甘肃省重点中学2023年高三英语第一学期期末质量检测试题含解析

甘肃省重点中学2023年高三英语第一学期期末质量检测试题考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．TheLifelongLearningProgramme________toenablepeopletotakepartinlearningexperienceshastakenoffacrossEurope.A．havingbeendesigned B．beingdesignedC．designed D．designing2．Hehaswrittentwoarticlesforthejournal，onetobepublishedinthisissue，theotherto___________inthenext.A．turnout B．comeoutC．bringout. D．leaveout3．ThatwasaverybusystreetthatIwasneverallowedtocrossaccompaniedbyanadult.A．when B．if C．unless D．where4．Youcan’timaginehowexcitedwewere________thatourschoolmateshadwonthefirstplaceinNationalRobotCompetition.A．learning B．havinglearnedC．tobelearning D．tolearn5．Mr.Greenwasveryfamouswhenhelivedthere.Thereis______tobesomeoneinthisdistrictwhoremembershim.A．content B．opposedC．bound D．restricted6．––Didyouhavetodomuchforthedinnerparty?––Helen________everythingbythetimeIgothome.A．finishedB．wasfinishingC．wouldfinishD．hadfinished7．Asoftenhappensafterlongsleeplessness,hewas________byanunreasoningpanic.A．seizedB．fascinatedC．impressedD．embarrassed8．Ifwesurroundourselveswithpeople_____ourmajorpurpose,wecangettheirsupportandencouragement.A．insympathywith B．intermsofC．inhonourof D．incontrastwith9．Don'tyouthink_______ofgreatimportancethatweshouldkeepfitbytakingexerciseregularly?A．this B．that C．which D．it10．Thehealthofgardenplantsdependsonthesoil_____--theproperbalanceofmineralpieces,organicmatter,airandwater.A．constructionB．conservationC．corporationD．composition.11．Ifwe________atableinadvance,wewouldn'tbestandinghereinthelongqueue.A．reserve B．reservedC．havereserved D．hadreserved12．_______youhearfrommetothecontrary,expectmeonFridayatabout6pm.A．Unless B．UntilC．While D．Although13．Thetwogirlsaregettingonverywellandshare_______witheachother.A．little B．much C．some D．none14．__willIgiveup.IbelieveIcanmanageit.A．AtonceB．AtnotimeC．RightnowD．Theinstant15．Wearrangedtomeetatthecinemaat7:30,butJackfailedto______.A．breakupB．setupC．turnupD．giveup16．Youwon’tfindpapercuttingdifficult_____youkeeppracticingit.A．evenifB．aslongasC．asifD．eversince17．Maybehereallyshoulddomoreexercisesfromnowon.____,Ihopehecouldgetoversoon.A．Somehow B．Somewhat C．Anyway D．Anywhere18．Theordinarypeoplealllookattheintelligentmanwithadmirationbecauseundernocircumstances________tocopewithemergencies.A．hewillfailB．ishefailingC．heisfailingD．willhefail19．Don’tthrowawaytheoldbooks．Givethemto____needsthem．A．whoever B．anyone C．who D．whomever20．Asisknown,onlyhardleadstohappiness.A．workB．worksC．workedD．working第二部分阅读理解（满分40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。21．（6分）Destination

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B．Language.C．Symbols. D．Sound.2、Theunderlinedword"they"inthesecondparagraphrefersto________.A．symbols B．driversC．researchers D．flashes3、Whatdoesarapidlyflashinglightmean?A．Thecarwascomingtoastop.B．Therewasnodriverinthecar.C．Thecarwasabouttospeedup.D．Thecarwasabouttoslowdown.4、Thecarseatcostumewasintendedto________.A．amusethedriver B．attractthepedestriansC．warnthecyclists D．confusethepeople24．