湖南省冷水江市第一中学2023年高三英语第一学期期末学业水平测试模拟试题含解析

湖南省冷水江市第一中学2023年高三英语第一学期期末学业水平测试模拟试题考生请注意：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．Sheis____________beingpleasedaboutit;sheisveryangry.A．freefrom B．freeof C．outof D．farfrom2．Weallknowthatgoodresults________foryouwhenyoustartdoingthingsyoulove.A．arewaitingB．havewaitedC．havebeenwaitingD．willbewaiting3．LastDecemberChina_____100Chineseand10foreignersfortheiroutstandingcontributionstothecountry’sreformandopening-up.A．distinguishedB．sponsoredC．acknowledgedD．evaluated4．Wildswans’________intheareaisagoodindicationofabetterenvironment.A．exhibition B．escapeC．absence D．appearance5．Asteachersweshouldn’taccepttheargumentgivenbysomepeople_______standardizedtestsrestricteducatorstoomuchandtakethejoyoutofteaching.A．where B．whatC．how D．that6．—Amazing!Youwearslippersatwork.—Don’tyouknowit’safashion?A．must B．should C．can D．may7．—Whydoyoulookveryupset?—Theelectricitywascutoffsuddenlyandmyessay________unfinishedsince.A．wasleft B．hasleftC．hadbeenleft D．hasbeenleft8．Iwillgiveyousomearticleswhichyoucanwhenyouwritethereport.A．referto B．applyto C．leadto D．talkto9．Manywritersaredrawntobuildingaworld,_____readersaresomewhatfamiliarwithbutalsofeeldistantfromournormallives.A．it B．one C．that D．theone10．Franklyspeaking,IamnotsurewhetherI________thisintheolddayswiththatkindofequipment,whichlooksquiteoddandridiculous.A．shouldhavedone B．needhavedone C．wouldhavedone D．musthavedone11．ManygasesintheatmosphereactuallyheatenergythatescapesfromtheEarth’ssurfacebacktotheearth.A．finding;reflecting B．found;reflectedC．found;toreflect D．found;reflect12．ThisJanuarywillbeverypreciousforusbywhichtimewe________reviewingSeniorBookI.A．willfinish B．willhavefinishedC．havefinished D．willbefinished13．—Ouch,mum!Afishbonehasstuckinmyteeth!—______,Lucy.Iamcoming.A．TakeyourtimeB．HelpyourselfC．Don’tbotherD．Takeiteasy14．Myfatherinsistedthateveryminute____madefulluseof_______theworkwell.A．be,todo B．hasbeen,doingC．be,doing D．hasbeen,todo15．Thenewhotelisreportedtobebuiltitusedtobeawasteland.A．which B．whereC．inwhich D．what16．Don’ttakeitseriously，Alice．Iwasn’tmaking_____funofyou—it’snothingbut_____joke．A．/;the B．the;theC．the;a D．/;a17．Thenecklacethewomanboughtis,becauseitismadeofglass.A．priceless B．worthwhile C．valuable D．worthless18．Allthephotographsinthisbook,statedotherwise,datefromthe1950s.A．unless B．until C．once D．if19．—WhorecommendedNancyforthepost?—ItwasJames______admirationforherwasobvious.A．who B．that C．whose D．whom20．Thelittlegirl________aforeignlanguagefairlyquickly.A．pickedup B．gotup C．steppedup D．madeup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）TheAustralianpostalservicehasapologizedfordeliveringaletterhalfacenturyafteritwassentfromanislandintheSouthPacific.AcouplefromAdelaidefoundthefadedpostcard,fromtheFrenchPolynesianislandofTahiti,restingontheirdoorstepunderagasbill.Itboreapostmarkof1966andwasaddressedtoone“RobertGiorgio”,accordingtotheAdelaideAdvertiser.Thepostcard,whichwaswrittenbysomeonenamed“Chris’,reads:“Iamenjoyingmyselfgreatly.Theweatherisveryhumid.I’lltryanddropyouanoteinEngland.”Itsstampcost3francs,oraroundninepence,andisunderstoodtohavebeensenttotheoriginalownerofthehouse,whosewhereaboutisunknown.“Ittookawhiletorealizeitwasanoldone,”saidTimDuffy,whoboughtthehouse18monthsagowithhiswife,Claire,andbelievesitwasbuiltbyanItalianmanin1963.“ThenIcheckedthepostdateandit’s1966.”Hesuspectsthecardmayhavebeensentbysomeonewhowastravellingbyboat.“It’sfreshenoughalthoughitisabitfadedandit’sgotsomedamagetothetopleft,whichlookslikeabitofwaterdamage,”hesaid.MrDuffyhandedtheletterbacktoAustraliaPost,whoacknowledgedthatsomethinghad“gonewrong”andissuedanapology.