辽宁省沈阳市第120中学高三上学期第四次质量监测-英语试题+答案

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沈阳市第 120中学2023-2024 学年度上学期

高三年级第四次质量监测

英语试题

满分:150 分 时间:120 分钟 命题人:姚丹 张晓辉 校对人:王春蕊

第一部分 听力(共两节, 满分 30 分)

做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案

转涂到答题卡上。

第一节 (共 5 小题; 每题 1.5 分, 共 7.5 分)

听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最

佳选项。听完每段对话后,你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对

话仅读一遍。

例:How much is the shirt?

A. 19.15. B. 9.18 C. 9.15.

1. What did the man do yesterday?

A. He hurt his face.

B. He went to the dentist.

C. He had a tooth pulled out.

2. What does the woman think of local newspapers?

A. Puzzling. B. Satisfying. C. Disappointing.

3. Where are the speakers?

A. In a bank. B. At a restaurant. C. In a cinema.

4. What is the man doing?

A. Planning a vacation.

B. Keeping a secret.

C. Telling good news.

5. What are the speakers talking about?

A. A song. B. A novel. C. A film.

第二节(共 15 小题; 每小题 1.5 分, 满分 22.5 分)

听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个

选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题 5 秒钟;听

完后,各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第 6 段材料,回答第 6、7 题。

6. Why did the man make the phone call?

A. To ask for a meeting.

B. To have a discussion.

C. To make a reservation.

7. When will the speakers have dinner together?

A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.

听第 7 段材料,回答第 8 至 10 题

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8. Where did the woman learn about the apartment?

A. In the newspaper. B. On the Internet. C. On TV.

9. How much is the monthly rent?

A. About 150. B. About 300. C. About 600.

10. What will bring about an extra fee?

A. Heat. B. Parking. C. Electricity.

听第 8 段材料,回答第 11 至 13 题。

11. Why did the speakers get there early?

A. To attend a class.

B. To get good seats.

C. To buy some food.

12. Which seats are the speakers least likely to choose?

A. The seats in the front.

B. The seats in the middle.

C. The seats in the back.

13. What are they probably doing?

A. They are queuing.

B. They are talking about a film.

C. They are buying some popcorn.

听第 9 段材料,回答第 14 至 16 题。

14. What is the man doing?

A. Hosting a program.

B. Attending a meeting.

C. Making a presentation.

15. What makes Hillary nervous?

A. Connecting kids.

B. Giving a public speech.

C. Singing a song on stage.

16. What can better change the world according to Hillary?

A. Education. B. Politics. C. Business.

听第 10 段材料,回答第 17 至 20 题。

17. What is Habitat for Humanity?

A. A farm. B. An organization. C. A community.

18. Why did the Fullers found Habitat for Humanity?

A. To make profits.

B. To live a simple life.

C. To provide shelter for the poor.

19. Who must take part in building Habitat houses?

A. House owners.

B. Local authorities.

C. Building companies.

20. What do we know about Habitat houses?

A. They are free. B. They are expensive. C. They are cheap.

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started early (at 7 am, compared to 9 am at the bank), and were filled with endless duties. And the 第二部分

night calls! This was crazy, working all day, through the night, and again the next day. 阅读理解(共两节,满分 50 分)

I began thinking about my two experiences. The bank had offered a more relaxing 第一节 (共 13 小题;每题 2.5 分,共 37.5 分)

atmosphere, better working hours and less stress. The hospital was full of excitement, but the

studying and training was difficult. It seemed that the business choice was going to win out. 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。

Near the end of my month at the hospital, I was driving home after an especially busy night A

call. In front of me was a public bus, with college students sitting on the top. As the driver weaved It’s said that architecture should speak of its time and place,but long for timelessness. It’s no

through (穿梭) traffic, I could see the boys shaking from side to side. wonder that some of the most creative designs are implemented on college campuses, where

注意: students learn from the past and grow from new perspectives. As students from all over the world

1.续写词数应为 150 左右; meet again for the school year,these campuses offer different points of view, not only through

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 their courses, but also through their unconventional building styles. Here are college buildings

around the world that present different angles.

Paragraph 1: Suddenly, a boy fell off the back of the bus. _________________________________ On Island Time

_______________________________________________________________________________ Venice International University

VENICE,ITALY

_______________________________________________________________________________ At VIU,located in a lagoon (环礁湖) on the island of San Servolo, the only way to get to

_______________________________________________________________________________ the campus is by water. The architecture is symbolic of the island’s rich history transformed

from a monastery to a hospital,with remains of the vineyards and gardens that once covered much

_______________________________________________________________________________ of the land.

Mountain Construction

University of Cape Town

Paragraph 2: The next day, when I went to the hospital to see the boy, all his family got up, with CAPE TOWN,SOUTH AFRICA

grateful smiles on their faces._______________________________________________________ Nestled just below Devil’s Peak this university uses geography as architecture, with the

buildings melding (融合) into a mountainous backdrop. It’s a setting that comes with risk, though.

