1、湖南省长沙市稻田中学2023-2024学年英语高三上期末考试模拟试题注意事项1考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B 铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1Some people create jobs, foster excitement and basically make the system work. They see possibilities _ others see only proble
2、ms.AthatBwhatCwhichDwhere2Betty was feeling pretty blue for a while, but shes better now._.AOh, thats kind of you BCongratulations COh, Im glad to hear thatDIts my pleasure3What has made him in such high spirits recently?_ by his teacher for succeeding passing the exam.ABeing praised BPraisedCHaving
3、 praised DTo praise4We all know that good results _ for you when you start doing things you love.Aare waiting Bhave waitedChave been waiting Dwill be waiting5Bathing crabs are raised in the Yangcheng Lake for at least six months， which is what makes them authentic and _a high priceAestimateBfetchCoc
4、cupyDpredict6Martin Luther King, Jr. put it that peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means _we arrive at that goal.AthatBwhereCby whichDwith which7 Im terribly sorry. Im late because . Thats OK. You are here and thats what _.AdoesBworksCfunctionsDcounts8The inner strength of the g
5、irl allows her _ going when she gets into trouble.Akeep Bkeeping Cto keep Dkept9Their flight _ due to bad weather. They would like to know when the flight will take off.Ahad been delayed Bwas delayedChas been delayed Dwill be delayed10I was ill that day, otherwise I _the sports meet.Atook part inBwo
6、uld have taken part inChad taken part inDwould take part in11I dropped by at 6:00pm yesterday but failed to see you at your house.I _ in a gym at that time.Awas exercising Bam exercisingChave exercised Dhad exercised12语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。1. anything AmanyBmaga
7、zineCmanageDmatch2. achievedApracticedBmarkedCoperatedDdamaged3. dealtA. deal BgreatCmeantDleader4. seize Aeither B. receive C. eight D. height5. youth Athus Bbreakthrough Cgather Dalthough13With economy increasing steadily, people _ enjoy a life of higher quality.AshouldBcanCmayDmust14I appreciate
8、_ the opportunity to work in your company two years ago.AgivingBto giveCbeing givenDto be given15I was unaware of the critical points involved, so my choice was quite _.Aarbitrary Breasonable Cmechanical Dconventional16一Peter, have you got your new flat furnished?Yes. I _ some used furniture and it
9、was a real bargain.Awill buy Bhave bought Cbought Dhad bought17You _ read a book in the sunitll do harm to your eyesAcouldntBwouldntCneedntDmustnt18I wonder why the thinnest plastics bags, though _ , are still in use here.Well, its no easy job to solve this problem effectively.AbanningBbannedCto ban
10、Dhaving banned19The toughest thing about success is _ you have to keep on being a success.AwhyBwhenCwhatDthat20The disabled guy was attended throughout his school day by a nurse _ to guard him.Ato appointBappointedCappointingDhaving appointed第二部分 阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21（6分）A B
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17、 8,000 words.BIt shows you the time, day and date of local time zone over 100 cities.CYou can store your appointments, telephone numbers and addresses in it.DIt will allow you to stay in touch with the world through all kinds of advanced features.3、What can we learn about the dictionaries from the t
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19、sh dictionary.22（8分） It is not only praise or punishment that determines a childs level of confidence. There are some other important ways we shape our kidsparticularly by giving instructions and commands in a negative or positive choice of words. For example, we can say to a child “Dont run into tr
20、affic!” or “Stay on the footpath close to me.” In using the latter, you will be helping your kids to think and act positively, and to feel competent in a wide range of situation, because they know what to do, and arent scaring themselves about what not to do.Actually, it is all in the way the human
21、mind works. What we think, we automatically rehearse. For example, if someone offered you a million dollars not to think of a blue monkey for two minutes, you wouldnt be able to do it. When a child is told “Dont fall off the tree,” he will think of two things: “dont” and “fall off the tree”. That is
22、, he will automatically create the picture of falling off the tree in his mind. A child who is vividly imagining falling off the tree is much more likely to fall off. So it is far better to use “Hold on to the tree carefully.”Clearly, positive instructions help kids to understand the right way to do
23、 things. Kids do not always know how to be safe, or how to react to the warning of the danger in negative words. So parents should make their commands positive. “Sam, hold on firm to the side of the boat” is much more useful than “Dont you dare to fall out of the boat?” or worse still “How do you th
24、ink Ill feel if you drown?” The changes are small but difference is obvious.Children learn how to guide and organize themselves from the way we guide them with our words, so it pays to be positive.1、Positive choice of words helps kids to _.Ado things carefully Blearn in different situationsCimprove
25、their imagination Dbuild up their confidence2、What can we infer from Paragraph 2?AOne cant help imagining what is heard.BA child will act on what is instructed.CA child will fall off the tree when told not to.DOne wont think of a blue monkey when given money.3、Which of the following commands helps k
26、ids to be safe?AFasten your seat belt.BDont play by the lake.CHow do you think Ill feel if you get hurt?DDont you dare to walk through the red light?4、The main idea of the passage is that _.Apraise makes kids confident Bright instructions keep kids safeCpositive instructions guide kids Dclear comman
27、ds make kids different23（8分）Most Americans are worried about new technology. They are concerned that machines, including robots, will take over work now done by humans. These findings come from a new report by the Pew Research Center of Washington DCAbout 75 percent of Americans questioned by Pew sa
