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2022届四川省眉山市、乐山市高三第三次诊断性考试英语试
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姓名：
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一、阅读理解
Modern Cities on Ancient Ruins
All around the world, some cities were built on top of ancient ruins. The presence of
ancient ruins in a city not only adds reputation but also increases the economy. Here are four
modern cities built on ancient ruins.
Seoul, South Korea
Seoul is currently the largest city in South Korea, whose history goes back almost 2000
years. While Seoul is considered a very modern city, the ancient city wall can still be found in
its very center. The wall, which was built to protect the city from enemies, dates back to the
early 1300s.
Kyoto, Japan
Kyoto is known as one of Japan’s oldest and most historically significant cities. It is
believed that Kyoto was founded around 794 A
．
D
．
and was the capital of Japan until 1868.
For a thousand years, the city remained faithful to its roots and became famous for its
classical Buddhist temples, gardens, and royal palaces.
Mexico City, Mexico
The Nahua Aztec established Mexico City around 1325 and it became the capital of an
advanced growing empire. Temple Tempo Mayor is one of the last surviving ruins dating
back to the pre-Columbian Aztec empire. Making handmade products in ancient ways attracts
visitors there.
Luxor, Egypt
Luxor is a modern city located on the east bank of the Nile River in southern Egypt.
During the 16 -14 centuries B
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C
．
, this city was called Thebes. Large temples, royal tombs,
and the Valley of the Kings are located around this area in Egypt.
1
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What can we know about Seoul?
A
．
It has an ancient city in its center.
C
．
It has an ancient defence wall.
B
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It’s the oldest city in South Korea.
D
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It’s a new city surrounded by an old wall.
2
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What do Kyoto and Mexico City have in common?
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A
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They share the same faith.
C
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They are famous for Buddhist temples.
3
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Which city has the longest history?
A
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Seoul.
B
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Kyoto.
B
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They were both capital cities in history.
D
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They offer visitors free handmade goods.
C
．
Mexico City. D
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Luxor.
During his second year in college, Ben took a few business classes. They got his head
spinning with ideas to start his own business. He started by thinking about things he liked.
First, it was clothing. Then coffee. He thought about opening up a coffee shop. But both ideas
seemed too hard and costly.
Some might give up right there and keep going about their regular life. But Ben is
different. He kept thinking and came up with the idea of selling his own brand of coffee. He
felt like there was potential to do this without too much money or risk. He didn’t give up. So
he took to the Internet and started doing research. He eventually found a coffee bean supplier.
He learned about all of the legal affairs of starting a business. It all seemed daunting but he
stuck to it.
After setting up his business and starting to order coffee he began testing different
versions with his friends and family. He got feedback and improved his product. He
appropriately named his company Clouds Coffee Company. He had a little bit of savings from
his birthdays but that was far away from starting a business. So, he traded with an advertising
designer to help him with his naming, logo, product pictures, photography, and website
design. In return, he would supply him with coffee in exchange for his design talent!
Ben received great support from his tutor, Clyde Rucker, a very successful businessman
and best friend of his grandparents. Many others in the community supported Ben in his
earliest day, trying to help him succeed at such a young age. They were inspired by his
activeness and energy. And his good coffee!
Ben Cloud is a fantastic example of a young person struggling to become the best
version of himself.
4
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What does the author tell us about Ben’s life in college?
A
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He studied hard and had good academic grades.
B
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He accumulated rich experience in selling clothes.
C
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He learned to do business and founded his own coffee.
D
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He gave up college courses halfway and turned to business.
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5
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What quality did Ben mainly show in his deal with the ad designer?
A
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Design talent. B
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Earning power. C
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Management ability. D
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Business gift.
6
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Which words can best describe Ben?
A
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Intelligent and fully-developed.
C
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Helpful and warm-hearted.
B
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Ambitious and strong-minded.
D
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Energetic and self-centered.
7
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What message does the author intend to convey in the text?
A
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Success comes to those who never give up.
B
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A young man’s success needs social support.
C
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College students should learn what society needs.
D
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Everyone can develop his potential advantages.
Job interviews are rarely fun, especially when you are young, about which I have deep
feelings. I will never forget the opening question in my first interview for the Financial Times:
“So, apart from the week before your interview, do you ever actually read the FT?”
Young jobseekers today face a different but no less difficult challenge. They find
themselves smiling anxiously into their laptop cameras, answering questions as a timer ticks
down with no human to interact with at all, which is equally boring.