_______________________________________________________________________________ Last year, a wildfire on the slope raged through the campus, destroying several historic buildings

_______________________________________________________________________________ including the library and the special collections. Restoration efforts are still in progress.

Dean of Dumplings

_______________________________________________________________________________ Nanyang Technological University

_______________________________________________________________________________ SINGAPORE

If this student center has you desire dumplings, you’re not alone. The building, actually

named The Hive, is also referred to as the “dim sum building” for its similarity to piles of steamer

baskets. Not everyone agrees though. The Architectural Review compared the building to

“ something of a deserted car-park aesthetic (美感)”.

21. How can you get to Venice International University ?

A. By bike. B. By train. C. By taxi. D. By boat.

22. What happened to University of Cape Town last year ?

A.The campus was damaged by accident.

B.The buildings survived a natural disaster.

C.The library and collections were restored.

D.The campus was built below Devil’s Peak.

23. Which description of The Hive will The Architectural Review probably agree with ?

A. It’s simple. B. It’s lonely. C. It’s historical. D. It’s lifelike.

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B with them,” says Zhou.

Tim Holland is 18 years old and a senior at Lucy C. Laney Comprehensive High School in Zhou has a range of official responsibilities including 1116211 (keep) visitors safe and

Augusta, Georgia. Ever since he was young, Holland has been loving animals, particularly the protecting the Great Wall. He has to climb the Great Wall on 1116311 daily basis and walks back

cold-blooded kind. He decided to try herping(野采), something most young men like him aren’t and forth the entire 5.7-kilometer stretch, 1116411 he must ensure no one wanders into the

into, in 2020 and said the first time was “low-key and hard” because he didn’t know exactly where undeveloped sections of Simatai. With the principle of conservation first, the Simatai section has

the animals were. 1116511 ( substantial) improved.

After a while, Holland gained hands-on experience and developed a sharp eye. Influenced by

him, some of his friends tried out herping too. One of these friends, Ro Smith, encouraged him to

第四部分 写作(共两节,满分 40 分)

start a TikTok page about herping. It took some convincing, but Holland eventually decided to try

it and started his TikTok page Nukherping. The general format of his videos is pretty simple: 第一节 (满分 15 分)

Holland shows animals he has found, says a bit about them and then repeats, with the desire to

假定你是校学生会主席李华,最近发现不少同学沉迷于购买盲盒。请给校英文报写一封倡

make them known to the viewers. He has slowly become very popular, with his biggest video

议书,号召理性消费,内容包括:

gaining over 2 million views in early April.

1.陈述所观察到的现象:

Though his videos are laid-back, Holland takes herping safety very seriously and hopes his

2.提出倡议并给出理由。

audience could take it seriously, too. Holland keeps a distance from the dangerous animals he

参考词汇: 盲盒 blind boxes

finds and adds warnings to videos with such creatures, telling his viewers “do not try this at home”.

注意:

He also carries equipment such as hand sanitizer, gloves and snake sticks to ensure safety and

1.写作词数应为 80 左右:

cleanliness.

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Holland hopes to travel after graduating from high school so he can check off some of the

animals on his “ must-see ” list. He also plans to study zoology at North Greenville University in Dear fellow students,

South Carolina and play on the soccer team there. _______________________________________________________________________________

Some people around Holland think Holland is crazy for what he does, but his mother, Latasha,

takes a different view. “I think that’s gonna be very interesting. He can inspire and educate other _______________________________________________________________________________

young boys and girls with his experience, and it’s also something that’s going to be good for the _______________________________________________________________________________

community,” she said.

24. What does Holland want to do with Nukherping ? _______________________________________________________________________________

A. Attract people to herping. _______________________________________________________________________________

B. Spread knowledge about animals.

C. Support his friend Ro Smith. The Students’ Union

D. Call on people to protect animals. 第二节 (满分 25 分)

25. Which belongs to Holland’s future plan ?

A. Traveling around the world. 阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成篇完整的短文。

B. Going into teaching young children. In 2019, fresh out of high school, I had the difficult task of choosing a career path before

C. Becoming a zoology major. college started in three months. In those days in Pakistan, there were limited choices: becoming a

D. Playing for the national soccer team. doctor or an engineer, or entering the financial world after getting a business degree. I wasn’t

26. Which words can best describe Holland ? interested in engineering, so that I was left with medicine or business. I couldn’t decide.

