2024年4月7日发(作者:)

2023届北京市西城区高三一模英语试卷

第一部分:知识运用

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共两节,

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第一节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,共15分)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的

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B

C

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四个选项中,选出最

佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Asachildgrowingupinthe1980s,MarleneIrvintookmanytripstoJoyland,anamusement

parkinherhometownofWichita,excitedthemomentherfamilydroveinto

Joyland’sparkinglot.“Thecarouselcirclingattheentrancetotheparkwasalways

the____1____forme,”Marlenesaid.“Icouldwatchthehorsesforhours.”

Joylandcertainlymadea/an____2____impressiononMarlene,asshegother“firstrealjob”

yearslateratWichita’sChanceManufacturing,thelargestmakerofamusementparkridesinthe

estartedinthefiberglassworkshop,wherethecarouselhorses’frames,

alongwithpartsforFerriswheels,rollercoasters,andotherrides,werepiecedtogether.

She____3____foundherwaytoChance’sartanddecorationdepartment,becomingoneofthelead

,afterworkingatChancefornearlyfifteenyears,Marlenedecidedtostarther

ownbusiness,

focusingoncarouselrestoration.

Aroundthesametime,Joylandstartedexperiencinga____4____,tothe

heartbreakofWichitansyoungandold,Joyland____5____aftermorethanfiftyyearsofoperation.

Localpreservationorganizationspurchasedsomeofthepark’shistoricalitems,andJoyland’s

thirty-sixcarouselhorsesweredonatedtoBotanica,ca

askedMarleneto____6____theold,brokenhorses,andsheacceptedthechallenge.

AsMarlenefinishedeachhorse,Botanica____7____gh

theylooked____8____comparedtotheirglory(辉煌)daysatJoyland,thankstoMarlene’sartistic

efforts,tiveWichitans

sawthem,theirmost____9____questionwas:“Willwebeabletoridethem?”Even

as_____10_____,theyrememberedridingthehorsesatJoylandwhentheywerekids.

Marlenealwayssmiledandanswered:“They’vebeenwaitingforyoutocomeback.”

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第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,共15分)

A

阅读下面短文,根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写

1

个恰当的单词,在给出

提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

MynameisBarbaraandIworkatadepartmentstore.I____11____(work)thereforoneyear

hangedmynametagfrom“Barb”to“Barbie”.

____12____mademefeelfunnywashowsmallkidstalkedaboutme.“IsshereallyBarbie?”they

editatmyotherjob,tooandbeganansweringthephone,“

Ihelpyou?”Thecallershavegottenusedtothatovertime,ninetypercentof____13____now

respondwithmyname:“Barbie,canyoutellme.”Pronouncingthatlong“e”soundforcesyour

mouthintoasmile,butIhavefoundthesmileisusuallyreturnedvoluntarily.

B

阅读下面短文,根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词,在给出

提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

It’ssaidthatfortheEnglishman,r,thisdoesnotmeanthathis

houseisabeautifulpalacethatothers____14____(invite)British,thehomeisa

’saprivateplaceinwhichhegoestohideaway

____15____merican,thehomeisanexpressionof____16____(he).

Muchmoneyisoftenspentoneachandeveryroom____17____(create)theright“feel”

accordingtotheperson’ore,heishappytoshowhishousetoothers.

C

阅读下面短文,根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词,在给出

提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Smokejumpersarefirefighters,trainedtofightfiresinplacesthatfireenginescan’treach.

Theytravelinsmallplanesand,____18____(use)aparachute,jumpintoremotewildareasto

fireisstillsmall,thepilot

____19____(drop)irstjobmaybetobuildafire

umpersmustbe

____20____(high)trained,obisverydangerous.

第二部分:阅读理解(共两节,38分)

第一节(共14小题;每小题2分,共28分)

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在

答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

DearTeachersandParents,

ThisJune,duringFinancialLiteracyMonth,wehavesometoshare.