“Itisclearthatsomethingwentwrong50yearsagoafterthepostcardwaspostedinFrenchPolynesia,andweapologisefortheinconvenience,”aspkesmansaid.Itisnotthefirsttimethataletterhastakenvastlylongerthanexpectedarriveatitsdestination.AlovelettersentbyaBritishsoldierduringWorldWarTwowasapparentlystuckintransitformorethan64yearsbeforeitreachedRAFLakenheathinSuffolk.1、Whowrotethepostcard?A．ClaireB．ChrisC．TimDuffyD．RobertGiorgio2、Whatdoesthepostcardlooklike?A．NiceandperfectB．OldanddamagedC．OldputbeautifulD．Freshbutdamaged3、Theunderlinedword“whereabout”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto“________”A．locationB．familyC．habitD．name4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Thepostcardwassentoutin1963B．TimDuffyacceptedtheapologyfromtheAustraliaPostC．ThisisthefirstletterthathasgonewrongduringdeliveringD．ThepersonwhowrotethepostcardwouldtraveltoEngland22．（8分）NewYorkCityisaworldcapitalineverysenseoftheword—it'saculturalandeconomicpowerhouse,andarguablythemostinfluentialcityontheplanet.Butitwasn'talwaysthisway,asthefollowingcitiesoncedominatedtheworldaroundthem.Djenne­DjennoInthefloodlandsoftheNigerdeltapeoplehavebeenbuildinghousesandotherstructureswithclayforcenturies.ThetownofDjenne­Djennoismadeentirelyoutofclay.Itwasinhabitedasfarbackas250BC,andbecameanimportantlinkinthetrans­Saharangoldtrade(跨撒哈拉黄金交易).Constructedonhillscalled“toguere”，thecitymanagedtoescapethemarshy(沼泽的)landscapeandannualfloodsproducedbytherainyseason.Djenne­Djennoisbelievedtobeoneoftheearliestsettlementsinthesub­Saharanregion,andisconsideredbysometobe“thetypicalAfricanCity”.Archeologicalevidenceshowsusacontinuoushumanpresenceintheareaupuntilthe14thcenturyAD,whenpeoplemovedtothenearbytownofDjenne,foundedinthe11thcentury.Furtherevidencepointsoutthatevenbeforethecity'sconstruction,theBozopeopleweregrowingwildriceintheregion.Inthe13thcenturyAD,withKingKoumboro'sconversiontoIslam,itspalacetransformedintoamosque.CarthageLegendhasitthatCarthagewasfoundedbyQueenDidoofthePhoenicians.ShefledthecityofTyrelocatedinpresent­dayLebanoninordertoescapethehatredofherbrotherPygmalion,whowasherrivaltothethrone.Alongwithagroupofsettlers,shetraveledagreatdistancebyseaandlandedinNorthAfrica,whereshemetKingIarbas.Heofferedtogivethemlandinordertobuildasettlement,butnobiggerthanthesurfacecoveredbythehide(牛皮)ofanox.Theycleverlycutthehideintothinstripsandwereabletoencloseafairlylargeareaofland.Onthisland,themightycityofCarthagewasbuilt.Thesestoriesaremostlikelyjustthat,butthefactthatthePhoeniciansbuiltthecityaround760BCistrue.Locatedinsuchagoodposition—inthemiddleoftheMediterranean,closetoSicily,SardiniaandCorsica,andaprettygooddistancefromEgypt—helpedmakeCarthagealeadingtradecenterandmilitarypower.Thepopulationsoonreachedhalfamillioncitizensand,inordertohousethemall,buildingswereallbuiltfiveorsixstoriestall.Carthagewasthefirstcityinancienttimestohaveacentralizedsewagesystem,linkingallbuildingswithinthecitywalls.Themostnotableofstructuresamongtheruinswasthe“Thophet”，whichisbelievedtobeanaltar(圣坛)forchildsacrifice.TenochtitlanTenochtitlanwasthecapitalcityoftheAztecEmpire.ItwasbuiltonanislandsurroundedbyLakeTexcocodeepinsidethejunglesofCentralAmerica.BythetimetheSpanishconquerorswereawareofitsexistence,thepopulationwasaround200，000.ThiswasacityverydifferentfromwhattheEuropeanswereusedto.Foundedin1325AD,theAzteccapitalwasjoinedtothemainlandbythreecauseways(堤道).Itwaslaidoutinstraightstreetgridsandhadenormouspyramidsatitscenter,whichweresurroundedbytheskullsofthedeadandceremonialsculptures.1、Whatdoweknowabouttheancientcities?A．