2023届湖南省岳阳市高三教学质量监测（二）英语试题含答案.pdf

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1、机密启用前姓名_准考证号_岳阳市岳阳市 2023 届高三教学质量监测（二）届高三教学质量监测（二）英语试卷英语试卷时量：120分钟；满分：150分。注意事项：1.本试卷分为四部分，共 12页。2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名，准考证号与校名填写在答题卡的相应位置。3.全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。第一部分：听力（共两小节，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题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 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 三个选项中选最佳选项，并标在试卷的

2、相应位置。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.答案是 C.1.What are the speakers talking about?A.The weather.B.The scenery.C.The traffic.2.Where does the conversation probably take place?A.Inside a bookstore.B.In a sports center.C.Outside a cinema.3.How doe

3、s the woman go to work?A.By car.B.On foot.C.By bike.4.What is the womans feeling now?A.Embarrassment.B.Regret.C.Relief.5.Why does Penny want to drop the class?A.She finds it too difficult.B.She doesnt have enough time.C.She fails in the course interview.第二节（共 15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

4、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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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 至 7题。6.What is the man?A.A hotel manager.B.A tour guide.C.A taxi driver.7.What is the man doing for the woman?A.Looking for some local foods.B.Showing her around the seaside.C.O

5、ffering information about a hotel.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10题。8.When can people buy the magazine in the shops?A.Next MondayB.This Saturday.C.This Friday.9.What method would help the man learn better?A.Using relevant pictures.B.Reading the information aloud.C.Listening to lectures.10.What are the speakers m

6、ainly talking about?A.A science course.B.An article.C.A new technology.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13题。11.What is the focus of this years competition?A.Saving energy at home.B.Reducing noise pollution.C.Using technology creatively.12.What is the stone used for?A.Starting the machine.B.Increasing air pressure.

7、C.Producing carbon dioxide.13.Why does the woman turn to the man?A.To discuss the way of writing a paper.B.To study the approach to detailed drawings.C.To find the right material for her model machine.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17题。14.What do the speakers consider as the most important?A.The location of the

8、flat.B.The size of the flat.C.The rent of the flat.15.What is the absolute necessity in the bedroom for the woman?A.Furniture.B.Sunlight.C.An air conditioner.16.How does the woman know about the rent?A.By asking friends.B.By reading the newspaper.C.By consulting the house agent.17.Why does the woman

9、 wish to find a flat quickly?A.Her present house is due.B.She wants to move for a change.C.Her present house is too expensive.听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20题。18.In which country is it proper to make a noise while drinking?A.Mexico.B.Japan.C.Britain.19.What is considered rude in the Arab countries?A.Eating wi

10、th your left hand.B.Lifting the bowl to your mouth.C.Making a noise while having meals.20.What advice does the speaker give about different manners?A.Doing as you do at home.B.Visiting different countries.C.Following the native people.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 50分）第一节（共 15小题，每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的

11、 A，B，C和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AIn honor of National Park Week,heres a list of some of the striking features that you can findthroughout America.Petrified Forest National ParkPetrified Forest National Park is not necessarily a dangerous place.as long as you dont stealthe stones.The fossils（化石）are beautiful

12、and somewhat look like precious stones，whichmakes them an attractive souvenir.But as with all National Park lands,visitors arent allowed to takeanything from the site,including rocks,plants and animals.And for good reason,removing any ofthese items can harm the local ecosystem or degrade the geologi

13、cal features.Legend has it thattaking a rock can bring about misfortune.Due to this reason,the park receives letters with returnedrocks from people wishing for forgiveness for fossil theft.Yellowstone National ParkYellowstone National Park was the first-ever National Park,established in 1872.With sc

14、enicmountains and rivers and an abundance of wildlife,Yellowstone is home to more than 10,000hydrothermal features.These include hot springs,mudpots,and over 500 geysers formed from the 2.1 million-year-old super volcano hiding below Yellowstones surface.Visitors from all over theworld flock to Yell

15、owstone National Park for its geysers.Mammoth Cave National ParkWith tunnels stretching over 420 miles,Mammoth Cave is the worlds largest cave system.Nearly 10 million years ago,water began to swirl its way through the limestone bed,eventuallyshaping the caves massive tunnels.Inside the cave are the

16、 classic stalactites and stalagmites,butyoull also find other unique formations.Devils Tower National MonumentThe origins of this unique rock formation is that Devils Tower once constituted the inside of avolcano.Eventually,the softer outside rock of the eroded,leaving only the harder igneous rockbe

