宁波市重点中学2023年英语高三第一学期期末预测试题含解析

宁波市重点中学2023年英语高三第一学期期末预测试题考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．ThisJanuarywillbeverypreciousforusbywhichtimewe________reviewingSeniorBookI.A．willfinish B．willhavefinishedC．havefinished D．willbefinished2．Idon’tthinkRosemarywillbeupsetaboutit,butI’llgotoseeherincaseshe_______.A．is B．willbe C．does D．need3．Everythingwasplacedexactly________hewanteditforthegraduationceremony.A．theplacewhere B．whenC．where D．inwhich4．Hisadvicemademehappy,but____othersangry.A．making B．tomake C．/ D．make5．Peoplecrowdinto________cherrytreesareblooming,appreciatingthefreshspringsight.A．what B．whenC．which D．where6．—Iamsearchingoneonlineshoppingsiteafteranotherforacomputer.—So__________IbeforeIdecidedtobuyanewcamera.A．had B．have C．am D．would7．IbrokemyrelationshipwithPeterbecausehealwaysfound_______withme.A．errorB．failureC．mistakeD．fault8．Newly-builtwoodencottageslinethestreet，___________theoldtownintoadreamland.A．turned B．turningC．toturn D．havingturned9．Aftersevenhours’drive,theyreached______theythoughtwastheplacetheyhadbeendreamingof.A．that B．whatC．where D．which10．Hawkingbelievestheearthisunlikelytobetheonlyplanet_____lifehasdevelopedgradually.A．that B．whyC．where D．whose11．Theresearcherswhostudyjokeswanttofindout_______peoplefromdifferentnationsandculturesfindfunny.A．why B．thatC．what D．whether12．﹣Haveyougottheresultsofthefinalexam？﹣Notyet．Itwillbeafewdays________weknowthefullresults．（）A．before B．afterC．until D．when13．—CouldyouturntheTVdownalittlebit?—________.Isitdisturbingyou?A．Takeiteasy.B．I’msorry.C．NotabitD．Itdepends14．ItwasJohnwhobrokethewindow.WhyareyoutalkingtomeasifIit?A．haddone B．havedone C．did D．amdoing15．InthevirtuallaboratoryenvironmentcreatedintheVRapp,studentscan________aparticularexperimentbeforedoingtheminareallab.A．revealB．reserveC．previewD．provide16．—Howabouthisdesign?—Well,totellthetruth,itis______butsatisfactory.Soyou’llhavetotryyourbesttobetterit.A．something B．anythingC．everything D．nothing17．Openingthedoor,Mrs．Summersfoundfamilyofcatsshutinthebathroom．A．a;不填 B．a;the C．the;不填 D．the;the18．Eggs,meat,vegetablesandotherfoodscaneasilybepoisonedbymicroorganismssuchas______.A．phenomena B．dilemma C．diploma D．bacteria19．Peterhaspreviousexperience,______Ithinkhe’stherightpersonforthejob.A．orB．butC．forD．so20．Tom’scommentsonthisissueareconfusingbecausetheyappearto______theremarksonthesameissuemadeearlierbyhim.A．violateB．induceC．clarifyD．contradict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）Dreamingofsummerpicnicsfilledwithfamilyandfun?We’vecomeupwith4ofthetoppicnicareasacrosstheUS.CumberlandIslands,GeorgiaJustafewhourssouthofSavannah,thisnationalseashoreisapicnicparadise.It’sanunspoiledplaceintheDeepSouthwithover50milesofhikingtrails(小径).CoveredinSpanishmoss,thetrailsarelinedwithtreesandsinceit’sstillaruralarea,thestarslineupforaspectacularshowatnightandcreatetheperfecteveningstarlitpicnicopportunity.GrantPark,ChicagoIfyouarelookingfordeliciousfoodinChicago,goforatasteofa20-day,lake-front,foodiefestivalthathappensinOctobereachyear.Grabaspotnearthefountaintoenjoyyourpicnic,appreciatethecitysceneryandlakeviewsandrelaxwithfamilyandfriends.IfyouarethereonJuly4th,besuretoplanthedaytoincludethefireworksdisplayattheNavyPier.CranberryIslands,MaineHere,you’llenjoynaturalpicnicswithislandviews.Theislandsareadelightfulgroupofislandsabout20minutesoffshorefromAcadiaNationalPark.Youcanvisittheislandsbyprivateboatorferry(渡船)service.Bringapicnicbasketalongfortherideasit’saromanticpicnicareatotakeyourspecialsomeoneorgoforafamilyoutingtovisittheislands.BigSur,CaliforniaThePointLobosStateReserveisasmallgem.Besidesthecoastalwildlifetherearerareplantcommunities,anduniquegeologicalformations.It’sgoodtohaveapicnicthere.Werecommendbringingatelescope,becausemuchofthewildlifecanbeseenonlyatadistance.1、WhatareCumberlandIslandslike?A．TheyarejustnexttoSavannah.B．Theyhaven’tlosttheirnaturalness.C．TheyarealmostcoveredinSpanishmoss.D．Theyhaveaspectacularshoweverynight.2、Wherecanyouenjoyobservingwildlifewithatelescope?A．AttheNavyPier. B．IntheDeepSouth.C．AtAcadiaNationalPark. D．AtthePointLobosStateReserve.3、Whydoestheauthorwritethispassage?A．Tointroducesomepicnicareas.B．Tosharepersonalstoriesaboutpicnics.C．Totellreaderssomegoodwaystorelax.D．Toofferreaderstipsforwinterholiday.4、Wherecanwemostprobablyreadthispassage?A．Inapersonaldairy. B．Inasciencereport.C．Inatravelmagazine. D．Inageographytextbook.22．（8分）TheGoldenEgg“Idon’twanttowriteastoryaboutgirls!Idon’tknowanythingaboutgirls,”LouisaMayAlcotttoldherpublisher,Mr.Niles.Butshewasdesperateformoney.Sheseemedtobetheonlyoneinherfamilywhocouldmakemoney.Nileshadaskedhertowriteaboutsomethingsheknew,insteadoftheromanticadventurestoriesshehadbeenwriting.“SoIplodaway,”Alcottwrote,”thoughIdon’tenjoythissortofthing.”Itwas1867,andthehorribleCivilWarwasover.NowAlcottcouldturnherenergytomakingmoney.Alcottwroteasimplestoryoflifeinherfamily,theirpillowfightsonSaturdaynightsandtheamateur(业余的)playstheyperformed.”Ourexperiencesmayproveinteresting,thoughIdoubtit.”(Goodjoke,”shewroteyearslater.)Herbookdescribedherdaysgrowingupwithfoursistersinafamilythathadnomoney.Shesketchedalovingmotherwhotooktimetobeinterestedineachchild,andshetoldofthedeathofabelovedsister.SheportrayedherfamilyandfriendsinherbookLittleWomen,Finally,inJulyof1868,shefinishedwriting.Withasighandaheadache,shesentoffall102handwrittenpagesofherbook.Nilesthoughtthebookwasdull,andsodidAlcott.Butwhenshereceivedhercopiesofthebook,Alcottthoughtitseemedbetterthanexpected.“Notabitsensational,”shewrote,“butsimpleandtrue.Wereallylivedmostofit.”NilesaskedsomegirlstoreadLittleWomen,andtheylovedit.Ifthegirlslikedit,Alcottwassatisfied.Inthreemonths,allthecopiesofLittleWomenhadsold.Itwasalreadytimetoprintmorebooks!Nilesthoughthecouldsellthreeorfourhundredmorecopies.”Anhonestpublisherandaluckyauthormadeadullbookintoagoldeneggforanuglyduckling,”Alcottwrotein1885.Later,withagreatsighofrelief,shewasabletowrite,“Paidoffallthedebts!NowIfeelthatIcoulddieinpeace.Ifmyheadholdsout,I’lldoallIoncehopedtodo.”1、WhichofthefollowingwouldbeusedtodescribeAlcott’sbook?A．