重慶市名校聯盟2023-2024學年高三上學期期中考試英語試

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學校:姓名：班級：考號：

一、閱讀理解

TheCaminodeSantiago

HowlongistheCaminodeSantiago?Thatdepends.Sometakeontheall-Spanish1,000

kmViadelaPlataroutefromSevilletoSantiagotoCompostela,whilethemostpopularroute,

fromSaintJeanPieddePortinFrance—sometimescalledtheCaminoFrancesorFrench

Way—is790km.

Apopular116kmhike,idealfor10daysofleisurelywalking,isknownastheEnglish

Way—notbecauseEnglishChristiansprefercampingandpubstopstowalking,butbecause

itisbelievedtheroute,fromFerrolontheGalicianCoast,wasusedbypilgrims（朝圣者）

arrivingfromBritainandIreland.TheEnglishWaystartswithcoastalviewsandpasses

throughthesmalltownsofPontedeumeandBetanzos,andlotsofwoodedandagricultural

areas.

TopTip

WithaPilgrim'sCredential,youqualifyfbrlodgings（住宿），whichhavebunkbeds（雙

層床鋪）andsharedfacilitiesandcostfromjust￡5—6anight.

WhentoGo

ThispartofSpainhasrelativelymildweatheryearround.MarchtoOctoberarelikelyto

bebestforsunshine,butrainisalwayspossiblehere.

DoItYourself

FlywithVueling（）fromLondonGatwicktoACoruna,withreturns￡100,or

takeaboatfromPlymouthtoSantander（￡150return）.

ACorunatoFerrolbytraintakesanhourand10minutesandcosts￡5.5.

Lodgingcostsfor10dayscometoabout￡60.

The40-minutetrainfromSantiagodeCompostelatoACorunacosts￡5.5.

1.WhyistheEnglishWayfamous?

A.Itwasonceemployedbypilgrims.B.ItappealstoEnglishChristians.

C.Itissuitablefbrcomfortablewalking.D.Itshowedbeautifulsceneryalongthe

route.

2.Whichmonthwillyouchooseifyoulovesunshine?

A.January.B.February.C.OctoberD.December.

3.HowshouldvisitorsgofromPlymouthtoSantander?

A.Bywater.B.Byrail.C.Byair.D.Bycar.

UpondiscoveringhergrandmaGeorgie'sclothingsketches（草圖）in2021,Julia,a

27-year-oldTikToker,barelyknewhowtosewclothes.Nonetheless,shedecidedtotakeit

uponherselftomakeGrandma'solddesignerdreamscomealive.Andit'snotsurprisingatall,

then,thatwhenJuliasharedherhardworkwithherabsolutelydelightedGrandma,andlater

herfollowers—morethan21millionviewerstunedintoseewhatthemostadorableversion

ofParisFashionWeeklookslike.Oh,andwhatasightitis.

WhenJuliafirstcameacrosshergrandma'sfashiondesignsketchesthatwerealmost

threetimesasoldassheis,shewasattractedbythem.SowereherunexpectedTikTok

viewers,2.7millionofthem,whosharedJulia'sappreciationofthesedrawings,leadingto

herfirstviralvideo.knewgrandmawastalented,butIwaslike,'Wow,thesearereally

muchbetterthanwhatIwasenvisioninginmyhead',"shetoldInsider.

Usingmaterialleftoverfromhergrandmother'scollectionofoutdatedfabrics,Juliahas

sewnmanyofthedressesGeorgieenvisioned.Shenotesthatshedoesn'talwaysfollowher

“grandmasketch",aswhatlooksgoodonpapermightnottranslateontothebody.4tGrandma

encouragesthatZ,Juliaexplains.

ThisongoingcooperationacrossgenerationshasledtoanextremelypopularTikTok

seriesinwhichJuliashowsGeorgiewhatshe'screated.It\alsosparkedsweetconversations

betweenthetwoofthem,whicharesharedonvideo."It'sabeautifulbondingexperience

betweenusthathasmadeGrandmahappy,“shesaid.

“Lotsofpeoplewhoareolderandwatchmyvideossaytheyloveseeingsomeone

youngerappreciatesomethingfromtheirgeneration,shesaid."Andthenyoungerpeoplesee

itandmaybetheylosttheirgrandparents,andtheysayseeingmyvideosremindsthemof

theirgrandparents,9,saidJulia.

