2023届高三期末考试英语试卷

第第页2023届高三期末考试英语试卷OurschoolplannedatripforustostudyEnglishinanothercountrythisholiday.Iwasexcitedforitwasmyfirsttime1.(travel)abroad.I2.(pack)everythingIthoughtIwouldneedintomybackpack.IknewIwasgoingtohavesomuchfun.Afterboardingthebustotheairport,Isaidgoodbyetomyparents.Ilookedoutthewindowofthebusanddreamedabout3.wewoulddowhileonourtrip.

Doughfigurine(捏面人),alsoknownasdoughmodelling,isakindofChinesefolkart.Itis1.(simple)madebutofhighartisticvalue.It2.(record)asearlyastheHanDynasty.Doughcraftsmandrawsmaterialsbasedontherequired.Afterarepetitionofrubbing,twistingandlifting3.hand,andpoking,cutting,andcarvingbybambooknife,thecraftsman4.(shape)thebodyandthefaceofthefigurinegradually.Dressedupwithhairaccessoriesandclothes,allofasudden,avividartisticfigurinecomestolife.

HarryisanAmericanbusinessman.Hisjobrequireshimtodoalotoftraveling.Inthepastsixmonthshehasmadeninetrips,1.purposeistoattendmeetingsandmakepresentations.Harrylovestotravelandfeelseachcountryhasacharmofitsown.Aftergraduation,Harrydecidedtomaketravelpartofhiscareer.Hewantedtoexperiencedifferentculturesofother2.(country).Hewasdreamingof3.(work)foraninternationalcompany.Thenhisdreamcametrue.NowhesworkingforaGermanhitechcompany.

二、完形填空

ADollfromSanta

Alicesmotherdiedwhenshewasfiveyearsold.Thatyearwas1925,andlifewashard.Alice,whogrewuptobemymother,toldmethatherfamilywastoo________toevenaffordtogiveheradoll.

OneafternooninDecember1982,IwasdecoratingthetreetopreparefortheChristmasseason.Ayounglady________mewithasampleofherhandiwork:beautifulhandmade______.ShewastakingordersforChristmas.Idecidedtogetoneformydaughter,Katie,whowasalmostfiveyearsold.ThenIhadanidea.Iaskedtheladyifshecouldmakemea_____dollformymother—onewithgrayhairandapairofglasses:agrandmotherdoll.

Thedollmakerfeltthatthisideawascertainly___andtookitonasacreativechallenge.SoIplacedmyChristmas___:twodolls,oneblondeandonegrayhairedforChristmasmorning!Thingsreallystartedtofallintoplace________afriendhadtoldmethathisdad,whoplayedSantaClausinmyarea,wouldbewillingtomakeavisitonChristmasmorningtoourhometo__________myKatieherpresents!

ChristmasDayarrivedandattheplannedtime,___didSantaClaus.KatiewasdelightedthatSantahadcometoseeherather________house,thehappiestIhadeverseenherinheryounglife.Mymotherwasenjoyingwatchinghergranddaughters_______tothevisitfromthisspecialguest.AsSantaturnedtoleave,helookedoncemoreintohisbagandtookoutonemore_____.AsheaskedwhoAlicewas,mymother,surprisedbyhernamebeingcalled,___thatsheinfactwasAlice.Santahandedherthegift,whichwasaccompaniedbyamessagecardthatread:ForAlice,

Iwascleaningoutmysleighbeforemy________thisyearandcameacrossthispackagethatwassupposedtobedeliveredonDecember25,1925.Thepresentinsidehas_______,butIfeltthatyoumight_________wishtohaveit.Manyapologiesforthe_________ofthegift.

Love,SantaClaus

Mymothersreactionwasoneofthegreatestdeeply____scenesIhaveeverwitnessed.Shecouldntspeakbutonlygazedatthedollshehad_________fiftysevenyearsastearsofjoyrunningdownhercheeks.Thatdoll,givenby“Santa”,mademymotherthehappiest“__________”alive.

1.A.largeB.busyC.poorD.crowded

2.A.approachedB.educatedC.helpedD.joined

3.A.glassesB.dollsC.socksD.bags

4.A.specialB.liveC.cheapD.baby

5.A.fairB.impracticalC.simpleD.unique

6.A.wishB.orderC.treeD.collection

7.A.becauseB.thoughC.whenD.if

8.A.saveB.sellC.findD.deliver

9.A.andB.orC.butD.so

10.A.ownB.newC.formerD.small

11.A.requestB.dreamC.reactionD.panic

12.A.letterB.giftC.candyD.bell

13.A.deniedB.indicatedC.pretendedD.explained

14.A.tripB.planC.tryD.term

15.A.burntB.reappearedC.goneD.aged

16.A.stillB.neverC.yetD.almost

17.A.weaknessB.carefulnessC.latenessD.darkness

18.A.lovelyB.emotionalC.beautifulD.unpleasant

19.A.chosenB.wastedC.waitedD.spent

20.A.customerB.daughterC.sellerD.child

三、阅读理解

Legalinformationoncall

1.DialALawis_______.

