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1、四川省绵阳南山实验中学2022-2023学年高三上学期12月月考英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读理解A music column by New Music Friday is from https: /www.npr.org, sharing the best albums released every Friday. Readers can enjoy and download the albums title track online. The column is well enjoyed by the music explorers. Here are some rece

2、nt hits.The best releases out Sept. 30By Stephen Thompson, Keanna Faircloth, Bob Boilen, Tarik MoodyIts been five years since Bjrk last released an album, but now the Icelandic icon (偶像) is back with a deeply inventive set called Fossora. Every sound on the record feels as if its springing into the

3、mix from a different direction, as her energetic voice shares space with everything from bass clarinets (低音单簧管) to the voices of Bjrks own creation. Fossora was inspired, at least in part, by the death of the singers mother, but joy also exists.The best releases out Sept. 16By Cyrena Touros, Christi

4、na Lee, Tarik Moody, Stephen ThompsonThe superstar K-pop girl group BLACKPINK is one of the biggest pop juggernauts in the world, with billions of streams and massive world tours to its name. Born Pink, its second full-length album, promises to further promote BLACKPINKs domination of the U.S. chart

5、s.The best releases out Sept. 9By Christina Lee, Ann Powers, Stephen Thompson, Cyrena TourosAri Lennox experienced a huge breakthrough with 2019s much-loved Shea Butter Baby, but her new album age/sex/location promises to be even bigger. Shes been trying many her singles for many months now, and eve

6、n dropped a five-song EP last Friday, but the album is finally here. It somehow sounds modern even if it recreates the most unforgettable R&B sounds of the90s and early00s.1Why is Bjrks mother mentioned?AShe gave Bjrk an energetic voice.BShe helped Bjrk to record the new album.CHer death gave Bj

7、rk some inventive ideas.DHer leaving delayed the release of Fossora.2What do we know about Ari Lennoxs new album?AIt is made up of five songs.BIt is adapted from Shea Butter Baby.CIt is intended for single music-lovers.DIt is trying to make another breakthrough.3Who has worked on all the three new a

8、lbums?AStephen Thompson.BTarik Moody.CChristina Lee.DAnn Powers.Chen Xingrong, 16, was diagnosed with autism (自闭症) when he was a baby. After being diagnosed with autism, his father, Chen Xunhu, quit his job and devoted his full attention to the topic of autism. In 2012, Chen Xunhu learned that swimm

9、ing could help autistic people improve their important ability and articulation (发音), so he spent months learning how to swim by watching videos and reading books. He spent several months teaching his son and discovered that his son had gradually developed the ability to control his breath under wat

10、er, which significantly increased his confidence.The father laid the groundwork for his sons swimming lessons. Two hand rings and a swing are installed (安装) from the ceiling by the father to help Chen Xingrong strengthen his muscles and learn swimming movements more precisely. On one wall of their h

11、ome hangs a table for Chen Xingrongs routine exercises. “I used to plan all his exercises for him, but now it is all up to him. He decides how many exercises he wants to do, and its a process of self-management,” said Chen Xunhu.In spite of all the hardships in life, Chen Xingrong managed to become

12、an outstanding swimmer. In 2021, he won five medals, including a gold, at the 11th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the eighth National Special Olympic Games.As well as swimming, learning basic life skills is also an important part of life for a teenager with autism. Thanks to his fa

13、thers perseverance (毅力), Chen Xingrong has learned to buy food and has held voluntary jobs at supermarkets and fast-food restaurants. Meanwhile, Chen Xunhu wants the public to know more about autistic people so as to reduce misunderstanding. He organized about 500 people to watch the autism-themed f

14、ilm, titled Ocean Heaven, which describes how a terminally (末期的) ill father attempts to teach his son the necessary life skills to live without him.Chen Xunhu has made great efforts to make the public understand autism better and hopes all autistic people will live a wonderful life in the future.4Wh

15、y did the father try to teach his son to swim?ATo help treat his sons illness.BTo build his sons confidence.CTo bring out his sons potential.DTo encourage his son to start a hobby.5What do we know about Chen Xingrong?AHe preferred to swim at home.BHe kept to a tight training routine.CHe has got grea

