高三上学期英语试题

重庆市第十一中学校2023-2024学年高三上学期12月月考英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、阅读理解Undersea AdventuresThis unique activity is a must-do and you don’t even need to know how to swim. Walk on the seabed using underwater helmets (头盔) or ride along under the waves on scooters (轻便小车). Children from 1.2 metres tall can walk on the seabed using helmets and the minimum height for the scooters is 1.4 metres tall. It is a unique experience that the whole family can do together. Just book with a deposit (订金) and pay the rest on the day of the activity.What is includedPick-up from your hotel in the Ayia Napa/Protaras areas;All equipment;Professional instruction, safety briefing and dive guidance;2.5 hours’ experience including 30 minutes’ diving.What is not includedPhotos of the dive (available to purchase if you’d like);Snacks and refreshments.Before you goYou may be required to complete a health questionnaire before you dive;Minimum age/height requirements: Helmets—width of shoulders 32 cm and height 120 cm, minimum age 6 years old; Scooters—height 140 cm and minimum age 13;Diving is in small groups of up to 6 people with helmets and up to 4 people on the scooters;No previous experience is necessary;Available every morning and afternoon from May to October, weather permitting. Please book at least 48 hours in advance.TicketsScooters cost €57 and include a deposit of €12;Helmets cost €47 and include a deposit of €12 (For adults);Helmets cost €37 and include a deposit of €7 (For children);No paper tickets are required for this tour;Emergency-contact number will be sent with your confirmation email.1．What can be learned about the activity?A．It demands full payment in advance.B．It is suitable for children of all ages.C．It enables tourists to walk or ride underwater.D．It provides free photographyservices for tourists.2．What is required of tourists?A．To spend at most 2 hours underwater.B．To book at least two days ahead.C．To take their own food and drink.D．To have rich experience of diving. 3．How much should a young couple and their kid pay for helmets?A．€36.B．€121.C．€131.D．€151.Wendell Berry was almost 30 when he packed up his life as a writer in New York and moved to Port Royal, a tiny community in Kentucky where generations of his forebears (祖先) had farmed the land. His friends thought he was mad. But he felt it was his inner calling to record the history of the place.Since moving to Port Royal in 1964, he has lived as if he were in the 19th century, writing by hand and ploughing (耕) his fields with horses. His eight novels and more than 50 short stories are usually set in Port William, a stand-in (替身) for Port Royal. Nick Offerman, an actor, wanted to adapt his work for the screen. However, the actor was refused.In Mr Berry’s opinion, humans must take care of the earth that grants them life. “The soil is the greatest connector of lives,” he has written. “Without proper care for it, we can have no community.” This philosophy dominates his writings. In The Unsettling of America, published in 1977, Mr Berry criticized the natural damage caused by large agribusinesses. He thinks capitalism has separated farming from culture and disconnected people from nature.Mr Berry’s fiction explores the decline of sociable values by following Port William’s interconnected clans (家族) as they enter the modern age. In Dismemberment, a short story, Andy Catlett loses a hand to a harvesting machine and becomes a loner. He sees his withdrawal is mistaken and reconnects with the town, finding “the wealth of the family history in his ancestral place (祖籍)”. In Hannah Coulter, Mr Berry’s seventh novel, the main character Hannah Coulter grows old after a sad life and anticipates loneliness when herchildren leave to find work in the city. Instead, her hope is restored when her grandson returns to run the farm.These stories offer insightful advice for readers living through ecological disaster. Though few can return to farming basics, Mr Berry’s messages of building communities, being a good neighbour and resisting the invitation of modern life are still valuable. Besides, his mission to find the “peace of wild things” is easily completed by spending a few hours in Port William.4．Why did Mr Berry’s friends regard him as mad?A．He moved to live in the countryside.B．He turned down Offerman’s request.C．He wrote most of his novels by hand.D．He gave up his career as a writer. 5．What do Mr Berry’s writings often imply?A．The challenges of farming in old days.B．The harmony between man and nature.C．The real benefits of large agri-businesses.D．The hard lives of his forebears inKentucky.6．What do Catlett and Coulter have in common?A．Both admire harvesting machines.B．Both are from the same novel.C．Both reconnect with the city.D．Both find sociable values again. 7．What would be the best title for the text?A．Wendell Berry: adaptation to new environments B．Wendell Berry: a strong voice for modern farmingC．Wendell Berry: journey to his shining rural tales D．