28、id automation will increase income inequality between the rich and the middle class and poor. And 64 percent of people expect automation to be so common in America that people will face difficulty finding things to do with their lives.Some of the concerns about technology come from a distrust about
29、whether machines will always make the right decision. Many Americans believe humans have better judgement in dealing with. complex matters. One example is selecting a person for a job. Three-quarters of Americans said they would not want to apply for a job that uses a computer program to choose the
30、most qualified person.“Most Americans want the government to limit automation. For example, 87 percent support a requirement that all driverless vehicles have a human in the drivers seat who can take control when an emergency occurs. And 85 percent want to limit machines to mostly doing jobs that ar
31、e dangerous or unhealthy for humans. And only 25 percent expect more jobs to come from automation,” Pew said.Mark Zuckerberg, the co-founder of Facebook, spoke last May to graduating seniors from Harvard University in Massachusetts. His talk centered on the uncertain future facing young people. “Our
32、 generation will have to deal with tens of millions of jobs replaced by automation like self-driving cars and trucks.” Zuckerherg told the graduates.Zuckerberg said young people had better launch(发起)projects that will bring both jobs and direct benefits to the people of the world. He said in his spe
33、ech that 30000 people worked to put a man on the moon, and millions of people built the Hoover Dam as well as other great projects over the last 100 years.1、What do many Americans think of technology according to paragraph 3?AUseful.BEffective.CDangerous.DUndependable.2、Why do Americans want a human
34、 in driverless vehicles?ATo test the new technology.BTo make a driver.CTo ensure personal safety.DTo entertain the passengers.3、W hat did Zuckerberg encourage the students to do?ARefuse self-driving vehicles.BCreate new job chances.CFocus on small projects.DFight against robots.4、Which of the follow
35、ing would be the best title for the text?ANew Technology Creates More JobsBNew Technology Brings More FairnessCAmericans Worry Machines Will Take JobsDRobots Make Work Easy to Do for Workers24（8分）CKangaroomothering helpsboostachildshealthand intelligence“Kangaroomothering”,thepractice of continuous
36、skin-to-skin contact with a newbornbaby, results in healthier, more intelligent and successful children, a new study finds. A20-yearfollow-upresearch found that thosebrought up in the kangaroomethod scoredhigherinIQtestsandearned53%more. They were also found to be less likely to have behavior proble
37、ms thanbabiesinacontrolgroup. Followersofthemethodnesttheir kidsina“kangaroo”positionontheir chest assoonaspossibleafterbirth.Bothmotherandbabyare supposed to go home as quickly as possible.Thetechniqueisoftenusedincasesof premature birth (早产). In such cases, the trained mother acts as the childs ma
38、in source of stimulation (刺激) and food, in the form ofbreastfeeding. Between 1993 and 1996, a group of more than 700 prematurely born babies in Columbia were, on the basis of random selection, placedeitheraway from motheror wereraisedusingthekangaroomethod. Two decades later, a follow-up survey fund
39、ed by the Canadian Government has shown that those who went through the latter method benefited by comparison. PublishedinthejournalPaediatrics,theresearchshowsthatkangaroomotheringoffered significant protection against early death, with a 3.5% death rate compared to a 7.7% rate in the control group
40、. IQ test also showed a small but significant advantage of 3.5% compared to other infants. LeadresearcherDrNathalieCharpak,oftheKangarooFoundationinBogota, said themethod has “significant, long-lasting social and behavioral protective effects”. “We firmly believe that this is a powerful, efficient,
41、scientifically based healthcare intervention that can be used in all settings, from those with very restricted to unrestricted access to healthcare.”The study also found that, compared with babies in the control group, those raised in the kangaroo method went on to develop bigger brains, with signif
42、icantly larger volumes of gray matter.1、According to the passage, what is “kangaroo mothering”?AMothers trying their best to improve their babies IQs.BMothers raising their babies in bags like kangaroos.CMothers staying in touch with their babies early and constantly.DMothers breastfeeding their bab
43、ies instead of using milk powder.2、The underlined word “infants” in Paragraph 5 probably means _.Achildren Bkangaroos Cparents Dresearchers3、What is Dr Nathalie Charpaks attitude toward Kangaroo mothering?ASceptical. BNeutral. CDisapproving. DSupportive.4、This passage shows that Kangaroo mothering c
44、an _.Agive children bigger headsBbenefit childrens brain growthCreduce the number of premature birthsDsolve school childrens behavioral problems25（10分） In early February 2019, 51-year-old Rainer Schimpf and his team set out to film South Africas Sardine Run off the coast of Point Elizabeth Sardine R
45、un, the annual migration(迁徙)of billions of sardines (a small sea fish), is a big draw for large predators, especially the dolphin and whale. Predators are animals that kill and eat other animals. In an attempt to obtain the best images of the incredible natural phenomenon, Rainer dived into the midd
46、le of a spinning ball of fish. Suddenly the sea moved around violently, and the experienced diver and his photographer Heinz Toperczer, who was filming from the boat, instantly realized something strange was going on Suddenly dolphins shot out of the water, a white spray came out and then a whale appeared and grasped RainerWhile Toperczer was filming the terrifying turn of events with his video camera, Rainer, who was trapped had first and engulfed(吞噬)in darkness inside the whales mouth, was trying to survive. Nothing
