2024年4月11日发(作者：)

山西省太原市2022-2023学年高三上学期期中质量

监测英语试题

一、阅读理解

Diamond Ranch High School Student-Parent Handbook

Academic Year

The academic year begins on August 11, 2022 and ends on May 27,

2023 -two semesters Semester examinations are administered by

specific examiners. Students who are absent from exams are not

allowed to take a make-up exam and will have Grade F on their report

card.

Advanced Placement (AP) Courses

AP courses give students the chance to do college-level work.

Successful scores in AP exams earn students college credits in high

school. There’s no need to pay extra tuition. We participate in this

nation-wide program of college instruction conducted by the College

Entrance Examinations Board. But because of the strict and demanding

nature of AP courses students must meet entrance criteria for these

classes.

Saturday School

Saturday School is sponsored. Jt is neither a punishment nor a

disciplinary consequence. It is a program that allows students to

participate in enrichment activities or to receive tutoring on

selected Saturdays throughout the school year Sessions begin at 8:00

AM and end at noon.

Peer Consultation

In addition to the school consultants and psychologist,we have a

Peer Consultation program. Peer consultants are students who are

trained as facilitators to solve students’ conflicts. Students

wishing the services of Peer Consultants should contact

Grover, complete the online form or contact their consultant.

The Career Center

It is committed to helping students explore various careers and

college programs that fit their interests. College representatives

visit our campus yearly, providing information and assisting in the

admissions process. The career center provides

● College Information

● Job Postings and Listings

●Financial Aid Information

●Scholarship Information

●Work Experience and Work Permits

1. What consequence will students face if they miss the semester exam?

A．Failing the exam. B．Canceling scholarship.

C．Taking a make-up exam D．Having a college-level exam

2. What is the feature of the AP courses according to the text?

A．Free college credits. B．Formal college diploma

C．Strict instructors. D．Unconditional entrance.

3. Who can students turn to when they have issues with classmates?

A．Saturday School tutors. B．College representatives.

C．School peer consultants.

D．Career Center assistants.

Opening a good book can take you on an adventure but sometimes,

it’s not what’s on the pages, but what’s been left in them is the

most exciting part for Sharon McKellar, a librarian at the Oakland

Public Library. She has been collecting mementos left in the library

for years. Now. she’s finally found a use for all those old family

photos, notes, coupons recipes and concert tickets she’s collected

in books over the years.

McKellar started the “Found in a Library Book” project — an

online database of all the things found in books at the library. “It

started out as my personal collection, but I put out a call to other

library staff, just to see if anybody had anything they’d be willing

to share, and was just totally inundated with other people’s little

collections of all sorts of things they had found,” McKellar told

CBS News.

McKellar has added 370 mementos to the library’s online

collection -but she said she had a couple hundred more to upload.

Many of the mementos are notes and some are book reviews left behind

for the next reader: “I loved this book. It stole my heart and made

me cry. When you find tear stains, you will know they are mine.”

McKellar said that while the origins of the forgotten mementos

remain a mystery, some people have recognized items on the online

database, “One person named Susan reached out because one of the

love notes looked like her parents’ handwriting and the kind of

notes they used to leave each other,” she said.

The project is fairly new, but McKellar hopes it inspires people

to dive into books at their local library, “You never know what

you’ll find. You just have a sense of shared space in community.”

McKellar said. “I think part of why people are especially excited

about that right now is we have obviously been in a fast-paced

society. So, it is a way to sort of feel a connection with people who

you don’t even know through these forgotten objects.”

4. What does the underlined word “mementos” refer to in paragraph 1?

A．The adventure stories. B．The forgotten memories.

C．The items found in books. D．The well-designed pages.

5. Why did McKellar contact other librarians?

A．To raise money for her

B．To investigate their commitment.

project.

C．To launch a lost-and-found D．To enrich the database of her

project. collection.

6. What is implied from Susan’s case in paragraph 4?

A．The project aims to find lost relatives.

B．Inspiring love stories impress people a lot.

C．The origins of the mementos remain mysterious.

D．The experience adds to the emotional appeal of the project.

7. What is the possible reason for the popularity of McKellar’s

project?

A．It helps people find lost B．It inspires people to read

objects. widely.

C．It offers a community-based D．It brings local libraries back to

link. life.

It’s no surprise that wasting things is a nightmare for the

environment — everything that we eat, wear, and consume takes up

natural it comes to food waste, the environment has a

double whammy — water, packaging,transportation,and agricultural

resources get used up, and leftover sandwich or expired (过期的)

broccoli you bought in hopes of healthy eating releases greenhouse

gases as it decomposes in a landfill.

