1、2023届四川省遂宁市高三下学期三模英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读理解Academic courses and electivesNoble Street College Prep (预科) offers an array of academic courses and electives that help students create a well-rounded profile when they apply to college and/or pursue options after high school. All students are given the c
2、hance to rank our elective offerings. As students enter the Upper School(11th and 12th grade), they can also select some of their academic courses based on teacher recommendations. Classes in the Upper School have both juniors and seniors in the same courses. Click here Courses & Electives Offerings
3、; External Fine Arts Opportunities; Fine Arts Events Calendar to see a list of courses offered at Noble.Office hoursNoble students who have below a 3.0 current unweighted Grade Point Average (GPA) are placed on the Academic Intervention Program (AIP). Students that are on AIP are required to attend
4、one office hour a week (after school 4:10 5:10 p.m.) to get extra academic support from classroom teachers. All students are welcome to attend office hours, but students that are on AIP are at risk of earning demerits (被记过) for not attending. All teachers are also available by appointment. Students
5、can work on assignments, complete missed work, and/or receive tutoring.PowerSchool, Noble Space and Google ClassroomNoble students can successfully navigate through high school with online tools like PowerSchool, Noble Space, and Google Classroom where they can look up school log entries, such as de
6、merits and after school hours, grades, GPA, and class materials.1Who must attend the office hours at Nobel Street College?AAll students.BStudents with a GPA below 3.0.CStudents who didnt finish assignments.DStudents who are free between 4:10 5:10 p.m.2What do the online tools offer?ATeachers qualifi
7、cations.BPlans for community activities.CDetails about academic performance.DInformation about various applications.3Where is this text probably taken from?AA piece of news.BA guiding brochure.CAn official website.DAn electronic textbook.At the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, Halfway in the w
8、omens slalom(障碍滑雪)race, 18-year-old Mikaela Shiffrin took a commanding lead over the greatest womens slalom skiers in the world. On her final run, she burst from the start house at a breakneck speed, snaking around the poles in crazy rhythm.Skiing has always been a significant part of Mikaelas life.
9、 Her mom raced and coached skiing and her dad ski raced all through college. The Shiffrins taught Mikaela and her brother, Taylor, to ski at a very young age. At the age of two and a half, Mikaela made her first ski run on plastic skis. From ages 8 to 11, she worked hard, practicing hundreds of trai
10、ning runs on small hills repeatedly to develop the correct techniques of slalom skiing.When Mikaela was 11, she attended the Burke Mountain Academy, a Vermont boarding school for skiers. She took classes, studied, and practiced her skiing crazily. According to Kirk Dwyer, Burke Mountain Academy head
11、master, “It was the degree of Mikaelas effort to be the best that distinguished her from others. Her commitment to conditioning, having proper sleep, eating correctly, doing the drills, and watching video was unusual for an 11 to 13-year-old. Mikaela practiced more than anyone and believed in hersel
12、f then and now.”By the time she was 17, she had already won her first World Cup race.Working hard is a full-time job for Mikaela. Even her off-season is work time. In the summer, when Mikaela is off the ski slopes and in the gym, her daily training consists of six to seven hours of weight lifting, s
13、wimming, and biking to improve her core strength and flexibility. She does all of this so that she can dash down slopes at speeds topping 50 miles per hour while cutting back and forth around gates with astonishing precision.“If you have passion for your targets, whatever they are,” she says, “the s
14、ky is the limit. Give it your all!”4What can we learn from paragraph 2?AMikaela came from a skiing family.BMikaelas mother taught her to ski first.CMikaela trained harder than her brother.DMikaelas father coached skiing in colleges.5Why were headmaster Kirk Dwyers words cited?ATo stress Mikaela was
15、a crazy teen.BTo show Mikaelas distinct personality.CTo praise the good students in his school.DTo highlight Mikaelas great devotion to training.6Which of the following words can best describe Mikaela?ACompetent and wise.BCreative and determined.CAggressive and brave.DCommitted and self-disciplined.
