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高三东城汇文中学中期中试卷2024英语试题第一节完形填空When mostteenagers his age arepreparing forcompetitive examsor trainingto be athletes,Henry Burner,阅读障石导，struggling withdyslexia decidesto charthis ownroute forsuccess.At theage of10,his class]a tradingpost,where studentswould selland buygoods withheads.His momsuggested过度饱和making cupcakes,but Burnerrefused.Mom,the bakedgoods marketis going to betotally oversaturated的.Few studentsmake thingsthat lastlong.We need to makesomething2So hepulled outhis momsold buttonmachine andmade buttons.When Burnerended upwith themost bendsat thetradingpost,he feltfor the first timethat hewas reallysuccessful.Arriving home,Burner askedhis mom.“Can Imake itareal business^^That wasthe3of Buttonsmith,a retail company whichnow hasover10,000products available.Along withhis regularschoolingBurner playeda largerole in the companysstrategic decisionmaking and4his breaksand weekendsworking on the company.Buttonsmith startedfrom thefarmers marketbefore goingonlineand5developing itsown website.After goingonline,Buttonsmiths salesshowed asignificant upwardgraph andreachedmillions ofpeople,and thatwas an6point.Since thenhe hasgreatly7product linesinto manyaffordable highquality productsthat allowpeople toexpress whothey areto theworld.Starting withbuttons,the companyhas diversifiedits product8and currentlyprovides dogcollars,leashes,businesscards,banners,etc.To stayahead ofcompetitors,Burner hasoptimized Buttonsmithto havecustomproducts madewithin minutesof theorder being9and makescustomers,hands surethe productsare in thewithin twodays.After creatingan impressiveretailcompanyat home,Buttonsmith is10to otherstrategizing tospread its
1.A.ran B.spotted C.decorate D.swept
2.A.portable B.durable C.stable D.flexible
3.A.mission B.advantage C.initiation D.performance
4.A.killed B.invested C.balanced D.delayed
5.A.hesitantly B.frequently C.eventually D.accidentally
6.A.crucial B.temporary C.regular D.urgent
7.A.slid B.poured C.packed D.expanded
8.A.costs
8.sizes C.offerings D.suppliesC.tracked D.shipped
9.A.placed B.deletedD.roots
10.A.research B.wishes C.tastecountries.I lovebeing anentrepreneur9concluded Burner.
二、语法填空语法填空A whitetelephone booth,known asthe Phoneof theWind,11sit in a gardenon topof ahill.Though12disconnect,the phoneserves asurprising purpose:helping peoplespeak outwhat theyfeel embarrassedtosay infront ofothers.Having thoughtabout theidea fbra longtime,Sasaki finallybuilt thebooth,“My thoughtscant berelayed13regular phoneline,so Iwant themto becarried on the wind.I hopeothers canalso expresstheir feelingsin the same way.”B语法填空Everyone has a sense of humor,14not everybodyhas a good senseof it.Psychologists15divide onwhether humorisinborn orlearnable.However,there isone thingthat isaccepted widelyso farthe senseof humoris uniquelyhuman.Itis associatedwith happinessand courage.These arequalities16can beshared withother formsof life.But ifhappiness isoneof thegoals chasedin life,then itis thesenseofhumor thatprovides thekey.C语法填空Zhaobi,or screenwalls,have along andstoried history.Zhaobi can be foundoutside the17enterof buildings,and in their earliestform,they werebuilt foronly thehighest membersof society18showtheir socialstatus andprotect privacy.It wasbelieved thatwould alsoact asthe spiritualprotection.Then theybecame animportantform of artistic expression,representing goodfortunate appearingonthewalls.Nowadays,zhaobi arestill19they lookedin thedistant past.By evolvingtheir function,these walls20witness Chinasdevelopment,giving usasnapshot oflife ata particulartime inhistory.