内容正文:
保密★开考前
Full-time undergde actively oed in related clusses both thee before
(Spring 2024)and the semester afer (Fall 2024)the volunteer period.
铜仁市2025届高三年级摸底考试试卷
.Grnduting seniorsae only qualified if alredy acepted toor enroied indechool
in meteorology or a related field the following fall.
Having an netive interest in a future career with the NWS.
英语
How do I apply?
Applications for Summer 2024 will be open through January 14th,2024.
2024年8月
Please submit the required supporting documents to our official website by the above
注章事项:
deadline.
【。答卷前,考生务必将肉己的姓名,准考证号骑写在答题卡上
Some applicants may be requested to submit responses to written questios.participate ina
2.回答选择题时,选出每小题答業后,用格笔把答题卡上对应延司的答案标号涂黑,
phone interview,both,during Janary or February 2024,before student slectioare mde
如常设动,同掠友擦千净后,再选涂其他答棠标号,回答非志棒题时,将答常写在签是卡上
We expect to make selections for volunteers no later than mid toe February.
写在木试卷上无败,
21.What is required to apply for the program?
3.考试估束后,将本试参和答题卡一并交四
A-Having completed a degree in meteorology or a relsted science.
B.Being a full-time undergraduste actively taking related elasses.
第一部分听力(1-20小题)在笔试结束后进行,
C.Previous experience working with the National Weather Service
听力题日略。
D.Attending a professional conference to present research findings.
第二部分阔读理解(共两节,满分50分)
22.When is the deadline to submit applications for the Summer 2024 program?
第一节(共15小题:每小愿2.5分,满分375分)
A.January 14.
B.February 14
阅读下列短文,从每思所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D》中,选出最挂选项。并在答
C.March 14.
D.October 14
题卡上将该项涂厘。
23.Where can we most probably read this article?
A
A.In a textbook.
B.In a novel.
The Baltimore/Washington Forecast Office of the National Weather Service (NWS)accepts
C.in者newspaper.
D.In a guidebook.
applications annually for volunteer college students each summer.Our competitive program
B
provides students with the experience of performing a guided rescarch or data project while
My family had a room that we called the Libeary,but even back then I knew it was just our
assisting in operations at an NWS foreeast office.Please see below for more information about
dining room with a few bookshelves around a small table.When I was a kid,I was told that all
our progrm.
these books are precious things-they must never be folded,bent.or broken.Any dirty marksor
Students seleeted for our program will be expected to do the following:
notes on a book are banned and our reading should always be a clean activity since it's wha
Volunteer 2-4 days (approximately 16-24 hours)per week on n set schedule.
separates us from the beasts.Preservation ofall texts was the mast important thing in the world.
.Work on an assigned research project or data project,guided by an NWS meteorologist
Years later,when I began reading everything I coud in my early teens I tiptoed into the
《气象学家),
Library one day and discovered,to my borror,that all the books were still extremely new.It was
Become familiar with NWS operntions,upper-air observations,policies and procedures,
row after row,shelf after shelf.Something clicked and I knew I had foumd a homrible secret about
software and computer systems.
my family:they had bought these books to be displayed like jewellery,rather than to be read.
If appropriate,submit summer research results to the National Weather Association
In that moment I knew that all those silly rules around reading and books were dead wrong
annual conference and/or other professional conferences.Students are strongly
and that there was nothing sadder in this world than an unused book-elean,without any trace of
encouraged,but not required,to attend a conference to present their work.
the reader at all.
Who is qualified to apply?
Now here's the secret:good reading is messy reading.If 1 want the kind of no that gets
Students interested in this program must be:
deep into my bones.the sort of non-fiction mystery that stays with me years after the fact,then I
Pursuing a degree in meteorology or a related science(such as climatology,hydrology.
mus时bring sricky notes(便剩粘)and let my books get scufed(帝损)along the way,Iaui
geoscience,atmospheric science,ete.).
always walk away from n book with visible progress of my reading.
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英话试卷第1页(共8真)
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tom edges after years of reading.That is what a book is That is whatbook is for
raw,more arganic.You surely can't make engers:Enme the same inlive event.But.the
24.Where did the author's family siore their books?
coeetion of the actor to the audience that makes lago's speech.or Hamlet's pech what it is.
