2023届安徽省合肥市第八中学高三最后一卷英语试题.docx

2023届安徽省合肥市第八中学高三最后一卷英语试题学校:姓名： 班级： 考号： 一、阅读理解The Bridport Prize Short Story Writing CompetitionRules of entryThe Prize is open to writers of any nationality writing in English aged 16. Entries must be entirely your own work. Entries must not have been published, self-published or accepted for publication in print or online, broadcast, or have won or been placed in another competition at any time.All entries are judged anonymously (匿名地).Please do not include your name, address, etc on the document or in the file name. We disqualify entries if they are named or over the word limit. If you forget to add details, the title or word count, your entry won't be disqualified.DeadlineThe deadline date for entries is 12 midnight (UK time) on 31 st May 2022. Postal entries postmarked 31st May but received later will be accepted.LengthShort story: 5, ()0() words maximum. No minimum.FormatDouble line spaced.Use any typeface, 12pt, black.Do not add a cover or title page.Add the word count to the top right of the first page.Number the pages in the centre at the bottom of the page.Save the file as a Microsoft Word document.doc or. docx. Wc also accept file types, rtf, pdf, txt.The maximum allowed file size is 2MB.The file name should be the title of the story only.Fees£ 14 per short story. There is no limit to the number of submissions.Results & Awards to care fbr the plant myself. When it didn't immediately turn yellow or brown or lose all its leaves, I was pleasantly surprised.Tending to the plant gave me a sense of accomplishment at a time when I sometimes felt useless. Glioblastoma limited my ability to walk, and the treatment left me tired, making it hard for me to accomplish everyday tasks. As a family physician, I was used to being the one who provided care, not the one who received it.Since my diagnosis in August 2018, far too often, it seemed, I had to rely on help from other people. The enormous change left me feeling adrift（漂浮的）and unsettled. Watering the plant, as small an act as it was, connected me to a core part of my old identity and taught me I could still be a caregiver. Plants and people could still depend on me.Over the next few months, I recovered from surgery and completed radiation and the first round of chemotherapy. Even after I returned to work, I continued to care for the plant. Soon, it had nearly doubled in height and its leaves were shiny and lush. Both the Iree and I were thriving.注意：1 .续写词数应为150左右；2 .请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Then, mysteriously, its leaves began to brown and drop.As my anxiety lessened, I began to search for tips online to care for my sick plant.Winners will be notified by email in September. A short film which will include the announcement of this year's winners will be broadcast on our YouTube channel at 7pm on Thursday 28th October.1. Which of the following will result in disqualification?A.Writing a short story of 500 words.B.Mailing your entry on 31st May 2022.C.Including your name on the document.D.Forgetting to add the title of your entiy2. What should you do to meet the requirements of the format?A.Make an attractive title page.B.Ensure your file size is 2MB at most.C. Add the word count to the left of the first page. D. Number the pages in the bottom right-hand corner.3. What do we know about the Prize?A. It charges 14 per short story.B. It is intended for all age groups.C. Its awards will be emailed in October.D. Its winners will be interviewed onYouTube.As an education specialist, I believe the best way to prepare students for colleges and careers is to focus on providing instructional programs and opportunities that help them become good thinkers. To do this, teachers and actually everyone else in a community, should play a role as a “cognitive（认知）coach“ to students, helping develop good thinkers among our youth.The best way for you to become a cognitive coach is to seek out and engage school children and adolescents in meaningful conversations. The objective here is to get kids talking about what they think, how they feel, and what they believe whenever and wherever you may find them. It may be in a classroom. It may be at the grocery store. It may be at a basketball game. It doesn't matter where as long as you engage students in a topical conversation and, hopefully, even a debate. Mainly, you want to encourage students to voice their opinion about things. Get them to take a position on “this thing, or that thing,“ and ask them to support their position with evidence. Curiously enough, the simple process of engaging students in real life conversations and debates will serve to strengthen what they have learned in the classroom, and help them create their own knowledge about a subject or a topic.Learning indicates that a student has been exposed to material, understands the material, and can recall the information. Knowledge, on