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 year's competition?A. Saving energy at home. B. Reducing noise pollution. C. Using technology creatively. 12. What is the stone used for?A. Start
7、ing the 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 con
8、sider 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
9、the newspaper. 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.
10、Japan. 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. F
11、ollowing 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, here's a list of some of the striking features that you can find throughout America. Petrified Forest National ParkPetrified Forest National Park is not n
12、ecessarily 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 aren't allowed to take anything from the site, including rocks, pl
13、ants and animals. 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 f
14、ossil theft. Yellowstone 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 geyse
15、rs formed from the 2. 1 million-year-old super volcano hiding below Yellowstone's 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 world's largest cave system. N
16、early 10 million years ago, water began to swirl its way through the limestone bed, eventually shaping the cave's massive tunnels. Inside the cave are the classic stalactites and stalagmites, but you'll also find other unique formations. Devil's Tower National MonumentThe origins of this
17、 unique rock formation is that Devil's Tower 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, Devil's Tower is highly sacred. Each community passes down legends of its creation,
18、which typically include someone escaping a big bear 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 defini
19、tely bring bad luck according to the legend. 22. What 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
20、National ParkC. Mammoth Cave National ParkD. Devil's Tower National MonumentBAs a writer and game designer, I've 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, e
21、nabling me with a click or a keystroke to create wonders that would have been unimaginable just a few years ago. And yet I've been increasingly confused to realize that the productivity such as words written, problems solved, hasn't increased one bit with the improvement of my tools. For a l
22、ong time I tried to talk myself out of this. I figured that if my computer time didn't work efficiently, it was because I didn't have the right software, or wasn't using it right. I created keyboard shortcuts. I downloaded apps to track time I spent using other apps. Nothing changed the
23、basic observed fact: I was still trapped in the state of low productivity. For myself, I've 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 unnot
24、iced into a quarter-hour, or a couple of hours. During this process, I cheat myself into believing that because I am at my desk, at my computer, I am therefore working. It's so easy to move words and sentences around in Word or Scrivener or Final Draft that it feels like writing, even if what I&
25、#39;m actually doing would rate only a 2 on the scale in which 10 is “getting an idea and writing it down. ” That is why I now keep my project notes and journals in actual notebooks. I've even switched to paper for my “to-do lists, ” and cross off action items literally. It's simpler and I g
26、et more done this way. 24. What do the underlined words “exponentially” mean in paragraph 1?A. RapidlyB. SilentlyC. 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 tas
27、ks. C. He is able to learn new skills and computer programs quickly. D. He was proud of his ability to master 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 s
28、creen time. C. The author can be extremely productive when working at computer. D. The author can work longer time with high efficiency at his computer. 27. What is the author's current attitude towards writing down an idea by computer?A. SupportiveB. IndifferentC. UnfavorableD. ObjectiveCAt all
29、 hours of the day, white-aproned bakers occupy themselves in working in the Hot Bread Kitchen, throwing flour across 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
30、with bread, waiting to be sent into the oven. The skilled bakers turn out around 25 varieties ranging from classic 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: It's a nonprofit designed
31、 to give foreign-born women the skills and support they need to establish careers in the culinary arts. Overseeing daily operation 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 g
32、reat food, Rodriguez says she has created her dream job. In 2008, Rodriguez launched the bakery in the small Brooklyn apartment 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
33、days. “But for every person who questioned it, there were five people who were interested in supporting us. ” Today, Hot Bread 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 Kitchen
34、's offerings range in age from 21 to 60. Coming from lands such as Haiti, Nepal, and the Dominican Republic, some have lived in 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.
35、These women's diverse homelands are reflected in many of the bakery's products, like heritage tortillas and the wildly popular m'smen, a buttery bread. The program has far surpassed Rodriguez's original hopes. Since its humble beginnings, Hot Bread Kitchen has trained 27 women from 1
36、2 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. 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
37、 equipment used in bakeries. D. Difficult working conditions of bakery employees. 29. Which of the following can best describe Jessamyn Rodriguez?A. Adventurou1s and modest. B. Ambitious and gifted. C. Hard-working and courageous. D. Devoted and stubborn. 30. How does the author establish the divers
38、ity of Hot Bread Kitchen?A. By describing the courses offered to employees. B. By introducing the backgrounds of the employees. C. By describing the bakery's location at La Marqueta. D. By introducing the bakery's development since 2008. 31. What is the main idea of the article?A. Employees
39、from diverse homelands produce various products. B. The hardworking women have helped Hot Bread Kitchen develop quickly. C. Rodriguez became a successful baker after establishing Hot Bread Kitchen. D. Hot Bread Kitchen provides professional opportunities for immigrant women. DCERTAIN CREATURES-namel
40、y, 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 that ends up being many times their size. This process takes months, many times longer than the average lifespan of all but the queen. Meanw
41、hile 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 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 smalle
42、r than itself. Dr Kovac's team has removed these limitation by using flying robots. Dr Kovac describes a system of flying robots that is composed of two types of multi-rotor drones: builders and scanners. The builders carry the 3D-printing nozzle. The scanners are robots equipped with cameras th
43、at are responsible for monitoring the progress of the builders. The building process alternates between builders and scanners, layer by layer, printing and adjusting, until a structure is complete. First, a builder remains suspended over its area of operation and begins to release a jet or rush of t
44、he 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 subsequent layers that will be built on top. Once the builder robot has sprayed a layer of material, the scanner robot flies over, inspe
45、cts 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 has already been built. Because the flying robots can, in theory, operate anywhere, they could fix things in dangerous or otherwise ina
46、ccessible 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. Thinking more long term, Dr Kovac even sees a potential future for his construction robots, building on the surfaces of the Moon or M
47、ars. 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 the character of typical 3D printers?A. They can expand the range of printing. B. They can make adjustment while printing. C. They are
48、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 the 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 flexibility
