2023届福建省莆田市高中毕业班第四次教学质量检测英语试卷（无答案）

2023届福建省莆田市高中毕业班第四次教学质量检测英语试卷

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一、阅读理解

Activities for National Manufacturing Day

The STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Careers Coalition (职业联盟) offers students and families new STEM resources to explore the world of modern manufacturing. With over 4 million manufacturing roles predicted to be available in the next ten years, the new resources from the coalition connect today’s students to the manufacturing careers of tomorrow.

National Manufacturing Day occurs on annually the first Friday of October to motivate today’s students to become the next generation of innovators leading the manufacturing industry. In order to support this celebration, the coalition offers three different collections to all students, educators, and families on modern manufacturing that support learning wherever it takes place. The following resources ate available to all at no cost：

Manufacturing-focused Career Profiles

Explore the profiles of manufacturing professionals using the skills they learned at school to become the kind of problem solvers that make a difference. Make the connection from the classroom to careers and find out how all students can make it in manufacturing.

Hands-on Student Activities

From innovating food packaging to discovering the principles of accurate design to exploring water sustainability, at-home, hands-on learning activities help students take STEM skills from theory to practice.

Classroom Activities

Access the no-cost, standard classroom activities to support future career success for all students. Each, activity features important STEM skills and a step-by-step guide for promoting activities into classroom.

Virtual Interactive Field Trips

Each virtual experience features accompanying educator resources and student activities that make it easy for teachers to put these manufacturing events into the learning experiences they design and deliver daily.

All resources are available at no cost at stemcareerscoalition. org.

1．What is the purpose of the STEM Careers Coalition?

A．To count the vacant jobs in manufacturing. B．To guide students to work on manufacturing.

C．To report the current state of manufacturing. D．To offer students pre-job training in manufacturing.

2．Which activity will introduce manufacturing masters to students?

A．Classroom Activities. B．Hands-on Student Activities

C．Virtual Interactive Field Trips. D．Manufacturing-focused Career Profiles.

3．What do the activities have in common?

A．The activities are free of charge. B．All of the activities are virtual.

C．Only students practice in the activities. D．The activities are only experienced online.

Wildlife photographer Sam Turley and his wife Vera found a two-week-old blesbok (南非白面大羚羊)—whom they named Meme—on her own. She was spotted wandering around on her own after her mother passed away.

The pair took Meme in and raised the animal themselves for seven months before releasing her back out into the wild. Neither of them had ever raised a blesbok before. So it required a huge amount of patience and compassion to keep her fit and healthy but it deserved the effort. Meme would follow Vera wherever she went and sometimes the couple would have a blesbok, a dog and a cat all walking together. In the right areas, the blesbok is a really common antelope to see and is therefore often overlooked and under-appreciated. It was a privilege to be let into the blesbok’s secret world and they learned more about the blesbok than they thought was ever possible.

After releasing Meme back out into the wild, the couple were convinced they would never see her again, until several months later when they were driving around a reserve and happened to come across a herd of blesboks.

Vera called out Meme’s name in the hope of finding Meme. Blesboks all look very similar to one another, which makes it very difficult to distinguish individuals. When Vera started to talk, the herd raised their heads and looked over. Vera continued to call Meme and as all the other blesboks lost interest, one individual held her gaze and ran straight up to her.

After rescuing the lonely animal, Sam and Vera found it extremely emotional to have to release her back out into the wild to fend for herself—even though they knew it was the right thing to do. But after having such a strong bond with an animal, it was really difficult to see her go. They had put so much time, effort and energy into raising her but to see her walking in a herd of blesboks made it all worthwhile.

4．What happened to Meme when she was spotted?

A．She became an orphan. B．She was lost in the forest.

C．She was hunted by a couple. D．She was abandoned by her mother.

5．What was Meme’s life with the couple like?

A．She was rare to be seen outside.

B．She was hard to be artificially fed.

C．She fitted in well with the whole family.

D．She was under-appreciated in the family.

6．Which word can best explain the underlined word “fend” in the last paragraph?

A．Look. B．Care.

C．Search. D．Hunt.

7．Which of the following can best describe the act of rescuing the blesbok?

A．Effortless. B．Unsatisfactory.

C．Rewarding. D．Heartbreaking.

Some 20 percent of adults are procrastinators (拖延症患者). Everyone might put off a task or two, but long-term procrastinators do it at home, at school, at work and in their relationships.

For years, researchers have focused on the personalities of people who procrastinate. The results suggest procrastinators may be impulsive (冲动), worriers and have trouble regulating their emotions. But procrastinators are not lazy. They’re actually very busy doing other things than what they’re supposed to be doing. Though procrastinators may think they perform better under pressure, studies have reported the opposite. And when deadlines are uncertain, procrastinators tend to delay their work.

When people put off a tough task, they feel good-in the moment. Procrastinating is a way to avoid the negative emotions linked to the task. But the relief it provides is only temporary, and many seek out ways to stop procrastinating.

