江苏省南通市安海中学2023年英语高三第一学期期末统考模拟试题含解析

江苏省南通市安海中学2023年英语高三第一学期期末统考模拟

试题

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1.Shedoesn'tspeakourlanguage,sheseemstounderstandwhatwesay.

A.forB.andC.yetD.or

2.Aftermakingthespeech,hewentthroughitinhismindtoreflectwherehe

better.

A.coulddoB.woulddoC.couldhavedoneD.wouldhavedone

3.Yourdonationgreatlyappreciatedandthemoneywillbeusedtohelpthe

studentsfrompoorfamilies.

A.hasbeenB.is

C.wasD.hadbeen

4.•一Mysonisaddictedtocomputergames.Heishopeless9isn'the?

…Yes,heisdeterminedtogiveupandstartallover.

A.ifB.unless

C.thoughD.so

5.Manyuniversitiesthroughouttheworldprovidescholarshipsforstudents

financialaid.

A.infavourofB.inneedof

C.infaceofD.inhonourof

6.MoresubwaylinestomaketravellingeasyinBeijinginthecomingyears.

A.willbuildB.willbebuilt

C.buildD.arebuilt

7.“MadeinChina2025"aimstotransformChinafromaproduct-makingfactoryinto

aproduct-makingpower,drivenbyinnovationandemphasizing

qualityoverquantity.

A.theonethatB.onethat

C.oneD.theone

8.Soonaftergettingoffhishorse,thecaptainappearedatthesecond-floorwindows,

hecouldseenothingbuttrees.

A.whereB.fromwhere

C.whichD.fromwhich

9.Thedesksinourclassroomaresoclosetogetherthatthereisnotenoughroomto

movethem.

A.betweenB.inC.acrossD.over

10.Goodfood,goodsleepynoexercise.That'shegainedweight.

A.howB.whenC.whatD.whether

11.Thetrafficproblemswearelookingforwardtoseeingshouldhave

attractedthegovernment'sattention.

A.solvingB.solveC.solvedD.tosolve

12.一Whatamess!You'realwaysthrowingthingsabout.

—Don'tbe,Mum.1willtidyitupnow.

A.hotunderthecollarB.oncloudnine

C.offthetopofyourheadD.downinthedumps

13.Bydoingso,youcanmoreinformationanddetailsaboutthetopic,and

betterunderstandit.

A.keepupwithB.doawaywith

C.haveaccesstoD.getdownto

14.Effortswillbemadetonewteachingmodelstoexploitthestudents9potential.

A.accelerateB.innovate

C.differentiateD.compile

15.Theyintendedtohavetheschoolbetterequipped»thelocalgovernment

was

notabletogetenoughmoneytodoso.

A.unlessB.whileC.althoughD.once

16.ThepostofficeisclosedSaturdayafternoon.

A.onB.inC.ofD.at

17.AfternineyearsworkingtoprotectSiberiantigers,YangJunhisefforts

recognizedattheannualawardceremonyinBeijingwherehewasnamedaMwildlife

protector1,.

A.hadB.hadhad

C.hashadD.has

18.Mr.Wilsonisamanofpatienceandkindness,andhisgoodtempernever

him.

A.failsB.disappoints

C.controlsD.worries

19.Forathird-culturekid,itisofteneasiertoanewforeigncountrythantotheir

"home"country.

A.movingB.tomoveC.moveD.moved

20.—Jennyisbecomingslimmerandslimmer.

-••-Itissaidthatshehiredafitnessinstructorlastyearandsince.

A.isworkingoutB.workedoutC.hasbeenworkingoutD.hadworkedout

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)You'veprobablyvisitedtheTian'anmenGatetower—thelandmark

buildingofBeijing,butyoumaynothaveheardofKuaiXiang.Alongwithhim,the

followingremarkablearchitectsalltookthecenterstageattheirtimes.