the other hand, goes beyond recall and includes information processing, application to other situations, consideration of meaning, and contrasting with other concepts. Naturally, the topic of conversation you engage in with one of your learners will differ from student to student, and in the level of complexity based on child's age and developmental level. Even a kindergartener has an opinion about things that are going on in his or her life. Engaging in conversation with any members of your learning community in ways that get at what they have learned and what they know will help them develop higher order reasoning skills.A student's synthetic thinking（综合思维）process occurs when a respected adult asks a question, particularly a question that requires reflection. I think all adults in a community have a responsibility to help children with this process, with the goal of producing independent thinkers.4. What contributes most to developing good young thinkers?A.Debating with classmates.B.Learning from respected adults.C.Engaging in challenging activities.D.Putting forward a sensible argument.5. Which is the best question raised by a cognitive coach?A.What have you learnt recently?B.What nationality is Elbert Einstein?C.Why do you like playing football?D.Where are you going this weekend?6. What does the author want to show by mentioning a kindergartener?A. Being a good young thinker is important.B. Choosing conversation topics accordingly is essential.C. Cultivating good young thinkers should start as early as possible.D. Even children have their unique and independent ways of thinking.7. What is the main purpose of ihe passage?A. To state an education idea.B. To assess a teaching strategy.C. To introduce a learning method.D. To compare different education methods.The ability to use tools is rare in the animal world. Recently, ravens（渡鸭）have been proven capable of more （han just using tools.According to a paper published in Current Biology in April, 2023, scientists designed various tasks for a group of ravens. The first task was getting a nut out of a puzzle box, requiring two tools: first a short, sharp tool used to cut the membrane （薄膜），then a long slick lo get (he nul out of a hole. Five out of 10 ravens were able to reach (he nut.In the following tasks, the ravens were observed picking up tools before doing the task, showing their ability to plan ahead. Researchers also noticed that each raven had a different way of carrying and using the tools.Using a set of tools means that the animal can “solve problems through flexibly applying some insight of a given situation,M Mark Briffa at the University of Plymouth, UK, told CNN.The great intelligence of ravens makes (hem popular petsthey can imitate sounds and dance to music. However, these smart birds may suffer from mental heallh issues as well. Common signs of stress and anxiety include biting and feather picking, according to the PetMD website. Biting is often regarded as a form of attack, but sometimes ravens bite others due to stress and fear. Feather picking can be a more serious sign that the raven is unhappy. In extreme conditions, a raven may pluck(拔)out all of its feathers.Some other pets show similar troubling behaviors too. For example, according to Discover magazine, pet dogs may chew (heir nails or lick their bodies so much that they form ulcers(溃场).Pets desire attention, joy and excitement. As scientists learn more about animal intelligence, we should keep in mind that they may suffer from psychological illnesses just like we do.8. What was the first task?A. Picking up a nut using a long stick.B. Breaking open a nut with a sharp tool.C. Carrying a set of tools to a specific location.D. Cutting a hole in a puzzle box and reaching a nut inside.9. What did scientists discover about the ravens from their studies?A.They were unable lo plan ahead.B.They could not create a set of tools.C.They used the tools in different ways.D.Most of them managed to reach the nut.10. What is a sign of stress and anxiety in ravens, according to the article?A.Developing ulcers.B.Imitating sounds.C.Quickly flapping their wings.D.Plucking and picking at their feathers.11. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?A. What makes ravens a popular pet?B. Ravens suffer from mental problemsC. Ravens are smarter than other birdsD. Ravcns, high intelligence is a mixed blessingTiny sensory hair cells called slereocilia（静纤毛）locaed in your inner ear are responsible for detecting sound. When these become damaged, cither by genetic disorders, loud sounds or old age, it can lead to hearing difficulties and even deafness.Now, in a series of experiments on mice, researchers based at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and （he University of Sheffield have identified a protein that can be delivered to these hair cells in order to stimulate （heir growth. 