山东省日照市2023届高三上学期期末考试英语试卷

Word第第页山东省日照市2023届高三上学期期末考试英语试卷Our“What’sNew”collectionfeaturesamassiverangeofthelatestnewDVDreleasesinmovies，TVseries，anddocumentaries．

AndreRieu—TheMagicofMaastricht

Andrecommemorates(纪念)aremarkable30yearssincethefoundingofhisbelovedband，JohannStraussOrchestra．Thiscollectionoffinelycraftedinterpretationsofupliftingevergreensisamust-have!

Tracksinclude：SoleMio，HavaNagila(LetUsBeHappy)，Halleluia，TutiFrutti，Can’tHelpFallinginLove，andmore!

$25．95．1DVD，200mins．

RailroadAustralia

Meetthekingsofthetrainworldanddiscoverwhatittakestokeepthesemetalmonstersonthetracks．Inawildfrontierofextremeheatandvastdistances，anarmyofworkerstoildayandnighttokeepthenationslifebloodflowing．．．withalotofhelpfromthebiggestandmostpowerfultrainsinexistence．

$24．95．2DVDs，325mins．

GentleBen

Basedonthebelovedchildren’snovelGentleBenfollowsthethrillingadventuresintheFloridaEvergladesofagamewarden，TomWedloe(DennisWeaver)，hiswifeEllen(BethBricknel)，theirsonMark(ClintHoward)andMark’stamebearBen．

$39．95．4DVDs．711mins．

LandGiris

LandGirlsfollowsthelivesandlovesoffourgirlsawayfromhome，doingtheirbitforBritainintheWomen’sLandArmy(WLA)，aBritishcivilianorganizationinWWII．ThefourgirlshavealljoinedtheWLAwithonecommongoal，toservetheircountryandhelpwinthewar．Followthegirlsastheytrytoliveouttheirlivesinverychallengingcircumstances，withlotsoflaughterandtearsalongtheway．

$29．95．1DVD．222mins．

1.Whichofthefollowingprobablyappealstokidsmost?

A.AndreRieu-theMagicofMaastricht．B.RailroadAustralia．

C.GentleBen．D.LandGiris．

2.WhatisAndreRieumostprobably?

A.Adetective．B.Amusician．

C.Anengineer．D.Anovelist．

3.WhatdoyouknowaboutLandGirls?

A.ItissetinBritainintheSecondWorldWar．

B.ItdescribesthelivesoffourAmericangirls．

C.ItisaTVdramaseriesaboutBritisharmylife．

D.ItisastoryaboutfourBritishwomenvictims．

Asateenagerworkingatpart-timejobsinNewYorkCityin1939，StanLeeneverexpectedtobecomealegendarytalentbehindsomeoftheworld’smostmemorablesuper-heroes．

“Ineverlookedthatfarahead，”saysLee．“Infact，IneverthoughtI’dgetintothecomicbookbusiness．IappliedforajobatapublishingcompanyandIthoughttheypublishedregularmagazines，whichtheydidalso．Buttheoneplacetheyhadanopeningwasinthecomicbookdepartment，sothat’swhereIwent．”BythetimethecompanybecameknownasMarvelComics，inthe1960s，hewasartdirectorandabouttorevolutionizecomics．

Unliketheperfectcomicbooksuperheroesofothercompanies，LeemadeMarvel’snewcharactersfaulty，morehuman．“AndItriedtoshowthateventhoughtheyhadsuperpower，everythingwasn’tperfectintheirlives．Theystillhadtoworryaboutearningaliving．Abouttheirrelationshipwithotherpeople，abouttheirfamiliesandtheirhealthandsoforth，”Leesays．ThecharactersthatLeeandtheMarvelartistscreatedaresopopular，morethantwobillioncomicbooksbasedontheiradventureshavebeenpublished，in75countriesand25languages．

Lookingbackoverhis70yearsincomics，Leeseesotherchanges，too．“Whenwedidthecomicsyearsago，wetriedtomakethemsotheyweresuitableforeveryage．Wehadalotofaction，butwedidn’treallyhavewhatwe’dcallviolence，”hesays．“Itriedtowritethem，sotheywereintelligentenoughforanolderreader，butayoungkidcouldalsounderstandthemandenjoythem．”

InterestinstoriesaboutMarvel’ssuperheroesisgrowing，especiallyinHollywood．Nextyear，CaptainAmericaandTheMightyThorwillbringtheiradventurestothebigscreen．followinginthesuper-footstepsofTheX-MenandSpiderman．

Leeisnolongersurprisedatthepopularityofthecharactershehelpedcreate．“NowIexpectit．Infact，ifpeopletalkaboutsomeofthegreatcharactersintheworldtodayandtheydon’tmentionMarvel’scharacters，Igetveryupset”

1.WhatdoweknowaboutStanLee?