Wendell Berry: a youngproductive writerZoologists track animals using global-positioning-system(GPS)tags(标签) which then return their data via satellite. Marine(海洋的)biologists have a harder time of it, though, because radio signals can’t pass through seawater. This makes it impossible either to receive GPS signals or to send any data collected back to base.That does not stop people tagging sea creatures. Data collected and stored in a tag can be sent to a satellite in bursts if the species in question is one that comes to the surface from time to time. A tag may also be recovered if the animal carrying it is caught by a fishing boat. Fisherfolk are typically paid a few hundred dollars per tag returned to its home laboratory.None of these methods, though, keeps accurate track of where the animal carrying thetag has been. For these and other reasons, it would therefore be useful to have a marine equivalent of GPS. And one is now being employed. The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, in Massachusetts, hopes to fill the seas with sonic beacons(声波信标) that will play the role of GPS satellites.The sea is divided into distinct layers that have different temperatures. During the Second World War, American scientists showed that some of these layers act as sonic waveguides. They called them “sound fixing and ranging” (sofar) channels. Sound sent out in one of these channels echoes(回响) between the layers above and below, thus staying in the channel. Thus constrained(被约束)，a sound wave can travel hundreds of kilometers before it becomes too weak to detect.The sofar transmitters from Woods Hole are usually at an appropriate depth for the channel concerned. Every 12 hours they broadcast a 32-second-long location signal known as a pong. Pongs are so called because they are similar to sonar “pings”, but of lower frequency. In typical conditions a pong can be picked up 1,000 km away. By listening to the pongs from several beacons a receiver can calculate its location. Existing receivers for the two sofar transmitters are currently carried on free-floating instrument packs. But the plan is to have two more transmitters this year, and more in future years.8．Which sea creatures can GPS tags be applied to?A．Those feeding on other sea animals.B．Those following fishing boats constantly.C．Those coming out of the sea sometimes.D．Those swimming deep under the water.9．Why do sofar channels function?A．The echoes among them are weak.B．The water has a high temperature over there.C．The layers among them are quite similar.D．The sound remains there and stays strong for a while.10．What makes pings different from pongs?A．Pings are of higher frequency.B．Pings can travel faster than pongs.C．Pings can be received 1,000 km away.D．Pings are broadcasted every 32 seconds.11．What would be the best title for the text?A．Tags for sea creaturesB．“GPS” for the oceansC．Strange deep sea creaturesD．Data from distant satellites“This is the next revolution in flying,” says Mark Henning, European managing director of AutoFlight, a Chinese firm. Mr Henning is not alone in betting that electric vertical (垂直的) take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft have a bright future. The idea is that, being simpler, cheaper, greener and quieter than traditional helicopters (直升机), eVTOLs will be well suited to operate short-range passenger services across large urban areas, such as flying people between airports and city centres.Now, Mr Henning is setting up an operation at Augsburg Airport in Germany to further the development of Prosperity I, the company’s air taxi. Prosperity I can seat three passengers and a pilot. It is a hybrid between a helicopter and a fixed-wing plane. It takes off and lands vertically, using multiple rotors (旋翼), but these are switched off when it is in full flight. At that point a “pusher” propeller (螺旋桨) at the back takes over, to provide forward drive, and thus lift via the wings. This arrangement makes better use of the aircraft’s battery, giving Prosperity I a range of some 250 km.A model will be test-flown in Germany in order to obtain what is known as a type certificate from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). This signifies the airworthiness of a new aircraft. Although AutoFlight is also seeking certification in China, the company thinks the addition of European approval will help speed the machine’s entry into service in other markets, too. It hopes to complete the approval process by 2025.There is uncertainty about how the rules will differ from place to place. Nonetheless, enough regulatory progress has been made. In America, Joby Aviation hopes next year to become the first to obtain a type certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). In Europe, Volocopter, a German firm, hopes to provide air-taxi services for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.It is not only new firms which are getting into the business. Airbus is developing ideas for eVTOLs. So is Boeing. With so much effort and money going into this new form of air travel, some of these birds will surely be flying soon.12．