黑龙江省双鸭山市第一中学2023-2024学年高三上学期开学考试英语试卷

英语试题

（满分150 分，考试时间120分钟）

第一部分：听力(共两节，满分20分)

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分 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 三个选项中选出最佳选项。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。

1. What does the man suggest drinking?

A. Tea.  B. Coffee.   C. Cold water.

2. What do we know about the woman?

A. She will go to school.    B. She won’t go to the library.

C. She is willing to help the man.

3. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. On a farm.   B. In a bookstore.  C. In a supermarket.

4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Policeman and driver. B. Teacher and student.  C. Boss and secretary.

5. What does the man plan to do this weekend?

A. Buy some furniture.   B. Go out with some friends.

C. Entertain some friends at home.

听第6段材料，回答第6~8小题。

6. What is wrong with the man?

 A. He feels tired and sad.  B. He eats less every day.  C. He keeps awake at night.

7. What do we know about the man?

  A. He is a student.  B. He is a foreigner.  C. He is seriously ill.

8. Why does the woman know so much about cultural shock?

  A. She is an expert.   B. She has heard about it.

  C. She has the similar experience.

听第7段材料，回答第9~11小题。

 9. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

  A. The first day at a new job.  B. A usual day at work   C. A new boss.

10. What does the woman think of her boss?

  A. Indifferent.   B. Supportive.    C. Inexperienced.

11. What do we know about the woman?

  A. She has a good overtime pay.    B. She often works late at night.

  C. She had a hard time at work today.

听第8段材料，回答第12~14小题。

12. What does the woman say about the sports centre?

  A. It was small.  B. It was noisy.   C. It was expensive.

13. Why didn’t the woman stay in the café?

  A. It was not clean.  B. The service was bad.  C. She had an appointment.

14. What does the man suggest doing right now?

  A. Playing tennis.   B. Going to a club.   C. Swimming in the river.

听第9段材料，回答第15~17小题。

15. What probably is the man?

  A. A doctor.   B. A lawyer.  C. An architect.

16. How will the man get to the bus station tomorrow morning?

  A. He will walk there.  B. He will go there in his car.

  C. His wife will take him there.

17. When will the man take the return bus tomorrow?

A. At 6:30 p.m.    B. At 8:00 p.m.   C. At 9:30 p.m.

听第10段材料，回答第18~20小题。

18. Who can join the Road Safety Team?

  A. Students in Junior 1 and 2.   B. Students in Senior 2 and 3.

  C. Students in Senior 1 and 2.

19. What can students get from Miss Mailer?

  A. A book.      B. A letter.     C. A picture.

20. What activity is the team also organizing?

  A. A short quiz.  B. A writing competition.  C. A poster design competition.

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。    

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Asia is the birthplace of the world’s three ancient civilizations: ancient China, ancient India and Babylon. Each gave the world different architectural styles and global landmarks, such as the Great Wall of China. Taj Mahal of India.With the conclusion of the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilization, let’s take a look at the architecture of Asian civilizations.

The Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China is an ancient defense project with the longest construction time and the largest workload put into a landmark, stretching out to a total length of more than 5,000 kilometers. Only when you have been to the Great Wall and witnessed its majesty can you truly say you have visited China.

Angkor Wat, Cambodia

The Angkor Wat in Cambodia is one of the largest religious monuments in the world, built on a site measuring 162.6 hectares. It was built by the Khmer King Suryavarman Ⅱ in the early 12th century in Yasodharapura(present-day Angkor), the capital of the Khmer Empire, as his state temple and eventual mausoleum(陵墓).

Taj Mahal, India

The Taj Mahal is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the river Yamuna in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1632 by Mughalemperor Shah to house the tomb of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983 for being“the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world’s heritage”

Al-Khazneh, Jordan

Al-Khazneh, also known as the Treasury, is one of the most delicate temples in the ancient Arab Nabataean Kingdom city of Petra,Jordan. The 45-meter-high and 30-meter-wide building is a magnificent building with a pronounced Greek style. It is said to have been a place where pirates hid their treasure.

21．What is special about the Great Wall compared with the others in the article?

A．It is the longest man-made project in the world.

B．It was listed in the UNESCO world Heritage Site.

C．It was used as a defense project in the ancient China.

D．It used to be used as a religious purpose in China

22．Which of the following is one of the largest religious monuments?

A．The Angkor Wat. B．The Taj Mahal.