A.Heisnotsatisfiedwithhischaracters．B.Hewillappearonthebigscreen．

C.Heisnotedforthegiftforcomicartwork．D.Hewroteovertwobillioncomicbooks．

2.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?

A.StanLeehappenedtoentercomicsindustryandmadeit．

B.StanLeeappliedforajobatapublishingcompanybutfailed．

C.StanLeegotintothecomicbookdepartmentwithlargegoals．

D.StanLeeranMarvelComicsandreformedcomicsinthe1960s．

3.ThecharactersmadebyMarvelComics_________．

A.wereperfectcomicsheroes

B.1edreaderstoliveaperfectlife

C.satisfiedthetasteofreadersofallages

D.exposedtheviolenceanddarknessoftheworld

4.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.ComicSuperheroesofMarvelComics

B.ComicFilmsCreatedbyMarvelComics

C.SuperheroesComicsCompanyinBigScreen

D.FatherofGreatestComicSuperHeroes—StanLee

Therearemanyprogramsforhighschoolstudentstodaythathelpisolatedteenagerscopewithloneliness．However，lonelinessisnotonlyanissueforteensbutalsoanimportantandrarelyacknowledgedoneintheelderly．

InBritain，TraceyCrouchwasappointedtobethefirstMinisterofLonelinessinordertoaddresstheissuescausedbyloneliness．Thisisthefirsttimesuchapositionhasbeencreated．

InBritain，therearearound9millionpeoplewhosaytheyarelonelyfrequently．InGermany，astudyconductedbyRuhrUniversityBochumfoundthat20percentofpeopleovertheageof85feltlonely，and14percentofthosebetweenage45and65feltsociallyisolated．IntheUnitedStates，morethan25percentofthepopulationlivesalone，morethan50percentareunmarried．

Isolationisgenerallyassociatedwithcardiovasculardisease，depression，obesity，andanxiety．Additionally，thestressfromlonelinesscancauseyourcellstochangeonamolecular(分子)levelthatreducesitsabilitiestodefendyourbodyagainstdiseases．Infact，doctorsbelievehavingfeelingsoflonelinessisequivalenttosmoking15cigarettesperdayinregardtoitsimpactonhealth!

InBritain，thenewMinisterofLonelinesswillhelpestablishgovernmentpoliciesontheissueandfundcharitiestodevotetheireffortstowardsaidingloneliness．Therearecharitiesthatlinklonelyseniorstohighschoolstudentsinordertogivethemalineofcommunicationwhenevertheyfeellonely!

ThepossibilitiesforthenewMinisterofLonelinessareendless．Forexample，shecanprovideeducationservicestohouseholdbusinessessothattheycanidentifylonelycustomersiftheyseeone．Lonelinessfitsintothecategoryofbeingasocialissuethatmustbemonitoredbytheentirecommunityinordertohelpthoseinneed．Hence，governmentinvolvementinmedicalservicesandcareforseniorsandothersisessentialforhappyseniors．

1.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.UKbecomesthecapitalofloneliness．B.Lonelinessaffectsoldpeople’slife．

C.Manyteenagerssufferfromloneliness．D.UKappointsMinisterofLoneliness．

2.Howdidthewriterdevelopthethirdparagraph?

A.Bylistingsomespecificnumbers．

B.Bygivingexamplesoflonelypeople．

C.Bypointingoutsimilaritiesanddifferences．

D.Bycomparingdifferentculturesindifferentcountries．

3.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordsinParagraph4mean?

A.Relevant．B.Equal．

C.Opposite．D.Superior．

4.WhatwilltheMinisterofLonelinessdo?