A. Ambitious and energetic. My uncle suggested that I do a work placement(实 习) to experience it for a month in an

B. Adventurous and inspiring. international company followed by a month in a hospital. After that, I could make a decision. It

C. Devoted and responsible. seemed like a good idea.

D. Cautious and sharp-minded. I was accepted for a month’s placement at a foreign bank in Karachi. I got a feel for how the

27. What is Holland’s mother’s attitude to his herping ? world of finance functioned, made new friends, and generally enjoyed the mostly easy-going work

A. Concerned. B. Critical. C. Indifferent. D. Favorable. surroundings.

The month passed rapidly, and soon I began working at a leading hospital in Karachi. The

experience couldn’t have been more different. The hospital had a stressful environment. The days

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C

Dave Player is the founder and CEO of Team BRIT,a car racing team. He wants to 114111 Lisa Gautier receives nearly a dozen parcels of human hair every day. With her

his team in the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance sports car race in 2024. He explains, “If you’re an San-Francisco-based non-profit organization Matter of Trust, Gautier turns donated hair into mats

endurance racer , you’ll be 114211to compete in the race. Attending this famous event is used to soak up oil spills on land, and booms (long tubes) used for spills at sea.

the1114311of every racing driver.” A standard way to clean up oil from land is to use mats made from polypropylene(聚丙烯).

If the team gains 1114411 to the world’s most demanding endurance race , they’ll 1114511 But polypropylene is a non-biodegradable plastic, and producing it ultimately means more drilling

the history books as the first all-disabled team to do so. Some drivers with 1114611 have taken for oil. Hair, by contrast, is an environmentally friendly resource that can soak up around five

part in it,but 1114711 as wild cards. “We don’t want to 1114811 them,” Dave insists. “ We want times its weight in oil, according to Matter of Trust, and it is abundant. Oil spills can pollute

to compete on a 1114911 playing field like others,as a statement that even as disabled racing drinking water, endanger public health, harm plants and wildlife, and damage the economy.

drivers we 1115011 on the world stage.” According to Gautier, the spills that hit the headlines only make up 5% of global oil pollution.

Dave set up the charity KartForce in 2010 as a way for 1115111 retired soldiers to use Megan Murray, an environmental biologist at the University of Technology Sydney, develops

motorsport for recovery. He went on to start Team BRIT in 2015. Team member Bobby Trundle, sustainable technologies to tackle oil spills. Her research indicates that as well as being

who has 1115211 himself to car racing for years,says,“ Car racing has 1115311 my life. Mentally, biodegradable, human hair is often just as effective as polypropylene, and in some circumstances

it’s like relaxation and also I develop deep1115411 for the excitement. When I’m behind the wheel, even better. “The hair mats are very beneficial to land spills,” says Murray but adds that when raw

my autism(自闭症)doesn’t 1115511 me. In fact,I consider it to be a super power of mine.” oil is spilled on beach sand, it is very difficult to absorb it using any of the materials she has tested.

41. A. assist B. involve C. encourage D. land Another advantage of hair is that it costs less than conventional materials and is “globally

42. A. fortunate B. ready C. anxious D. willing available as a recycled material,” she says. However, Murray cautions that hair mats are not a

43. A. destination B. result C. reward D. dream perfect solution, because they are single-use, and can only be dealt with by burning or by burying

44. A. admission B. exposure C. promotion D. reference into soil which then isn’t suitable for growing food. She is now researching methods to extract the

45. A. revise B. create C. enter D. keep oil from a used hair mat, meaning both can be reused.

46. A. expectations B. disabilities C. ambition D. concern As the hair mat designs aren’t under patent, other groups have begun producing their own

47. A. obviously B. probably C. rarely D. merely mats and booms. Gautier is pleased to see the movement growing. “Anyone can make a hair mat,”

48. A. follow B. evaluate C. miss D. ignore she says. “It creates green jobs, it cleans water, it reduces waste in landfill, and it’s promoting

49. A. special B. level C. formal D. professional renewable resources.”

50. A. survive B. win C. progress D. belong 28. What do we know about polypropylene according to the passage?

51. A. enthusiastic B. energetic C. injured D. determined A. It is environmentally friendly.

52. A. applied B. abandoned C. addressed D. adapted B. People need more oil to produce it.

53. A. shaped B. guaranteed C. transformed D. saved C. It can soak up around five times its weight in oil.

54. A. respect B. love C. motivation D. pity D. People seldom use mats made from it to clean up oil from land.

55. A. get at B. go after C. make for D. turn against 29. What does Megan Murray think of the hair mats?

A. Hair mats do no harm to soil after being burnt.

第二节(共 10 小题;每小题 1.5 分, 满分 15 分) B. People spend more to make hair mats than conventional materials.