Funny.B．Boring.C．Magic.D．Skillful.2、Inwhichorderdidthefollowinghappen?a.AlcottbeganwritingLittleWomenb.NilesaskedAlcotttowriteaboutgirlsc.Alcottwroteromanticadventurestoriesd.Alcottperformedplayswithhersisterse.NileswasnotpleasedwithAlcott’swork.A．a,b,e,d,cB．d,c,a,b,eC．c,b,e,d,aD．d,c,e,b,a3、Welearnfromthestorythat,afterLittleWomensoldout,_________-A．AlcottwroteanotherbookB．somegirlsstartedtoreadthebookC．AlcottpaidoffallherdebtsD．Nilespublishedhundredsofbooksgirlsliked4、whenshehandedherfirstwritinginNileswas__________?A．unsatisfiedwiththeworkB．happyaboutherworkC．sureofhersuccessD．unpleasedwiththepublish23．（8分）IcanneverforgetthestampincidentwhichhappenedwhenIwasaprimaryschoolpupil.Mybestfriend,Apple,wasastamp—collector.Hetriedeverywaytogetstampsandspenteverypennyhehadonthem.Onceheobtainedabeautifulor

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stamphewouldbemorethanhappy.Iwasalwayshiscompanioninhissearchforstamps.OnedayApplewhisperedtomemysteriouslythathehadfoundamostwonderfulstamponaletteraddressedtoouryoung

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teacher,whowasaveryprettyandkind-heartedgirl.Applewantedthatstampbadlytheideaofstealingtheletteroccurredtohim.Iwasfrightenedandbeggedhimnottodothat.ThateveningApplehurriedtomyhomeandshowedmealetter.Itwasaman'shandwriting.Inthelettertheman

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ourteachertoforgivehimandaskedhertomeethimatthegateofCentralParkateightthatevening.Ifnot,he’dtakeitthatshewouldneverforgivehim,anditmeantheendoftheirrelationship."Theteacheraskedmeiftherewasanyletterforherthisafternoon.Yousee,sheknowsIamastamp-collectorandalwayswanderabouttheplacewherelettersaredelivered.WhenIsaid'No',shelookedrathersad,"Appletoldme.Wewerecompletelyataloss.Toofrightenedtogototheteacher,wedecidedtogotothemeetingplaceourselves.Attheparkgate,wesawatallyoungmanwithglasses,walkingbackandforthasifhewaswaitingforsomeone.Ididnotknowhowlongwehadbeenthere.Finally,themanleft,lookingveryworriedanddisappointed.Afewdayslater,Applerantomewithstampsinhishandandtearsinhiseyes.Hetoldmethatthesewerefromourteacher.Shesaidthatsheoncehadafriendwhowasastamp-collectortoo,butshehadlosthimforever,sothestampsshehadcollectedforhimwerenolongeruseful.…1、HowdidtheauthorfeelaboutApple’splanthatday?A．ExcitedB．ScaredC．AnxiousD．Regretful2、Whydidthemanwritetotheauthor’steacher?A．ToapologizetoherB．ToaskabouttheletterC．ToshowhisforgivenessD．Toendtheirrelationship3、Whathappenedtotheteacherandthemanatlast?A．TheystoppedcollectingstampsB．TheyforgaveAppleC．TheysolvedtheirproblemD．Theybrokeup4、Whatcouldbethemostappropriateendingparagraphforthetext?A．Fromthenon,Applenevercollectedanymorestamps;neitherdidIB．Fromthenon,AppleandItriedtoavoidmeetingthatmanatourschoolC．Fromthenon,themanwouldaskAppletosendmessagestomyteacherD．Fromthenon,myteacherwouldgivetoApplethestampsonallherletters24．