A.Dohouseworkforlonelypeople．

B.Developfriendshipswiththeelderly．

C.Helpfundcharitiestoaidlonelypeople．

D.Communicatewithdepressedschoolstudents．

Aportraitcreatedbyartificialintelligence(AI)madeahistoricappearanceontheauction(拍卖)blockatChristie’sinNewYorkCitythisweek．Itisthefirstartworkcreatedbyanalgorithm(算法)tobeofferedforauctionintheworldoffineart．

Thestrange-lookingpaintingofanimaginarymaninadarklongdresslefttheauctionblockatChristie’sfor$432，500onOct．25inNewYorkCity．

Theportrait—designedinthe“OldMaster”styleofEuropeanfineartistsfromcenturiesago—onlypartiallyfillsthecanvas(画布)，leavingemptyspacearoundthecentralfigure．Itappearstorepresentamanwithanunclearface，dressedinclothingsimilartothatwornbysubjectspaintedbytheDutchartistRembrandtvanRijninthe17thcentury．

Ofcourse，acomputerdidn’tpickupabrushandbecomeanartist．TheAIthatgenerated(生成)theimagehadhumanprogrammers—aParisianartteamcalledObvious．Togeneratetheportrait，titled“PortraitofEdmondDeBelamy”，theObviousteamfirstfedtheneuralnetworkadietof15，000imagespaintedbetweenthe14thand20thcenturies，totrainittorecognizevisualelementsinfineart，ObviousartistHugoCaselles—DuprétoldChristie’s．Thealgorithmthateventuallycreatedanoriginalimagehadtwopartsthatworkedagainsteachother，calledtheGeneratorandtheDiscriminator．

“TheGeneratormakesanewimagebasedontheset，andthentheDiscriminatortriestospotthedifferencebetweenahuman-madeimageandonecreatedbytheGenerator．TheaimistofooltheDiscriminatorintothinkingthatthenewimagesarereal—lifeportraits．Then，wehavearesult，”hetoldChristie’s．

GAN’sfinalimagewastheninkjet—printedoncanvasandframed，accordingtoObvious．Atthebottomoftheportraitisamathematicalformula(公式)representingthealgorithmthatcreatedit，Obviousartistswroteontheteam’swebsite．

ThegoalofthepaintingandofObvious，alsoco-foundedbyHugoCaselles-DupréandGauthierVernier，wastoprove“artificialintelligencecandomorethanoperatedriverlesscarsortransformindustry—itcanbecreative，”CNBCreported．

1.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheportrait?

A.Itmightfrightenedawaythevisitors．B.Itwasabreakthroughinhistory．

C.Itwaswellreceivedbyalltheartists．D.ItisamasterpiecepaintedbyChristie．

2.Howdoestheportraitlook?

A.Itispaintedwithsomeemptyspace．

B.Thefigurewearsastrangeexpression．

C.ItisinthestyleofEuropeanfineartistsofthetime．

D.ThefigureisdressedinthesamewayastheDutchartist．

3.Whatdidtheartistsdotogeneratetheportrait?

A.Theyinvested$432，500tobuypaintings．

B.Theytaughtthenetworktolearnpainting．

C.TheyworkedwiththeGeneratortopaint15000paintings．

D.Theyinputalargenumberofpaintingsintothecomputer．

4.TheObviousteamcreatedtheportraittoshowartificialintelligencecan_______．

A.replacehumanbeingsB.beappliedinmanyfields

C.operatedriverlesscarsD.bebetterthanhumanbeings

二、七选五

Therearefrequentreportsontheneedofvolunteersinsomanydifferentcharitableorganizations．1.Thereareactuallymanywaystofindopportunitiestohelpothers．Whenapersonislookingforvolunteeropportunitiesanddoesn’tcarewherehevolunteers，agoodplacetolookforjobsisthroughlocalvolunteercenters．Thesecentersmayhavelists，muchlikeclassifiedads，requestingvolunteersinavarietyoffields．Itcanhelptochooseavolunteerpositionthatwilltakeadvantageofworkorlifeexperience．2.Otheremployersandcompaniesmaynotbethatpickyandarewillingtotakeonanyonewhohasenthusiasmforthework．

Sometimespeoplewanttobecomeavolunteerinaspecifictypeofwork．3.Thebestroutemaybetocontactthesefacilitiesandfindoutwhatavailablevolunteerprogramstheyhave．Someprogramsmayrequirejobapplicationsandtraining，andthistrainingisn’talwaysfree．Lookingaroundatafewprogramscanhelppeoplefindtheonesthatdon’tchargefortraining．

4.Schoolsmayadditionallyhavevolunteerjoblistingsthatcanhelppeoplebecomeavolunteer．Sometimeslistingsforjobsareexclusive(独有的)totheschoolandpeoplemayfindworkastutorsoradministrativeassistants．

Itisn’talwaysnecessarytolookatnon-profitcompaniestofindvolunteeropportunities．Plentyofindividualsandfor-profitcompaniesmaybenefitfromvolunteers’helptoo．Avolunteerbabysitterorsomeonewhohelpsaneighborwiththehouseworkcanmakeabigdifferenceinacommunity．Volunteeringdoesn’thavetobeafull-timecommitment．5.

