2023届福建省长汀县-新桥中学英语高三上期末预测试题含解析

2022-2023高三上英语期末模拟试卷考生请注意：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．_______progressitis,youcan’tstopmovingforward.A．WhatevergreatB．HowevergreatC．NomatterhowgreatD．Howgreata2．Meyerandhisteamwerethefirst______howthediseasespreadsfromanimalstohumans.A．showing B．show C．toshow D．shown3．Whathelikedtodowastotakeanideaand______itbyfindingeverypossibleconsequence.A．squeeze B．wrestleC．switch D．shrink4．WethesunshineinSanyanowifitwerenotforthedelayofourflight.A．wereenjoying B．wouldhaveenjoyedC．wouldbeenjoying D．willenjoy5．ThepressshouldexpanditsinfluenceininternationalpublicopiniontomakeChina’svoicebetter______intheworld.A．hearing B．tobeheardC．hear D．heard6．____________thefiercecompetitioninjobseeking,manyuniversitygraduateshavenochoicebuttoreducetheirowndemandforthesalary.A．FacedB．FacingC．TofaceD．Havingfaced7．Icouldnot________mytearswhenIsawthepictureofmyfatherworkingatthequakezone.A．bringInB．turnupC．takeoffD．holdback8．Whileintheuniversity,wewereofferedanumberofafter-schoolactivitiestooursocialskills.A．createB．growC．settleD．develop9．—You’vemadegreatprogressinyourEnglishstudy,haven’tyou?—Yes,butmuch.A．remainstodo B．isremainedtodoC．remainstobedone D．isremainedtobedone10．－Whatiftherainstormcontinues?－Comeonguys!Wehavetomeetthe_______whatevertheweather.A．standard B．demandC．deadline D．satisfaction11．Forallthefailureofhisbusiness,heremainsoptimisticand________untroubledbyhisproblems.A．hopefully B．seeminglyC．rarely D．frequently12．---Kingsman:TheSecretServiceisaspyactioncomedyfilm.Wantstocomewithme?---I’dloveto,butmybestfriendisgettingmarried,andIwon’t_______itforanything.A．overlook B．trade C．miss D．forget13．Don’tletthechildwhois________gotoschool．A．soyoungasto B．notoldenoughto C．notoldenough D．tooyoungto14．IntermsofMrs.Meng’sbeingarrestedwithoutsolidevidence,thewesternmediahas_____publicattentionawayfromwhereitshouldbe,thatis,theruleoflaw.A．transformedB．shiftedC．attractedD．changed15．Jimtoldusallthat_______hesaidsoatthemeetingwasright.A．all B．whatC．allthat D．that16．AnewairportmaybeconstructedinNantong,____thepaceofeconomicgrowthwillbeaccelerated.A．inwhichcase B．inthatcase C．inwhatcase D．inwhosecase17．--Hello,Kate.Howisyourweekendathome?--Awful!YouknowitisthefirsttimeI____aloneathome,boredtodeath.A．hasleft B．hadleft C．hadbeenleft D．havebeenleft18．Thedoctorhadalmostlosthopeatonepoint,butthepatientfinally.A．pulledout B．pulledthrough C．pulledup D．pulledover19．PleasewearyourbestclothesonMonday,asyourclassphotos______then.A．willtakeB．willbetakenC．havetakenD．havebeentaken20．—Iwonderwhythethinnestplasticsbags,though________,arestillinusehere.—Well,it’snoeasyjobtosolvethisproblemeffectively.A．banning B．banned C．toban D．havingbanned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）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.22．（8分）NightlifeDowntownCrestedButteishometosomefunadventurenightlife!Withmanydifferentoptionsforenjoyinganight,you’resuretohaveagreattime!Enjoythefreebussystembetweenthemountainandtowntogetaround.Kids’NightOutOnvacation,kidsandparentsdeserveaspecialnightout.Butsometimes;what’sspecialforthekidsisn’tquitewhatyouhaveinmind.WecreatedKids’NightOutsoyoucanallhavethenightyou’relookingfor.Ourfun-lovingkids’instructorshostyourkidsforaVisittotheAdventurePark,followedbydinnerandgameswhileyouheadoutofthetown.Ages8~12arewelcome,75perchild.Kids’NightOuttakesplacenightlyinthecoldest.MajesticFunItissmallandpersonalanditoffersawiderangeofmovies,fromnewreleasestoclassics,actionetc.Allnaturalsnacksandalcoholicdrinksareavailable.Formovieshowtimesandmoreinformation,call970-349-8955orvisitourwebsite.PrincessWineBarEscapetheordinaryandexperiencethePrincessWineBarindowntownCrestedButte.EnjoythecoffeehousefeaturingBelgiansnacks,bakedeggs,apple-woodsmokedbacon,andcoffeedrinks.LiveentertainmentmakesthePrincessWineBartheperfectchoice.Opendailyfrom8:00pmtomidnight,butadvancereservationsarerequired.Formoreinformationyoucancall970-349-0210.TalkoftheTownIfyouarelookingforagoodtime,theTalkoffersfootball,pinball,videogames,goodmusic,andpooltablesanynightoftheweek.LocatedinthecenterOfCrestedButteonElkAvenue,opendailyat3:00pm,theTalk’sHappyHourisfrom3:00to8:00pm.Forfurtherinformation,youcancall970-349-6809.1、WhatisspecialaboutKids’NightOut?A．It’sinthetowncenter.B．Itopensonlyinwinter.C．Itoffersmanygames.D．Itgivesparentsaninterestingnight.2、WhatshouldyoudoifyouplantogotoPrincessWineBar?A．Readsomeextraordinarystories.B．Knowthenamesofdifferentsnacks.C．Contactitaheadoftime.D．Arrivebefore8:00pm.3、Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Topromotesomefunprograms.B．Toadvertisethefreebussystem.C．Tocomparethenightlifeitems.D．Toencouragemoreoutdooractivities.23．（8分）Anonlinesupermarketcompany—OcadointheUK,hasrecentlydisplayedarobotichandthatcanpickfruitsandvegetables!Whenanembryoisinthewomb(子宫),theveryfirstsenseitdevelopsistouch.Thesense

oftouchisalsotheonethatlaststhelongest—aswegetolderandourvisionandhearingbeginstoweaken,touchstillremains.Humansusetheirtouchtoprotectthemselves,tocreateemotionalrelationshipswithotherpeopleandtoexperiencepleasure.Canyouimaginelifewithoutit?Thesenseoftouchcomesfromanetworkofnerveendings(神经末梢)andspecialtouchreceptorsonthesurfaceoftheskin.Whiletherearedifferentkindsoftouchreceptors,theyhelpus

judgepressure,textureandvibrations(震动).Theyarelocatedinourfingertips,palms,solesofourfeet,face,lipsandtongue.Whenwetouchsomething,themechano-receptorsfeelthetouchandthroughanetworkofnervessendsignalstothebrain.Thisinformsthebrainaboutthelocationofthetouch,theamountofforceused,andthespeedatwhichitwasused.Severaldifferenttechniqueshavebeentriedinthepastfewyearstocreatesucharobotichand—usingthreefingers.ButthislatestdesignbySomacopiesthehumanhand.Thegripper(钳子)ismadeupofflexiblematerialswhichgraspthethingbasedonitssizeandshape.Thenairpressureisusedtocontrolthemovementoftheroboticfingerstopickobjectssafelyandwithoutcausingdamage.Thenextstepwouldbefortherobottojudgehowripethefruitsandvegetablesare,andapplypressureaccordingly.Membersoftheresearchteamarecurrentlyworkingonaddingcomputerizedvisiontotherobots,sothattheycanseewhattheyaregrasping.Doesallthismeanrobotscanreplacepeople?AccordingtoOcado,ithelpsimproveproductivitybyremovingsomeoftherepetitivetasksdonebyhumans.1、Whatisfocusedoninthesecondparagraph?A．Theoriginoftouch.B．Theimportanceoftouch.C．Thedevelopmentoftouch.D．Theprocessoftransportingtouch.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph4referto?A．Thebrain. B．Thetouch.C．Thenerve. D．Thesignal.3、Whatisthetypicalfeatureofthelatestrobots?A．Theycanseewhatthey'retakingholdof.B．Theycantaketheplaceofpeopleinworkplaces.C．Theycantellwhetherthefruitsandvegetablesareripe.D．Theycanholdthingsfirmlyaccordingtotheirouterfeatures.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．ASenseofTouchforRobotsB．ARoboticHandforClassifyingFruitsC．ARoboticHandwithaGentleTouchD．ARobotMadeofFlexibleMaterials24．