1、2023届四川省绵阳市高中高三第三次诊断性考试英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读理解Universities are working harder than ever to attract prospective students to their campuses. One of their main strategies is to upgrade on-campus accommodations and attract students with the promise of resort-style living.Massachusetts Institute of Te
2、chnology-Simmons HallMIT is home to Simmons Hall, the beloved freshman dorm that offers beautiful views of Cambridge, a two-story movie theater, and a ball pit designed to provide stress relief. Common areas are equipped with TVs and gaming systems, and the in-house dining hall and late night caf co
3、me in handy for students pulling those occasional all-nighters. 62% of Simmons residents live in single rooms, so students can enjoy their privacy while still staying connected to the spirited Simmons community.University of Cincinnati-Morgens HallThe University of Cincinnatis recently restored Morg
4、ens Hall boasts floor-to-ceiling views and luxury apartment-style living. These 2-person, 3-person, and 8-person rooms feature full kitchens, huge closets, and plenty of storage space. The entire building is full of neat tricks, from windows that darken with the touch of a button to eco-friendly hea
5、ting and cooling technology.Pomona College-Dialynas & Sontag HallSmall liberal arts school Pomona College has not one but two of the best college dorms. Dialynas Hall and Sontag Hall, both constructed in 2011, gained national praise for their energy efficient design and are beloved by students for t
6、heir modern look. Students live in suite-style rooms in arrangements of three to six bedrooms. Theres a drop-down movie screen, a rooftop garden and playing field for pick-up games. Students can learn more about their dorms sustainable design by spending time in the in-house eco-classrooms.1Which do
7、rm is better for a student longing for privacy?ASimmons hall.BMorgens Hall.CDialynas Hall.DSontag Hall.2What do Morgens Hall and Dialynas & Sontag Hall have in common?AThey are big-sized.BThey help to save money.CThey have TVs in the walls.DThey are environmentally-friendly.3Why do these college
8、s try to improve their student dorms?ATo promote low-carbon lifestyle.BTo make campuses more inviting.CTo test energy-efficient buildings.DTo encourage game-based learning.Benjamin Alexander, a 38-year-old man from Northampton shire, became the first athlete to represent Jamaica in an alpine skiing
9、event (高山滑雪) at the Winter Olympics.But his story started in 2015. When he saw friends did the sport so skillfully, he was in awe and decided to take a ski lesson.” That first time, I fell 27 times on the way down the hill. I think a lot of people would have given up at that point.” “But I kind of j
10、ust took that as the baseline. If I can aim for falling less than 27 times on the next hill, then I am progressing.”However, it wasnt until two years later that Benjamin considered seriously competing in the sport. “In 2018, I went to the Winter Olympics as a spectator,” he said. “I noticed that the
11、re were only three athletes representing Jamaica. I found that very strange since my mother country is a powerhouse full of athletes in the summer game. So coming into 2019, I just had a plan to say, Lets see if this crazy idea of going to the Olympics is even possible. Lets just go and ski for a li
12、ttle while and see what happens.” he said.Alexander has no full-time coach. He built a support network that included Stokes and the US skier Gordon Gray, who called Alexanders technique “terrible” but thought his lack of fear would give him an advantage in competition. A strategic approach and fearl
13、ess technique have led the engineering graduate and former DJ not only to make sporting history but find success as a black athlete in a historically white sport. Alexander bills himself as a “reinvention expert” and has used skills learned in his other careers to develop his pursuit of skiing succe
14、ss. “Ive been to 67 countries. Ive spent a lot of my life on the road.” he said. “Ive always loved to travel and a big part of my previous role as a DJ was getting myself out there, marketing myself in the right way, figuring out ways to get into venues, clubs and festivals that I wanted to perform
15、at.”4What made Benjamin decide to compete in Olympics?AHis love for his motherland.BHis friends encouragement.CHis desire to change his life.DHis enthusiasm for alpine skiing.5What is the last paragraph mainly about?AThe challenges Benjamin met.BThe advantages Benjamin has.CThe way of Benjamins trai
16、ning.DThe reason behind Benjamins success.6What can we learn from Benjamin Alexander?ABetter late than never.BFailure is the mother of success.CNever judge a book by its cover.DNothing is impossible to a willing heart.7In which column will you read this passage on the Internet?AEntertainment.BHealth