A．Differentorganizationshavedifferentwaystoattractvolunteers．

B．Theymaywanttohelpatananimalshelterorworkinahospital．

C．Manyschoolsnowhavecommunityservicerequirementsforstudents．

D．Itmaybeanoccasionalthingthatpromotesgoodfeelingsbetweenneighbors．

E．Manypeoplewillgivemoretimeiftheyseethebenefitoftheirvolunteerwork．

F．Butpeopledon’tknowhowtostartsometimesiftheywanttobecomeavolunteer．

G．Somevolunteerpositionsdorequirethatapplicantshavecertainexperiencebeforetheyarehired．

三、完形填空

Astranger’ssweetoffertowardastressed-outmotheratStarbuckshashadasurprisingeffectonbothwomen’slives．

Clawson’sfamilywas____lotsoftransition(变故)recently．Herfather，whohadprovideddaily____forherchildren，passedaway．Abouttwomonthsago，herbabysitterquitsuddenly，____Clawsontoleaveherjobtobecomeastay-at-homemother，aroleshewasnotpreparedto____．

Thatday，Clawsonfelt____whilesittinginStarbucks．“It’sbeenhardbecauseIamnolongerproviding____，butIstilldecidedto____myselftoacoffee，”the32-year-oldmothersaid．Whena(n)__?attheorderwindowsaidhercoffeehadbeenpaidforbyawomancalledMauller，shewas?____?．

Onthewayhome，Clawson____toseethecardrivenbythestranger____intoadrivewayacrossthestreetandafewhousesdownfromClawson’s____．So，shewroteathank-younoteand____itintoMauller’smailbox．“Thankyouforthecoffee，”wroteClawson．“Whatyoudidformewas____acoffee．Itwassomethingthathasturnedmywholedayaround，puttearsinmyeyesanda____onmyface．Thelastcoupleofmonthshavebeenabitofa?__．Yourkindnessgivesmemuchencouragementandcomfort．Ifeelso?___．

Thatevening，havingreadthe?___，MaullerwentdoortodoorinsearchofClawson．Whenthewomenmetinperson，theyhugged．“AstrangerboughtmecoffeewhenIwasinneedandIwantto____thekindness，”saidMauller．

“Smallactscanmakeabig____．Guys，spreadsomekindness，”MaullerwroteonTwitter．

1.A.receivingB.1osingC.seekingD.experiencing

2.A.careB.comfortC.attentionD.information

3.A.beggingB.forcingC.urgingD.advising

4.A.carryonB.dependonC.takeonD.agreeon

5.A.puzzledB.touchedC.delightedD.depressed

6.A.incomeB.foodC.protectionD.accommodation

7.A.devoteB.treatC.adaptD.apply

8.A.intervieweeB.employeeC.traineeD.retiree

9.A.shockedB.frightenedC.annoyedD.interested

10.A.seemedB.failedC.refusedD.happened

11.A.jumpB.breakC.pullD.1ook

12.A.officeB.homeC.schoolD.community

13.A.stoleB.changedC.slippedD.turned

14.A.otherthanB.ratherthanC.1essthanD.morethan

15.A.spotB.maskC.smileD.mark

16.A.struggleB.taskC.1essonD.message

17.A.successfulB.gratefulC.mercifulD.painful

18.A.emailB.commentC.noteD.notice

19.A.rememberB.witnessC.recordD.repay

20.A.differenceB.achievementC.fortuneD.deal

四、语法填空

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个单词或括号内所给单词的正确形式。

PerformersfromSouth-eastAsiatookpartinanInternationalliondancecompetitioninSingaporeaheadofthelunarNewYear，1.mostimportantholidayintheChinesecalendar．

Theparticipantsatthe11thInternationalLionDanceCompetition2.(come)fromVietnam，Singapore，Myanmar，Indonesia，HongKongChinaandMalaysia．Theywerejudgedaccordingtotheirskills，graceandmusic．Thisyear’s3.(win)wasateamfromHongKongChina．

“Liondancingisa4.(fade)traditionasweareseeinglessinterestamongtheyoungpeople，whoaremoreinterested5.?spendingtimeontheirelectronicdevicesindoors，”saidJosephLow，theheadjudge．

Thetraditionaldanceincludesperformers6.(dress)inalion’scostumeandmimicking(仿照)theanimal’smovements．Theliondanceisbelievedtobringgoodfortune．Usually，theliondance?7.(perform)duringtheChineseNewYearandotherChinesetraditionalfest