2022年广东省仲元中学、中山一中等七校高三英语第一学期期末质量检测模拟试题含解析

2022-2023高三上英语期末模拟试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，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．Irefusetoaccepttheblameforsomething________wassomeoneelse'sfault.A．who B．thatC．as D．what2．Wehavedecidedtofulfillthetaskintime,difficultieswemaymeetwith.A．nomatterhow B．however C．whatever D．whichever3．Itisbelievedthatmanymorepopularterms________ontheInternetthisyear.A．willbecreated B．havecreatedC．arecreated D．arecreating4．Thedifferencesthechildren’sachievementscannotbecompletelyexplained________theirsocialbackgrounds.A．infrontof B．incaseofC．inneedof D．inchargeof5．Theconferenceaimstodevelopbusinessandletpeoplethinkabout_______theycanhaveapositiveinfluenceontheplanet.A．whyB．thatC．whatD．how6．---Mom,canyougivemeanextra200yuanamonth?---Son,wehavejustboughtahouse,andfromnowonweneedtopractisestrict.A．economyB．medicineC．self-controlD．patience7．Iwouldn’thavemissedthetrainifI______upearlier.A．got B．hadgot C．willget D．havegot8．Salesdirectorisaposition_______communicationabilityisjustasimportantassaleskills.A．which B．thatC．when D．where9．—Wewouldappreciateitifyoucouldstayforlunch.—Sorry,I.Ihaveanotherappointment.A．won’t B．shan’t C．can’t D．mustn’t10．—You’vemadegreatprogressinyourEnglishstudy,haven’tyou?—Yes,butmuch.A．remainstodo B．isremainedtodoC．remainstobedone D．isremainedtobedone11．Pleaseremindyourgrandpatotakemedicineontime,foramanofhisage____beveryforgetful．A．need B．must C．shall D．can12．________yourgeneroushelp,IdobelieveIhaveabetterunderstandingofyourcountryandculture.A．Butfor B．OutofC．Thanksto D．Asto13．SorryI’msolate,butyoucannotimagine________greattroubleItooktofindyourhouse.A．whichB．howC．whatD．that14．Shedidnotfeelabitnervousthoughitwasthefirsttimeshe___________inpublic.A．spoke B．havespokenC．hadspoken D．werespeaking15．Asteachersweshouldn’taccepttheargumentgivenbysomepeople_______standardizedtestsrestricteducatorstoomuchandtakethejoyoutofteaching.A．where B．whatC．how D．that16．I________abletocatchthefirstflighthome,butmywatchbetrayedme.A．were B．hadbeenC．wouldbe D．wouldhavebeen17．—Howlongdoyouthinkitwillbe________theStockMarketreturnstonormal?—Atleastoneyear,Iguess.A．when B．before C．until D．that18．Ifyouhaveajob,______yourselftoitandfinallyyou’llsucceed.A．dodevote B．todevoteC．devoting D．devoted19．Itgivesusgreatdelight______Chinesesciencefictionsarebecomingincreasinglypopular.A．how B．whatC．that D．why20．_____here,comeandhaveacupoftea.A．Passing B．Topass C．Pass D．Havingpassed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）NishaPradhanisworried.Therecentcollegegraduatejustturns21andplanstoliveonherown.Butshe’safraidshewon’tbeabletostaysafe.That’sbecausesheisn’tabletosmell.Backhome,herfamilydohersmellingforher.She’smovedinwiththemfornow,butshe’slookingforaplaceofherown.“NowthatI’msearchingforwaysorplacetoliveasanindependentperson,Ifindthatthesenseofsmellisimportanttohowweliveourlives,”Pradhansays.Shesayswhenshewasachildshelikedtoeatandatealot.Buttherecameapointwhereshelostinterestinfood.“Oneofthefirstthingsthatpeoplenoticewhenevertheyhaveasmellproblemisthatfooddoesn’ttasterightanymore,”saysBeverlyCowart,aresearcher.That’sbecauseeatingandsmellgohandinhand.Howfoodtastesoftenrelyonwhatwesmell.“Whenyouloseyoursenseofsmell,yourwholesenseoffoodflavorschangedandreduced,”Cowartsays,“Youcanstilltastethebasictastes.Whatyou’remissingarethesmalldistinctions.”“WhenIgoouttoeatIhaveoftenfoundthatfoodisverytastelesstome.Ineverfeelfull,”shesays.