山东省潍坊市2023-2024学年高三上学期期末考试英语试题含答案.pdf

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1、山东省潍坊市山东省潍坊市 2023-20242023-2024 学年上学期学年上学期 1 1 月期末试题月期末试题高三英语高三英语2024.01.18温馨提示：注意事项：注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、座号、考号填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。第一部分第一部分 阅读阅读(共两节，满分共两节，满分 50 分分)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 A、B、C、

2、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AIf youre an English learner or an English speaker looking to widen your vocabulary,a gooddictionary app is a must.DIf youre looking for a reliable and user-friendly dictionary app,D has one foryou.It provides instant access to a vast collection of definitions.synonyms and antonyms ande

3、ven works offline.Additionally,it provides daily word quizzes,articles and trending word lists tokeep users engaged and expand their vocabulary.Merriam-WebsterMerriam-Webster is a well-known and highly trusted dictionary.The app provides qualitydefinitions,audio pronunciations and usage examples in

4、an on-the-go format available offline.Itlets you save favorites,has a word of the day and keeps track of your recent searches.The app alsoprovides access to thesaurus,word puzzles and quizzes to enhance your vocabulary skills.The appeven lets you search for words by speaking them!FluentUFluentU take

5、s real-world videos like music videos,movie trailers,news and inspiringtalksand turns them into personalized language leaning lessons.FluentU makes it really easy towatch English videos.The best part is that FluenU keeps track of the vocabulary that yourelearning and gives you extra practice with di

6、fficult words.It even reminds you when its time toreview!Every learner has a truly personalized experience,even if theyre leaning with the samevideo.Dict BoxDict Box is a comprehensive offline dictionary and translator app for over 50 languages,allin one place.Each word comes with a detailed definit

7、ion,synonyms and example sentences.Witha registered account,you get access to their urban dictionary for slang words,a picture dictionaryfor visual learners,the ability to back up and update word lists across devices and an ad-freeexperience in the app.1.Which app allows users to play a word game?A.

8、D.B.Merriam-Webster.C.FluentU.D.Dict Box.2.What is the most appealing characteristic of FluentU?A.Presenting English videos.B.Providing scheduled courses.C.Tracing the learning process.D.Transforming videos into lessons.3.How is Dict Box different from the other apps?A.It provides word tests.B.It ha

9、s no advertisement.C.It can be used without Internet.D.It offers members extra resources.BWhen most kids go to the beach,theyre too focused on making sandcastles and splashingaround to notice litter,but several years ago,for 7-year-old Cash Daniels,noticing a plastic strawsparked a lifelong passion

10、for saving the planet.Cash,who is now known as the“conservation kid”,has always loved nature.He grew upfishing along the Chattanooga River,after all!But once he learned that 80 percent of all trash fromland and rivers ends up in the ocean,he couldnt sit back.He started with cleanups along the river,

11、something that quickly went from a family affair toa community effort with volunteers and neighbors.In 2019,Cash,together with a Canadianconservationist,Ella Galaski-Rossen,started a nonprofit called the Cleanup Kids.Despite living indifferent counties,they managed to create educational videos on th

12、eir YouTube channel.“We hopeto be a really big nonprofit that eliminates plastic in the U.S.and Canada,”Cash said.“We want toinform kids and adults in the landlocked states on how their actions are connected to the water andthe ocean,”Cash said.江苏省海安高级中学 景苏华 Q QQ:771515126Cash was selected as one of

13、 Americas top 10 youth volunteers of 2021 by the PrudentialSpirit of Community Awards.He also earned the title of National Honoree,where he received a$5,000 grant to go to a nonprofit of his choice,and he became the first person to win the YouthConservationistAward two years in a row from the Tennes

14、see Wildlife Federation.“I want to travel the world,teach others,and help them feel connected to the ocean.Becauseif you are connected to the oceanif you love it and what lives in ityoull want to protect it,”hesaid.“This is my fun,and it becomes more fun with every new discovery.”4.Which can replace

15、 the underlined words sit back in paragraph 2?A.Fall asleep.B.Lose heart.C.Turn a blind eye.D.Lend a hand.5.What is the purpose of staring the Cleanup Kids?A.To recycle waste plastics.B.To make instructive videos.C.To spread marine knowledge.D.To appeal for ocean protection.6.Which of the following

16、best describes Cash Daniels?A.Sympathetic and devoted.B.Initiative and talented.C.Ambitious and humorous.D.Determined and modest.7.What does Cash Danielsstory imply?A.Passion fuels dreams.B.Great minds think alike.C.Helping others is of great fun.D.Actions speak louder than words,CTo reduce the carb

