陕西省渭南市2024-2025学年高三上学期一模考试英语试题

陕西省渭南市学年高三上学期一模考试英语试题2024-2025学校:姓名班级考号

一、未知Duke Kunshan University isa non-profit Sino-Foreign CooperativeUniversity approvedby theChineseMinistry ofEducation andfounded byDuke Universityand WuhanUniversity.We arecommittedto supportingtalented internationalstudents whohave ademonstrated desireto makeapositive impactin the world aroundthem.How toapplyApplications forDuke KunshanUniversity aresubmitted usingthe Common App website.Application deadlines2025entry termEarlydecision applicationdeadline:November4,202411:59pm ETRegulardecision applicationdeadline:January2,202511:59pm ETCommonapplication checklist•Counselor recommendation•High schooltranscripts•Teacher evaluations•SAT orACT testscoreThe applicationincludes theCommonAppessay and2DKU-specific essays:

1.“Why do you thinkDuke KunshanUniversity isa goodmatch foryou Andwhat specialqualitiesdoyoufeel youcould bringto DukeKunshanUniversity^Required

2.Is thereanything elseyou wouldlike theAdmission Committeeto knowabout you”OptionalAnnual costsfor internationalstudents20242025academic yearTuitionamp;Fees:$66,326Insurance:$

1.413Room:$2,119Board:$2,968Books amp;Supplies:S2,596Total EstimatedCost:$

75.422（跌跌撞撞）around blindly,hoping tofind somedirection.To easesome stress,as senioryear approached.I gota part-time jobat alocal coffeeshop.I hadfiguredthe jobwould beeasy-pouring thebest coffees,making deliciousdoughnuts andbecoming closefriendswith theregular customers.But realitywas quitedifferent.Customers withenormous orderscrowded thedrive-thru window（免下车窗口）the womenfelt thatthe coffeewas muchtoo creamy;the menwanted theiricedcoffees remadeagain andagain.There weremoments whenI wasdoubting myself,simply becauseIcouldnt seemto pleaseanyone.Nevertheless,I keptat itOnemiserable rainyday,one ofmy regularscame in,looking depressedand defeated.When Iaskedif Icould help,he justsaid hefelt likecrawling intobed andstaying therefor afew years.I knewexactlyhow hefelt.Before heleft,I slippedhis favouritedoughnut intoa bagand handedit tohim alongwith hisco徐e.Its onme!Have anice day!”I saidwith asmile Heseemed surprisedbut thankedme warmlybeforeheading backout into the rain.The nextday wasmiserable aswell,rain spillingfrom thesky.The drive-thru wasbusier than（湿透）ever.I spenthours passingorders through the window,drenched from the rainwhile customersstayedcozy in their temperature-controlled cars.No oneseemed tonotice howhard I was working.Ontop ofthat,the tipjar stayednearly empty!By lateafternoon.I grewmore depressed.注意

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（2）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答Then,aroundsevenoclockthatevening,thecustomerfromthedaybeforedroveuptothe window.AfterseeinghisJeepexittheparkinglot,Irantothebackoftheshopandopenedthe note.exclusive oftransportation costsAllfees andrates providedare estimatesand aresubject to changeScholarshipfinancial aidWhenyou applyto DKU,you willhave theopportunity toaccess bothNEED-BASEDFINANCIAL AIDand MERIT-BASED SCHOLARSHIPawards thattypically coverup to,andincluding,full tuition.General Contact-China OfficePhone:+8651236657675Work Hours:Monday-Friday9:00AM-5:30PMGeneral Contact-U.S.OfficePhone:+19196135416Office Hours:Monday-Friday9:00AM-5:30PM

1.What canwe knowabout DukeKunshan UniversityA.It isa profitableuniversity inChina.B.It isa Chinese-foreign jointuniversity.C.It wasfounded bya Chineseuniversity.D.It aimedto educatetalented studentsfor free.

2.Which of the followingitems mustbe submittedwith theapplicationA.English levelcertificate.B.High schooldiploma.C.High schoolacademic report.D.Volunteer experience.