第二部分阅读理解共两节，共38分第一节共14小题每小题2分，共28分阅读下列短文，从每路所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AIn ourhyper-connected world,information isbeing collectedand sharedevery nanosecond.The problemis thatyourpersonal informationmight beused againstyou inthe futurein waysyou cantimagine today.So whatdo youhave toworryabout,and whatcan youdo toprotect yourselfIf youre worried about your personal informationgetting lifted...Dont handover yourname,address,phone number,or emailaddress unlessthe receiverreally needsit.Tf pressed,you canalways makesomething up.Opt apaper receiptor noreceipt ratherthan gettingone viatext oremail,whichrequires sharingyour information and exposesyou topossible dataloss.If youprefer thatyour Internetsearches stayprivate...浏览Browse withFirefox.Its privacycontrols arestronger thanother big-name browsers.Or useDuckDuckGo,默认and alternateservice you can easilyset asyour defaultsearch partnerat duckduckgo.com.If youreworried aboutyour phoneacting asa tracker...Turn offLocation Servicesfor allapps exceptmaps andothers thatneedtoknow whereyou are,You cando thisinSettings,under Privacyand Location.and Location.If youwant companiesto stoptrying tosell youthings...Stop adsfrom trackingyou byopting out of informationcollecting.The websitesimpleoptout.com isagoodplace tostart.You canalso addyour phone number tothe NationalDo NotCall Registryat1-888-382-1222or donotcall.gov.（标记）If youreworriedaboutbeing tagged in photoson socialmedia...Tell friendsyou dont want to be tagged,and optoutofbeing automaticallytaggedinother peoplesFacebook photosbygoingtoSettings,then FaceRecognition.Always keepin mindthat Internetis nota privateplace andyour privacyis notjust aboutfreedom fromembarrassment.Although you cant preventall InternetSpying,you canminimize someunwanted spyingby takingthesesteps.
21.Which of the followingwill mostpossibly revealyourpersonalinformationA.Looking forinformation withFirefox.B Receivinga receiptthrough textmessages.C.Switching offLocation Servicesin Settings.D.Giving youraddress tothe receiverwho needsit.
22.Ifyoudontwantto bedisturbed byads,youcan.A.avoid usingsimpleoptout.com.B.refuse acall fromDuckDuckGo.C.delete yourphone numberat donotcall.gov.D.register yourphonenumberat donotcall.gov.
23.The passageis intendedto.A.give adviceB.introduce websitesC.show worriesD.explain socialmediaBAs aclueless freshman,I waltzedinto myfirst creativewriting courseby accident,thinking itwas aliterature classonhow toread stories,not howto write them.When theteacher introducedthe course,I realizedmy mistake.The creditsI earnedfrom the course wouldntcounttoward mymajor.By theend of the session,however,I decidedthat Ihad tobeapart of thecourse.Perhaps,asalifelongreader,I waseager tounderstand howstories workedtheir magic.But takingthe classwould beimpossible:I wasnteven onthe waitlist.Thaf swhen theteacher askedfor avolunteerto submitthefirst workshop story.Silence blanketedthe room.No onerisked eye contact.Whoever volunteeredwould haveto writea wholestory in aweek.Perhaps they,like me,had neverwritten onebefore.Seizing mychance,I raisedmy handand asked,“If Igo first,will yougive mea spotintheclass”He saidhe would.50,instead ofkeeping myhead downand avoidingeye contact,I didthe opposite.Years later,Id completeda degreein creativewriting andwas workingonanovel whena literaryagent askedto readthefirst50pages of my draft.But Iwasnt comfortableshowing heranything;the novelwas farfrom done.Throughout graduateschool,Id beenadvised manytimes notto contactagents untilI havea completedraft.In themeanwhile,I knewthe beginningofmystory was attractive andthat the agent mightnot rememberme aftera year.51,once again,instead ofkeeping myhead downand avoidingeyecontact,I didthe opposite.I sent her thefirstthree chapters.A monthlater,she signedme onthe strengthof thosechapters alone.She hassince seenme throughthepublication ofthree novels.Determination,focus,perseverance-the qualitiesthat Iconsider crucialin gettingme intoStanford nodoubt helpedmebecome thenovelist Iam today.And yetif Idtrained mygaze onlyonthepath ahead,I wouldhave missedso manyhappyaccidents,so manybeautiful opportunitiesto lookup,raise myhand,and sayyes.
