2024年4月5日发(作者：)

2023-2024

学年湖北省宜荆荆随高三上学期

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月联考英语试题

Fall is a fantastic time to wander the woods of western Quebec on a colourful journey from the

Ottawa or Montreal regions. From mid-September through mid-October, the autumn colors hit their

high notes, and while the days are typically warm, the nights are perfect-for-cosy-campfires cool.

Outdoor adventures and comfortable accommodations allow visitors to get closer to nature. This

Four-day tour could be extended to spend more time with the trees.

DAY1 On the north bank of the Ottawa River, Parc national de Plaisance features five accessible

hiking trails that wind through the mighty waterway. In fall, fish-hunting herons, busy beavers and

skittish mallards exist in quantities. Bonus: the park offers a range of accommodations, including

fully equipped ready-to-camp tents.

DAY2 One of North America’s largest and oldest private wilderness preserves, Kenauk Nature

boasts more than 60 lakes within its boundaries and some 20 kilometres of hiking trails. Combine

the Fern and Skymount trails for a four-kilometre walk that winds through a young hardwood forest.

Spend the night in the centre’s off-grid mountain hut with its overall views of the surrounding region.

DAY3 D-Tour Tremblant offers an easy way to explore the bike trails around Mont-Tremblant:

high-stability, electric-assist mountain bikes. White-tailed deer are particularly fearless at this time

of year. For those who enjoy a slower pacc, D-Tour also offers traditional guided hikes with

knowledgeable locals.

DAY4 Rent a canoc and paddle along the water-carved rock walls of Lac Patrice in Parc national

d’Aiguebelle. Some sections of the shoreline are made up of pillow lava, cushion-shaped volcanic

rock created by underwater lava. For great views, hike to the 22-metre-high suspension bridge that

crosses the lake.

1. What can we learn from paragraph 1?

A

．

The days are cool.

C

．

The tour is interesting.

2. Where can you enjoy a bike travel?

A

．

Tremblant

C

．

Kenauk Nature

3. What can you see on both DAY2 and DAY4?

A

．

Fish

MEXICO CITY- Gently holding a baby hummingbird between her hands, Catia Lattouf says, “Hello,

cute little you very hungry?” It’s the newest patient at her apartment in Mexico City where

she has nursed hundreds of the tiny birds back to health over the past decade. Since Lattouf turned

her apartment in Mexico City’s Polanco neighborhood into a clinic for sick, injured or infant

hummingbirds, about 60 of which currently fly around.

B

．

Lake C

．

Bridge D

．

Volcano

B

．

The Ottawa River

D

．

Parc national d’Aiguebelle

B

．

The nights are freezing.

D

．

The adventures are boring.

Lattouf explained that she began caring for them a year after surviving colon cancer in 2011. It

started with one hummingbird that had an eye injured by another bird. A vet friend encouraged her

to try to help it. She named it Gucci after the brand of the glasses case she kept it in. The bird

became her inseparable companion, perching on her computer screen while she worked.

“It wrote me a new life," she said of the nine months the bird lived with her. It helped pull Lattouf

out of the sadness and loneliness she had experienced after her husband’s 2009 death followed by

her own cancer. Later, friends and acquaintances began bringing her more hummingbirds. Some

have injuries to wings after colliding with things or fallng from nests. Some have infections from

drinking polluted water.

Most of the hummingbirds are in the bedroom where Lattouf sleeps. They stay there until they are

strong enough to fly and feed themselves. Then she moves them to a neighboring room to prepare

them to eventually be release comes in a wooded area on the city’s southside. Many of

them do manage to return to the wild, but the ones who die under Lattouf’s care are buried near her

building between small plants.

But Lattouf remains optimistic and is betting on other bird lovers planting more flowers to feed the

great pollinators. “Nothing is guaranteed,” she said. “I believe God gives life and God takes it, but

we do everything possible.”

4. Where is the text most probably taken from?

A

．

A feature story.

C

．

A rescarch paper.

5. Why did Lattouf begin caring for birds?

A

．

To cure her cancer.

C

．

To honor her husband.

6. Which of the following best describes Lattouf?

A

．

Humorous and creative.

C

．

Caring and positive.

7. What is the best title for the text?

A

．

Hummingbirds nest in an apartment.

C

．

Hummingbirds are released in the wild.

There is a wide gap between China and developed economies such as the US and South Korea in

terms of the chip industry. However, the nation has taken big steps in charting its own course, which

is evident in its chip industry’s growth. And China can meet 85 percent of its domestic demand if the

chip industry fully applies the 14-nanometer transistor (

晶体管

) technology. In fact, this could

become a reality in three to four years. Still, China lags behind in the processing and manufacturing

of chips, as well as chip design and packaging.

B

．

A woman raises hummingbirds.

D

．

A woman cares for hummingbirds.

B

．

Generous and friendly.

D

．

Ambitious and determined.

B

．

To set them free.

D

．

To recover herself.

B

．

A travelling brochure

D

．

A diary entry.

Yet there is a silver lining for China, because the US’ technology blockade (

封锁

) helps remove the

domestic objections to the development of the chip industry. The story of China’s LCD industry

could be repeated in the chip industry this time: China has made joint efforts in the past ten years

and now secures more than 60 percent of the LCD market.

Nevertheless, there should not be a mad rush across the country to develop chips. The government

should offer encouragements to state-owned as well as privately owned enterprises to produce high-

quality chips. The measure of freeing integrated circuit-making enterprises of paying corporate

income tax for two years is a good move in this direction.

