2023屆四川省部分地區高三英語二診試題分類匯編

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2023屆四川省達州市高三下學期第二次診斷性測試英語試題

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A

FamousTheatersinMilan

Whetheryou'reinthemoodforopera,balletcrtheater,here,salistofthe

toperformingartsvenuesinMilan,Italy.

CariploTeatro

Thetheater,which/asfirstlycreatedasacinemahouse,hostsafullcalendar

ofsymphonicandchoralmusictoday.Itsproductionsrangefromtheclassicstothe

contemporary,withsympnonicti'ibutcs（獻禮篇）toPinkFloyd,theBeatles,andQueen.

Ticketsrangefrom8to15euros.

ScalaTeatro

It'sbeensetupwiththefirstpublicperformanceofAntonioSalieri,s

1/EuropaRiconosciutasince1778.Thereareoperaticperformancesmostlyyear-round,

becausethetheaterisclosedduringthemonthofAugust.Italsostagesballetand

classicalmusicperformances.Ticketsrangefrom24to40euros.

PompeiiTeatro

PompeiiTeatro,Italy'sfirstpublictheater,hascontinuouslystagedsoneof

Westernplayhouse*smostchallengingworksofEuripidesandShakespearesinceit

launchedinthepost-waryears.Playshereareguaranteedtobeexcitingand

enjoyable.Ticketsarepricedfrom20to25euros.

ManzoniTeatro

Originallystartedasatheatrefordramaticplays,itwasdestroyedbyAllied

bombsin1943.Rebuiltatanewlocationnearl.aScala,itwasreopenedin1950.

Thetheatertodayisagreatspaceforplays,varietyshows,andmusicalperformsnees.

Ticketsstartat18euros,andparentscanfrequentlyfindproductionsthatwill

appealtoyoungchildren.

1.Whatwillyouchoosetodoifyouareonabudget?

A.Listentosymphonicandchoralmusic.

B.Appreciatedramaticplayswithyourkids.

C.WatchAntonioSalieri,sVEuropaRiconosciuta.

D.EnjoyclassicaldramasatItaly'sfirstpublicplayhouse.

2.Atwhichtheaterarepeoplesuretowatchsonicthrillingplays?

A.CariploTeatro.

B.ScalaTeatro.

C.PompeiiTeatro.

D.ManzoniTeatro.

3.WhatattractsaudiencetoManzoniTeatro?

A.Itsuniquedesignstyle.

B.Itswiderangeofshows.

C.Itseasyaccesstoperformers.

D.ItsnewlocationnearLaScala.

B

AjayGuptcisufferedfrompolio（小兒麻痹癥）whenhewassixmonthsold.However,

seeinghisfatherandgrandfatherrunbusinessesarousedadeepsenseofcuriosity

withinAjaytoexploreentrepreneurship.

Whilesendinghisdaughtertoplayschool,herealizedtherewasagapinthe

qualityofeducationprovided.That*swhentheideaofstartingaplayschoolchain

struckhim.HelaunchedBachpanPlaySchoolin2004usinghispersonalsavings.

StartingwithonebranchinDelhi,todaytheschoolhasscaledupto1,100branches

acrossIndia.

AccordingtoAjay,whatisuniqueaboutBachpan,sstoryistheimpactithas

beenabletocreateacrossTier11andTierIIIcitiesinIndia.“Education

institutesseemcrowdedinbigcities,butwhenyoumoveawayfromthem,thecase

isdifferent,wsaysAjay.Furthermore,inthesmallercities,manyschoolswere

establishedaround40yearsago,andtheylackedquality.

Ajaydidnotsetouttopenetrate（滲透）TierIIandTierIIIcitiesexactly.

Hismissionwastomakepreschooleducationmoreaccessibleandstandardized."I

didnotwantBachpanPlaySchooltobeaplacewhereyousendyourkidfortwo

months,“hesays."Wemadeclearguidelinesforteachersandsyllabuses（教學

大綱）forthekidsmonthlyandannually.Ajayaddsthattheparticularcurriculum,

design,books,andwell-thought-outstrategyalongwithprofessionaltrainingarc

whatshapesthecoreofBachpanPlaySchoolchain.