C. The effect of hair mats on terrestrial (陆地上的) spills is not very good.

阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

D. Hair mats are not a perfect solution because they can’t be recycled now.

Hikers at the Great Wall who come across Zhou Wenjun consider themselves lucky 1115611 30. What can we infer from the passage?

him admirable. The 44-year-old is more than a security guard; he is a walking library on the man- A. Most oil-spill events have received widespread media coverage.

made fortifications(防御工事). B. Lisa Gautier donated her hair to soak up oil spills on land and at sea.

Zhou replaces his knowledge of history every day so that he can field questions from visitors C. Megan Murray goes all out to make the hair mats and the oil extracted from them reused.

full of1115711 ( curious ). Zhou’s appreciation of the Great Wall 1115811 (inspire) by a surprising D. There are many other materials used to treat oil spills on beach sand besides hair.

demand on the job years ago. The Simatai section is the only ancient architecture in China that 31. What is the best title for the text?

preserves the original form of the Ming Dynasty fortifications. Ever since he took the job in 2018, A. Human Hair Is Being Used to Clean Up Oil Spills

he1115911 ( witness ) increasing footfall of intensely curious tourists. “Visitors are no longer B. Take Action to Make Hair Mats And Booms

satisfied 1116011 what they see; they wonder about the history and culture of the place. C. How to Tackle Oil Spills

Always1116111 ( ask ) various questions , I read and learn so that I won’t have difficulty dealing D. A Perfect Recycled Material—Human Hair

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D D. Students’ unawareness of ethics lessons’ impact.

Although ethics classes are common around the world, scientists are unsure if their lessons 34. What does the underlined phrase “blows my mind” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

can actually change behavior; evidence either way is weak, relying on contrived ( 捏 造 的 ) A.Convinces me. B.Upsets me. C.Amazes me. D.Alarms me.

laboratory tests or sometimes unreliable self-reports. But a new study published in Cognition 35. What is the main purpose of the passage?

found that, in at least one real-world situation, a single ethics lesson may have had lasting effects. A. To prove Schwitzgebel’s prediction is wrong.

The researchers investigated one class session’s impact on eating meat. According to study B. To show teaching works in behavior changing.

co-author Eric Schwitzgebel, a philosopher at the University of California, Riverside: students’ C. To justify investigation into ethics is worthwhile.

attitudes on the topic are variable and unstable, behavior is easily measurable, and ethics literature D. To explain students are easy to make a change.

largely agrees that eating less meat is good because it reduces environmental harm and animal

suffering. Half of the students in four large philosophy classes read an article on the ethics of 第二节(共 5 小题;每小题 2.5 分,满分 12.5 分)

factory-farmed meat, optionally watched an 11-minute video on the topic and joined a 50-minute

discussion. The other half focused on charitable giving instead. Then, unbeknownst to the students, 根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

the researchers studied their anonymized meal-card purchases for that semester — nearly 14,000

receipts for almost 500 students. “It’s an awesome data set,” says Nina Strohminger, a It was time for Macy to move. She booked a few house viewings and after looking at three

psychologist who teaches business ethics at the University of Pennsylvania and was not involved places,she fell in love with one house. But that night a feeling of doubt and uncertainty entered

in the study. her head.1111361111 Will the others be cheaper ?

Schwitzgebel predicted the intervention would have no effect; he had previously found that We’ve all found ourselves in such situations,whether we’re considering job offers or buying

ethics professors do not differ from other professors on a range of behaviors, including voting a new car. It’s a problem that involves mathematics and psychology. And it’s got a name: the

rates, blood donation and returning library books. But among student subjects who discussed meat optimal (最优的) stopping problem.1111371111 It’s asking how long we spend sampling options

ethics, meal purchases containing meat decreased from 52 to 45 percent — and this effect held to give the optimal chances of a successful final decision .

steady for the study’s duration of several weeks. Purchases from the other group remained at 52 Mathematicians have given us an answer: 37%. The basic idea is that, if we need to make a

percent. decision from 100 different options,we should sample and give up the first 37.1111381111 It’s a

“That’s actually a pretty large effect for a pretty small intervention.” Schwitzgebel says. period during which we identify what works and what does not. From the rejected 37%, we

Strohminger agrees: “The thing that still blows my mind is that the only thing that’s different choose the best and keep that information in our heads moving forward.

between these two cases is just that one day in class.” She says she wants the effect to be real but Mathematics offers us the best answer to the “optimal stopping problem”. But there’s just one

cannot rule out some unknown confounding variable. And if real, Strohminger notes, it might be big issue: Humans are not rational probability-calculating machines. In fact , the opposite is

reversible by another nudge: “Easy come, easy go.” usually true.1111391111 In the psychological and economics field,there is an “explore / exploit

Schwitzgebel suspects the greatest impact came from social influence — classmates or trade-off”. This asks whether we should go with a guaranteed “win”(exploit) or risk going

teaching assistants leading the discussions may have shared their own vegetarianism(素食主义), somewhere else for an unknown outcome (explore). The degree to which someone will explore or

showing it as achievable or more common. Second, the video may have had an emotional impact. exploit depends on various factors. 1111401111 Of course, different people are more explorative

Least inspiring, he thinks, was rational argument, although his co-authors say reason might play a or exploitative at different times. Teenagers and traders tend to explore more. Adults and managers

bigger role. Now the researchers are probing the specific effects of teaching style, teaching exploit more.

assistants’ eating habits and students’ video exposure. Meanwhile Schwitzgebel who had predicted

no effect — will be eating his words. A . What if the next house is better ?