17、hind.Among the local peoples,Devils Tower is highly sacred.Each community passes downlegends of its creation,which typically include someone escaping a big bear and finding refuge atopthe rock.21.Why must the stones be kept in Petrified Forest National Park?A.The park is a dangerous place.B.They are

18、 valueless stones in the park.C.They can cause ecological and geological effects.D.They will definitely bring bad luck according to the legend.22.What is special in Yellowstone National Park?A.Amazing wildlifeB.Picturesque sceneryC.Old historyD.hydrothermal wonders23.Which park can you visit if you

19、want to explore the legends of the creation?A.Petrified Forest National ParkB.Yellowstone National ParkC.Mammoth Cave National ParkD.Devils Tower National MonumentBAs a writer and game designer,Ive spent most of the past 30 years trying to do various types ofcreative work while sitting or standing a

20、t a computer keyboard.The power of those devices hasgrown exponentially,enabling me with a click or a keystroke to create wonders that would havebeen unimaginable just a few years ago.And yet Ive been increasingly confused to realize that the productivity such as words written,problems solved,hasnt

21、increased one bit with the improvement of my tools.For a long time I tried to talk myself out of this.I figured that if my computer time didnt workefficiently,it was because I didnt have the right software,or wasnt using it right.I created keyboardshortcuts.I downloaded apps to track time I spent us

22、ing other apps.Nothing changed the basicobserved fact:I was still trapped in the state of low productivity.For myself,Ive found that I spend the vast majority of my working computer time staring at thescreen in a state of mind that ranges from“passive”to“somewhat productive,”and in which afew minute

23、s can stretch unnoticed into a quarter-hour,or a couple of hours.During this process,Icheat myself into believing that because I am at my desk,at my computer,I am therefore working.Its so easy to move words and sentences around in Word or Scrivener or Final Draft that it feelslike writing,even if wh

24、at Im actually doing would rate only a 2 on the scale in which 10 is“gettingan idea and writing it down.”That is why I now keep my project notes and journals in actualnotebooks.Ive even switched to paper for my“to-do lists,”and cross off action items literally.Its simpler and I get more done this wa

25、y.24.What do the underlined words“exponentially”mean in paragraph 1?A.RapidlyB.SilentlyC.UnexpectedlyD.Blindly25.What does the author want to show in paragraph 3?A.He avoided facing the reality of his work habits.B.He usually chooses the simplest way to accomplish tasks.C.He is able to learn new ski

26、lls and computer programs quickly.D.He was proud of his ability to master the use of high-tech tools.26.What can be inferred from paragraph 4?A.The author can focus on finishing the task at his computer.B.The author may reduce working efficiency with longer screen time.C.The author can be extremely

27、productive when working at computer.D.The author can work longer time with high efficiency at his computer.27.What is the authors current attitude towards writing down an idea by computer?A.SupportiveB.IndifferentC.UnfavorableD.ObjectiveCAt all hours of the day,white-aproned bakers occupy themselves

28、 in working in the Hot BreadKitchen,throwing flour across butcher-block tables,filling metal trays with hand-shaped bread,andshifting steaming,fresh bread to cooling shelves.The only bodies at rest in this New York Citybakery are pans with bread,waiting to be sent into the oven.The skilled bakers tu

29、rn out around 25varieties ranging from classic French baguettes to crisp Armenian lavash crackers-which they sell atfarmers markets and gourmet stores.But Hot Bread Kitchen is more than a bakery:Its a nonprofit designed to give foreign-bornwomen the skills and support they need to establish careers

30、in the culinary arts.Overseeing dailyoperation of the place-and often rolling up her own shirtsleeves to involve in-is 35-year-old founderand CEO Jessamyn Rodriguez.By mixing her lifelong passion for society with great food,Rodriguez says she has created herdream job.In 2008,Rodriguez launched the b

31、akery in the small Brooklyn apartment she shared withroommates,hiring two immigrant women as her first bakers.“I was definitely breaking new ground,and we faced a lot of skeptics,”she says of those early days.“But for every person whoquestioned it,there were five people who were interested in suppor

32、ting us.”Today,Hot BreadKitchen employs a staff of 35 and occupies a nearly 5,000-square-foot space in La Marqueta,apublic market in East Harlem.The women who bake and package Hot Bread Kitchens offerings range in age from 21 to 60.Coming from lands such as Haiti,Nepal,and the Dominican Republic,som

33、e have lived in the U.S.for as little as a year.Others,including production manager Antonia Garcia,who is originally fromMexico,have called America home for more than a decade.These womens diverse homelands arereflected in many of the bakerys products,like heritage tortillas and the wildly popular m

