2024—2025學年遼寧省錦州市高三上學期12月聯考英語試卷

一、聽力選擇題(★)1.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A．Chinesemedicine.B．Anexpert.C．Abook.(★★)2.Wherearethespeakers?

A．Inthehospital.B．Intherestaurant.C．Inthelibrary.(★★)3.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A．Teacherandstudent.B．Co-workers.C．Classmates.(★★)4.Whydoesthewomanbuysomeflowers?

A．Foranewhouse.B．Forabirthday.C．Foragraduationday.(★)5.Whatdidthemandoyesterday?

A．Hemethisfriend.B．Heboughtsomecoffee.C．Heclosedhiscoffeeshop.(★★)聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。6.Whydoesthemanmakethecall?

A．Tocancelanorder.B．Tobuyaproduct.C．Tocomplainaboutawrongorder.7.Whatdoesthewomanprobablydo?

A．Sheisasalesperson.B．Sheisabankclerk.C．Sheisawaitress.(★★★)聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。8.Whatdoesthemanthinkofhisnewroommate?

A．Untidy.B．Funny.C．Busy.9.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutherroommate?

A．Shenevercooks.B．Shedoesn’twashthedishes.C．Shethrowshershoeseverywhere.10.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

A．Findanewroommate.B．Shareanapartmentwithhim.C．Talktoherroommate.(★★)聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。11.Whatistheboydoinginhisroom?

A．Preparingforacharityactivity.B．Takingpartinabirthdayparty.C．Discussingdonationplanwithclassmates.12.Whatdayisittoday?

A．Saturday.B．Friday.C．Thursday.13.Whatdoesthewomanplantodothedayaftertomorrow?

A．Gotothecharitysale.B．Goonabusinesstrip.C．Stayathome.(★★)聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。14.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthestore?

A．It’snewlyopened.B．Itoffersdiscountstoday.C．Itsellsvariousbrandsofsmartphones.15.Howdoesthewomandescribethesmartphone?

A．Itoperatesthefastest.B．Itscameraisexcellent.C．Ithasaninvisiblescreen.16.Whatcanthemandoifthesmartphoneisdamagedafterpurchase?

A．Itdepends.B．Gethismoneyback.C．Askforanewone.17.Whatwillthemandonext?

A．Buyasmartphonerightnow.B．Leavethisplacetemporarily.C．Learnmoreaboutthesmartphone.(★★)聽下面一段獨白，回答以下小題。18.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutclimbing?

A．Itisanewformofentertainment.B．Itattractsadventuroustourists.C．Peoplecanalsodoitindoors.19.Whatisthehardestthingtodoinwallclimbing?

A．Controllingthefear.B．Climbingstraightup.C．Movingawayfromthewall.20.Whydoesthespeakergivethetalk?

A．Tointroducethesportofwallclimbing.B．Totellthebasicrequirementsofclimbing.C．Toencouragechildrentoclimbmountains.二、閱讀理解(★★★)UBANationalEssayCompetitionTheUnitedBankforAfrica(UBA)establishedaFoundationforthepromotionofreadingcultureamongNigerianstudentsyearsago.Sincethen,theUBAconductsanessaycompetitionforNigerianstudentseveryyear.Thosewhoaretoparticipateinthisnationalcompetitionareseniorsecondaryschoolstudents.Eligibility(資格):Foryoutobeeligibleforthiscompetition,youmust:BeasecondaryschoolstudentinNigeria;Submitahandwrittenessayofnotmorethan750words;Provideyourbirthcertificate,nationalidentitycard.Application:Toapplyforthecompetition,visitwww..Inthere,youwillgetallthedetailsofallthatisrequired.Theorganizerswillwanttohaveyourname,age,theschoolyouattendanditsaddress,yourresidentialaddressandtelephonenumber.Theywillthengiveyoutheessaytopictowrite.For2024,theessaytopicis“theroleoftechnologyinshapingthefutureofeducation”.Youhaveadeadlinetosubmitascannedcopyoftheessaythatyouhavehandwritten.Notethattypedcopieswillberejected.Youhavetogobacktothewebsiteanduploadthescannedcopyoftheessay.Theapplicationdeadlineis14January,2025.Theprofessorswillevaluateallthesubmittedessaysandselectthebesttwelve.Theywillthengivethesestudentsanotheressaytopicthattheywillsupervise.Outofthetwelve,theprofessorswillselectthebestthree.TheselastthreearetheonesthattheFoundationwillannounceasthewinnersoftheyear’sessaycompetition.21.WhatisthepurposeoftheUBANationalEssayCompetition?