17、on emissions from passenger jets and long-haul trucks,a vast volume ofsoy-based renewable fuel will be needed.To produce it,American farmers could ruin existingcornfields to clear space,plant millions of additional acres of soybeans and shut down all soybeanexports.Researchers at startups and biotec

18、h giants alike have found ways to create a new kind ofsoybeans through genetic recombination that generates more oil.One of the startups,ZeaKal Inc,funded in part by seed giant Corteva Inc.,plans to introduceits first batch of high-oil seeds for commercial planting in 2024.Scientists have tricked th

19、e plantinto sustaining photosynthesis(光 合 作 用)for longer with genetic recombination,ultimatelyproducing more oil as well as more protein.Companies are racing to build more capacity to process soy,a critical component forexpanding green fuel supplies.Tax credits make companies in the transportation i

20、ndustry switch tofuel with lower carbon emission.S&P Global sees domestic demand for renewable biofuelreaching 4 billion gallons in 2030,up from around 2.7 billion this year.It projects that the use ofsustainable aviation fuel will total 1.7 billion gallons annually by the end of the decade,compared

21、with just 182 million gallons a year now.江苏省海安高级中学 景苏华 Q QQ:771515126Despite the bullish predictions,the soy-based transportation fuel market is still a drop in thebucket for the fuel industry.And even if the new breed of high-oil seeds takes off,widespreadadoption will take time.Farmers may be relu

22、ctant to become early adopters of a technology thathasnt yet proven is benefits,especially if the oil content comes at the expense of existing geneticrecombinations that improve disease or pest resistance.Chicken producer Perdue Farms Inc.has signed a deal with ZeaKal,agreeing to pay farmersa higher

23、 price for harvested supplies of the new variety,which is good for chicken feed because ofis higher protein levels.If large oil companies follow suit,the soybean market might never lookthe same.“We could have an opportunity for the oil component of soybeans to actually becomemore important in some m

24、arkets than the protein aspect,”says Mike Dillon,vice president ofZeaKal.“Thats a very dramatic shift.”8.How did researchers plan to produce more oil?A.By planting more soybeans.B.By banning soybean exports.C.By fertilizing soybean fields.D.By engineering soybean genes.9.What does the author want to

25、 show by mentioning the figures in paragraph 3?A.The continuous use of the fuel.B.The growing demand for biofuel.C.The serious lack of green fuel supplies.D.The fierce competition between companies.10.Who can change the current biofuel market according to the last paragraph?A.Companies.B.Farmers.C.S

26、cientists.D.Governments.11.Which can be the best tile of the text?A.Biofuel;ANew Way to Cut Down Carbon EmissionsB.Oilier Soybeans:Possible Reliance of the Future FuelC.A Big Shift:From Conventional Soybeans lo Altered OnesD.Genetic Modification:ATechnology to Breed New SoybeansDWhenever I order foo

27、d for delivery,I play a little game to guess how many sets of tableware(餐具)the restaurant will provide with my meal.Sometimes restaurants will throw in two,three orfour sets for just one order.But I rarely need any tableware al all,and the waste goes into the trashor collects dust in a kitchen drawe

28、r.Researchers working with Chinese technology group Alibaba tried a simple approach to thisproblem.Instead of just wastefully doling out tableware,the company required food-deliverycustomers in some cities in China to pick how many sets of tableware they wanted to receive.Thedefault(默认设置)was set at

29、zero.The result,published today in the journal Science,was a 638%increase in the share of no-tableware orders.If applied across China,researchers found,theapproach would save nearly 22 billion sets of plastic tableware.The study doesnt cover carbonemissions,but its safe to say that the impact would

30、be significant.It struck me as a usefulreminder of the many low-hanging fruits across the economy that can cut waste,and emissions.Nudging is customers cost Alibaba nothing more than a few hours of software engineeringtime and the impact it brought was immense.The concept of nudging comes from the G

31、eld ofbehavioral economics known as nudge theory.It suggests that a slight action can encourage goodhuman behavior without the need for policies that limit choice or economic punishment that raisesthe cost of bad behavior.To nudge customers to eat better,for example,a restaurant mightorganize is men

32、u by listing heathy options finest and bury unhealthy ones at the bottom.Morerecently,some big companies like Google have also begun to use nudges to advance climateobjectives.Behavioral economics broadly.and nudges more specifically,arent without controversy.Some might think it assigns consumers re

33、sponsibility for addressing environmental challenges.But there is another way to look at it.In the absence of necessary policyand policy is needed companies can help encourage a widespread shift of consumer behavior.江苏省海安高级中学 景苏华Q QQ:771515126And all of that behavioral change can add up.The Internat

34、ional Energy Agency found in2021 that small behavioral changes in energy consumption such as walking instead of driving andadjusting the thermostat could in total shave off 4%of global emissions.The more that companiescan do to facilitate such changes,the better.12.What did Alibaba do with tableware

35、 waste?A.It sloped restaurants from handing out tableware.B.It withdrew unused tableware from customers.C.It updated the food-delivery device regularly.D.It allowed picking tableware at customersdemand.13.What do the underlined words“low-hanging fruits”mean in paragraph 2?A.Easily accessible things.