Which of the following can replace the underline word “hybrid” in Paragraph 2?A．Symbol.B．Mixture.C．Concept.D．Application. 13．What is special about Prosperity I?A．It has no wings or rotors.B．It can hold three people at most.C．It is energy-efficient during its flight.D．It has a top speed of 250 km per hour on land.14．What is AutoFlight trying to do for Prosperity I?A．Obtain a type certificate from the FAA．B．Have it tested across the sky of America.C．Tailor a set of rules as soon as possible.D．Get it approved by European authorities.15．What is the author’s attitude towards eVTOLs?A．Optimistic.B．Concerned.C．Uncertain.D．Tolerant.Have you ever heard of underwater football? Underwater football has been called one ofand can be played under both indoor and outdoor water surfaces. Underwater football shares some common rules and play elements with other underwater sports like underwater hockey. As with those games, it is played in the deep end of a swimming pool with snorkeling(浮潜)equipment.The goal of the game is to score a point by placing a ball on the opponents’ side of the pool. The ball can only be possessed by players who completely stay underwater holding their breath. 17Just like on land, underwater football is a game of control and possession. 18 . When opposing players are in your space, you need to be able to recognize it quickly and take appropriate action.19 . Each team tries to get their ball into one end zone by either passing or running through underwater obstacles. The first team to reach the endpoint wins! Just five players are on the court at one time, despite each team having 13 players.To win the ball back or keep it away from your opponents, you must use all your strength and abilities underwater. 20 .A．To play it you need snorkeling equipment.B．Underwater football involves two teams of five players.C．The equipment necessary for underwater football isn’t very complex.D．The ball must be passed or dropped when players go to the surface for air.E．It is a sport that combines the fundamentals of football with the excitement of diving.F．To play well, you need to master the basics of spacial awareness and decision-making.G．All these skills require practice if you want to become an expert at this exciting sport.二、完形填空You witness a man uses abusive (辱骂的) language towards his mother in a grocery22．A．Hopefully B．Thankfully C．Undoubtedly D．Unfortunately 23．A．knocked B．faced C．suffered D．blocked 24．A．at risk B．in anger C．at a loss D．in a hurry 25．A．all B．either C．both D．neither 26．A．talent B．gift C．ability D．habit 27．A．adopting B．adapting C．replacing D．rebuilding 28．A．artificial B．beneficial C．impossible D．improper 29．A．firmly B．indirectly C．severely D．confidently 30．A．topic B．conversation C．atmosphere D．worry 31．A．cause B．option C．reality D．effect 32．A．blame B．fund C．inform D．post 33．A．help B．confirm C．escape D．delay 34．A．tip B．trick C．cheat D．warning 35．A．careful B．nervous C．scared D．worried三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

2022-2023学年高三英语上学期期末试题含解析一、选择题1. —I ________ so busily recently that I ________ no time to help you with your maths.—That’s OK. I can manage it by myself.A. have been working; haveB. have worked; hadC. am working; will haveD. had been working; had had参考答案：A【详解】考查时态。

句意：---我最近工作太忙碌了，没时间帮你学数学。

---没关系我自己能搞定。

由“recently”可知，本句为现在完成进行时，表示动作还可能持续下去，而第二个空表示现在所处的状态，所以用一般现在时。

故A选项正确。

2. 31．The lecture, _____at 7:00 pm laze night, was followed by an observation of the moon with telescopes.A．starting B．being started C．to start D．to be started参考答案：A略3. The government is trying to do something to better understanding between thetwo countries.A．raise B．promote C．appeal D．arise参考答案：B4. --It is hard to find a job today.--I might at least get some work experience _________ I don't get a good job.A. so thatB. in castC. now thatD. even if参考答案：D5. You could have watched the movie Transformers 3 last night．Why _____ you?A．didn't B．haven't C．hadn' t D．shouldn't参考答案：C6. You shall get a film ticket free _______ you use your credit card twice this month.A. untilB. sinceC. ifD. unless参考答案：C略7. . When it comes to work, it is not what you are but what you do ________ matters.A. itB. whatC.that D. which参考答案：C略8. ----Did you go somewhere on holiday ?-----I to go to Hawaii, but I didn’t sign up for the tour in time.A. would hopeB. was hopedC. had hopedD. have hoped参考答案：C9. The new playground to be built next year will be_____the old one．（）A．as three times big as B．three times as big asC．as big as three times D．as big three times as参考答案：B明年要建的新操场将是旧楼的三倍大．考查倍数．根据句意：明年要建的新操场将是旧楼的三倍大．倍数+as+形容词或副词的原级+as+其他是英语中倍数的表达句型．所以答案选B．英语倍数的表达方法主要以下几种1．倍数+as+形容词或副词的原级+as+其他．2．倍数+形容词（或副词）的比较级+than+其他．3．倍数+the size/height/length/width．etc．+of+其他．4．计量名词+of+名词+be+倍数+that+of+其他．要想熟练掌握倍数的表达，必须掌握这几种句型．10. — Are you glad that you came to Jilin？— Yes, indeed．I ________ going to Dalian or Shenyang, but I’ve never regretted my decision．A． have considered B． am consideringC． hadconsidered D． was considering参考答案：C．在来吉林前考虑过去大连和沈阳。