（8分）TheAmericannewspaperhasbeenaroundforaboutthreehundredyears.In1721,theprinterJamesFranklin,Benjamin’solderbrother,startedtheNewEnglandCourant,andthatwaswhatwemightrecognizetodayasarealnewspaper.Hefilledhispaperwithstoriesofadventure,articlesonart,onfamouspeople,andonallsortsofpoliticalsubjects.ThreecenturiesaftertheappearanceofFranklin’sCourant,fewbelievethatnewspapersintheirpresentprintedformwillremainaliveforlong,Newspapercompaniesarelosingadvertisers,readers,marketvalue,andinsomecases,theirsenseofpurposeataspeedthatwouldnothavebeenimaginablejustseveralyearsago.ThechiefeditoroftheTimessaidrecently,“Atplaceswheretheygather,editorsaskoneanother,‘Howareyou?’,asiftheyhavejustcomeoutofthehospitaloralostlawcase.”AnarticleaboutthenewspaperappealedonthewebsiteoftheGuardian,undertheheadline“NOTDEADYET.”Perhapsnot.buttheriseoftheInternet,whichhasmadethedailynewspaperlookslowandoutofstepwiththeworld,hasbroughtaboutarealsenseofdeath,SomeAmericannewspapershavelost42%oftheirmarketvalueinthepastthreeyears.TheNewYorkTimesCompanyhasseenitsstock（股票）dropby54%sincetheendof2004,withmuchofthelosscominginthepastyear.AmanageratDeutscheBanksuggestedthatstock-holderssellofftheirTimesstock.TheWashingtonPostCompanyhaspreventedthetroubleonlybychangingpartofitsbusinesstoeducation;itstestingandtest—preparationservicenowbringsinatleasthalfthecompany’sincome,1、WhatcanwelearnabouttheNewEnglandCourant?A．Itismainlyaboutthestockmarket.B．Itcarriesarticlesbypoliticalleaders.C．Itmarksthebeginningofnewspapers.D．ItremainsasuccessfulnewspaperinAmerica.2、Whatcanweinferaboutthenewspapereditors?A．Theyoftenacceptreaders’suggestions.B．Theycawalotabouteachother’shealth.C．Theystopdoingbusinesswithadvertisers.D．Theyfacegreatdifficultiesintheirbusiness.3、Whichofthefollowingfoundanewwayforitsdevelopment?A．theWashingtonPost. B．TheGuardian.C．TheNewYorkTinier. D．NewEnglandCourant.4、Howdoestheauthorseemtofeelaboutthefutureofnewspapers”?A．Satisfied. B．Hopeful.C．Surprised. D．Worried.25．（10分）Expertssaythereareabout6，500languagesspokenthroughouttheworld.ButtheUnitedNationsguessesthatabouthalfoftheselanguagesareindangerofdisappearing.OneorganizationseekingtosaveworldlanguagesisWikitongues.Ithasasimplegoal:toprovidethetoolsandsupportthatpeopleneedtosavetheirlanguages.Whenalanguagedisappears,manyotherthingscangoawayaswell.Forexample,partsofacommunity's(社区的)culture.knowledgeandidentitycanalsobelost.Becauseofthis,Udell.co-founderofWikitongues.believestheprocessofbringinglanguageshackmustbedonebycommunitymembersthemselves.hesaid."Thereisnowayanoutsideorganizationcansavesomeone'slanguageforthem.”Wikitongueswasstartedin2016asanopenInternetcollectionofworldlanguages.Theself-described"community"isoperatedbyvolunteersfromaroundtheworld.ThecollectionisintheformoflanguagevideosthatpeoplespeakingthelanguagesaddtotheWikitongueswebsite.Udellsayssavinglanguagesdoescount.Therearemanyexamplesoflanguagesthatdisappearedbutlaterreturnedtouse."Hebrewwentextinct(灭绝的)inthe4thcenturyBC,andwasrevived(复兴)inthe1800s.Nowonceagain，it'sthemothertongueofhalfoftheworld'sJewishpopulation