河南省南陽市鄧州春雨國文學(xué)校2023-2024學(xué)年高三上學(xué)期開學(xué)摸底英語試題

高三英語摸底測試第一節(jié)閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。BOnMarch15,2022,FrancisKéréwasawardedthePritzkerPrize,otherwiseknownastheNobelPrizeforarchitecture,becomingthefirstAfricanarchitectevertoobtainthisprize.Hispathtosuccesswasnotsmooth.Whenhewas7yearsold,FrancisKérélefthisfamilyhometoattendschoolbecausehisvillage,GandoinBurkinaFaso,didnothaveoneofitsown.Thirteenyearslater,hemovedtoGermanyonacarpentryscholarship,withadreamofreturninghomeonedaytobuildtheclassroomsthatdidn’texistthen.Kéréachievedjustthat,becominganarchitectandcompletinghisfirstbuilding,GandoPrimarySchool,in2001.Castingmudlikeconcreteandusinglocalmaterialsoverimportedones,Kéréproposedaparticularvisionofstructurethatbothstrengthenscommunitiesandrespondstotheclimatecrisis.Assuch,Tuesday’sPritzkerPrizeannouncementisnotonlyanodofapprovalforhim,butfor“vernacular”architecture—atermusedtodescribedesignsthatdirectlyrespondtolocalclimates,materialsandbuildingtraditions—itself.Healsoletthewholevillageparticipateinthedesign,encouragingthemtoconstructtheschool,usinglocalwoodtopressthestonefloorsandlocalclaytomakebricks.Theresultwasawelcomingstructurewitha“floating”roofthatallowsnaturalwindsinahotclimate,andwallopeningsthatbringlightforstudentstolearnevenwithoutelectricity.MrKéréshowedthevillagersthatideastodealwithclimateorotherchallengesarealwaysathand.Though,Kéréhassincedesignedbiggerprojects,includingmanynational-scaleprojectsdifferinginsize,hisapproachremainsgroundedinGando.“That’showI’mtryingtotranslatetheworkIhavestartedinGandotostructuresthatpresentnationalpride,”saysthenewly-awardedarchitect.KéréwillofficiallybenamedaPritzkerwinnerataceremonyinLondon.Aswiththepreviouswinner,hewillbeawardeda$100,000grantandabronzemedal.24.WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph2?A.SpeakhighlyofKéré’sefforts.B.IntroduceKéré’schildhooddream.C.Bringanewtopicfordiscussion.D.Addsomebackgroundinformation.25.What’sKéré’sarchitecturalconcept?A.Economizinglabourforce.B.Havingafancyappearance.C.Highlightingsustainability.D.Usingimportedbuildingmaterials.26.WhichcanbestdescribeFrancisKéré?A.Creativeandcaring.B.Optimisticandhumorous.C.Humbleandambitious.D.Stubbornandadventurous.27.Whatkindofwritingisthetext?A.Anawardspeech.B.Anewsreport.C.Anovel.D.Areview.CScreentimeisoftenconsideredtheenemywhenitcomestoteachingkidstobeactive.However,anewresearchfoundthatforchildrenaged9and10greatersocialmediausewasrelatedtosomepositiveeffects,includingincreasedphysicalactivity,lessfamilyconflict(沖突)andfewersleepproblems.Thefindingscomefromananalysisofdatafromabout4,500youngpeopleandtheirparentscollectedbytheAdolescentBrainCognitiveDevelopmentstudy.Thestudygatheredinformationabouthowyoungpeople’sbrainsdevelop.Inthestudy,childrenreportedactivitieslikewatchingTV,textingorvisitingsocialmediasites—andthetimespentoneach.Theywerealsoaskedaboutwhethertheyplaymature(成年的)videogames.Theyratedtheirtimeonthemasnever,onceinawhileandallthetime.Kidsandparentsreportedonfamilyconflict.Parentsalsokepttrackofhowwellthekidssleptandfilledoutachecklistthatassessed(評定)theirchildren’sbehavior.Theresultshaven’tbeenpublishedyet,butarebeingpresentedTuesdayattheResearchSocietyonAlcoholisminSanDiego.Previousresearchhasbeendone,largelyinolderkidsorteenagerswithlessfocusonyoungerkids.Communitiesandsocialnetworkscanhavebeneficialeffects,sokidswhoareusingsocialmediatobuildconnectionsmayseepositiveoutcomes.DothesefindingsmeanthatparentsshouldbanTVsandsigntheirkidsupforTwitter?Probablynot.PsychologistChrisFergusonofStetsonUniversitysaysthatthedifferencesidentifiedintheresearcharesmall.28.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Morescreentimeisneededbykids.B.Screentimeistheenemyofteachingkidstobeactive.C.ParentsshouldbanTVsandsigntheirkidsupforTwitter.D.Alookatsocialmediamayhavepossiblebenefitsforkids.29.Howdidtheresearchersgetthedatatheywanted?A.Theycarriedoutinterviews.B.Theyaskedkidsandparentstoreport.C.Theygotthedatafromotherscientists.D.TheydownloadedthedatafromtheInternet.30.WhatisChrisFerguson’sattitudetowardsthefindings?A.Objective. B.Subjective.C.Supportive. D.Doubtful.31.Whatisthetext?A.Anovel. B.Atravelguide.C.Anewsreport. D.Abookreview.第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2.5分,滿分12.5分)閱讀下面短文,從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Imagineclimbingamountainandgettinghalfwayupandsayingtoyourself,“Youknowwhat,I’mgoingtoclimbbackdownandfinishthislater.”36Wehaveprojectsthatsitwaitingtobecompleted.Somepeoplestartcollegebutnevergraduate.Wehavebooksthatweneverfinishreading.37Manypeoplearegreatatbeginningthingsbutcan’tseemtofinishstrong.

