2024届四川省部分市下学期高三三模英语试题汇编：阅读理解

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2024届四川省成都市高三下学期第三次诊断性检测考试英语试卷
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
The news cycle is driving us t the edge f madness, s why nt switch ff, unplug and pick up a bk? We knw yu culd use a laugh right nw — and luckily, several thusands f yu tld us all abut the bks, stries and pems that make yu laugh.
We tk yur vtes and with the help f ur panel (专家小组) f expert judges we created this list f 100 reads designed t make yu laugh ut lud. Want slice-f-life essays? Lpy petry? Texts frm famus literary figures? Scrll dwn — we’ve gt it all.
As with all ur reader plls, this is a curated (精心筹划的) list and nt a straight-up ppularity cntest; unlike last year, yu’ll see the bks are gruped int categries rather than ranked frm ne t 100.
And, as always, there are a few things that didn’t make the list — surprisingly, Shakespeare didn’t get enugh vtes t make it t the semifinals. Then there were bks that didn’t quite stand the test f time, r were s new we culdn’t tell whether they’d stand up.
Sme f the authrs n this list are incredibly ppular, and yu vted them in ver and ver again. Because space is limited, we try t hld each authr t ne spt n the list, but there are sme exceptins such as Nra Ephrn, wh ur judges thught was perfect.
And speaking f ur judges, yu will find a cuple f their wrks n the list this year — we dn’t let judges vte fr their wn wrks, but readers lved wrks such as Samantha Irby’s We Are Never Meeting In Real Life, s the panel agreed they shuld stay.
Laughter is the best medicine. Just click here and start reading!
21. Hw is the list f this year different frm that f last year?
A. Mre bks are included.B. It is made all by readers.
C. It mainly fcuses n petry.D. The listed bks are classified.
22. What can we learn abut Nra Ephrn?
A. She fails t stand the test f time.
B. She is nt s ppular as ther authrs.
C. She gets mre than ne spt n the list.
D. She belngs t the panel f expert judges.
23. Why is We Are Never Meeting In Real Life kept n the list?
A. It is written by a judge.B. It reflects real life.
C. It gets enugh readers’ vtes.D. It attracts the experts.
B
Almst 40% f all glbal emplyment may be affected by AI, accrding t analysis by the Internatinal Mnetary Fund. But dn’t be alarmed. That desn’t mean 40% jbs will disappear altgether. Instead, we’re talking abut humans wrking alngside AI tls, nt being replaced by them.
Speaking at the 2023 Wrld Ecnmic Frum’s Grwth Summit, ecnmist Richard Baldwin said, “AI wn’t take yur jb. It’s smebdy using AI that will take yur jb.” This means that if yu dn’t knw hw t wrk with AI, yu’re in a much riskier psitin — certainly cmpared t smene wh knws hw t use it t imprve their jb efficiency.
S, cnsider hw yu culd start integrating AI int yur everyday wrk. Can yu use it t plish an email, fr example?Can yu use it as a prductivity tl… If nt, try yur best t get t grips with it. There are tns f free (and paid) curses ut there that can help yu.
Hwever, just knwing hw t wrk effectively with AI is far frm enugh. It’s als imprtant t psitin yurself in the rganizatin in line with the things that AIs can’t d. Basically, think abut hw yu can take n mre respnsibilities in the areas where human skills are still needed and will always be needed — areas like creativity, cmplex decisin making, interpersnal relatinships and s n. These are the areas where humans will cntinue t have the edge ver machines. Anyne wh wants t gain future wrkplace success shuld develp the relevant skills.
It’s nt surprising that change is uncmfrtable. But tday’s wrkplaces are full f rapid and near-cnstant change. S, if change is smething yu struggle with, nw is a gd time t embrace and address that.
24. Hw may AI influence glbal emplyment in the future?
A. It may cause severe jb lss.B. It may threaten peple’s safety.
C. It may change the way we wrk.D. It may lessen peer cmpetitin.
25. What can we infer frm Paragraph 4?
A. AI helps us becme mre creative.
B. AI can hardly replace us in sme areas.
C. AI is much less effective than we think.
D. AI is able t make cmplicated decisins.
26. What is the writer’s attitude twards the challenges caused by AI?
A. Psitive.B. Dubtful.C. Disappinted.D. Uncncerned.
27. What is the purpse f the text?
A. T share experience f using AI in wrk.
B. T advise us t stay relevant in the age f AI.
C. T intrduce different functins f generative AI.
D. T explain why we shuld imprve ur prductivity.
C
Scial welfare prgrams, including quality early educatin, earned-incme tax credit and health care, can change children’s lives. Mre imprtantly, recent studies shw the benefits frm these prgrams strngly influence the next generatin, lifting them ut f pverty.
The lng-term impact f prekindergarten is well established and widely knwn. 50 years ag, 123 three-and fur-year-ld African Americans frm lw-incme families in Ypsilanti, Michigan tk part in an experiment. Abut half attended a pineering early educatin prgram called Perry Preschl, while the cntrl grup did nt. Researchers have been able t track the lives f mst f these children ever since. The kids wh went t Perry Preschl did better in schl, made mre mney, and were healthier than the cntrl grup.
The benefits f Perry Preschl didn’t just stp with thse children. A study published last summer by Nbel Prize-winning ecnmist James Heckman and his clleagues takes the implicatins f Perry a giant step further. This research shws that the children f the Perry preschlers are als better ff because f their parents’ experience.
As the Perry preschlers grew up, they became better educated and develped greater sci-emtinal skills than the cntrl grup. They became better parents. Their children grew up in harmnius tw-parent families that made, n average, abut $10,000 mre a year. It was enugh t lift many f them ut f pverty. This healthy upbringing has had a lng-lasting effect n the children f the Perry preschlers. Cmpared t the children f the cntrl grup, they were much less likely t have drpped ut, and mre likely t have graduated frm high schl.
Here’s anther example — A Nrwegian study demnstrated the decades-lng impact n babies wh, during their first year, benefited frm their mthers’ having had the pprtunity t sign up fr free mther and child health care centers. In the fllwing years, these yungsters grew taller and stayed in schl lnger than thse whse mthers did nt receive the same supprt. At 40, they are in better health.