4.WhatusedtobeGeorgie'sdream?

A.Tosetupafashionschool.B.Tobecomeafashiondesigner.

C.ToattendParisFashionWeek.D.TocreateapopularTikTokseries.

5.Whatdoestheunderlined"that"inParagraph3referto?

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A.Julia'susingleftoverfabrics.B.Julia'ssewingherowndresses.

C.Julia'sadjustinghergrandma'sdesigns.D.Julia'sfollowinghergrandma'ssketches.

6.WhathasledtothepopularityofJulia5sworksonTikTok?

A.Itfollowsthelatestfashionstyle.

B.Itconnectsdifferentgenerations.

C.Itremindsitsviewersoftheirbelovedones.

D.Itencouragespeopletomakeimprovements.

7.WhatkindofpersonisJulia?

A.Sensitiveandwarm-hearted.B.Helpfulanddetermined.

C.Ambitiousanddevoted.D.Caringandtalented.

Scientistshavefoundthatfloatingsolarpanels（太陽能板）couldprovideahugeamount

ofelectricityiftheywereplacedonlakesandotherbodiesofwateraroundtheworld.

Floatingsolarpanelscouldalsohelpsavewaterandprotectland.

Solarpanels—alsoknownas"photovoltaic“panels—areusedtoturnsunlightinto

electricity.Mostsolarpanelsareplacedonlandinlargecollectionscalledsolarfarms.But

recentlypeoplehavebeguntoexploreputtingfloatingsolarpanelsonwater.Becausethese

panelsfloat,somepeoplecallthem“floatovoltaics”.

Theresearchersbehindthenewstudylookedat114,555reservoirs（水庫）worldwide.

Theyusedcomputerprogramstofigureouthowmuchelectricitycouldbeproducedyearly

bycovering30%ofthesereservoirswithfloatingsolarpanels.Theanswerwassurprisingly

large-morethantwicetheamountofenergytheUnitedStatesgeneratesinayea匚And10

timesasmuchenergyasallthesolarpowercurrentlybeinggeneratedintheworld.The

researchersdescribedtheresultsas“remarkable”.

Thescientistsfoundthatfloatovoltaicswouldbeespeciallyconducivewhenreservoirs

werenearsmallercities（50,000peopleorless）.Theresearcherssaythereareabout6,256

smallcitiesaroundtheworldwherefloatingsolarpanelscouldprovidealltheelectricitythe

citiesneed.

Floatovoltaicscanalsohelpsavewaterbylimitingevaporation（蒸發）fromreservoirs.

Thescientistssaythatsolarpanelscoveringjust30%ofthereservoirs9surfacescouldsaveas

muchwateras300millionpeoplewoulduseinayear.Thereareseveralotherreasonsthat

makefloatovoltaicsagoodidea.Photovoltaicpanelsworkbetterwhenthey'renotextremely

hot.Thewaterhelpscoolthepanelssothattheycreatemoreenergy.Puttingsolarpanelson

wateralsomeansthatthere'snoneedtoclearlandforasolarfarm.That'smoreandmore

importantascountriesworktofightclimatechangeandprotectnaturalspacesforwild

animals.

8.Whatdidtheresearchersthinkofthestudyresults?

A.Amazing.B.Amusing.

C.Skeptical.D.Instructive.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“conducive“inparagraph4probablymean?

A.Troublesome.B.Affordable.

C.Demanding.D.Useful.

10.What'snotanadvantageoffloatovoltaicsoversolarpanelsonland?

A.Theycanhelpsavewater.B.Theycanbelessexpensive.

C.Theycanhelpprotectwildland.D.Theycanbemoreproductivesometimes.

11.What'sthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheMethodsofFloatovoltaics

B.TheProspectsofSolarPanels

C.SolarFarms—TurningSunlightintoElectricity

D.FloatingSolarPanels—MakingEnergy,Savingwater

Whomshouldyoumarry?Whereshouldyoulive?Howshouldyouspendyourtime?

Forcenturies,peoplehavereliedontheirgutinstincts（直覺）tofigureouttheanswersto

theselife-changingquestions.Now,though,thereisabetterway.Wearelivingthroughadata

explosion,asvastamountsofinformationaboutallaspectsofhumanbehaviorhavebecome

moreandmoreaccessible.Wecanusethisbigdatatohelpdeterminethebestcoursetochart.