In2015,afreeonlinefinancialeducationcoursenamedFutureSmartwasintroducedto

middleschoolstudents,specificallytargetingthisgroupatatimeintheirliveswhenfinancial

habitstakeholdandgrow.

Fastforwardtotoday,FutureSmart,availableinEnglishandSpanish,hasreachedover

13,antwomillionstudentshavecompletedthecourse,

withalmosthalfcomingfromlow-to-moderateincomefamilies.

Butwearen’isetoreachfourmillionmorestudentsbytheendof

2025.

Why?eforehavemoneymanagement

andinvestmentdecisionsbeensoeasytoconductatanytimeorplacethroughtheuseofa

metoofferstudentsmorecriticalfinancialliteracyeducationtoencouragethem

tomakegoodfinancialdecisionsonadailybasisastheymaketheirwaythroughacomplex

world.

Fromweighingopportunitycoststodelayinginstantsatisfactionforlong-termfinancialgain,

FutureSmarteducatesouryouthusinghands-onsimulations(

模拟

)tointroduceconceptslike

ngyounglearnershowto

buildsolidfinancialfoundationsisanimportantstepinbuildingfinanciallyhealthycommunities.

Althoughourworkisfarfromcomplete,orks

exceptionallywell.

Inthelargeststudyofitskind,supportedbytheMassMutualFoundationandEVERFI,the

UniversityofMassachusettsDonahueInstitute(UMDI)recentlyconcludedthat90%ofstudents

sawastatisticallysignificantandeducationallymeaningfulincreaseinknowledgeaftertakingthe

FutureSmartcourse.

What’smore,theseresultswereconsistentacrossallstudentdemographicsincludingrace,

age,gender,schoolyear,andsocioeconomicstatus.

Wehavealongwaytogotoreacheverysinglemiddleschoolstudent,butwewelcomethe

er,ourteamshavestartedamovementtoprovideequalaccesstofinancial

education,andweinviteotherstojoinus.

earnmoreandseehowyoucanbringFutureSmarttotheyoung

peopleinyourlife.

MICHAELFANNING

HeadofMassMutualUS

rseFutureSmart

RAYMARTINEZ

PresidentandCo-FounderofEVERFI

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nboughtbyalargenumberofschools

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sFutureSmartintroducefinancialconcepts?

blishingfinanciallyhealthycommunities.

gingopportunitiesandrewards.

latingreal-lifesituations.

yingfinancialgain.

akingthecourse,thestudentsshouldbeableto

etheiracademicperformance

financialchallengesatanytime

tandpeoplefromvariousbackgrounds

stablefinancialfoundationforthefuture

.

B

Iwassittinginachemistrylabclassduringmyfirstyearofuniversity,nervousaboutthe

edapipetteand,asIfeared,

pingtopursueacareerinscience,butIstartedtowonder

htmydreamshadcrashedtotheground.

lymanagedtofindgooddoctorswherewe

lived,inLeningrad(burg),Russia,andItookpartinclinicaltrialstestingnew

yaftermyfirstbirthday,Istartedwalkinganditbecameclearmyintelligence

,insomesense,,Icouldn’tdosomethingsgrowing

ndsshook,handwasmuch

worsethanmyright,soIlearnedtowriteanddosimpletaskswithmyrighthand,butitwasn’t

easytodoanythingprecisely.

Asateenager,galone,Ijoinedastudygroupcalled

“Thenaturalworld”.Ithoughtthatgettingintotheworldofanimalswouldkeepmeawayfrom

’ersity,Ienjoyedthelecturesinmy

btasksprovedimpossible,uggledwithmymood,Iread

enon,thephysiologyofmentaldisordersbecamemyscientific

dintowhatwasbeingdonelocallyandwasexcitedtodiscoveralabthatdid

behavioralexperimentsinratstostudydepression.

