DLondon to Fort William on the Caledonian Sleeper.3What can passengers do on Perurails Lake Titicaca Railway?ATravel around Lake Titicaca.BAdmire the view in the open air.CGo through two countries on a journey.DHave a deep understanding of towns and villages.A hungry badger (獾) searching fo
9、r food seems to have uncovered what turned out to be hundreds of Roman coins in a Spanish cave, according to a new study.Archaeologists (考古学家) first discovered several coins laying on the ground at the entrance to a small cave in the woodlands outside Grado in northern Spain in April 2021. The resea
10、rchers suspect that the coins were unearthed by a badger from a nearby den (兽窝) after a heavy snow which made it harder for animals to find food. The hungry badger probably got into the cave looking for food but came across the coins instead.After fully exploring the cave, researchers collected 209
11、coins dating to between the third and fifth centuries AD“To date, this is the largest amount of Roman coins found in n cave in northern Spain,” the researchers wrote in their paper. They described the discovery as an “exceptional find”.In the late 1930s, a collection of 14 gold Roman coins, known as
12、 the Chapipi treasure, was also found in the same woodlands. The researchers believe that local people may have buried their coins to keep them safe during a period of intense political instability in the region. The most recent coin in the newly-discovered Grado collection dates to AD430, which was
13、 after the Suebia group of Germanic people originally from modern-day Germany and the Czech Republicpushed the Romans out of Spain in AD409, according to El Pais.The researchers suspect that the newly-discovered coins are part of a vaster treasure and will return to the cave for further exploration
14、to look for more coins and evidence that the cave may also have been the home of displaced Roman people. “We want to know if it was a one-off hiding place, or if there was a group of humans living there,” lead researcher Alfonso Fanjul Peraza told El Pais.4Where did the researchers find the first fe
15、w coins in 2021?ANear a Spanish cave.BOn a Spanish playground.CAt the entrance to a woodland.DIn a badgers den.5What do the researchers think of the discovery in 2021?AIts dangerous.BIts timely.CIts meaningless.DIts unusual.6What does the underlined word “them” refer to in Paragraph 4?AThe Romans.BT
16、he coins.CThe woodlands.DThe researchers.7What can we infer from the last paragraph?AMore information may be revealed by the coins.BThe ancient Roman people had a unique lifestyle.CThe researchers doubt the former guess of the coins.DThe researchers will return the coins to the Roman people.Its an a
17、ttractive idea: by playing online problem-solving, matching and other games for a few minutes a day, people can improve such mental abilities as reasoning, verbal skills (语言能力) and memory. But whether these games deliver on those promises is up for debate. “For every study that finds some evidence,
18、theres an equal number of papers that find no evidence,” says Bobby Stojanoski, a cognitive (认知的) psychologist at Western University in Ontario.Recently, in perhaps the biggest real-world study of these programs, Stojanoski and his team found 8,563 volunteers. First, participants filled out an onlin
19、e questionnaire about their training habits and which, if any, program they used. Some 1,009 participants reported using brain training programs for about eight months on average, though durations ranged from two weeks to more than five years. Next, the volunteers completed 12 cognitive tests assess
20、ing memory, reasoning and verbal skills. They faced memory exercises, spatial reasoning tasks, pattern-finding puzzles and strategy challenges.When researchers looked at the results, they saw that brain trainers on average had no mental edge over the other group in memory, verbal skills and reasonin
21、g. Even among those who had used training programs for at least 18 months, brain training didnt boost thinking abilities above the level of people who didnt use the programs.“No matter how we sliced the data, we were unable to find any testimony that brain training was associated with cognitive abil
22、ities,” says Stojanoski. That held true whether the team analyzed participants by age, program used, education or socioeconomic status (地位)all were cognitively similar to the group who didnt use the programs.“Brain training may be beneficial in specific situations, but real world may be the best bra
23、in trainer,” says Elizabeth Stine-Morrow, a cognitive aging scientist at the University of Illinois. While its possible to improve mental abilities, Stine-Morrow advocates practicing those skills in different real-life situations, “Thats a much better use of ones time than sitting at a computer and
24、doing little tasks.”8What is the recent study mainly about?AThe importance of memory.BThe dark side of online games.CThe effect of brain training games.DThe way to improve mental abilities.9What were the volunteers asked to do in the first part of the study?AReport their daily habits.BTake some memo
25、ry tests.CReceive some online training.DComplete a questionnaire.10What does the underlined word “testimony” mean in Paragraph 4?AEnhancement.BEvidence.CSolution.DTrouble.11What does Stine Morrow say about mental abilities?AThey need to be trained regularly.BTheyll be harmed by using computers.CThey
26、 may change in different situations.DTheyll be improved through real-life tasks.To tackle the problem of tiny plastics polluting waterways, chemists in the Czech Republic are thinking small. Their brainchild is a new microrobot which is no bigger than the tip of a sharpened pencil. When sunlight hit
27、s them, they produce chemical reactions that push them through water in a specific direction. When they find a piece of plastic, they stick to it and start to break it down.Chemist Martin Pumera at the Czech University led the project. A decade ago, he chose to focus on the problem posed by micropla