A.agroupoflawyersB.alegalInternetmessagebank

C.alegaltelephoneserviceD.acollectionoflawsuggestions

2.DialALawisavailabletocustomer_______.

A.atanytimeB.onweekdaysonly

C.duringbusinesshoursD.forthirtyminutesatatime

3.TheLegalReferralServicewill_______.

A.recommendalegaladviser

B.suggestthreelawyersinthecustomersarea

C.choosethebestofthreelawyersforthecustomer

D.decidewhetherthecustomermustpayforalegalproblem

Parisisthecityofdreams;thecityoflove.IfyouarethinkingofheadingtoParisforastudyperiod,thenperhapsalittlerealitycheckisinorder.Butmyexperiencewasaromanticone.

IpavedmypathtoParisthroughanexchangeprogram.OnarrivalinParis,IwasconstantlyremindedoftheofficialprocessesIwasrequiredtocomplete—formstobefilledin,meetingstoattend,thelistseemedendless.Perhapsitwasduetomywellorganizationalhabit,butsomehowthisendlesslistoftodoswascompletedinlittlemorethanaweek.

Thentherealworkbegan.Onceclasseswereunderway,Ifoundmyselfvolunteeringtodooralpresentationsandassignmentsfirst,ratherthanlast.Thismethodturnedouttobeveryhelpful.

OnceIhadfinishedclassfortheweek,Ihadaneverincreasinglistofmuseumstovisit,neighborhoodstoexplore,caféstositin,andparkstorunaround.ReadasmanybooksaboutParisasyoucan.Talktoasmanylocalsandotherforeignerslivingthereasyoucan.TheonethingthatreadingabookortalkingtosomeonecannotdoistoprovideyouwiththeexperienceofwanderingParisonfoot.IdiscoveredsomeofmyfavoriteplacesinParisbywandering.Thepeoplewatching,thesoundsofthecity,thecolorsastheseasonschange,theyalladdtotheecstasythatisexperiencingParisasanexchangestudent.

Afterspendingfivemonthswanderingthroughthecharmingneighborhoods,Ifellinlovewiththeatmospherethatcameoutfromeveryopendoor,andwitheveryspokenword.ThereissomethingcomfortingaboutwalkingtothemarketeachSundaytobefacedwiththebeautifuldisplayoffruits,vegetablesanddairyproducts.Thereiswarmthinsayingbonjourtothemanacrossthehall.

OnmylastdayinParis,Iconfidentlysaid,“BonjourMonsieur,”asIpassedthelittlestoredownthestreet.IguessnomatterhowhardItriedIwasalwaysgoingtobeanoutsider,atourist.ThebestpartaboutgoingonexchangeinParisisfallinginlovewiththecityinyourownuniqueway.EveryonesexperienceofParisisdifferent.Iknowmineisuniqueandspecialtome,myownlittlepiecesofParis.

1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus

A.ThespecialworkingexperienceinParis.

B.ThecharmingneighborhoodsinParis.

C.LivingabroadinParisasastudent.

D.ThestressfulstudylifeinParis.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ecstasy”inParagraph4probablymean

A.Happiness.B.Imagination.

C.Courage.D.Reputation.

3.Beyondreadingbooks,whichexperiencewouldtheauthortreasuremost

A.Enjoyingacupofcoffeeinhissparetime.

B.GreetingpeopleinFrenchinthestreet.

C.Buyingvegetablesinthemarket.

D.WanderinginParisonfoot.

4.Accordingtothepassage,whatlefttheauthorthedeepestimpression

A.Thestepshewentthroughbeforetheexchangeprogram.

B.Thepresentationsandassignmentshedidinclass.

C.Theacademicachievementhemadeinhisstudy.

D.Thespecialcultureheexperiencedinthecity.

TheLumièreBrothershadtheirfilmshows,takenover100yearsago,to100payingcustomersonDecember8,1985.Oneoftheirearliestfilmswasa30secondpiecewhichshowedasectionofarailwayplatform.Asthetrainapproached,panicstartedinthetheatre:peoplejumpedandranaway.Intheirconfusion,theaudiencesfearedthatarealtrainwasabouttocrushthem.Thatwasthemomentwhencinemawasborn.