3.Where isthis textprobably takenfromA,A researchpaper.B.A trainingschedule.C.A universitywebsite.D.An academicmagazine.The British Museums richcollection of ancient Chinesepaintings has attracted manyvisitors.At文物修复员the heartof thispreservation andrevival ofChinese arthistory issenior conservatorQiuJinxian.Joanna Kosek,head ofPictorial ArtConservation atthe BritishMuseum,told theTimesPublications thatQiu isconsidered one of themuseum9s mostpriceless treasures.We letthe treasuretreatthe treasureJ Koseksaid.In1987,Qiu wasintroduced toMrs.Jessica Rawson,director of the BritishMuseum.At thetimethe museumlacked conservatorsspecializing in ancient Chineseart.The Chinese ancientpaintings andcultural relicsin themuseum werelargely repairedby Japaneseand Britishmethods,which wereunsuitable forChinese artworks.As aresult,many piecesremained instorage,hidden frompublicview.Just beforeChristmas in1987,Qiu hadher firstappointment atthe BritishMuseum.She wasaskedto repaira fire-damaged scrollby FuBaoshi.Qius methods,which includedwashing withwarmwater toseparate theglue inorder to repair thepaper,stunned peopleon thespot.Some observersevengot outthe camerato recordher methodsas theydnever seenthis wayof restoringancient art.Mrs.Rawson,amazed byQiu Jinxiansincredible skills,immediately invitedQiu tojoin the BritishMuseum.Chineseancientpaintings arenotoriously difficulttorepairbecause of their largesize,complexmaterials,diverse colors,and richcomposition.The mostimportant thingis to understand thelonghistory,meaning andculture behindthe painting.Repair isan extremelytime andenergy intensiveprocess.Each paintingnormally takesseveral monthsfrom cleaningto restoration and drying.Since1987,Qiu hasrepaired morethan400artworks.Qiu toldthe mediathat sheis veryproud ofher work.She wantsmore peopletounderstandandappreciate Chinese history andculture throughart.Although theartworks originatedfrom China,theynow belongto thepeople of the world.

4.Why isQiu regardedasatreasure attheBritishMuseumA.She restoredthe Chinesescroll successfully.B,She isthe onlyChinese conservatorthere.C.She understandsChinese historycomprehensively.D.She possessesspecial skillsin repairingthe treasures.

5.What doesthe underlinedword stunned“in Paragraph4probably meanA.Touched.B.Inspired.C.Shocked.D.Impacted.

6.What mattersmost forrepairing ChineseartworksA.Strong determination.B.Incredible paintingskills.C.A deepunderstanding ofthe objects.D.A soundknowledge ofChinesehistory.

7.Which ofthe followingbest describesQiuC.Resourceful andhumble.D.Innovative anddedicated.A.Modest andpatient.B.Creative andtalented.Sky Kurtzfarms in the desert.The co-founder andCEO of Pure HarvestSmart Farms-locatedoutside AbuDhabi,where temperaturesregularly top113°F-and histeam usethe challengingenvirons周围地区to trialnew cropsand technologiesthat havethe potentialtochangefarming inclimate-challenged areas.Pure Harvestalso providesproduce tosupermarkets andrestaurants inDubaiand acrossthe regionusing lesswater,which isimportant inoneofthe driestregions oftheworld.Kurtz foundedPure HarvestSmart Farmsin2017with hisco-founders MahmoudAdi andRobertKupstas.The founders9research andtechnological innovationled tothe developmentof aproprietary专营的Controlled-Environment AgricultureCEA system-a combinationof high-tech greenhousesandvertical farmsthat providesa stableyear-round climate.The firstcrop oftomatoes wasplanted inAugust2018and harvestedin October.The companysoriginal farmis nowits Researchamp;Development Ramp;D facility,and Pure Harvest hasexpanded itsfacilities in the UAEto16hectaresof growingarea.It alsooperates a6-hectare farmin SaudiArabia,and isdeveloping a6-hectare farminKuwait.It nowproduces14types ofleafy greens;two varieties of strawberries,with sevenmore beingdeveloped;and almost30varietiesoftomatoes.With limitedavailability oflocal,seasonal produce,theUAE hastypically importedmuch ofits food,often byair,which comesat ahigh cost,botheconomically and environmentally.And whilethey aremore expensivecompared withlocally grownseasonalproduce,company saysits fruitand vegetablesare typicallyup to60%cheaper thanproductsimported byair ofcomparable quality.Their visionfits inwith awider goalfor Dubaito becomemore self-sufficient,and theyhave adesireto usetheir Ramp;D tohelp dealwith theimpacts thatclimate changeis alreadyhaving onthefood industryintheGulf region and beyond.Kurtz hopesthe companysdata-driven technologycanbecome amodel forother regionsthat areexperiencing climatedifficulty.

8.Why didKurtz foundPure HarvestSmart FarmsA.To usethe challengingregion.B.To savewater duringfarming.C.To testnew cropsand technologies.D.To supplylocal agriculturalproducts.

9.What isthe secondparagraph mainlyaboutA,The expansionof Ramp;D facility.B.The harvestof organictomatoes.C,The establishmentof CEAsystem.D.The developmentofPureHarvest.