28. What d we knw abut Perry Preschl?
A. It prvided early quality educatin.
B. It divided the kids int tw grups.
C. It received kids frm all backgrunds.
D. It cntinued t track half f the kids’ lives.
29. What des the underlined wrd “implicatins” in Paragraph 3 prbably mean?
A. Truths.B. Assumptins.C. Effects.D. Suggestins.
30. What did the Perry Preschl experiment find?
A. Perry preschlers received less educatin.
B. It had n impact n the participants’ children.
C. Early educatin culd bring ecnmic benefits.
D. The children f the cntrl grup became healthier.
31. What des the authr want t cnvey thrugh the text?
A. Early quality educatin matters mst.
B. Scial welfare can break the cycle f pverty.
C. Wealth can be passed dwn thrugh generatins.
D. Parents are imprtant in shaping future generatin.
D
Prfits frm cutting dwn rainfrests are surprisingly small. A freshly cleared square kilmeter f the Amazn rainfrest fetches an average price f nly arund $12. By cntrast, the scial csts f clearing it are huge. Sme 500 tns f carbn dixide are pumped int the atmsphere. By an estimate, that des $25,000 f harm by accelerating climate change.
Yet still the wrld’s trees are disappearing. The senseless men cutting dwn trees receive the prfits, but all 8 billin peple n the planet pay fr the csts. Clearly, if the wners f the rainfrest were paid nt t destry it, everyne wuld be better ff. If rainfrests were in places with clear landwnership and a firm rule f law, the wrld wuld n dubt already have funded such a deal. Sadly, they are nt.
Lcal fficials are ften in league with the lggers, and may be lggers themselves. Cnsider Brazil. It had a leader, wh sided with illegal lggers and ranchers (大农场主). He stpped fining frest criminals and tld illegal miners n lcal reserves he wuld legalise the mining. On his watch the pace f defrestatin rse by 60%. Lcal cmmunities ften refuse t fllw the law and rder since they see mre benefit frm defrestatin than prtecting it. And the land wnership is a mess. When it’s unclear wh wns a piece f land, it’s unclear whm t pay t prtect it, r whm t fine fr destrying it.
Leadership matters. But even under better leaders, peple living there shuld see benefits in prtecting them. That will require a big, reliable flw f cash which shuld cme frm rich-cuntry gvernments and frm private firms buying carbn credits t make up fr their emissins (排放).
Such carbn credits culd be used t prmte a greener lcal ecnmy, and clean up lcal land registratin. If there’s enugh cash, cnditinally paid, lcals will be encuraged t prtect trees and less likely t elect irrespnsible leaders. T preserve such a huge carbn sink — never mind the bidiversity it cntains — this wuld be a bargain.
32. What des the authr intend t tell in Paragraph 1?
A. Climate change is accelerating.
B. Rainfrest clearing is rather prfitable.
C. Carbn dixide is harmful t the atmsphere.
D. The csts f defrestatin utweigh the prfits.
33. What makes the wrld’s trees disappear cnstantly?
A. Clear landwnership.B. The absence f related law.
C. Prfit-driving lgging.D. Peple’s willingness t buy trees.
34. What is needed t prtect the rainfrest accrding t the authr?
A. Mre landwnership funds.
B. Bringing in mre private firms.
C. Awareness f saving bidiversity.
D. Paying the lcals fr the preservatin effrts.
35. Which is the mst suitable title fr the text?
A. Cash fr Saving Rainfrests
B. Fight Illegal Lgging in Brazil
C. Dilemmas f Rainfrest Prtectin
D. Rainfrest Defrestatin and Climate Change
2024届四川省乐山市高三下学期三模英语试题
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C 和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
We track dwn sme f the wrld's greatest rail jurneys.
The Canadian
The trip frm Trnt t Vancuver is sleepy 83 hurs lng — but cnsidering yu'll be winding thrugh snw-capped Rcky Muntains and Canadian Shield frests, the pace suits anyne lking fr relaxatin, rest and peaceful views. Hug e glass windws make the mst f the scenery as the train travels acrss 4,466 km f Canada's diverse landscape.
The Blue Train
The train spans 1, 600 km f track linking Pretria with Cape Twn. Mre like a htel n rails than a train, there are carriages where passengers can rest in cmfrt and have full-sized baths. The jurney takes 27 hurs frm start t finish and crsses sme f the mst diverse and picturesque scenery n the African cntinent. Dn't expect t feel the rush f wind thrugh yur hair thugh, as its average speed is just 57 km/h.
The Indian Pacific
Departing frm Sydney, it takes abut 70 hurs fr the Indian Pacific t crss the Australian cntinent n its way t Perth. Stpping at the mining twn f Brken Hill, Adelaide, and Kalgrlie yu'll cver 4,352 km at an average speed f 85 km/h. At that rate, yu'll catch the full glry f the sun setting acrss the hrizn n the lngest stretch f straight rail track in the wrld. Travel in spring fr the best f Western Australia's wildflwers.
Jinghu High Speed Rail
The shwcase f China's mdern rail fleet was launched in 2012 and shaves 20 hurs ff the 1, 303 km trip frm Beijing t Shanghai, delivering passengers t their destinatin in five super-fast hurs. It is currently the fastest lng-distance passenger train in the wrld, reaching speeds f 300 km/h.
21. What d the Canadian and the Blue Train have in cmmn?
A. They travel in a leisurely pace.
B. They bth perate in Africa.
C. They crss a whle cntinent.
D. They have large windws.
22. What can we learn abut the the Indian Pacific?
A. It cvers the lngest distance.
B. It ffers beautiful scenery.
C. It prvides full - sized baths.
D. It nly serves in spring.
23. Which f the fllwing train has the fastest speed?
A. The Canadian
B. The Blue Train
C. The Indian Pacific
D. Jinghu High Speed Rail
B
If smene asked yu t name a species in need f cnservatin, it wuldn't take lng fr yu t land upn the plar bear. As the mst symblic animal f the Arctic, plar bears perfectly adapt t such a tugh envirnment. Althugh mst are brn n land, plar bears spend the majrity f their lives arund water and n the sea ice f the Arctic Ocean. While they are nt facing upcming extinctin, the destructin（破坏） caused t their habitats by climate change puts their lng-term survival at risk and their numbers are predicted t decline by 30% by 2050.