A.In the study.
B.In the dining room.
is just not the same on们lm
C.In the bedroom.
D.In the living roomt
28.What can thentre bring to society?
25.What does the author imply about his family's book collection?
ASolutions of mcial issus
B.Development of media.
A.It was piled in a mess.
B.It was mainly for decoration.
C.Fulfilment of individls.
D.Exposure of socal problems.
C.It was large and various.
D.It was kept for a good price.
29.Why did the author quote the words from Lemony Snicker?
26.What does the underlined part"Something elicked"mean?
A-To show the purpose of life.
B.To express the nsture of huran.
A.I elicked the mouse
C.To strongthen the function of theatre.
D.To present a different point of view.
B.I suddenly felt puzzled
30.What can we know from the last paragraph?
C.Something made sound
A.People tend to watch films than plays.
D.Something occurred to me
B.Cinema and thestre have a lot in common.
27.Which opinion may the author agree an?
C.Films feature an original way of art.
A.Good books are valuable jewellery.
D.Theatres bring people live experience.
B.Books are the Indder of human progress.
31.What does the passage mainly talk about?
C.Read thousands of books regardless of their state.
A.The types of theatre.
B.The power of theatre.
D.Protect books as they're the source of knowledge
C.The challenges of theatre.
D.The evolution of theatre.
D
Theatre has a culture of its own and is a powerful medium for exposing problems.Plays are
sometimes attempting to spread awareness about problems like racism,sexism elc.These plays
Orangutans(红毛是程)are known for an impressive skill of engineering They carefully
help our sociery better funetion because they cause individuals to realize what is happening ad
weave an intricate nest from branches in the forest canopy (daily for cozy oights and cool
take action.It builds a passion in poople since they realize what is really important to them and
midday naps.
that they have the power to make a change.
Some mests.particularty those made by older nnd more experienced orangutans,have
The main reason people go to theatre or even attend a show is to discover themselves.This
pillows,blankets,and sometimes even a roof made by broad leaves-and all must be well
means they want to come to a self-understanding and fulfilment.Human nature leads us to be
protected and strong enough to hold 100-plus pounds of sleeping gorilla
original and theatre is the perfect outlet for people tobe original ard to understand themselves.
Now a study published in Amimaf Behavior reveals that young orangutans perfectly
For many people,theatre also gives a purpose for life.Human beings naturally want to
complete this vital task in seven years."The fact that it takes themso long toqure this skill
express themselves,and theatre is the most expressive art form."This is why theatre is important:
shows us that it's much more complex than we realized before,"says the study's lead author
because it presents a reflective vision of a life that is vastly more fascinating than the one in
Andrea Permana,.a primatologist(灵长类动物学家)the University of Warwick in England.
which we're stuck."-Lemony Snicket.
To understand this behavior,researchers followed 45 orangutans at Indonesia's Gunung
Live theatre is as significant today as it was millennis(数千年)ago when our distant
Leuser National Park for 13 years.Permana found that orangutans begin to show interest in nest
ancestors would gather around the fire to hear stories.Today we still gather in groups to hear
building as young as six months.These young orangutans practise the task daily during their
stories being told.listen to music and put our demons in perspective,As a species,we have
youth,watching their mothers to leam building techniques.As they get older.their strength and
always tumed to theatrical presentations to explore the unknown and explain our fears and
skillfulness improve,letting them more successfully make branches into the structure.
concems in an entertaining way.Theatre can also simply entertain,but there are few light
Researchers have seen orangutans build their first functional night nests at three years old,but
"entertainments"which don't include an underlying message
they still tend to sleep alongside their mothers util about age seven.
