2024年6月9日发(作者：)

山东泰安2023届高三一模

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第一部分 阅读(共两节,满分50分)

第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5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。

A

The gift that never stops giving

People are going for gifts that are reused time and time again, (while also saving money),

gifts that have recyclable packaging, or the recyclable elements included within them. One of

the best options is to go for a green hamper(篮子).

Gift hampers can be reused

The fact that green items are frequently reusable is one of their main advantages. With

a green hamper， you can reuse everything that was inside of it，including the container.

Many green hampers are available in wicker(柳条) baskets， allowing you to keep the present

for along time and reuse it for other purposes.

Gift hampers are eco-friendly

A lot of people are worried about the environment and reducing CO

2

emissions (排放).

This is why green hampers are becoming more popular. Typically, businesses that sell green

baskets will guarantee that the items inside them were manufactured by hand or in facilities

with minimum Co

2

emissions. However, the wicker baskets are more breakable items.

How to reuse wicker baskets

Why not keep a selection of potted plants in your wicker basket? This will look great in

your dining room. With a wicker basket, for instance, place individual toiletries，towels, and

blankets on the hamper for presentation in your guests’ rooms. You can give your visitors a

warm, "hotel inspired" feeling.

Giving someone an awesome gift hamper that is also eco-friendly conveys a unique

message to the recipient because there are so many options for gift baskets, you can fill them

as you choose. This is why green hampers in particular are dominating the market.

1. What is probably the concern of people who choose hampers?

A. Comfort.

B. Expense.

C. Security.

D. Beauty.

2. Which can best describe the advantages of green hampers?

A. Reusable and tough.

B. Popular and costly.

C. Multipurpose and recyclable.

D. Ever-lasting and eco-friendly.

is the author’s attitude to the popularization of green hampers?

A. Favorable.

B. Intolerant.

C. Doubtful.

D. Unclear.

B

There have been numerous attempts to create an all-plastic bike. But most have never

passed through the prototype stage(原始阶段). Igus, a Germany-based manufacturer of

high-performance plastics, and Dutch start-up MTRL aim to change that with the igus: bike

— the world's first urban bike crafted almost entirely from recycled plastic.

Igus CEO Frank Blasé first got the idea while vacationing on a Florida beach in

rsation with some employees from a rental company made him aware of the

challenges of maintaining beach bicycles. The continuous exposure to sand, wind and salt

water caused the bikes to rust rapidly. Many had to be replaced in only three months.

The igus: bike, unveiled at a German trade show, is maintainable and rust-free. It can be

left outdoors in all weathers and does not require lubricant oil(润滑油) to reduce friction

between parts. Since it does not attract sand, dust or dirt, the bike can be cleaned with a

garden hose(水管) in seconds.

“As all components are made of plastic，no part of the bike rusts, even the gears -bicycle

gears made of plastic were unthinkable for a long time,” Blasé says.

The igus: bike will also help combat the world's plastic pollution. The company says a

single adult bike gives new life to about 16 kilograms of single-use plastic that would

otherwise choke our landfills or waterways.

Currently，90 percent of the igus: bike is made using recycled plastic. This includes the

bicycle's frame, bearings，pedals and wheel rims. Igus and MTRL believe future versions will

be made entirely from recycled plastic.

"From ocean plastics to motion plastics--the igus: bike concept has what it takes to

become a high-tech ecological product," says MTRL co-founder Benjamin Alderse Baas.

The plastic bikes are expected to come onto the market in early 2023. An adult model,

made entirely from recycled plastic, will cost about E1400.A slightly cheaper version made

using new plastic and an electric bike are also in the works. Igus also plans on sharing its

technology with other bicycle manufacturers.

4. What makes Igus CEO Frank Blasé seek to create the igus: bike?

A. His holidaying in Florida last year

B. The conversation between him and some bicyclers.

C. The trouble of keeping beach bicycles in good condition.

D. The prolonged exposure of bikes on the beach.

5. What can we learn about the igus: bike from the text?

A. It will certainly sell well.

B. It needs to be more portable.

C. It can be used everywhere and freely.

D. It is restless and cleans easily.

6. What is the text mainly about?

A. A bike made from recycled plastics.

B. How to make rust-free bikes.

C. An excellent bicycle manufacturer.

D. How to maintain beach bikes.

7. What can be inferred about the future plastic bikes?

A. They will be cheaper and lighter.

B. They will be more high-tech ecological.

C. They will be crafted from only recycled plastics.

D. They will be used widely all over the world.

C

Many people think work meetings are a waste of time，and that might be because most

meetings keep employees from working well: One survey of 76 companies found that

productivity was 71 percent higher when meetings were reduced by 40 percent. Unnecessary

meetings waste $37 billion in salary hours a year in the U. S. alone.