Large employers are using these “asynchronous(
异步的
) video interviews”(AVIs) to
narrow down job applicants to a smaller pool they can meet in person. Platforms such as
HireVue and Modern Hire record applicants answering predetermined questions, usually with
a time limit for each answer. In some cases, the recordings will be watched by the employer’s
hiring managers. In others, the platform’s algorithms(
算法
) will assess the candidates based
on what they said or even their facial expressions.
These interviews can be done cheaply and massively: one grocery chain in the US was
gathering as many as 15,000 per day during the pandemic, according to HireVue. The
platforms say the process is fairer than human recruiters(
招聘人员
), leading to better and
more diverse candidates making the cut.
But employers need to pay more attention to how the process affects potential employees.
Researchers at the University of Sussex Business School, in association with the Institute for
Employment Studies, have warned that young jobseekers feel confused and exhausted by
automated recruitment systems.
Employers suffer the loss too. AVIs select for people who can talk into air, not people
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who can interact well with others, though the latter is more important in most jobs. What’s
more, an interview is a company’s first real interaction with potential employees, some of
whom it will want to hire. It should be a chance for both sides to learn about each other.
8
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Why does the author mention his first job interview experience?
A
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To make young jobseekers confident.
C
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To indicate the difficulty in job seeking.
9
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What’s paragraph 3 mainly about?
A
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The use of AVIs.
C
．
Introduction to brand platforms.
B
．
The advantages of AVIs.
D
．
Roles of AVIs and hiring managers.
B
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To show the boredom of job interviews.
D
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To prove that he was superior to others.
10
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What does the underlined phrase “making the cut” in paragraph 4 mean?
A
．
Going backdoor.
interviewed.
11
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What’s the author’s attitude towards AVIs?
A
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Disgusted.
There’s nothing better than a walk in the countryside for refreshing ourselves.
Connecting with wooded nature has been proven to help our mental and physical health. For
some, the best thing is to wander through a forest, but as we admire the trees that surround us,
it’s worth knowing these trees are doing more than just being nice things to look at.
We’re also aware of trees’ functions of improving environment — they produce oxygen
and clean the air we breathe by absorbing about a quarter of all human-caused carbon dioxide
emissions. Deforestation isn’t helping with this, which is why so many people want to save
them. But there’s more to these impressive forms of plants than we might think. Researchers
have discovered evidence that proves they are actually intelligent.
It’s thought that trees talk and share resources right under our feet, using a fungal
network. Under the ground are tree roots, and mixed among them, along with bacteria, are
thousands of superfine threads of fungi, known as hyphae. And research has shown that they
are all interconnected. They can help each other by sharing nutrients, and they can even warn
of approaching dangers. Scientists say it’s like the trees are talking to one another.
Ecologist Suzanne Simard has called this network the Wood Wide Web. She discovered
that parent trees use this network to help their seedlings. “We found that the parent trees
would favour their own seedlings versus the strangers, by sending them more nutrients,” she
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B
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Tolerant. C
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Supportive. D
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Cautious.
B
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Spending less. C
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Being chosen. D
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Being
spoke to the BBC
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She also found that trees are smart enough to change their behaviour and
have managed to adapt and survive in a changing environment.
So it seems trees really are the stars of our natural world, and with a huge number of
them on our planet, it’s time to show them some respect if we want them to boom.
12
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In what aspects do trees benefit us according to the text?
A
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Intelligence and education.
C
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Working and living conditions.
B
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Health and environment.
D
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Tourism and construction.
13
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What plays a key role in trees’ communication?
A
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Interconnection of fungi threads.
C
．
Mixing of roots.
B
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Waving of tree leaves.
D
．
Combination of bacteria.
14
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What can we know about parent trees according to Suzanne Simard?
A
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They send nutrients to their own seedlings only.
B
．
They help their seedlings to compete with others.
C
．
They also feed seedlings that are not their own.
D
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They build the network to raise the young all day.
15
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Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A
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Stars of Our Planet
C
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Survival of the Fittest
B
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Unknown Benefits of Trees
D
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Lovely Smart Trees
二、七选五
How to Deal with Crowd Anxiety
If you feel stressed out or nervous when you approach a large crowd of people, you’re
probably dealing with crowd anxiety. ____16____, especially if you live in a larger city or
urban environment. Thankfully, there are ways you can lessen the symptoms of your anxiety
and face your fear of crowds head on to feel more comfortable around large groups.
____17____. Picture yourself feeling calm and at peace. If you start feeling anxious,
take a few deep breaths, but keep picturing yourself in a crowded space. Exposing yourself to
crowds when you’re at home can lead to less anxiety when you encounter(
遭遇
) them in real
life.
Take a friend with you in large crowds. ____18____. If you know you’re headed
somewhere with a large crowd, consider asking a friend or family member to come with you.
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