南昌二中2024级高一新生入学测试（英语）第一部分单项选择（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）1．He focused ______ his study and got good grades.A．at B．in C．on D．with2．______ is no possibility ______ Bob can win the first prize in the match.A．There; that B．It; that C．There; whether D．It; whether 3．The little boy was ______ by the ______ sound.A．to frighten; frightening B．frightened; frightening C．frightened; fright D．frightening; fright4．They sent the injured to hospital.A．主语B．定语C．宾语D．状语5．If I am not busy tomorrow, I will play football with you.A．主语B．定语C．宾语D．状语6．He was knocked down when ______ the street.A．crossing B．crossed C．crosses D．cross7．Either you or he ______ to blame for the accident.A．are B．is C．were D．being8．Up to now, more than one article on environmental protection ______ in the local newspaper.A．has published B．have published C．has been published D．have been published9．The top of the mountain is ______ with snow for the most of the year.A．being covered B．covering C．to cover D．covered10．by the snake in the bush, Susan was sent back to the camp. A．Bite B．To bite C．Biting D．Bitten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）AWe welcome you to attend a campus visit of Harvard College. A campus visit consists of a one-hour information session with an admission (招生) officer and 1-2 current undergraduate students, followed by a one-hour campus tour led by a current undergraduate student. Please note that the visit schedule is typically posted one month prior to each term and you can select an available date from the calendar at the bottom of the page. There will be no on-campus information sessions and tours on Harvard College holidays, during other college closures(关闭) and on most school breaks.RegistrationRegistration for a campus visit is required. We recommend that you arrive 15-30 minutes before the scheduled visit time. You may cancel your registration at any time. We cannot receive you withoutregistration.Group Visits/ ToursVisiting parties are limited to groups of 5. For groups of 6 or more, please contact the Harvard University Visitor Center to arrange a visit.Important information for your visit●Please note that we require 21 days advance notice in order to secure ASL (American Sign Language) interpreters. We cannot provide interpreters for other languages at this current time. Those requesting the use of a wheelchair must leave a current driver’s license or state ID with our Visitor Center personnel(人事部门) until the chair is returned.●Most buildings are closed to the public. Public restrooms will be available in the Elizabeth Cary Agassiz House before/ after the information session, and at the end of the tour at Smith Campus Center.●At this time, it is not possible to store luggage or other personal property during your visit. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.●Your registration and attendance have no connection with the admissions process if you decide to apply.11．What can make you fail to visit the campusA．Visiting in a large group. B．Coming without your state ID. C．Walking in without registration. D．Requesting using a wheelchair. 12．How might you deal with your luggage while visiting A．Take it with you during the visit. B．Store it at Smith Campus Center.C．Ask the admissions officer to keep it. D．Leave it at Harvard Information Center.13．Where can we probably find this textA．In a travel journal. B．In an admission letter.C．On a university website. D．In a housing contract.BWhat should you take when you take an exam Pen, an eraser, a ruler… don’t forget a bottle of water!Scientist at the University of East London and the University of Westminster did a study on 447 students. Only 111 of them took something to drink. Scientist then compared(比较) their exam results with their normal schoolwork grades. They found those who had brought drinks with them all got better grades by between 2 and 10 percent.“We don’t know why drinking water can be helpful. But scientists said having enough water in our bodies may also cut down on nervousness (紧张不安). This kind of feeling would be bad for examperformances,” said Chris Pawson, PHD of the University of East London.“Whatever the explanation(解释) is, it is clear that students should try hard to stay hydrated(含水的) during exams,” he added.So next time, when you are going to have a big exam, try bringing a bottle of water with you. Who knows—it may help you pass the exam.14．How does the writer start the passageA．By telling two stories. B．By giving an answer.C．By asking a question. D．By giving an example.15．What can we know from the passageA．Drinking water makes difference to exam results.B．Most students are afraid to drink much water during exams. C．Students who do better in their schoolwork can do well in exams. D．Students may get better grades if they bring water into exam halls.16．How does water help students in examsA．It makes them much smarter. B．It makes them feel full during exams.C．It helps them stay awake and have a good brain. D．