16、t rewards for his efforts.DHe had difficulty in strengthening his muscles.6How did the father help people understand autism (自闭症) better?ABy organizing people to watch an autism-themed film.BBy leading them to do voluntary work for autistic teenagers.CBy showing the daily lives of children with auti

17、sm in pictures.DBy sharing his experience in teaching autistic children life skills.7Which of the following words can best describe Chen Xunhu?ACreative and brave.BCaring and determined.CAmbitious and demanding.DOptimistic and humorous.People were already known to consume microplastics via food and

18、water as well as breathing them in. In a new study, scientists analyzed blood samples from 22 healthy donators and found microplastics in 17. Half the samples contained PET plastic, which is commonly used in drinks bottles, while a third contained polystyrene, which is used for packaging food and ot

19、her products. A quarter of the blood samples containcd polyethylene, from which plastic carrier bags are made.“Previous work had shown that microplastics were 10 times higher in the faeces (粪便) of babies compared with adults and that babies fed with plastic bottles are swallowing millions of micropl

20、astic particles (微粒) a day. We also know in general that babies are more sensitive to chemical and particle exposure,” said Prof Dick Vethaak, a scientist at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.“That worries me a lot.”The new research adapted existing techniques to detect and analyze particles as small as

21、0.0007mm. Some of the blood samples contained two or three types of plastic. The team used steel syrnge needles and glass tubes to avoid pollution and tested for background levels of microplastics using blank samples.Vethaak acknowledged that the amount and type of plastic varied considerably betwee

22、n the blood samples.“But this is a pioneering study,”he said, with more work now necded. He said the differences might reflect short-term exposure before the blood samples were taken, such as drinking from a plastic-lined coffee cup or wearing a plastic face mask.A recent study found that microplast

23、ics can attach to the outer membranes(膜) of red blood cells and may limit their ability to transport oxygen. The particles have also been found in the placentas of pregnant women.“Arc the particles preserved in the body? Are they transported to certain organs? And are these levels sufficiently high

24、to cause disease?” Vethaak said.“More detailed research on how microplastics affect the structures and processes of the human body, and whether and how they can transform cells and how they may cause cancer, is urgently needed. The problem is becoming more urgent each day,”Vethaak added.8What does t

25、he new study in Paragraph I show?AMicroplastic pollution is harmful to human health.BMicroplastics have been detected in human blood.CDrinks bottles contain more microplastics than plastic carrier bags.DFood packagng is the main source of microplastics in the human body.9What does the underlined wor

26、d“That”in Paragraph 2 refer to?AThe mass production of plastic bottles.BThe impact of microplastics on babies.CThe undeveloped digestive system of babies.DThe increasing amount of chemicals in food.10What might cause microplastics to vary between blood samples?ADiverse sampling time.BPollution of bl

27、ood samples.CDifferent physical conditions of donators.DShort-term exposure to plastics before sampling.11Which is the best title of the passage?AStudies of Plastic Products.BThe Expectation of Microplastics.CPioneering Studies of Microplastic Particles.DStudies of Microplastics into Human Body.Ant

28、queens are famously long-lived, even though they shouldnt be. Generally, animals that put lots of energy into reproduction sacrifice some time off their life. But ant queens produce millions of eggs and live an extraordinarily long time compared with worker ants that dont reproduce.Now, researchers

29、have shown how one ant species pulls off this anti-aging technique. When queens and hopeful queens of the species Harpegnathos saltator speed up to reproduce, a part of whats called the insulin (胰岛素) signaling pathway gets blocked, slowing aging, the researchers report in the Sept. 2 Science. That m

30、olecular pathway has long been connected with aging in mammals, including humans.“Theres been a nced to understand why queens, or reproductives, in social insects can live for so amazingly long,” says Marc Tatar, a biologist at Brown University in Providence,R. L, who was not involved with the study

31、. Some ant species have queens that survive 30 times as long as their workers.In a rare behavior for ants, when a queen H. saltator dies, some female workers begin competing in fights for the chance to replace her. These hopeful royals develop ovaries (卵巢), start laying eggs and transition into quee