Attheendofmysecondyear,IapproachedtheprofessorofthelabtoseewhetherIcould

raidtoadmitIcouldn’lief,shewascompletely

metoworkperformingbehavioralexperimentsforothersinthelabwiththe

thesupportiveatmosphereandstayedtheretocompletemymaster’s

andPh.D.

I’vecometorealizethatmyhandsaren’nguseof

myabilitiesandworkingaspartofateam,I’vebeenabletofollowmypassions.I’vealsorealized

thatthere’tcollectall

thedatainmypapers,butI’mfullycapableofdesigningexperimentsandinterpretingresults,

which,tome,isthemostexcitingpartofscience.

stheauthor’sdream?

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master’sdegree.

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indamagedidn’taffecthisintellectualcapacity

epassage,itisclearthat.

hor’sowndepressioninspiredhimtohelpotherswithmentaldisorders

horwassurroundedbyateamwhourgedhimtofurtherhisstudy

hor’slonelinessmovedhimtowardstheworldofbiology

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C

Imagineasimplebloodtestthatcouldflagmostkindsofcancersattheearliest,mostcurable

biopsiescould,intheory,detectatumor(

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)wellbeforeitcouldbefoundby

touch,estscouldavoidtheneedforsurgeonstocuttissuesamples

andmakeitpossibletorevealcancerhidinginplacesneedlesandscalpelscannotsafelyreach.

Theycouldalsodeterminewhattypeofcanceristakingroottohelpdoctorsdecidewhattreatment

mightworkbesttodestroyit.

Liquidbiopsiesarenotyetinhand,becauseitishardtofinddefinitivecancersignalsina

tubeofblood,arthejournalScience

publishedthefirstbigprospectivestudyofaliquidbiopsyforDNAandproteinsfrommultiple

farfromperfect,thebloodtestcalledCancerSEEKfound26tumorsthat

hadnotbeendiscoveredwithconventionalscreenings.

LiquidbiopsiescanrelyonavarietyofbiomarkersinadditiontotumorDNAandproteins,

tmakesthesearchdifficult,AnaRobles,a

cancerbiologistoftheNationalCancerInstitute,explains,isthat“ifyouhaveanearly-stage

cancerorcertaintypesofcancer,theremightnotbealotoftumorDNA,”andtestsmightmissit.

Theidealbloodtestwillbebothveryspecificandverysensitivesothateventinytumorscanbe

lethischallenge,CancerSEEKlooksforcancer-specificmutations(

突变

)on16

genes,andforeightproteinsthatarelinkedtocancerandforwhichtherearehighlysensitive

tests.

lliquidbiopsywillalsodeterminethelikely

locationofthecancersothatitcanbetreated.“Mutationsareoftensharedamongdifferentkinds

ofcancer,soifyoufindtheminblood,youdon’tknowifthatmutationiscomingfromastomach

cancerorlungcancer,”saysAnirbanMaitra,

solvethatproblem,anges,

Maitranotes,are“moreorgan-specific”.

Ontheneare

yearthegovernmentapprovedthefirsttwosuchtests,whichscanfortumorDNAsodoctorscan

istsareworkingonbloodteststodetectthefirstsignsof

cancerrecurrence(复发)rkismovingfast,but

doesitsavelives?

ThatisthequestioncompaniessuchasThriveandGrailmustanswerfortheirbroadly

ambitiousscreeningtests.“Thesecompanieshavetoprovethattheycandetectearlycancerand,

moreimportant,thattheearlydetectioncanhaveanimpactoncancersurvival,”Maitraobserves.

ingtothepassage,liquidbiopsiesareexpectedto

nceranddeterminethetreatment

cancersignalsfromasampleofblood

agesoftumorsandpreventpotentialcancers

pesofcancerbymeasuringtheamountofproteins

nwelearnfromthepassage?

fcancerrecurrencearenotdetectable.

entkindsofcancerhavedifferentgenemutations.