2024届宁夏回族自治区石嘴山市第一中学高三下学期四模英语试题

届宁夏回族自治区石嘴山市第一中学高三下学期四模英语2024试题

一、阅读理解Family-Friendly Eventsin JanuaryZooLights:Glow WildJan.1-19The PhoenixZoos yearlyholiday lightshow ison untilJan.19,allowing familiesone ormoreopportunities toenjoy thecitys zoo,with millionsof lightsgiving anadded dimensionto thefestivities.Glow Wild,455N.Galvin Pkwy.,Phoenix,phoenixzoo.org,$

11.95members,$

13.95generaladmission.Downtown Mesa Festival of the ArtsJan.4-18The Downtown MesaFestival of the Arts featuresthe workof establishedand emergingartists,including thosewho createwoodwork,metal crafts,food items,art,photography andgifts.On Macdonald,off ofMain Streetin DowntownMesa,dtmesafest.com,free admission.Family FunWinterfest Jan.4OdySea Aquariumin theDesert ishosting thethird annualFamily FunWinterfest inits DesertCourtyard,featuring realsnow forthe kidsto playin.This freeevent featureseverything frombouncehouses torides,games,snowflake craftsand facepainting togo withvarious standsset upby localsellers,with foodand otherofferings forsale atthe event.9500E.Via deVentura,Scottsdale,odyseainthedesert.com,free.Youth FineArts CourseJan.18-Mar.7Mesa ArtsCenter ishosting aneight-week youtharts courseon Saturdaysto teachartistic skillsandknowledge throughfun andchallenging artclasses in a widevariety ofart materials,includingpainting,drawing,mixed mediaand sculpture,ensuring mentallystimulating sessionsfor all.Mesa ArtCenter,1E.Main St,Mesa,mesaartscenter.com,$

93.

1.How canyou geta discountedticket to the ZooLightsshowA.Bring afriend.B.Get amembership.C.Join atour group.D.Book aticket online.

2.What canyou doat Family Fun WinterfestA.Have freefood.B.Take artclasses.C.Enjoy realsnow.D.Meet localartists.

3.Which eventlasts thelongestA.ZooLights:Glow Wild.B.DowntownMesaFestivalof theArts.C.Youth FineArts Courses.D.FamilyFunWinterfest.Guy Noble,one ofAustralias mostfamous conductors,who conductedthe touringconcert“East，Meets Westsaid hedlike tolearn moreabout Chinesemusic.Tm impressedby thehistory andthebeauty Chinesemusic hasJ hessaid in an interviewrecently.“East MeetsWest“concert tourin Australiawas resumedthis yearafter beingpostponed twiceduetothepandemic.It washosted inCanberra lastSaturday,bringing audiencessome well-knownChinese andWestern piecessuch asJasmine Flower,Carmen,Romeo andJuliet,and TheYellow River.While itwas called“East MeetsWest,music fromChina andthe Westwith thesame themeswas（二brought together.Chinese singerYa Fenand Australiansinger VictoriaLambourn performeda duet重唱）Hope Betrayed,which was inspired bythe Chineseclassic novelA Dreamof RedMans ioits.Noble saidhe lovedthe duetas itshowed completelydifferent singingstyles:traditional Chineseoperastyle andWestern operastyle.Theyre notexactly thesame,but theycame together/9he said.Having beena professionalconductor formore than20years,Noble calledmusic aninternationallanguage.He noted that mostmusic atthe concertwas aboutlove,which wasalso aninternationallanguage.He alsospoke highly of someChinese musicians,such aspianist LangLang whohe thoughthasinspired manykids inChina tolearn music.Noble admittedhis knowledge of Chinese culture waslimited.He saidthat conductingtheCanberra concertwas anexperience thatIve enjoyed”,which madehim moreinterested indiscoveringthe backgroundand historyofthemusic,as wellas thestories behindit.Noble isready tocreate morethingsthat caninvolve danceor calligraphyor someoftheother aspectsof Chineseculture,and putthemtogether withmusic.

4.What doesthe underlinedword“resumed“in paragraph2meanA.Expanded.B.Paused.C.Restarted.D.Concluded.

5.Why didNoble enjoyHope Betrayed!A.Because itimpressed himwith itshistory.B.Because itshowed twoperforming styles.C.Because itwasinspiredby aclassic novel.D.Because itwas performedby anAustralian.

6.What canwe learnabout Noblefrom the textA.He intends to integratemore Chineseelements intomusic.B.He speakshighly ofall Chinesemusicians.He isan amateurconductor.C.He speakshighlyofall Chinesemusicians.D.He hasa wideknowledgeofChineseculture.

