1、辽宁省七校名校协作体2024-2025学年高三上学期11月期中英语试题一、阅读理解Newstead AbbeyNewstead Abbey is a historic house and estate in Nottinghamshire, England,that was once home to the famous poet Lord Byron, who wrote some of his most celebrated poems at Newstead Abbey.HistoryThe house dates back to the 12th century, when it wa
2、s founded as an Augustinian church by King Henry II. After the Closure of the church in the 16th century, the church was transformed into a residence for the Byron family,who owned it for over 250 years. Lord Byron inherited the property in 1798, but sold it in 1818 due to financial difficulties.Att
3、ractions & ActivitiesThe house and gardens are open to the public and offer a variety of attractions, such as the medieval cloisters, the Gothic Revival chapel (小教堂), the Japanese garden, and the lake. Byrons personal belongings and souvenirs are still on display there. You can also enjoy guided
4、 tours, exhibitions, events, and activities throughout the year.AdmissionAdult: 10.80 (online price), 12 (gate price)Child (age 5-15): 5.40 (online price),6(gate price)Senior(age 60+), Group (10 or more people): 10% off discounts1What was the original purpose of Newstead Abbey when founded in the 12
5、th century?ATo serve as a royal residence.BTo serve as a religious building.CTo serve as a military base.DTo serve as a cultural center.2Which of the following can you do in the house of Newstead Abbey?ASee the items that belonged to Lord Byron.BChat with the founder, King Henry II, in person.CParti
6、cipate in the construction of the Japanese garden.DAcquire the ownership of the Augustinian church.3If two adults with two children aged 7 and 10 buy tickets online, how much can they save?A1.20.B3.60.C4.80.D9.60.Amy, a day old, was abandoned at a police station in Seoul. Her birth parents couldnt a
7、fford to give Amy the appropriate healthcare then. She spent her first three months in an orphanage before she was adopted. “I always thought, why should I be more thankful to my adoptive parents than the next person?” she says.In 2011, Amy reconnected with her birth mother in South Korea, her adopt
8、ive mum by her side. “My Korean mother took my American mothers hands in hers and said with tears, Thank you. After that, my whole world changed,” Amy says. At the time, she was working in the e-commerce sector and struggling with anxiety, depression and an eating disorder. Reconnecting with her bir
9、th family, however made her feel like the luckiest person in the world and she wanted to actively share her good fortune. That year, she quit her job and co-founded the Global Gratitude Alliance, which partners with grassroots organizations to create community-led solutions or social and economic ch
10、ange.Since then, a reflexive sense of thankfulness has become Amys frame of reference for work, relationships and daily life in general. She tried to rethink her world view, appreciate the little things and make connections with others. For Amy, the attitude shift helped her overcome health issuessh
11、e didnt need the drugs any more after she returned from Korea.Those positive effects inspired Amy to share the experience with others. Through a partnership with a home for orphaned children in Nepal, the Global Gratitude Alliance provided teachers with workshops that concluded with a ceremony of gi
12、ving thanks. The participants used those techniques to help their students and community after the destructive earthquake of 2015. Children from the school recently visited a local seniors home to build relationships with the residents there. “Gratitude creates a cycle of giving and receiving,” Amy
13、says.4What can we know from the passage?AAmy was raised by an American couple.BAmy received proper treatment as an infant.CAmy was more thankful to her birth mother.DAmy was orphaned three months after her birth.5What played a key role in Amys change?AHer job quittingBThe reunion with her birth moth
14、er.CThe struggle against her disease.DThe connections with volunteers.6What can we know about members of the Global Gratitude Alliance?AThey hosted ceremonies in workshops.BThey sought partners for orphaned children.CThey built relations with adoptive parents.DThey contributed to post-disaster servi
15、ce.7What is the text mainly about?AGood fortune inspires people a lot.BReflection helps build frame of life.CFamily reunion gets positive effects.DGratitude needs to be widely spread.Researchers have claimed a major step forward in the field of organ transplantation after a monkey survived for more
16、than two years with a genetically engineered pig kidney.Scientists have spent decades working out whether animal organs could ever work properly and safely in humans without them being rejected by the patients immune system, but the challenges have proved immense.For the latest trial, researchers us
17、ed a gene-editing tool called Crisper to alter genes in Yucatan miniature pigs before transplanting their kidneys into macaques (猕猴). The modifications altered genes to prevent organ rejection and remove pig viruses that could potentially be activated in recipients.Writing in the journal Nature, the
