湖北省麻城一中2022-2023学年高三英语第一学期期末学业水平测试模拟试题含解析

2022-2023高三上英语期末模拟试卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Forthefinal______ofourjourney，wedecidedtotakethecoach.A．legB．roundC．distanceD．path2．Thelittleboystaredatthestrangemanquestioningly,not________whethertobelievewhathehadsaid.A．toknow B．knowingC．known D．havingknown3．Itisdifficultforanyofustoeatbetter,exercisemore,andsleepenough,______weknowweshould.A．because B．evenifC．unless D．before4．________individualplayers,wehaveagreatteambuttheproblemisthattheydon’tplayfootballtogetherwellatall.A．OntopofB．BymeansofC．IntermsofD．Incaseof5．40gramsofmeatperdayis______peopleshouldconsumeinordertostayfit.A．thatB．whyC．howD．what6．It’shardforelderlypeopletosee______convenienceasmartphonecanbringtous.A．whatB．whichC．whoseD．how7．______caughtintherainunexpectedly,westillenjoyedthejourneyverymuch.A．When B．AsC．Unless D．Although8．Hedoesn'tspendanymoremoneyonclothingthanIdo,but________hemanagestolooksostylish.A．therefore B．somehowC．furthermore D．otherwise9．Asheworksinaremotearea,hevisitshisparentsonly_____A．anxiouslyB．occasionallyC．practicallyD．urgently10．It’simpossibleforallthepeopletogetjobsbecause______ofthemisnotfitforthem.A．everyone B．allC．notall D．none11．_____everyyear,manypeopledonotholdahighopinionoftheCCTVSpringFestivalGala,ithasbecomeasomewhatnecessarypartofthefestival.A．AsB．ThereforeC．While D．Since12．8studentsand2teachersatSantaFeHighSchoolbya17-year-studentarmedwithashotgunandapistol.Thisisoneofthemanygun-relatedtragediesthathavehappenedinthelast2years.A．killedB．werekilledC．havekilledD．havebeenkilled13．Wehavestrong________forbelievingthatthenewly-inventedmaterialisnotonlypopularbutalsoamonumenttotheeco-friendlylifestyle.A．grounds B．reasons C．causes D．purposes14．Thesuccessof“onecountry,twosystems”inpracticehasbeenuniversally________,andthispolicycontinuestogostrong.A．acknowledgedB．appreciatedC．accomplishedD．accompanied15．—Lucy,couldyoupleasesparemeafewminutes?一,butIhope“afewminutes”,won’tturnintoanhour.A．Itdoesn’tmatterB．That'skindofyouC．I’mafraidnotD．Iguessso16．_______thosepastyears,wecouldn’thelpfeelingsorryforourparentswhoneverhadarestalltheyearround.A．Lookingbackupon B．Lookingaround C．Lookingout D．Lookingup17．Thegovernmentshoulddevelopsystemtopredictwhenwildfiresoccurandgivewarningsintime.A．previous B．reliable C．reasonable D．responsible18．—IhavesomethingimportanttotellJohn.ButIcan’tfindhim.—Hiscellphoneishere,sohe________havegonetoofar.A．mustn’t B．needn’tC．wouldn’t D．can’t19．—Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek?—Thetrees________well,butIdidn’twaterthem.A．mightgrow B．needn’thavegrownC．wouldhavegrown D．wouldgrow20．OnthebusIsawastudent

Ibelievedwasyourbrother.A．who B．whomC．which D．whoever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）BestScienceBooksof2017Atitsheart,Scienceisaboutcuriosity.Soitstandstoreasonthesebooksaboutscienceshouldmakeyouexamineyourworldmoreclosely,andindoingso,giveyouasenseofwonder.BigChicken,byMarynMcKenna.InvestigativejournalistMarynMcKennausesthemodernindustrialchickenasawindowintohowantibiotics（抗生素）transformed,modernagriculture—forgoodandill.Shetraceshowanimalantibioticsendangerhumanhealth,musingseriousproblemsfromantibiotic-resistantstomachinfectionstoUTIs.RecognizingthatAmericansaregoingtocontinuetoeatchickennomatterwhat,McKennasuggestsawayinwhichfactoryfarmingridsitselfofitsdependenceonantibiotics.WhyTimeFlies,byAlanBurdickNewYorkerstaffwriterAlanBurdickexaminesthegreatestgifthumanityhaseverknown:time.Time,hewrites,appearstoexistintwodistinctforms.Onelsthestandardized,objectivekindfoundinclocksandwatches;theotherisourinternal,biologicalsenseoftime,theonewemeasureinourcells,bodiesandminds.Butthecloserhelooks,thelessclearerthisdistinctionappears.Paleoart,byZoëLescazeDinosaurshavelongcapturedtheimaginationsofscientistsandartistsalike,andPaleoartbringsthosevisionstogetherinablendofhumanknowledgeandcreativity.Theseimagesnotonlyshowourchangingunderstandingofdinosaurs,butalsoreflectthedistinctartisticsensibilitiesoftheirtime.Bothartisticandeducational,thesepicturesarecertainlyinfluential.WhatIt’sLiketoBeaDog,byGregoryBernsBerns,aneuroscientist,traineddogstositinamachine:inordertolookintothebrainsofconsciousdogsforthefirsttime.Thatpioneeringworkinspiredhimtodigdeeperintothemindsofotheranimals,fromsealionstotheextinctthylacine（袋狼）,Bernssays,“Withtheirabilitytothink,chooseandfeel,dogsandotheranimalsdonotdeservethecrueltreatmenthumanssooftendotothem.”1、Whichbookhassomethingtodowithpublichealth?A．WhyTimeFlies.B．Paleoart.C．WhatIt’sLiketoBeaDog.D．BigChicken.2、Whowritesabouttime?A．AlanBurdick.B．ZoëLescaze.C．GregoryBerns.D．MarynMckenna.3、WhatwasBerns’pioneeringwork?A．Studyingextinctanimals.B．Observingdogbrains.C．Fightingforanimalrights.D．Trainingdogs.22．（8分）Formorethantwentyyearsscientistshavebeensearchingforsignsoflifeonotherplanets.Mostofthesesearcheshavebeendoneovertheradio.Thehopeisthatsomeoneinouterspacemaybetryingtogetintouchwithus.Scientistsalsohavesentradioandtelevisionmessagesonspaceshipstravelingthroughspace,onthechancethatsomeonemaybereceptivetosuchmessages.Scientistsareusingpowerfulradiotelescopestolistentosignalsfromabout1,000stars,allwithin100lightyearsofearth.Inaddition,theywillscantheentireskyto“listen”forradiomessagesfrommoredistantstars.Usingacomputer,theywillbeabletomonitormorethaneightchannelsatonetime.Scientistsarelookingforanysignaltheystandsoutfromthebackgroundnoise.Ofthe200billionstarsintheMilkyWaygalaxy,scientistsfindthatfivepercentarelikeoursun.Perhapshalfofthemhaveaplanetlikeearth.Suchaplanetwouldbeareasonabledistancefromthestarfortemperaturestoberightfortheevolutionoflife.Basedontheinhabitable（thatcanbelivedin）planetsinourgalaxy,mostscientistsagreethatchancesarelikelythatoneormoreoftheseplanetssupportsomelife.However,manyscientistswonderwhetherintelligentlifeexistsonotherplanets.Somebelievethattwentyyearsofsearchingwithoutanyintelligiblemessagesshowsthatnooneisoutthere.Theysaythattheevolutionofintelligencecomparabletooursisunlikely.Otherscientistsbelievethatoursearchhasn’tbeenlongenoughtoruleoutthepossibilitythatintelligentlifeexistsinourgalaxy.Althoughoursunfamilyisonlyaboutfivebillionyearsold,ourgalaxyisabout20billionyearsold.Inthattime,somescientiststhinkitislikelythatcivilizationmuchmoreadvancedthanourshavedeveloped.Perhapsthesecivilizationssendusnosignals;perhapswehavenotrecognizedthesignalstheyhavesentus.Ifwehopetofindintelligentlife,thesescientistsbelievethatwehavetokeeplooking.1、Accordingtothepassage,howmanyplanetsinourgalaxymightbeinhabitable?A．