A．ToselectthebestyoungwriterinNigeria.B．Toencouragetechnologyuseineducation.C．ToprovidescholarshipsforNigerianstudents.D．ToenhanceNigerianstudents’readingability.22.Whoarequalifiedtoparticipateinthecompetition?

A．Studentsfromdifferentcultures.B．HighschoolstudentsinNigeria.C．AllstaffinUnitedBankforAfrica.D．UniversityprofessorsinNigeria.23.Howcanoneapplyforthecompetition?

A．ByvisitingalocalbranchoftheUBA.B．BycallingtheUBAcustomerservicehotline.C．BysubmittinganapplicationontheUBAwebsite.D．BysendingatypedcopyofyouressaytotheUBA.(★★★)Europeanexplorers“discovered”Antarcticainthe1820s.However,theywerelikelynotthefirstnavigatorstosailthecoldwatersofthesouthernPacificOcean.Theindigenous(土著的)peopleofmainlandNewZealand—Māori—haveasignificantlylongerhistorywithEarth’ssouthernmostcontinent.ArecentpaperintheJournaloftheRoyalSocietyofNewZealandaimstobringtolightthecontributionsoftheMāoripeopletoAntarcticvoyages.LedbyDr.PriscillaWehi,theteamlookedatMāorioralhistoriesaswellas“greyliterature”—researchoutsideofconventionalacademicareas,andfoundconnectionsbetweentheMaoriandthewaterssouthofNewZealandhavebeenoccurringsincetheearliesttraditionalvoyaging.“Thenarrativesofunder-representedgroupsandtheirconnectiontoAntarcticaremainpoorlydocumentedandacknowledgedintheresearchliterature,”Wehisaid.“Thispaperbeginstofillthisgap.”Theresearchersfirsthighlightanearly7thcenturysouthernvoyagebyaMāorichiefHuiTeRangioraandhiscrew.ThisearlyexplorerissaidtohavereachedtheSouthernorAntarcticOcean,theRossIceShelfontheedgeofAntarctica,wherethenavigatorencounteredsnowandicebergs.ThiswouldhavelikelymadethemthefirsthumanstoseeAntarcticwaters,overathousandyearsbeforetheEuropeanexpedition.EvenwiththearrivalofEuropeanexplorers,Maorispecialknowledgewasvalued.TeAtu—aNgāpuhiman—hasbeencalledthefirstMāoriandfirstNewZealandertohelpmaptheAntarcticcoastlinein1840.Māoriwerealsopartofthe“HeroicAgeofAntarcticExploration”inthelate19thandearly20thcentury,helpingEuropeanexplorerswithmedicine,construction,scientificpracticeandmoreonjourneystoAntarctica.Morerecently,anumberofMāorihaveparticipatedinNewZealand’sAntarcticscienceprograms,doingstudyoneverythingfromtheeffectsofclimatechangetopenguinpopulationecology.TheteambehindthislatestpaperhopesthatmoreandmoreMāoripeoplewillcontributetheirknowledgeandexperiencestoadvancethescientificenquiryonthisremotecontinent.24.Whatisthemaintopicofthenewpaper?

A．TheEuropeanexplorationofAntarctica.B．ThehistoryofMāorivoyagestoAntarctica.C．ThescientificresearchconductedinAntarctica.D．TheeffectsofclimatechangeonAntarcticecosystems.25.WhatphenomenondoesDr.PriscillaWehidescribeinparagraph2?

A．TravelingtoAntarcticaisnowpopular.B．Māoricommunitydeservesmoreattention.C．Literaturegoesbeyondconventionalresearch.D．Māoriexplorationisoftenignoredbyscholars.26.Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout?

A．Europeanexplorers’journeystoAntarctica.B．Māori’stroubleinexploringtheAntarctica.C．Māori’scontributionstoAntarcticexploration.D．Europeanexplorers’helpwithMāori’svoyages.27.WhatcanbeexpectedaboutMaori’sfutureroleaccordingtotheteam?