24.What madethe authorfinally decideto takethe courseA.The popularityof thecourse.B.Her confidencein herwriting skills.C.Her curiosityabout storywriting.D.The needto getcredits forher degree.
25.The authorvolunteered towritethefirstworkshopstory to.A.challenge herselfB.win a place inthe classC.display hertalent D.impress theteacher
26.The authorsentherfirst threechapters tothe agentbecause.A.she wantedto getthe chanceof publicationB.her storywas attractiveto readersC.theagentasked herto turnintheworkD.her friendsadvised herto doso
27.What doesthe passagemainly tellusA.Action speakslouder thanwords.B.Confidence leadsto growthand fulfillment.C.Success comesto thosewho dare.D.Chance favorsonly theprepared mind.CEnlightening,challenging,stimulating,fun.These were some ofthe wordsthat Naturereaders usedto describe theirexperiences ofart-science collaborationsinaseries ofarticles onpartnerships betweenartists andresearchers.Nearly40%oftheroughly350people whoresponded to an accompanyingpoll,said theyhad collaboratedwith artists;andalmost allsaid theywould considerdoing soin future.Such anencouraging resultis notsurprising.Scientists areincreasingly seekingout visualartists tohelp themcommunicatetheir workto newaudiences.Artists helpscientists reacha broaderaudience andmake emotionalconnectionsthat enhancelearningone respondentsaid.One exampleof howartists and scientists havetogether rockedthe scenescame lastmonth whenthe SydneySymphonyOrchestra performeda reworkedversion ofAntonio VivaldisThe FourSeasons.They reimaginedthe300-year-old scoreby injectingthe latestclimate predictiondata foreach season-provided byMonash UniversitysClimate Change CommunicationResearch Hub.The performancewas acreative callto actionahead ofNovembersUnited NationsClimateChangeConference inGlasgow,UK.But agenuine partnershipmust bea two-way street.Fewer artiststhan scientistsresponded tothe Naturepoll;however,several respondentsnoted thatartists donot simplyassist scientistswith theircommunication requirements.Norshould theirwork beconsidered onlyas anobject ofstudy.The alliancesare mostvaluable whenscientists andartistshave ashared interest inaproject,are ableto jointlydesign it and cancritique eachothers work.Such anapproach canbothprompt newresearch as well asresult inpowerful art.More thanhalf acentury ago,the MassachusettsInstitute ofTechnology openedits Centerfor AdvancedVisualStudies CAVSto explorethe roleof technologyin culture.The foundersdeliberately focusedtheir projectsaroundlight-hence thenvisualstudiesnin thename.Light wassomething thatboth artistsand scientistshad aninterestin,andtherefore couldform thebasis ofcollaboration.As scienceand technologyprogressed,and dividedinto more同时地sub-disciplines,the centrewas simultaneouslylooking toa timewhen leadingresearchers couldalso beartists,writers andpoets,and viceversa.Natures pollfindings suggestthat thistrend isas strongas ever,but,to makea collaborationwork,both sidesneed toinvesttime,and embracesurprise and challenge.The reachofart-science tie-ups needsto gobeyond thenecessary对..•产生成见purpose of research communication,and participantmust notfall intothe trapof stereotypingeachother.Artists andscientists alikeare immersedin discoveryand invention,andchallengeand critiqueare coreto both,too.