32. Paragraph 2 is mainly about _______. B . How much does it cost a month ?

A. Research reasons and process C . The 37% rule is not some mindless, automatic thing.

B. Research subjects and findings D . And it ties in with how curious or risk-seeking we are.

C. Research topic and significance E . It’s then necessary for us to improve our computing power.

D. Research data collection and analysis F . So it falls on psychology to tell us about how we actually behave.

33.Which of the following doesn’t lead to the researchers’ investigation into meat-eating among G . The mathematical question for Macy concerns maximizing probabilities.

students?

A. Students’ knowledge of the topic. 第三部分 语言应用(共两节, 满分 30 分)

B. Students’ changeable and unsteady attitudes. 第一节 (共 15 小题;每小题 1 分, 满分 15 分)

C. Students’ easily-measured behaviors. 阅读下面短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

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D D. Students’ unawareness of ethics lessons’ impact.

Although ethics classes are common around the world, scientists are unsure if their lessons 34. What does the underlined phrase “blows my mind” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

can actually change behavior; evidence either way is weak, relying on contrived ( 捏 造 的 ) A.Convinces me. B.Upsets me. C.Amazes me. D.Alarms me.

laboratory tests or sometimes unreliable self-reports. But a new study published in Cognition 35. What is the main purpose of the passage?

found that, in at least one real-world situation, a single ethics lesson may have had lasting effects. A. To prove Schwitzgebel’s prediction is wrong.

The researchers investigated one class session’s impact on eating meat. According to study B. To show teaching works in behavior changing.

co-author Eric Schwitzgebel, a philosopher at the University of California, Riverside: students’ C. To justify investigation into ethics is worthwhile.

attitudes on the topic are variable and unstable, behavior is easily measurable, and ethics literature D. To explain students are easy to make a change.

largely agrees that eating less meat is good because it reduces environmental harm and animal

suffering. Half of the students in four large philosophy classes read an article on the ethics of 第二节(共 5 小题;每小题 2.5 分,满分 12.5 分)

factory-farmed meat, optionally watched an 11-minute video on the topic and joined a 50-minute

discussion. The other half focused on charitable giving instead. Then, unbeknownst to the students, 根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

the researchers studied their anonymized meal-card purchases for that semester — nearly 14,000

receipts for almost 500 students. “It’s an awesome data set,” says Nina Strohminger, a It was time for Macy to move. She booked a few house viewings and after looking at three

psychologist who teaches business ethics at the University of Pennsylvania and was not involved places,she fell in love with one house. But that night a feeling of doubt and uncertainty entered

in the study. her head.1111361111 Will the others be cheaper ?

Schwitzgebel predicted the intervention would have no effect; he had previously found that We’ve all found ourselves in such situations,whether we’re considering job offers or buying

ethics professors do not differ from other professors on a range of behaviors, including voting a new car. It’s a problem that involves mathematics and psychology. And it’s got a name: the

rates, blood donation and returning library books. But among student subjects who discussed meat optimal (最优的) stopping problem.1111371111 It’s asking how long we spend sampling options

ethics, meal purchases containing meat decreased from 52 to 45 percent — and this effect held to give the optimal chances of a successful final decision .

steady for the study’s duration of several weeks. Purchases from the other group remained at 52 Mathematicians have given us an answer: 37%. The basic idea is that, if we need to make a

percent. decision from 100 different options,we should sample and give up the first 37.1111381111 It’s a

“That’s actually a pretty large effect for a pretty small intervention.” Schwitzgebel says. period during which we identify what works and what does not. From the rejected 37%, we

Strohminger agrees: “The thing that still blows my mind is that the only thing that’s different choose the best and keep that information in our heads moving forward.

between these two cases is just that one day in class.” She says she wants the effect to be real but Mathematics offers us the best answer to the “optimal stopping problem”. But there’s just one

cannot rule out some unknown confounding variable. And if real, Strohminger notes, it might be big issue: Humans are not rational probability-calculating machines. In fact , the opposite is

reversible by another nudge: “Easy come, easy go.” usually true.1111391111 In the psychological and economics field,there is an “explore / exploit

