2023年甘肃省第一次高考诊断考试英语试题

2023年甘肃省第一次高考诊断考试英语本试卷满分120分，考试时间100分钟。考生注意：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号框涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号框。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ARugbyWorldCup2023WanttoseeEnglandandWalesatRugbyWorldCupFrance2023?JoinGulliversSportsTravelwhoisofferingafantasticpackagetotakeinbothEnglandvJapanandWalesvQualifier（预选赛）WinnerinanactionpackedweekendinNice.DayOne-ArriveinNiceCheck-inatLondonGatwickorBirminghamforyourflighttoNice.Onarrivalwewilltransferyoubycoachtoyourhotelwhereyoucancheckinforathree-nightstayforRugbyWorldCupFrance2023.DayTwo-MatchDayTodayseesWalesplaytheQualifierWinner.Kickoffisat17:45localtime.DayThree-MatchDayTodayseesEnglandplayJapan.Kickoffisat21:00localtime.DayFour-ReturntotheUKCheckoutofyourhotelthismorning.Wewilltransferyoubycoachtotheairportforyourreturnflighttoyourchosendepartureairport.OfficialTravelAgent:GulliverSportsTravelisanOfficialTravelAgentforRugbyWorldCupFrance2023.Theyhavetakenover50,000supporterstofollowtheirteamssincetheveryfirstRugbyWorldCupbackin1987andthiswillbetheeighthofficialappointmentforaRugbyWorldCup.Price:£2,199perpersonDeparture:September15,2023PriceIncludes√Airporttransfers√Threenights'accommodation√OfficialMatchticketsforEnglandvJapan√OfficialMatchticketsforWalesvQualifierWinner√ReturnflightsfromStanstedorGatwickorBirminghamtoNice1.HowmanynightswillpeoplestayinNice?A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.2.Howmuchwillacouplepayforthepackage?A.£2,199.B.£4,398.C.£4,418.D.£6,597.3.Whereisthistextprobablytakenfrom?A.Acourseplan.C.Apopularmagazine.B.Anacademicarticle.D.Achemistrytextbook.BImaginehavingtheopportunitytosingtogetherwithhundredsofotherpeoplewhileyouareathomealone.Youcandothisinavirtualchoir.Virtualchoirmembersrecordthemselveswhiletheyperformaloneonvideo.ThesevideosareuploadedontotheInternet,andthentheyareputtogetherintoonevideothatyoucanseeonline-avirtualchoir.Anyonecantakepartinavirtualchoirfromanywhere-allyouneedisavideocameraandanInternetconnection.Avirtualchoirenablespeopletoaddtheirvoicestothoseofotherindividualsandbecomepartoftheglobalcommunity.Ithasprovedtobeapositiveinfluenceonthelivesofmanypeople.Thevirtualchoirwastheideaofaward-winningcomposerandconductorEricWhitacre.HefellinlovewithMozart'sclassicalmusicwhenhesangfortheuniversitychoir.Movedbythismusic,hesaid,“Itwaslikeseeingcolorforthefirsttime."Overtenyearsafterhisgraduation,Whitacre'soriginalcompositionsbegantobecomequitepopularamongchoirsandsingers.Thisledtothecreationofthevirtualchoir.In2009,Whitacrereceivedavideoofagirlwhowassingingoneofhisworks.Inspired,heaskedhisfanstomakevideos,whichhethenjoinedtogetherintooneperformance.Hisfirstvirtualchoir,"LuxAurumque”,had198singersfrom12differentcountries.IthasreceivedmillionsofviewsontheInternet.Sincethen,thevirtualchoirhasbecomeaworldwidephenomenon.Whitacre'snexteffortwasthevirtualYouthChoirforUNICEF,whichwasfirstseenonstageon23July2014intheUK.Altogether,2,292youngpeoplefrom80countriesjoinedintosingWhitacre'ssong“WhatIf”.Thevirtualchoirisawonderfulwayforpeoplearoundtheworldtosingwithonevoiceandthusmaketheworldabetterplace.4.Whichofthefollowingisavirtualchoir?A.Manymembersperformingontheirown.B.Hundredsofpeoplesingingtogetheronastage.C.Manypeoplesingingonlinetogetheratthesametime.D.IndividualsingingvideoscombinedintooneontheInternet.5.Whatresultedintheappearanceofthevirtualchoir?A.ThepopularityofWhitacre'scomposition.B.TheencouragementofWhitacre'sprofessor.C.Whitacre'sdesireofbeingafamouscomposer.D.Whitacre'sloveforcommunicationwithothers.6.WhatcanwelearnaboutWhitacre'sfirstvirtualchoir?A.Hehadthousandsofhisfansmakevideos.B.Hejoinednearlytwohundredvideostogether.C.HemadehisfirstvirtualchoironstageintheUK.D.Heaskedagirltosinghisworktomakeitpopular.7.Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph?A.ToadvertiseWhitacre'smusiccomposition.B.Tointroducetheinfluenceofthevirtualchoir.C.TopersuadepeopletojoinWhitacre'schoirteam.D.Toappealtonetizenstocomposetheirownmusic.CManyanimalsandplantsareendangeredintheworldtoday.Theseendangeredspeciesarethreatenedwithbecomingextinct,meaningtheywillnolongerexistonEarth.ExamplesincludetheCubanMacawandtheSriLankanLegumeTree.Illegalhunting,andcollectingoftheMacawbirdforpets,ledtoitsextinction.WhilethemainreasonthenativeSriLankanLegumeTreewentextinctwasduetohabitatlossfromdevelopmentinthe20thcentury.Themaincauseforanimalsandplantsdisappearingisoftenadamagetothefoodchainduetohunting,habitatlossoreventheintroductionofinvasivespecies.Everylivingthingfromone-celledanimalstoabluewhaleneedstoeat.Natureisconnectedandcontrolledbymanyfragilefoodchains.Afoodchaindescribeswhoeatswhominahabitat.Whenoneofthelinksinafoodchainisnolongerpresent-forexample,aspeciesgoesextinct-thefoodchainbreaksandsometimesthiscancauseotheranimalstodisappearandthewholesystemcanbecomeimbalancedorevencollapsed.Humanscanhavedisastrouseffectsonfoodchains.Whenpeoplefirstexploredtheworld,theytookanimalandplantspeciesfromtheirhomecountriestotheplacestheyexploredandsettledin.Theydidnotrealisetheconsequencesofintroducinginvasivespecies.Bydoingso,theyweredamagingthenaturalfoodchainsoftheareastheyexplored.Nowadaystherearestrictrulescontrollingthemovementofanimalsandplantsbetweencountries.Butsomepartsoftheworldarestillexperiencingproblemswithinvasivespeciesintroducedhundredsofyearsago.Withrisingawarenessofhowweaffectthenaturalenvironment,hopefullywecanlearntoprotectthesefoodchainsandhelpthemtothrive.Otherwisethecontinuedlossofspecieswilleventuallymeanourownextinction.8.WhichisthemainreasonforCubanMacaw'sextinction?A.Habitatloss.C.Invasivespecies.B.Illegalhunting.D.Foodchaindamage.9.Whatdoweknowaboutafoodchaininparagraph2?A.Itonlyaffectsone-celledanimals.B.Itisalwaysbrokenbyinvasivespecies.C.Itdecidesthebalanceofthewholesystem.D.Itbreaksafternearlytenspeciesdisappear.10.Howdohumansseriouslyaffectfoodchains?A.Byexploringnewplaces.B.Byhuntingendangeredanimals.C.Byintroducinginvasivespecies.D.Bypollutingnaturalenvironment.11.Whichisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?A.DamageofInvasiveSpeciesB.EffectofIllegalHuntingonaHabitatC.DisappearanceofEndangeredSpeciesD.TheLinkbetweenFoodChainsandExtinctionDBydrawingpatternsonthesurfaceofacupoftea,chabaixi,anancientChineseteatrickdisplayedinarecentTVdrama,hasgonepopularforitsapparentsimilaritywithmodernlatteart.However,tenyearsago,thisdistinctivetechniquewasclosetodisappearingcompletely.Chabaixicancreateendlesspatternssuchasbamboosandmountainsorevencalligraphy.Thereareoveradozensteps：grindteaforfinepowder（粉末），pourboiledwater，stirthemixture，anddrawthepatterns.Itisdifferentfrommakinglattebecausepeopleuseclearwaterastheobjecttoputintothecupinsteadofmilk.Butwhenthewatertouchesthesurfaceofwhippedtea,itturnsintoawhitecoloranddisappearsin20minutes.“Chabaixiisoneofthecountlessformsoftea-makingtechniquesinChina.Theimportanceofchabaixiisnotonlythatthistechniqueisuniqueintheworld,butalsoitgivesusawindowintopeople'slifestyleintheSongDynasty,aperiodoftimewhenleisureactivitiesinsomewaysresemblewhatwehavenow,"Zhang,apractitionerofchabaixi,said.BeforechabaixiwasdiscoveredbyTVaudiences,thetechniquewaslistedaspartofChina'sIntangibleCulturalHeritagein2017,afteritwasrecoveredbyZhangZhifeng.Hestartedresearchingtheoriginsofchabaixiinthe1980sandbroughtthetechniquebackin2009afterdecadesoftrialsandpractice.Zhangspentnearly30yearsstudyingandresearchingtheoriginsandmakingoftea,butforhimitwasallworthwhile.“ThistechniqueiskeytotheteacultureoftheSongDynasty,anditwouldbeashametoletitfade.Thistechniquemustbepassedontothenextgenerationssotheycanunderstanditshistory,"Zhangsaid.12.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"grind"underlinedinparagraph2?A.Dry.B.Put.C.Mix.D.Break.13.Whatcanwelearnaboutchabaixi?A.Itusesmilktoputintothecup.B.Itistheoriginofmodernlatteart.C.Itshouldbeenjoyedinalimitedtime.D.Itiscommonaroundtheworldtheseyears.14.WhatkindofpersonisZhangZhifengaccordingtothetext?A.Persistent.C.Warm-hearted.B.Humorous.D.Knowledgeable.15.WhyischabaixiimportantaccordingtoZhangZhifeng?A.Itisagoodleisureactivityforus.B.ItcanbeseeninmanyplacesinChinanow.C.Itisthemostimportanttea-makingtechniqueinChina.D.ItmakesusknowmoreaboutChinesetraditionalculture.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Ajobopeningisavacancywhichanemployerdesirestofill. 16Forjobseekers,trackingdownjobopeningsisveryimportant,whileemployerswanttoquicklyfillthepositionwiththebestpossibleperson.Whenanemployerrecognizestheneedforanewemployee,thepersoninchargeofhiringusuallysitsdowntocreateanadvertisementforthejobopening.Typically,theadvertisementincludesthejobtitleandabriefdescriptionofthedutiesassociatedwiththejob.Thecompanynameisincluded,contactinformationisprovided, 1718IfthejobiswithanInternetfirm,forexample,thejobwillusuallyappearonthecompanywebsiteandonrelevantonlinejobboards.Ifthejobisamorecasualretailjob,itmightbepublishedinlocalclassifiedads.Someemployersmayalsodirectlyadvertiseajobopeningwithasigninthewindow.19Byresearchingtheinformationcarefully,theycandeterminewhetherornottheyareagoodpotentialfitforajob.Jobapplicantsshouldfollowapplicationdirectionscarefully. 