.”AnotherexampleisaNativeAmericantribe.Thetribe'slanguagewentextinctinthe1940s.Butthetribewasabletosuccessfullybuildupa"languagerecovery"inrecentyears.OneofWikitongues'volunteersisTheronKolokwe.wholivesinNamibia.HisnativelanguageisSubiya.whichisspokenbyabout30.000people."Iwanttheworldtoknowaboutmylanguage,”Kolokwesaid.Buthisgoalgoesbeyondjustsharinghislanguagewithothersthroughvideo.Heisalsoworkingtocreateadictionaryandlanguageteachingmaterialsthatcanbeusedinschools.1、WhatdoesUdellconsiderimportantinsavinglanguages?A．Gatheringlanguageinformation. B．Relyingonthelanguagespeakers.C．Settingupanoutsideorganization. D．Combininglanguageswithculture.2、HowdoesWikitongueshelpsavelanguages?A．Bygettinglanguagevideosfromitsspeakerscollected.B．Bybuildinganonlinedictionaryforeachlanguage.C．Bycreatingareal-lifecommunityforitsspeakers.D．Byrequiringvolunteerstolearnnewlanguages.3、Whatdotheexamplesinparagraph5suggest?A．TheachievementsofWikitongues. B．Theinfluencesoflanguagesonlife.C．Thesignificanceofsavinglanguages. D．Thedifficultywithlanguagerecovery.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．WikitonguesIsStrugglingtoSpreadLanguagesB．WikitonguesStartsaLanguageLearningWebsiteC．WikitonguesIsBringingOldLanguagesBacktoLifeD．WikitonguesSeekstoSaveWorld'sDyingLanguages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）完形填空It’seasytoseehowtohelpsomepeople,butwhataboutthosewhoseneedsarenotsoobvious?Thisstorymayhavehappenedawhileback,butitwasa1whichhasstayedwithmeandhelpedmeeversince.ItwasThanksgiving,andIwas2withmyparentsatashelterfortheneedy.Wewerestandingbehindthecounter_________hotfoodtowhoevercamein.Mostofour3lookedliketheyhadbeenhavinghardtimes;theirclotheswerewornoutanddirty.4,theylookedneedy!Then,amancamein,wholooked5butneedy.Hewaswell-dressed,ina(n)6suit.Iwonderedwhathewasdoingthere,andmyjaw(下巴)droppedin7whenhejoinedthelinefor8Thecloserhecametomy9station,themoreImuttered(嘀咕)tomyself.Whatwasthismandoing?Iwantedtoknow.Surelyhewasn’tgoingtotakefood10forthosewhowerereallyinneed!Thenmymotherquietlytookmetooneside.Shesaid,“Youhave11thattheneedsofthepeoplewhocomeheremustbepurely12:forfood,shelter,clothing,etc.Andthisgentlemandoesn’tseemtohaveanyofthoseproblems.13whatifhisneedsareemotional?Whatifheneeds14,friends,orjusttobeamongotherhumanbeings?”Herwordshitmelikeatonofbricks!IfeltIshould15totheman—butIdidn’t.Aboutaweeklatertheshelterreceivedalarge16fromananonymous(匿名的)source.Icouldn’thelpbut17ifitcamefromthatman.Now,18ImeetsomeoneIremembermymother’slessonandtrytokeepanopenmind,regardlessofhowthey19Needsaren’talwaysvisible.Butkindnessalwaysmakesadifference.1、A．passion B．feeling C．challenge D．lesson2、A．impressing B．volunteering C．blessing D．contacting3、A．serving B．cooking C．working D．carrying4、A．visitors B．friends C．diners D．consumers5、A．Indetail B．Inshort C．Insurprise D．Ingeneral6、A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything7、A．cheap B．shabby C．expensive D．ordinary8、A．amazement B．delight C．amusement D．satisfaction9、A．food B．