It is estimated that there are 26,000 plar bears in the wild, living acrss cuntries that brder the Arctic Ocean. They are excellent swimmers, able t reach a tp speed f 6 mph. They have been knwn t travel areas f up t 600,000 sq km t find their prey （猎物）. Plar bears have an incredibly well-develped sense f smell and can discver prey up t 1 km away.
The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the glbal average melting the sea ice that is vital t the plar bears' ability t find fd. The plar bear's fd supply is directly impacted by the melting ice. Seals, their main meal, als breed n the ice. S the whle seal ppulatin dwindles t as a cnsequence f that change. And it has frced plar bears t lk further fr seals. This has increased cnflict between humans and plar bears, as they cme clser t human settlements lking fr fd.
The fight t save plar bears is in fact linked t the jint effrts f us humans. There are several rganisatins aimed t aid plar bears. Plar Bears Internatinal is the nly cnservatin grup aimed t help plar bear. Cnsisting f scientists and cnservatinists, they are expanding ur knwledge abut plar bear using the mst advanced technlgy. Anther is the Internatinal Assciatin fr Bear Research and Management ( IBA) , a grup with ver 500 members frm ver 60 cuntries wh wrk tgether t share research and infrmatin n eight bear species including the plar bear.
24. What puts the plar bear at risk?
A. Illegal hunting. B. Severe pllutin. C. Climate change. D. Invasive species.
25. What can we learn abut the plar bear frm the paragraphs 2 and 3?
A. They have a sharp sense f smell.
B. They search fr fd in a small area.
C. They are pr at swimming.
D. They live in harmny with humans.
26. Which is clsest in meaning t "dwindle" underlined in paragraph 3?
A. Expand. B. Decrease. C. Recver. D. Disappear.
27. What is the authr's purpse in writing the text?
A. T intrduce plar bears' habitats and hunting skills.
B. T shw the influence f climate change.
C. T display sme cnservatin grups' achievements.
D. T call n peple t prtect plar bears.
C
I was standing in frnt f a stranger's huse, rescue bx in hand, my head full f instructins t fllw. It wuld be my first test as a vlunteer wildlife rescuer. A call had cme thrugh that afternn frm a man: an unknwn bird was attacked by ther birds. He saved the victim. Culd smene please help t transfer （转移） it?
I was anxius even at the dr: wuld I be able t transfer it neatly int my rescue bx? I entered the huse, lifted a shebx and saw a bird standing n thin legs, shaking. Hesitating fr quite a while, I decided t transfer the whle shebx int my rescue bx.
Back hme, I culd see n bvius sign f injury, but it refused t eat the bird fd I prvided. I phned a specialist. She tld me this species hunts insects n the wing, s keeping it lnger than vernight wuld make it starve. I released it and it flew high immediately. "What wuld be different fr this delicate creature this time arund?" I wndered. Nthing. But at least it wuld win its life again.
That was in 2009. My first rescue was a secnd chance fr the bird as well as fr me. Five mnths earlier, I'd received a cancer diagnsis （诊断）. After the treatment, I recvered but was tld I culdn't take n my frmer wrk, which wuld wrsen my physical cnditin. I was at the pint where I didn't knw hw t schedule my days. Then I heard abut a wildlife rescue grup that was seeking vlunteers and hlding a curse. I'd been attracted by animals ever since I was a yung girl but had always thught that I'd missed that bat. Then I fund the bat again.
I did the curse and acquired qualificatins. All I had t d was wait fr a rescue call. And it came: it was in a bx waiting, just fr me.
28. What can we learn abut the authr in her first wildlife rescue?
A. She experienced high pressure.
B. She lacked prper tls fr rescue.
C. She frgt rescue instructins.
D. She was skilled in ding the rescue.
29. What wuld prbably happen t the bird after the release?
A. It wuld be t weak and get starved.
B. It wuld seek smene fr adptin.
C. It wuld die frm the injuries.
D. It wuld find the fd it desired.
30. Why did the authr take n bird rescue?
A. T find life's meaning again.
B. T relieve her wrk stress.
C. T cure her disease cmpletely.
D. T try a new hbby.
31. Which is the mst suitable title fr the text?
A. The Skills f Rescue B. Our Secnd Chance
C. Wildlife Prtectin D. Thughts after Cancer
D
Anther year f recrd fssil fuel burning leading t recrd high glbal temperatures. Time is running ut t slve the climate crisis, and great disasters cme near us. Yu're prbably used t such headlines, and yu may have mments f hpelessness abut the future. But can yu turn such glm （灰暗） messaging f climate crisis int meaningful change? Our recent glbal study says yes — but the messages must be used wisely.
In 2019, in his bk, David Wallace - Wells painted a terrifying landscape f the suffering awaiting us if we dn't address climate change, leaving many feeling cnsumed by fear and helplessness. Nt everyne is a fan f his glm messaging. Climate scientists like Michael Mann have warned against it , messaging that it can depress and discurage the public, and lead t further climate inactin. And the title f a new bk by Hannah Ritchie states clearly that it's Nt the End f the Wrld: Hw We Can Be the First Generatin t Build a Sustainable Planet.
T help figure ut the precise impact f climate glm messaging, we recently cmpleted a large experiment. Our findings revealed that glm messaging was highly effective fr stimulating climate change infrmatin sharing, like psting n the Internet r scial media. Wallace-Wells was right in this aspect. But Mann and Ritchie were als right. Hearing these messages actually decreased peple's psitive behavirs against envirnmental pllutin — when faced with the enrmus messages f the climate crisis, individual -level actins might seem futile （徒劳的）. S glm messaging can d bth things: cause helplessness, discuraging individual-level actin; but als mtivate peple t spread the wrd.