20 Anapplicantwhodropsbyforacopyofajobapplicationintidyclothing,forexample,isfarmorelikelytogetthejob.Resumesandothersupportingmaterialshouldalsobeneatlyorganizedtoprojectanairofresponsibilityandconfidence.A.Typically,suchopeningsareadvertised.B.Theyshouldalwayspresentthemselvesneatly.C.Ajobopeningwillbepublishedinvariouslocations.D.andapplicantsarerequiredtooffertheirqualifications.E.andpotentialsalaryinformationmaybeincludedaswell.F.Peoplelookingforjobopportunitiesgenerallysearchinparticularareas.G.Applicantsshouldcarefullyreviewtheavailableinformationofajobopening.第二部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节（共20小题；每小题分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Beforeshepassedawayfromcancer,A.J.WaltersmadeherhusbandSeananddaughterBrittanypromiseheronething:SeanwouldaccompanyBrittany,ahighschoolsenior,tothehomecominggame,whereshewasintherunningforhomecoming21.A.J.wasabelovedadministrativeassistantatBrittany'shighschool.Itwas22toherthatherdaughtergo.BrittanyandSean23.Dayslater,onthemorningofFriday,A.J.24.Keepingtheir25,thatveryafternoon,anemotionalBrittanywalkedarminarmwithherfather.Theycrossedthefootballfieldwiththeothercandidatestoawaitthe26ofthevoting.Brittanywasn't 27 homecomingqueenthatday;Nylawas.But,likemanyinthecommunity,Nylahadalso 28A.J.Outof29,momentsafterreceivingthecrown,NylawalkedovertoBrittany,removedthecrownfromherhead,and30itonherfriend's.Thetwo31,tearfullyholdingeachotherforsupport.“She'dratherhaveher32 thanacrown,"Nylasaid.By33ittoBrittany,“Iwastellingherthatshewashermom'squeen,andthatshewaslovedbymany, 34 me.“Ifeltsomuchlovefromher,andIjustfeltsomuch35forher,"saidBrittany,“Ican36mymomthroughNyla.Theyhavethe37caringandgivingspirit."Nylaisnolessperfectfor38ofacrown.AfriendoftheWaltersfamilysaid,“There'sanold39goes,“Realqueensfixeachother'scrowns."Butthefactis,realqueens40 theircrownstoletotherqueensshine."21.A.kingB.queenC.ladyD.master22.A.importantB.regretfulC.obviousD.easy23.A.admittedB.repliedC.forgotD.agreed24.A.diedB.escapedC.arrivedD.approached25.A.sealB.balanceC.promiseD.secret26.A.rightB.resultC.delayD,loss27.A.warnedB,sentC.paidI),named28.A.debatedwithB.sufferedfromC.heardabout1).calledup29.A.orderIkcuriosityC.happinessD.kindness30.A.carriedB.threwC.placedD.abandoned31.A.huggedB.trembledC.smiledD.creamed32.teacherB.cashC.momD.scholarship33.A.owingB.handingC.drivingD.submitting34.A.especiallyB.possiblyC.basicallyD.luckily35.A.informationB.blameC.adviceD.love36.A.meetB.seeC.touchD.contact37.A.mildB.oppositeC.specialD.same38.A.fareB.sakeC.lackD.love39.A.sayingB.findingC.thinkingD.reading40.A.showoffB.giveupC.knockdownD.takein第二节（共10小题；每小题分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Hey,everyone!It'sKaiagain.I'mbackwithanother41(amaze)episodeofNatGeokids.Andthisweekwe'retalkingallaboutrobots.OkaysoIbetyou'rewondering42exactlyisarobot.Goodquestion. 43(basic),arobotisamachine 44(create)toperformaseriesofactions.Theseactionscouldbeassimpleasrollingaroundthehousevacuumingoutdirtyfloors.Whileotherrobotsperformmorecomplicatedtaskssuchastravelingtoand45(explore)differentplanetslikeNASA'sMarsexplorationRoverswhichwerebuilt46(study)thesurfaceofMars.Anddidyouknowthathumanshavebeenbuildingrobotsfor47(century).Infactman