Schwitzgebel suspects the greatest impact came from social influence — classmates or trade-off”. This asks whether we should go with a guaranteed “win”(exploit) or risk going

teaching assistants leading the discussions may have shared their own vegetarianism(素食主义), somewhere else for an unknown outcome (explore). The degree to which someone will explore or

showing it as achievable or more common. Second, the video may have had an emotional impact. exploit depends on various factors. 1111401111 Of course, different people are more explorative

Least inspiring, he thinks, was rational argument, although his co-authors say reason might play a or exploitative at different times. Teenagers and traders tend to explore more. Adults and managers

bigger role. Now the researchers are probing the specific effects of teaching style, teaching exploit more.

assistants’ eating habits and students’ video exposure. Meanwhile Schwitzgebel who had predicted

no effect — will be eating his words. A . What if the next house is better ?

32. Paragraph 2 is mainly about _______. B . How much does it cost a month ?

A. Research reasons and process C . The 37% rule is not some mindless, automatic thing.

B. Research subjects and findings D . And it ties in with how curious or risk-seeking we are.

C. Research topic and significance E . It’s then necessary for us to improve our computing power.

D. Research data collection and analysis F . So it falls on psychology to tell us about how we actually behave.

33.Which of the following doesn’t lead to the researchers’ investigation into meat-eating among G . The mathematical question for Macy concerns maximizing probabilities.

students?

A. Students’ knowledge of the topic. 第三部分 语言应用(共两节, 满分 30 分)

B. Students’ changeable and unsteady attitudes. 第一节 (共 15 小题;每小题 1 分, 满分 15 分)

C. Students’ easily-measured behaviors. 阅读下面短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

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C

Dave Player is the founder and CEO of Team BRIT,a car racing team. He wants to 114111 Lisa Gautier receives nearly a dozen parcels of human hair every day. With her

his team in the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance sports car race in 2024. He explains, “If you’re an San-Francisco-based non-profit organization Matter of Trust, Gautier turns donated hair into mats

endurance racer , you’ll be 114211to compete in the race. Attending this famous event is used to soak up oil spills on land, and booms (long tubes) used for spills at sea.

the1114311of every racing driver.” A standard way to clean up oil from land is to use mats made from polypropylene(聚丙烯).

If the team gains 1114411 to the world’s most demanding endurance race , they’ll 1114511 But polypropylene is a non-biodegradable plastic, and producing it ultimately means more drilling

the history books as the first all-disabled team to do so. Some drivers with 1114611 have taken for oil. Hair, by contrast, is an environmentally friendly resource that can soak up around five

part in it,but 1114711 as wild cards. “We don’t want to 1114811 them,” Dave insists. “ We want times its weight in oil, according to Matter of Trust, and it is abundant. Oil spills can pollute

to compete on a 1114911 playing field like others,as a statement that even as disabled racing drinking water, endanger public health, harm plants and wildlife, and damage the economy.

drivers we 1115011 on the world stage.” According to Gautier, the spills that hit the headlines only make up 5% of global oil pollution.

Dave set up the charity KartForce in 2010 as a way for 1115111 retired soldiers to use Megan Murray, an environmental biologist at the University of Technology Sydney, develops

motorsport for recovery. He went on to start Team BRIT in 2015. Team member Bobby Trundle, sustainable technologies to tackle oil spills. Her research indicates that as well as being

who has 1115211 himself to car racing for years,says,“ Car racing has 1115311 my life. Mentally, biodegradable, human hair is often just as effective as polypropylene, and in some circumstances

it’s like relaxation and also I develop deep1115411 for the excitement. When I’m behind the wheel, even better. “The hair mats are very beneficial to land spills,” says Murray but adds that when raw

my autism(自闭症)doesn’t 1115511 me. In fact,I consider it to be a super power of mine.” oil is spilled on beach sand, it is very difficult to absorb it using any of the materials she has tested.

41. A. assist B. involve C. encourage D. land Another advantage of hair is that it costs less than conventional materials and is “globally

42. A. fortunate B. ready C. anxious D. willing available as a recycled material,” she says. However, Murray cautions that hair mats are not a

43. A. destination B. result C. reward D. dream perfect solution, because they are single-use, and can only be dealt with by burning or by burying

44. A. admission B. exposure C. promotion D. reference into soil which then isn’t suitable for growing food. She is now researching methods to extract the

45. A. revise B. create C. enter D. keep oil from a used hair mat, meaning both can be reused.

46. A. expectations B. disabilities C. ambition D. concern As the hair mat designs aren’t under patent, other groups have begun producing their own

47. A. obviously B. probably C. rarely D. merely mats and booms. Gautier is pleased to see the movement growing. “Anyone can make a hair mat,”