18、 scientists describe how 21 monkeys performed after their kidneys were removed and a single genetically modified pig kidney was implanted. Monkeys typically survived only 24 days when the kidneys were edited to disable three genes that trigger immune rejection. But when the scientists added seven hu
19、man genes that reduce blood clotting (结块), inflammation and other immune reactions, the monkeys survived seven times longer, typically for 176 days.When combined with treatment to suppress the immune system, the researchers report that one monkey survived for more than two years-758 days -with the t
20、ransplanted organ.Curtis, the chief executive of eGenesis, said the long-term survival of at least some of the monkeys had put eGenesis on course to satisfy the US Food and Drug Administration requirement to see at least 12 months survival in animals before the team can launch a clinical trial in hu
21、mans. “We are well on our way there,” Curtis said. “There simply arent enough kidneys to go around. In our opinion its the only near-term viable solution.”The team uses Yucatan miniature pigs as donors because at maturity their kidneys are roughly the same size of those in the adult human. In the mo
22、nkey trial, the kidneys were transplanted at two to three months when the organs were much smaller.Prof Tatsuo Kawai, an author on the study at Harvard Medical School,said the scientists expected the modified pig organs to perform better in humans than monkeys because “they are a better match”.8What
23、 do researchers do with the Yucatan miniature pigs?AThey altered their immune systems.BThey transplanted their kidneys into human beings.CThey used them to produce a gene-editing tool.DThey changed their genes to prevent rejection and remove pig viruses.9Whats Curtis attitude towards the result of t
24、he experiment?AContent.BDissatisfied.CDoubtful.DDismissed.10What does the underlined word “those” refer to?AKidneys.BMonkeys.CPigs.DOrgans.11Whats the best title of the passage?ATimne to change human immune system.BAn advance in immune system.CAn advance in organ transplantation.DA clinical trial in
25、 humans.Almost half a billion small, cheap electrical everyday items from headphones to handheld fans ended up in landfill in the UK in the past year, according to research.The not-for-profit organisation Material Focus, which conducted the research,said the scale of the issue was huge and they want
26、ed to encourage more recycling.More than half a billion cheaply priced electronic goods were bought in the UK in the past year alone-16 per second. Material Focus findings showed that of these items,471m were thrown away. This included 260m disposable vapes (电子烟), 26m cables, 29m LED, solar and deco
27、rative lights, 9.8m USB sticks, and 4.8m miniature fans.Scott Butler, executive director at Material Focus, described it as “fast tech”.He said: “People should think carefully about buying some of the more silly items in the first place.” He said the items people bought were often “cheap and small”,
28、 and that consumers may not realise they contain valuable materials that could be saved if recycled.Small electricals can contain precious materials including copper, lithium and stainless steel. These components can be recycled and used in wind turbines, medical devices and electric vehicles. Mater
29、ial Focus said that while people were used to the idea of recycling larger electrical items such as fridges, lots of smaller devices were left unused in houses.Butler said :“We want to get the message across that anything with a plug, battery or cable can be recycled and theres somewhere near you to
30、 do it. The scale of the issue is huge, but theres an easy solution-just as the trend for recycling and repurposing fashion has grown and grown, we want to encourage the nation to recycle fast tech, guilt-free and fuss-free.”Material Focus said that when consumers bought a cheap item, they saw it as
31、 disposable. They estimate that UK citizens spent more than 2.8bn on these cheap products in the past year. The non-profit group described it as “the tip of the iceberg” when it comes to the growing issue of wasted electricals in the UK. More than 100,000 tons of waste electricals are thrown away ev
32、ery year, and there are 880m electrical items of all kinds lying unused in UK homes.12What can we infer from Butlers words in paragraph 4?ACheap items dont deserve consumers careful use.BLow-quality electrical goods are easy to be recycled.CConsumers should stop buying these “fast tech” in the first
33、 place.DValuable materials can be found in these cheap and small electrical goods.13What did Butler appeal to people to do?ATheyd better spread the idea of “fast tech”.BTheyd better recycle small devices as well as larger ones.CTheyd better set up somewhere near them to do the recycling.DTheyd bette
34、r catch the trend of disposing small and cheap items.14Whats the main idea of the passage?ATons of small and cheap electrical items are thrown away.BLegal efforts should be made to ban small electrical items.C“Fast tech” the future generation.DRecycling valuable materials from electronics is urgent.