28、stics. Theyre everywherefrom the bottom of the ocean to air blowing onto ice atop mountains. Theyve turned up in drinking water. Some studies estimate that billions of pieces of plastic end up in the worlds waters. The plastic has many sources, from shopping bags to washing and cleaning wipes.In lab
29、 experiments, the star-shaped swimmers stuck onto each of four different types of plastic. And after a week exposed to light, the robots had reduced the weight of the plastics. It wasnt muchonly by percent. But that was an indication that they were breaking the plastic down. They also caused the sur
30、face of the plastic to change from smooth to rough. Thats another sign that the robots were degrading (分解) it. The new study is a proof of concept type. That means it shows something can be done successfully.In fact, Pumera says they still have a long way to go. There are many types of plastics. And
31、 even these microrobots are unlikely to succeed in degrading them all. The researchers also have not yet shown how safe this system is for the environment, although Pumera says thats their next goal. The first real-world test will be in a wastewater-treatment plant. “Indeed,” says one researcher. “W
32、ell need a lot of testing to show that theyre safe in open waterways, such as at sea.”12The microrobots are powered by _.AwaterBsunlightCplasticsDpencils13What does the author focus on in Paragraph 2?AThe purpose of Pumeras project.BThe preciousness of drinking water.CThe seriousness of plastic poll
33、ution.DThe working principle of the microrobots.14What shows the effectiveness of the microrobots in lab experiments?AThe weight loss of the plastics.BThe disappearance of the plastics.CThe shape change of the microrobots.DThe improvement in the purity of water.15Which of the following is a suitable
34、 title for the text?AWays to Obtain Cleaner Drinking WaterBMicrorobots Invented to Treat WastewaterCNew Hope for the Solution to Plastic PollutionDTechnology Widely Applied in Environment Protection二、七选五If you have watched the amazing Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, chances are that you have fallen in
35、 love with some winter sports and youre already making sure your equipment is ready for them. _16_ However, theres another element to get ready for the slopes (坡)your body. Even if you exercise regularly, skiing, snowshoeing or skating challenges your muscles in ways other activities dont._17_ Your
36、metabolism (新陈代谢) increases to warm you up. Your heart and lungs also need to work harder to warm air before it enters your body. Depending on the sport, certain muscles may also be used more frequently compared to activities in other seasons. The good news is that most winter sports involve heart e
37、ndurance (耐力), muscle strength and muscle endurance. _18_But there are still some other things to think about. Skiing and snowboarding are great winter sports that provide a total body workout. _19_ As anyone who has spent time skiing or snowboarding can prove, after a long day on the slopes, the bo
38、dy becomes extremely tired. _20_ To avoid this, you need to take some time to strengthen your body and improve endurance. Before the winter season, a regular exercise program should include exercises that get the blood running while challenging the entire body, such as stair climbing or running. The
39、 intensity should vary from 2045 minutes at least 3 to 5 days a week. As winter nears, adding a cardio (有氧的) workout longer in duration but lower in intensity can help increase endurance.AMaybe you havent bought all the equipment.BAnd that is when injuries are more likely to occur.CExercising in the
40、 cold decreases your body temperature.DYou should take advantage of this opportunity to have a rest.EProbably, you have got your skis tuned and skates sharpened.FAll of them are areas that can be trained before the winter season.GHowever, it can be hard on the body the first time you hit the slopes.
41、三、完形填空Standing in the store, I looked at the painting supplies excitedly.“Are you sure these are what you want for your birthday?” my husband asked _21_.“Im very sure. I really want to give it a _22_,” I replied. I was smiling with _23_. He looked at me hesitantly and _24_ his head._25_, this was a
42、secret Id kept for a while. Every day, my husband went to work. Id look after my son, clean the house and prepare dinner. It had been a decade since I took any time to pursue my own _26_. I had become a drudge (苦工). I wanted excitement and creative expression, but mostly I wanted colors. So I _27_ t
43、he most interesting supplies.“I have a feeling that youre going to put all these in a toolbox and never _28_ them again,” my husband said.For the first month, he was _29_. I put the supplies into a toolbox. I admired them every day, but I couldnt seem to find the time to start painting. I found one
44、reason or another not to _30_.One day, when my son caught me _31_ the toolbox again, he asked curiously, “Mommy, when are you going to _32_?”“No _33_ day than today,” I announced and brought out all the materials.From then on, my house seemed to never be perfectly clean, but my life was full of _34_
45、. Most importantly, I no longer felt like a drudge. I had a new _35_.21ApleasantlyBanxiouslyCawkwardlyDdoubtfully22AbreakBgoCmissDlook23AexpectationBshameCagreementDpride24AcoveredBbowedChitDshook25ALuckilyBGenerallyCFranklyDStrangely26ArightsBhobbiesCeducationDposition27AselectedBadmiredCcreatedDco
46、llected28AbuyBlikeCtouchDfix29AtolerantBwiseCsupportiveDcorrect30AfearBstartCrefuseDdream31Aworking atBlooking forCstaring atDpaying for32AquitBrememberCsucceedDpaint33AbusierBbetterCtougherDbigger34AsufferingsBachievementsCcolorsDchances35ApurposeBmemoryCoccupationDchallenge四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面短文，在空白
47、处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Disha Florence never thought she would become a web novel writer. The lady from Bangladesh, was trying to find a way to free herself from the restrictions faced by a woman, _36_ wish she has had since she was 8. It was then that she observed that being a girl _37_ (mean) she couldnt play in the park like boys, and that she needed to learn to do housework.As she grew up, she realized that _38_ experience and knowledge, its impossible to