A new study from the UN Environment Program has found that a fair

amount of food may never reach our mouth. Some get lost in production

process, but it is mostly households that are to blame: the major

waste results from our kitchen. 11 percent of the food in our fridges

ends up in the trash, compared to a mere 2 and 5 percent respectively,

from grocery stores and fast-food restaurants. These data madden

almost half of the world’s population who are still struggling for

healthy food. But surprisingly, the new study found that even less-

developed countries are guilty of astonishing food waste, which is

previously being thought of only as a rich-nation issue.

So what can we do? Something crucial is being more considered and

prepared when going to the grocery store. Make a list of meals you

want to cook, and then only buy fresh produce that you will 100

percent be eating in the next few days.

Societally, enhancing education on food preservation, food

recycling and composting (堆肥), and pushing companies to sell

smaller quantities food for one or two persons could all play a

helpful role in bringing down the massive pile of food waste, says

Edward Jaenicke, a professor of agricultural economics.

While some climate change related issues seem above our

individual choices to solve, like the sea level rise,food waste is

something we can actually make an impact on, by shopping smart,

learning how to compost, and even getting creative with ingredients

in the can actually make a difference by making some

efforts or good choices or even changes in life.

8. What does the underlined word “whammy”in paragraph 1 mean?

A．Solution. B．Responsibility. C．Trouble. D．Advantage.

9. Which of the following sees the most serious food waste?

A．Grocery stores. B．Home kitchens.

C．Fast-food restaurants. D．Production workshops

10. What unexpected result does the new study find?

A．Poor countries are also wasting lots of food.

B．Food waste in developed countries is serious.

C．The economy determines the degree of waste.

D．Sufficient food supply remains a big challenge.

11. Which suggestion may be a solution to food waste according to the

text?

A．Improve food sale strategies.

B．Educate students to avoid junk food.

C．Buy what you eat and eat what you buy.

D．Hand out strict punishment for food waste.

China has released the first national draft guideline on the use

of self-driving vehicles for public transport, a key move in speeding

up the large-scale commercialization of autonomous driving technology

and encouraging local authorities to create the relevant management

policies, industry experts said.

The country will encourage the use of self-driving vehicles such

as buses in an enclosed Bus Rapid Transit or BRT system, and allow

autonomous vehicles to offer taxi services under simple and

relatively controllable scenarios(方案)The national draft rules on

self-driving vehicles are expected to better regulate the whole

industry, providing a reference and guidance for local authorities

that have yet to issue similar guidelines.

The draft regulation classified autonomous vehicles into three

types:conditionally,highly and fully autonomous vehicles, depending

on the degree of their autonomous guideline said the

first two types should have human drivers. Remote drivers or safety

supervisors are essential for fully autonomous vehicles. In addition,

safety should be the top priority in the management of self-driving

vehicles. The guideline also requires that the routes of autonomous

vehicles should be far away from heavily populated areas such as

schools hospitals and large shopping malls.

Since China has taken the lead in the research development and

application of autonomous driving technologies, the latest move will

encourage self-driving companies to carry out road tests and

commercial operations of robotaxi services in more cities, promoting

the large-scale commercial use of autonomous vehicles across the

nation.

Some local governments have already rolled out a series of

supportive policies to promote the commercialization of autonomous

driving technology. For instance in July, Beijing launched China’s

first pilot area for commercial autonomous driving vehicle services.

However, a supervisor will still sit in the front passenger seat to

ensure safety

"Currently, only a few countries have rolled out policies at the

national level that support the development of autonomous

vehicles,”said Lyu Jinghong an intelligent-mobility analyst, Lyu

added that clear regulations at the national level will encourage

local governments and autonomous driving companies to speed up the

application of self-driving technology.

12. What is the significance of the national draft guideline of self-

driving vehicles?

A．It sets a good example for many other countries.

B．It serves as a good reference for local guidelines

C．It ensures the safety awareness of remote drivers.

D．It encourages the use of household self-driving vehicles.

13. What is the classification of self-driving vehicles based on?

A．The limit of their speed. B．The level of automation.

C．The presence of drivers. D．The range of travel route

14. Which word can best describe Lyu’s attitude towards the national

guideline?

A．Favourable. B．Pessimistic. C．Critical. D．Conservative

15. Which is the most suitable title for the text?

A．China launches the first pilot area for self-driving

B．Companies carry out road tests of robotaxi services

C．China’s first self-driving vehicles guideline released

D．A breakthrough in commercialization of new technology

二、七选五

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guaranteed to break a sweat. 16 . Even something as

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