It helps them keep cool and have a good brain.17．What would be the best title for the passageA．Drinking water in Exams May HelpB．What Students School Do to get Good gradesC．A Study on Different Habits of Drinking WaterD．The Exam Performances of Students at Two British UniversityCJason and his father were going to the grocery store by car to pick up some apples. It had been an unusual day. The sky was dark but there were few clouds. As they drove up the street, there started to be a rumbling (隆隆的) sound heard across the ground.Jason’s father immediately realized that a tornado(龙卷风) was coming. He stopped the car and told Jason to get out immediately. Jason and his father got out of the car and made their way to the closest building. By this time the wind was blowing harder, and it was hard to see or hear. Debris was falling all over the place. Jason couldn’t see his dad anymore. He also realized that he wasn’t getting to the building fast enough. He was afraid he would be picked up by the wind and thrown into the air.As he made his way toward s the building, he noticed a field to his right. He could see an irrigation ditch(灌溉渠). In a panic, he scrambled (爬) to the ditch and lay flat on the ground. More debris and objects flew overhead. His heart was beating hard, and he was nervous. He had never been in a tornado before.After a while, the winds died down and the loud roaring sound was gone. Jason slowly lifted his head and nervously looked around. What he saw was a great mess. Jason could hardly recognize the buildings in front of him because of all the damage.He stood up and with shaky legs walked to the building. Once there, he pushed the door open and went inside. It was a public building owned by the city. It was empty, but Jason could hear noises further inside. He walked into the large room and saw his dad. He ran across the room and gave him a big hug.“Jason! How are you I’ve been worried sick about you!” said his father. “I couldn’t find you anywhere!”Jason breathed a sigh of a relief(松了一口气) and sat down. He did have a story to tell!18．From Para graph 1, we can get the ______ of the story. A．background B．development C．climax (most exciting part) D．ending19．Which of the following is the right order according to the passage①Jason nervously looked around from the irrigation ditch.②Jason ran across the room and gave his father a big hug.③Jason got out of the car.④ Jason noticed a field to his right.A．②①③④ B．③④①② C．④①②③ D．③①②④20．The underlined word “Debris” in Para graph 2 probably means ______.A．parts of the tornado B．apple pies C．broken pieces D．drop of rain21．The story tells us that when we are in danger, ______.A．we should wait patiently until help comesB．we should work hard to make our dreams come trueC．we should be brave enough to change natureD．we should be quick- thinking and believe in ourselvesDFrance is famous the world over for its wonderful food. If you were lucky enough to enjoy a French meal, you would most likely be offered some bread to eat with it. The most popular bread they bake is called a baguette. Ten million baguettes are sold every year in France. Because the French expect their bread to be super fresh, most of France’s 30, 000 bakers have to end their day by throwing into the waste bin any remaining baguettes.Frenchman Franck Wallet has thought about this food waste issue for many years. He originally trained to be an urban (城市的) planner and worked in that area for many years. But his mind would regularly turn to the problems of what to do with wastedfood—especially baguettes. He began to talk with some engineers to see if they could come up with a solution. In 2016, a solution was found. They called the machine the “Crumbier”.When a good baguette is just made, it is crispy on the outside and as soft as a cloud on the inside. Once it has cooled down the bread soon becomes hard. Before the Crumbier, this old bread would be thrown away. Today, if that bread is placed into the Crumbier, it is very quickly turned into very fine breadcrumbs(面包屑). These can be mixed with fresh flour(面粉), salt and water and baked again like normal bread.Bread made with Crumbier breadcrumbs has a darker colour, but just a little bit. The taste is also a little different and has been described as having the flavour of toast. Once the breadcrumbs have been produced, they can last up to six months if they have been packed properly. Because less water is used in Crumbier bread, it will last a little longer. The Crumbier is now on sale and bakers throughout France are making sure they have one. No one wants to waste food.22．What do most of French bakers do at the end of their day A．Prepare the materials for the next day. B．Give the remaining bread out for free.C．Throw the remaining bread away. D．Sell the bread at a very lowprice.23．What did Franck Wallet care about mostA．The waste of bread. B．The new taste of bread.C．The freshness of bread. D．The popularity of bread. 24．What is special about the bread made with Crumbier breadcrumbsA．It has a much darker colour. B．It keeps for a shorter time. C．It takes less time to bake. D．It tastes like toast.25．Which word best describes bakers’ attit ude to Crumbier in FranceA．Doubtful. B．Uninterested. C．Supportive. D．Unclear.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。