28.According toParagraph1,art-science collaborationshave.A.caught theattention ofcritics B.received favorableresponsesC.promoted academicpublishing D.sparked heatedpublic controversy
29.The reworkedversion ofThe FourSeasons ismentioned toshow that.A,art canoffer audienceseasy accessto scienceB.science canhelp with the expressionof emotionsC.publicparticipation inscience hasa promisingfuture D.art iseffective infacilitating scientificinnovations
30.What doestheunderlined worldaHiances inParagraph4probably meanA.associations B.attachments C.disputes D.involvements
31.According tothe author,art-science collaborationsA.are likelyto gobeyond publicexpectationsB.will intensifyinterdisciplinary competitionC.should domore thancommunicating scienceD.are becomingmorepopular thanbeforeDThe weatherin Texasmay havecooled sincethe recentextreme heat,but thetemperature willbe highat theStateBoard ofEducation meetingin Austinthis monthas officialsdebate howclimate change is taughtin Texasschools.Pat Hardy,who sympathizeswiththeviews ofthe energysector,is resistingproposed changesto science standardsfor pre-teen pupils.There areas manyscientists workingagainst allthe panicof globalclimate changeas thereare thosewhoare pushingit,“she claims.Texas isan energystate andwe needto recognizethat.You needto rememberwhereyour breadis buttered.Most scientists and expertssharply disputeHardys views.Board memberslike hercasually dismissthe careerworkof scholarsandscientistsas justanother misguidedopinion,“says DanQuinn,senior communicationsstrategist at theTexas FreedomNetwork,a non-profit groupthat monitorspublic education.Such debatesreflect fiercediscussions acrossthe US,as researchers,policy makers,teachers andstudents stepupdemands fora greaterfocus onteaching aboutthe factsof climatechange inschools.A studylast yearby theNational Centerfor ScienceEducation,a non-profit group of scientistsand teachers,lookingat howstate publicschools acrossthe countryaddress climatechange inscience classes,gave barelyhalf ofUS statesagrade B+or higher.Among the10worst performersweresomeofthemost populousstates,including Texas,which wasgiventhe lowestgrade Fand hasa disproportionateinfluence becauseits textbooksare widelysold elsewhere.Glenn Branch,the centresdeputy director,cautions thatsetting state-level sciencestandards isonly onelimitedbenchmark ina countrythat decentralizesdecisions tolocal schoolboards.Even ifa stateis considereda highperformerin itssciencestandards,that doesnot meanit willbe taught”,he says.Another issueis that,while climatechangeiswell一integrated intosome subjectsand atsome ages-such asearth andspace sciencesin high schools itis（教学大纲）not aswell representedin curriculafor youngerchildren andin subjectsthat aremore widelytaught,suchas biologyand chemistry.It isalso lessprominent inmany socialstudies courses.Branch pointsout that,even ifa growingnumber ofofficial guidelinesand textbooksreflect scientificconsensus onclimatechange,unofficial educationalmaterials thatconvey morebiased perspectivesare beingdistributed toteachers.They includematerials sponsoredby energyindustry associations.
32.What doesQuinn thinkof HardyA.She exaggeratesthe existingpanic.B.She showsno concernfor pre-teens.C.She expressesself-contradictory views.D.She deniesthe valueof scientificwork.