C．AI-Khazneh.     D．The Treasury

23．Which of the landmarks has been affected by the Greek culture?

A．The Great Wall. B．The Angkor Wat.

C．The Taj Mahal.     D．AI-Khazneh. 

B

Daniel Brush, an astonishing worker in gold, jewels and steel died on November 2022, aged 75. Students from a jewellery school once came to Brush’s studio, a loft in mid-Manhattan, awed to be meeting a figure who, to them, was a worker of miracles.

For 45 years in that loft, he had pursued his calling. His wife Olivia was the only company. He produced hundreds of objects of all sorts, most of them exquisite and many astonishingly small. Rather than use electricity, he laboured alone in a forest of antique machines and when tools frustrated him, he made his own, displaying them in cupboards as art in themselves.

Above all else, he worked in gold. His obsession took fire when at 13 he saw an Etruscan gold bowl in the Victoria and Albert Museum. The ancient technique of applying gold beads as fine as sand-grains to a curved gold surface without solder (焊接), was stunning, but so was the lightness of spirit.

He resolved then that he would make such a bowl, and gold became the study of his life. Simply to watch it melt, turn to red-hot and white-hot, then glow purple, was magical. To hold pure gold grain and let it move slowly through his fingers restored his calm of spirit. His chief motivation, he said, was to understand the material and, through that, himself. He wondered why his heart had beaten so fast in the museum that day. Gold in particular had a message for him. His contact with this glorious metal might focus all his attention and help him to hear it.

He developed delicate craftsmanship, with each object virtually a museum piece. For Daniel Brush, he loved the idea that one might take a piece made by Brush out of a pocket, let its beauty pass from mind to mind, and smile. That too was what its maker was after.

24．What can we learn about Daniel Brush?

A．Students visited him regularly.

B．He began to live in his loft in 1975.

C．He tended to use ancient crafts to produce objects.

D．Most objects he produced were of a surprisingly small size.

25．What is the main reason for his lifelong study of gold?

A．He wanted to learn more about both gold and himself.

B．He wondered why his heart had beat fast in the museum.

C．His calm was restored when gold grain moved through fingers.

D．Gold had a particular message for him and he was eager to hear it.

26．Which of the following can best describe Daniel Brush?

A．Stubborn.   B．Wealthy. C．Dedicated.    D．Lonely.

27．What does the author try to emphasize in the last paragraph?

A．Brush’s valuable works. B．The admirers Brush expected.

C．Brush’s desire for fame.     D．The artistic ideal Brush pursued.

C

The exhibit, Digital Dunhuang — Tales of Heaven and Earth, which was held at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, brought to Hong Kong more than 100 exhibits including the visual murals and other related programs that could allow visitors to learn about the art and history of the Mogao Caves in a fun way.

“Dunhuang was an international city, a place where East met West, on the old Silk Road. So the Mogao Caves, which were completed in a period of over 1,000 years, record the ways of life and beliefs of the different peoples that crossed paths there,” explained Fion Lin of Hong Kong Heritage Museum.

Visitors can now get up close and personal with these faraway treasures without having to step into the caves, thanks to the digitization project of the Dunhuang Academy, a pioneer that has made great progress in the digitization and 3D scanning of the Dunhuang treasures.

“Studies have shown that in a cave, both temperature and CO2 concentration level can rise with 15 tourists inside for ten minutes. As a result, the wall paintings are going to eventually fade. Digital technology has helped to strike a balance between sharing the treasures and protecting them,” said Lin.

However, digitization of the caves faces many challenges such as poor lighting and rough wall surfaces. On average, 40,000 pictures have to be taken to cover 300 m2. Great amount of efforts have been made to piece the pictures together. What the exhibition presented is the result of years of hard work.

During the exhibition period, a mini display on Dunhuang music culture was also being held at the Museum for public participation.

28．What could visitors see at the Digital Dunhuang exhibit?

A．The Mogao Caves.             B．About 40,000 Dunhuang pictures.

C．Digital Dunhuang wall paintings. D．Ancient records of Dunhuang.

29．What is the significance of the digitization project of the Dunhuang Academy?

A．It helps Dunhuang become an international city.

B．It lets people better appreciate the Dunhuang art.

C．It is effective in cutting the CO₂ level in the caves.

D．It attracts more tourists from East and West to Hong Kong.

30．What do we know about the Dunhuang wall paintings?

A．They are brightly lit.           B．They are very rough.