浙江省三校联盟2023-2024学年高三上学期12月考试英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、阅读选择Since its launch in 1981, China Daily has served a vital role in telling the world about China and providing valuable insight into the world’s second-largest economy. The following are some branding events, conducted by it, which have advanced public diplomacy(外交)and international communication.Vision China LecturesA series of talks are organized by China Daily in which leading political and business figures are invited to speak and interact live with domestic and foreign audiences. The Vision China lectures focus on major issues facing China and the world and explore what China’s successful stories mean for the world and how Chinese wisdom can help the world.China Watch Think Tank ForumElites(精英), including opinion leaders, politicians and businesspersons with expertise(专业知识)on China, discuss topics on the developments and the future of China and the world in China Watch Think Tank Forum.Asia Leadership RoundtableThe China Daily Asia Leadership Roundtable provides a platform for high-level dialogue and communication among leaders and social elites in the fields of politics, business and academia in Asia.TESOL China AssemblyOrganized by China Daily in partnership with TESOL International Association (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages), TESOL China Assembly is a highlevel international English Language Teaching (ELT) event in China. It aims to promote scholarship and cross-cultural understanding among English educators in China, and to enhance dialogue between China’s ELT professionals with their peers worldwide.1．What can participants of “Vision China Lectures” get?A．Some practical skills of public speaking.B．Some wisdom implied in the Chinese fictional stories.C．Some helpful inspirations and experience of development of China.D．Some differences of lifestyle between domestic and foreign audiences.2．Who may not be invited to attend Asia Leadership Roundtable?A．Economists from Japan.B．Managers from Germany.C．Finance Minister of India.D．The head of People’s Bank of China. 3．Which of the following may interest teachers of ELT in China?A．TESOL China Assembly.B．Vision China Lectures.C．Asia Leadership Roundtable.D．China Watch Think Tank Forum.Just about 50 years ago, needing money to support my family—my novels weren’t bestsellers—I had the idea of taking the longest train trip imaginable and writing a travel book about it. The trip was improvisational (即兴的). I didn’t have a credit card. I had no idea where I’d be staying nor how long this trip would take. And I’d never written a travel book before. I hoped my trip wouldn’t suffer a lot, though it was obviously a leap in the dark.I set off with one small bag containing clothes, a map of Asia, a travel guidebook and some travelers’ cheques. I was often inconvenienced, sometimes threatened, now and then disturbed for bribes, occasionally laid up with food poisoning—all this vivid detail for my narrative.What I repeated in the more than four-month trip was the pleasure of the sleeping car. Writing on board the Khyber Mail to Lahore in Pakistan, “The romance associated with the sleeping car comes from the fact that it is extremely private, combining the best features of a cupboard with forward movement. Whatever drama is being shown in this moving bedroom is heightened by the landscape passing the window...” A train is a carrier that allows residence.I wrote The Great Railway Bazaar on my return in 1974, and it appeared to good reviews and quick sales. That’s the past. Nothing is the same. All travel is time-related. All such trips are singular and unrepeatable. It’s not just that the steam trains of Asia are gone, but much of the peace and order is gone. Who’d risk an Iranian train now or take a bus through Afghanistan?But I’ve been surprised by some of the more recent developments in travel. I rode on Chinese trains for a year and wrote Riding the Iron Rooster, but now China has much cleaner and swifter trains and modernized destinations. A traveler today could take the same trip I took in 1986—1987 and produce a completely different book.All travel books are dated. That’s their fault that they’re outdated, and it’s their virtue that they preserve something of the past that would otherwise be lost.4．What happened at the beginning of the author’s trip to Asia?A．He made full preparations for the trip.B．He had expected the journey to be rough.C．He organized the trip with his family’s support.D．He started the trip out of his passion for traveling.5．Why did the author repeatedly recall the sleeping car?A．For its romantic scenery.B．For its reassuring privacy.C．For its full equipment.D．For its long distance.6．What did the author try to convey by saying “Nothing is the same”?A．