In fact, most research today suggests procrastination is a behavioral pattern, which means it’s something you can change, regardless of whether you’re impulsive. What works best is still under research. Some scientists have reported success with time management. But the evidence for that is all over the map. That’s because poor time management is a symptom not a cause of procrastination.

For some procrastinators, seemingly obvious tips can work. Researchers advise students to simply put down their smartphones. Silencing notifications or studying in the library rather than at home can regulate distractions and keep people on task. But that won’t be enough for many people. Stubborn procrastinators may benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy (认知行为疗法). This type of therapy, which involves managing thoughts and emotions and trying to change behavior, seemed to be the most helpful. Still, not many studies have examined treatments, and there’s room for improvement.

8．What does procrastination mean to longtime procrastinators?

A．A personal advantage. B．A habitual behavior.

C．A working motivation. D．An excuse for laziness.

9．What do experts think of procrastinators?

A．They are inactive. B．They are efficient.

C．They are anxious. D．They are careful.

10．What causes people to procrastinate?

A．Their temporary relief from the stress.

B．Their imperfection in personalities.

C．Their poor time management at work.

D．Their high ability to deal with hard work.

11．What may be the best procrastination treatment according to the text?

A．Avoiding smartphones. B．Proper studying places.

C．Good time management. D．Cognitive behavioral therapy.

From the moment we are born, we interact with the world through movement. We move our lips to smile or to talk. We extend our hand to touch. How does our brain remember this wide range of motions? How does it learn new ones? How does it make the calculations necessary for us to grab a glass of water, without dropping it, squashing it, or missing it?

Technion Professor Jackie Schiller from the Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine and her team examined the brain at a single-neuron (单神经元) level to shed light on this mystery. They found that calculation happens not just in the interaction between neurons, but within each individual neuron. It turns out that each of these cells is not a simple switch, but a complicated calculating machine.

This discovery, published recently in the Science, promises changes not only to our understanding of how the brain works, but better understanding of conditions ranging from Parkinson’s disease to autism. And if that isn’t enough, these same findings are expected to advance machine learning, providing inspiration for new architectures.

“We used to think of each neuron as a sort of whistle, which either rings, or doesn’t,” Prof. Schiller explains. “Instead, we are looking at a piano. Its keys can be struck at the same time, or in order, producing an infinity (无限) of different tunes.” This complex music playing in our brains is what enables us to learn and perform an infinity of different, complex and precise movements.

These same findings can also serve as an inspiration for the machine learning community. Deep neural networks, as their name suggests, attempt to create software that learns and functions somewhat similarly to a human brain. Although their advances constantly make the news, these networks are primitive compared to a living brain. A better understanding of how our brain actually works can help in designing more complex neural networks, enabling them to perform more complex tasks.

12．Why does the author raise the questions in paragraph 1?

A．To pursue answers. B．To raise his puzzles.

C．To introduce the topic. D．To share his interest

13．What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about?

A．The result of the research.

B．The function of a single neuron.

C．The way the research was conducted.

D．The aspects the discovery can be applied to.

14．What does Schiller stress in her explanation in paragraph 4?

A．The way that neurons work.

B．The music that neurons play.

C．The difficulties that researchers encounter.

D．The process where neurons produce memory.

15．What might be the best title for the text?

A．Individual Neuron Works like a Piano

B．Calculation Happens Between Neurons like a Machine

C．Complex Neural Networks in the Brain Enable People to Learn

D．The Mystery of Learning and Remembering Movement Has Been Uncovered

二、七选五

Virtually, there is nothing that man cannot do. Only what he has to do is keep doing and doing without being discouraged. Success will come someday or other, though it may apparently be the conception about something that it cannot be done. ____16____ But the reality is that man’s success depends on whether he can do the toughest tasks successfully. It is because our life is complicated and tough. And to succeed in this tough battle, perseverance and hard work are a must ____17____. We can prove this fact when we look at the reality of life and the history of man’s success. Perseverance helps us do what we otherwise would consider impossible to do.

What the world-famous scientist Sir Isaac Newton had done by twelve years’ constant hard work was burnt out by his pet dog. But that could not discourage him a little. ____18____ It is only for his undefeated perseverance that’ we have been able to have many inventions and discoveries.

____19____ He went through thick and thin to reach his destination after months of the strenuous voyage on the sea. He discovered the way from Spain to America and offered the world a new route of communication with America. This outcome of his perseverance will be generated by the world forever.

All the great men in history have written their names in golden letters by means of perseverance. ____20____ If we all are perseverant in whatever we do, we are sure to stand out as a successful nation in the near future.

A．Every action has its reaction.

B．It is a unique precondition to success in life.

C．In human life, perseverance plays a very important role.

D．Their success will always remain as perfect examples to us.

E．Columbus has left us an adventurous story of perseverance.

F．The task that is easily done at the first attempt is undoubtedly very easy.

G．He was able to do it again through years of hard work and perseverance.

三、未知

For his entire life, Sergio Peralta dreamed about playing catch. When he was born, his right hand didn’t fully ________. Ever since he was a child, his classmates have asked about his hand, and some have even ________ him. Computer science teacher Jeff Wilkins noticed Peralta was the only student who ________ his mouse to the left side of his keyboard. He then saw Peralta didn’t have a right hand.

