无锡市2023届高三上学期期末考试英语试卷

2023年无锡市普通高中期末考试试卷高三英语2023.01第二部分:英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)第一节单项填空(共巧小题:每小题1分，满分15分)请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21.-HaveyouheardthatJackhasbeenpromotedtobesalesmanagerrecently?-It'snothingtobesurprisedat.Thereasonwhyhehaswonthetrustofcustomersisthathehasa/anattitude.A.changeableB.flexibleC.movableD.alternate22.-Peter,thisisHanna,afamousmodelfromWarnerBros.EntertainmentInc.inNewYork.-Howdoyoudo?I'mverydelightedtomakeyour.A.identificationB.acquaintanceC.familiarityD.identity23.Withthepricesofhousesrising,theybecameextremelyanxioustheywouldn'thaveenoughmoneytoaffordone.A.indoubtB.incaseC.forfearD.forexample24.Asisexpected,itwillstillbesomeyearsbeforeallthemetrolinesinourcityintooperation.A.willbeputB.areputC.willhavebeenputD.havebeenput25.FindingrecipesinAmericais,formostgoodcookshaveashelffullofcookbooksrangingfromlocallypublishedrecipecollectionstonationalbestsellersliketheBettyCrockerCookbook.A.aseasyaspieB.asclearasmudC.aslargeaslifeD.aslightasfeather26.WhilethehousepricesinWuxikeeprising,alotofhouseshavebeensoldout,mostweresoldtobuyersfromShanghaiandSuzhou.A.inwhichB.amongthemC.ofwhichD.ofthem27.Thispowerfulmusicstyleaddressesissueslikelove,sex,drugs,politicsanddeath.Oftenittheacceptedvalues.A.arguesagainstB.rebelsagainstC.fightswithD.dealswith28.-YoucouldhardlyimaginewhatgreattroubleJohnhadreservingahotelroomduringtheG20summit.-Heinmyapartment.ItwasvacantasIwasabroadthen.musthavestayedB.shouldhavestayedC.couldhavestayedD.wouldhavestayed29.ChinahassuccessfullylaunchedTiangong-2,thewaytotheconstructionofalargespacestationintheearly2023s.A.topaveB.havingpavedC.pavedD.paving30.Digitalteaching,asyouknow,sinceintroduced,hasourwayoflearning,enablingustofocusmoreinclass.A.tradeB.transformedC.translatedD.transported31.-Whydidn'tyougowithustothemovieStarTrek3?-Iwouldlovetohave,butIwasengaged.A.elseB.otherwiseC.somehowD.anyhow32.Thewomanwasaladyofstrongmindandnotonceherhopeofsurvivingtheearthquakeinthedarkness.A.shehaslostB.shelostC.didsheloseD.lostshe33.Accordingtotheschoolrule,nochildbeallowedoutoftheschool,unlessaccompaniedbyhisownparents.A.shouldB.mustC.shallD.can34.Iwanttothankeveryonewhotookpartinthecampaignonmysideoftheargument,includingallthosewhoputasidepartydifferencestospeakintheybelievewasthenationalinterest.A.thatB.whatC.whereD.Which35.-DoyouknowifthenewCEOiswillingtomeetthedirectorthisafternoon?-，doesit?A.IttakesnotimeB.ItcountsfornothingC.Itdoesn'thurttoaskD.Itdoesn'tmakesense第二节完形填空(共20小题:每小题1分，满分20分)WhenIwasinmiddleschool,apoisonousspiderbitmyrighthand.Irantomymomfor36butinsteadoftakingmetoadoctor,mymomsetmyhand37.Afterwrappingmyhandwithseverallayersofcotton,thensoakingitinwine,sheputachopstickintomymouth,andlitthecotton.Heatquicklywentthroughthecottonandbegantoroastmy38.Thesharppainmademewanttoscream,butthechopstick39it.AllIcoulddowaswatchmyhandburn-oneminute,thentwominutes-40momputoutthefire.Atthattimetherewasnodoctoravailablemymothercouldbringmetoseeaboutmyspiderbite.Forthosewhostudybiology,youmayhavegraspedthescience41mymom'scure:heatdeactivates(使不活跃)proteins,andaspider'svenom,(毒液)is42aformofprotein.It's43howthatfolkremedyactuallyincludesbasicbiochemistry,isn'tit?ButIamaPhDstudentinbiochemistryatHarvard.Inowknowthatbetter,less44andlessriskytreatmentsexisted.SoIcan'thelpbutaskmyselfwhyIdidn't45oneatthattime.NowIamhappytoreportthatmyhandisfine.Butthisquestionremains,andIcontinuetobetroubledbytheunequal46ofscientificknowledgethroughouttheworld.Despitetheknowledgewehaveaccumulated,wehaven'tbeenso47indeploying(配置)ittowhereit'sneededmost.Weconstantlyseetheseproblemsofpoverty,illness,and48ofresourcespreventingtheflowofscientificinformation.Lifesavingknowledgewetakeforgrantedinthemodernworldisoften49inunderdevelopedregions.WhilestudyingatHarvard,Isaw50scientificknowledgecanhelpothersinsimple,yetprofoundways.Thebirdfluinthe2000slookedtomyvillagelikeaspellcastbydevils.WhenIrealizedthatsimplehygiene(卫生)practiceslike51differentanimalspeciescouldcontainthespreadofthedisease,andthatIcouldhelpmakethisknowledgeavailabletomyvillage,thatwasmyfirst"Aha"momentasabuddingscientist.Harvarddaresustodreambig,toaspire(立志)tochangetheworld.HereonthisCommencementDay,weare52thinkingofgranddestinationsandbigadventuresthatawaitus.Asforme,Iamalsothinkingofthefarmersinmyvillage.Myexperiencehere53mehowimportantit'sforresearcherstocommunicateourknowledgetothose54.Becausebyusingthesciencewealreadyhave,wecanprobablybringmyvillageandthousandslikeitintotheworldyouandItake55everyday.Andthat'sanimpacteveryoneofuscanmake!36.A.medicineB.helpC.adviceD.decision37.A.inwaterB.onfireC.introubleD.onstrike38.A.legB.chestC.handD.face39.A.preservedB.forbadeC.cancelledD.prevented40.A.beforeB.untilC.whenD.while41.A.besideB.behindC.afterD.within42.A.accuratelyB.simplyC.constantlyD.continuously43.A.coolB.rightC.absurdD.puzzling44.A.powerfulB.stressfulC.painfulD.regretful45.A.acceptB.receiveC.adoptD.adapt46.A.distributionB.donationC.allocationD.distraction47.A.involvedB.absorbedC.successfulD.careful48.A.separationB.plentyC.absenceD.lack49.A.unavailableB.unwantedC.unexpectedD.Unnecessary50.A.whenB.whereC.howD.why51.A.dividingB.separatingC.splittingD.breaking52.A.skilfullyB.probablyC.preferablyD.relatively53.A.informsB.recallsC.remindsD.refers54.A.indangerB.inneedC.inorderD.inshape55.A.forgrantedB.forexampleC.intoconsiderationD.intopractice第三部分阅读理解(共15小题:每小题2分，满分30分)AVancouverNaturalResourcesAsamajorcentrefortheglobalforestryindustry,Vancouverishosttomanyinternationalforestryconferencesandevents,andthenaturalhomeofthemassiveBCforestrybusiness.CompaniessuchasCanforandWestFraserTimberCo.,thesecondandthirdlargestlumber(木材)producersintheworld,areheadquarteredinVancouver.Vancouverisalsoamajorcentrefortheminingindustry.InternationalTradeInternationaltradeisakeypartforVancouver'seconomy.ThecityhasCanada'slargestportandisoneofNorthAmerica'smajorgatewaysforPan-Pacifictrade.ThePortofVancouverranksfirstinNorthAmericaintotalforeignexportsandsecondontheWestCoastintotalgoodsvolume.BankingandFinanceTheheadquartersforHSBCCanadaislocatedintheFinancialDistrictindowntown.Canada'sthirdlargestcommercialentity(实体),JimPattisonGroupisalsobasedinVancouver.InternationalRelationVancouverisamajorcentrefordiplomacy(外交)andforeignrelations.Mostcountriesoftheworldhaveconsulate(领事馆)orgeneralofficesintheCentralBusinessDistrict.Infact,manymajordiplomaticconferencesarehostedbythecity-includingtheworldfamousG7summitwithPresidentClinton,APEC,andtheWorldTradeOrganization.Greenpeacehasitsworldheadquartersinthecity.Therefore,VancouverwasamongthefirstNorthAmericancitiestodeclareitselfaNuclearWeaponsFreeZone.TourismTourismisaleadingindustrytoVancouver.TheWhistler-BlackcombResortisamongthemostpopularskiingresortsinNorthAmerica,andwasthesiteofthedownhilleventsofthe2023WinterOlympics.Vancouver'sbeaches,parks,waterfronts,andmountainbackdropsanditsmulti-culturalcharacterattractmoreandmoretourists.FilmsVancouverwasalsocalled"HollywoodNorth",forhostingtheproductionofabouttenpercentofHollywood'smovies.ManyU.S.televisionandfilmseriesareshotexclusivelyinVancouver.ThishaspartlybeenbecauseofthefavourableCanadiandollarexchangerate.56.