Earlycinemaaudiencesoftenexperiencedthesameconfusion.Intime,theideaoffilmsbecamefamiliar,themagicwasaccepted—butitneverstoppedbeingmagic.Filmhasneverlostitsuniquepowertoembraceitsaudienceandtransportthemtoadifferentworld.

Oneeffectofthisrealismwastoeducatetheworldaboutitself.Cinemamakestheworldsmaller.LongbeforepeopletravelledtoAmericaoranywhereelse,theyknewwhatotherplaceslookedlikeandhowotherpeopleworkedandlived.Undoubtedly,inthelivesrecordedinfilmpeopleknewmoreaboutAmericanlife.Hollywoodhasdominatedtheworldfilmmarket.Americanimagery—thecars,thecities,thecowboysbecametheprimaryimageryoffilm.FilmcarriedAmericanlifeandvaluesaroundtheglobe.

And,thankstofilm,futuregenerationswillknowthe20thcenturymorefamiliarlythananyotherperiod.Wecanonlyimaginewhatlifewaslikeinthe14thcenturyorinclassicalRome.Butthelifeofthemodernworldhasbeenrecordedonfilms.Weshallbeknownbetterthananyprecedinggenerations.

The“star”wasanothernaturalconsequenceofcinema.Thecinemastarwaseffectivelybornin1910.Becauseeverybodyintheworldseemstoknowwhotheyare,theyappearmorerealtousthanwedoourselves.Thestarasmagnifiedhumanselfisoneofcinemasmoststrangeandenduringlegacies(遗产).

Cinemafilmsoriginallywereplannedasshortstories,becauseearlyproducersdoubtedtheabilityofaudiencestoconcentrateformorethanthelengthofareel.Then,in1912,anItalian2hourfilmwashugelysuccessful,andHollywoodsettleduponthenovellengthnarrativethatremainsthedominantcinematicconventionoftoday.

Andithasallhappenedsoquickly.Almostunbelievably,itisonly100yearssincethattrainarrivedandtheaudiencescreamedandfled,perhaps,suddenlyawarethattheworldcouldneverbethesameagain—that,maybe,itcouldbebetter,brighter,moreastonishingandmorerealthanreality.

1.Thewriterreferstothefilmofthetraininordertoshow_______.

A.theeffectofearlyfilms

B.thesimplicityofearlyfilms

C.theshortlengthofearlyfilms

D.thevividimaginationofearlyfilms

2.Whencinemafirstbegan,peoplethoughtthat_______

A.itsfuturewasuncertain

B.itwouldalwaystellstories

C.itshouldbeusedinfairgrounds

D.theaudienceswereunappreciative

3.WhatisthemainideaoftheParagraph3

A.Howfastcinemahaschanged.

B.Howattractivethefilmactorsare.

C.Howcinemacomestofocusonstories.

D.Howcinemateachesusaboutothercultures.

4.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage

A.TheComparisonBetweenCinemaandNovels.

B.TheDominationofHollywood.

C.TheRiseoftheCinemaStars.

D.ThePoweroftheBigScreen.

TheTruthAbouttheEnvironment

Formanyenvironmentalists,theworldseemstobegettingworse.Theyhavedevelopedahitlistofourmainfears:thatnaturalresourcesarerunningout,thatthepopulationisevergrowing,leavinglessandlesstoeat,thatspeciesarebecomingdisappearedinhugenumbers,andthattheplanetsairandwaterarebecomingevermorepolluted.

Butaquicklookatthefactsshowsadifferentpicture.First,energyandothernaturalresourceshavebecomemoreabundant,notlessso.Second,morefoodisnowproducedperheadoftheworldspopulationthanatanytimeinhistory.Fewerpeoplearestarving.Third,althoughspeciesareindeedbecomingdisappeared,onlyabout0.7%ofthemaredyingoutinthenext50years,not2550%,ashassooftenbeenpredicted.Andfinally,mostformsofenvironmentalpollutioneitherappeartohavebeenbestcurednotbylimitingeconomicgrowth,butbyacceleratingit.

Yetpublicopinionsurveyssuggestthatmanypeopleholdthebeliefthatenvironmentalstandardsaredecliningandfourfactorsseemtocausethisgapbetweenwhattheyknowandwhattherealityis.

Oneistheunbalancedbudgetforscientificresearch.Scientificfundinggoesmainlytoareaswithmanyproblems.Thatmaybewisepolicy,butitwillalsocreateanimpressionthatmanymorepotentialproblemsexistthanisthecase.