48. A. follow B. evaluate C. miss D. ignore she says. “It creates green jobs, it cleans water, it reduces waste in landfill, and it’s promoting

49. A. special B. level C. formal D. professional renewable resources.”

50. A. survive B. win C. progress D. belong 28. What do we know about polypropylene according to the passage?

51. A. enthusiastic B. energetic C. injured D. determined A. It is environmentally friendly.

52. A. applied B. abandoned C. addressed D. adapted B. People need more oil to produce it.

53. A. shaped B. guaranteed C. transformed D. saved C. It can soak up around five times its weight in oil.

54. A. respect B. love C. motivation D. pity D. People seldom use mats made from it to clean up oil from land.

55. A. get at B. go after C. make for D. turn against 29. What does Megan Murray think of the hair mats?

A. Hair mats do no harm to soil after being burnt.

第二节(共 10 小题;每小题 1.5 分, 满分 15 分) B. People spend more to make hair mats than conventional materials.

C. The effect of hair mats on terrestrial (陆地上的) spills is not very good.

阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

D. Hair mats are not a perfect solution because they can’t be recycled now.

Hikers at the Great Wall who come across Zhou Wenjun consider themselves lucky 1115611 30. What can we infer from the passage?

him admirable. The 44-year-old is more than a security guard; he is a walking library on the man- A. Most oil-spill events have received widespread media coverage.

made fortifications(防御工事). B. Lisa Gautier donated her hair to soak up oil spills on land and at sea.

Zhou replaces his knowledge of history every day so that he can field questions from visitors C. Megan Murray goes all out to make the hair mats and the oil extracted from them reused.

full of1115711 ( curious ). Zhou’s appreciation of the Great Wall 1115811 (inspire) by a surprising D. There are many other materials used to treat oil spills on beach sand besides hair.

demand on the job years ago. The Simatai section is the only ancient architecture in China that 31. What is the best title for the text?

preserves the original form of the Ming Dynasty fortifications. Ever since he took the job in 2018, A. Human Hair Is Being Used to Clean Up Oil Spills

he1115911 ( witness ) increasing footfall of intensely curious tourists. “Visitors are no longer B. Take Action to Make Hair Mats And Booms

satisfied 1116011 what they see; they wonder about the history and culture of the place. C. How to Tackle Oil Spills

Always1116111 ( ask ) various questions , I read and learn so that I won’t have difficulty dealing D. A Perfect Recycled Material—Human Hair

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B with them,” says Zhou.

Tim Holland is 18 years old and a senior at Lucy C. Laney Comprehensive High School in Zhou has a range of official responsibilities including 1116211 (keep) visitors safe and

Augusta, Georgia. Ever since he was young, Holland has been loving animals, particularly the protecting the Great Wall. He has to climb the Great Wall on 1116311 daily basis and walks back

cold-blooded kind. He decided to try herping(野采), something most young men like him aren’t and forth the entire 5.7-kilometer stretch, 1116411 he must ensure no one wanders into the

into, in 2020 and said the first time was “low-key and hard” because he didn’t know exactly where undeveloped sections of Simatai. With the principle of conservation first, the Simatai section has

the animals were. 1116511 ( substantial) improved.

After a while, Holland gained hands-on experience and developed a sharp eye. Influenced by

him, some of his friends tried out herping too. One of these friends, Ro Smith, encouraged him to

第四部分 写作(共两节,满分 40 分)

start a TikTok page about herping. It took some convincing, but Holland eventually decided to try

it and started his TikTok page Nukherping. The general format of his videos is pretty simple: 第一节 (满分 15 分)

Holland shows animals he has found, says a bit about them and then repeats, with the desire to

假定你是校学生会主席李华,最近发现不少同学沉迷于购买盲盒。请给校英文报写一封倡

make them known to the viewers. He has slowly become very popular, with his biggest video

议书,号召理性消费,内容包括:

gaining over 2 million views in early April.

1.陈述所观察到的现象:

Though his videos are laid-back, Holland takes herping safety very seriously and hopes his

2.提出倡议并给出理由。

audience could take it seriously, too. Holland keeps a distance from the dangerous animals he

参考词汇: 盲盒 blind boxes

finds and adds warnings to videos with such creatures, telling his viewers “do not try this at home”.

注意:

He also carries equipment such as hand sanitizer, gloves and snake sticks to ensure safety and

1.写作词数应为 80 左右:

cleanliness.

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Holland hopes to travel after graduating from high school so he can check off some of the

animals on his “ must-see ” list. He also plans to study zoology at North Greenville University in Dear fellow students,

South Carolina and play on the soccer team there. _______________________________________________________________________________

Some people around Holland think Holland is crazy for what he does, but his mother, Latasha,

takes a different view. “I think that’s gonna be very interesting. He can inspire and educate other _______________________________________________________________________________

young boys and girls with his experience, and it’s also something that’s going to be good for the _______________________________________________________________________________

community,” she said.