Tenochtitlanwasthefirstcitytolinkallbuildingswithinthecitywallsusingacentralizedsewagesystem.B．Carthagewasconsideredtohaveplayedanimportantroleinthetrans­Saharangoldtrade.C．TherewasnodoubtthatCarthagewasfoundedbyQueenDidoofthePhoenicians.D．Accordingtosomepeople,thecityDjenne­Djennois“atypicalAfricancity”.2、Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom________.A．anewsreport B．asciencefiction C．ahistorybook D．aresearchpaper23．（8分）Isdarkchocolatehealthy?Yes,darkchocolatehascompounds(化合物)thatofferhealthbenefitsandcanbeenjoyedwithoutguilt,evenonadailybasis.Buttheamountmatters,sincetoomanybitescancontributetoextrafat,sugarandcaloriesandgetridofitshealthbenefits.Darkchocolateisrichincocoa,whichcontainscompoundsknownasflavanols(黄烷醇).Athighlevels,cocoaflavanolshavebeenshowntohelplowerbloodpressureandtheriskofdiabetes.Darkchocolatehasthehighestamountofcocoaflavanols:milkchocolatehaslens,andwhitechocolatehasnone.Butwhilecocoaflavanolsindarkchocolatemakeitahealthfultreat,theygiveitabiterflavor.Producersmayprocesschocolatetomakeitmoredelicious,butdoingsocanremovesomeofthesebeneficialcompounds,saidMattHartings,anAmericanprofessor.Inspiteofthis,darkchocolateisstillahealthierchoicethanmilkchocolate,whichtendstohavemoresugar.Additionally,cocoapowdercontainsminerals.Soyoucanenjoyapieceofdarkchocolateevenafterameal.Justkeepthefollowinginmind.First,buychocolatethathasatleast60%cocoa.“Generallyspeaking,thehigherthepercentage,themoreflavanols.Thesehigher-percentagechocolateshavetheaddedbenefitoverthelowerpercentagesandmilkandwhitechocolatesbecausetheycontainlesssugarandlessfat,”Hartingssaid,Second,ifpossible,choosenaturalcocoaoverDutchprocessedcocoa,whichistreatedwithanalkali(碱).Thisgiveschocolateamilderflavorbutremoveshealthfulflavanols.Andfinally,tokeepweightincheck,limitto30gramsofdarkchocolatedaily,orabout150calories,1、Darkchocolateishealthymainlybecauseoftheexistenceof.A．richmineralsB．lesssugarC．cocoaflavanolsD．fewercalories2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“treat”inParagraph3mean?A．Somethingenjoyable.B．Asalt-freediet.C．Foodpaidbyothers.D．Acureforanillness.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Cocoaflavanolsleadstohighbloodpressure.B．Whitechocolateisgoodforhealth.C．Onecanfeelfreetoeatdarkchocolate.D．Alkalicanaffectflavanols’content.4、What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Toshowhislovefordarkchocolate..B．Topromotethesalesofchocolate.C．Toprovidefactsaboutdarkchocolate.D．Tomakeadistinctionamongchocolates.24．（8分）Bullying(欺凌)amongschoolchildrenisnothingnew.Callingsomeonenames,stealingtheirpossessions,threateningandevenbeatingthemupareallwell-establishedbullyingtechniques.Yetforyoungpeopletodaythereisarelativelynewformofbullyingwhichcanoccurevenwhenthebulliesarenowhereneartheirvictims—anditcanhaveequal,ifnotmoredamagingeffects.Online-bullyingisoneofthedownsidesofnewtechnologyandinvolvesusingdeviceslikemobilephonesandcomputers.Online-bulliescanstrikeatanytime,nomatterwherethey,ortheirvictimsare.About22percentofyoungpeopleintheUKclaimtohavesufferedfromonline-bullying.Notonlyareonline-bullieshardertoavoid,theyarealsohardertocatch.Itisalltooeasytosendananonymous(匿名的)threatbytextonapay-as-you-gophonewithanunknownnumber.IttakesnotimeatalltosetupafalseFacebook,Twitter,blogorsocialnetworkaccountandtopostaninsultingmessage.And,ifyouknowhowtohideyourIPaddress,youcanuploadanoffensivevideotoawebsitelikeYouTubeandyourvictimwouldn’tknowwhotoblame.Oneofthemostupsettingthingsaboutonline-bullyingisthatitcaninvolvemorepeoplethantraditionalformsofbullying.Abullycaninsultyouortellliesaboutyouandsharethatinformationwiththeentireschoolatthetouchofabutton-andforsometeenagersthatisalltoohardtobear.TheUKCharityBeatbullyingsuggeststhatupto44%ofsuicidesamongten-to-fourteen-year-oldsmaybebullying-related.Thegoodnewsisthattheworldisstartingtowiseuptoonline-bullying.Schoolsandwebsiteslike/offerlotsofadviceandvictimsupportandsocialnetworksitesnowadviseuserstothinkcarefullyabouttheirprivacysettingssothatpersonalinformationisonlysharedwithfriends.1、WhichofthefollowingisNOTthewayofbullyingaccordingtoParagraph1?A．