The landscape in Asia was gone.B．Train trip was no longer popular.C．He couldn’t write another bestseller.D．Transportation and travel had changed a lot.7．Which of the following statements would the author most likely agree with?A．Practice makes perfect.B．Sharp tools make good work.C．Travel, truth is not the arrival card.D．The journey, not the arrival matters.From rolling hills to mountain ranges, views make any road trip memorable, but for blin d passengers this is part of the experience they miss. Motor company Ford tries to change that. It teamed up with GTB Rom a and AedoProject—to develop a technology that will give those unfortunate passengers a way to feel nature’s beauty through their car windows.The prototype (原型) of the smart car window has a device with an outside-facing camera. With just a press of a button, the system takes a picture of the current view. The colorful picture is then turned into an image with different shades of grey through, LED lights, which vibrates (震动) differently. As the finger passes over different regions of the image, its shaking movements provide feedback through the sense of touch to the person using it. The smart window also comes with a voice assistant that uses AI to identify the scene and help the passengers get information on what they’re seeing.“As the prototype started taking shape, we realized we were giving birth to a completely new language that would give blind people a new chance to visualize and experience traveling,”Federico Russo.-one director of GTBRoma, said. “When the idea was at its firststage, we looked for suppliers all around the world to make it come to life.” He believes the technology can be employed not just in cars. “It could be introduced into schools and in stitutions for blind people as a tool that could be used in multiple ways.”The technology may show up in a Ford autonomous vehicle. It’s known that the company is testing their technology and future business model and struggling to figure out how an autonomous vehicle gives different passengers the details needed to get from one destination to another. It’s unclear when this technology will be made available. However, the idea of building something for the less advanced is indeed a kind and influential action. 8．How does the smart car window work?A．By sorting shaking movements.B．By recording the view with a camera.C．By translating scenery into vibrations.D．By presenting different shades of colors. 9．What can we know about the technology according to Federico Russø?A．It will have wide application.B．It will be used in schools first.C．It will be tested around the world.D．It will understand different languages. 10．What difficulty is Ford facing currently?A．How to explore their future business model.B．How the technology is applied to everyday life.C．How to produce autonomous cars in large numbers.D．How an autonomous vehicle provides route information.11．Which can be the best title for the text?A．AI-based Window Adds Fun to Road TripsB．Ford Develops a System for the Blind to DriveC．Smart Window Lets Blin d Passengers Feel ViewsD．Technology Makes Blind People’s Trip EnjoyableBabies are surrounded by human language, always listening and processing. Eventually, they put sounds together to produce a “Daddy” or a “Mama”. But what still confuses neuroscientists is exactly how the brain works to put it all together.To figure it out, a team of researchers turned to a frequent stand-in (代替) for babies when it comes to language learning: the song-learning zebra finch. “We’ve known songbirds learn their song by first forming a memory of their father’s song or another adult’s song. Then they use that memory to guide their song learning,” said Neuroscientist Todd Roberts. “It’sbeen a long-term goal of the field to figure out how or where in the brain this memory is. This type of imitative learning that birds do is very similar to the type of learning that we engage in regularly—particularly when we’re young, we use it to guide our speech learning.”Robert s and his team had a feeling that the interface (交叉区域) between sensory areas and motor areas in the brain was critical for this process, and they focused on a group of brain cells called the NIf.“In order to prove that we could identify these circuits, we thought if we could implant a false memory.” First, they used a virus to cause the neurons (神经元) in the birds’ NIf to become sensitive to light. Then, using a tiny electrode (电极) as a flashlight, they activated (激活) the neurons. The length of each pulse of light corresponded with the amount of time the neurons would fire. And the birds’ brains interpreted that time period as the length of each note.Soon enough, the birds began to practice the notes they had learned, even though they never really heard the sounds. Amazingly, the birds produced them in the correct social situations. The researchers say this is the first time anybody has found exactly a part of the brain necessary for generating the sorts of memories needed to copy sounds.