4tOur discovery shows that hair cell function can be restored in certain cells,“ said Dr Uri Manor, assistant research professor and director of the Waitt Advanced Biophotonics Core at Salk.Stereocilia hair cells are found throughout the cochlea（耳蜗）.Regions of the cochlea that sense low frequencies have longer stereocilia, while regions that sense high frequencies have shorter stereocilia. When sounds enter the ear, （hey cause fluid within the cochlea to vibrate（振动），which in turn causes the stcrcocilia to move. These hair cells then send signals to neurons（神经元）,which pass on information about the sounds that we are hearing to （he brain.In their previous studies, Manor and Prof Walter Marotti found that the protein EPS8 was involved in determining the length of stcrcocilia. Without the protein, the growth of the hairs is stunted and they remain very short. For this latest study, the two researchers teamed up to design an experiment to see if adding EPS8 to stereocilia hair cells could stimulate （heir regrowth and improve hearing in mic. They used a common gene therapy（基因治 疗）technique to deliver the protein to the hair cells on the back of a virus. They then investigated the effects using imaging techniques.The team found that EPS8 increased the length of the stereocilia and restored their function in low-frcqucncy cells, although not enough to restore the hearing of the mice. However, they also found that the cells seemed to lose their ability to regenerate as they aged. The researchers now plan to investigate the action of EPS8 further, with the hope of extending the age range over which it is effective.12. What is the author's purpose in writing paragraphs 1 and 2?A. To reveal causes of hearing problems.B. To show different functions of stereocilia.C. To prove the necessity of hearing protection.D. To introduce the finding ot a hearing-improving protein.13. What does the underlined word “stunted” in paragraph 4 mean?A. Guaranteed. B. Prevented. C. Recorded.D. Reflected.14. What did the researchers use (he gene therapy technique to do?A. Help mice grow faster.C. Send EPS8 to stereocilia hair cells15. What do the researchers plan to do?A. Restore the hearing of the mice.C. Investigate the formation of EPS8.B. Keep viruses from growing.D. Remove aged stereocilia hair cells.C. Make EPS8 effective in aging cells.D. Count low-frequency cells of aging mice.二、七选五Meeting strangers is probably one of most people's biggest fears, only second to speaking in front of a crowd. Thankfully, it doesn't have to be an experience as scary as you might think. 16.Go out alone. Don't always go to events with a friend or family member. 17.If you go with someone you're familiar with, you're more likely to stay and talk to the person you already know rather than try to talk with strangers.18. Most people's favorite topics arc about themselves. Even if you don't havean interesting icebreaker, you can always ask people to talk about themselves-they'll be more than happy to oblige you. For example: ask what they do fbr a living, where they're from, or what they studied in school. 19. They'll be excited to share their hobbies,and you might find that you have something in common!Don't be embarrassed if you're visibly ncn ous. If your voice cracks or your handshake is sweaty, laugh it off. If you're an amateur comedian and can make it into a joke, point it out and get people laughing with you. If it something that makes you feel less confident, just ignore it. Everyone gels nervous sometimes, so push past and continue on with (he conversation. 20.A. Start by introducing yourself.B. Encourage people to talk about themselves.C. People can come to you when you're alone.D. By going alone, you're forced to meet other people.E. Don't let it embarrass you enough that you have to walk away.F. These few easy tips will help you talk with strangers more comfortably.G. If you get someone talking about their interests, eventually you'll see their true personalities come out.三、完形填空Students at an elementary school in California, with the help of their art teacher, created a telephone hotline that people can call to get 21 advice from kids during difficult times. In just days, the hotline began getting thousands of calls an hour.Jessica Martin, who teaches art at West Side School in Healdsburg, California,22 her students just might have the magic words needed to bring 23 to people in these difficult times. uTo hear the pure 24 from kids is extremely comfbrting,n she says.The project was called "PepToc”. Actually, they called it "Pep Talk”（鼓励话语）first. But when Ms. Martin's 6-year-old son drew an advertisement for the hotline and 25 it “PepToc”, they 26 they liked that even better.The hotline is 27 in English and Spanish. It offers the happy voices of28 of different ages sharing positive messages. For example, by pressing 3, you can29 a group of kindergartners saying together, 44You can do it! Keep trying! Don'tg