A．Itwillchangeduetotheteam’shelp.B．Itwilldominatethescientificresearch.C．ItwillbesuperiortoEuropeanscientists.D．ItwilladddepthtotheAntarcticresearch.(★★★)Tabletennisisoneofthosesportsthatmostpeoplewouldlikelyassumeissimplyunplayablebytheblind.AnAustralianstudent,however,isnowusingcamerasandspeakerstogetunsightedindividualsinonthepingpongaction.Therearealreadytwogamesfortheblind(namelySwishandShowdown)whicharesimilartotabletennis,butinvolvehittingaballthatmakesaringnoisebackandforthalongthesurfaceofatable.Inthatsense,they’realmostmorelikeairhockey(曲棍球).Playingtabletenniswithaspecialballthatmakesothersoundsisanotherpossibility,butsuchelectronics-filledballswouldn’tperformlikethemuchlighterconventionalballs.ItwaswithsuchlimitationsinmindthatUniversityofSydneyengineeringhonorsstudentPhoebePeng-workingwithARIAResearchCompany-createdherexperimentalnewsystem.Thesystemincludesatraditionaltable,batsandball,alongwithagroupofspeakersalongthesidesofthetable,andtwoneuromorphic(神經形態的)cameras.Alsoknownaseventcameras,thelattertrackthemovementofobjectswithintheirfieldofviewthroughlocalchangesinbrightness,whicharedetectedbytheimagesensor.Withthejointoutputofbothcameras,it'spossibletotrackthepositionoftheballinthree-dimensionalspace,inrealtime.Aspecialprogramusesthatdatatocontrolthespeakers,causingthemtoproduceasoundfieldmatchingthecurrentpositionoftheball.Theideaisthatbothplayerssimplylistenforthepositionoftheball,assentoutbythespeakers.Thatsaid,moreresearchneedstobeconductedbeforethesystemismadeavailableforreal-worlduse.“Anongoingtechnicalchallengeisthematterofhumanperception(感知)ofsound,”saidPeng.“Therearelimitationsonhowaccuratelypeoplecanperceivesoundlocalization.Whattypeofsoundshouldbeused?Thisisatechnicalchallengewellbesolvinginthenextstageofdevelopment.”28.Whatisthepurposeofthestudent-designedsystem?

A．Toallowtheblindtoplaytabletennis.B．Toprovidemultiplechoicesforpeople.C．Togetthesightedindividualsactiveagain.D．Topopularizetabletennisamongthedisabled.29.What’sthemajorlimitingfactorofthespecialballthatmakessound?

A．Thehighprice.B．Thepoorquality.C．Thetechnicalissue.D．Theweightproblem.30.Howdoesthesystemtrackthepositionoftheballinthegame?

A．ByapplyingGPStechnology.B．Byusingonecamera’simagesensor.C．Bycombiningthedataoftwocameras.D．Bydetectingsoundwavessentoutbytheball.31.Whatisthekeyproblemfacingpeopleaccordingtothelastparagraph?

A．Theinaccuracyofperceivingsound.B．Theinstabilityoftheeventcameras.C．Thedifficultyofthemassproduction.D．Thecomplexityofhandlingtheprogram.(★★★★★)Beforebecomingatherapist(治療師),Ihadnoideawhatitmeantto“holdspace”forsomebody.Now,thetermiswidespreadonsocialmediaandservesasthefoundationofmywork.Holdingspaceisthebackboneofsupportiverelationshipsandbridgesthegapbetweentwopeoplewhenonepersonisinhardship.Theterm“holdingspace”wasfirstpopularizedbyHeatherPlett,awriterinCanada.Ina2015blogpost,Plettdescribedholdingspaceas“theactofbeingfullypresentwithsomeoneelse,withoutjudgmentordistraction,sothatthepersoncansharetheirexperiencesandperspectives.Thislookslikecreatingasafe,acceptingenvironment,engaginginattentivelisteningandofferingnon-judgmentalsupport.”Researchshowsthatholdingspacecanreducestressandanxiety,enhancerelationships,andimprovementalhealthandwell-being.Holdingspaceisnoeasytask.Itrequiresthepatiencetobecalm,todelayaresponseevenwhensomeonehasupsetorfrustratedyou.Italsorequiresradicalacceptance,areleaseofyourideasabouwhotheotherpersonshouldorcanbe,andopennessandhonestyaboutwhotheyactuallyare.Theseskillsrequireustoknowourselvesaswell.“Holdingspaceisaformofattunement(調和)ortheabilitytobeawareofourownstateofmindandbodywhilealsotuninginandconnectingtoanotherperson,”theUniversityofPennsylvaniaprofessorEdwardBrodkinsaid.But“holdingspace”doesn’taskustohonorothers’feelingswithoutcommentorresponse.Insteaditisabaselineofloveandacceptancefromwhichadeeper,moregenuineconnectioncangrow.AsBrodkinputsit,“It’sawayofinvestinginyourrelationship,developingitandenablingittogrow.Inorderfortherelationshiptogrow,youneedtobeabletoseethemforwhotheyreallyare.Ifyoucan’t,thenhowcanyouknowthemwithanydepth?”32.WhyisHeatherPlett’scommentmentionedinparagraph2?

