the martian

河北省石家庄市二中2022-2023学年上学期高三年

级10月月考英语试题

一、阅读理解

StandinginthestarlightundertheMilkyWay,thenightskyis

oneofthemostincrediblewondersmanyofushavenotenwhichis

underthreatduetotheconstantmarchofhumanprogressand

conquentlightpollution.

Belowaresomeofmyfavoritedarkskydestinationsaroundthe

world.

■AorakiMackenzieDarkSkyRerve,NewZealand

AorakiMackenzieDarkSkyRerveisoneofthebestplacesin

dofAoraki/MtCook

NationalParkVisitorCentreandtheMackenzieBasin,theDarkSky

Rervewascertifiedin2012tocontinueprotectingthedarkskies

inthearea.

Stargazing(观星)

Obrvatory,tourstowhichmustbebookedinadvance.

■TheWildAtlanticWay,Ireland

Mostvisitorsroad-tripIrelandswesternWildAtlanticWayto

explorebeyondhotspotslikeDublinandCork,buttherouteisalso

fastbecomingagreatregionforstargazing,thankstotheeffortsof

localcommunitiesalongtheWay.

Ifplanningatrip,keepinmindthatIrelanddoeshavewet

monthswhereovercastskiesaremorelikelytoaffectyourstargazing

prospects.

■WadiRum,Jordan

WadiRumisalsosometimescalledthe“ValleyoftheMoon,”

thoughyou’

famousforitsotherworldlylandscapesinmovieslikePrometheus,

StarWars,RogueOneandTheMartian,WadiRum’stoweringredrock

formationsareextremelyinterestingtoexplorebyday-andoffer

protectionfromanydistantlightpollutiononcethesunts.

StargazinginWadiRumisabreathtakingexperience,andreminds

ushowourancestorxperiencedthenightskyforthousandsofyears.

ghtbeadisadvantageofstargazinginIreland?

A．Conrvationefforts.B．Heavytourism.

C．Customerrvice.D．Localclimate.

tsWadiRumapartfromotherdarkskydestinations?

A．Unusuallandscapes.B．Ancestors3experiences.

C．Itsgeographicallocation.D．Itslocalfilmstudios.

thepurpoofthetext?

A．Tocompare.B．Toinform.

C．Towarn.D．Toannounce.

WhenIwasakid,ifsomeonetoldmethatIwouldgrowupto

becomeapublishedauthorandfounderofayouthliteracy(读写能

力)foundation,wwhenI

ethetitleofmylatestpicturebook,MyVeryFavoriteBookinthe

WholeWideWorld,Ishakemyhead,notquitebelievingthatbookhas

truthis,thisstorycomesfrommyown

personalexperience.

Valdosta,Ga.,whereIgrewup,mycommunitypromotedtwopathwaysto

abetterlifeforlittleboyslikeme:beinganathleteandbeingan

differentthantheotherkids,soIdidwhat

feltnatural:prented

challengeverydayandsodidfootballpractice,butovercoming

physicaladversity(逆境)wasontrendwithmyneighborhood’s

gbooksnotsomuch.

Fortunately,’swheremyreading

othegrocerystore

werestressfulbecautherewassomuchreadinginvolvedinthe

misreadlabelsandgrabthewrong

,Ipickedupapplesaucethinkingitwasappleslices.I

didn’tnoticemymistakeuntilIgothomeandrealizedthatitwas

myinabilitytounderstandthedifferencesinthewordingonthe

zedthatIneededtomakean

tedtobeabetterversionofme,Ihad

tobecomeastrongerreader.

ney

withreadingalsocreatedadesireinmetoinspireotherswho

rtedanonprofit,SharetheMagic

Foundation,tryingtotransformthelivesofchildrenlivingin

underrvedcommunitiesthroughliteracy.

estheauthorthinkofhisnewbook?

A．It’sbeyondhis

expectation.

B．It’shelpfulforyouthliteracy.

C．It3sfullofhumorand

wisdom.

D．It’sanexactrecordofhiarly

life.

stherootreasonfortheauthor3sfailuretofindhis

readingvoice?

A．Theinfluenceofhiscommunity.B．Hisdreamtobeanentertainer.