Asofflineclassesshiftedtoonlineonesduringthepandemic,Ajay'scompany

launchedBachpanLiveplatforminApril2020.ItalsolaunchedBachpanLiveappto

offerliveclasses,onlinebooks,andmore.

Sinceitslaunch,theplatformhaswitnessedabout65,00()downloads.Ajaysays,

“Theteamhastoconsistentlyworktowardsimprovingtheplatformasparentsof

todayhavebecomeverydemanding.Youcannotsellthemanything.Theywanttosee

qualityprograms.”

4.WhatdidAjayrealizewhenhesenthisdaughtertoplayschool?

A.Therewasagapbetweenhisdaughterandhim.

B.Hisdaughterwasnotsatisfiedwithherplayschool.

C.Hecouldmakeabigprofitbyrunningaplayschool.

D.Somechildrencouldn,thaveaccesstoqualityeducation.

5.WhatisspecialaboutBachpanPlaySchool?

A.Itisnotverycompetitiveinbigcities.

B.Itisspeciallydesignedfordisabledchildren.

C.Itisfinanciallysupportedbythegovernment.

D.Ithasimprovededucationqualityinsmallcities.

6.WhatdidAjaydotopromotepreschooleducation?

A.Heemployedexperiencedteachers.

B.Hedesignedatwo-monthcourseforkids.

C.Hemadepreschooleducationmoreformal.

D.Hestressedtheroleofpreschooleducationinsociety.

7.WhatdoesAjayexpectBachpanLiveplatformtodo?

A.Meetparents*expectations.

B.Invitekidstoattendonlineclasses.

C.Replaceofflineclassesinthefuture.

D.Sharemorebooksandclassesonline.

C

Formostpeople,thethoughtofhavingtowatchthemselvesworkoutisnotan

attractiveone.Yetasanygym-goerknows,therearealwayssomepeoplewholike

toenjoytheirreflectioninthefloor-lengthmirrors.Itisperhapstheseparticular

keep-fitloverswhoarcmostexcitedaboutthelatesttrendinhomeexorcisc-smart

fitnessmirrors.

Theseare180cmorsotall,high-techmirrorsthathaveacomputerwhichis

connectedtotheInternet,andalsoworkasavideoscreen.Theideaisthatpeople

contactanonlinetrainer,whothenappearsinthemirroralongwiththeir

reflection.

Onthemoreadvanceddevicesthemirrorisequippedwithcameras,speakersand

numeroussensorsconnectedtoAI,sothetrainercanwatchpeople'smovements,and

provideimprovementsandchanges.Onthesimplermirrorsthevideoandsoundare

justone-way—peoplecanseeandhearthetrainer,butnottheotherwayaround.

Lessonsaretypicallynotlive;instead,peoplejustgetintoalibraryofonline

workoutvideos.

Butisthereanyactualadvantageinbeingabletowatchyourselfworkout?

ColleenLogan,theUSownerofbothNordicTrackandProForm,says,uSeeing

themselvesinthemirrorallowstheuserstocorrecttheirformorposition,sothey

getthebestpossiblebenefitsofstrengthexercisesandreducemistakesthatcou1d

leadtoinjuries”.

However,DrAnthonyPapathomas,asportsandfitnesspsychologistsaysthere

isvaluetothisargument,butthathealsohassonicconcerns.Hosaid,“Howpeople

whoarenotconfidentabouttheirbodyimagefeelaboutthemirrorgetsmeinafret.

Itmaybeaproblemforthosenewtoexerciseandlookingtomakealifestylechange.

Evenforregularexercisers,therearcmanywhoexperiencebodydysmorphia（變形）

oreatingdisorders,andforthem,seeingareflectionthroughouttheirexercise

mightbetroubling.M

8.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytellusaboutsmartfitnessmirrors?

A.Theirtargetusers.

B.Theirbeisicfunctions.

C.Theirwidepopularity.

D.Theircomplexstructure.

9.Whatcanbethebenefitforexercisersfromsimplerfitnessmirrors?

A.Havingliveworkoutlessons.

B.Exercisingwithotherpartners.

C.Learningfromsometrainersatonce.

D.Takingadvantageofworkoutvideos.

10.WhatdocsLoganthinkofthemirror?

A.Itmakesmistakessometimes.

B.Itcouldbringinjuriestoitsusers.

C.Ithelpsusersexercisemoreproperly.

D.Itcan'tbeusedforstrengthexercises.

11.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“inafret”under1inedinthelast

paragraph?

A.Worried.

B.Confused.

C.Annoyed.

D.Interested.

D

Risingtemperaturesandextremeweathereventsaremakingfarmingconditions

increasinglychallenging.Thus,scientistsinsomeoftheworld,sdriestplaces

arecomingupwithsolutionstoboostlocalfoodproduction.IntheDubaidesert,

theInternationalCenterofBiosalineAgriculture(ICBA)hascarriedoutamission

totransplantandgrowsuperfoodsthatcouldadapttoandsurviveinextremeweather

conditions.

TheworkoftheICBAispartofaglobalefforttofindalternativewaystoproduce

food,withthetotalfooddemandexpectedtoincreasegreatlyby2050.Butwiththe

effectsofclimatechangealreadybeingfeltaroundtheworld,JoshuaKatz,partner

atconsultingfirmMcKinsey&Company,believesweneedtodomoretoprovidefood

securityinthefuture.

“Feedingtheworld,establishingfoodsecurity,providingnutritiousfoodin

asustainablemanner-th3re,salotthatwe*reaskingofthefoodsystem,hesays.

“Inorderforustodeliverthattoourgrowingpopulation,withevolvingdiets

andincreasingfocusonthingslikehealth,we'regoingtoneedmultipletypesof

productionsystemstomeetal1thosedifferentneedsordifferentrequirementsof

thefoodsystem.”

Withonly11%oftheworld,slandsurfaceusedforcropproduction,desert

agricultureisbecomingarealoptioninextremeenvironments.Countrieslikethe

UAE,whicharehighlydependentonfoodimports,arerelyingonmoretechnologies

suchasindoorverticalfarmsandsmartgreenhousesinthedeserttoincreaselocal

foodproduction.

JoshuaKatzseesefforts1ikeICBA'sasanexampleofhowgovernmentscanuse

technologiestoimprovelocalproductionandprepareforthefuture.uCountries

andbusinesseswillmakechoicesabouthowtheywanttoincorporate（合并）different

growingsystemsintosolvingchallenges,whetherit'stheirfoodsecurityorjust

providinglocalfood,“hesays."Ithinkwe*regoingtohavearoleforalmost

everydifferenttypeofcroppingsystemandeverydifferentgrowingtechniquein

differentpartsoftheworld.”

12.Whyaresuperfoodsintroduced?

A.Tofightclimatechange.

B.Tomakefulluseofthelimitedland.

C.Tomeetthegrowingdemandforfood.

I）.Toadapttothechangingfarmingconditions.

13.WhatcanweinferfromJoshuaKatz'swordsinParagraph3?

A.Foodsecurityismoreimportantthaneverbefore.

B.Weneedtomakemoreeffortstoensurefoodsupply.

C.Therearemanyproblemswiththepresentfoodsystem.

D.Newfoodsystemneedstobebuiltforthegrowingpopulation.

14.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsdesertagriculture?

A.Puzzled.

B.Doubtful.

C.Concerned.

D.Positive.

