山西省长治学院附属太行中学2024-2025学年高三上学期11月考试英语试题

山西省长治学院附属太行中学2024-2025学年高三上学期11月考试英语试题

一、阅读理解AITheatre:A Discussionat the Library for the Performing ArtsWith the development of technology,there is a wideuse ofAl inmany aspectsof ourlives.TheLibrary for the PerformingArts invitesyou to an afternoondiscussion nextThursday.In thediscussion,（贬彳氐）the hopeis neitherto promotenor todenigrate AI-instead,lectures willallow listenersto haveanopen discussionabout thepotential impactsof AIon theatreat acrucial stagein itstechnologicaladvancement.Seating PolicyProgramsare freeand opento all,but registrationis requesteda weekearlier.Registered guestsaregiven priorityand allowedto checkin15to30minutes before the starttime andholding seatsforanyone isprohibited.If you arrive afterthe program starts,your seatwill be arranged ata specialplaceby ourstaff.Food ordrink is not allowedinside.Standby LineIfregistration hasended,do notworry!We welcomeyou to the libraryregardless ofregistrationstatus andyou canwait inour standby line.Five minutesbeforetheprogramstarts,all remainingseatsare releasedto attendeesin the standbyline.While thisis notguaranteed,we willdo ourbest toget youintoany ofour programs.Assistive Listeningand Interpretation（说明文字）Interpretation inEnglish and the real-time captionare availableon request.Pleasesubmit yourrequest atleast two weeks inadvance byemailing us.Audio andVideo RecordingProgramsmay bephotographed andrecorded by theLibraryfor thePerformingArts.If youwouldprefer yourimage notto bephotographed,please letus knowand wecan seatyou accordingly.Please notethat allrecordings,including professionalvideo recordings,are notallowed during thediscussion.

1.Whats thepurpose of the discussioncompetitionin Cambridge.They werentthe typicalcontestants.Johnny hascerebral palsy.His difficultywalkingis causedby muscleweakness.Lauri wouldact ashis armsand legs,literally carryingthe weightofhis sonthroughout the race.To qualifyas havingfinished,contestants mustcomplete140miles ofswimming,bicycling,and runningunder17hours.From theday Johnnywas bom,Lauri refusedto lethis sonsdisabilities holdhim back.Determined toshow Johnnythat hecould pursuehis dreamof beingan athletewhen hewas15,Laurisigned himup withTeam Triumph,an organizationhelping kidswith disabilitiesengage inendurancesports.5,It gaveme anew perspectiveon life/6Johnny says.Johnny startedpracticing inracing,and Lauriwanted to beapart of it.Lauri beganwaking upat4a.m.so hecould runwhile pushingJohnny ina personally-designed wheelchaircalled aracing chair.And Johnnytried sohard towalk usinghis walkerfor finishingthe lastminutes ofthe Ironmancompetition,so hemay stepover thefinishing linewith hisfather.I wantedto fulfillhis dreams,1Laurisaid.The racebegan witha

2.4-mile swim in theChoptank River.Lauri helpedJohnny intoa kayak.With oneend of a ropetied tohis waistandtheother endto thekayak,Lauri easedhimself into the water.Swimming whiledragging anotherperson istough enough.The paircompleted theswimin90minutes,and it was onto the next leg:a112-mile bicycleride.Their specially-made bikehas anadditional backseat facingbackward forJohnny.Then theyset theirsights onthe finalleg oftheracewith Johnnysitting in the racingchair.A.To promotethe applicationof ALB.To showthe disadvantagesof ALC.To explorethe influenceof AIon theater.D.To appreciatethedevelopmentoftechnology.

2.How canyou ensurea seatat thediscussionA.Pay aregistration fee.B.Sign upfor itahead oftime.C.Wait in thestandbyline earlier.D.Contact thelibrary staffa dayahead.