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionaboutVancouverisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThePortofVancouverranksfirstinNorthAmericaintotalforeignexports.B.Vancouverisafilmproductioncentreandcalled"HollywoodNorth".C.InternationalforestryconferencesandeventswereheldinVancouver.D.Vancouverisaleadingcentrefortheglobalagricultureandindustry.57.WhichofthefollowingorganizationsoreventsisnotrelatedtoVancouver?A.JimPattisonGroupB.WHOC.GreenpeaceD.The2023WinterOlympics58.Thepassageisprobablytakenfrom.A.abusinessmagazineB.ageographybookC.afinancialnewspaperD.anentertainmentbookBIfyouintendusinghumorinyourtalktomakepeoplesmile,youmustknowhowtoidentifysharedexperiencesandproblems.Yourhumormustberelevanttotheaudienceandshouldhelptoshowthemthatyouareoneofthemorthatyouunderstandtheirsituationandareinsympathywiththeirpointofview.Dependingonwhomyouareaddressing,theproblemswillbedifferent.Ifyouaretalkingtoagroupofmanagers,youmayrefertothedisorganizedmethodsoftheirsecretaries;alternativelyifyouareaddressingsecretaries,youmaywanttocommentontheirdisorganizedbosses.Hereisanexample,whichIheardatanurses'convention,ofastorywhichworkswellbecausetheaudienceallsharedthesameviewofdoctors.Amanarrivesinheavenand.isbeingshownaroundbySt.Peter.Heseeswonderfulaccommodations,beautifulgardens,sunnyweather,andsoon.Everyoneisverypeaceful,politeandfriendlyuntil,waitinginalineforlunch,thenewarrivalissuddenlypushedasidebyamaninawhitecoat,whorushestotheheadoftheline,grabshisfoodandstomps(重踏)overtoatablebyhimself."Whoisthat?"thenewarrivalaskedSt.Peter."Oh,that'sGod."camethereply,"butsometimeshethinkshe'sadoctor."Ifyouarepartofthegroupwhichyouareaddressing,youwillbeinapositiontoknowtheexperiencesandproblemswhicharecommontoallofyouandit'llbeappropriateforyoutomakeapassingremarkabouttheuneatablecanteenfoodorthechairman'snotorious(臭名昭著的)badtasteinties.Withotheraudiencesyoumustn'tattempttocutinwithhumorastheywillresentanoutsidermakingremarksabouttheircanteenortheirchairman.Youwillbeonsafergroundifyousticktoscapegoats(替身)likethePostOfficeorthetelephone'system.Ifyoufeelawkwardbeinghumorous,youmustpracticesothatitbecomesmorenatural.Includeafewcasualandapparentlyoff-the-cuff(即兴)remarkswhichyoucandeliverinarelaxedandunforcedmanner.Oftenit'sthedeliverywhichcausestheaudiencetosmile,sospeakslowlyandrememberthataraisedeyebroworanunbelievinglookmayhelptoshowthatyouaremakingalight-heartedremark.Lookforthehumor.Itoftencomesfromtheunexpected.Atwistonafamiliarquote"Ifatfirstyoudon'tsucceed,giveup"oraplayonwordsorasituation.Searchforexaggerationandunderstatements(轻描淡写).Lookatyourtalkandpickoutafewwordsorsentenceswhichyoucanturnaboutandinjectwithhumor.59.Tomakeyourhumorwork,youshould.A.takeadvantageofdifferentkindsofaudienceB.makefunofthedisorganizedpeopleC.addressdifferentproblemstodifferentpeopleD.showsympathyforyourlisteners60.Intheeyesofnurses,thejokeaboutdoctorsimpliesthattheyare.A.impolitetonewarrivalsB.entitled(有资格)tosomeprivilegesC.veryconsciousoftheirgodlikeroleD.verybusyevenduringlunchhours61.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthatpublicservices.A.havebenefitedmanypeopleB.arethefocusofpublicattentionC.areaninappropriatesubjectforhumorD.haveoftenbeenthelaughingstock62.Thebesttitleforthetextmaybe.A.EffectivewaystousehumorB.AnappropriatetopicmattersinhumorC.HowtoaddhumortospeechD.CasualnessmakesfornaturalhumorCWhydosomepeopleflushwhentheydrinkalcohol?ThiseffectisacommonreactiontoalcoholamongEastAsians.Itaffectsabout36percentofJapanese,ChineseandKoreans.Formany,evenasmallamountofalcoholcancauseunpleasanteffects