KuaiXiang(1399—1481)

Tian'anmenGatetowerisuniversallyconsideredthebrainchildofKuaiXiang.By

followinginthefootstepsofancienthomebuilders»hesuccessfullypresentedthe

EmperorJudywithagrandwoodenstructurewhichhasstoodthetestoftimefor

almost600years.Visitorsarealsohookedonitsdelicatepaintings.

leobMingPei(1917-present)

Hismottois：Traditionsshouldbesealedinglassboxesatmuseums.Heisalways

strugglingwithinnovation.AlthoughundergrillingfromFrenchconservativecritics,

hestillplantedaglasspyramidintothecourtyardoftheLouvre.Hisotherworks

includeJohnF.KennedyLibrary,BeijingFragrantHillHotelandSuzhouMuseum.

ZahaHadid(1950-2016)

In2004,shebecamethefirstwomantowinthePritzkerArchitecturePrize,the

NobelPrizeforarchitecture.Sheusedtrickstomaximizeavailablespace.Herfluid-style

workspioneertheconceptofmicro-living.Thecurves(曲线)ofGuangzhouOperaHouse

perfectlymatchtheriseandfallofitssurroundingbuildings9formingauniqueview.

MengFanchao(1959-present)

Manypeopledismissedthebuildingofamegabridgeasapipedream,butMeng

FanchaoturnedthisintorealitybybuildingHongKong-Zhuhai-MacaoBridge.This

longestcross-seabridge,whenviewedafar,lookslikeadynamicdragonbravingthe

rollingwavesofLingdingSea.

1、WhatcanweinferaboutKuaiXiang?

A.Heneverfollowstraditions.B.Helacksfinancialsupport.

C.Heisasuccessfularchitect.D.Helikesdelicatehooks.

2^What'sIeohMingPei'sattitudetowardscreation?

A.Positive.B.Uncaring.

C.Subjective.D.Disapproving.

3、WhatdoZahaHadidandMengFanchaohaveincommon?

A.Theyemphasizetheuseofspace.B.Theysetaremarkablerecord.

C.Theylikefollowingothers,opinions.D.theirworksmeetwithaboycott

22.（8分）ThesixthmassextinctionoflifeontheEarthisunfoldingmorequickly

thanfeared,scientistshavewarned.Morethan30percentofanimalswithabackbone

—fish,birds,amphibians,reptilesandmammals—aredeclininginbothrangeand

population,accordingtothefirstcomprehensiveanalysisofthesetrends.

Aroundadecadeago,expertsfearedthatanewrangewipeoutofspecieswas

appearing.Today,mostagreethatitisunderway—butthenewstudysuggeststhatthe

die-outisalreadygrowingfast.

Thelossofbiodiversityhasrecentlyaccelerated.Severalspeciesofmammalsthat

wererelativelysafeoneortwodecadesagoarenowendangered,includingcheetahs,

lionsandgiraffes,thestudyshowed.

Thereisnomysteryastowhy:ourownever-expandingspecies—whichhasmore

thandoubledinnumbersince1960to7.4billion—iseating,crowdingandpollutingits

planetarycohabitantsoutofexistence.Bycomparison,thereareasfewas20,000lions

leftinthewild,lessthan7,000cheetahs,500to1,000giantpandas.

Themaindriversofwildlifedeclinearehabitatloss,over-consumption,pollution,

otherspecies,disease,aswellashuntinginthecaseoftigers,elephants,rhinosandother

largeanimalsprizedfortheirbodyparts.

Climatechangeisthoughttobecomeamajorthreatinthecomingdecades,with

someanimals—mostfamouslypolarbears—alreadyindeclineduetorising

temperaturesandchangingweatherpatterns.

1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword^accelerated99inParagraph3mean?

A.Madeup.B.Putup.

C.Spedup.D.Usedup.

2、Whyhasthelossofbiodiversityspedup?

A.Themankind'spopulationisgrowingfast

B.Theairpollutionistoosevere.

C.Therearefewerspeciesinlargerareas.

D.Mancauseswiderwaterpollution.

3、Whichisnotthemaindriverofwildlifedecline?

A.Outsideanimals.

B.Lossoflivingareas.

C.Variousillnesses.

D.Lackofwater.

4、Howisthefutureofpolarbears?

A.Uncertain.B.Hopeful.

C.Doubtful.D.Unsatisfying.