3.What canpeople doif theyattend thediscussionA.Hold aseat for a friend.B.Ask forthe real-time caption.C.Broadcast thediscussion live.D.Take photosduring thediscussion.Yang Li,a nativeMiao womanpassionate aboutembroidery,owns afolk cultureproducts shopthatsells Miaoembroidery,batik cloth,and silverjewelry.At first,the smallshop struggledas thereweremany similarproducts onthe market.Yang realizedthe needfor a unique brandto standout from thecompetition.During ahike inFanjing Mountainin July2011,Yang accidentallycut her hand ona thornyleaf.This gaveher anidea;There areleaf-vein bookmarksand leaf-vein paintings.Why hasnobodycreated leaf-vein embroideryyet”Obviously,the reasonbehind thisis thatembroidering onleaves requiresdelicate skillsthat fewpossess.Yang Licollected thousandsof leavesfrom FanjingMountain andprocessed themby steaming,boiling,and tanningthem toexpose theirveins.While the leaves becomesoft,they arealso extremelyfragile.The biggestchallenge wasimproving theflexibility oftheleaves.After consultinglocal expertShenMin,she learnedthat soakingthem inacidic watercould makethem toughenough forembroidery.Through continuouslearning andpractice,she succeededin creatingher firstpiece ofleaf-veinembroidery,which perfectlycombines traditionalembroidery patternswith thenatural texturesof theleaves.By addingtraditional designsfrom theMiao,Tujia,and Dongethnic groups,she producedart thatexhibitsa uniqueaesthetic appealof traditionalembroidery withcontemporary craftsmanship.Yangnotes thattypically,only thosewith decadesof embroideryexperience canindependently completetheentire leaf-embroidery process,which isfewer than20people inTongren from2011to now.Two yearslater,Yang openedan embroideryprocessing factoryand offeredjobs tomore than500laid-off femaleworkers,rural women,and peoplewith disabilities.Guizhou isaprovince witha largenumber ofethnic groupsand has a longhistory ofethnic embroideryskills,“shesays.I willkeep doingthe leaf^vein embroideryfortherest ofmy lifebecause it is meaningful.”

4.What inspiredYang Lito createleaf-vein embroideryA.Her lovefor Miaoembroidery.B・The discoveryof a special leaf.C.An accidentalinjury toherhand.D.A decreasein hershops earnings.

5..What isthe biggestchallenge forYang LiA.Softening theleaves.B.Exposing veinsof leaves.C.Collecting suitableleaves.D.Making leavesmore flexible.

6.What dowe knowabout YangLis leaf-vein embroideryA.It iscostly tocomplete asingle piece.B.It iswell-received byinternational consumers.C.It isdemanding forcooperation betweencraftsmen.D.It isauniquecombination ofartistic elements.

7.Which ofthe followingwords canbest describeYang LiC,Passionate andhumorous.D.Optimistic andconsiderate.A.Creative anddedicated.B.Ambitious andcautious.（培育）Is modern fruit cultivatedtobesweeter thanin thepast Theshort answer is yes,thoughthe longeranswerismore complicated.Some ofthe mostpowerful evidencethat fruitis sweeter thanbefore comesfrom zoos.In2018,it wasreported thatMelbourne Zooin Australiahad stoppedgiving fruit to most of its（蛀牙）animals becausecultivated fruit was nowso sweetthat itwas causingtooth decayand weightgain.The monkeysat thezoo wereprovided witha lower-sugar vegetable-based dietinstead ofbananas.Among fruitcultivators,the word“quality“is nowroutinely usedas anequal for“high in sugar”（）though firmness,color andsize arealso considerations.In2010,in anarticle lookingat waysto（分子的）enhance the sweetness offruit usingmolecuiar approaches”,a groupof plantscientists oftheRepublic ofKorea wrotethat“in general,the sugarcontent“of manyfruits isnow higherthan beforeowingto continuousselection andbreeding”.Modern applevarieties,the scientistsnoted,were onaveragesweeterthanolder ones.Cultivation isntthe onlyreason thatmodem fruitis sweeter;theres alsoclimate change.Researchfrom Japanfound thatsince the1970s,with risingtemperatures,Fuji appleswhich werealready asweetvariety havebecome significantlysweeter andsofter.The leadresearcher,Toshihoko Sugiura,said thatifyou couldtaste anapple harvested30years ago,you wouldfeel thedifference^.It issometimes claimedthat the sweetness of modern fruitis notdue tohigher sugarcontent somuchas thefact thatthe bitternessand sournessof wildfruit havebeen steadilycultivated outofit.Theres a grain——but onlyagrain——of truthin this.Studies ofwild applesdo indeedsuggest thatsomeancient varietieswere justas highin sugarasamodern PinkLady orHoneycrisp.The differenceisthat therewas muchwider variationinsugarcontent acrosswild apples,whereas themodernsupermarket appleseldom dropsbelow acertain levelof sweetness.

8.Why didMelbourne Zoostop givingfruittomost ofits animalsA.The animalspreferred avegetable-based diet.B,Modem fruitdid greatharm toanimals,teeth.C.The sugarcontent of modernfruitis lowerthan before.D.The flavorof modernfruitwasnot goodfortheanimals.

9.What canwe learnfrom paragraph3A.The sugarcontent isbreeders firstpriority.B・Sweeter fruitsare justa resultof naturalselection.C.The sweetnessofmodernapples isequal tothe averageof olderones.D.Molecular approachesare adoptedto addthesweetnessof modemfruit.