Shoutingabuseatsomebody.B．Stealingsomebody’sthings.C．Frighteningsomebody.D．Makingacalltosomebody.2、Theunderlinedword“downsides”inParagraph2probablymeans________.A．BenefitsB．effectsC．disadvantagesD．points3、Accordingtothewriter,itisdifficultto________.A．downloadafalsevideoB．postaunfriendlymessageC．knowwhosendsonline-bulliesD．setupatrueFacebookaccount4、Whydoonline-bullyinginvolvemorepeoplethantraditionalformsofbullying?A．Morepeopleliketotelllies.B．Online-bullyingiseasytospread.C．Morepeoplewanttobecomefamous.D．Morepeopleliketomakefunofothers.5、Whatcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．Bullyingisharmful.B．Bullyinggoeshigh-tech.C．Online-bullyingishardtocatch.D．Peoplecangetridofonline-bullying.25．（10分）Phonebatteriesrarelylastafulldayanymore,socarryingcompactchargers(小巧的充电器)isbecomingnormal.Butmanyoftheseso-calledportabledevicesareheavy,thickandinconvenient—untilSolarPaperisdeveloped.Chicagoengineershavedesignedasuper-thin,lightweightpanel(面板)calledSolarPapercapableofcharginganiPhoneintwohoursandmanypanelscanbecombinedtoboostitspower.ItwascreatedbyChicago-basedYolk.Afterraisingmorethan$1milliononlinefortheproduction,itisnowavailabletopurchasethroughoutthecountry.Itcomesinfourversions—2.5W,5W,7.5Wand10w—dependingontheoutputneededforvariousdevices.Andthesedifferentmodelsarecreatedbycombiningindividual2.5Wpanelstogether.A2.5WpanelwillchargeaniPhone6orGalaxyS3infivehours.The5Wversionchargesthesamedevicesbutcutschangingtimetotwohoursorthreehoursifit’scloudy.The7.5WmodelSolarPaperchangesthedevicesinthesametimeasthe5Wversionbutproducesmoreenergywhenitiscloudy.The10Wversionisideal(理想的)fortheiPadAir2,andwillchargeadevicein2.5hours.Eachindividualpanelmeasures3.5inches×6.7inches×0.6inches,weighs60gand1.5mmthick.Otherfeaturesincludeauniqueautomaticreset(重置)functionwhichstopsandstartsthePaperchargingwhencastwithashadoworplacedinsunlight.Othersolarchargersrequireyoutore-plugthewireattheseconditions.Italsohasalow-energyLCDscreenthatdisplaystheamountofpowertheSolarPaperproducesinrealtime.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“boost”inthesecondparagraphmean?A．Balance.B．IncreaseC．Possess.D．Reduce.2、HowisSolarPaperdifferentfromothersolarchargers?A．Itcanbecarriedwhereveryougo.B．Itcanproducemoreelectricity.C．Itcanproducepowerevenifit’srainy.D．Itcangetreconnectedautomaticallyafterashadow.3、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?sA．Tointroducethestrengthsofsolarchargers.B．TopraiseChicagoengineersfortheirefforts.C．Tointroduceanewtypeofsolarcharger.D．Toadviseproducerstomakephonebatterieslastlong.4、WhatcanweknowabouttheSolarPaper?A．YolkstartedanonlineactivitytofundproductionofSolarPaper.B．CustomersareabletobuySolarPaperallovertheworld.C．The7.5WversionisthebestchoiceifuserschargeaniPad.D．TheLCDscreenshowshowmuchcurrentaniPhoneuses.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）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳答案。