“Ithinkalotofustodayliketopretendtobefoodloversandweallliketotalkabout‘Oh,Ithinkthiscouldusealittlebitmoreflavor,’or‘Ithinkthishasahintofmeat,’Ican’treallyparticipateinthoseconversations,”shesays.Pradamthinkshersmelllossalsomayhaveaffectedhermemory.Pradhanmaybeontosomething,accordingtobiologistPaulMoore.“Whensmellsignalscomein,youfeelaboutthemfirst.Andthenyouthinkaboutitandthenthememoryislaiddown.Sowithoutthefeelpart,thethinkingaboutitspartdoesn’tcomeAndthatmeansnonewsmellmemorygetscreated.”1、WhatistrueaboutPradhan?A．Shehashadnosenseofsmellsinceshewasborn.B．Shesuffersfromlossofappetitethroughlackofsmellsense.C．Shehassomethingwrongwithherstomach.D．Sheislookingforaroommatetosharethecost.2、WhatcanweinferfromwhatBeverlyCowartsaid?A．Peoplewithasmellproblemhavenofoodtastes.B．Differentfoodtastesthesameforpeopleofsmellloss.C．Lackofsmellsensemakeseatingadullexperience.D．Peoplefeelhungryeasilyforlackofsmellsense.3、Wheneatingout,Pradhan________.A．feelsleftoutsometimes B．oftenhasagoodappetiteC．pretendstohavegoodsmellsense D．hasasenseofbeingfullquickly4、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?A．Pradhanmayberight. B．Pradhanmaybefoolish.C．Pradhanmaybecrazy. D．Pradhanmaybeforgettable.22．（8分）Aprettyfaceisneverforgotten.Doyoubelieveso?Butmaybeitisuntrue!Psychologistsbelievebeautifulpeoplearelesslikelytoberecognized.Anewstudysuggeststhatattractivenesscanactuallypreventtherecognitionoffaces,unlessaprettyfacehasparticularlydistinctivefeatures,suchasAngelinaJolie’s.Germanpsychologiststhinktherecognitionofprettyfacesisdistorted(扭曲)byemotions.ResearchersHolgerWiese,CarolinAltmannandStefanSchweinbergerattheUniversityofJena,Germany,discoveredinastudythatphotosofunattractivepeopleweremoreeasilyrememberedthanprettyoneswhentheyshowedthemtoagroupofpeople.Forthestudy,whichwaspublishedinsciencemagazineNeuropsychologia,thepsychologistsshowedphotosoffacestotestsubjects.Halfofthefaceswereconsideredtobemoreattractiveandtheotherhalfaslessattractive,butallofthemwerebeingthoughtofassimilarlydistinctivelooking.Thetestsubjectswereshownthefacesforjustafewsecondstomemorizethemandwereshownthemagainduringthetestsothattheycoulddecideiftheyrecognizedthemornot.Theresearchersweresurprisedbytheresult.“Untilnowweassumedthatitwasgenerallyeasiertomemorizefaceswhicharebeingconsideredasattractive,justbecausewepreferlookingatbeautifulfaces,”Dr.Wiesesaid.Butthestudyshowedthatsuchaconnectioncannotbeeasilyproven.Heassumesthatrememberingprettyfacesisdistortedbyemotionalinfluences,whichenhancethesenseofrecognitionatalatertime.Theresearchers’ideaisbackedupbyevidencefromEEG-recordings(脑电图记录)theyusedduringtheirexperimentwhichshowthebrains’electricactivity.Thestudyalsorevealedthatinthecaseofattractivefaces,considerablymorefalsepositiveresultsweredetected.Inotherwords,peoplethoughttheyrecognizedafacewithouthavingseenitbefore.“Weobviouslytendtobelievethatwerecognizeafacejustbecausewefinditattractive.”Dr.Wiesesaid.1、WhatdoweknowaboutthephotosfromParagraph3?A．Theywereallofprettyfaces.B．Theywereselectedatrandom.C．Theywerenotdistinctiveatall.D．Theywereshowedtwicetothetestsubjects.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“falsepositiveresults”inthelastparagraphmean?A．Peopleactuallyonlyrecognizefewprettyfaces.B．Peoplerecognizemoreuglyfacesthanprettyones.C．Peopleclaimtorecognizeafacetheyhaveneverseen.D．Peoplerecognizefewerfacesthantheyhavethought.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthenewstudy?A．Peoplearereluctanttorecognizeuglyfaces.B．Beautifulpeopleareparticularlydistinctive.C．Attractivenesspreventstherecognitionoffaces.D．