17、.CSports.DCulture.This is the digital age. If you dont know what ChatGPT is, think of the digital products youre constantly exposed to. Technology can close the gap between paper and screen, but not entirely. Typing will never be as distinctive as handwriting. Mastery of digital technologies is vita
18、l, but a sense of touch, authenticity and humanity still matter.A recent research reveals the enduring value of paper, whether in making decisions, winning over customers or enhancing productivity. In a study from Maferima at Northwestern University and Lili Wang of Zhejiang University, the research
19、ers approached strangers and asked them to take a made-up survey. Half the respondents were given a pen and paper to fill out the form; the other half were handed an iPad. At the end of the exercise, respondents were asked if they wanted to give their email address to receive information on how to d
20、onate to a charity. Those who used paper were much likelier to provide their email addresses.The researchers also saw differences in behavior when they showed Chinese university students an ad for a bookseller at the end of the survey, and then asked them to select some of the books that were being
21、promoted. Those using paper to fill out the questionnaire chose more highbrow books on average than those using the tablet. When asked, paper-and-pen respondents were indeed more likely than iPad users to think their choices were more indicative of their characters.And in a study from 2017, research
22、ers found that people assigned a greater value to the physical version of a product than its digital version. Shoppers were willing to pay more for books and films they could hold than ones they could only download. Even the sight of someone handling something can help online sales. They found that
23、Instagram posts showing hands touching products like cups of coffee or smartphones got more likes than those that were not being pawed. Similarly, people browsing in a shop on line were more willing to buy a T-shirt if they saw their own simulated hand touch it. All of these explain why retailers ta
24、rget consumers who do more of their shopping offline when selling pricier, less functional products.8What does the author want to say in Paragraph 1?ATogether with ChatGPT comes the digital age.BPaper still has a role to play in the digital age.CPeople wont write with pen in the future.DDigital prod
25、ucts do harm to our health.9How does the author mainly develop paragraphs 2&3?ABy asking questions.BBy giving examples.CBy listing reasons.DBy making comparisons.10Which word can replace the underlined word “simulated” in the last paragraph?AshakyBtinyCvirtualDsoft11What can we infer from the pa
26、ssage?AOn-line shops will fail to attract customers in the future.BA hand-written birthday card is better than a text message.CA person with an app will be more likely to stick to his plan.DAll exams and interviews will be conducted with pen and paper.Yellow fever began to spread in Brazil in 2016.
27、More than 2,000 people got sick, and 750 died. The disease is also severely threatening the golden lion tamarin, a little monkey, living in the rainforest of southeastern Brazil. The disease killed about one-third of its population, which was small even before the outbreak. So, scientists created a
28、vaccine to protect the monkeys.The vaccination campaign began last year. But vaccinating animals to protect their species from extinction is a new idea, which represents a change in thinking among supporters of wildlife conservation and has raised questions about how far humans should go to save wil
29、d animas. Historically, conservationists have believed that humans should not interfere directly with wildlife. A traditional saying in the world of conservation work is “Leave it as is.”However, Tony Goldberg, a scientist and animal doctor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, believes in vaccina
30、ting wild animals when possible. “There are people who say we shouldnt touch nature and that we shouldnt alter anything. But really, there are no unspoiled natural habitats left.” he said. “People are realizing they have to do something.” he added. “This epidemic moved very quickly from north to sou
31、th, across the country-no wildlife does that. Its people. They cross vast distances in buses, trains, planes. They bring the disease with them. We realized that in five years, we could lose the entire population if we did nothing.”The vaccine led to antibodies in the tested monkeys and caused no har
32、m, the scientists found. So far, about 300 have been vaccinated and are reported to be doing well. Tests show that more than 90 percent of the monkeys have immunity or resistance to the virus since vaccination.The outbreak of yellow fever is no longer a big problem for the monkeys, and their populat