10.What canbe inferredfrom thethird paragraphA.Food importsin UAEare byno meanscostly.B・PureHarvestnever pursuesits producediversity.C.The companysproduce enjoysits ownadvantages.D.Local seasonalproduce inUAE isin sufficientsupply

11.What doesKurtz expectofthetechnologyA.An approachto earninghigh profits.B.A patternfor areaswith climatestress.C.A caseof improvingscientific research.D.A model for thehigh-end marketin dryareas.A blindfish livinginthedeep darknessofaMexican cavesystem stillmaintains someability tosense light.As thecavefish nolonger seemto relyonan internal dailycycle and some sleepvery little,biologist IngaSteindal andher teamwere keento seeif theirbodies canstill regulatecyclically throughtime.Most animalson Earthhave a circadian rhythm-aninternalclock influencedby lightlevels-thathelps coordinatebehaviors likehunger withour planetsday andnight cycles.The Mexican blind cavefishlive ina complexof over30isolated caves,within whichthey haveeachindependently adaptedtothedark.Their bodiesare extrasensitive to vibrations,allowing themtosense changesin watercurrents fornavigation incompensation for their limitedor completelack ofsight.This adaptationoccurred despitethe fishfrom eachcave evolvingfrom thesame specieswith fullyfunctioningeyes.This ancestralgroup stilllives inthe surfacewaters inthe ElAlbra regionof Mexicoandparts ofthe SouthwesternUS.Steindals teamtook tissuesamples fromblind cavefish,from threeisolated caves,and theirsurface relatives andtested thecells in different conditions.They detectedthat evencavefish cells,（分子的）though lessresponsive thansurface fishcells,activated severalmolecular clock mechanisms（机制）when exposedto light.“Non-visual lightdetection ismaintained ata fundamentalcell-basedlevel,“the researchersexplained.While therewere somesimilarities betweenthe fishfrom thedifferentcaves comparedto theirsurfacerelatives,differences inthe biologicalclock mechanismsamong fishfromdifferent cavesfurther confirmthat eachgroup independentlyevolved itsadaptations.“We haveprovided proofthat despitebeing blind,cells fromthe Mexicanblind cavefish candetect lightand maketheir clocksfit inwith alight/dark cycleJ Steindalconcluded.The teamhopesthese findingswill provideinsights intothe circadianrhythm andoffer amodelforstudying animaladaptationsto darkenvironments.

12.What didSteindal andher colleagueswant tofind outA.Whether thecavefish needsleep.B.Whether thecavefishcansenselight.C.Whether thecavefish haveacircadianrhythmD.Whether thecavefish dependonaninternal dailycycle.

13.How doMexicanblindcavefish adaptto livingin darknessA.By increasingtheir sleepcycles.B.By relyingon surfacefish fornavigation.C.By developingextra sensitivityto vibrations.D.By employingtheir circadianrhythms tofindfood.

14.Which ofthe followingis NOTa featureof Mexicanblind cavefishA.Extra sensitivitytovibrationsin watercurrents.B,A completeloss oftheir molecularclockmechanisms.C.Limited orno visiondue totheir darkenvironment.D.Adaptations thatevolved independentlyindifferentcaves.