Attractivefacesarealwayseasytoberecognized.4、Whichwordcanshowtheauthor’sattitudetowardsthefindingsoftheresearch?A．Doubtful.B．Disapproving.C．Favorable.D．Objective.23．（8分）Microsofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatinterpretseyesignalsandtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithmotorneuronediseasetocommunicatewithothersfromaphone.TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsinrealtimeandconvert(改变)themintoletters,wordsandsentences.ForpeoplesufferingfromALS（渐冻症）,alsoknownasmotorneuronedisease,eyemovementcanbetheonlywaytheyareabletocommunicate.“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSorothermotorimpairmentsareexpensive,notrobustundersunlight,andrequirefrequentre-calibrationandsubstantial,relativelyimmobilesetups,”

saidXiaoyiZhang,aresearcheratMicrosoftwhodevelopedthetechnology.“To

mitigate

thedrawbacks…wecreatedGazeSpeak,aneye-gesturecommunicationsystemthatrunsonasmartphone,andisdesignedtobelow-cost,robust,portableandeasytolearn.”Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthespeaker.Achartthatcanbestucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodeterminewhicheyemovementstomakeinordertocommunicate.Thestickershowsfourgrids(方格)ofletters,whicheachcorrespondtoadifferenteyemovement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgridstheletterstheywantbelongto.Theartificialintelligencealgorithm（程序）

isthenabletopredictthewordorsentencetheyaretryingtosay.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword

“mitigate”

inparagraph5probablymean?A．ignoreB．destroyC．increaseD．reduce2、Thepassagemainlytellsus________.A．TheadvantagesofGazeSpeakovertheCurrenteye-trackinginputsystems.B．SmartphoneApphelpsALSsuffersspeakwiththeireyesmovement.C．ThestickerplaysanimportantroleinGazeSpeak.D．ThewriterismakinganadvertisementforGazeSpeaker.3、What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardstheinventionofGazeSpeaker?A．doubtfulB．negativeC．favorableD．unclear24．（8分）BluePlanetII’slatestepisodefocusesonhowplasticishavingadisastrouseffectontheoceanandslowlypoisoningourseacreatures.ResearchersrecentlyalsofoundthatseacreatureslivinginthedeepestplaceonEarth,theMarianaTrench,haveplasticintheirstomachs.Indeed,theoceansaredrowninginplastic.Thoughitseemsnowthattheworldcouldn’tpossiblyfunctionwithoutplastics,consumerplasticsarearemarkablyrecentinvention.Thefirstplasticbagswereintroducedinthe1950s;thesamedecadethatplasticpackagingbegangaininginpopularityintheUnitedStates.Thisgrowthhashappenedsofastthatscienceisstillcatchingupwiththechange.Plasticspollutionresearch,forinstance,isstillaveryearlyscience.Weputalltheseplasticsintotheenvironmentandwestilldon’treallyknowwhattheoutcomesaregoingtobe.Whatwedoknow,though,isdisturbing.Oceanplasticisestimatedtokillmillionsofmarineanimalseveryyear.Nearly700species,includingendangeredones,areknowntohavebeenaffectedbyit.Oneinthreeleatherbackturtles,whichoftenmistakeplasticbagsforjellyfish,havebeenfoundwithplasticintheirbellies.Ninetypercentofseabirdsarenoweatingplasticsonaregularbasis.By2050,thatfigureisexpectedtoriseto100percent.Andit’snotjustwildlifethatisthreatenedbytheplasticsinourseas.Humansareconsumingplasticsthroughtheseafoodweeat.Icouldunderstandwhysomepeopleseeoceanplasticasadisaster,worthmentioningtothesamedegreeasclimatechange.Butoceanplasticisnotascomplicatedasclimatechange.Therearenooceantrashdeniers(否认者),atleastsofar.Todosomethingaboutit,wedon’thavetoremakeourplanetenergysystem.Thisisnotaproblemwherewedon’tknowwhatthesolutionis.Weknowhowtopickupgarbage.Anyonecandoit.Weknowhowtodispose(处理)ofit.Weknowhowtorecycle.Wecanallstartbythinkingtwicebeforeweusesingle-useplasticproducts.Thingsthatmayseemordinary,likeusingareusablebottleorareusablebag----whentakencollectively,thesechoicesreallydomakeadifference.1、Whyisplasticspollutionresearchstillaveryearlyscience?A．