Therehaslongbeenoverwhelming——andoftensuiprising-evidencethatalgorithms（算

法）canbemuchbetterthanpeopleatmakingdifficultdecisions.Researchershavecollected

dataonvariouskindsofchoicespeoplemake,theinformationtheybasethosechoiceson,

andhowthingsturnout.Theyhavefound,forexample,thatasimpledata-drivenalgorithm

wouldhavebeenbetterthanjudgesatdecidingwhetheradefendantshouldstayinprisonor

bereleased;betterthandoctorsatdecidingwhetherapatientshouldundergosurgery;and

betterthanschoolprincipalsatdecidingwhichteachersshouldbepromoted.

Thepowerofdataanalysishasbeenprovedinthesportsandbusinessworlds,too.As

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madefamousbythebookandmovieMoneyball,baseballteamsfoundthatalgorithmswere

betterthanscouts（星探）atpickingplayers,andbetterthanmanagersatpickingstrategies.In

finance,thehedgefundRenaissanceTechnologiesdramaticallydefeatedcompetitorsby

seekingoutpatternsinstockmarketdataandusingthemtoinformitsinvestmentstrategy.

TechfirmsinSiliconValleyhavefoundthatdatafromexperimentsprovidesbetterinsights

intohowtodesigntheirwebsitesthandesignerscould.

Thesearetheearlydaysofthedatarevolutionindecision-making.Iamnotclaiming

thatwecancompletelycountonalgorithmstomakeourlifestylechoices,thoughwemight

gettothatpointinthefuture.Iamclaiminginsteadthatwecanalldramaticallyimproveour

decision-makingbyconsultingevidenceminedfromthousandsormillionsofpeoplewho

faceddilemmassimilartoours.Andwecandothatnow.

12.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Bigdataisadouble-edgedsword.

B.Datarevolutionwillchangepeople'slife.

C.Bigdataishelpfulinmakingimportantdecisions.

D.Algorithmsbehavesbetterthanpeopleinmanyfields.

13.Accordingtoparagraph2,algorithmsmightNOTdefeatpeoplein.

A.courtrulingsB.jobpromotions

C.operativeestimationD.teachingpractices

14.Whatisthewritingpurposeofparagraph3?

A.Toprovidefurtherevidence.B.Toshowpotentialapplications.

C.Toencouragetheuseofbigdata.D.Toexplainhowtousealgorithms.

15.Whichofthefollowingwilltheauthormostprobablyagreewith?

A.Algorithmsofferperfectadvicenow.

B.Bigdatawillcertainlycausearevolution.

C.Bigdatacanmakeupforourlackofexperience.

D.Algorithmsareboundtobefullytrustedinthefuture.

二、七選五

Caringforplantsisafantasticskillforkidstohave.Therearesomanybenefitsof

gardeningforkids,yettheimportanceofgardeninginearlychildhoodisoftenundervalued.

Herearesomereasonstoteachyourkidshowtogarden.

Gardeningmakeskidsstronger.16Thesimpleactofdigginginthegroundand

movingthingsaroundhelpsbuildmusclesanddevelophand-eyecoordination.

Gardeningbringsastrongsenseofhappiness.Studiessuggestthatchildrenwhogarden

generallyfeelhappier.17Welovetoseethelife-changingexperiencesplantsand

gardeningbringstochildren.

18Inadditiontobeingabletotouchthesoilandseeds,childrencanalsoseethe

differencesbetweenplants,intermsofsizeandcolor,andexperiencedifferentsmellsand

soundsinnature.

Gardeningisgoodforpickyeaters.19Plantingseeds,caringforandgrowing

produceandthenpickingthefruitskindlesachild'sinterest.It'sexcitingtointroduceanew

ordislikedfoodinanotherway,andovertimetheywilllearntotrynewfood.

Gardeningstrengthensconnection.Throughgardeningactivities,kidsgrowcloserto

theirparentsandmakemanynewfriends.20

A.Gardeningheightensachild'ssenses.

B.Gardeninghelpsbuildteamworkskills.

C.Itistheperfectactivityforgrowingbodies.

D.Studieshaveshownthatchildrenwhogardenaresmarter.

E.Forexamples,stayingwithplantscanhelploweryourstress.

F.Kidsaremorelikelytoeatthevegetablesandfruitthey'vehelpedgrow!

G.Theyalsogrowtofeelabondwiththesoilandaresponsibilitytoprotectit.