Secondly,environmentalgroupsneedtobenoticedbythemassmedia.Theyalsoneedtokeepthemoneyrollingin.Understandably,perhaps,theysometimesoverstatetheirarguments.In1997,forexample,theWorldWideFundforNatureissuedapressreleaseentitled:Twothirdsoftheworldsforestslostforever.Thetruthturnsouttobenearer20%.

Athirdsourceofconfusionistheattitudeofthemedia.Peopleareextremelymorecuriousaboutbadnewsthangood.Newspapersandbroadcastersaretheretoprovidewhatthepublicwants:That,however,canleadtosignificantmisunderstanding.AnexamplewasthatAmericacameacrossEINino(厄尔尼诺)in1997and1998.Thisclimaticphenomenonwasaccusedofbreakingtourism,causingallergies,meltingtheskislopes,andcausing22deaths.However,accordingtoanarticleintheBulletinoftheAmericanMeteorologicalSociety,thedamagewasestimatedat$4billionbutthebenefitsamountedtosome$19billion.

Thefourthfactorispoorindividualknowledge.Peopleworrythattheendlessriseintheamountofthingseveryonethrowsawaywillcausetheworldtorunoutofplacestodisposeofwaste.Yet,evenifAmericastrashoutputcontinuestoriseasithasdoneinthepast,andeveniftheAmericanpopulationdoublesby2100,alltherubbishAmericaproducesthroughtheentire21stcenturywillstilltakeuponlyone12,000thoftheareaoftheentireUnitedStates.

Itisextremelyimportantthatwelookatthefactsifwewanttomakethebestpossibledecisionsforthefuture.Itmaybecostlytobeoverlyoptimistic,butmorecostlystilltobetoopessimistic.

1.WhataspectofscientificresearchdoesthewriterexpressconcernaboutinParagraph4

A.Theneedtoproduceresults.

B.Thelackoffinancialsupport.

C.Theselectionofareastoresearch.

D.Thedesiretosolveeveryresearchproblem.

2.Thewritersuggeststhatnewspapersandbroadcastersareintendedto_______.

A.educatereadersB.meetreadersexpectations

C.misleadreadersD.encouragereadersfeedback

3.WhatdoesthewritersayaboutAmericaswasteproblem

A.Itwillincreaseinlinewithpopulationgrowth.

B.Itisnotasseriousaswehavebeenledtobelieve.

C.Itisonlyeffectiveincertainareasofthecountry.

D.Ithasbeenreducedthroughpublicawarenessofthefacts.

4.Whatistheauthorsattitudetothetruthabouttheglobalenvironment

A.Unconcerned.B.Optimistic.

C.Objective.D.Puzzled.

四、七选五

HowtoTreatHoardingDisorder(囤积症)

Manyofusstruggletopartwithtreasuredbelongings,butforyearsStephanieEvansfelttoohardtoleaveeverythingshedeverbought.1.Herbedroom,meanwhile,wassofullofpilesofclothesthat,untilrecently,shehadtosleeponthesofainthelivingroom.

Stephaniesuffersfromhoardingdisorder,thoughttoaffectanestimated3.4millionpeopleintheUKtosomedegree.But,likemany,shedidntthinkitwassomethingdoctorswouldtreat.2.Infact,hoardingisrecognizedasapsychiatricdisorder(精神疾病)bytheWorldHealthOrganization.Itcanbeassociatedwithothermentalhealthconditionssuchasdepressionandsocialanxiety,etc.Thoseaffectedpeoplewillcollectanything,suchasclothes,newspapers,photos,evenprintoutsofemails.

3.Ifapersonlostsomethingimportantinthechildhood,heorshewouldresistanyfurtherlosses.Thatswhyhoardersrefusetopartwiththings.Hoardingcanhavefarreachingeffectsonapersonslife.Peoplecanlosetheirchildrenandtheirhomesduetohoarding.

Hoardingdisorder,likemanyotherillnesses,canneverreallybe“cured”.4.Clearingoutsomeonesovercrowdedhouseisrarelyeffectiveonitsown,becauseheorshewilljustfillitupagain.Ifandwhenhoardingdisorderisdiagnosed,thementalhealthprofessional,thepatientsprimarycarephysician,andanyspecialistsorotherprofessionalsinvolvedwillworktogethertodevelopacoordinatedtreatment.Formostpeoplewithhoardingdisorder,cognitivebehavioraltherapy(认知行为治疗)withamentalhealthprofessionalisthefirstchoicetreatment.Itcanoftenhelpthehoardersacceptthatthereisaproblem,andthenpossiblydevelopsolutions.

Becausehoardingdisorderisstillrelativelynewasadistinctcondition,treatmentplansmaybesomewhatlessstandardized.Forinstance,