Theplasticspollutionresearchistoodifficult.B．Plasticshaveproducedlesspollutionthancoal.C．Theworldcouldn’tpossiblyfunctionwithoutplastics.D．Plasticshavegainedinpopularitytoofastforsciencetocatchup.2、HowdidtheauthorsupporthisopinioninParagraph3?A．Bystatistics.B．Byquotationsfromleadingexperts.C．Byusingexamplesfromhisownexperience.D．Bycomparisonandcontrast.3、Whatcanweinferaboutclimatechange?A．Climatechangeiscausedbyhumanactivities.B．Somepeopleholdsomedoubtsaboutclimatechange.C．Climatechangeislessimportantthanoceanpollution.D．Oceanplasticismorecomplicatedthanclimatechange.4、Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A．Oceanplasticisaglobalissue.B．Theoceansbecomechokedwithplastic.C．BluePlanetIIhasleftviewersheartbroken.D．Plasticsgaininpopularityallovertheworld25．（10分）Evenifyoudon’thavetowork,eatorsleep,youwon’tbeabletogetthroughallinfermationonblogsandsocialnetworks.Theproblemwefaceisthatmuchofthisinformationseemsveryinterestingatfirstglance.Actually,muchoftheinformationisunimportant,disposableanditdistracts（分心）usfrommoremeaningfulpursuits.Worsestill,whenwespendlotsoftimeconsuminginformationfromoursocialmediastreams,wemayfindithardtoconcentrateonwhatwe’redoingandwehaveatendencytoforgetwhatwehaveconsumedanyway.AnewstudyfromSweden’sKTHRoyalInstituteofTechnologyhasfoundthattoomuchsocialmediaexposureactuallyreducesyourabilitytoprocessinformationanddepletesyourshort-termworkingmemory.Ourworkingmemoryplaysacriticalroleinourcapacitytofilterinformationandrememberwhatisvaluablebutitisnotalimitlessresource.ErikFransén,aprofessorinComputerScienceatKTHandtheleaderofthisnewstudyonsocialmediaoverloadsaysthiscanexplainwhyourcapacityforprocessinginformationbeginstofailwhenweattempttostuffmoreinformationintheworkingmemory.Infact,whenyoutrytoprocesstheinformationlikespeechorvideo,youaregoingtoneedpartlythesamesystemofworkingmemory,soyouarereducingyourownworkingmemorycapacity.Andwhenyoutrytostoremanythingsinyourworkinginyourworkingmemory,yougetlessgoodatprocessinginformation.Itistheperiodsofdowntimeofyourbrain—preferablydisconnectedfromthedistractionsofyourcomputerorsmartphone—thatareneededformemoryconsolidationandtransferringimportantinformationtoyourexposuretonewinformation.Besides,youcanemptyyourmindofthoughtsquicklytorelaxcompletely,goforashortwalkorspendsfewminuteslisteningtomusic.Thiswillhelpyouimproveyourcapacitytoprocessinformationandincreaseyourproductivity.1、WhatcanwelearnabutsocialmediaoverloadfromParagraph1?A．Itdistractsouratention.B．Itisbeneficialtous.C．Itbringsuswhateverwewant.D．Itkeepsusinformedofeverything.2、Whydoesyourcapacityforprocessinginformationbeginfallsometimes?A．Muchoftheinformationisunimportant.B．Youdon’tmakethemostofyourbrain.C．You’relessgoodatprocessinginformation.D．Yourworkingmemoryisalimitedsource.3、Whatdoestheunderlineword“downtime”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Support.B．Relaxation.C．Increase.D．Loss.4、Whichisrecommendedtorelaxyourbrain?A．Listeningtomusicforawhile.B．Thinkingoverthingscarefully.C．Takingenoughphysicalexercise.D．Focusingmoreonthepresent.