33、ion is starting to come back. But even with the success of the vaccine program, scientists are still not sure about creating vaccines for other animals. Jacob Negrey, a biologist who studies monkeys, wondered about unpredictable effects of such wildlife treatment. He explained that you might create
34、a treatment that helps one kind of animal but hurts another.12What caused moneys to get infected with yellow fever?AHuman activities.BLoss of their habitat.CConvenient transportation.DThe development of Science and technology.13What happened to vaccinated monkeys?AThey are resistant to all viruses.B
35、They are no longer endangered animals.CThere is an increase in their population.DSome of them are harmed by the vaccine.14Whats Jacobs attitude to creating vaccine for other animals?AIndifferent.BOptimistic.CDoubtful.DNeutral.15Whats the best title of this passage?AVaccinating animals: a heated deba
36、te.BYellow fever: a threat to monkeys.CProtecting moneys: a top priority.DVaccine: a blessing for monkeys.二、七选五People have been playing rock, paper, scissors for about 2,000 years. Its played everywhere. Many people think the game is all luck: their probability of winning seems about the same as the
37、ir chances of losing. _16_ There are patterns in how people make decisions. Although knowing the psychology of this game isnt a sure ticket to winning a match, it can help.The game is mainly about predicting and reading your opponents. _17_ Research has shown that there is a slight preference for pe
38、ople to begin by playing rock. There are different theories about why it could be because it is mentioned first in the name of the game, or it could be because rock is similar to a fist which seems powerful. Thus, if we know that, it gives us an edge just play paper._18_ Research shows that people w
39、ho lose a hand tend to change. So there is a reasonable chance that our opponents will change to scissors or paper. That gives us our second edge just play scissors and we should either win or draw. But this isnt an exact science. What if it doesnt go to plan and your opponents win? _19_.If we lose
40、the previous hand then our opponents might reasonably expect us to switch to something else. _20_. Hopefully, theyll switch, expecting us to switch, and it should improve our chances. Maybe sometimes the less predictable you are, the better chance you have of winning.ABut the outcome of the game is
41、not random.BSo what if you could predict their first hand?CPerhaps they know a bit of game strategy too.DIf our opponents lose, theyll probably switch.E“Practice, practice, practice” is the key to success.FThis gives us our final edge surprise them by not switching.GLook for patterns in either your
42、opponents moves or behavior.三、完形填空It was snowing in the midwinter, in a rural highway outside of town. Pepper and Cooper, a pair of beagles (小猎犬) walked with great difficulty through the _21_ night. Cooper, a father-to-be _22_ the roadside for a spot, where his struggling companion might rest safely
43、. Her way was made _23_ by the new life growing inside her. They needed a _24_, dry place safe from the bitter wind.That December night, Gus Kiebel was driving home from work when he _25_ the pair in the flash of his headlights. Feeling curious and _26_, he parked his truck and _27_ the animals. Gus
44、 _28_ down and stretched out his hands to the beagles, which made no effort to _29_. He _30_ the dogs on the passenger seat of his truck. Then he _31_ his phone and called the number from the dogs tags. A man answered and immediately grew _32_ and impatient when Gus told him why he was calling. _33_
45、, the man declined to _34_ the dog. These beagles were _35_, no home at all in this world. Then he called his wife Katie. “You cant put them back in the _36_,” she said. “Bring them home.”Without enough _37_ for two more dogs in their small house, the next day, Katie took them to a shelter nearby. I
46、n the days following, Katie phoned the shelter _38_ to check up on Pepper and Cooper. Soon after Christmas, the beagles were _39_ - as a pair, by a loving family. This touching story speaks to the best of our nature. And when kindness and love overcome _40_ and neglect (忽视), it can feel like the gre
47、atest miracle of all.21AfreezingBdarkCwonderfulDunforgettable22AnoticedBscannedCwitnessedDwatched23AlongerBfitterCheavierDstronger24AquietBcleanCcrowdedDwarm25AspottedBtrainedCdroppedDcrashed26AthrilledBdisappointedCconcernedDdelighted27AcaughtBchasedCapproachedDfreed28AbentBsatClayDfell29AjumpBbarkCleaveDescape30AlockedBplacedCthrewDhid31Aput outBpulled outChanded outDgave out32ApositiveBobjectiveCsupportiveDdefensive33AFortunatelyBUnsurprisinglyCHopefullyDInterestingly34AdeclareBconsiderCclaimDdiscuss35AabandonedBdiscovered