24. What does Holland want to do with Nukherping ? _______________________________________________________________________________

A. Attract people to herping. _______________________________________________________________________________

B. Spread knowledge about animals.

C. Support his friend Ro Smith. The Students’ Union

D. Call on people to protect animals. 第二节 (满分 25 分)

25. Which belongs to Holland’s future plan ?

A. Traveling around the world. 阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成篇完整的短文。

B. Going into teaching young children. In 2019, fresh out of high school, I had the difficult task of choosing a career path before

C. Becoming a zoology major. college started in three months. In those days in Pakistan, there were limited choices: becoming a

D. Playing for the national soccer team. doctor or an engineer, or entering the financial world after getting a business degree. I wasn’t

26. Which words can best describe Holland ? interested in engineering, so that I was left with medicine or business. I couldn’t decide.

A. Ambitious and energetic. My uncle suggested that I do a work placement(实 习) to experience it for a month in an

B. Adventurous and inspiring. international company followed by a month in a hospital. After that, I could make a decision. It

C. Devoted and responsible. seemed like a good idea.

D. Cautious and sharp-minded. I was accepted for a month’s placement at a foreign bank in Karachi. I got a feel for how the

27. What is Holland’s mother’s attitude to his herping ? world of finance functioned, made new friends, and generally enjoyed the mostly easy-going work

A. Concerned. B. Critical. C. Indifferent. D. Favorable. surroundings.

The month passed rapidly, and soon I began working at a leading hospital in Karachi. The

experience couldn’t have been more different. The hospital had a stressful environment. The days

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started early (at 7 am, compared to 9 am at the bank), and were filled with endless duties. And the 第二部分

night calls! This was crazy, working all day, through the night, and again the next day. 阅读理解(共两节,满分 50 分)

I began thinking about my two experiences. The bank had offered a more relaxing 第一节 (共 13 小题;每题 2.5 分,共 37.5 分)

atmosphere, better working hours and less stress. The hospital was full of excitement, but the

studying and training was difficult. It seemed that the business choice was going to win out. 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。

Near the end of my month at the hospital, I was driving home after an especially busy night A

call. In front of me was a public bus, with college students sitting on the top. As the driver weaved It’s said that architecture should speak of its time and place,but long for timelessness. It’s no

through (穿梭) traffic, I could see the boys shaking from side to side. wonder that some of the most creative designs are implemented on college campuses, where

注意: students learn from the past and grow from new perspectives. As students from all over the world

1.续写词数应为 150 左右; meet again for the school year,these campuses offer different points of view, not only through

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 their courses, but also through their unconventional building styles. Here are college buildings

around the world that present different angles.

Paragraph 1: Suddenly, a boy fell off the back of the bus. _________________________________ On Island Time

_______________________________________________________________________________ Venice International University

VENICE,ITALY

_______________________________________________________________________________ At VIU,located in a lagoon (环礁湖) on the island of San Servolo, the only way to get to

_______________________________________________________________________________ the campus is by water. The architecture is symbolic of the island’s rich history transformed

from a monastery to a hospital,with remains of the vineyards and gardens that once covered much

_______________________________________________________________________________ of the land.

Mountain Construction

University of Cape Town

Paragraph 2: The next day, when I went to the hospital to see the boy, all his family got up, with CAPE TOWN,SOUTH AFRICA

grateful smiles on their faces._______________________________________________________ Nestled just below Devil’s Peak this university uses geography as architecture, with the

buildings melding (融合) into a mountainous backdrop. It’s a setting that comes with risk, though.

_______________________________________________________________________________ Last year, a wildfire on the slope raged through the campus, destroying several historic buildings

_______________________________________________________________________________ including the library and the special collections. Restoration efforts are still in progress.

Dean of Dumplings

_______________________________________________________________________________ Nanyang Technological University

_______________________________________________________________________________ SINGAPORE

If this student center has you desire dumplings, you’re not alone. The building, actually

named The Hive, is also referred to as the “dim sum building” for its similarity to piles of steamer

baskets. Not everyone agrees though. The Architectural Review compared the building to

“ something of a deserted car-park aesthetic (美感)”.

21. How can you get to Venice International University ?

A. By bike. B. By train. C. By taxi. D. By boat.

22. What happened to University of Cape Town last year ?

A.The campus was damaged by accident.

B.The buildings survived a natural disaster.

C.The library and collections were restored.

D.The campus was built below Devil’s Peak.

23. Which description of The Hive will The Architectural Review probably agree with ?

A. It’s simple. B. It’s lonely. C. It’s historical. D. It’s lifelike.

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