（8分）Humansandgorillassharedevolutionfor23millionyears.Theirpathsseparatedonlysixmillionyearsago.Researchonhowgorillascommunicatecanhelpusunderstandhumanlanguagedevelopment.Understandinghowthebrainworkshelpsusseeaconnectionbetweenlanguagedevelopmentandnon-verbalsigns.Thesesignsormovementsincludethingslikethewaywemoveourhandsorbodiesorthedifferentexpressionsourfaceshaveindifferentsocialsituations.Anewstudyongorillasshowedthattherightsideofthebodyiscontrolledbytheleftpartofthebrainanditisalsothelocationforlanguagedevelopment.Twocameraswereusedtofilmallofoneape’smovements.Oneofthefirstresultswasthatgorillasusetheirrighthandsmorewhentheyaredoingactionswiththeirheadsormouthsatthesametime.Thisshowsthatthereisaconnectionbetweenhowourbrainworksandthereasonweuseonesideofourbodymorethantheother.Inaddition,wecanusetheresultsofthestudyandourknowledgeaboutbrainstohelpusunderstandmoreabouthowlanguagefirstdevelopedinhumans.DrForrester,whodidthestudy,saystheresultscanbeusefulinotherways,suchasunderstandinglanguagedevelopmentinchildren.Forexample,somechildrenhaveseriousillnesscalled“autism”whichcanstopthemcommunicatingnormallywithpeople.Itmightbepossibletousethesamestudymethodtofindoutwhichchildrenhavethisillnesswhentheyareveryyoung.Doctorswillthenbeabletostarttreatmentearly.1、Whichofthefollowingmayhaveaconnectionwithright-handedness?A．Communication. B．Intelligence.C．Socialposition. D．Socialsuccess.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”referto?A．Therightsideofthebody. B．Themouth.C．Theleftpartofthebrain. D．Thefrontpartofthehead.3、Whomightbenefitmostfromtheresultsofthestudy?A．Photographersofgorillas. B．Zookeepers.C．Researchersonmovement. D．Childrenwithillness.4、Wecaninferfromthetextthatgorillas___________.A．prefertousetherighthandinsteadofthelefthandB．haveacomplexformofnon-verbalcommunicationC．helpusbetterdevelopourlanguageabilitiesD．sharethesamebodylanguagewithhumans25．（10分）DogswerelivingascompanionstotheearlysettlersofNorthAmericaover10,000yearsago.TheoldestdomesticdogsintheAmericaswerethoughttobearound9500yearsold.AngelaPerriofDurhamUniversity,UK,andhercolleagueshavecarriedoutfreshradiocarbondatingonthetwodogskeletonsthatgavethisdate,discoveredintheprehistoricKostersiteinIllinois,andfoundtheywereevenolder:around10,100yearsold.AthirddogfromanotherIllinoissitecalledStilwellIIwasolderstill，at10,190yearsold.ThatmakesittheoldestknowndomesticateddogintheAmericas.Theteamconcludedthatallthreedogsweredomesticatedastheirskeletonswerecompleteandunskinned,andsohadn’tbeenbutcheredforfood.Theyhadalsobeencarefollyburied,evidencetheywerevaluedbytheirowners.TheStilwellIIdog,whichprobablyresembledasmallEnglishsettler,wasunderwhatseemedtobethefloorofalivingarea.ItisunclearwhyittooksolongfortamedogstoarriveintheAmericas,giventhattheyweredomesticatedatleast14,000yearsagoinEurasia.Bythistime,peoplewerealreadymovingintoNorthAmericafromSiberia;thereisevidencesomereachedChile18,500yearsago.Geneticistshavefoundsignsofatleastthreewavesofmigrationoverthefollowingmillennia.Thereisnoevidencethatdomesticdogsaccompaniedthem.“Wedon’tknowifdogswerepartofthefirstwavesofimmigrationtotheAmericas”saysLucJanssensofGhentUniversityinBelgium.“Itcouldbeso,butnoarchaeologicalboneshaveyetbeenfound.”Itis“overwhelminglyprobable”thatsomeoftheearlysettlersdidbringdogstotheAmericas,buttheymaynothavehad“thetimeorthespiritualcompulsiontoburythem’％saysPatShipmanofPennsylvaniaStateUniversity.1、HowoldistheoldestknowndomesticdogintheAmericas?A．About9500years.B．About10,100years.C．10,190years.D．18,500years.2、Theunderlinedword“butchered”inthefourthparagraphcouldbereplacedby.A．killedB．boughtC．trainedD．raised3、WhatistheattitudetowardswhentamedogsarrivedintheAmericasinthelastthreeparagraphs?A．Undoubted.B．Unsure.C．Indifferent.D．Unconfident.4、Whatisthemaintopicofthispassage?A．TheearliestdomesticdogintheAmericas.B．ThefirstdogarrivingintheAmericas.C．HowdogsweredomesticatedintheAmericas.D．WhentheoldestdogwasfoundintheAmericas.