16、7What does Mikaela Shiffrins story convey?APractice makes perfect.BNot to advance is to go back.CHe who laughs last laughs best.DActions speak louder than words.Instead of throwing the pits (核) or nuts after eating fruits like many people, inheritors of nut carving will collect them and turn them in
17、to artworks.“One nut, ranging from 0.8 to 6 centimeters, can be shaped into delicate earrings, buttons, seals, etc,” said Tan Wanhai, an inheritor of Weifang nut carving.Weifang nut carving can be traced back to the Qing Dynasty, during which a retired royal craftsman Wang Dayan spread the skill to
18、the locals in Shandong. Craftsmen back then often used peach pits to display their artistic skills. Due to the demanding carving skills and its rich artistic content including many different elements, Weifang nut carving was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage as early as 2008.Tan has
19、studied the nut carving over 25 years and has created many nut carvings along the way. Yet, the 48-year-old craftsman also admitted that the journey of bringing this kind of masterpiece to life is not all smooth sailing. “Unlike some pits like olive pits whose surfaces are flat, each peach pit has a
20、 unique texture like fingerprints,” Tan said, adding that craftsmen should have the capability to trace each peach pit carefully to plan their artwork besides the carving technique itself. Also, craftsmen need to have a wide foundation of knowledge when it comes to carving nuts. According to Tan, th
21、ey have to master skills in painting, seal carving and calligraphy from many traditional cultures. Sometimes, to depict classic folktales or legends in their artworks better, they need to read many books to prepare themselves.It is this kind of dedication that Tan and others possess that allows Weif
22、ang nut carving to thrive when many traditional skills are gradually disappearing. “In recent years, Weifang nut carving artworks have been increasingly welcomed by people in China for their inventive layout and novel ideas,” Tan said. This popularity, in turn, has also attracted many people to lear
23、n the skill of nut carving and even become inheritors to pass it down.8What can we know about Weifang nut carving?AIt dates back to the Ming Dynasty.BIt can transform a nut into different designs.CIt was invented by a retired royal craftsman.DIt was first nationally recognized 25 years ago.9Which of
24、 the following words can replace the underlined word “depict” in paragraph 5?ATell.BUnderstand.CReview.DCreate.10What are paragraph 4 and paragraph 5 mainly about?AThe cultural significance of nut carving.BThe reasons why nut carvings are valuable.CThe skills required for nut carving craftsmen.DThe
25、difficulties craftsmen have when creating nut carvings.11Which of the following can be the best title for the text?ASeeds of Art and BeautyBArt Originating from LifeCHistory of Nut CarvingDDevoted Contemporary InheritorsDetecting drugs used to be a specific job for dogs, but now a drug detection tea
26、m is welcoming some new colleagues squirrels. Six Eurasian red squirrels were trained and approved for work responsibilities by police in Chongqing in February.Squirrels have an acute sense of smell as they can smell food under a foot of snow. Small and swift, the “newcomers” are able to search for
27、drugs in places which may be unapproachable for dogs, such as narrow spaces or tops of packages stacked high in warehouses. The squirrels have been trained to use their claws to scratch at boxes to draw their handlers attention if they detect drugs, according to local Chongqing police authorities.“O
28、ur self-developed training system can be applied to the training of various animals,” Yin Jin, a police dog handler in Chongqing, told Global Times, adding that the training has really impressive results as the squirrels can quickly identify drugs. Although the system is intended for dogs, it can sh
29、ow some evidence on how squirrels are trained as well.According to a research essay published in the journal China Working Dog which details the program, conditioning the animals reflexes (反射) is the key factor. First, the animals are familiarized with the targets smell and do special gestures when
30、they smell their targets. For example, for explosive detection dogs, the handlers place pieces of cloth with the smell of the explosives next to the dogs food. Next, the animals learn to search for the targets under various conditions. From a large number of luggage bags to people walking in crowds,
31、 the handlers create different scenarios (情景) to test the animals. If the animals successfully identify the location of the targets, they are then rewarded with snacks or other treats. The animals are soon able to search for targets naturally and actively, showing that the conditioned reflex has bee