英语其巷第3页(共8页)
晃语试卷第4真(共8页)
These nests ofrjuomigerepdato:le
cruciale welllla()conscns som degree.and stes
Set deadlines.To avoid deeislou prelysis ()set yourselfa firm but realistie dabe
showhrngns leeppbuidnrimates This ound seep
by which you need to have picked your preferred option.39
may tell us how nests piayed a part in our own ancestors'brain evoltion because humn
Sleep on it.When you think you've come to the right conchusion.take a holiday or even
ancestors and orangutanneors both developed nest building.Permana says:"The more
justa day to think about something different befare youy commit.
rested you are,then you ean be more innovative.Maybe you're more curious,your memory is
Trust yourself.40To give yourself confidenee,list the decisions you've mace in the
better,and you can soive problems better.The knock-on effects of that on the suceess of our
past that have workedeand consider whether choiees you cr bad were really that
ancestors is pretty undoubeable."
disastrous.
32.What can we know about the nests built by more experienced orangutans?
A.Cut down your decisions
A.They do pot have roofs.
B.They are made of bruad leaves
B.Make all possible decisions
C.They are relatively well-equipped.
D.They can hold more than 100 gocillas.
C.This will also prevent you from being in a dilemma
33.What can we leam about young orangutnns?
D.Making a deeision is happy,but you're the one who is suitable
A.They are required to build nests.
B.They begin building nests at six months.
E.Don't simply think about the number of points for and against
C.They imitate their moms to build nests.
F.It's often helpful if they're independent,rather tha fricnds or family
D.They sleep with their moms until seven.
G.Making decision is scary.but you're the one who knows yourself best
34.What can be inferred from Permana's words?
A.Ancestors benefit a lot from sleeping well.
第三部分语营远用(共两节,满分30分)
B.Humans can be curious about nest building.
第一节(共15小墨:每小题1分,满分15分)
C.Innovation can make people solve problems.
网读下面短文,从每圆所给的A,B、C,D四个速项中迹出可促填入空白处的绿佳选
D.People consider nest building as a complex skill
项,并在答通卡上将该项涂黑。
35.What can be the best title for the passage?
I first picked up a racquet()and ball when I was four.Jim Joyce.my first tennis coach,
A.Great Apes:Ancestor of Nest Building.
was teaching me to play and think 41.
B.Improved sleep:Benefit of Nest Building.
One day,I started making 42 when I hit.He asked me if I was sick,and I said no."I
C.Smart Orangutans:Master of Nest Building.
D.Technical Progress:Evolution of Nest Building
heard it would give me more power,"I 43 shyly."Asho.that's absolutely 44"he
第二节(共5小恩:每小题25分,端分12.5分】
replied.“You're not doing any better with it..You're coocentrating on grunting(发出哼声)
根据规文内容,从短文后的逮项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。迹项中有两项为多
instead of45If you grunt again,I'm walking off this court."
Jim also found ways to get me into trouble.I played my first competition when I was six.
余选项。
I'd been 46 for almost two years,and was certain I was going to win.But Jim made me
How to Make Better Decisiots
Having too many choicescan cae anxiety,but you can overcome decidopbabia(决策恐惧).
47.There aren't many lessons to be leamned from an easy win.He intentianally found an
36.Shall I,shan't1?When you're feeling overwheimed(不知所措)with possibilities,
48 girl to play me clean off the court.
it's often easier to do nothing.That's not a long-term solution,so try to focus on the really
This philosophy extended to everything I did.I remember climbing out of my age group
important issues and avoid sweating the small stuff.Be organized in your daily lifedecide
49 when I was 11 against a 14-year-old giri.Jim went to her and told her how to beat me.
what you're going to wear the night before,eat the same breakfast every day,and know when
"Play to her low forehand,""Hit a short slice."He 5 I would pay more attention to my
you're going to do certain chores.That cuts down the number of options you have to weigh at
51if they led to losses.I won anyway.From then on.I began winning quickly.
any one time.
But there was one girl,Lyann Hoang.I was forever $2 her,endlessly losing to hes.
Make it manageable.Follow a series of steps.First,write down the advantages and
im loved seeing me 53 this way-until I cried"Keep going."he said "One day you'll
disadvantages of different options.37 Consider how you feel about them,instead.
catch her."Finally.I did.And I4 him with a surprised and yet satisfied look.Jim was as
Abandon all but the three or four most realistic courses of action.Next,gatber information that
cool as ever."Yeah.Asho,but it's just one match.Let's practise again tomorw."These
will help with the decision,then seck ndvice from just a few people.38
valuable 55 continuously influence me whether I win or lose.