32、nlike forms called gamergates. When a worker transitions to a gamergate, her life span becomes five times as long as it was. But if she doesnt end up becoming queen and returns to a worker, her life span shortens again.The researchers exploited this behavior to investigate the molecular strengthenin

33、g of anti-aging in these ants. H. saltator gamergates, it turns out, extend their life spans by taking advantage of a split in the insulin signaling pathway, the chain of chemical reactions that drive insulins effects on the body. One branch of this pathway is involved with reproduction, while the o

34、ther is connected with aging.12What do you know from Paragraph 1?AAnt queens live unexpectedly longer.BWorker ants live longer than other ants.CFemale animals live longer than male ones.DAnimals in reproduction live longer than others.13Whats the key to ant queens slowing age?AThey speed up to repro

35、duce.BThe molecular pathway contributes to it.CThe insulin signaling pathway gets blocked.DTheyve invented advanced anti-aging techniqucs.14What will happen after an ant queen dies?AThe ant group will be dismissed.BA gamergate will finally replace it.CThe hopeful royals will surely become queens.DTh

36、e female workers use thcir own ovaries to lay eggs.15Whats the passage mainly about?AThe secret of anti-aging.BThe life span of an ant queen.CThe ant queens secret of long life.DThe process of a gamergate to become a queen.二、七选五For many people, COVID-19 doesnt end with a negative test. Weeks or mont

37、hs after traces of the virus disappear from noses and throats, symptoms can last long.The symptoms of the long COVID are wide-ranging. Some people struggle with extreme tiredness that influences their daily lives. 16 .The symptoms make it hard to determine whos at high risk for long-term health prob

38、lems.Some post-COVID conditions may still exist from virus-caused damage. 17 . The hiding virus may also help symptoms to last long.There are some broad indications about whos at risk. Studies suggest that women are more likely than men to have long-existing symptoms. COVID-19 patients with more tha

39、n five symptoms in the first week of infection may be more likely to develop long COVID 18 , though results 19 . The U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists more than 30 health problems, including cancer and lung disease, which raise the risk. Many researchers assume that risk factors

40、 may be the same for long COVID 20 . More research will be needed when it comes to long COVIDUsing health records and exams, and knowledge of certain small diseases with symptoms similar to long COVID, experts are on the hunt for those risk factors.ASex is a possible risk factorBAge also appears to

41、be a risk factorCBut theres no scientific basis for thatDOthers have organ damage or a long coughELong COVID really has a bad effect on everyoneFThe bodys own response to the virus could drive the damageGSevere diseases of the body may be a risk factor for severe COVID-19三、完形填空It was the first night

42、 of a tiring seven-day 250km race across the Gobi Desert a year ago. Mr. Leonard 21 a little dog going around his camp trying to 22 herself.“Cute, but Im not giving you any,” Leonard thought. Like all 23 , he had packed just enough for the whole 24 . Hed been running competitively for three years, a

43、nd he had a 25 to win.The next day, at the starting line, the dog 26 him again. He waved her away, 27 she might be stepped on by the runners. 28 , the dog followed him all the way until the days race 29 . That night the dog snuggled (偎依) up to Leonard and even 30 to get a little food from him. By th

44、en, he was determined to 31 her Gobi.The pair went on to finish the seven-day race, with Gobi 32 a distance of 125km on her own, and winning Leonard over, enough for him to make a 33 he would take her home to Edinburgh. “Seeing Gobi on the race 34 my attitude to things. It made me think more about s

45、topping and helping her, 35 just focusing on winning,” said Leonard, who finished second. “It also made my running more 36 , giving me a lot of pleasure.”As Leonard was preparing to get Gobi home, she was 37 . With a group of 20 local volunteers coming to his 38 , he finally found her. After that, L

46、eonard never let Gobi out of his 39 . Now Gobis favorite activity is still running, and she 40 does at least 8km a day with Leonard up the hills.21ArecognizedBadoptedCspottedDtreated22AaccommodateBfeedCwaterDentertain23AcompetitorsBclimbersCexplorersDhikers24AplanBcampCdayDcourse25AchanceBdesireCrig

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