5billion．B．10billion.C．15billion.D．200billion2、Thefirstparagraphinthispassageismainlyabout________.A．howscientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanetsB．whyscientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanetsC．wherescientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanetsD．whenscientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanets3、Theunderlinedword“monitor”inthepassagemeans“________”.A．findB．imitateC．checkD．form4、Whichofthesestatementsistruebasedontheinformationinthepassage?A．Theearthisoneoftheoldestplanetsinourgalaxy.B．Mostscientistsbelievethatthereisintelligentlifeonotherplanets.C．Scientistsaretryingdifferentwaystofindsignsoflifeonotherplanets.D．Scientistsdon’tbelievethattheremightbelifeonotherplanets.23．（8分）Weareenrolledinthefull-timeschoolcalled“life”.Everydayinthisschool,wehaveopportunitiestolearnnewlessons.Nomatterwhetherweliketheselessonsornot,wehavetotakethem,becausetheyareourlessons.Whyarewehereinthisworld?Whatisthepurposeoflife?Humanshavetriedtodiscoverthemeaningoflifeforthousandsofyears,butfailedtogettheanswer,becausethemeaningoflifeisdifferentfrompersontoperson.Eachoneofushashisorherspecialpurposeandpath,uniqueanddifferent.Aswetravelonourlifepath,wewilllearnmanygreatlessonsinordertofulfillthatpurpose.Learningourlessonswellisthekeytodiscoveringtherealmeaningofourownlife.Aswetravelthroughourlifetime,wemaybetaughthardlessonsthatothersdon'thavetoface,whileothersspendyearsstrugglingwithproblemswedon’tneedtodealwith.WemayneverknowwhyweloveEnglish,notphysics,whichindicatesthatourpathisdifferent.Whiletravelingonourownpath,sometimesalone,weshould,firstofall,takeabasiclessoninopenness.Opennessmeansbeingreceptive.Lifewillpresentuswithsomanylessons,noneofwhichareusefultousunlesswecanrecognizethemandareopentotheirvalues.Theselessonsarcnoteasytolearn,butweshouldregardthemasgifts.Buthowcanwerecognizetheselessons?Itisamatterofwhat“glasses”wearewearingatthetime.Itisnotdifficulttospotthemifwetakethemasopportunities.Sowhenwearenotopentolearningourlessons,failingaweeklyEnglishtestmightbelikeadisasterratherthananopportunitytous.Ofcourse,thehardlessonsmaynotbefun,buttheycanactuallybethebiggestgiftswereceivefromlife.1、Theauthormaybeinfavoroftheviewpointthatallmenareborn.A．equalB．differentC．tolearnlessonsD．readyforchallenge2、Theexampleof“weloveEnglish,notphysics"ismentionedtoshowthatwe.A．chooseourownpathinlifeB．needtofacesomehardlessonsC．discoverthemeaningofourownlifeD．realizethenecessityofopenness3、Whetherwecanseelifelessonsasgiftsdependsuponour.A．anglesofviewB．commonvaluesystemC．experiencesfromlifeD．willingnesstofacechallenge4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．LifeandlessonB．LifeasSchoolC．LifeSchoolandStudentsD．GiftsfromLife24．