英请试参第5翼(共器页)
英话试卷第“翼(共8页)
1,无人驾驶出根车的优务与不足
41.A.differently
B.logically
C.thoroughly
D.scriously
D.faces
2,体的看法.
42.A.mistakes
B.noises
C.gestures
C.added
D.played
注意:1.可以道当增加s节。以使行文逢育
43.A.hesitated
B.repesed
44.A.correct
B.wrong
C.creative
D.sensitive
2.树数80左右:
45.A.hitting
B.jumping
C.picking
D.running
3,相文开头和结尾巴静出,不什入桐数
46.A.complaining B.changing
C.rocalling
D.practising
Dear judges and fellow students,
47.A.defend
B描
C.lose
D,r心gr
48.A.experienced
B.ambitious
C.outgoing
D.informod
Thanks for your listening.
49.A.observing
B.doubting
C.compering
D.waiting
第二节(满分25分)
50.A.wamed
B.heard
C.guessed
D.knew
同读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写段。使之构成一高完整的短文。
51.A.scores
B.weaknesses
C.balls
D.strengths
Max,ten years old,was kved by us all in our family.This cue yelow dog used to play
52.A.missing
B.beating
C.inspiring
D.eatching
with me on the front verandah (But whemever my dad put two fingers to his lips and did
53.A.praised
B.blamed
C.challenged
D.respected
whistle,Max would immediately rushohim with hiswagging(a罐i摆).Such a harmoeio匹
54.A.um3d0
B.looked after
C.talked about
D.aimed at
life cotined until we had to go abroad to find a treatment for my mom's serious disease
55.A.answers
B.wishes
C.lessons
D.arguments
To take better care of my mom,we had no ehoice but to kave Max at bome.And Sandy,my
第二节(共10小是:每小画15分,滤分15分)
dhd当friend,,was to be Max's gusrdian(监护人)while we were overseas.Six weeks after o匹
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入【个适当的单同成活号内单词的正确形式。
departure,however,my dad received acallfrom Sandy saying that Max had run away.Hisface
In the splendid history of Chinese ceramics(陶琴制品),there is a n2 me that shines
got pale as he heard this news.
brilliantly-Jingdezhen.This ancient porcelain capital56 (earry)the glory and heritage of
Sandy had advertised constantly on ABC radio and other newspapers.Despite many
a thousand years of porcelain culture.
"sightings",the dog was never found But our family thought that my dad heldas hope that
Jingdezhen was fomerly known as Xinping and got its name because the porcelain-ware
Max was still alive.
mde for the court in Jingde Period of Song Dynasty 57 (name)"Made in Jingde Period".
Eight months ter,we rerumed and my dad immediately began to serch for Max.One day.
Since then,the reputation of Jingde has spread through the eountry,becoming related with
he had a call from 375 kilometres away.An elderly lady living on herown in the suburb of the
Chinese ceramics.The 58(vary)of poreelain produced here is vast and of superb quality.
town was puting food out"for a very old yellow dog"In the night the food disappeared This
For example,the elegant and delicate Ying Ching porcelain with 59(it)mixture of blue
had been going on for weeks.As she told on the telephone,it was"just glimpses ofa yellow dog
in the shadows"of her disused tennis court.
and whice colors resembles a painting froma fairyiand.
During the Ming and Qing 60(dymasty),Jingdezhen became the center 61 the
That was enough for us to set off in my dad's low-slung Jensen car.It was hardly the right
vehicle for the rough roads we travelled that day.
natioal poreelain industry,attracting countless skilled craftsmen to cotribute talents,and their
Five and a batf hours Imter.we found the tennis court.Sadly,the elderly lady told my dad
porcelain-making techniques62 promoced Jingdezhen poreelain to unprecedented heights
that the dog hadn't been around today yet for the food was still there.Hearing that,Dad loaked
in terms of eraftsmanship shape and docoration
around the tennis cour.It had long been deserted and overgrown with weeds.But he noticed a
Today.Jingdezhen still maintains its63(lead)position in the Chinese ceramics
path hidden in the bush.
industry.Stepping into Jingdezhen is like entering a living epic of ceramics.The acienti
注意:1.埃写词数应为150左右:
fires exquisite craftsmanship 64 generations of creativity have 65 (joint)
2,请按如下格或作暮。
formed the glory ad heritage of this millennium porcelain capitaL
Without hesitation.Dad then led me to search around for Max.