23.(8分)Admission&OpeningTimes

MuseumOpeningTimes

Themuseumisopendaily:10am—5pm

CollectionsCentreopensdaily:11am—5pm

LastadmissiontothemuseumandCollectionsCentreis4:30pm.

Closed:December24,2017—January1,2018inclusive

MuseumAdmission

Adult£14

Child(5-16yrs)£9

UnderFREE

Concession(优惠)(60yrs+,unemployed,student)£12

Familyticket(2adults,3children)£39

Groupsof12ormore(pre-bookingessential)£9

Yourentryfeewillbetreatedasadonationtoourcharityonwhichwemayalsobe

abletoclaimGiftAid.InreturnyouwillreceiveFREEadmissiontothemuseumfora

yearwithourAnnualPass(thisexcludes5SpecialShowDaysperyear).

Ticketsfortoday'sdateareonlyavailabletobuyatthemuseum.

MuseumTours

Anoptionaltourofthemuseumisincludedinyourentryfee.Thetoursare

availablebetween11:15amand2:15pmeveryday.Theydonothavetobepre-booked

buthavetimelimits.

CollectionsCentre

AccesstotheCollectionsCentreisincludedinyourentryfee,soyouwilljustneed

toshowyourmuseumadmissionticketatthedoortogainentry.TheCollectionsCentre

isopenfrom11amto5pmwithlastentryat4:30pm.

ShowDays

Onmostshowdaysthenormalmuseumentrypricesareapplied.Thereare,

however,fiveSpecialShowDaysperyearwhentheadmissionpricevaries,including

entrybothintotheshowandthemuseum.Onthesedays.GiftAidticketsand

promotionalvouchers（促销券）arenotvalid.AdvancediscountedShowDayticketsare

availableonlineorviaourTicketHotlin

FormoreinformationabouttheBritishMotorMuseum,pleaseclickhere.

1>Ifyouarriveatthemuseumat4:35pm,・

A.youmayvisititforfree

B.youwillfinditclosed

C.youwillstillhaveenoughtimetoenjoyit

D.youwon'tbeallowedtoenterthemuseum

2^Howmuchdoesa65-yearoldladyneedtopayfortheadmission?

A.£9.

B.£12.

C.£14.

D.£39.

3、Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A.DiscountedShowDayticketscanbebookedbyphone.

B.ThemuseumopenslaterthantheCollectionsCentre.

C.Anoptionaltourofthemuseumneedspre-booking.

D.ExtrafeeneedstobepaidforavisittotheCollectionsCentre.

24.（8分）Recentlyastudy,ledbyPedroHallaloftheFederalUniversity,

suggeststhatnearlyathirdofadults31%,arenotgettingenoughexercise.

Thatratesofexercisehavedeclinedishardlyanewdiscovery.Sincethe

beginningoftheindustrialrevolution,technologyandeconomicgrowthhave

helpedtocreateaworldinwhichtakingexerciseismoreandmoreanoption

ratherthananecessity.Butonlyrecentlyhaveenoughgooddatabeen

collectedfromenoughplacestocarryoutthesortofanalysisDr.Hallaland

hiscolleagueshaveengagedin.

Therearecominonthemesindifferentplaces.Unsurprisingly,peoplein

richcountriesarelessactivethanthoseinpoorones,andoldpeopleareless

activethanyoungones.Lessobviously,womentendtoexerciselessthan

men—34%areinactive,comparedwith28%ofmen.Butthereare

exceptions.ThewomenofCroatia,Finland9IraqandLuxembourg,for

example9movemorethantheirmalecountrymen.

Maltawinstheraceformostslothfulcountry,with72%ofadultsgetting

toolittleexercise,andSwazilandandSaudiArabiaareinclosebehind9with

69%.InBangladesh9just5%ofadultsfailtoexerciseenough.Surprisingly,

sixAmericansintenareactiveenoughaccordingtoDEHallaFsstudy,

comparedwithfewerthanfourintenBritish.

Thesehighratesofinactivityareworrying.Humanbeingsseemtohave

evolvedtobenefitfromexercisewhiledeliberatelyavoidingitwheneverthey

can.Inastateofnatureitwouldbeimpossibletolivealifethatdidnot

provideenoughofit.Butthatisnolongerthecase.Actuallylackofenough

activitythesedayshasnearlythesameeffectonlifespanassmoking.