When Wilkins ________ Peralta and his mother about a prosthetic hand (假手), they expressed interest but knew building one could be ________ for a high school class. In early November, Wilkins ________ assigned three of his students to the project. “I didn’t want to get his ________ up. I’d rather under-promise and over-deliver than over-promise and under-deliver on something like this,” Wilkins said. The group did so while keeping their ________ a secret. They measured classmates’ hands to calculate Peralta’s ________ fit.

After working for about a week, the students used the school’s 3D printer to ________ a model. Students said they ________ Peralta wouldn’t like or use the hand, but as soon as he ________ the model, he could bend his fingers. Then Wilkins threw him a yellow rubber ball again and again. Students yelled in ________ when he finally caught the ball. Peralta said he only ________ the prosthetic hand when be sleeps. “This just showed me a different way to ________ the community,” said Jaramillo, a senior who involved in the class project.

21．A．raise B．develop C．change D．connect

22．A．convinced B．defeated C．teased D．admired

23．A．cycled B．reserved C．moved D．kicked

24．A．approached B．promised C．observed D．advertised

25．A．rewarding B．inspiring C．approving D．challenging

26．A．randomly B．deliberately C．temporarily D．secretly

27．A．fears B．hopes C．demands D．doubts

28．A．attention B．memories C．progress D．conflicts

29．A．typical B．ideal C．normal D．familiar

30．A．create B．select C．deliver D．save

31．A．remembered B．worried C．argued D．regretted

32．A．turned up B．searched for C．put on D．threw away

33．A．satisfaction B．excitement C．hesitation D．anxiety

34．A．removes B．returns C．researches D．replaces

35．A．fit B．move C．view D．help

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Greenpeace is not satisfied ____36____ the EU move, saying in statement that the 2032 deadline is too late ____37____ (limit) global warming below 1.5℃.

“Europe desperately needs to decarbonize transport, but ministers missed a ____38____ (gold) opportunity. It is now in ____39____ hands of national authorities to cut car usage, boost public transport, and make more livable cities and towns where more people can cycle or walk.” Greenpeace EU transport campaigner Lorelei Limousin said.

Greenpeace francized EU national governments for ____40____ (open) the door to further promote “expensive and inefficient synthetic (合成的) fuels that are harmful to the environment and the climate”.

The Czech Republic, which ____41____ (take) the rotating (轮流) six-month presidency of the Council of the EU from France last Friday, has listed energy sector ____42____ (transform) as a priority but said that it must be carried out in a socially and ____43____ (economic) sensitive manner so as not to ruin the living standards of EU citizens and the competitiveness of industry.

European Commission Executive Vice-President Fran’s Timmermans, ____44____ is in charge of the European Green Deal initiatives, applauded the agreement by EU environment ministers as setting EU on a path toward ____45____ (it) goals.

五、其他应用文

46．假定你是李华，新西兰某高中校长Mr Smith将来你校参观并洽谈交换生项目，期间会出席你校举办的外语合唱节（Chorus Festival of Foreign Languages）。请你作为学生代表致欢迎词，内容包括：

1.表示欢迎；

2.介绍此项活动；

3.表达祝愿。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Ladies and Gentlemen,

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六、读后续写

47．阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

When we lost our beloved ones, we must feel heartbroken. However, we can do something to make the world remember them.

My little boy, Matthew, had recently lost his beloved grandma. He would often push hare may hand in tears, longing for his grandma to come back to the world. One day, he had an idea. He asked me if we could do something in honor of Grandma so the world could remember her. When I welcomed his lovely suggestion, he said we could create something special for the children at the hospital, since Grandma had always wanted to volunteer there. Although heart was so ready to give, her physical capacity was limited. She couldn’t drive or make the long walk over to the hospital and therefore had spent the majority of her days doing what she could for family and friends. So, we decided to fulfill Grandma’s last life wish.

Matthew and I teamed up and presented our kindness proposal to his preschool classmates. We energized them with the prospect of going shopping and purchasing small gifts (chocolates, flowers, and cards) which they could put into handcrafted holiday baskets which the kids themselves could make. It would be a basket which was wholly made by one child and solely for another. As the young faces happily agreed, we were off on executing our plan!

Matthew and I scouted out (搜索) the most child-friendly stores and distributed fliers (传单) at these locations so the store owners were aware of our plan and could bring their most cherished items for the preschoolers to purchase. Matthew's preschool peers selectively made their picks, and after we collected all of the items, we placed the chocolates, flowers, and got well cards into seven beautifully crafted baskets for the bedridden children at our local Children's Hospital. When Matthew and two of his other little mates came to the hospital to make their deliveries, they were greeted with a tour of the facilities before they entered into each hospital room to change a sick child into a smiling one.

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。

Now, five years have passed, and the Matthew “hospital” tradition has continued.

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Matthew’s school and the local church have contributed to the rise of gift baskets.

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