15..What canbe thebest titlefor thetextA.Light Detectionin BlindCavefish B.Evolution ofVibrational SensitivityC.Circadian Rhythmsin SurfaceFish D.Survival Strategiesin MexicanCavesSome peoplehave faithinanafternoon nap,whether itsto catchup onlost sleepor tohelp themfeel more alertfortheafternoon ahead.16Napping isa greatway tofeelmorerested andalert,andsomeresearch showsthat itcan benefit（认知的）our cognitive.function.17f youneed tobe alertright afterwaking up,so-called“power naps”of10-30minutes arerecommended.Longer napsmay causesome initialtiredness,though theykeepsleepiness atbay longer.18For example,they improveactivation ofthe hippo-campus,an areaofthebrain importantforlearning andmemory.A one-to-two-hour afternoonnap isshown tobenefit bothyour motorskillsand yourability torecall factsand events.A recentstudy fromChina evensuggested thatregular afternoonnapping mayboost cognitivefunctionin olderadults.The researchersasked2,200over-70s abouttheir nappinghabits andtested theirmemoryand languageskills.They foundthat habitualnappers wereless likelyto havecognitive（损害）impairments thanthose whodidnt.19But naplength mayplay arole here.A similarstudyshowed thatthose whousually nappedfor30-90minutes hadbetter overallcognition comparedto thosewhonapped fbrlonger orshorter,or whodidnt napat all.20,Its possiblethat nappinghelps thebrain cleanup sleep-inducing wasteproductsthat wouldotherwise slowdown brainactivity,and thatthey refuelthe brainsenergy stores.Short napsmayalso helpimprove yourattention byletting particularlysleepy areasofthebrain recover,therebypreventing instabilityinthebrains networks.A.This wastrue regardlessof ageor levelof education.B.Many ofus mayfeel welack timefor anap.C.Why shortnaps arebeneficial for alertness andfocus arenot wellunderstood.D.However,you mayconsider howlong youhave tosleep beforeyour middaynap.E.While shortnaps boostenergy,longer napsaid restorationand learning.F.Longer sleepalso reducesunimportant connections.G.Winston Churchill,Albert Einsteinand LeonardoDa Vinciwere allfamous nappers.A Britishadventurer hasbecome thefirst personto walkthe entire length of Chinas YangtzeRiver.Ash Dykesstarted hisfromtheTibetan Plateaulast Augustand finishedit inShanghai afternearlya fullyear onfoot.Walking theentirelengthofChinasYangtze River,British AdventurerAsh Dykesarrived athisfinal inShanghai.The4,000-mile,or6,400-kilometer journeytook350days,all onfoot.Each stepwasone ofthe resilience,as Dykesthe elementsand pushedthroughtheextremes ofnature.“We faceddangers.A groupof wolvesus fora coupleof days.Some localseven warnedus thatbearsfrequently fromthe mountainsin searchof food79Dykes recalled.Wild animalsand extremeweatheronly thedaily journeyof about50kilometers,which broughtphysical andmental.But Dykessays theexpedition wasnot madejust forthe personal.Through thecourse ofhisjourney,Ash Dykesto raiseawareness aboutChinas biodiversityandenvironmentalprotection.He hassharedhis experienceson socialmedia platformsboth athome andbroad.“One ofthis journeyis sharingofthebeauty,and whenI photosand videos,a lotof peoplefromWestern countrieshave been,asking Isthis realChina”Dykes isalways onthe road.He othersto believein themselvesand inwhatDykes added.

21.A.expedition B.experiment C.decision D.business

22.A.luckily B.naturally C.incredibly D.instantly

23.A.conclusion B.destination C,agreement D.station

24.A.braved B,withdrew C.estimated D.ignored

25.A.respected B.followed C.protected D.joined

26.A.emerged B.fled C.leapt D.hung

27.A.simplified B.changed C.delayed D.complicated

28.A.recovery B.comfort C.challenges D.exercises

29.A.advantage B,feeling C.hobby D.achievement

30.A.refused B・aimed C.failed D.happened

31.A.energy-saving B.less-known C-record-breaking D・money-consuming

32.A.regret B.highlight C.blessing D.difficulty

33.A.posted B.delivered C.edited D.laid

34.A.threatened B,embarrassedC.astonished D.satisfied

35.A.promises B・inspiresC.forces D.allowstheyre doing,saying ifhe cando whathe does,you can,too.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1Nestled inthe heartof downtownChongqing,a city36famous knownas the“8D Cityfor itsmountainouslandscape andunique urbandesign,Luohan Templestands asa hiddencultural andarchitecturaltreasure amida forestof37lower skyscrapers.Originally38construct between1064and1067during theSong Dynasty,Luohan Temple39house over500skillfully craftedclay Luohanstatues.Each statuetells astory orrepresents asignificantfigure inChinese Buddhistculture.Over thecenturies,the temple40undergomultiple reconstructions,blending architecturalstyles fromvarious41dynasty.Its hallsandstructures showfine ancientcraftsmanship inboth stoneand wood.Amid thehustle andbustle ofmodern Chongqing,Luohan Templeoffer42peaceful escapeforvisitors.Here,one canmeditate oninner peace,seek blessingsforabrighter futureand appreciatethebeauty oftraditional Chinesearchitecture.The templescafe alsoinvites guests43enjoy acup ofcoffee whiletaking44broad viewsofChongqing9s vibrantcityscape-a harmoniousblend ofhistory andmodernity.For thoseseeking aconnection betweenthe pastand present,Luohan Templeprovides notjust aspiritualjourney butalso anarchitectural wonder45stands thetest oftime.每个人心中都有一件属于自己的幸运物，无论是一支笔，一本书，还是一个不起眼的小物

46.件它们在我们迷茫时，带来一丝勇气;在我们脆弱时，给予一缕安慰你是否有这样一个物件？请以为题，写一篇短文向校英文报投稿，内容包括My LuckyCharm简要介绍你的幸运物;说明理由12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1802My LuckyCharm.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47旋流My senioryear ofhigh schoolwas awhirlwind ofchaos.If Iwasnt buriedin textbooksor应付stressing overmy grades,Iwasjuggling multipleextracurricular activitiesand piecingtogethermy collegeplans.Life feltlike acrazy cloudof confusion,and Iwas stumbling。