第四部分写作(共两节,满分40分】
第一节(端分15分)
Back to the court in vain,Dad finally did his special whistle.
你校英语社将举办以“无人驾驶出租车(driverless taxis)”为话恩的演讲比赛,请你
城此写一篇短文参赛,内容包括:
英语试卷第7页(找8页)
英话试巷第8页(共8真)
保密★开考前
听第7段材料,回粹第8.9圈
8.What does the man's cat do repeatedly?
铜仁市2025届高三年级摸底考试试卷
A.It steals food.
B.It chews up shocs.
C.It drops some items.
英语听力
9.How did the speakers feel about the sandwich incident?
B.Amused.
C.Confused.
A.Angry.
2024年8月
听第8段材料,回答第10至12愿.
注章事项:
1.答卷前,考生务必将由已的址名。准考证号填可在签题卡上。
10.What kind of book is the woman probably reading?
2回签边择题时。选出每小题餐泉后,用铅笔把签题卡上对应题日的答常标号涂黑,
B.Non-fiction.
C.A crime novel.
A.A fantasy
如常戏动,用檬皮擦千净后。再选涂其他多策标号。园答非选掉题时,将签案写在签题中上
11.What does the man dislike about his book?
写在本试卷上无放
B.The setting
C.The characters.
3.考试站桌后,将本试秦和答题卡一并交回。
A.The ploL.
12.What does the woman enjoy about reading?
第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)
A.Leaming about history
微避时,先将答案标在试参上,录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间特试上的答
B.Finding out about people.
案转涂到答腿卡上
C.Experiencing a different life.
第一节(共5小题:每小题15分,满分75分)
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题,
听下面5段对话,每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出
13.What psychology does the woman mention first?
最佳选项。并标在试巷的相应位置。所完每段对话后。你都有0秒钟的时间来回答有关
A.Social behavior.
B.Memory working.
C.Developmental action.
小遥和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读湘
14.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
1.When did the speakers last see each other?
A.Classmates.
B.Fellow teachers.
C.Parent and teacher.
A.Five years ago.
B.Ten years ago.
C.Fifteen years ago.
15.Who benefits most from understanding developmental psychology?
2.What does the woman want from the man?
B.Some money.
C.Some materials.
A.Parents.
B.Doctors
C.Teachers
A.Some advice.
3.Where are the speakers?
16.What do the speakers think of psychology?
A.Interesting.
B.Confusing.
C.Worrying.
A.On a plane.
B.At an exhibition.
C.At the man's home.
4.What are the speakers discussing?
听第10段材料,回答第17至20愿,
A.Their sleep quality.
B.Their work.
C.A produet.
17.Where was the discovery made?
5.Who is Joe?
A.In the mountains.
B.In a forest.
C.In a desert.
A.The man's son.
B.The woman's son.
C.The woman's husband.
第二节(共15小题:每小题15分,满分22.5分)
18.How old is the ancient city estimated to be?
所下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三
A.Less than 500 years old.
个选项中选出最佳选道,并标在试叁的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读
B.More than 3,000 years old.
各个小恩,每小题5秒钟:所充后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读
C.About 10,000 years old.
两遍。
19.What do products found at the site provide?
听第6段材料,回容第6、7题。
A.Insights into the latest urban planning
6.What surprises the speakers about the statue?
B.Insights into daily life in the ancient city.
A.Its location.
B.Its detail.
C.Its size.
C.Insights into the development of technology.
7.What is David's expression like?
20.What are experts planning to do next?
A.Determined.
B.Nervous.
C.Friendly.
A.Conduct further rescarch.
B.Live in the city for a while.
英语听力第1页(共2页)
C.Set up the next project team.
英语所力第2页(共2页)