Also, China has about 1,700 semiconductor enterprises. They should be encouraged to pool their

resources and technologies and strengthen their business operations so they can achieve

breakthroughs in core technologies.

Besides, China should build a friendlier environment to attract talents from across the world to its

chip industry. It’s indeed alarming that China faces a shortage of 300, 000 professionals in the chip

industry. As Ren Zhengfei, founder and CEO of Huawei, said, “We had adopted a money-pumping

approach in the past to develop the electronic industry. However, it takes more than money to

develop chips. We should try our best to win over mathematicians and physicists.”

8. What’s the author’s attitude towards China’s chip industry?

A

．

Subjective. B

．

Objective. C

．

Indifferent. D

．

Doubtful.

9. What does the underlined phrase “a silver lining” in paragraph 2 probably refer to?

A

．

A great success. B

．

A strong desire. C

．

A positive side. D

．

A slim chance.

10. What do we know about China’s LCD industry from the text?

A

．

It is a highly profitable industry.

C

．

It is less important than the chip industry.

11. What’s the author’s purpose of writing the text?

A

．

To list some disadvantages of China’s chip industry.

B

．

To analyze the US’ influence on China’s chip industry.

C

．

To show the rapid development of China’s chip industry.

D

．

To provide advice on the development of Chin’s chip industry.

Chimps live in a male-dominated society, where most of their valuable partners are other males.

However, as young male chimps become adults, they continue to maintain tight bonds with their

mothers, a new study finds.

The dramatic changes of adolescence

（青春期）

are difficult for chimps

，

just like they are for

humans

，

says Elizabeth Lonsdorf, an expert on primates at Franklin & Marshall College who was

not involved in the study. “Sure enough,” she adds, “their moms remain a key social partner during

this time.”

B

．

It developed rapidly ten years ago.

D

．

It went through difficulties previously.

Previous research has shown chimp mothers provide their sons with support that goes far beyond

nursing. Young male chimps that are close with their moms grow bigger and have a greater chance

of survival. What’s more

，

losing their mothers after weaning

（断奶），

but before age 12

，

gets in

the way of the ability of young chimps to win other males and reproduce.

To see whether this bond extends later into life, researchers followed 29 adolescent (9 to 15 years

old) and young adult (16 to 20 years old) male chimps at a research site in Kibale National Park in

Uganda and observed them from a distance for 3 years. The team found that the young adult males

spent less time with their mothers than the adolescents did- 26% vs. 76%. As the male chimps grew

older and more independent, they began to travel over wider ranges and spent more time away from

their moms.

However, when these young adult males happened to be in the company of their mothers, they acted

just like the adolescents. They groomed

（梳理）

their moms just as often and kept track of them.

“Many mothers remained the males’ ‘best friends’, or ‘social partners’ they associated with most

frequently,” says study co-leader Rachna Reddy from Harvard University.

Such persistent ties are also common in humans after sons leave their mothers and live on their own-

especially in tough times, Reddy says. “We really feel what it’s like to not be able to see our mothers

when we want to in tough times. The importance of those bonds in our lives and the comfort we get

from them have deep evolutionary roots.”

12. What do we know about Elizabeth Lonsdorf?

A

．

She is in favor of the new study’s finding.

B

．

She played a supporting role in the new study.

C

．

She did a different study on chimps’ adolescence before.

D

．

She thinks chimps actually live in a female-dominated society.

13. What may happen when a male chimp loses its mother at 8?

A

．

It may be easier for it to produce babies.

B

．

It may be hard for it to interact with other chimps.

C

．

It may be much more aggressive than other males.

D

．

It may be tough for it to defeat other males.

14. What did the researchers probably do during their study?

A

．

They took care of some motherless chimps.

B

．

They worked hard to win the chimps’ trust.

C

．

They recorded the chimps’ social interaction.

D

．

They limited the chimps’ range of movement.

15. What does Reddy aim to do in the last paragraph?

A

．

To stress the purpose of the study.

B

．

To emphasize the significance of the study.

C

．

To improve humans’ mother-son relationship.

D

．

To make a comparison between chimps and humans.

Don’t Live in Others’ Expectations

Whether it is our family or friends, they want the best for us. They want us to go to the best school.

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However, the problem with this kind of expectation is not practicable for most of us. Why do we

feel the need to live in others’ expectations? Fulfilling the need of others’ desire before yourself is

neglecting your freedom of happiness and self-care. 17 Therefore, it is okay to live free of anyone’s

expectations.

Expectations are attachments of ourselves to please others. One of the cruel truths about people with

expectations is that they don’t really care how you feel. 18 It’s a give-and-take situation.

19 Sometimes, we lose our joy under pressure because expectations are not realistic and because

they are an ideal of how you should be, not who you are. Expectations do not focus on reality but the

sacrifice of your happiness.

It’s okay to be selfish for your happiness; in a way, expectations are the root of suffering. It will

destroy your self-esteem and any confirmation of your worth. We can be free of it by living our lives

according to our own will. 20

Give up the thoughts of pleasing others and live a free life. Be in control of it and let others accept

who you are.

A

．

Take expectation as a form of attachment.

B

．

To be happy, you should let go of how you want to be perceived by others.

C

．

They see you trying for their sake of pleasure, but they don’t give anything back.

D

．

They also want us to have the best kind of careers, ultimately to succeed in the way they

want.

E

．

Living in others’ expectations will never get you satisfaction because they never will be

satisfied.

F

．

We can bend the reality of expectations and see it as a form of attachment.

G

．

Ignore unrealistic expectations.

Sixteen years ago, I learned an important life lesson in the back of a New York City taxi cab.