Many meetings occur without a specific reason，Another motive for meetings is what

some scholars call the Mere Urgency effect, in which we engage in tasks—such as a meeting

where each person recites what they' re working on，whether others need that information

or not一to help us feel like we are accomplishing something actual.

But the real problem with meetings is not lack of productivity—it's unhappiness. When

meetings are a waste of time, job satisfaction declines. And when job satisfaction declines,

happiness in general falls. Thus，for a large population，eliminating meetings—-or at least

minimizing them—is one of the most straightforward ways to increase well-being.

Nobody likes excessive and unproductive meetings. First, they generally increase fatigue.

You have probably experienced a day of meetings, after which you are exhausted and haven't

accomplished much. Second, people tend to engage in “surface acting” (faking emotions that

are deemed appropriate) during work meetings. Finally，researchers have found that the

strongest predictor of meeting effectiveness is active involvement by the participants. If you

are asking yourself, "Why am I here?” you are not likely to think that the meeting is a good

use of your time一which is obviously bad for your work satisfaction.

Taken together, the research on meetings shows that if you want to be happier at work

(or want your employees to be happier)，you should fight against the time-consuming,

unproductive meetings at every opportunity. If there is one rule to remember about work

meetings, it might be that they are a necessary evil. They are necessary as organizations need

them for proper communication, but they are evil in that they are not irreplaceable, and

should thus be used as little as possible for the sake of productivity and happiness.

8. Why does the author mention the survey in Para 1?

A. To explain the survey.

B. To introduce the topic.

C. To stress the importance of meeting.

D. To state the disadvantage of meeting.

of the following best explains “eliminating" underlined in Para 3?

A. Reducing.

B. Hosting.

C. Increasing.

D. Avoiding.

10. What is mainly talked about in Para 4?

A. How to increase people 's job satisfaction.

B. The importance and necessity of minimizing meetings.

C. Why excessive and unproductive meetings lower job satisfaction.

D. Active involvement by the participants indicates meeting effectiveness.

11. Which is the most suitable title for the text?

A. Work meetings-—A necessary evil.

B. Work meetings-—The less, the better.

C. Work meetings-—The more, the better.

D. Work meetings—Excessive and unproductive.

D

How can people speak their mind without saying anything? This is a question that

scientists have aimed to answer for a long time. Researchers recently brought an upgraded

device that can translate users' brain waves into daily speech.

Previously, the team led by Edward Chang at the University of California, San Francisco,

developed an AI-based system that can identify up to 50 commonly used words based on

the participant's brain waves. The participant was a paralyzed(瘫痪的) man who had been

implanted with 16 electrodes (电极) under his skull.

According to their paper published in November, the team upgraded the system which

can now translate thoughts into complete sentences on a computer screen.

Their tests showed that the device could decode silently spoken letters from a 1,152-

word vocabulary at a speed of about 29 characters per minute. The accuracy was up to 94

percent." It shows strong promise for restoring communication by tapping into the brain's

natural speech machinery," Chang said to the university's news website.

However, this method can still be problematic since users still need to undergo surgery.

Scientists at the University of Texas, US, have tried to translate people's thoughts without even

touching their heads, reported Live Science.

The new technique is called fMRI, or functional magnetic resonance imaging(功能性磁

共振成像). It's a safer way of "reading" brain activity. Active brain cells have more oxygen. By

tracking these cells, scientists can translate brain activity.

The team asked participants to listen to 16 hours of radio shows while scanning their

brains. Then they used a computer algorithm(算法) to create a story based on the fMRI

recording. It matched the radio shows pretty well.

Also, the algorithm could basically explain the story of a silent movie that the participants

watched. The team aims to develop this technology so that it can be used in brain-computer

interfaces(脑机接口) designed for people who cannot speak or type.

12. What do we know about the device mentioned in Para 2?

A. It was implanted into a man's heart.

B. lt can help restore patients’ lost memory.

C. It was developed through cooperation.

D. It can identify about 50 rarely used words.

13. How does fMRI "read" people's minds?