clothing C．money D．room10、A．information B．rescue C．employment D．service11、A．cared B．bought C．meant D．delivered12、A．proven B．assumed C．planned D．decided13、A．mental B．moral C．natural D．physical14、A．Therefore B．But C．And D．So15、A．comfort B．luck C．wealth D．space16、A．announce B．communicate C．apologize D．explain17、A．respect B．praise C．invitation D．donation18、A．determine B．wonder C．conclude D．support19、A．whenever B．however C．whatever D．whichever20、A．try B．behave C．look D．struggle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）Mid-AutumnFestivalisaharvestfestival,1．(celebrate)inmostEastAsiancountries,suchasChinaandVietnam.Thefestival2．(take)placesonmonth8day15oftheChinesecalendar.In2017it’sonOctober4th.Itis3．secondmostimportantfestivalinChinaafterChineseNewYear.TotheChinese,thefestivalmeansfamilyreunionandpeace.Itisalsocalled"themoonfestival"asitiscelebratedwhenthemoonisbelievedtobethe4．(big)andfullest.ChinesepeoplecelebratetheMid-Autumnfestival5．manytraditionalandmeaningfulactivities,suchaseatingdinnerwithfamily,hanginglanterns,guessinglanternriddles,andworshippingthemoon.Since2008,Mid-AutumnFestival6．(be)a3-daypublicholidayinmainlandChina.Newcelebrationshavedevelopedinrecentyears.Theyoungergenerationsprefer7．(travel),surfingtheInternet,andusingsmartphoneappstocelebratewiththeirfamilies.Mooncakesarethemust-eatMid-AutumnfoodinChina.TheyareakindoftraditionalChinesepastry.Chinesepeopleseeintheroundnessofmooncakesasymbolofreunionand8．(happy).Otherfoodseatenduringthefestivalareharvestfoods,suchascrabs,pumpkins,andgrapes.Peopleenjoythemattheirfreshestandmostnutritious.Festivalfoodtraditionsarealsochanging.Theyoungergenerationshave9．(they)ownideasaboutwhatshouldbeeaten.Mostofthemdon’tlikemooncakes,andprefertoeat10．theylike.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。Manystudentstendtocopyothers’homeworkwhilethedeadlinecomes,asisoftenthecase、Butnowadays,morestudentschosetohiresomeonetowritetohomeworkforthem、Therefore,on-lineghostwritinghasemergedtomeetstudents’needs、Inoursurprise,parentsmakeupalargepartinthosehomeworkbuyer、Toomuchhomeworkmaybemainreasonforghostwritingphenomenon、Manystudentscannotfinishtheirhomeworkontime,buttheydothistoavoidthepunishmentoftheirteachers、Beside,poorsenseoftimemakesthistoolateforstudentstofinishhomeworkbeforedeadline、Inmyopinion,properamountofhomeworkandthecultivationofsenseoftimemayhelpsolvingthisproblem、168第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）寒暑假期间，很多高中学生选择短期出国游学，但是也有一部分学生认为这没有意义。请根据以下提示，用英语写一篇150词左右的短文，并谈谈你自己的看法。支持1.接触不同文化，开阔视野;2.有助于语言能力的提高;3.提高孩子独立生活能力。反对1.价格昂贵，增加家庭经济负担;2.学习时间短暂，不能系统学习;3.旅游占据大量时间。你的看法……（写作要求）1.对所给要点逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译;2.作文中不是提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等;3.开关已给出，不计入总词数。4.参考词汇：出国游学overseasstudytours内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。Withtheimprovementoflivingstandards,overseasstudytoursaregainingitspopularitywithsomehighschoolstudents._________________________________________________________