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）OnedaywhenIwas15yearsold,Ihadsomefriendsovertohangout.Whileweweremakingfoodinthekitchen,mybrothercamein.Heplacedhisbeefnexttomy1oneandsaid,“Courtney,yourbeefisbiggerthanmine.Youdon’tneedto2;you’realreadyfatenough.”Thenhewalkedoutlaughing.Unpleasant3onmyphysicalappearancewerenothingnew.Somethinginsidemegaveintohisideathatmylegswere4,andthatbecamethelastdaythatIeverwillinglywore5untilIwas30yearsold.Forthenext15years,Ispentsummeraftersummer6inlongpants.ButthenImetRagenChastain,andshe7everything.Icouldn’tbelievethatthiswomanwho,likemyself,weighedalmost300poundswasso8andhappyinherownskin.I9asshesharedherownjourneytorecoveryandself-love.Shetalkedabouthowamazingour10are,simplybecauseofthethingstheydoeveryday—likebreathing,11bloodtoeverycell,blinkingandwalking.Walking!Iwassuddenly12howfoolishI’dbeenforsolong.There’repeoplewhoarebornwithoutlegs,orwholack13workinglegs,orwholosetheirlegs,andI’dbeenhidingmyperfectlystrong,healthy,beautifullegs14becauseIhad15someonetoconvincemethattheyweren’tgoodenough.Thenextday,Iboughtthreepairsofshortsandasundressandspenttheentiresummerlettingmylegs16thesunandfeelthebreeze.Thenexttimeanyonecommentsonyourbodyina17way,lookthemstraightintheeye,smileandsay,“Ifwhatyousee18yousomuch,feelfreetopracticetheancientartoflooking19else.”That’sRagen’sown20,butIdon’tthinkshe’llmindifyouuseit.1、A．small B．plain C．thick D．slim2、A．walk B．eat C．talk D．cry3、A．reports B．suggestion C．reflections D．comments4、A．unnecessary B．unacceptable C．unique D．pants5、A．shorts B．T-shirts C．socks D．pants6、A．sleeping B．roasting C．driving D．running7、A．changed B．solved C．believed D．explained8、A．sensitive B．generous C．tiresome D．energetic9、A．laughed B．expected C．waited D．listened10、A．legs B．weights C．bodies D．images11、A．pulling B．putting C．preventing D．pumping12、A．afraidof B．absorbedin C．awareof D．anxiousabout13、A．properly B．regularly C．accidentally D．possibly14、A．inshame B．inpanic C．inpride D．indelight15、A．begged B．allowed C．refused D．invited16、A．avoid B．see C．cover D．kick17、A．normal B．special C．different D．negative18、A．amuses B．excites C．bothers D．hurts19、A．somewhere B．anywhere C．nowhere D．everywhere20、A．decision B．question C．creation D．requirement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）Amonthago,Gary,auniversitystudent,wasinterviewedbytwofamous1．(company).Unfortunately,he2．(refuse).Thereasonisthathehasnoworkexperience.Asweallknow,mostyoungpeoplewhohavejust3．(graduate)fromuniversityandthatthey,too,meet4．sameproblem.Ithinkstudentsshouldmakeagoodunderstandingofcompanies5．bigcompaniesareafraidthatnewemployeeswithoutexperiencearenotlikelytodothejobwell.Soinordertowintheemployers'trustandtomake6．(they)findgoodjobseasily,universitygraduatesshoulddosomepart-timejobs7．(get)richworkexperiencebeforegraduating.8．thesametimetheyhavetolearnhowtogetalongwellwithothers.By9．(do)thistheycanputtheirknowledgeintosocialpracticeandcantouchsocietyearlier.Iamsurethatpart-timejobscanmakethegraduatesbequalifiedformanywell-paidjobs10．theydesire.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。Oneday,littleTonywenttoashoppingcenterwithhisparent、Itwasverycrowded、Tonysawatoyonashopwindow、Helikeditsoverymuchthathequicklywalkedintotheshop、Afterlooksatthetoyforsometime,heturnedaroundandfoundwherehisparentsweremissing、Tonywasscaredandbeguntocry、Awomansawhimcryingandtellinghimtowaitoutsideashop、Fiveminuteslater,Tonysawparents、Momsaid,“Hownicetoseeyouagain!DadandIwereterribleworried、”Tonypromisedherthatthiswouldneverhappenagain、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你叫李华，你的美国笔友Tom给你发来一份电子邮件，表示对中国的传统节日非常感兴趣。他想请你介绍你最喜欢的一个节日，如端午节、中秋节、春节，你通常是怎么庆祝的，以及你喜欢这个节日的原因。请你根据他的问题回复邮件。提示词语：eat,gettogether,share,happy,special.