1、WemaylearnfromParagraph1that.

A.thedeclineofexerciseratesisnewlydiscovered

B.thestudysuggests31%offemaleadultsgettoolittleexercise

C.theindustrialrevolutionhaschangedthewaypeoplelivetosomedegree

D.thegoodenoughdatahasbeencollectedfromonlyonecountry

2、Accordingtothestudy,womenofLuxembourg.

A.havelittletimetoexercise

B.hatetogetregularexercise

C.takemoreexercisetoloseweight

D.exercisemorethanmenintheircountry

3、Theunderlinedword“slothful“inParagraph3mostprobablymeans

“，，

A.lazyB.rich

C.powerfulD.unpopular

4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.BenefitsofTakingExercise

B.NewHealthDiscovery

C.EvolvementofHumanBeings

D.WorldwideLackofEnoughExercise

25.（10分）Somecolorspeopleseelateatnightcouldcausesignsofclinical（临

床的）depression（沮丧）.Thatwasthefindingofastudythatbuildsonearlierstudy

findings.Theyshowthatindividuals（个人）wholiveorworkinlowlevelsoflight

ovemight（整夜）candevelopclinicaldepression.Doctorsusetheword“clinical

depression"todescribesevereformofdepression.Signsmayincludelossofinterestor

pleasureinmostactivities,lowenergylevelsandthoughtsofdeathorsuicide.

Inthenewstudy,Americaninvestigatorsdesignedanexperimentthatexposed

hamsters（仓鼠）todifferentcolors.Theresearcherschosehamstersbecausetheyare

nocturnal,whichmeanstheysleepduringthedayandareactiveatnight.

Theanimalswereseparatedintofourgroups.Onegroupofhamsterswaskeptin

thedarkduringtheirnight-timeperiod.Anothergroupwasplacedinfrontofablue

light,athirdgroupsleptinfrontofawhitelight,whileafourthwasputinfrontofared

light.

Afterfourweeks,theresearchersnotedhowmuchsugarywaterthehamsters

drank.Theyfoundthatthemostdepressedanimalsdranktheleastamountofwater.

RandyNelsonheadstheDepartmentofNeuroscienceatOhioStateUniversity.He

saysanimalsthatsleptinblueandwhitelightappearedtobethemostdepressed.

“Whatvvesawisthattheseanimalsdidn'tshowanysleepuneasiness（不安）atallbut

theydidmessupbiologicalclockgenesandtheydidshowdepressivesignwhileifthey

wereinthedim（微弱）redlight,theydidnot.”

RandyNelsonnotesthatphotosensitive（感光）cellsintheeyeshavelittletodowith

eyesight.Hesaysthesecellssendsignalstotheareaofthebrainthatcontrolswhathas

beencalledthenaturalsleep-wakecycle.

Hesaysthere'salotofblueinwhitelight.Thisexplainswhythebluelightand

whitelighthamstersappeartobemoredepressedthanthehamstersseeingredlightor

darkness.

1、Researchersusehamstersintheexperimentbecause.

A.theyaresimilartohumansindealingwithcolors

B.theyareeasytoobserveandstudy

C.theyaresensitivetocolorslikehumanbeings

D.theyareactiveatnightandsleepduringtheday

2、Whatsignshowsthatthehamstersarebeingdepressed?

A.Theydrinklesssugarywater.

B.Theydon'tsleepwell.

C.Theireyesightbecomesworse.

D.Theirenergylevelbecomeslow.

3、tendstocausehamsterstobedepressed.

A.DimlightB.Redlight

C.BluelightD.Darkness

4、Whatcanhelppeoplewhoworklateatnighttoavoidbeingdepressed?

A.Notbeingexposedtodimredlightwhenusingcomputers.

B.Equippingtheircomputerscreenstoputitmoreinthereddishlight.

C.Livingorworkinginlowlevelsoflightovernight.

D.Goingtoseedoctorsofclinicaldepressionregularlyforhelp.