Our research als fund several ther messages that mved the needle n climate change beliefs and actins. This suggests that understanding hw different messages wrk, and in what cntexts, will be critical t changing beliefs, spreading the wrd, and mtivating actin.
32. What message des glm messaging intend t deliver?
A. The unstppable tendency t disasters.
B. Disastrus effects f burning fssil fuels.
C. The urgency t deal with climate crisis.
D. Cnfidence in envirnmental prtectin.
33. Why d sme climate scientists disagree with Wallace -Wells' view?
A. Because they dn't believe there is severe climate crisis.
B. Because they fear it will lead t mre envirnmental pllutin.
C. Because they plan t build a new wrld in anther planet.
D. Because they wrry it makes peple give up climate actins.
34. Hw des glm messaging affect the public accrding t paragraph 3?
A. It encurages peple t fight against climate change.
B. It increases peple 's awareness f climate crisis.
C. It has n impact n climate change behavirs.
D. It misleads peple int spreading wrng news.
35. What is the last paragraph mainly abut?
A. The lack f slutin fr inspiring climate actins.
B. Glm messages' influences n climate behavirs.
C. The imprtance f studying different messages' effects.
D. Right attitudes t climate change beliefs and behavirs.
2024届四川省雅安市高三下学期三诊考试英语试题
第一节 (共15 小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
There have been many great painters in the rich histry f Chinese art. Here are fur f the greatest painters frm China.
Li Cheng (919-967)
Li Cheng cntributed greatly t ne f the glden ages f landscape paintings in wrld histry. During his time, he was cnsidered the best landscape painter ever. He is remembered especially fr the winter landscapes he created and fr simple cmpsitin f tall, ld evergreens set against a dry landscape. Several f his paintings are in diluted(稀释的) in k which gives them a fggy appearance.
Fan Kuan (950-1032)
Fan Kuan began his career by mdeling his wrks n thse f Li Cheng but later created his wn style claiming that the nly true teacher was nature. His finest wrk Travelers Amng Muntains and Streams is a masterpiece f landscape. painting and many future artists turned t it fr inspiratin.
Qi Baishi (1864-1957)
One f the greatest cntemprary Chinese painters, Qi Baishi is knwn fr nt being influenced by Western styles like mst f the painters f his time. He can be cnsidered as the last great traditinal painter f China. Qi Baishi painted almst everything frm insects t landscapes. He is regarded highly in Chinese art fr the freshness and spntaneity(自然) that he brught t the familiar types f insects, birds and flwers.
Wu Guanzhng (1919-2010)
Widely cnsidered as the funder f mdern Chinese painting, Wu Guanzhng has painted varius aspects f China, like its architecture, plants, animals, peple and landscapes. Wu was influenced by pst-Impressinist art, an imprtant western mvement, and went n t cmbine Western and Chinese styles t create a unique frm f mdern art. In 1992, he became the first living Chinese artist whse wrk was exhibited at the British Museum.
21. What d we knw abut Fan Kuan?
A. He cpied many artists’ wrks.B. His masterpiece was inspiring.
C. His wrks gained wrldwide recgnitin.D. He created his wn style frm the very beginning.
22. What is ne feature f Wu Guanzhng’s paintings?
A. They have fggy appearances.B. They fcus n a single theme.
C. They cme under Western influence.D. They shw traditinal painting skills.
23. What did the fur Chinese painters have in cmmn?
A. They all created landscape paintings.
B. They were all influenced by Western art.
C. They were all pineers in Chinese art histry.
D. Their wrks were all exhibited at the British Museum.
B
Jsefa Marin went t New Yrk frm Mexic in 1987, supprting her daughter back hme with the $140 a week she earned at a sweater factry. With that small incme, she had t cllect recyclables, trading in cans fr five cents each.
When the clthing factry clsed dwn in the late 2000s, she became a full-time recycler, picking up cans and bttles t make ends meet.
Marin’s stry is nt unique. Millins arund the wrld make a living frm picking thrugh waste and reselling it—a vital rle that keeps waste manageable. In New Yrk City, the administrative department cllects nly abut 28 percent f the cans that culd be recycled. Rubbish cllectrs keep millins f additinal recyclables ut f landfills every year.
Yet cllectrs are ruled ut by gvernment plicies. The United States Supreme Curt in 1988stated that husehld garbage is public prperty nce it’s n the street. That enables plice t search rubbish fr evidence, but that prtectin hasn’t always been extended t recyclers. And in places like New Yrk City, which is testing city-wned lcked cntainers t hide garbage frm rats, cntainers are made clearly inaccessible fr cllectrs.
“There’s value in the waste, and we feel that value shuld belng t the peple, nt the city r the crpratins”, says Ryan Castalia, directr f a nnprfit recycling and cmmunity center in Brklyn.
Recgnized r nt, waste pickers have lng been treated with disrespect. Marin recalls an ccasin when smene living next t a building where she was cllecting cans threw water at her. “It desn’t mean I am less f a persn than anyne else because I recycle”, she says.
Sme gvernments are starting t realize that prtecting the envirnment and humanity g hand in hand. The United Natin’s 2030 Agenda fr Sustainable Develpment, fr example, calls fr an end t pverty and all the risks it brings.
24. Why des the authr start the passage with Marin’s stry?
A. T suggest waste cllectrs’ imprtance.B. T reflect laid-ff wrkers’ hardship.
C. T praise her devtin t her daughter.D. T shw the seriusness f unemplyment.
25. What can we learn abut the waste mentined in Paragraph 4?
A. It is always available n the street fr cllectrs.B. It is public prperty n matter where it is.
C. It is actually nly accessible fr certain grups.D. It is hidden in cntainers fr rats.
26. What wuld Marin agree with?
A. Business is business.B. N jb is nble r humble.
C. The early bird catches wrms.D. One gd turn deserves anther.
27. What’s the writing purpse f this passage?
A. T argue hw imprtant it is t get rid f pverty.
B. T call n gvernments t wrk hand in hand t prtect the envirnment.
C. T prve that unemplyed peple can make a living by cllecting recyclables.
D. T tell that envirnmental prtectin is clsely related t preserving humanity.
C
Abut ten years ag, lgging int Facebk, Twitter, r Instagram wuld mstly shw psts frm friends and family in the rder they were psted. Tday, these platfrms present a mix f cntent, tailred by algrithms (算法) t match users’ interests, whether they’re plants, sprts, cats, r plitics.