7.Which ofthe followingcould bethe besttitle forthetextA.Guy Noble:A FamousAustralian ConductorB.Music:A Bridgeto UnderstandingEach OtherC.The CooperationBetween ForeignMusicians D.An AustraliansPassion forChinese CultureDoyou havefrightening dreamswhile sleepingAccording toan emailinterview byclinicalpsychologist andsleep expertDr.Michael Breus,roughly5percent ofthe generalpopulation hasat leastonebad dreamper week.Nightmares typicallyhappen duringREM sleep,during themiddle andlaterparts ofthe night.There isno exactexplanation fbrnightmares,but Breussays itspossible thatthey helpthe brainpractise,prepare forand evenpredict difficultor dangerousexperiences inwaking life.Of course,itspossible that nightmares,like dreamsin general,dont havea primaryfunction-that theyrea by-productof otheractivities in the body.But mostsleep scientiststhink thatdreams andnightmares existfor somepurposes.One studyfound themost commonnightmare wasfalling,followed bydreams ofbeing chased,feeling lost,and feelingtrapped.Then whydo nightmareshappenCertain circumstancesand characteristicsmake somepeople more likely to have nightmaresthanothers/says sleepmedicine specialistDr.Barry Krakow.He thinkspeople whovebeen traumatized（使受精神仓伤）ll arecertainly ata higherrisk ofnightmares Examplesare offeredof thosewho havesufferedcriminal attacks,or whohave beenin life-threatening accidents.People withsome degreeofsensitivity in their biologicalmake-up arealso morelikely tohave baddreams,so theyremore commoninpeople who suffer fromanxiety ordepression,or whouse excessdrugs oralcohol.The traditionalbeliefoften has it thatnightmares arethe resultof eatingtoo muchrich foodbefore bedtime,but itis stilluncertainwhether thisis true.One studyfrom2015did finda linkbetween eatingdairy orhot foodsbeforebedtime andhaving disturbingdreams,but thestudy authorsnotedthatthis couldntbe provendefinitelybecause thedata wasself-reported andthere werea lotof otherfactors toconsider.However,research inrecent decadeshas shownthat peoplewhosufferfrom sleepdisorders arealsomorelikelytohavenightmares.

8.What mayDr.Breus agreewith aboutnightmaresA.They happenfor certainpurposes.B.They aresimilar todaydreams.C.They possiblyhelp predictfuture events.D.They cometrue onceinawhile.

9.Who doesDr.Krakow thinktendstosuffer nightmaresA.John whooften staysup late.B.Peter whohas hadterrible experiences.C.Jack whois sensitiveto alcohol.D.Paul whosleeps soundlyatnight.

10.How doesthe traditionalbelief explainnightmaresA.They areoften causedby irregularbedtimes.B.They arebased ondisturbing lifeexperiences.C.They arethe consequenceof negativefeelings.D.They arerelated towhat istaken beforebedtime.

11.From whichsection ofa websiteis thetext probablytakenA.Mental health.B.Life experiences.C.Eating habits.D.Popular culture.Thousands ofyears havepassed sincehumans discoveredsilk,but scientistsare stillfinding newusesfor thisremarkable material.Now researcherssay itcould helptackle agrowing environmentalandhealth concern:Micro-plastics.Micro-plastics thatare nowfound worldwideare increasinglyrecognized asa seriouspollutionthreat,and havebeen foundin thebloodstream ofanimals andpeople.Some ofthese microplastics areintentionallyadded toa varietyof productsto generallyprotect somespecific activecomponents frombeingdegraded byexposure toair.For example,vitamins areoften deliveredintheform ofmicro（除草剂）capsules packedinto apill orcapsule,and herbicidesare similarlyenveloped.But thematerialsused todayfor suchmicro-encapsulation areplastics thatstay inthe environmentfbr along time.To date,there hasbeen nopractical,economical alternativeavailable thatwould biodegradenaturally.Researchers atthe MassachusettsInstitute ofTechnology andchemical companyBASFdeveloped asilk-based biodegradablealternative tothese capsules.Silk isrecognized assafe forfood ormedical use,asitdegrades naturallyinthebody.The silkproteinused inthe newalternative materialis widely available andinexpensive andthe silkfibers can（溶解），simply bedissolved leadresearcher BenedettoMarelli says.Besides,the processingis sosimpleand tun-able thatthe resultingmaterial canbe adaptedto workon existingmanufacturing equipment.Replacing non-biodegradable micro-capsules withsilk mightnot workin everycase,but giventhecurrent andfuture challengesrelated tofood insecurity,agricultural production,and achanging climate,the silk-based materialis ofgreat importance.Products usingsilk-based micro-capsules areexpected tobecommercially availableinafew years.And theresearchers willnext tryencapsulating activecomponentsthat couldrequire adifferent manufacturingapproach,such asthose thatmust remaininliquid orgas forms.

12.What canbe inferredfrom paragraph2A.Removing plasticpollution isa pieceof cake.B.Micro-plastics candegrade quicklyand naturally.C.Micro-plastics havebecome asevere pollutionthreat.D.Developing analternative formicro-plastics isurgent.

13..Whafs themajor concernof researcherschoosing silkas analternativeA.It iseconomical.B.It isbiodegradable.C.It iswidelyavailable.D.It isskin-friendly.

14.Whafs thelast paragraphmainly aboutconcerning thesilk-based materialA.Its promisingfuture.B.Its marketingmethod.C.Its existinglimitations.D.Its makingapproach.。