35、15Where is the text most probably taken from?AA book review.BA philosophical textbook.CA science magazine.DAn electronic book. Traditional exercise finds fresh audienceOnce a sport for elderly, pandemic and government support give baduanjin younger profile, Chen Nan reports. For 28-year-old model Hu
36、ang Qian, going to the gym and following a strict diet help her maintain a slim figure.About eight months ago, she decided to add a new form of exercise to her daily routine. Baduanjin- 16 -is a form of qigong, a set of traditional Chinese fitness exercises combining physical movement, with breathin
37、g and meditation（冥想）.“I knew nothing about baduanjin until I saw videos of people practicing on social media platforms. The movements are very slow, like tai chi, 17 ,”says Huang, who is from Hubei province. Nevertheless, she decided to give baduanjin a try because she has issues with her cervical v
38、ertebrae（颈椎），spleen（脾脏）and stomach. “I read reviews, saying that it can be helpful to these kinds of problems,”she says.Compared with other types of qigong exercise, such as tai chi and wuqinxi(in which practitioners imitate the movements of a bear, a tiger, a monkey, a deer and birds), 18 “ 19 , wh
39、ich allows practitioners to easily memorize them, and move in time,” says WangZhen, a professor at the Shanghai University of Sport. “You can practice at almost any time and anywhere. For example, you can practice a standing posture by the table after sitting in front of the computer fora long time,
40、”Wang adds.“Now, baduanjin is a new fashion among te young,” says Liu Xiaolei, associate professor of the martial arts school at the Beijing Sport University,who has posted baduanjin videos on social media platforms. One of them has been viewed over 200,000 times on Bilibili. In the past, only the e
41、lderly practiced baduanjin in parks or at home because it is not difficult. Now, 20 , says Liu.Awhich has attracted many new practitionersBwhich translates as eight pieces of brocade（锦缎）CEach movement has its own set of rhyming instructionsDHowever, the experience has sparked a deep interest in educ
42、ationEso I naturally associated it with the kind of exercise favored by the elderlyFbaduanjin is more suited to beginners thanks to its simple, gentle movementsGI see many young people, either students or white-collar workers, practicing baduanjin二、完形填空That morning, I got the train as always. I was
43、a publishing director and was looking forward to embracing a new day of work, as usual. I would always turn to the crossword (纵横填字游戏), but that day it didnt 21 . Id been doing it for 30-old years, but trying to read this one was like walking through syrup (糖浆): 22 slow and hard. I thought I must be
44、tired.I said to my assistant. The 23 colleague contacted my wife, Beth, and she drove me straight to hospital. There, confirmation came that Id had a stroke in the part of my brain that 24 with communication. I was now in a condition that means its difficult or 25 to receive and produce language. It
45、 was the only time I cried.I was back at home a week later, and my goal was to get better and return to work in a couple of months. The way to 26 my language ability was rough. Id look at simple pictures and try to describe them as my mind 27 round and round in the darkness, looking for words.As the
46、 months passed, it became self-evident that I wasnt going to be able to go back to my old job. For 25 years, I had 28 myself as a publisher. I was used to a busy day of meetings. I didnt feel ready to say 29 to my old self. There were times when I felt incredibly angry.In the darkest months, I devot
47、ed myself to 30 . I couldnt manage novels or newspapers, so I tried reading poetry, and found the shorter lines less 31 . My speech came back, and I learned how to read again, though much more slowly. I also learned the 32 to keep up. I allowed myself to slow down, and started to enjoy it. 33 , I ge
48、t rid of my old skin. I grieved the past, its passing and its absence, and started to come to terms with it. Now, 10 years later, I look after my grandson a day a week, and my relationship with my family is deeper than ever. If youd asked me 15 years ago to 34 the importance of the things in my life I might have said work, but now Im no longer a high-achieving publisher