C．It is very hard to protect them.   D．It is impossible for the tourists to see them.

31．Where can you find the evidence that supports “digitization of the caves isn’t easy”?

A．In paragraph 2.               B．In paragraph 3.

C．In paragraph 4.               D．In paragraph 5.

D

Now some businesses are using Artificial Intelligence as a shortcut to writing materials for them in hopes of saving time and effort. Sure, computers are great at capturing information and recognizing trending searches, but translating that information into an organized piece of writing designed specifically for you? Not so much.

Your job as a business owner is to connect with your customers. To show them you “see” them, understand them, and you can deliver. You want to reach your clients not just by showing calculated content that shows you are relevant. The job of AI is to skim the surface and bring you back keywords and phrases that are, well, robotic. However, through the complexities of human thought and emotion, human content writers far surpass AI in choosing just the right words that can touch and attract other humans.

People who use AI to generate their writing materials might think it will save them time, but the opposite ends up being true. We’re all been in situations where we take a shortcut to save time, and it ends up creating more work. The same goes for using AI for writing. For example, it captures a lot of the top-ranking content for you to slap onto your blog, but you then have to go back and figure out how to transform that forced content into your business’s voice, style and tone. It’s like someone giving you a pair of pants. Yay! Pants! But they are not your size or color, so you spend even more time mending them and trying to talk yourself into liking them than the time you would have spent just getting the pants for yourself.

AI has had much more success in fields such as manufacturing and technology. For now, there isn’t any AI writer software sophisticated (水平高的) and creative enough to sound just like a human.

But humans do have limitations and AI writers can work with writers as an aid. You can imagine AI that could do your research for writing a white paper, or fact check for you. These types of tools could be incredible time-saving tools for writers in the future.

32．Which of the following is closest to the underlined words “surpass” in paragraph 2?

A．Overlook. B．Overmatch.

C．Satisfy. D．Replace.

33．How does the author present his opinion in Paragraph 3?

A．By listing figures. B．By giving an example.

C．By analyzing causes. D．By making predictions.

34．What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?

A．The limitation of AI writing. B．The debates about AI writing.

C．The expectation of AI writing. D．A theoretical basis behind AI writing.

35．Which of the following can be a suitable title for the text?

A．What Are Artificial Intelligence writers?

B．Why Is AI Applied to Content Writing?

C．How Does an AI Content Writer Work?

D．Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Real Writers?

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

A Housewarming Party

A housewarming party is a special party to be held when someone buys or moves into a new apartment or house．The person or people who bought the apartment or house or moved are the ones who throw the party．_____36______　 It also gives people a chance to see what the new home looks like． It is an opportunity to fill the new space with love and hopeful presents．

It is traditional to bring a gift to a housewarming party．_____37______　 Some common items people will put on a gift registry include kitchen tools like knives and items like curtains. Even if there isn’t a registry，a good housewarming gift is something to decorate the new house with，like， a piece of art or a plant． _____38______　 This is often appreciated since at a housewarming party there isn’t a lot of food served, usually just appetizers or sandwiches．

_____39______　 The host or hostess of the party will, however, probably give all the guests a tour of their new home．Sometimes，because a housewarming party happens shortly after a person moves into a new home，people may be asked to help unpack boxes．This isn’t usual though．

Housewarming parties get their name from the fact that a long time ago people would actually bring firewood to a new home as a gift so that the person could keep the home warm for the winter． ____40_______　

A．You can also bring food or drinks to share．

B．Different activities are held to make guests satisfied．

C．There are usually no planned activities at a housewarming party．

D．Now most homes substitute fires with central heating to keep warm．

E．Different people hold or attend housewarming parties for various reasons．

F．Some people register a list of things they would like to give as gifts at local stores．

G．The party is an opportunity for friends and family to congratulate the person or people on the new home．

第三部分  英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

A famous theorist once said, “I don’t divide the world into the weak and the strong, or the successes and the failures... I divide the world into the learners and the non-learners.”

What on earth would make someone a non-leaner? Everyone is born with an intense     41     to learn. Babies rise to the learning challenge daily. Not just for     42     tasks, but the most difficult ones of a lifetime, like learning to walk and talk. They never decide it’s too hard or not worth the     43    . Babies are not concerned about making mistakes or     44     themselves. They walk, they fall, they     45    .

What puts an end to this fearless learning? A fixed mindset. As soon as children become able to evaluate themselves, some of them become     46     of challenges. They are concerned about not being     47    . My research team have studied thousands of people from preschoolers on, and it’s breathtaking how many     48     an opportunity to learn.