（8分）QibaoAncientVillageQibao,locatedinthecenterofMinhangDistrict,Shanghai,isavillagewithahistoryofonethousandyears.Inthevillage,wineandteaareservedonold-fashionedsquaretablestogetherwithlongbenches,long-mouthcopperpotsandflat-endchopstickused.ThemostfamoussnacksinoldShanghaiaresquarepastry,ricewineandsteamedsaltedporkinwine.TelephonentranceTicket:45yuanperall-in-oneticket(preferablepriceof30yuanisavailablenow),coveringalmostalltouristattractionsinsidethevillage.JinshanVillageofFarmerPaintingVillagersskillfullymakegooduseoffolkartssuchasprintinganddyeing,embroidery(刺绣),woodcarving.TheytakethevariousfolkcustomsandthebusyscenesoflaborofvillagersinthelowerChangjiangvalleyasthethemeofpaintingsandcreatefarmerpaintingsinasimplestyle.TelephonentranceTicket:30yuan/personMerryCountrysideTourinZhonghuaVillageThevillageprovidestouristswithaccommodations,tours,chess,cards,fitnessandentertainmentthroughrentingoutseparatefarmhouseandsellstouristproductsandagriculturalby-productsrelatedtothemerrycountrysidetour.TelephonentranceTicket:FreePudongLingkongAgricGardeningItisoneofShanghaicountrysidetourscenicspots,whichfeaturesartofteapots,cropplantationandexport.TheGeologicalSciencePopularizationHallstoresuptensofthousandsofrarestonescollectedallovertheworld.TelephonentranceTicket:50yuan/person1、Whichtourisofferingadiscountontheentranceticketnow?A．QibaoAncientVillage.B．JinshanVillageofFarmerPainting.C．MerryCountrysideTourinZhonghuaVillage.D．PudongLingkongAgricGardening.2、PudongLingkongAgricGardeningmayespeciallyattractpeoplewhoareinterestedin______.A．traditionalsnacks B．folkartsC．farming D．rarestones3、Whatisthethemesharedbythefourtours?A．Countrysidelife. B．Agriculturalachievements.C．Citydevelopments. D．Traditionalcustoms.25．（10分）4appstohelpyoumakethemostofyourmoneyLivingonastudentbudgetcanbetough.Budgetingisessentialandit’simportanttomakesavingsinanywaypossible，soyoucanmakethemostofyourmoney.Hereayesomeusefulappsforsavingmoneyasastudent.UnidaysCosttosignup:freeThisisprobablythemostwell—receivedstudentdiscountapp.It’seasytosignuptoandonceyouhave，allyouhavetodoisusethecodesUnidaysprovidesyouwithwhenyou’repayingin-storeorcheckingoutonline.Unidaysalsosometimesincreasesitsdiscountoffersatcertainstoresandwebsites.Keepaneyeoutfortheseincreaseddiscountstosaveyourselfsomeextracash，particularlyasChristmasisonthehorizon.VouchercloudCosttosignup:freeVouchercloudofferssomeamazingdealsthatcannotbemissed.There’sfrequent2for1dealsordiscountavailableatmanywell-knownrestaurantssuchasPizzaExpress，Frankie&Benny’sandGiraffe.Theyalsoofferdealsonhotels，citybreaksandarangeofitemssuchasRealTechniquesproducts.It'sagreatwaytosaveonChristmaspresents—theregular40％offatTheBodyShopisalwaysworthlookingoutfor!TopCashbackCosttosignup:freeYoumayhaveseentheTVadvertsforTopCashback.WiththeTopCashbackapp，youcanviewallparticipatingstoressecuritycameras.Then，allyouhavetodoiscompleteyouronlineshoppingViatheapptoreceivecashbackonanypurchasesyoumake.Forexample，ifyoubuyonlineatAmazonyoucanreceiveupto9％cashbackintoyouraccount.Itdoesn’talwaysseemlikealotofmoneybutifyoushoponlinefrequentlyitalladdsup!TastecardCosttosignup:subscriptionscostsvary(monthlytoannuallysubscriptionsavailable)EventhoughitcoststosubscribetoTastecard，thediscountsareworthit.WithaTastecard，youcanget2for1mealsor50％offfoodatparticipatingrestaurants，allofwhichcanbeviewedontheapporwebsitesimplybytypinginyourpostcode.ThesediscountsareavailableatchainslikePizzaHutandBellaItaliaandalsoindependentrestaurantsacrossManchester.1、Whichofthefollowingisthemostpopularwithstudents?A．Unidays.B．Vouchercloud.C．TopCashback.D．Tastecard.2、WhatisspecialaboutTopCashback?A．Itcanonlybeusedinstores.B．Itcostsalotofmoneytosignup.C．NoadsforTopCashbackappearonTV.D．Onlinecashbackcanbestoredinyouraccount.3、WhatdoesTastecardhelpyoutosavemoneyon?A．Hotels.B．Restaurants.C．Tickets.D．Presents.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5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．26．