A．Toexplainthedefinitionof“holdingspace”.B．Toindicatethechallengesof“holdingspace”.C．Torevealhistoricalfactsabout“holdingspace”.D．Topresenttheskillsrequiredfor“holdingspace”.33.Whatdoes“radicalacceptance”inparagraph3referto?

A．Askilltokeepdistancewithothers.B．Aneffectivewaytoprocessyouremotions.C．Anabilitytofindopportunityinadversity.D．Anemotionalreactiontothecruelreality.34.WhatdoesBrodkinadviseustodo?

A．Stopbeingaffectedbyothers’comments.B．Pickaninvestmentaccount.C．Buildahealthyrelationshipwithothers.D．Showthegreatesttolerancetoothers.35.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?

A．“HoldingSpace”:APracticeofForgivingOthersB．“HoldingSpace”:TheArtofSupportiveRelationshipsC．ThePowerof“HoldingSpace”toGetOutofTroubleD．TheBenefitsof“HoldingSpace”inChangingOneself(★★★)Self-respectisaveryimportantpartofagreatlife.Developingself-respectmeansdevelopingself-confidencetodealwithwhateverlifethrowsatus.Thefollowingaresomewaystogainmoreself-respect.36Itishelpfultomakealistofwhatyouvalueinlife,whatyourneedsare,andwhatyouwantfromlife.Thinkaboutwhatvaluesyouhaveandhowyougoaboutlivingthemeachday(orperhaps,whatyoumayneedtoimproveupon).Takealookatyourrelationshipswithothers.Agoodwaytoknowifyouarerespectingyourselfisbyunderstandinghowthepeoplearoundyoumayalsobetreatingyou.37Ifyoufindyourselffeelingdisrespectedorunsupportedbysomepeoplearoundyou,lookathowyoucanmakechanges.Agoodwaytorespectyourselfistonotbendoverbackwardforthepeopleinyourlifewhocrossyourboundaries.Practiceself-care.38Secondly,whenwemakeaconsciousefforttotakecareofourselvesemotionally,physically,andspiritually,weremindourselvesthatweareworthyoflove,respect,andhappiness.Themoreweappreciatewhoweareandgiveattentiontoourneedsandwants,themorewemakeself-respectapriorityinourlives.Don’tbesohardonyourself.39Weallmessupfromtimetotime.It’simportanttoforgiveourselvesforourshortcomingsandtoapologizewithgracewhenwemakemistakes.Domorethingsyouenjoy.Doyouhaveafavoritehobbybutdon’thavemuchtimeforit?Doitanyway.Whetherit’stryinganewbitforyourstand-upcomedyorhikinginthemountains,takethetimeoutofyourscheduletoenjoythem.40