Notfinishingwhatwestartedhasbeenarepeatedproblemforus.Wehavetofaceit.38Wheneverwedelay,orputtotheside,thethingsthatwillhelpusaccomplishourgoals,westopdevelopingourpotential.

Notfinishingnotonlycausesustostopmakingprogressbutalsowefinditharderwheneverwedodecidetostartagain.Considerthis:EverytimeIbeginanewexerciseprogram,mymusclesaresore(疼)forafewdays.Afterafewweeksofroutine,themusclesgetaccustomedtotheprogramandgrowstronger.Thus,nomoresoremuscles.Well,whenItakesometimeoffIfearstartingagain.39

Strongfinishersareabletofocusongettingthebestresultfromanythingthattheystart.Sohowdoweknowthatweareastrongfinisher?Alongwiththehugefeelingofaccomplishment,otherpeoplewillbegintonoticethechange.40Theywillhavenochoicebuttorecognizeourstrongfinishingability.Wewillberewardedwithmoretrustfromthem.

A.Thelistgoesonandon.B.Weshouldhavetheconfidence.C.Whydon’twehavetheinterestanymore?D.Soundssilly,butthatiswhatwedoallofthetime.E.Iknowthatmymusclesaregoingtobesoreagain.F.Theywillseeweareabletoclimbandconquerthemountain.G.Notbeingastrongfinishercanlimitourabilitytoconquerourgoals.第三部分語言運(yùn)用閱讀下面短文,在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Shennongjiais56.householdnameinChinabecauseit’sthehomeofthelegendary“wildman”.Itsfolktalespansthegenerations.

Between1976and1981,theChineseAcademyofSciencesorganizedthreelarge-scale57.(science)investigations.Theyhavecollectedhair,footprintsandwastesuspectedof58.(belong)toa“wildman”,butsomeexpertsarguethatmostweretheresultofbears,monkeysorevenhumanbeings.Theyfailed59.(uncover)themythof“wildman”,butdiscoveredthearea’srichbiodiversity.Althoughseveralhundredpeoplehaveclaimed60.(they)aseyewitnessesofsomegiantapelikecreaturesin