36、B.Fast increasing orders.C.Exceptionally tough choices.D.Widely accepted strategies.14.What can we learn about nudge theory from paragraph 3?A.It brings about economic loss.B.It results from consumption policies.C.It indicates small action changes behaviour.D.It implies bad behaviour impacts economy

37、.15.What is the main idea of the text?A.Nudge theory affects behaviors.B.Good behaviors boost economy.C.Nudging helps build a greener world.D.Behavioral economics benefits customers.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。The format you save your photos in comes down

38、 to a choice between convenience andexcellence,the short-tern ease of JPEG versus the creation in RAW of your best photo possible.ofcourse,it is not either-or.16But for those times that are special,that demand greater care andeffort,a simple setting on your camera will help you take the best possibl

39、e photograph.17They determine how much data is stored when you press the shutter.RAW typicallycaptures either 12-bit or 14-bit files,meaning they can represent billions of colour shades andtones.JPECs(limited to 8 bits)reproduce about 16 million colour variationsplenty for a goodbasic shot,but when

40、shooting for something special,its always better to have more colour,morelight and more control.It is in the editing that you discover RAWs edge.After uploading to your computer,tablet orphone,the images can be“developed”in a basic photo editing program.It doesnt take long tolearn to fine-tune the i

41、mages.Even under-and overexposed images can be enhanced to enlivenshadows and highlights without any of the graininess(颗粒)that comes with inadequate light.18Because the editing process is“lossless”,the original RAW file is unaffected by your edits and canbe stored or edited again for a different eff

42、ect.江苏省海安高级中学 景苏华 Q QQ:771515126To make sure you dont run out of space to store all that data,bring along lots o memorycards that you can swap in to your camera as you go.19Wondering how to get started?Dig into your camera or smartphone settings to change formatand explore RAW._20Then its time to pl

43、ay.In a flash.Youll see just what a difference youcan make to your photos.A.Take a few shots in both JPEC and RAW.B.They are cheap and light,so theres no need to ever nun out.C.Digital cameras have two basic shooting formats,JPEG and RAW.D.Various camera brands have their own unique RAW image formal

44、s.E.But learning how to edit photos requires plenty of practice and creativity.F.There are times when a few shots are all you need to capture the moment.G.Once edited to your standard,the image is easily shared as a JPEG or other formals.第二部分第二部分 语言运用语言运用(共两节共两节,满分满分 30 分分)第一节(共 15 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 I5

45、分)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。As I walked to the market this morning,I saw a poorly dressed old man with a towelcovering his face sitting in front of a shop.I21he was a beggar looking for charity.I made amental note that on my way back from the market I should give him whatever22I had.

46、A few feet away was a young man on the pavement23in a drunken state and no onewho passed by look any24I thought in my mind it was some good-for-nothing drunkard whohad25all his money on alcohol.I finished all my shopping,and walked back along the sameroad.When I reached the beggar,I put out my hand

47、full of change26him asking him to takeit.He shook his head as though saying that he did not need it.I27and pushed it into hishand.As I stood there,28of my great act of charity,the beggar slowly got up.walked up tothe young man lying on the pavement,and shook him awake,29him something close to hisear

48、.I stood there watching with30as he walked to the tea shop.where he asked forsomething for which he paid with the money I gave and31a bread.He then went back tothe young man,and helped him to32and eat the bread.He noticed that I was still there so he said,“That young boy has not eaten for two days a

49、ndhas no energy even to sit up.That is why he33on the pavement.”Suddenly I felt so34and admired the nonjudgemental35of a man who has so little compared to me.21.A.decidedB.suspectedC.recalledD.admitted22.A.foodB.opportunityC.changeD.job23.A.suddenlyB.obviouslyC.probablyD.gradually24.A.chanceB.pictur

50、eC.advantageD.notice25.A.wastedB.madeC.earnedD.raised26.A.towardsB.overC.pastD.for27.A.shoutedB.insistedC.compromisedD.commanded28.A.jealousB.confidentC.proudD.hopeful29.A.showingB.leavingC.handingD.asking30.A.jayB.amazementC.thrillD.disappointment31.A.deliveredB.sharedC.collectedD.brought32.A.sitB.