33.The studymentioned inParagraph5shows that.A.Texas isreluctant torewrite itsscience textbooksB.policymakers havelittle drivefor scienceeducationC.climate educationis insufficientat statepublic schoolsD.environmental teachingin somestates lackssupervision
34.According toBranch,state-level sciencestandards inthe US.A.call forregular revisionB.have limitedinfluenceC.require urgentapplication D.prioritize localneeds第二节（共5小题每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑选项中有两项为多余选项Our AmazingHandsThe handis wherethe mindmeets theworld.We use our handsto buildfires,to flyairplanes,and towrite.Thehuman brain,with itsopen-ended creativity,may bethe thingthat makesthe humanrace unique.But withouthands,allthe ideaswe thinkup wouldcome tonothing.35Study itcarefully,you willfind somethinginteresting.The thumbalone iscontrolled bynine separatemuscles.The wristisagroupofbones andmuscles connectedwith nerves.The nervessend branchesinto eachfingertip,which makesthe fingersextremely flexible.36Early handsseemed moreunusual andinteresting thanany handtoday.Some animalshad sevenfingers.Others had（脊椎动物）eight.But bythe timevertebrates appeared340million yearsago,the handhad developedto onlyfive fingers.37（分子的）After yearsofresearch,scientists arebeginning tounderstand themolecular changesin hands.38This makesthe handsof differentanimals verysimilar.There isa networkof manygenes thatbuilds ahand,andall handsare builton thatnetwork.The discoveryhas givenscientistsadeeper understandingofthedevelopment ofhands.A birdswing anda lionspaw mayappear tohave nothingin common.39It mayjust bea littlemore ofone proteinhere,a littleless ofanother there.In the past,scientists couldrecognize onlythe outwardsigns thathands haddeveloped froma commonancestor.Todayscientists areuncovering theinward signsaswell.A.Hands canoften beused fora numberof differentpurposes.B.But thedifference betweenthem maycome downtoatiny changein form.C.It haskept thatnumber forreasons scientistsdont yetknow.D.No onewould doubtthat thefive fingersare differentwith eachother.E.They alsosee thatall handsstart outin muchthesameway.F.So youcan seea skilledwatchmaker usehis handsto setsprings inplace undera microscope.G.The reasonwe canuseourhands forso manythings istheir specialstructure.第三部分书面表达（共两节，32分）第一节（共4小题，第
40、41题各2分，第42题3分，第43题5分，共12分）阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题请在答题卡指定区域作答The otherday Iwas havingcoffee andcatching upwith Brian,a friendI hadntseen inover ayear,when heasked methis question:“Do youregret leavingGoogle”“Of course,I dontregret it,“I answered.But whenI reflectedmore deeplyonhisquestion,I arrivedat thisrealization:We cannotregret somethingthat hastaught usvaluable lessonsin life.Truth is,not everydecision wemake willbetheright choicefor us.I learnedlater thatquitting myone andonlysource ofincome tostart ane-commerce businessfrom nothingwasarecipe forfinancial disaster.No,that decisionwasnot theright oneatthe time.Perhaps Ishouldve followedthe adviceI givetoday:Build yourbusiness whileworking afull-time jobso thatyoucanwork froma placeof stability.But thenagain,I wouldnthave learnedsuch avaluable lesson一had Inot actedupon whatwas trulyimportant tome atthetimethe freedomof pursuingmy owndream,on myownterms.We regretwhats inthepastand cantbe changed.We comparethe choiceswe madeyesterday toan idealpath thatwethink weshould havetaken——we simplyimagine ittobea betterpath.What isworse iswhen stuckin regret,we loseourcontrol overwhat mattersmost:What wedo withour time,today.Theres amuch betterway tolook atregret-a moremindful way-and itcanbeseen ataplacewhere action,reflection,and gratitudemeet.So wheneveryou findyourself caughtin regret,stop andask yourselfthese twoquestions:What haveI learnedfromthis Andhow haveI grownbecause ofit”Perhaps youmight justshift yourviewpoint fromthat ofbeing upsetandregretful tobeing appreciativeand grateful.
40.What didBrians questionmake thewriter realize
41.List thetwo wordsthe authoruses todescribe theviewpoint peopleshould takewhen facingregret.
42.Please decidewhich partis falseinthefollowing statement,then underlineitandexplain why.When peopleget stuckin regret^what makesthe situationworse isthat pastchoices can7be changed.（
43.What hasbeen yourbiggest regretduring yourhighschoollife Whathave youlearned fromthis Inabout）40words第二节（共20分）假设你是红星中学高三学生李华，你校正在为“校园劳动周”征集活动方案，你有意参加，并对活动设计
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