1、2023届四川省绵阳市高三第二次诊断性考试英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读理解The following list focuses on the top 4 not-to-be-missed world-class museums, helping tourists explore and experience the best the New York City has to offer.COOPER HEWITT, SMITHSONIAN DESIGN MUSEUMThe Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum (CHSDM)was
2、 founded in 1897. It is the only museum in the U.S. devoted to historic and contemporary design. Exhibitions feature more than 650 objects throughout four floors of the building, many of which draw from the museums permanent collection of more than 210, 000 objects. Free guided tours are provided fr
3、om 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM on weekdays and 1 PM to 3 PM on weekends.MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGEThe Museum of the Moving Image (MOMI) is housed on the original 13-acre lot that made up the historic Kaufman Astoria Studios. Lose yourself in the permanent exhibit, Behind the Screen, which introduces visitor
4、s to the history of the moving image from 19th-century optical (视觉的)toys to todays digital tools used to edit and produce films.AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORYOne of the worlds largest natural history museums with more than 33 million exhibits, the AMNH educates and entertains visitors, keeping t
5、hem busy for hours on end. The museum offers self-guided tours, including one featuring exhibits from the movie, Night at the Museum with Ben Stiller. There are a handful of places to eat inside should the kids get hungry. The kid sleepovers at the AMNH are impressive.NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETYThe
6、New-York Historical Society (NYHS)was founded in 1804 as New Yorks first museum. The Henry Luce II Center for the Study of American Culture on the fourth floor has been redesigned to showcase The Gallery of Tiffany lamps, displayed in a glass gallery. The Center for Womens History is the first of it
7、s kind in a U.S.museum devoted to this subject. It offers free daily tours at 2 and 3:30 PM.1When can you get free guided tours at the CHSDM?AAt 12:30 PM Monday.BAt 2:30 PM Thursday.CAt 10:30 AM Saturday.DAt 11:30 AM Sunday.2Which museum provides special care for children?ACHSDMBMOMI.CAMNH.DNYHS.3Wh
8、at is special about NYHS?AIt has the longest history.BIt focuses on human history.CIt provides free tours all day long.DIt tells the history of the moving image.What are the most sustainable crops to grow for food security? Perhaps, in your growing zones, oranges or peaches win for best fruit crop.H
9、ot, dry climates might call for dates or grapes.For me, growing organic apples is the best.Perhaps thats because my hometown knows more about growing and preserving apples than any other fruit.Some apples may have worms in them.“Its not that bad. Its organic.Just cut the worm out.”I laugh even as I
10、type this.For us, “organic”is how we grow apples, but it does mean carving good fruit away from black worm holes.Modern techniques for growing organic apples include worm traps, fruit barriers, and organic insecticides, like bacterial poisons that only target worms.Wormy apples are just fine for app
11、le juice and jam, Mom says.Cut off the good part and throw it in the pot.Throw the bad part to the chickens.Boil the fruit and put juice into canning jars.Apple jam become pancake topping and the replacement “oil” in recipes that is, if we dont eat it directly out of the jar.Apples are now so symbol
12、ic to American life that other countries try out the market.When I was younger, I might have laughed at that because of how connected apples and American stories have become, despite the fact that apples arent native to North America.But a good friend, after visiting several farms in his motherland
13、Nigeria, showed me photos of Nigerian apples. The skin texture (质地) and color resembled American apples, but they were shaped more like oxheart tomatoes.So even though apples have taken on symbolic significance in America, they can contribute to food security in all kinds of places.4Whats the passag
14、e mainly about?AOrganic food and modern techniques.BAmerican and African apples.CClimate and growing crops.DApples and food security.5What happens to the good parts of wormy apples?AThey are thrown away.BThey are made into apple juice.CThey are sold to customers.DThey are fed to the chickens.6What d
15、oes the author learn from his friend?AApples are not native to North America.BOther countries are also growing apples.CApples outside America are ugly-looking.DPeople of other countries dont like apples.7What can be inferred from the passage?AAmerica produces the best apples of the world.BPoisons ar