MyfriendMichelleisblind,butyou’dneverknowit.Shemakessuchgooduseofherother1,includingher“sixthsense”,thatsherarelygivestheimpressionthatshe's2anything.Michellelooksafterherchildrenprettymuchliketherestofus,3thatshedoesn'tpushtoohardonthem,4reallybenefitalotfromherrelaxedattitude.Sheknowswhentocleanthehouse,andshemovesaroundsofastthat5oftendon'trealizeshe'sblind.I6thisthefirsttimeaftermysix-year-olddaughter,Kayla,wenttoplaythere.WhenKaylacamehome,shewasvery7aboutherday.Shetoldmetheyhadbakedcookies,playedgamesanddoneartprojects.Butshewas8excitedaboutherfinger-paintingproject.“Mom,guesswhat?”saidKayla,allsmiles.“Ilearnedhowto9colorstoday!Blueandredmakepurple,andyellowandbluemakegreen!AndMichelle10withus”.Tomygreat11,mychildhadlearnedaboutcolorfromablindfriend!ThenKaylacontinued,“Michelletoldmemy12showedjoy,prideandasenseofaccomplishment.Shereally13whatIwasdoing!”Kaylasaidshehadneverknownhowgoodfingerpaintsfelt14Michelleshowedherhowtopaintwithoutlookingatherpaper.IrealizedKayladidn'tknowthatMichellewasblind.Ithadjustnever15inconversation.WhenItoldmydaughterthatMichellewasblind,shewas16foramoment.Atfirst,shedidn'tbelieveme.“ButMommy,Michelleknewexactlywhatwasinmypicture!”Kayla17.AndIknewmychildwas18becauseMichellehadlistenedtoKayladescribeherartwork.MichellehadalsoheardKayla's19inherwork.Weweresilentforaminute.ThenKaylasaidslowly,“Youknow,Mommy,Michellereallydid‘see’mypicture.Shejustusedmy20”Indeed,sheusesaspecialtypeof“vision”thatallmothershave.1、A．senses B．means C．methods D．ways2、A．enjoyed B．found C．missed D．lost3、A．instead B．except C．since D．but4、A．who B．it C．she D．which5、A．guests B．family C．children D．friends6、A．realized B．heard C．recognized D．witnessed7、A．sad B．satisfied C．excited D．enjoyed8、A．especially B．notso C．alittle D．notatall9、A．paint B．draw C．create D．mix10、A．stayed B．painted C．talked D．played11、A．excitement B．surprise C．delight D．encouragement12、A．attitude B．color C．picture D．paper13、A．touched B．distinguished C．saw D．understood14、A．after B．before C．until D．when15、A．turnedout B．comeup C．referredto D．talkedabout16、A．curious B．quiet C．puzzled D．worried17、A．cried B．insisted C．complained D．informed18、A．right B．wrong C．worried D．uncertain19、A．shortcomings B．difficulties C．pride D．description20、A．paper B．eyes C．hands D．pens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）CelebratedacrossThailand,theSongkranFestivalisaholiday1．welcomestheNewYearwithacountrywidewaterfight.ItisalsocelebratedinotherAsiancountrieslikeCambodiaandLaos,butthecelebrationinThailand2．(know)tobethemostexciting.Songkranwasatfirstatimetovisitfamilies,cleanawaytheoldyearandbringinafreshone.ManyThaiscleanedawaytheoldyearby3．(wash)theirhomesandanyBuddhas（佛像）aroundthehouse.TheywouldcollectthewaterthatranovertheBuddhasandpour4．ontotheshouldersoffamilymembersforgoodluck.5．(final)theoriginalpurposeoftheholidaybecamelessimportantthanthenationalwaterfight6．(love)byThaisandforeignerstoday.The7．(energy)peopleusewhatevertheycangettheirhandsonandmakeeachotherwetwithwater.Everyyear,8．largenumberoftouristsgatherinThailandtowelcomethe9．.(arrive)ofSongkran.Ifyouplan10．(visit)Thailand,thedaysofSongkranareagreattimetogettoknowThaitraditions.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。错误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：在错的词下划一横线，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。TowerBridgeisnotonlyaveryspeciallylandmarkinLondon,butalsooneofthemostfamousbridgeintheworld、TowerBridgehadstoodovertheRiverThamesinLondonsince1894、OnJune30,1894,thebridgedesigningbyHoraceJonesandWolfeBarrywereconstructed、TowerBridgeconsiststwohugetowers,thatarelinkedtogether、Thebridgestandsataheightof60metersbuttheheightofeachtowerisabout43meters、Themiddlepartofthebridgecanbelifteditupwhenhugeshipspassthroughthatway、Inapast,itwasliftedupnearly50