C．Thechallengeshemetinstudy.D．Hispreferenceforfootball.

estheunderlinedphra“rearedtheiruglyhead“in

Paragraph3mean?

A．Changed.B．Concluded.C．Surfaced.D．Disappeared.

fthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor?

A．Reflectiveandwarm-hearted.B．Persuasiveandabnt-minded.

C．Creativeandstubborn.D．Ambitiousandcautious.

Haveyoueversuddenlydevelopedanappetitefromapassing

glanceatafreewaybillboardfeaturingabrightlycolored

cheeburger,ordecidedtostepintoacandyoricecreamstore

displayingawindowfulloflivelyshadesandhues(色调)ofsweet

treats?Ifso,wearemedically

restrictedorstrictlydieting,wearenotlikelytoresistinviting

faresimplybecauwerecognizethelackofnutritionalvalue.

i-PhillipsinAReviewof

VisualCuesAssociatedwithFoodrecognizetheimpactofnsorycues

(信号)onfoodconsumptionandenjoyment,andthepotentialtheyhave

tepreviousrearchin

providingsomeinterestingexamplesofthevisualimpactofdifferent

colorschemes(方案)tethatpink

foodonawhiteplatewasconsideredsweeterandmoreflavorfulthan

ntly,weconsumewithmoreof

ntherainbowofcolorsaroundus

whenfacedwithsomanyappealingfoodchoices,isthereanywayto

controlourappetite?Thankfully,somerearchsaysyes.

OliverGenschowdemonstratedthatwhenitcomestoeatingless

ecificallyrearchedtheeffectof

undthatpeopleatefewerpretzelswhenusinga

redplate,asoppodtowhiteorblue,anddranklessfromaredcup

ggestthatthecolorredreducesfoodand

drinkintakebyfunctioningasastopsignal.

Butwhenitcomestohealthyeating,insteadofputtingonapair

ofsunglasstoblocktheinvitinghuesoffoodcues,considerthe

yeatinginvolvesintentionalchoices,not

oreyouinvestinmanyred

tablewaretoslimdown,rememberthatwhatgoesontothoplatesis

muchmoreimportant.

ybeamajorreasonforustorefueye-catchingfood?

A．Theshortageofnutrition.B．Therichcoloroffinefoods.

C．Thedoctor’sinstructions.D．Advertimentverywhere.

ghtbedealtwithinAReviewofVisualCuesAssociated

withFood?

A．Benefitsofdifferentcolorschemes.

B．Interestingexamplesoffoodrvice.

C．Potentialstopromotefoodconsumption.

D．Effectsofnsorycuesoneatingbehavior.

estheauthorsuggestpeopledointhelastparagraph?

A．Followthensoryrespon.B．Makefoodchoicesnsibly.

C．Wearsunglasstoblock

colors.

D．Avoidcolorfulfood

intentionally.

thebesttitleforthetext?

A．HowPeoplecanControlTheirAppetite.

B．HowPeopleareTrickedbyColorSchemes.

C．HowColorsImpactFoodAppealandAppetite.

D．HowBrightColorsMakeFoodMoreAppealing.

allof

thointhistraderelyongillnets(刺网)

gillnetstrapotherthings,forexample,endangeredanimalssuchas

turtles;dangerousones,suchasHumboldtsquid;andonesthatare

bothendangeredanddangerous,suchasveraltypesofsharks.

Everyoneinvolvedwouldbebetteroffifthisdidnothappen.

Buildingonstudiesdonebothbyhimlfandbyothers,totryto

avoidtheaccidentalnettingofturtles,JesSenko,amarine-

conrvationbiologistatArizonaStateUniversity,hasbeen

investigatingtheideaoffittingLEDs(发光二极管)tonetstoavoid

nettingotherunwantedby-catchwithoutdiscouragingtargetanimals.

And,ashereportsinCurrentBiology,itemstowork.

ndhiscolleaguestupanexperimentintheGulfof

Ulloa,inMexico,inwhichtheycooperatedwithlocalfisherfolksto

employover10,000metersofnetsthathadhadnetsbattery-powered

of

erhalfwereleftunlit,as

tnetwaspairedwithanunlitone,andthetwowere

fishers’asinterested

bothinwhatelgotcaughtandwhetherthelightsdecreadcatches

ofthetargetspecies.