三、完形填空

EugenieGeorgewasafinancialwriterandeducatorfromPhiladelphia.Whenshefirst

heardthatherfriendJeanpassedafinancialcounselingexam,herheart21.She'd

failedthesametestweeksearlier,andshe22thecertificatetoadvancehercareer.

Butthen,insteadofbeing23,shecalledJean."ItoldherIfailedand24I

wasenvious,vshesaid.Georgehopedthatbeinghonestwouldreduceher25andshe

wassurprisedthatwhensheshiftedher26shecouldshareherfriend^happinessand

experienceherown,inturn."Icongratulatedherandtoldhershe27me,"shesaid.

JeanwasimpressedbyGeorge'shonestyand28thatGeorgewouldshareherjoy.Jean

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expressedhergratitudeandsharedwithGeorgeher29inpreparingfortheexamand

offeredsomepracticalmethods."Youcan30mewheneverinneed.AndIam

31surethatyoucandoitnexttime,“JeantoldGeorge.Althoughthetwowerein

differentstatestalkingonthephone,theyfelttheyhadneverbeenso32

Findingpleasureinanotherperson'sgood33willmaketherelationshipmore

closeandenjoyable.34someoneelse'sjoycanalsodevelopresilience(適應力),

improvelife35andhelppeoplecooperateduringaconflict.

21.A.flewB.roseC.swamD.sank

22.A.boughtB.neededC.toreD.divided

23.A.upsetB.anxiousC.delightedD.scared

24.A.committedB,admittedC.permittedD.submitted

25.A.energyB.expectationC.envyD.effort

26.A.directionB.aimC.fantasyD.attitude

27.A.hurtB.attractedC.inspiredD.persuaded

28.A.appreciatedB.realizedC.praisedD.doubted

29.A.fearB.experienceC.journeyD.concern

30.A.respondtoB?agreewithC.competewithD.turnto

31.A.definitelyB.eventuallyC.merelyD.hardly

32.A.kindB.gentleC.closeD.secure

33.A.purposeB.fortuneC.impressionD.income

34.A.RecognizingB.ShowingC.SharingD.Envying

35.A.applicationB.traditionC.professionD.satisfaction

四、用單詞的適當形式完成短文

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填適當的內容(1個單詞)或括號內單詞的正確形式。

AStoneAgebirdsculptureuncoveredinChinacouldbea“missinglink“inour

understandingofprehistoricart.36(date)backalmost13,500years,thesculptureis

nowtheoldestknownexampleofthree-dimensionalartinEastAsia.

Thesculpture,37washand-carvedfromburnedanimalboneandin”an

exceptionalstateofpreservation”,38(find)atanarchaeologicalsiteinLingjing,

HenanProvince.Itshowsabirdonabase,anditisbelievedthat39(it)oversizedtail

wasmade40(prevent)thesculpturefromleaningforwardwhen41(lay)ona

surface.Thisdiscoveryidentifies42originalartistictraditionandpushesbackby

morethan8,500yearstherepresentationofbirdsinChineseart.Thesculpturediffers43

(technological)fromothersculpturesfoundinWesternEuropeandSiberia,anditcouldbe

themissinglinktracingtheoriginofChinesestatuesbacktotheearlypartoftheStoneAge.

LiZhanyang,wholedthestudy,hascontributed44otherarchaeologicalfindingsin

Lingjing,includingvariousancienttoolsandtwoskullsbelongingtoanextinctspeciesof

early45(human).

五、開放性作文

46.你班正在組織題為“TheMostImpressiveClass”的英語作文比賽，請寫一篇短文參賽,

內容包括：

1.這堂課的基本信息；

2.令你印象深刻的原因。

注意：1.詞數100左右；

2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。

TheMostImpressiveClass

六、讀后續寫

47.閱讀下面材料，根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續寫兩段,使之構成一篇完整的短文。

Trust

“Settledown!''Mr.Taylorwastryingtocalmtheboyswithaloudvoice.Themoment

theyenteredthegymandsawtheclimbingwallstoweringoverthem,theboysgotexcited

andstartedmakingnoises.ButSteviewasanexception,whowasstandingasidelookingat

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histhinarmssilently.Steviedidn'tlikeclimbing.Itwasn'thisthing.Gettingalongwith

peoplewasn'thisthing,either.Hejustfeltnobodylikedortrustedhimatschool.

Thencamethe