We offered four-year-olds a(n)     49    : they could redo an easy jigsaw or try a harder one. Even at this young age, children with a fixed mindset stuck with the      50      one. They believe smart kids don’t make      51     .

Children with a growth mindset, however, thought it was a      52      choice. Why would anyone want to keep doing the same puzzle      53     ? They chose increasingly difficult ones instead.

Believing that success is about learning, children-with a growth mind took the opportunity. But those with a fixed mindset didn’t want to give away their      54     . This is how a fixed mindset makes people into      55     .

41．A．fear B．drive C．competition D．concentration

42．A．significant B．mental C．ordinary D．particular

43．A．attention B．effort C．interest D．emotion

44．A．confusing B．behaving C．punishing D．hurting

45．A．get up B．give up C．turn up D．shut up

46．A．scared B．ashamed C．confident D．fond

47．A．appealing B．curious C．content D．smart

48．A．receive B．ruin C．refuse D．require

49．A．lesson B．option C．assumption D．game

50．A．challenging B．interesting C．new D．simple

51．A．decisions B．jigsaws C．mistakes D．predictions

52．A．strange B．promising C．severe D．difficult

53．A．repeatedly B．unwillingly C．urgently D．properly

54．A．secrets B．thoughts C．preferences D．weaknesses

55．A．theorists B．perfectionists C．non-learners D．risk-takers

第二节  （共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）

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。

With roots     56     (date) back thousands of years, Chinese seals (印章) are more than just a unique image; they are symbolic of identity, status, and culture. A Chinese seal is a seal or stamp used to mark important documents, pieces of art, contracts, or any other item that     57    (require) a signature.

The seal was first created in 221 BC． The first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, ordered his first imperial (皇帝的) seal to be carved using beautiful white jade (玉).     58     (call) the“Xi”, the imperial seal was only used by those in power. It wasn’t until the Ming and Qing dynasties     59     the seal’s usage moved from the imperial to the personal, due to the     60     (expand) of arts. Artists began using a stylized seal carving of their names to mark ownership of their works.     61     (individual) also began using a personalized stamp for important documents. These non-official stamps were called “Yin”.

    62    (typical), the seals are carved into stone, but they can also     63     (make) of wood, bamboo, or bone. Seals are carved in one of two ways: the material is carved away from the character, leaving a red ink outline when used on paper,     64     the character is carved into the material, leaving the character      65     white among a red background.

第二节: 书面表达（满分15分）

人们对于学生网上交友持不同意见。请你用英语写一篇关于学生网上交友的短文,介绍人们的不同观点,并表达自己的看法。注意：写作词数应为80左右。

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第三节：读后续写（满分25分）

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。续写词数应为150左右。

Tim Robinson, a former junior officer in the British Army，slipped（滑倒）on a seaweed-covered rock while walking on the beach under Golden Cap one Saturday afternoon. It was a terrible fall and he broke his right leg.

Unfortunately, Tim didn't bring his cell phone with him, and no one was in sight. His wife was in Seatown Hotel, where the couple were staying while on holiday. He had told his wife that he would be back in two hours.

As water levels were rising, there was a possibility of being killed by car-sized rocks falling from the cliff（悬崖）. So Tim thought that he had to get off the beach instead of waiting there for help. He found a small branch on the beach and used it as a support. After struggling along the beach for a while, the pain became too much to handle. He stopped and thought about what else he could do.

With no phone and no one around, and with his leg hurting badly, Tim had a difficult decision to make. He could either continue this way in pain and hope that someone happened to see him, or he could try something else. Unable to walk，Tim thought he still had the ability to crawl（爬行）, and so he did.

Making such a choice had been easy, but the crawling was tough. After crawling for almost two hours, it was getting dark,so Tim started flashing his torch（手电）to signal SOS and swung it around his head to attract attention. There was no response to begin with, so he crawled for five minutes and covered about 50 meters before making the same signal three times.

No one seemed to be around. Once again, he had to either stay where he was and wait for help or get moving. In his mind he had no choice. Most people couldn't imagine crawling for any great distance with a broken leg, but Tim wasn’t t about to give up.

注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Paragraph 1

Tim finally noticed a response in the distance.__________________________________________

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Paragraph 2

Tim’s condition was worse than Mrs. Robinson thought. _________________________________

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