Onthelatterpoint,tohisrelief,ormer,

thelitnetscaught95%

particular,veralthreatenedspeciesturneduplessofteninthe

litthantheunlitnets.

Theadvantagefromthepointofviewoffisherfolkswasthat

theyneededtospendalotlesstimeclearingthedangerousby-

,crucially,theLEDsconcernedarecheap,

hard-wearing,realsoplanstomakethem

solarpowered,,then,isaconrvation

ideafromwhicheveryonewins.

theproblemwithgillnets?

A．Theyarecostlytomaintain.

B．Theydiscouragetarget

catches.

C．Theyneedmoretimetobe

cleaned.

D．Theytrapunwantedby-

catches.

esparagraph3mainlytalkabout?

A．Theprincipleoftheexperiment.B．Theeffectoftheexperiment.

C．Thepurpooftheexperiment.D．Theprocessoftheexperiment.

’xperiment?

A．TheLEDsareeasytorecharge.

B．Gillnetswillsoonbeoutof

date.

C．FittingLEDstogillnetsisa

win-winidea.

D．Fisherfolksbenefitthemost

fromtheidea.

stheauthorsattitudetotheprospectoftheLEDsidea?

A．Rerved.B．Hopeful.C．Ambiguous.D．Doubtful.

二、七选五

Weliveinaswitched-onworldinwhichit’salmostunthinkable

orfulimages,

interestingvideos,bite-sizedinfo,easy-to-readstories,viewing

otherpeople’slivesallisdesignedtokeepus

addicted.16Anincreasingnumberofstudiesindicate

thatsocialmediacanhaveanegativeimpactonourrelationshipsIRL

(that’s“inreallife”fornon-techies).Thegoodnewsisthatyou

don’thavetogobackwardstoavoidthedangersofsocial

media.17

■Settimelimits

TrythePomodoroTechnique.18Usingthismethod,

youbreakyourworkdayinto25-minuteperiodsparatedbyfive-

rdinarykitchentimertogetawayfromusing

yourphone)totlimitsandscheduleanactivitytodoafterwards.

Thenwhenthetimerrings,stepawayfromyourdeviceandturnoff

thonotifications.

■19

Theinfinitescroll(无限滚动),asit’stermedbydevelopers,is

specificallydesignedtokeepyouaimlesslylookingatnewsfeeds,

yougoonline,decide

whatyou’focudwayyoucan

gostraighttowhatyouwanttoewithoutmindlesslyscrollingfor

thingsthatdon’tsupportyourintentions.

■Avoidcomparison

20Thisfamoussayinghasneverbeentruerthan

whenweeotherpeople’semingly“perfectlives”

canleaveusfeelingthatwe’gh

comparingourlvestoothersisnormalhumanbehavior,rememberthat

people’ssocialmediapagesarenotatruereflectionoftheirreal

life.

A．Stayfocud.

B．Scrollfreely.

C．Comparisonisthethiefofjoy.

D．However,thereisadarkeraspect.

E．Nomanishappybutbycomparison.

F．Thistime-managementstrategybreaksyourtimeupintoperiods.

G．Instead,youcanfreeyourlffromdependencebutstillenjoythe

positiveside.

三、完形填空

WhenIwas14,Iinvitedsomefriendsforapartyatourhomeout

inthecountry.

Iplanneditwell,butsomething21happened.

Whenitwastimeforustoridethebus,Nora,oneofmyfriends,

didn’t22Ifelt23Whywouldshe

tellmeshe’dcometothepartyandthen24without

lettingmeknow?So,IdecidedtocallNoraandget

some25,IneedednoapologiesbutIdemandedtoknow

why.

Nora26shehadtostayawayfromschoolbecau

tillizedmeandI27to

listen,“Whatkindoffriendareyou?”Norabegancryingonthe

phone,restoftheschoolyear,

we28hungaroundagain,andIforgotabout

my29callwithNora.30had

happenedbetweenusatsomepoint,butIshrugged(抖肩)itoff.

Yearslater,Ibegantoreflectonthatuglyphoneconversation.

Now,nizedhowlfish,

and32I’dbeen,d

danapologyletterto

Noraandsoongother34Sofinally,wedidbringa

sadmomentfromthepasttoa35conclusion,healing

bothofus.