16、e no longer used on apples in America.CThe author is proud of apples grown in his hometown.DApple juice and jam are actually made from wormy apples.Kjell Inge Roekke is a billionaire owner of an oil company from Norway. As a young man, he was a high school dropout who moved to the US to become an or
17、dinary fisherman. Now he is the tenth-richest man in his country. Worth two billion dollars, he plans to give much of his money away and is starting with cleaning up our oceans. In the Pacific Ocean, there is an island called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which is twice the size of the continenta
18、l United States. It consists of nothing but small pieces of plastic and the dead bodies of sea life and birds. The billionaire is buying a state-of-the-art ship. With the latest equipment on board, the ship will remove five tons of plastic from our oceans daily.Kjell started his business empire buil
19、ding industrial fishing boats. He believes he owes his fortune to the ocean and wants to pay the debt back. “I want to give back to society the majority of what Ive earned. This ship is a part of it.”said the seagoing man. Managed by the conservation organization WWF, the ships mission is to get the
20、 poisonous things out of the oceans.It couldnt come at a better time. Earlier this year a killer whale washed up on a UK shore was poisoned by man-made chemicals. The whale called Lulu was the most poisoned on record. It was 20 years old and had never reproduced because her body had been badly damag
21、ed.Kjell has given WWF complete control of the boat. The conservation organization is not comfortable with the practices of the Norwegians oil business. Yet in the struggle to save the environment, unlikely partners must work together. Without the worlds oceans, life on Earth wouldnt exist. 8What ha
22、s Kjell decided to do?AMake our oceans clean again. BPut an end to his oil business. CStop using plastics in his daily life. DRemove the rubbish with his own hands. 9What does “state-of-the-art” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?ABeautiful. BAdvanced. CExpensive. DComfortable. 10Why is Lulu the whale men
23、tioned in the passage?ATo ask people to help the creature. BTo invite people to join in the effort. CTo stress the consequence of the pollution. DTo draw attention to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. 11Why does WWF decide to work with Kjell?AOcean pollution calls for combined action. BIt is comforta
24、ble to work with a billionaire. CHis business is friendly to the environment. DHe has given up control of his newly bought ship. If you are forgetful or make mistakes when in a hurry, a new study from Michigan State University (MSU) found that meditation (冥想) could help you to become less likely to
25、make mistakes.The research, published in Brain Sciences, tested how open monitoring meditation (OMM) changed brain activity in a way that suggests increased error recognition. The findings suggest that different forms of meditation can have different effects. “Some forms of meditation have you focus
26、 on a single object, commonly your breath, but OMM is a bit different,” Lin said. “It has you pay attention to everything going on in your mind and body. The goal is to sit quietly and pay close attention to where the mind travels without getting too caught up in the scenery.”Lin and his MSU co-auth
27、orsWilliam Eckerle, Ling Peng and Jason Moser employed more than 200 participants to test how OMM affected how people detect and respond to errors. The participants, who had never meditated before, were taken through a 20-minute OMM exercise while the researchers measured brain activity through EEG
28、(脑电图) .While the meditators didnt have immediate improvements to actual task performance, the researchers findings offer a promising window into the potential of sustained meditation. “These findings are a strong demonstration of what just 20 minutes of meditation can do to enhance the brains abilit
29、y to detect and pay attention to mistakes,” Moser said. “It makes us feel more confident in what meditation might really be capable of for performance and daily functioning right there in the moment.”Looking ahead, Lin said, “The next phase of research will determine whether changes in brain activit
30、y can translate to behavioral changes with more long-term practice. Its great to see the publics enthusiasm for meditation, but theres still plenty of work from a scientific viewpoint to be done to understand the benefits it can have, and equally importantly, how it actually works.”12How does OMM di
31、ffer from other forms of mediation?AIt fixes your focus on your breath.BIt keeps your mind and body calm.CIt makes you caught up in the scenery.DIt enables you to be aware of everything.13What does the results of the research show?AThe mediators acquire the habit of meditating regularly.BThe mediato