（8分）TinyCountriesYouNeverknewExistedSaoTomeandprincipeSaoTomeandPrincipeoffAfrica'swestcoastisonly372squaremiles,butithasImpressive,undamagednature,richinbiodiversespecies.Theamazingneedle-likevolcanicpeakPicoCaoGranderises1,000feetintotheair.Theislandsarehometoonlyaround10,000peopletoday.SanMarinoOnly23squaremileswithapopulationofjust34,000,thelittle-knowncountryofSanMarino,surroundedbyItaly,istheworld'sfifthsmallestcountry.WiththeUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteofMountTitano,thecountryissaidtobetheoldestrepublicintheworld.DominicaDominicacoversonly290squaremiles,withsomeofthebestdivingintheCaribbean,includingtheUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteofvolcanicMormeTroisPitonsNationalPark.InDominica,you'llseerainforests,waterfalls,andcoastalviews.TheislandisalsohometotheonlyremainingpopulationoftheKalinago,whoarepartoftheisland's74,900inhabitants.KiribatiThisPacificislandcountry33coralislandsis313square-miles,butit'stheonlycountryintheworldtofallintoallfourhemispheres(半球).Thecountry's109,000residentsliveinonly2oftheislandsseethistropicalparadisebeforeitisnolonger--risingseasarethreateningtoswallowthecountrywhole.1、Whichcountryhasthesmallestpopulation?A．SaoTomeandPrincipe.B．SanMarin.C．Dominica.D．Kiribati.2、WhatcanoneseeinbothSanMarinoandDominica?A．Volcanoes.B．Worldheritagesites.C．ViewsoftheCaribbean.D．Waterfalls.3、WhichistrueofKiribati?A．Itisrichinbiodiversespecies.B．ItissurroundedbyItaly.C．ItishometotheKalinago.D．Itisdisappearing.25．（10分）WhenIarrivedatuniversity,Ihadnothinginmybankaccountbutwasgivenabrandnewoverdraft(透支).I’dneverhadonebefore.Soitwasveryexcitedtospendmoneyonshopping,nightsout,andallthejunkfoodmymumhadneverletmeeat.Imanagedtomaxout(达到最高限度)myaccountwithinthreemonthsandsuddenlylifewasn’tsomuchfun.IspentthelasttwoweeksbeforeEasteronadietofporridgeandbecameself-loathing(自我憎恨的)andIalsoblamedAsda(阿斯达超市)forallthetwo-for-onedealsIcouldn’tresist.NowI’mworkingfull-timetorepaymydebts.I’malsosettingupaseparatebankaccountformystudentloantogointotocoverrentandbills.SoI’llbeabletokeepaneyeonmyspending.WithalotofhardworkandsavingovertheholidaysI’mhopingthatI’llbeinbetterfinancialshapefornextyear.Aftermyexperienceinhalls—beingkeptawakeuntil4a.m.andworksurfacespermanentlycoveredinmind—I’mlookingforwardtomovingintoahousewithfriends.Thepartyingandsociallifeinhallsarefantastic,butsometimesyou’reputwithpeopleyoudon’tgetonwith,andit’shardtocopewiththat.Ithelpedmetostaystrong,butIwishIhadstooduptothemratherthanfeltbullied.Ihadareallybadtimeinmyfirstyear,whichiswhyI’mgoingtomakethemostofuniversitynextyear.I’mgoingtobalanceworkwithasociallife,hitFreshers’weekhardandjoinsomesocieties.Withuniversityhandingmesomanyopportunitiesonaplate,IwanttotakeupasmanyasIcanandenjoymyself.1、Theauthorcoulddosomuchshoppingasafreshmanbecause________.A．shewaspermittedtooverdraftfromthebankB．herparentssenthermoneythroughthebankC．shewantedtomaxoutheraccountD．shecouldworkfull-time2、Whatcanweinferfromthesecondparagraphabouttheauthor?A．Sheenjoyedeatingporridgeforhermeals.B．Shehadtoworktopayforhereducationfee.C．Sheregrettedspendingsomuchmoneyonshopping.D．Shewantedtoborrowmoremoneyforshopping.3、Fromthistextwecanseethattheauthor________.A．gainedalotofmoneythroughworkingB．didn’tgetonwellwithherworkmatesC．feltbulliedbyherfriendsD．workedandsleptinabadcondition4、Theauthormadeuphermindto________nextyear.A．makegooduseofheruniversitylifeB．findabetterjobC．takeupmoreplatesD．formsomeorganizations5、Theauthormainlyintroducesher________inthepassage.A．opportunitiesatfirstyearofuniversityB．freshmanexperiencesatuniversityC．workingexperiencesatuniversityD．thoughtso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