.Mostcommonly,theirface,neckandsometimestheirwholebodyturnred.Peoplemightalsofeeluncomfortableandsicktotheirstomach.Theymightexperienceaburningsensation(感觉),increasedheartrate,shortnessofbreathandheadaches.ThecauseisageneticdifferencethattheyarebornwithcalledanALDH2deficiency(缺乏).Itpreventstheirbodiesfromtreatingalcoholthewayotherpeopledo.Buttheeffectsmightbemoreseriousthanjustaredface.Researcherswarnofalinkbetweenthisconditionandanincreasedriskofcanceroftheesophagus(食道)fromdrinkingalcohol.Themorealcoholpeoplewiththisdeficiencydrink,thegreatertheirriskis.InJapanandSouthKorea,forexample,manypeoplehavethedeficiencybutstilldrinkheavily.Researchershavefoundthatthesedrinkersdevelopaformofesophagealcancersixtotentimesmoreoftenthanthosewithoutthedeficiency.Esophagealcancerisoneofthedeadliestcancers.Itcanbetreatedwhenfoundearly,butonceitgrowsthechancesofsurvivaldropsharply.Theresearchersestimatethatatleastfivehundredfortymillionpeoplehavethedeficiency,abouteightpercentoftheworld'spopulation.PhilipBrooksisaresearcherattheNationalInstituteintheUnitedStates.Hesaysitisimportanttoeducatepeopleaboutthelinkbetweenthealcoholflushingeffectandesophagealcancer.HesaysdoctorsshouldaskEastAsianpatientsabouttheirexperienceswithfacialflushingafterdrinkingalcohol.Thosewithahistoryofitshouldbeadvisedtolimittheiralcoholuse.Theyshouldalsobewarnedthatcigarettesmokingworkswiththealcoholinawaythatfurtherincreasestheriskofesophagealcancer.63.Theunderlinedword"flush"inParagraph1probablymeans"".A.walkunsteadilyB.turnredinthefaceC.appearunpleasantD.talkmorethanusual64.Thesecondparagraphismainlyabout.A.thecauseoftheeffectsofalcoholB.AsiansandalcoholC.theadvantagesofdrinkingalcoholD.unpleasanteffectscausedbyalcohol65.Esophagealcancerisconsideredoneofthedeadliestcancersinthat.A.itcan'tbetreatedatallB.itisnoteasytobediscoveredearlyC.itishardtocureonceithasdevelopedD.peopleareaddictedtoalcoholWecaninferfromthepassagethat.A.onlysomeEastAsianshavetheALDH2deficiencyB.about36percentofJapanese,ChineseandKoreansareheavydrinkersC.unpleasanteffectsoccuronlywhenpeoplewiththisdeficiencydrinkalotD.theALDH2deficiencymaybepassedonfromgenerationtogenerationD"Imovedhim,"theoldmansaid."Imovedhimthen."Hefeltfaintagainnowbutheheldonthegreatfishallthestrengththathecould.1movedhim,hethought.MaybethistimeIcangethimover.Pull,hands,hethought.Holdup,legs.Lastforme,head.Lastforme.Youneverwent.ThistimeI'llpullhimover.Butwhenheputallofhisefforton,startingitwelloutbeforethefishcamealongsideandpullingwithallhisstrength,thefishpulledpartwayoverandthenrightedhimselfandswamaway."Fish,"theoldmansaid."Fish,youaregoingtohavetodieanyway.Doyouhavetokillmetoo?"Thatwaynothingisaccomplished,hethought.Hismouthwastoodrytospeakbuthecouldnotreachforthewaternow.Imustgethimalongsidethistime,hethought.Iamnotgoodformanymoreturns.Yes,youare,hetoldhimself.You'regoodforever.Onthenextturn,henearlyhadhim.Butagainthefishrightedhimselfandswamslowlyaway.Youarekillingme,fish,theoldmanthought.Butyouhavearightto.NeverhaveIseenagreater,ormorebeautiful,oracalmerormorenoblethingthanyou,brother.Comeonandkillme.Idonotcarewhokillswho.Nowyouaregettingconfusedinthehead,hethought.Youmustkeepyourheadclear.Keepyourheadclearandknowhowtosufferlikeaman.Orafish,hethought."Clearup,head,"hesaidinavoicehecouldhardlyhear."Clearup."Twicemoreitwasthesameontheturns.Idonotknow,theoldmanthought.Hehadbeenonthepointoffeelinghimselfgoeachtime.Idonotknow.ButIwilltryitoncemore.Hetrieditoncemoreandhefelthimselfgoingwhenheturnedthefish.Thefishrightedhimselfandswamoffagainslowlywiththegreattailheavingintheair.I'lltryitagain,theoldman