Kyle Chayka, a writer fr The New Yrker, discusses this tpic in his bk, Filter wrld. He explains that algrithms analyze user data t predict and influence what they will likely engage with. This means that instead f a simple, chrnlgical (按时间顺序的) feed, users encunter a dynamic stream, cnstantly adapting t their preferences. Chayka examines hw these algrithmic recmmendatins cntrl what we cnsume, frm music and mvies t fd and travel destinatins. He argues that this machine-driven selectin prcess has turned us int passive cnsumers, making ur preferences and tastes mre similar.
Chayka pints ut that algrithms make us passive by always shwing us cntent that we’re unlikely t click away frm but wn’t find t unexpected r challenging. This cnstant stream f recmmendatins reduces ur expsure t diverse r challenging cntent, subtly shaping ur preferences and behavirs.
Mrever, Chayka pints ut that algrithms als pressure cntent creatrs, like musicians and artists, t tailr their wrk t fit these digital platfrms. Fr instance, musicians n Sptify r TikTk might fcus n creating catchy hks at the beginning f their sngs t grab the listener’s attentin.
In summary, the change frm simple, time-rdered scial media psts t algrithm-driven cntent has a big impact n bth the viewers and the creatrs, influencing what we see, hear, and even think. Chayka’s insights highlight the need fr greater awareness and ptentially mre regulatin in ur increasingly digital wrld.
28. Accrding t the text, hw have scial media platfrms changed in the past ten years?
A. They shw psts in a time-based rder.B. They decide cnsumers’ different needs.
C. They make adjustments t satisfy users’ needs.D. They present psts frm friends and family first.
29. What des Kyle Chayka think f algrithmic recmmendatins?
A. They make users mre active cnsumers.
B. They affect users’ preferences and behavirs.
C. They reduce the influence f cntent creatrs.
D. They expse users t diverse and challenging cntent.
30. Hw d algrithms influence cntent creatrs?
A. By encuraging them t create mre wrks.
B. By discuraging them frm using catchy hks.
C. By giving them mre freedm t prduce their wrks.
D. By frcing them t adapt their wrks t users’ interests.
31. What’s the authr’s attitude t algrithmic recmmendatins?
A. Objective.B. Negative.C. Psitive.D. Indifferent.
D
When yu ask peple t judge thers by their speech, a trend emerges: Listeners dislike disfluency. Slw talkers prducing lads f ums and pauses are generally cnsidered as less charming. But science tells us there may be even mre t disfluency.
Disfluencies d nt ccur in arbitrary psitins in sentences. Ums typically ccur right befre mre difficult r lw-frequency wrds. Imagine yu’re having dinner with a friend at a restaurant, and there’re three items n the table: a knife, a glass, and a wine decanter (醒酒器). Yur friend turns t yu and says, “Culd yu hand me the…um...” What wuld yu assume yur friend wants? Since it’s unlikely that they will hesitate befre such cmmn wrds as knife, and glass, chances are yu’ll pick up the decanter and ask, “Yu mean this?”
This is exactly what we demnstrated thrugh cntrlled eye-tracking studies in ur lab. Apparently, listeners hear the um and predict that an uncmmn wrd is mst likely t fllw. Such predictins, thugh, reflect mre than just simple assciatin between disfluencies and difficult wrds; listeners are actively cnsidering frm the speaker’s pint f view. Fr example, when hearing a nn-native speaker say the same sentence but with a thick freign accent, listeners dn’t shw a preference fr lking at lw-frequency bjects. This is prbably because listeners assume nn-native speakers may have as much truble cming up with the English wrd fr a cmmn bject, like a knife, as fr unusual nes and can’t guess their intentin.
In anther experiment, listeners were presented with an atypical speaker wh prduced disfluencies befre simple wrds and never befre difficult wrds. Initially, participants displayed the natural predictive strategy: lking at uncmmn bjects. Hwever, as mre time went by, and they gained experience with this atypical distributin f disfluencies, listeners started t demnstrate the cntrary predictive behavir: They tended t lk at simple bjects when hearing the speaker say um.
These findings represent further evidence that the human brain is a predictin machine: We cntinuusly try t predict what will happen next, even thugh nt all disfluencies are created equal.
32. What des the underlined wrd “arbitrary” mean in Paragraph 2?
A. Randm.B. Leading.C. Obvius.D. Cnsistent.
33. What can be inferred frm nn-native speakers’ disfluencies?
A. Nn-native speakers’ accent wn’t influence listeners’ predictins.
B. Nn-native speakers are gd at cming up with unusual English wrds.
C. Nn-native speakers’ intentin in cmmunicatin is easy t understand.
D. Nn-native speakers’ disfluencies are a little less predictive.
34. What des the experiment in Paragraph 4 shw?
A. Simple things are difficult in sme cases.B. Listeners can adjust predictins accrdingly.
C. Distributin f disfluencies is unchangeable.D. Disfluencies in cmmunicatin can be avided.
35. Which f the fllwing can be the best title fr the text?
A. Pauses Cexist with PredictinB. Active Listeners Simplify Talks
C. Disfluency Says Mre Than Yu ThinkD. Brains Are Pwerful Predictin Machines
2024届四川省内江市高三下学期三模英语试题
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Fur Best Language Learning Apps Of 2024
Innvative 101
Platfrm: iOS | Andrid
Price: Starts at $7.99 per mnth per language
Plus Pint: New vide lessns are added every week.
The app ffers hundreds f shrt vide lessns (3 t 15 minutes lng) t teach yu languages in an easy and fun way. All f them are recrded by real teachers with years f experience. A ttal f 34 languages are available with in-depth lessn ntes and line-by-line reading fr premium (高级的) users.