“This line of research is going to help us identify where in the brain we encode memories of relevant social experiences that we use to guide learning. We know that there are several neurodevelopmental disorders in people that have really far-reaching effects on this type of learning.”12．The zebra finch is researched because its song-learning mode ______.A．decides whether it will sing songs B．helps it to say “Daddy” or “Mama”C．is like the way babies learn speech D．reflects its talent for imitating its father’s song13．What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 2 refer to?A．The interface in the brain.B．Guidance from adults.C．The way of regular learning.D．Imitative learning type like birds. 14．What can we learn from the research led by Roberts?A．Some neurons were activated by the use of an electrode.B．A new memory was implanted to generate new neurons.C．A bird sang what it had heard before.D．Birds became sensitive to light due to new social situations.15．What do the Roberts’ team expect of this line of research?A．A change in our way of listenıng and processing.B．Identification of neurodevelopmental disorders.C．A chance to learn better with relevant social experiences.D．A better knowledge of the secrets of learning.Most of the students have a tendency to believe that their brain is not suited for a fewmost crucial subjects in any competitive exam, having a firm grasp on the subject is essential for moving forward with confidence. Here are some useful suggestions to help you overcome your fear of math.17 Simply memo rising formulae (公式) without understanding the fundamentals will make things difficult for you. Try to understand the theory and logic behind the formula; once the concept is clear, you don’t have to make additional efforts to remember the formula.Focus on your strengths. Spend more time improving your skills on the topics that you are confident about. Go through previous year’s question papers to have an idea about how much confidence these topics can fetch you. 18 This might help you in calming down and boosts your confidence levels.Take the right guidance. Never shy away from asking questions. Be it teachers, mentors or friends; put forward your questions whenever you are in doubt. This will help you have a better understanding of the subject. 19Practice regularly. 20 Regular practice helps you improve your speed, makes you learn new and easier methods of tackling problems and also familiarizes you with a wide range of questions, hence giving you a greater advantage in the exams.A．Understand the basics.B．Change your approach.C．Mathematics is one of those.D．Besides, it will also help you overcome your fears.E．Move on to the difficult topics once you feel confident.F．In competitive exams, speed is as important as accuracy.G．Group studies with peers having a strong hold on mathematics can be extremelybeneficial.二、完形填空Patrick, Scheels store’s fishing manager, always helps customers with their angling (垂钓) needs, but one 21 stood out.One day, a young boy named Xander entered the store with his mother, Brynn. Patrick noticed his eye were filled with 22 about the world of fishing. For nearly half an hour, they 23 their shared passion.Brynn shared the 24 of Xander’s connection to angling, explaining, “My dad, a fisherman, passed away last year, but Xander never got to go fishing with him. So over the last year, he’s been 25 grandpa, wishing he could go fishing with him.”26 by Xander’s longing for a connection to his late grandfather, Patrick decided to take action and 27 Xander his first fishing pole. “It was sixty dollars and he bought it with his own money,” Xander said. This 28 gesture brought tears to Brynn’s eyes, and she acknowleged that such acts of kindness aren’t 29 .However, Patrick’s generosity didn’t 30 here. The 22-year-old fishing enthusiast went a step further by 31 a memorable fishing trip for Xander and his family. To 32 that Xander had an enriching experience, two professional anglers from Scheels 33 him on the trip, offering guidance and teaching him valuable skills.Patrick’s kindness was 34 a breath of fresh air for Xander and his family, who described the fishing trip as a once-in-a-lifetime 35 . “I felt like it was my due diligence to pass on the good word of fishing,” Patrick said.21．A．argument B．journey C．adventure D．encounter 22．A．curiosity B．nervousness C．concern D．regret 23．A．debated over B．bonded over C．stuck to D．turned to 24．A．wisdom B．evidence C．significance D．definition 25．A．missing B．blaming C．admiring D．persuading 26．A．Annoyed B．Touched C．Amused D．Surprised 27．A．gifted B．lent C．showed D．made 28．A．ambitious B．strange C．genuine D．urgent 29．A．practical B．avoidable C．secure D．common30．A．root B．stop C．appear D．reach 31．A．recording B．postponing C．organizing D．canceling 32．A．reveal B．stress C．prove D．ensure 33．A．accompanied B．monitored C．assessed D．sponsored 34．A．possibly B．initially C．truly D．mainly 35．A．deal B．experience C．task D．performance三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。