10.What dostudies ofwild applesinthelast paragraphsuggestA.Apples ofold speciestasted lesssweet.B.The sugarcontent ofwild applesvaried greatly.C.The sweetnessofmodernapples isofthesame level.D.Fruit issweet becausebitterness init hasdisappeared.

11.Whats thebest titlefbr thispassageA.Modem orOld:Which IsBetter B.Modem Fruit:Sweetness IsQuality.C.Fruit IsSweeter:Its Nota Misconception.D.Melbourne Zoo:Animals StopEatingFruits.You seea fantastic offer,like ahotel room.You decideto book.Then itturns outthere isa servicefee.Then acleaning fee.Then afew otherextra costs.By the time youpay thefinal price,itisno longerthefantasticofferyou thought.Welcome tothe worldof drip pricing-the practiceof promotingsomething atan attractiveheadline price andthen,once youvecommitted tothe purchaseprocess,hitting youwith unavoidableadd-ons thatare dripped”.In mostcases,you seethrough alladditionally addedmandatory fees,and eventhough you couldrelinquish the deal,you chooseto bitethe bulletand completethedeal.Resistance tothe ideaof startingthesearch allover againisnotsimply amatter oflaziness orindecision.Theres aprofound psychologicalmechanismat playhere,called thepresent bias.In thepaper,Doing ItNow orLater,economist MatthewRabin definespeoples present-biasedpreference viaan example of choosingbetween doingseven hoursof unpleasantactivity onApril1oreight hourstwoweekslater:If askedon February1,most peoplewill choosethe earlieroption.But comeApril1,given thesame choice,mostofus tendto putoff worktill April

15.In simpleterms,theinconvenience ofdoing something“right now“often feelsdisproportionately large.Beyond thechallengeof startingover,theres anotherpsychological phenomenonthat drip pricing uses-lossaversion.Imagine yourebooking ticketsforashow.Initially attractedbytheheadlineprice,youre nowpresentedwith differentseating categories.Seeing aVIP ticketis withinyour budget,you decideto forkout.But then,during thecheckout process,the dripbegins.You realizeyoucouldhave chosenlower-category seats,but bythis stage,youve alreadyimagined yourselfenjoying theshow fromthosenice seats.Going backtoacheaper seatwill feellike aloss.Buyers wouldbenefit froma banon drippricing.Many countriesare takingsteps to protectconsumers fromdrippricing.The effectivenessof suchmeasures,however,is uncertain.Nonetheless,you canhopefully makea moreinformed decisionby understandingwhy thestrategy works.

12.Which ofthe followingis anexampleofdrip pricingA.FlightHub introducesa bonusafter youchoose theirflight.B・Airbnb offersyouamembership accountwhen youbook atrip.C.Rent-A-Car chargeswear and tear feesbeyond theadvertised price.D.Ticketmaster providesoptional itemsat laterstages ofyour purchase.

13.What doesthe underlinedword“relinquish“in paragraph3meanA.Reach.B.Abandon.C.Sign.D.Expand.

14.How willRabin explainpeoples refusalto cancelan orderand remakeoneA.People arelikely toblindly stickto theirinitial intentions.B,People liketo grabearlier rewardsand delayimmediate costs.C.People struggleto makea decisionamong multiplechoices.D.People tendto tolerateadditional costswithin theirbudget.

15..What isthe authorsmain purposein writingthe textA.To explainwhy peoplefall intothe drippricing trick.B.To educatecustomers onhow todeal withdrippricing.C.To callon governmentstoprotectconsumers9interests.D.To introducetwo psychologicalphenomena aboutspending.There islittle,it seems,that peoplewont dofbr their pets.Americans spent$186bn onthem lastyear,according tothe Bureauof EconomicAnalysis,covering everythingfrom foodand vetvisits totoysand grooming.That ismore thanthey spenton childcare.

16.Mars,a companybest knownfor itschocolate bars,made two-thirds ofitsrevenue lastyear frompet care.Besides owningthe RoyalCanin pet-food brand,the companyalsooperates thousandsof vetclinics.Nestle andColgate,two otherconsumer-products giants,also makearounda fifthof theirrevenue fromtheirpetmarket.Spending onpets rocketedthrough theCOVID-19pandemic.17Between2019and2023,petspending grewby acompound annualrate of11%,in nominalterms,compared with6%for consumerspending overall and5%for petspendingoverthe precedingdecade.18Unlike virtualyoga classesor meal-kit subscriptions,animals werenteasy todrop oncelockdownsended.Consumers,wrestling latelywith higherprices anda coolingjob market,have beenreluctantto employtight budgetson their pets.Morgan Stanley,a bank,estimates petspending inAmerica,compared withother personalexpenses,will growby