Pimsleur
Platfrm: iOS | Andrid
Price: Free | Premium subscriptin starts at $19.99 per language
Plus Pint: There are n ads s yu can learn withut interruptins.
Unlike ther apps, Pimsleur fits int yur dwntime and wrks in ffline mde. Its inbuilt hand-free mde makes it easy t learn a new language anytime and anywhere.
Drps
Platfrm: iOS | Andrid
Price: Free fr 5 minutes daily | $17.99 gets yu daily 10 minutes bnus | $47.99 fr unlimited time
Plus Pint: It uses wrd puzzles and memry assciatins t make learning easy.
Drps als features advanced statistics. After every sessin, yu will see a detailed reprt f yur prgress. We wuld suggest starting with a free versin t see if yu like the basic frmat and then mve t the premium versin.
LingDeer
Platfrm: iOS | Andrid
Price: Free | Mnthly subscriptin cst $11.99
Plus Pint: Cmes with detailed grammar ntes and study reminders.
LingDeer gives yu an ptin t build a rutine and envirnment that wrks fr yu: custmize anything yu want, including a backgrund clr, type f wrds, r the speaker’s vice.
1．Which app can be used in an envirnment withut a netwrk?
A．Innvative 101.B．LingDeer.C．Pimsleur.D．Drps.
2．Hw much is the subscriptin t LingDeer fr tw mnths?
A．$11.99.B．$19.99.C．$23.98.D．$47.99.
3．What d these fur apps have in cmmn?
A．They update very quickly.B．They have the same plus pint.
C．They ffer free trial lessns.D．They run n tw different platfrms.
B
Yu always fund me n a basketball curt r with a ball in my hand. It taught me many things abut life. It als taught me that success requires hard wrk.
I played the sprt up until ne day my plans were cut shrt. I had my knee brken, unfrtunately, terminating my career as a player. Giving up basketball was ne f the hardest things I’ve dne in my life.
I did nt want t lse that part f my life frever. I decided t realize my dream f basketball frm a different angle; I signed up t cach a seventh grade basketball team. I’m nt ging t lie, at first I was a bit apprehensive. After all, I was nly a senir girl in high schl caching a seventh grade basketball team.
My basketball team cnsisted f seven seventh grade girls and we practiced twice a week fr ne hur. It was nt a lt f time, which ften made it difficult t make prgress in skill develpment. Hwever, my skills were able t develp, but nt in basketball. As a cach, I am suppsed t be the ne teaching them. But the girls that I cached did nt realize that while they were learning, s was I. My players taught me many things like patience and cnfidence, and abve all, a better understanding f myself as a persn. They taught me hw t be a gd rle mdel, and hw t hld myself accuntable fr my chices. They taught me hw t heighten my lve fr the game, and heighten my lve fr seven girls I didn’t knw I culd grw s clse t. Thank yu fr helping me grw as an individual and as a cach.
4．What brke the authr’s dream f being a basketball player?
A．Shrtage f time.B．A serius injury.C．Lack f hard wrk.D．A terrible illness.
5．What des the underlined wrd “apprehensive” in paragraph 3 mean?
A．Cncerned.B．Cnsistent.C．Cnsiderate.D．Cmmunicative.
6．In which aspect did the authr benefit mst as a cach?
A．Making chices.B．Basketball skills.C．Cnfidence building.D．Self recgnitin.
7．What can be inferred abut the authr?
A．She has parted with the girls.B．She will g fr further educatin.
C．She has stepped ut f her shadw.D．She makes a living by training the girls.
C
Newly published Federal Trade Cmmissin data shws that cnsumers reprted lsing mre than $5.8 billin t scams (欺诈) in 2021, an increase f mre than 70 percent ver the previus year.
Of the lsses reprted by cnsumers, mre than $2.3 billin f lsses reprted were due t impster (假冒者) scams—up frm $1.2 billin in 2020, while nline shpping accunted fr abut $392 millin in reprted lsses frm cnsumers—up frm $246 millin in 2020. Prizes, internet services and jb chances fllwed clsely behind.
The FTC’s Cnsumer Sentinel Netwrk (Sentinel ) is a database that receives reprts directly frm cnsumers, as well as frm federal, state, and lcal law enfrcement(执行) agencies, industry members, and nn-prfit rganizatins. It received mre than 5.7 millin reprts in 2021; these include the scam reprts detailed abve, as well as identity theft reprts and cmplaints related t ther cnsumer prblems, such as prblems with banks and lenders. These reprts are a key resurce fr FTC studies that stp illegal activities and, when pssible, prvide aids t cnsumers.
The FTC uses the reprts it receives thrugh Sentinel as the starting pint fr many f its law enfrcement studies, and the agency als shares these reprts with apprximately 2, 800 federal, state, lcal, and internatinal law enfrcement prfessinals.
The Federal Trade Cmmissin wrks t prmte cmpetitin and prtect and educate cnsumers. The FTC will never demand mney, make threats, tell yu t transfer mney, r prmise yu a prize. Learn mre abut cnsumer tpics at , r reprt scams, and bad business practices at Fllw the FTC n scial media, read cnsumer warnings and the business blg, and sign up t get the latest FTC news and warnings.
8．Hw much was lst t scams in 2020?
A．Abut $3.4 billin.B．Abut $ 4.1 billin.
C．Abut $5.8 billin.D．Abut $9.8 billin.
9．Which scams ranked secnd in 2021?
A．Prize scams.B．Impster scams.
C．Online shpping scams.D．Internet service scams.
10．What des paragraph 3 fcus n?
A．Relatins between the FTC and Sentinel.B．Intrductins t Sentinel’s primary wrk.
C．Prblems t be wrked ut by Sentinel.D．Expectatins fr setting up Sentinel.
11．What are cnsumers advised t d?
A．Make dnatins t the FTC.B．Educate cnsumers with the FTC.
C．Publicize the FTC n scial media.D．Value the FTC warning infrmatin.
D
Visitrs pst phts and vides f themselves getting clse t flamings at several resrts (旅游胜地) in Punta Cana, Dminican Republic n scial media. The pink, leggy birds wander the grunds, walking thrugh artificial pnds and eating fd drpped by turists.