15.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.RisingTemperatures:aThreattoFarming

B.FoodProduction:aSolutiontoFutureDemand

C.FoodSystem:aChallengeforFutureGenerations

D.DesertAgriculture:aNewWaytoImproveLocalEconomy

2023屆四川省德陽市高中英語質量監測考試（二）

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V詮Jy甌o

A

HereareliveonlineconversationsfortheInternationalBookerPrize.

AtNightAllBloodIsBlack

Thu13May19:30-20:30

French-SenegaleseauthorDavidDiop'sshortnovelAtNightAllBloodIsBiack,

paintsacompletelydifferentpictureofthecruel1914-18conflict.

Thiseventincludesashortperformedreadingfromthenovc1byactorKenNwosu.

TheEmployees

Thu29Apr19:30-20:30

SinceshepublishedherfirstnovelCelestinein2015,OlgaRavnhascometo

beregardedasoneofthemostinfluentialwritersincontemporaryDanish1iterature.

Hernewbook,TheEmployeestakesreadersaboardtheSix-ThousandShipasitflies

throughthefaruniverseinthe22ndcentury.

ThiseventincludesashortperformedreadingfromTheEmployeesbyactorLucy

Phelps.

WeCeasetoUnderstandtheWorld

Thu20Mayl9:30-20:30

11isLabatut'sthirdbook,whichhasbeentranslatedfromtheSpanishversion

bywriterandtranslatorAdrianNathanWestwhousedhisknowledgeofWorldWarII

andsoughtoutoriginaldocumentsfromscientifichistoryintoEnglish.

ThiseventincludesashortperformedreadingfromthenovelbyactorFionaShaw.

TheWarofthePoor

Thu27May19:30-20:30

Writerandfilm-makerErieVui1lardbecamefamousinhisnativeFrancewhenhe

wonthePrixGoncourtin2017forhisnovelTheOrderoftheDay,setinAustria

duringtheSecondWorldWar.He'11joinusthiseveningtodiscusshislatestwork.

ThiseventincludesshortperformedreadingfromthenovelbyactorKenNwosu.

1.Whowroteabookaboutspacelie?

A.DavidDiop.B.OlgaRavn.C.Labatut.D.Eric

Vuillard.

2.Whichbook*sauthorwi11appearintheonlineconversations?

A.AtNightAllBloodIsBlack.B.TheEmployee

C.WeCeasetoUnderstandtheWorld.D.TheWarofthePoor.

3.Whatdothefourconversationshaveincommon?

A.Theguestsdosomereadingofthenovels.B.Theguestshaveatalkabou:the

novels.

C.Theyrefertosomebriefreviews.D.Theystartatthesametime.

B

Wesatathome,waitingfortheCOVID-19casestodecreaseandfortheweather

toimprove.Wealldreamedofwhatwewoulddowhenwecouldfinallygooutside.

Irodemyoldbikefaithfullyforalmost20yearsbeforegettingthereplacement,

whichgotstolenforcingmebacktoOldFaithful.Theweak-mindedmighthave

abandonedbikingcompletelyatthatpoint,butnotme.Bikingmeansfreedom.

EveryspringIgetGidFaithfulready.Sheisgettingoldwithmorereplacement

partsthanoriginals.Eutwithallbikestoresbeinglowonnewmodels,sheisall

Ihave.Onmybike,aslongasPmaliveandeating,I,vegotfuelandcanpedal

totheendsofEarthif1want.Noobstacleisimpassable.Jammedroadsmeannothing.

Icanstillweavebetweencarsintraffic.Thismemoryoffreedommeansevenmore

tomewiththeexperienceoflockdown.

Societygrilledilsleelh（咬緊牙關）iniheknowledgeIhalwejuslhadlolough

itoutforayeartogettotheotherside.ThenDeltahit.ThenOmicron.Ayear

turnedintotwo,andthat*swhenthewallsreallystartedclosingin.That'swhen

wereallyneededhope.So,IcountthedaysuntiIIcanreturntomybike.Onmy

bike,Iachieveanotherstateofmind.Iwouldpushmyselftoreachthetopeach

time.Iwantedtofeelthatlittlethrillofmakingittothesummit,knowingthat

doingsotoldmeonceagainthatIcouldgoanywhereandthatnothingcouldhold

meback.Iwasfree.