21.

A．unexpectedB．unprovenC．unfairD．unsure

22.

A．takeoverB．showoffC．turnupD．tout

23.

A．guiltyB．madC．embarrasdD．skeptical

24.

A．reachoutB．stepforwardC．lookawayD．backout

25.

A．answersB．comfortC．expectationsD．company

26.

A．explainedB．announcedC．predictedD．complained

27.

A．attemptedB．intendedC．refudD．pretended

28.

A．merelyB．barelyC．regularlyD．frequently

29.

A．urgentB．formalC．randomD．hurtful

30.

A．QuarrelB．FriendshipC．ToleranceD．Disagreement

31.

A．regrettedB．ignoredC．rememberedD．honored

32.

A．lf-

disciplined

B．lf-

centered

C．lf-

respected

D．lf-

contained

33.

A．accessibleB．easyC．rightD．valuable

34.

A．decisionB．sympathyC．informationD．forgiveness

35.

A．riousB．strangeC．healthyD．natural

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

AthisstudioinBeijing,artistZhangXiaodongpileshundredsof

sheetsofthintopofoneanotheruntiltheyformacompleteimage.

Whenthereisaslightair,thepagesflow,givinglifetothe

book36(it).Thisdragonscalebookbinding(装

订),37(stretch)backmorethan1,000yearstothe

Tangdynasty.

Withfewofthebooks38(survive)totheprent

day,thebookbindingtechniquewas39theriskof

disappearingbeforeZhangdecidedtorearchandbringitbackto

alfayear’sstudy,hefinally

learned40theancientbookbinding

worked.41(source)materialstraditionallyudin

bookbindingZhangalsovisitedoldtownsandheritage(遗址)sites.

Thencamethe42(crucial)-anddifficult-partofthe

bindingprocess:rto

createacompletepicture,eachsheetneedstobeplaced

in43(exact)aidthatan

errorofjust44hundredthofacentimetercan

produceahuge,visibleerrorwhenabook’shundredsofpagesare

displayedtogether.

Zhang’s45(prepare)thatwentintoproducing

thisparticularworkshowstheverymodernwaythattheartisttries

tounderstandthesubjectmatter.

五、其他应用文

46.新学期开始了，你校英文报正在举行“NewTerm，NewLook”的征文活动，

你打算以“诚信考试”为题投稿，内容包括：

1.诚信考试的重要性;

2.你的期待。

注意:

1.写作词数应为80左右;

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

TakeExamsHonestly

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六、读后续写

47.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完

整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。

intheshower,hesangwhile

hedidhishomework,ly

duringabreak,heheardKevintalkingabout

thetryouts(选拔)fortheCityChoir(合唱团).

“Yeah,I’mattendingthetryoutsthisweekend,”Kevin

announced.“Withmyvoice,I’mprettymuchguaranteedaspot.I

don’ethey’ll

wantmetoperformlotsofsolos(独唱),too.”

ly,

Alexanderjustignoredhim,buthecouldn’thelpimagininghimlf

’titbefun,hethought,tosing

withotherkidverydayandhavesomeoneactuallyteachhimabout

singing?

Onthetryoutday,Alexandertookadeepbreath,walkedintothe

building,registeredatalargetable,andthenwaitednervouslyin

yonewhodidn’

shouldhebe?der,on

theotherhand,hadnevertakenamusicallessoninhislife,much

lesshadperformedforanaudience.

Afterawhile,thechoirdirector,n,walkedinandtold

thekidsthattheyweretosingasongindividually,singasagroup

Alexanderstoodonthestage,hetriedtocalmdownandpretendedhe

satisfiedwhenhewasdone,at

leastuntilKevin’n3sconfidentvoicefilledthe

roomAlexanderrealizedthathewouldneversoundthatgood.

Next,nputthekidsintogroupsoffourorfiveand

’sgroupsangrightbefore

Alexander’s,andevenwithfourotherboyssinging,Kevin’svoice

clearanddistinct;itemedtoreachthefarthestcornersofthe

room.

注意:

1.写作词数应为150左右;

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

ThencamethetimeforAlexandertosingwithhisgroup.

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ntoldAlexanderthathemadeit,notKevin.

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