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）Wealladmitthatmoderntechnologyhastakenoverourlives,forgoodofcourse.Youngpeoplecelebratethefastspeed1canmoveat.Butthereisagroupofpeoplewhocannot2.Itisthegroupofpeoplewhoarecaughtupbetweentraditionaland3society,notexactlyoldand4change,buttryingveryhardtobecomemodernized,endingupbeing5inthemiddle.Theyare40to60yearsoldand6thelatestiPhoneorSamsungphone.TheybuyaniPadjust7theycanaffordto,andtoplaythesamegamesonalargerscreen.Theyarealmost8theteenagersfiveyearsago,9ontheirphonesplayingagameorusingsocialmedia.They’reeverywhere.AndIsawsomethingtodaythatmademeextremely10.Onatrain,amotherwas11playingaCandyCrush-likegame.Herdaughterwassittingbesideher.Thelittlegirl,aboutfiveyearsold,wastalkingtohermotheraboutherday,shoutingthenextstop’snamecheerily-obviouslydesperateattemptstogethermother’s12.Themother?Allshedidwasnodandsaytheoccasional“mmhm”.Withhereyesonthe13,sheconcentratedoncompletingthelevel.Iwatchedthegirlmakeafinal14togethermomtolookather,andwhenshehad15,shesighedandfellsilent,defeated.Itbrokemyheart,andgotme16—whatkindofgamecanmakeyou17thatyouhavethemostbeautifulthingintheworld,apersonyoulovewithallyourheart?Whatdoesit18whenyouwon’tevenlookintohereyesorlistentoher?Thescenewassofamiliaryearsagowhenparents19thattheirchildrenweretoointerestedintheirmobiledevices.Lookhowthetableshaveturnednow.I’m20whethertolaughortocry.ButallIcandonowishopethatthisstormpasses.1、A．traditionB．challengeC．technologyD．knowledge2、A．makeupB．keepupC．turnupD．fixup3、A．stressfulB．complicatedC．developingD．modern4、A．resistingB．acceptingC．expectingD．considering5、A．lostB．stuckC．setD．involved6、A．ownB．sellC．pickD．bring7、A．sinceB．whenC．untilD．because8、A．amongB．likeC．withD．beyond9、A．seldomB．neverC．alwaysD．ever10、A．sadB．happyC．confusedD．curious11、A．tiredofB．goodatC．focusingonD．usedto12、A．adviceB．attentionC．supportD．reward13、A．windowB．girlC．bookD．screen14、A．talkB．sighC．attemptD．practice15、A．failedB．stoppedC．spokenD．done16、A．workingB．realizingC．learningD．wondering17、A．forgetB．feelC．imagineD．recognize18、A．changeB．meanC．proveD．explain19、A．admittedB．decidedC．complainedD．questioned20、A．uncertainB．uninterestedC．afraidD．serious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）Dietandwayoflifeareoftenaproblemforteenagers.However,ifyoueattherightfoodandexercise1．(regular),youcanfeelbetter,lookbetterandhavemoreenergy.Sohealthyeatingalongwithregularexerciseisprobably2．firststeptobecomefit.Asateenager,itisimportanttogiveyourbodytheenergy3．needs.Forahealthydiet,youshouldeatmostlyrice,bread,vegetablesandfruit.Themostimportantthingtorememberwhenyouchoosefoodistoprotectyourself4．sometricks.Anumberofpeopleouttherewhowanttomakequickmoneyarealwaysfoolingyouinto5．(believe)whattheysaysotheirproductscansellwell.Don’tbetrickedbythem.Whatyouneedisjusttotrustadietthat6．(be)rightforyourbody.Exerciseisalsosomethingon7．youcandependtomakeyoulookgood,feelgoodandbehealthy.Itisobviousthatexerciseis8．(benefit)toyou.Whenyouexercise,youbuildupthe9．(strong)ofyourmusclesandyourbodyproducessomechemicalsthatmakeyoufeelpeacefulandrelaxed.Followthesuggestionsabove,10．youwilllookandfeelmuchbetterinnotimeatall.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，并在该词下面写出其修改后的词。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。LastSundayIsawaworststorminyears．Itcamesuddenandwentonforoverthreehours．Afterlunch,Iwentintomyroomtohavearest．Theairwashotter,andallisquiet．Thenastrongwindstartedtoblowintomyroom．Piecesofpaperonmydeskflewhighintotheairandsomeflewouttheopenwindow．AsIranouttocatchthem,bigdropofrainbegantofall．WhenIcamebackintohouse,itwasrainingharderandharder．Itriedveryhardtoclosethewindow．ThenIheardaloudlycrashingsoundfromthebackofthehouse．WhenIranoutofmyroomtofindoutwhathadhappened:abigtreehadfallendownandbrokethetopofthebackroom．第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你的新西兰朋友Terry将从广州出发到北京进行为期一周的旅游，发邮件请你推荐合适的交通方式及北京的景点。请你回复邮件，内容包括：1.推荐从广州到北京的交通方式；2.推荐两到三处北京景点；3.表达祝愿。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________