EveryfewyearsIaddanewacheorpain.Ianstartingtogetold.Ican't

cycleasfastasIusedto.ButeverytimeIencounterahill,Idon*tgiveup.

I'mwaitingforthatfirstwarmdaywhenI'11escapethepandemicwalls.Iwant

toputonmyhelmetandforonebrief,beautifulmoment,befreeagain.

4.WhatcausedtheauthortorideOldFaithful?

A.Hehadhisbikestolenunluckily.B.Hewantedtoreplacetheoldone.

C.Hehopedtogothroughhisisolation,D.Hewishedtoavoiditsbecoming

dusty.

5.WhatdoesParagraph3wanttosay?

A.The1imitationofdrivingvehicles,B.Theadvantagesofridinghis

bike.

C.Thehardshiptofindbikeoriginals.D.Thespecialexperienceof

lockdown.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“Societygritted…"inParagraph4mean?

A.Keepsomethingforarainyday.B.Beaplayboywithoutambition.

C.Agoodmedicinetastesbitter.D.Holdingonmakeslifehopeful.

7.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Toughsituationsmakemestrongerandsmarter.

B.Thepandemiclockdowncannotlockmydreamsaway

C.WhatIwanttodowhenthepandemiclockdownends.

D.HowIrelievedmypressureduringthepandemiclockdown.

C

WHAT'SFORdinner?Theanswermatters,ateverylevel.Globally,foodprices

haverisenin13ofthepast15monthsandareclosetotheirpeakof2011,owing

topoorweatherandtheDutbreakofaswine-fluin2018.Inreality,agricultureuses

halftheworldTshabitablelandandaccountsformorethan30%ofglobalemissions.

WhenonesuchfactoryinTeesside,innorthernEngland,recentlythreatenedtoshut

downbecauseofhighnaturalgasprices,thegovernmenthadtostepintoprevent

foodsupplychainsfromcollapsing.

Fortunately,technologiesareemergingthatpremisetoproducefoodinnewways.

Theserangefrombioreactorsthatgrowmeattoindocrwvertical“farmsandnewways

ofproducingfish.Soitiseasytoseehowsteaksmadefromplant-basedprotein,

orgrowninvats(桶)fromcells,couldgreatlyreducefactoryfarmingandlandand

wateruse,andproducefeweremissions.

Thatdoesnotmeanpeoplewillbewi11ingtoeatit,however.Givenfood's

culturalimportance,peopledon*trespondactivelytonewfoodstuffsandproduction

processes,becausetheyfeareditcausedsomethingharmful.

Atthesametimetraditionalfoodsandfarmingmodelareadored.ManyWestern

consumersarewillingtopayextraforfood,becauseitavoids“chemicals”.Yet

supposedlytimelessfoodtraditionsareoftenshelllowerthantheyseem.Potatoes

wereeventuallywidelyadoptedinEurope(theinventionofFrenchfrieshelped).

CoffeefromArabiaandteafromChinawereunknowninEuropebeforethe17thcentury.

Thenewfoodsandprocessesonoffertodaypresentopportunitiestocreate

deliciousandsustainablenewtraditions.Westernconsumersshouldputasidetheir

reservationsabouteatingcricketsandgiveplant-basedburgersand3D-printcd

steaksatry.Regulatorsshouldbemoreopentogene-editingcrops,andspeedup

approvalofeatableinsectsforanimalfeedandhumanconsumption.

8.Whatdoestheauthoraimtostressinparagraph1?

A.Foodsystemfacespressurefromsomefactors.B.Foodproductioncauses

moreseriouspollution.

C.Agricultureplaysimportantrolesintheworld.D.Foodsafetyisvitally

significantforpeople

9.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?

A.Livestocktendstodeclineinthefuture

B.Plant-basedproteinwillbemorepopular.