32、rs can improve their ability to recognize errors.CMeditation has an immediate influence on task performance.DMeditation can increase peoples confidence about themselves.14What will the research team try to find out next?AHow to monitor brain activity.BHow to sustain meditation practice.CMeditations
33、influence on behavior.DThe publics response to meditation.15What can be a suitable title for the text?AMeditation Helps People Sit QuietlyBOMM Helps Measure Peoples Brain ActivityCBrain Activity Improves Peoples PerformanceDMeditation May Help People Make Fewer Mistakes二、七选五Everyone at some time fee
34、ls that their life is going nowhere - and fast._16_ Nothing can beat living an active, purposeful, successful life filled with happiness and achievement.So, dont waste time.Do the following things to make your life better and more enjoyable.Treat yourself.It doesnt matter if its a meal out, a visit
35、to a theater, or a visit to a spa.Dont make excuses about not having time or money._17_ Its not hard to organize some time in your day if you want to.Remember, no more excuses! You are worth it!Take up a hobby.When you lead a boring life, it is great to have something to think about that takes you i
36、nto another world.Hobbies are brilliant for giving you something different to do that you enjoy.If you love to read, devote time to just sitting with a book and losing yourself in an imaginary world.The whole point of a hobby is that it is something for you._18_ Learn a skill.Learning a new skill is
37、 one of the most satisfying things you can do._19_ A great way to learn a skill is to join a class.Not only will you learn, but you will make new friends.Whether its learning a foreign language or playing a musical instrument, there will be a class near your home._20_Often we lose sight of the posit
38、ive, beneficial things in our lives.Everyone has things to be grateful for and making a list helps to concentrate your mind on these positives.Sit down with a pad and pencil, preferably in a quiet place where you wont be disturbed.Allow yourself a few minutes to think about your life and identify th
39、e good things.AStay positiveBCreate a gratitude listCAnd it shouldnt cost you too muchDTreats can be free, and you can always make timeEIt is time to do something to increase the quality of your lifeFIt doesnt matter what it is if you enjoy it and can be absorbed by itGYou will feel a sense of achie
40、vement that will boost your self-image三、完形填空Christian Liden was always hatching a plan to create a personalized engagement ring for his future fiance (未婚妻). If a natural_21_ could take billions of years to form, he figured he could be_22_.Liden _23_ that he would not pick out a ring in a jewelers ca
41、se like most other people. Instead, he would go into the _24_ to find his own the diamond or the gold to express his _25_.“This is the perfect way to get an engagement ring, ” said Liden.Last year, Liden concluded that it was_26_ time to _27_ his plan into action. He and his girlfriend, Desirae, had
42、 been together for more than five years. He wanted to _28_ her, and also wanted to _29_her.So Liden and Tucker, his best friend, _30_ on a camping trip to Crater of Diamonds Park-a volcanic one, Yellowstone, which _31_ the public to search for real diamonds-and_32_what they find. However, only 1 in
43、10, 000 searchers is _33_ enough to find a diamond that weighs a carat (克拉)or more.Knowing about this, still, Liden and Tucker set out. On arriving at the destination, the _34_ paid $10 each to get into the park. They spent almost three days _35_ through the _36_ dirt.On the third morning, Liden sud
44、denly _37_ something reflecting light in the gravel before him: a _38_ pebble (砾石)a bit larger than a pea. “I was so excited that I started shaking, and I called Tucker _39_ to take a look, ” he says.Tucker let out a surprised cry when he saw the stone. “We both just knew it was _40_ diamond,” Liden
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46、tBkicked offCtook awayDput up31ArequiresBallowsCteachesDencourages32AcollectBdonateCkeepDsell33AquickBcleverCluckyDable34ApairBcoupleCcompanyDtroop35AweighingBsearchingCwanderingDexamining36AvolcanicBgeographicCscientificDromantic37AstampedBspottedCpickedDscratched38ApaleBhugeCshinyDdizzy39AoffBupCa
47、longDover40AsolidBroughCbigDreal四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容 (1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Although failing_41_ (qualify) for the FIFA World Cup finals soccer tournament in Qatar, China made a huge contribution to the _42_ (large) global sporting event in the world.China-built stadiums, roads and many other Made-in-China products have won praise_43_ many fans and potentia