2.5%this year.19The pet business provedsimilarly strongduringtheglobal financialcrisis of2007-

2009.And analystshold the petbusinesswill soongo viralagain.Morgan Stanleyforecasts thatannualspending willrise toaround$260bn by2030,consistent with its pre-pandemic growthtrend.20Ownersincreasingly seethemselves asparents,not masters.“Pets havegone fromthe backyardtothelivingroom tothe bedroom,“says LoicMoutault,head ofthepetdivision atMars.A.Plenty moregrowth isyet tocome.B.Catering topets hasbecome bigbusiness.C.Owners arenow givingtheirpetsyummier food.D.That isattracting plentyof newcomerstothepet industry.E.It iswell aheadof estimatesfor otherspending likeclothes.F.Lonely peopleadopted animalsand investedheavily inthem atthat time.G.Behind thatisashift inthe relationshipbetween petsand humans.

二、完形填空Our old,artificial Christmastree wasin roughshape bythetimewe withdrewit.At leasta decadehadpassed sincemy wifeand I21the treefromtheChristmas retailmarket inBrooklyn,a medium-sizedfir withbuilt-in lights,and movedit onthe subwayto ourprevious

22.Over theyears,we draggedthat treefrom apartmentto apartment,23it ontoa movingtruck toLosAngeles andlater crammedthe24box whichwas centuries-old,this timeto Chicagoand our25home.By theend,layers oftape heldthe boxtogether,the wearandtearofadecade of26holiday cheer.Our littletree lookedrunning27,but itwas theonly treeour familyever knew.Itstood28and glowinginthebackground ofphotos ofme andmy29pregnant wifeduring ourlastChristmas inBrooklyn withoutchildren.She waseagerly expectingthe babyscoming.Our30was bornamonth laterduring aJanuary snowstorm.The tree31again inthenextyears photos,this timesurroundedby holidaygifts fora boyabout to32one.Then itappeared inphotos ofour sonand his1-month-old brother.And inmore recentphotos,our treelighted up33overlooking glisteningChicagosnow.This year,after muchdebate,we decidedto34our dearold tree,with its35branches andthe lightsthathad burnedout yearsago.Rather thanfeel terriblyblue,we usedthe

21.A.brought B・sought C.bought D.held

22.A.apartment B.yard C.garage D.balcony

23.A.changed B.jammed C.pinned D.passed

24.A.painted B.polished C-weathered D.transformed

25.A.current B.instant C.shabby D.spacious

26.A.signalling B,delivering C.adapting D.receiving

27.A.away B.out C.off D.down

28.A.still B.quiet C-proud D.free

29.A.happily B.newly C,motherly D.dearly

30.A.nicer B・braver C,faster D.older

31.A.took upB,pulled upC.showed upD.put up

32.A.count B.turn C.secure D.grow

33.A.stairs B.bars C,doors D.windows

34.A.revise B.reject C,refresh D.retire

35.A.stuck B・stretched C.bent D.litmoment tolaunch anew familytradition:our firstreal Christmastree.

三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式1集中Chinese restaurantsbegan toopen inAmerica inthe mid-19th century,clustering onthewest coastwhere the first immigrantslanded.They mostlyserved36unique versionof Cantonesecuisine-chop suey,egg fuyung andthe like.In thatcentury andmuch ofthe20th century,the immigrantslargely37flow fromChinas south-eastregions,mainly Guangdongprovince.Restaurants begancalling theirfood“Hunan andSichuan，and thoughit38true boremuchresemblance to39was eatenin thoseregions,itwasmore diverseand boldlyspiced40thesweet,friedstuff thatdefined theearliest Chinesemenus.By the1990s,adventurous dinersin citieswith sizeableChinese populationscould choosemanyregional cuisines.A particular41favor—Sichuan food,made itsdiners addictivewithitsextremelychilly dishes.Virtually everysmall townhad oneChinese restaurantand,generally,the menuswere thesame:42steam porkdumplings;sour soup;stir-fries listedby mainingredients,43a pepperstar suggestingthe amountof pepper.But therewere slightchanges insome cities.For instance,in Boston,takeaways oftencome withdumplings44feature asa sweetenedsauce,aspecialcuisine developedin upperManhattan45meetdiners5novel taste.

四、书信写作.假定你是校英语俱乐部主席李华，你校正进行读书活动，请你代表俱乐部写一篇倡议书,46号召同学们多读中国经典好书内容包括倡议的目的；

1.读经典作品的好处

2.注意写作词数应为个左右；请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答

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802.Dear fellowstudents,

五、书面表达阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开篇语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文

47.Lauri,59,and hisson,Johnny,28,set outto beginthefirstof threelegs ofthe Ironman。