2023-2024學(xué)年江蘇省蘇州市高三（上）期中英語試卷
發(fā)布：2024/9/28 8:0:1
第一節(jié)：閱讀理解（共4小題，每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）
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1．Most of us have an unreasonable fear or habit.Famous folks often seem to go one step further.
Diane von Furstenberg
Fashion designer and icon Diane von Furstenberg （1946 -）tapes a gold 20 -franc coin in her shoe for good luck before every runway show.Her father hid the coin in his shoe during World War II and gave it to her when she was a girl.
Lucille Ball
On the day that three-year-old Lucille Ball's father died，a bird flew into her home and became trapped.Traumatized（受精神創(chuàng)傷）by the events，she developed a lifelong feeling of intense dislike of birds.The actor （1911 - 1989）even refused to stay in hotels that had pictures of birds on the walls.
Charles Dickens
Author Charles Dickens （1812 - 1870）carried a navigational compass with him at all times and always faced north when he slept.He believed it improved his creativity and writing.
Gustav Mahler
Composer Gustav Mahler （1860 - 1911）thought he could cheat death by not naming his ninth symphony by number. 'This was because several composers，including Beethoven and Schubert，had died after completing their ninth symphonies.So Mahler called his ninth The Song of the Earth—and it worked ，in a sense.He lived long enough to write most of his tenth symphony，though he died before it was performed.
（1）Who is a perfect match for "TREASURE FROM DAD"？
A．Diane von Furstenberg.
B．Lucille Ball.
C．Charles Dickens.
D．Gustav Mahler.
（2）Which of the following pictures best describes what Gustav Mahler believed in？
（3）What do the above famous folks have in common？A． 
B． 
C． 
D． 
A．They are more unreasonable than ordinary people.
B．They are influenced by their unusual beliefs.
C．They have recipes for good luck.
D．They have special fears.組卷：6引用：2難度：0.7 -
2．Lots of animals live and move in groups----elephants in herds，wolves in packs，birds in flocks，and fish in schools.Research has shown that where an individual is located in the group can affect the benefits it gets from hanging out in a crowd.However，Shaun Killen，an ecophysiologist at the University of Glasgow in the UK says，researchers haven't yet fully explored the role of physiological processes such as digestion in driving animals' collective behavior.
Killen and his colleagues recently studied schools of Eurasian minnows（修魚）swimming in a tank against a current.Pieces of food were constantly moving past the fish，and the team recorded how many each minnow ate and the fishes' positions before and after eating.After calculating the metabolic（新陳代謝的）costs of digesting each fish's meal and comparing it to the fish's position ，the team observed a trend：fish that had just gulped down a big meal moved to the back of the school，even when they'd swum at the front at most other times.
"It makes sense that feeding would influence individuals' positions in a group，" says DamienFarine，who studies collective behavior in birds at the University of Konstanz in Germany， "If a fish is hungry ，it's competing with others in the school to eat，and being at the front gives it access to more food.But once the fish is full，it doesn't necessarily need to be at the front." In addition ，"being at the back of the group is less energetically costly for a range of reasons，" Farine notes." An individual at the back doesn't have to contribute to navigating，and by relaxing the brain load it saves more energy."
Killen says he's been thinking about the pros and cons of being at the back of the pack，such as protection from attackers and a boost from schoolmates' slipstream.Changes in position，especially during the basic trade -off between feeding and movement，appear to influence group leadership ，information transfer，and group decision making.But the consequences of the trade-offs for group power and survival are not yet understood.
（1）What does Killen and his colleagues' study focus on？
A．How behavioral traits influence position change of individuals in fish schools.
B．How location influences nutrition states of individuals in fish schools.
C．How digestion influences distribution of individuals in fish schools.
D．How location influences benefits of individuals in fish schools.
（2）What do the underlined words "gulped down" mean in Paragraph 2？
A．Swallowed.
B．Located.
C．Witnessed.
D．Missed.
（3）What can we learn from Paragraph3？
A．A full fish competes to eat at the back.
B．A hungry fish has easier access to more food.
C．Being at the back saves the energy of a full fish.
D．Being at the front costs a hungry fish less energy.
（4）What is Shaun Killen's attitude to his study？
A．Cautious.
B．Confident.
C．Positive.
D．Disappointed.組卷：13引用：4難度：0.3
第二節(jié)：語法填空（共1小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。
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7．While most westerners know the story of Hua Mulan through an animated film，she（1）
（be）a popular character of Chinese legend （傳說） for over a thousand year.One of the most famous stories about her is （2）1917 Beijing Opera，Mulan Joins the Army.
Traditionally，no women（3）（allow）to perform in operas，so men played all the roles.Though women were no longer prohibited by the time Mulan，Joins the Army was first performed，（4）was still common for men to perform female roles，so the part of Hua Mulan was most famously played by the male actor，Mei Lanfang （1894-1961）.
In short，the story is about a girl，Hua Mulan，（5）father is called up to war.As Hua Mulan worries that her father is too elderly to fight，she decides to dress as a man and go（6）his place.After many years of war，she is offered a reward for her service，but（7）（turn）it down so she can go home.It is only much （8）（late） that the friends she made during the war discover she is not a man.
Hua Mulan is a symbol to many Chinese people because she strongly illustrates values that they appreciate.A loyal daughter，she fights first for her family，and then for her country，（9）（show）bravery and complete selflessness in her actions，winning praise and（10）（admire） from others，and bringing great honor to her family.組卷：20引用：4難度：0.5
第三部分 書面表達(dá)。閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。
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8．閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。
The Teacher Who Wrestled A Cougar For days，a cougar（美洲獅）had been edging closer to the small village at the edge of the mountains of southern British Columbia in Canada.Now，after drinking the river's cold water，the cougar bedded down again in a nest of tall grass.
On July 3，1991，the three children in Larrane's day care group were outdoors early，painting bright flowers under the sun.By 10 a.m.，it was time to find shade，so Larrane decided they would walk down to the river. "We're going to pick strawberries now，" she announced.
At 44，she had made her dream come true when she turned her home into a day care center.It had taken hard work to get her certification.So far，the center was operating smoothly.But she always worried about keeping her clients satisfied，as well as being able to care for enough children to make the business pay off.Larrane had known all three children in her care since they were babies.They were shy Mikey，a three-year-old boy；Alleshia，a playful girl aged four；and the group leader Natani，a girl of five years old.
After clearing away the painting supplies and handing each child an empty jar on that July morning，Larrane called for Pal，her one-year-old German sheepdog.Cheering with anticipation，Alleshia and Natani paired off in front.Larrane linked Mikey's hand and said，"Let's go."
The group made its way over the dusty road and then onto a dirt trail through the trees.The two girls broke into a run through the tall brown grass at the trail's edge.Larrane and the little one Mikey hurried to keep up.
"OK，" Larrane gave the order after the group climbed down to the sandbank，"let's get in our circle." She could not risk letting a child wander off.Suddenly a rabbit rushed into the trees and Alleshia jumped up，racing toward the trees. "Come back，Alleshia，" Larrane called.Running after her，she caught up with the child and helped her back to the sandbank.
Larrane sensed the children suddenly go quiet._________
"Stay behind me!" Larrane screamed as she faced the cougar.__________組卷：8引用：2難度：0.6