32、n built internally. Their training ends with practice sessions in real-life scenarios.12What advantage do squirrels have over dogs in drug detection?ASquirrels are much easier to train.BSquirrels are smarter and quicker.CSquirrels have a sharper sense of smell.DSquirrels can better fit into small sp
33、aces.13How do the squirrels remind their handlers after finding boxes containing drugs?ABy forcefully shaking their tails.BBy sitting on the boxes and barking.CBy jumping up and down on the boxes.DBy scratching at the boxes with their claws.14What does Yin think of their self-developed training syst
34、em?AIt still needs to be improved.BIt will be introduced abroad.CIt is effective in training squirrels.DIt can be used to train all kinds of animals.15When does a handler know his detecting animals have developed conditioned reflexes?AWhen his dogs can smell targets carefully.BWhen his mice can sear
35、ch for targets voluntarily.CWhen his squirrels can do different gestures flexibly.DWhen his bees can detect targets in different scenarios.二、七选五Procrastination(拖延) may be a problem that everyone struggles with now and then. It can be tough to begin or advance major projects or challenging tasks time
36、ly. _16_. Get down to your work.Force yourself to begin. This might seem too simplistic, but even sitting down to begin a project or buying some necessities for a home repair, for example, can help change your mindset. _17_, especially when it comes to overcoming procrastination.Avoid interruptions
37、as much as possible. When you finally sit down to complete a task, it can be discouraging to get interrupted repeatedly, whether its an impolite roommate or an electronic device like your phone. _18_.Increase your productivity.Break tasks down into manageable sizes. _19_. Breaking down projects into
38、 smaller goals can help you stop procrastinating and face up to your work, thus acting quickly.Reward yourself for completing tasks. Even if your project is something you dislike, you can help yourself get started by promising yourself something enjoyable upon its completion. Having something to loo
39、k forward to can inspire you to fight procrastination._20_.Dont procrastinate because of a desire for perfection. Our obsession(痴迷) with perfection can cause us to procrastinate indirectly. It can lead to working endlessly on a project until its past its deadline. Accept that you only need to do you
40、r best and then hand in your work. Dont procrastinate just because you think it might not be perfect.ASet specific goals for yourselfBMaintain reasonable expectationsCAfter all, not everyone can make it no sooner said than doneDThe old saying that getting started is half the battle is really trueEHo
41、wever, there are practical ways for you to fight procrastinationFThis can cause a break and make it easy to go back to procrastinationGPressure from worrying about huge projects can cause you to put off them三、完形填空Beep! Beep! Beep! I rolled over and turned off my alarm clock. It was still dark outsid
42、e so I felt my way to the wall switch and _21_ the light. I got up quickly because I knew my dog would be _22_ to get outside for the morning walk. I reached over to grab a _23_ and stopped. It was _24_ still autumn but the _25_ here in the Appalachian mountains of my home didnt follow the calendar.
43、 It had been _26_ and snowy two days ago but warm and rainy yesterday. I had forgotten to check the weather report for today, however, so I wasnt sure if I _27_ my light jacket or my heavy coat.I _28_ my light jacket, pulled it on and leashed up my dog. I opened the door and stepped outside. Just fo
44、r a moment I realized I had made the _29_ choice. Each breath I exhaled was a frozen mist. The wind chill was bitter cold. The grass was covered in _30_ and I tried to keep my _31_while my dog dragged me along behind him.I shivered (打寒颤) and complained a bit but finally turned my _32_ up to the heav
45、ens. I looked up at the pre-dawn _33_ and saw it was full of twinkling stars. It was so beautiful and so peaceful. _34_, I felt a warmth inside of me and _35_ shivering. While my dog sniffed the ground, I opened my heart to the _36_ of natures creation. In all of its different seasons it had never _
46、37_ to touch my soul. It had heated my heart on the coldest days and _38_ my spirit on the darkest nights. Our lives here are full of various _39_ as well. From the innocence and youth of Spring to the wisdom and wrinkles of Winter, we are all called to live, to give, to grow and to love. _40_ all y
47、our seasons. Make each day a creation of your love.21Aopened upBswitched offCturned onDcame to22AcuriousBafraidCableDeager23AdogBcoatCropeDflashlight24AnearlyBtechnicallyCusuallyDprobably25AweatherBconditionCenvironmentDatmosphere26AwindyBmildCcoldDcool27AremovedBpackedCwashedDneeded28Atried onBdecided onCinsisted onDfocused on29AdifficultBcomplexCconfusingDunwise30AfrostBmudCdustDwater31ApatienceBdistanceCbalanceDstrength32AhandBheadCsoulDheart33AskyBmountainCmoonDcloud34AActuallyBGenerallyCSuddenlyD