A．Setgoalsforyourlife.B．Reflectonyourvalues.C．Firstandforemost,youdeserveit.D．Ifyouhavenorespectforothers,howcanyouhaveself-respect?E．Nocriticoutsideofourselvesislouderthantheonethatlivesinside.F．Howwerespectandtreatourselvesindicateshowotherpeoplelearntotreatus,too.G．Whenwenurture(滋養)oursoulswithactivitiesweenjoy,welearntobemoreself-respecting.三、完形填空(★★)IhadbeencaringformyAuntRuth,whohaddementia(癡呆),foraboutfouryears.Herconditionhadprogressedtothepointthatshe_________spoke,andwhenshedid,itmadenosense.It_________myhearttoseeherthisway.AuntRuthusedtobeastrong,_________womanwiththe“giftofchat”.Shealwayshada(n)_________storytotell,andevenadullstorywasmadefunnybythewayshetoldit.Nowshejustsatsilentinherwheelchair,_________downherhead.Oneafternoon,I_________AuntRuthtoletmetakehertothecommunitygardenwhereasingerwasperformingforthe_________.Thesingerdidagreatmixofsongsfromthe1940sthroughthe1970s.Ididn’tnoticewhenAuntRuthstarted_________along.Duringabreakbetweensongs,sheturnedtome,eyes_________,andsaid,“Heisfantastic.Youshould__________andsingwithhim.Comeon!Irememberyouareprofessionalinmusic.”Icouldn’tbelievewhatIwasseeingandhearing.Her__________wasupandshespokeinclear,completesentences.Atthatmomentandfortherestofthe__________,IhadsomeoftheoldAuntRuthback.Allofthis__________mehowmagnificentmusichasbeeninourlife.Studiesshowthatmusicactivatesmanyareasofthe__________beyondjusthearing,includingthosetiedtoemotionsandmemory.It’slikeasecretpotion(藥水),__________everythingwithoutusevenrealizingit.41.A．simplyB．cautiouslyC．barelyD．clearly42.A．embarrassedB．confusedC．relievedD．broke43.A．dependentB．outgoingC．responsibleD．courageous44.A．humorousB．adventurousC．complexD．serious45.A．raisingB．hangingC．noddingD．shaking46.A．convincedB．permittedC．assignedD．anticipated47.A．disabledB．judgesC．passengersD．residents48.A．cryingB．screamingC．singingD．complaining.49.A．brightB．deepC．straightD．sharp50.A．showoffB．benddownC．takeoverD．getup51.A．handB．headC．wheelchairD．voice52.A．scheduleB．treatmentC．performanceD．interview53.A．informedB．remindedC．satisfiedD．warned54.A．brainB．bodyC．actionD．organ55.A．controllingB．attractingC．affectingD．defending四、語法填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。InsidetheAgostinhoNetoUniversity(UAN),56entry-levelMandarin(普通話)courseisunderwayattheuniversity’sConfuciusInstitute.RaulCarvalho,whostudiedChineseattheinstituteafewyearsago,nowreturnswheneverhehastimetohelpwithteaching.Forhim,hisinitialinterest57learningChineseledtohisprofessionalsuccess.“InAngola,it’snoteasytofindagoodjob.ButtheMandarinIhavelearnedpaves(鋪路)thewayfora58(promise)career,”Carvalhosays.HebeganhisjourneyoflearningMandarinin2017,59(sign)upforclassesimmediatelyafterseeingtheConfuciusInstitute’spostonline.Fortunately,theyoungmangotascholarshipin201860(study)atHarbinNormalUniversityinNortheastChina’sHeilongjiangprovince,thecooperatinginstitutionoftheConfuciusInstituteattheUAN.Withthe61(recommend)fromaChinesefriend,healsoexploredthediverseofferingsofChinesecuisine,quicklybecominganenthusiasticfan.In2022,Carvalho62(offer)atranslatorjobatChinaEnergyEngineeringCorporation’sAngolaoffice,63therearesomanymoreopportunitiesavailableforhimtoimprovehisChineseatwork.Carvalho’sexperience64(mirror)thatofthousandsofChinese-languagelearnersinAngola.AsthenumberofChineseenterprisesinAngolahaspassed400,manyAngolanyouthsbelievethatproficiencyinChineseisbecomingan65(increasing)importantskillinthesouthwesternAfricancountry’slabormarket.五、書信寫作(★★★)66.假設你是李華，你校將舉辦一場以“運動讓生活更美好”為主題的英語演講比賽，請寫一封郵件邀請你的英國朋友Mike參加。內容包括：1.比賽的時間和地點；2.運動如何影響生活。注意：1.寫作詞數應為80左右；2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。DearMike,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua六、書面表達(★★★★)67.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。ItwasacoldautumneveninginthesmalltownofWillowCreek.Thesunhadlongset,leavingbehindaskypaintedwithorangeandpurple.Inthemidstofthisquietness,afigurecouldbeseenhurryingdowntheroad,carryingalargebackpack.ThiswasLily,asenioratWillowCreekHighSchool.Herbackpackwasfillednotwithbooksforherownstudies,butwithsuppliesshehadcollectedfortheannual“WarmHearts,WarmHomes”charitydrive.Theeventaimedtoprovidewarmth,care,andsupporttofamiliesinneedduringtheharshwintermonths.Lilyhopedthedonationcouldensurethatthosesufferinginthecoldreceivethecomfortandsafe