34、smen,abuttery bread.The program has far surpassed Rodriguezs original hopes.Since its humble beginnings,HotBread Kitchen has trained 27 women from 12 countries.They receive paid,on-the-job experience,aswell as courses in bakery sciences,and English as part of a yearlong training program.28.What does

35、 the first paragraph mainly talk about?A.Constant activity of skilled workers.B.Varieties of fresh baked goods.C.Many different types of equipment used in bakeries.D.Difficult working conditions of bakery employees.29.Which of the following can best describe Jessamyn Rodriguez?A.Adventurou1s and mod

36、est.B.Ambitious and gifted.C.Hard-working and courageous.D.Devoted and stubborn.30.How does the author establish the diversity of Hot Bread Kitchen?A.By describing the courses offered to employees.B.By introducing the backgrounds of the employees.C.By describing the bakerys location at La Marqueta.D

37、.By introducing the bakerys development since 2008.31.What is the main idea of the article?A.Employees from diverse homelands produce various products.B.The hardworking women have helped Hot Bread Kitchen develop quickly.C.Rodriguez became a successful baker after establishing Hot Bread Kitchen.D.Ho

38、t Bread Kitchen provides professional opportunities for immigrant women.DCERTAIN CREATURES-namely,bees-have evolved to be skillful flying builders.To assemble（组装）a nest,worker insects team up to do various work to the specification of a complexdesign that ends up being many times their size.This pro

39、cess takes months,many times longer thanthe average lifespan of all but the queen.Meanwhile the insects must adjust as they go.It is these insect building teams that inspired Mirko Kovac,a roboticist at Imperial CollegeLondon,to develop a way to improve the flexibility of 3D printing.A typical 3D pr

40、inter is limited bythe range of its nozzle（喷嘴），and can only make objects smaller than itself.Dr Kovacs teamhas removed these limitation by using flying robots.Dr Kovac describes a system of flying robots that is composed of two types of multi-rotordrones:builders and scanners.The builders carry the

41、3D-printing nozzle.The scanners are robotsequipped with cameras that are responsible for monitoring the progress of the builders.The building process alternates between builders and scanners,layer by layer,printing andadjusting,until a structure is complete.First,a builder remains suspended over its

42、 area of operationand begins to release a jet or rush of the building material along its flight path.The choice ofmaterial is important-it must be lightweight enough for the drones to carry but strong enough to holdthe subsequent layers that will be built on top.Once the builder robot has sprayed a

43、layer of material,the scanner robot flies over,inspects the progress.The system then computes the next layer that thebuilder should make,while also correcting for any errors that might have been discovered in whathas already been built.Because the flying robots can,in theory,operate anywhere,they co

44、uld fix things in dangerousor otherwise inaccessible places.Dr Kovac says that his robots could be used to spot and seal leaksin oil or gas pipelines,repair leaky insulation or fix cracks on tall buildings.Thinking more longterm,Dr Kovac even sees a potential future for his construction robots,build

45、ing on the surfaces ofthe Moon or Mars.32.Why does the author mention bees in the text?A.To become a theme.B.To introduce a topic.C.To give an explanation.D.To analyze the cause.33.What is the character of typical 3D printers?A.They can expand the range of printing.B.They can make adjustment while p

46、rinting.C.They are more flexible than traditional ones.D.They can make objects smaller than themselves.34.What can we learn from the building process?A.The Builders can correct the errors while calculating.B.The building material should be strong enough for scanner.C.Builders and scanners can print

47、and monitor at the same time.D.The building process has strict requirement of the building material.35.What can be the suitable title for the text?A.Teams of flying robots can make 3D objects.B.Teams of flying robots have a limited future.C.The flexibility of typical 3D printer has been improved.D.T

48、eams of flying robots have been used in dangerous situation.第二节（共 5小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Your Brain Was Made For WalkingIf a president,a legendary philosopher,and one of the bestselling authors of all time creditedthe same secret for their success,would you

49、 try to follow it too?What if the secret was somethingyou already knew how to do?36.Get walking!Its not just some people who made a case for it as a prime creativity booster.37 AStanford University study found that participants were 81 percent more creative when walking asopposed to sitting.Accordin

50、g to the study,walking outside-versus on a treadmill-produces the mostnovel and highest quality analogies in participants who walked and then sat down to do creativework.The movement aspect of walking is obviously key.Youve probably heard the phrase Exerciseyour creativity,which refers to the brain