“But behind the fantastic scial media psts, things are less rsy fr the flamings,” says Fernandez, a Dminican cnservatinist and phtgrapher.
Sme f these flamings have their secndary feathers cut, which prhibits flight. Others have a bne remved frm their wings. This grunds the bird fr life, which can be up t 60 years.
Fernandez has als witnessed flamings being given much pet fd, which eventually fades the pink clr that cmes frm eating their native diet f shrimp and ther small crustaceans. The birds change behavirally as well, becming used t peple and asking them fr fd, as Fernandez has seen.
On the ther side f the cuntry, Mnte Cristi Natinal Park is the natural habitat fr Caribbean flamings; it’s als a ppular trapping site. And it is here that Paulin wrks t remve the traps, which are made f wden sticks attached t fishing wires.
Paulin’s grup first nticed the traps in 2009 and has been reprting them t the authrities ever since, but the practice hasn’t stpped. Once, Paulin says, she sptted a trapper carrying nine flamings in a bag. On a trip early in 2023, the grup tk 706 traps frm three lcatins.
This methd f trapping harms, r even kills the birds, which Paulin has seen firsthand in the field. Flamings are walking arund and all f a sudden their leg falls in the wires and when they pull, they’re caught. They are trapped by the knee r the ankle, and struggle t break free, which exhausts them.
12．Why d sme flamings have their secndary feathers cut?
A．T help them live lnger.B．T make them mre beautiful.
C．T make them fly higher.D．T destry their flying ability.
13．What causes the clr fading f the flamings in the resrts?
A．The change f their fd.B．Suffering frm serius diseases.
C．Living with ther small animals.D．The influence f eating t much fd.
14．Which wrd best describes the trappers?
A．Clever.B．Cruel.C．Creative.D．Careless.
15．What can be a suitable title fr the text?
A．The Survival Situatin f Flamings Is Unptimistic
B．Flamings Live a Mre Cmfrtable Life in Resrts
C．Peple Have Raised Awareness f Prtecting Animals
D．The Methds f Prtecting Flamings Are Inapprpriate
2024届四川省南充市高三下学期三诊考试英语试题
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
Amazing Castles in Spain: Fur f the Best
The Alcázar f Segvia
Fans f ld Disney mvies will knw what Snw White’s castle lks like. But did yu knw that it’s said t be based n a real castle in Spain — the Alcázar f Segvia? This castle is almst the shape f the frnt f a ship — built n a rck between tw rivers. First used by the Rmans, its lcatin made it a very difficult place t attack. It’s ne f thusands f amazing castles in Spain.
Bellver Castle
Many peple visit Mallrca fr its bars and beaches, but if yu’re n this island, take a trip t Bellver Castle, just utside the main city f Palma. This 14th century castle is knwn fr the large ring at its center, smething that is unusual in Eurpean castles. Peple can als walk arund the tp f the central ring, which ffers views f the castle belw, as well as ver the twn and ut t sea.
The Alhambra
One f the mst ppular places in the cuntry t visit, Granada’s Alhambra is a frtress （堡垒）built by the Nrth Africans wh ruled Spain fr mre than seven centuries. Visitrs lve the palaces inside knwn as the Palacis Nazaries, with their beautiful wden ceilings. Travel website Lnely Planet says these palaces are the mst beautiful Islamic buildings in Eurpe.
Cca Castle
Frm far away, this castle in central Spain lks a little like a wedding cake — if wedding cakes were brwn - brick and in the Gthic style. This castle isn’t n the tp f a hill but n flat land — it was prtected instead by a deep mat（护城河）. It’s nt t difficult t get t by car frm Madrid, the Spanish capital.
21. What can peple d in Bellver Castle?
A. Watch ld Disney mvies. B. Enjy the wden ceilings inside.
C. Have a gd time n the beaches. D. Walk arund a large ring t enjy views.
22. What d The Alcázar f Segvia and Cca Castle have in cmmn?
A. They were built by the Rmans. B. They were made f brwn brick.
C. They have distinctive appearance. D. They are n the tp f muntain.
23. Wh will mst prbably be interested in the passage?
A. Thse wh like t surf the Internet. B. Thse wh intend t take bat trips.
C. Thse wh are keen n natural landscape. D. Thse wh plan t visit different buildings.
B
Isabel Allende, brn in 1942 in Peru, is a Chilean-American writer. When she was a yung girl, her father Tmas was appinted t wrk in Chile, causing them t mve frm Peru t Chile. During the 1960s, she began wrk in televisin jurnalism and eventually became a televisin hstess. Frm 1969 t 1973, she was an editr f a children’s magazine.
Allende is the authr f ver twenty bks which have been translated int numerus languages and sld ver 65 millin cpies. In additin t writing nvels, she has als penned shrt fictin, plays and stries fr children. A letter t her sick, elderly grandfather became the manuscript f her first nvel. She rse t prminence in Latin American literature after the success f this nvel. Allende’s wn experiences frm Chile have filled much f her writing thrugh the years, and her bk Paula is a memir f her childhd and yuth in Chile and her departure frm that cuntry.
Allende has been a highly influential vice in Latin American literature, ften prviding an imprtant female perspective n the wrld. Allende’s writing style cmbines realistic writing with surprising elements f magic. Her wrk is smetimes cmpared t the wrk f Gabriel Marquez, a famus Clmbian nvelist knwn fr his wrk in the magical realist style — “magical realism”. Hwever, her vice is als cnsidered distinct with a style that cmbines cncern fr the inner, persnal lives f her characters with their physical and scial envirnments.
Tw f Allende’s wrks have been adapted fr feature films. She has wn many awards, including the Drthy and Lilian Gish Prize, which is given t whever has cntributed t the beauty f the wrld and t ur understanding f it. Althugh she has an internatinal reputatin fr writing, she states she desn’t cnsider her bks her greatest achievement, but her family and her time devted t assisting thers t be mre vital.