C.Technologywillmakeahugedifference.

D.Agriculturallandshouldbewellprotected

10.What'sconsumers*attitudetonewfoodstuff?

A.Favorable.B.Skeptical.C.Indifferent.1）.

Unclear.

11.What'sthesuitabletitleforthepassage?

A.Toeatornottoeat:that*saquestionthatyouhave.

B.Whatyoueat:adiversefoodculturetippealingtoyou

C.Newwaystomakefoodarecoming-butwillyoubite?

D.Aneweraintechnologyisapproaching-butarcyouready?

D

Foryears,theconventionalwisdomamongSiliconValleyfuturistswasthat

artificialintelligenceandautomationindicateddoom（厄運）forblue-cc-llar

workerswhosejobsinvolvedrepetitivephysicallabor.Truckdrivers,retaiI

cashiersandwarehouseworkerswou1dalllosetheirjobstorobots,theysaid,while

workersincreativefieldslikeart,entertainmentandmediawouldbesafe.Well,

anunexpectedthinghappenedrecently:AIenteredthecreativeclass.

Inthepastfewmonths,Al-basedimagegeneraters1ikeDALL-E2,Midjourneyand

StableDiffusionhavemadeitpossibleforanyonetocreateunique,hyper-realistic

imagesjustbytypingafewwordsintoatextbox.Theseapps,thoughnew,arealready

surprisinglypopular.

It'sstilltooearlytotellwhetherthisnewwaveofappswillendupcosting

artistsandillustratorstheirjobs.Whatseemsclear,though,isthatthesetools

arealreadybeingputtouseincreativeindustries.

SarahDrummond,aservicedesignerinLondon,startedusingAi-generatedimages

afewmonthsagotoreplacetheblack-and-whitesketchesshedidforherjob.These

wereusuallybasicdrawingsthatvisuallyrepresentedprocessesshewastryingto

designimprovementsfor.

Insteadofspendinghourscreatingwhatshecalledblobdrawingsmanually,Ms.

Drummond,36,nowtypeswhatshewantsintoDALL-E2orMidjourney.Ms.Drummond

acknowledgedthatAIinagegeneratorshadlimitations.Theyaron*tgoodatmore

complexsketches,forexample,orcreatingmultipleimageswiththesamecharacter.

Andliketheothercreativeprofessionals,shesaidshedidn'tthinkAIdesigners

wouldreplacehumanillustratorscompletely.

“WouldIuseitforfinaloutput?No.Iwou1dhiresomeonetofullymakewhat

wewantedtorealize,wshesaid."Butthethrowawayworkthatyoudowhenyou're

anykindofdesigner,whetherit,svisual,architectural,urbanplanner-you're

sketching,sketchingsketching.Andsothisisasketchtool.”

12.Whatfstheconventionalwisdomabout?

A.AIcanlearntocreateuniqueimages.B.Robotswillbepopularinallthe

fields

CAIwilltaketheplaceofphysicallabor.D.Appswi11givebirthtosome

problems.

13.What'sthecharacterofDALL-E2orMidjourneyaccordingtoSara?

A.Itgetsdrawingskillsimproved.B.Ithelpsinsomebasicdrawings

C.ItmakessketchesmorediverseI).Itiscreativeaswellashumans.

14.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordumanuallywinParagraph5mean?

A.Bymachine.B.ByimaginationC.Bytechnology.D.Byhand.

15.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Ai-generatedartisalreadytransformingcreativework.

B.Theappsaregettingartistslosingtheirjobsatpresentbeing.

C.Scienceandtechnologycompletelychangepeople,slifenow.

D.Twousefuldrawingtoolsarcdesignedforartistsintheirlife.

2023屆四川省瀘州市高二第二次教學質量診斷性考試英語試題

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A

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JoinourcommuniCyofover500studentorganizations.Youcangettoknowstudent

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GivingbacktocommunitiesisanidealfundamentaltoHarvard1smission.The

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