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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A,B,C,D）中，选出可

以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Istillrememberitwasinthewinterof1990that,togetherwiththehelpofmyolder

sister,IdownmywishesforChristinasontoapieceofpaper.HowIwishedon

ChristmasEvemygrandestwishwouldbeandplacedundertheChristmas

tree-apuppy.Whenweweredone,ourwish-listswerecollectedbyourparentswith

thepromisetobetoSanta'shard-workinghelpers.

Thenextday,ourparentssatusdownintheliving-room,withexpressionson

theirfaces.Asit,theyhadseenourwishes,nowwantingtotalktousabout

onewish_thepuppy.Foramoment,Iheldmybreath,butwas

whentheytoldusthattheyweren'tagainstapuppy.Whattheyagainstwas

puttingitundertheChristmastree.Thatwasnotagoodidea.

Theytaughtusthatananimalwasnotagiftthatbelongedtothesame

asourtoys.Animalswerecreatureswiththatweshoulddecideto

haveone,anditwouldbea(an)toourfamily.Ananimalalotof

responsibilities.Itwasn'tanythingoneboughtoutofamood.Ananimalcouldnotbe

exchangedorwhenwedidn'tfeellikeit.Aanimalwasn'tatoy.Ananimalwas

afamilymemberthatneededlotsofloveandattention.Ananimalwasnota

,butafamilydecision.Aseriousdecision.Andabigdecision.

,myParentssharemyloveforanimals,sothedecisioncamereasonably

,Afterourgrandparentshadgiventheirupfortakingcareofthe

dog,whilewewereonfuturevacations,theanswerwasyes.Yes,wewouldgetapuppy.

Thefollowingdaysandweeks,therewasonlyone：ournewfamilymember!

Yes,afamilymember,becauseanimalshavetheirrights.Theyarenotsimplyfoodor

gifts.Wehumansmustattend,loveandprotectthem.

A.leftB.gotC.setD.pulled

2、A.rejectedB.declinedC.challengedD.fulfilled

3、A.givenawayB.passedonc.takenonD.putup

4、A.dangerousB.curiousc.seriousD.mysterious

5、A.turnedoutB.takenoutc.runoutD.heldout

6^A.inpeaceB.inorderc.inparticularD.inreturn

7、A.pardonedB.frightenedc.inspiredD.relieved

8、A.protestedB.objectedc.opposedD.resisted

9、A.patientlyB.hurriedlyc.anxiouslyD.roughly

10、A.arrangementB.routinec.scheduleD.category

11、A.feelingsB.secretsc.stainsD.sufferings

12、A.convenienceB.servantc.extensionD.heritage

13、A.signedB.meantc.attainedD.guaranteed

14、A.putforwardB.putupc.putasideD.putoff

15、A.nativeB.originalc.responsibleD.precious

16、A.riddleB.giftc.servantD.victim

17>A.NegativelyB.Ridiculouslyc.ParticularlyD.Luckily

18、A.difficultB.easyc.contradictoryD.concrete

19、A.thumbsB.toesC,nosesD.eyes

20、A・themeB.argumentC.prejudiceD.topic

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）Englishhaschanged1.time.Actuallyalllanguageschangeanddevelop

2.culturesmeetandcommunicatewitheachother.Englishnowisalsospoken3.a

foreignorsecondlanguageinSouthAsia.Forexample,Indiahasaverylargenumberof

fluentEnglish4.（speak）becauseBritain5.（rule）Indiafrom1765to1947.Duringthat

timeEnglishbecamethelanguageforgovernmentand6.（educate）.Englishisalso

spokeninSingaporeandMalaysiaandcountriesinAfricasuchasSouthAfrica.Today

thenumberofpeople1.（learn）EnglishinChina8.（increase）rapidly.Infact,China

mayhave%largestnumberofEnglishlearners.WillChineseEnglishdevelop10.own

identity?Onlytimewilltell.

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（A）,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1（）处，多者（从第十一处

起）不计分。

Itwas2:10intheafternoonwhenIenteredtheclassroom>Iwassurprisingtoseeour

teacheroperatingthevideocamera>Mostofushaveneverbeeninfrontofavideo

camerabefore,butwewereverynervous>Asformyself,Ihadoncefaceditathome>

Myuncleshotaswewerecelebratingformysister's