24. Why did Allende mve t Chile?
A. T live with her father. B. T btain mre jb ffers.
C. T lk after her grandfather. D. T get mre writing materials.
25. Which is clsest in meaning t “rse t prminence” in Paragraph 2?
A. Became famus. B. Gained wealth.
C. Remained unknwn. D. Changed a prfessin.
26. What can we learn abut Allende’s wrks?
A. The tpics basically fcus n wmen’s wrld.
B. The materials cme frm her experience as a TV hstess.
C. The writing style can be cnsidered as“magical realism”.
D. The cntent mainly highlights private lives f the characters.
27. What des Allende cnsider t be mre meaningful?
A. Winning many awards. B. Spending her time helping thers.
C. Earning an internatinal fame. D. Adapting tw wrks fr feature films.
C
I turned 65 this February, a big milestne. The last 12 mnths has indeed been a time f prfund thinking fr me, but nt fr the reasns yu may think.
Recently ur culture has started t acknwledge that a perfect wman image is ttally unrealistic. I suppse there are a small minrity f wmen brn with incredible genes. But fr mst f us, shrt f starving urselves, having plastic surgery, r airbrushing ur phts, perfectin is an unattainable gal.
I applaud many celebrity wmen wh have cme frward recently and said, “Hey, yu see that picture f me n the magazine cver. This is what I really lked like befre specialized hair and makeup and the magic f Phtshp.” I am s happy that ur daughters and granddaughters are being raised with a much mre realistic cncept f what beauty is.
Being a wman f a certain age, that ld message f feminine（女性的） perfectin tk hld lng ag and has been hard t shake. My legs, waist and stmach are bigger than the charts say they shuld be. I wuld avid lking fr t lng in the mirrr. A swimsuit always required a cver-up t be wrn ver it. I had been very successfully taught t be ashamed f my imperfect bdy.
Hwever, after a pretty serius health issue last year, I started t have a different feeling abut my bdy. This bdy has given me tw incredible children and endured t many surgeries. My belly, back, feet and knees are marked with cuntless scars but finally I see what they truly are — my battle scars. My extra punds are the result f cuntless dinners I have made and enjyed with thse I lve. My scars remind me f all the talented and kind dctrs and nurses wh have lked after me.
My bdy has allwed me a wnderful life thus far. I thught my bdy was nt ideal, but nw I thank it fr being a surce f strength, endurance and pleasure. At 65, I finally realize it is truly beautiful.
28. Why did the authr mentin celebrity wmen in Paragraph 3?
A. T shw perfectin is difficult fr celebrities t achieve.
B. T indicate the cncept f beauty is becming mre realistic.
C. T suggest nly a minrity f wmen are brn with incredible genes.
D. T prve a perfect bdy image requires a strict diet and much exercise.
29. What des Paragraph 4 mainly talk abut?
A. The bdy parts that the authr felt unsatisfied with.
B. The bdy image that a wman shuld keep at a certain age.
C. The tricks that the authr used t avid facing her imperfect bdy.
D. The effect that the traditinal feminine perfectin had n the authr.
30. What made the authr feel different abut her bdy?
A. A severe health prblem. B. The impact f celebrity wmen.
C. The scial cncept f beauty. D. Encuragement frm her family.
31. What is the authr’s main purpse in writing the article?
A. T tell us what a perfect wman image shuld be.
B. T express her gratitude t the dctrs and nurses.
C. T share her understanding f beauty after ging thrugh a lt.
D. T cmpare the beauty standards between the past and the present.
D
Muntain lins are nt cmmnly thught f as animals that swim well. But at least fr ne adventurus cat, that culdn’t be further frm the truth. A new study recrded a yung male muntain lin paddling（划水） tw - thirds f a mile frm the mainland f Washingtn State t an uninhabited island in Puget Sund. The GPS-cllared muntain lin, knwn as Nlan, tk a winding path thrugh the suburbs f Olympia, and alng the cast, befre taking t the sea.
The researchers als cmbed thrugh histrical recrds and fund evidence f muntain lins inhabiting an additinal fur islands utside f the range f this yungster’s swim, all f ver a mile frm shre r the nearest island. This suggests the animals can swim even farther at times, perhaps clse t a mile and a quarter. Yung male muntain lins ften undertake difficult and lng jurneys in search f new territry, as was the case fr Nlan.
“We’re redefining the muntain lin in ur minds as an animal that can swim and is willing t swim,” says study c-authr Mark Elbrch. “Water shuldn’t be seen as a barrier t mvement t any large animal.” In Brazil’s Pantanal, muntain lins regularly swim in the vast wetland during the wet seasn. In 2010, Elbrch and his clleagues dcumented a tagged cat repeatedly swimming acrss a large lake in Chilean Patagnia t eat dmestic sheep n an island, swimming 0.6 miles at a time.
Since muntain lin numbers are much lwer than they nce were and the animals avid peple, behavirs like swimming remain underappreciated, experts say.
Natinal Gegraphic Explrer Audra Huffmeyer agrees. While she wasn’t surprised that muntain lins can island-hp in the Salish Sea, “the distances cvered are incredible... the capacity f large muntain lins t get t extreme habitats is pretty amazing”.
Nlan’s jurney and all the data cllected will help land managers understand where muntain lins travel, and help identify crridrs（走廊） that need t be prtected, says Jim Williams, a bilgist. And the Olympic Peninsula certainly needs such guidance and prtectin, as its muntain lins have the lwest genetic diversity f any in the area, recrds shw.
32. Why did Nlan swim lng distances?
A. T seek its partners. B. T reach a new habitat.
C. T hide frm humans. D. T adapt t the wet climate.
33. Hw des the authr supprt the underlined statement in Paragraph 3?
A. By presenting the research recrd. B. By prviding numerus data.
C. By describing the study prcess. D. By quting experts’ pinins.
34. What des Huffmeyer think f muntain lins’swimming ability?
A. Cmmn. B. Limited. C. Unbelievable. D. Changeable.
35. What des the authr intend t shw in the last paragraph?
A. The advice n prtecting muntain lins.
B. The threats muntain lins meet alng their rutes.
C. The crridrs where muntain lins chse t travel.
D. The significance f the findings abut muntain lins.
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