（30分）Twistwasthenameofanoldchampionracinghorse.Hewaspastthirtyyearsold,buttheheartofthetrue1stillbeatwiththegreatspirit.However,Iknewlittleaboutthe2thattheoldhorse’sspiritwouldhaveonmydaughter.MydaughterStacyhadeverhada3experiencewitharunawayhorse.Shewasjusteightatthetime,andaterrifying4accompaniedthedisaster.Althoughshebrokenobones,her5,loveforhorsesandthedesiretolearntoridewere6NomatterhowmywifeandItried,wehadno7incuringthedamagecausedthatday.Butwhenshewasthirteen,aturningpointcame.OnedayasIsawStacylookintotheeyeofthe8fellowinthestall(牲口棚),Iknewthiswasgoingtobethebeginningofa9relationship.Fortunately,Stacy’saccidenthadnotweakenedherlovefor10ingeneral,andthissmallopeningwasallthatTwistneededtocreateanunusualbond(纽带).Inthefollowingweeks,Stacybegantoexpressdaily11incomingtothestallwithme.She12spenttimewithhim,feeding,brushingandcombinghim,allthe13talkingtohimaboutherlife.Thenoneday14Iwasreadyingonehorseforaride,Inoticedtheoldguy’s15expressionanddesiretobeincluded,too.SoIaskedStacyifshewantedtotakeTwistoutforaride.In16,Stacylookedonceagainintotheoldman’seye.Thatmoment,theirtwospirits17andcompletedthebondthathadbeenformingoveracoupleofmonths.Continuingtolookdeepintohiseyes,Stacydidn’t18.Sheonlynoddedyes.Momentslater,Isawthemriding19together,Stacywinningrenewedconfidenceanddesire,andTwistwinninghismedalofachild’s201、A．ownerB．winnerC．jumperD．member2、A．wishB．ideaC．effectD．ability3、A．newB．badC．richD．strange4、A．fallB．taskC．shakeD．attack5、A．prideB．skillC．luckD．confidence6、A．ignoredB．reformedC．destroyedD．overlooked7、A．aimB．needC．surpriseD．success8、A．poorB．oldC．braveD．strong9、A．seriousB．similarC．specialD．formal10、A．animalsB．parentsC．friendsD．fields11、A．thanksB．interestC．opinionsD．sympathy12、A．endlesslyB．roughlyC．unwillinglyD．actively13、A．bestB．wayC．sameD．time14、A．asB．soC．althoughD．because15、A．angryB．sadC．eagerD．anxious16、A．briefB．responseC．returnD．addition17、A．metB．roseC．foughtD．recovered18、A．actB．thinkC．speakD．smile19、A．onB．backC．downD．off20、A．heartB．spiritC．agreementD．dependence第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Expertshavestartedworkingon1．unbelievableprojecttomakearobotmadebyNASAactlikeahuman.2．(name)Valkyrie,therobotlookslikeawomanandmaybeusedtoexplorerMarsoneday.It3．(invent)byNASAscientiststocompeteintheDARPARoboticsChallenges(DRC).Itis1.9meterstalland4．(weight)125kilograms.Itcomeswithaseries5．cameras,sonar,andothersensorsspreadacrossitsbodytohelpitmovearound.Valkyrieispoweredbyabatteryonitsback,whichcankeepit6．(operate)foranhour.Itcanwalkon7．(it)own,pickupobjectsandcontrolmanyobjectsandtools,8．ispartoftherequirementsfortheDARPAchallenge.Themachinecanwalkontwolegsandperformbasic9．(move)atpresent.However,theteamfromScotland’sEdinburghUniversitywantstogiveit10．(many)skills.Itishopedthatthenewandimprovedrobotwillworkalongwithastronautsinspace.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(^),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分Itwasastillandquietmorningonthelake、Therewasnohumanvoicesorcarstobreakthesilent、Itwasaperfectdayforfishing、Wesatatthere,afraidtotalk,thinkingfishwouldhearusandflee、Myfather,holdourlunchbeginonehand,passedmeasandwich、Itwasterriblehotandcloudsofmosquitowerefeastingonmyblood、Withmylegscoveringwithbitemarks,Icomplained,“Whenwillthefishcome?”SuddenlyIfeltafishbite、Myfatherbecamesoexcitedas1was,andtogetherwepulledinthefishthatwouldbepartofusdinnerthatnight、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你的朋友Peter想了解你校于十二月举办的中国传统文化艺术节。请你给Peter写封回信，内容包括：1.举办艺术节的目的；2.介绍你最喜欢的一个艺术节活动；3.邀请Peter参加并告之艺术节活动的时间。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。3.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。DearPeter,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________