2023届安徽省江淮十校高三第一次联考英语试题

2023届安徽省江淮十校高三第一次联考英语试题

一、阅读理解

Icehouseandiceticket

AsearlyasPre-QinDynasty,peopleusednaturalicetokeepfood

freshandmakecolddrinks.TheZhouroyalcourthadaspecialized

departmentcalled“iceadministrationv.Theycollectednaturalice

blockseachDecembertostoreintheicehouse.DuringtheQing

Dynasty,“icetickets“wereusedandtheywereavailableonlyto

officialsandtherich.

Icecontainer

Themostcommonlyusedcoolingtooliscalled“Jian”,whichis

abigcontainerfilledwithice.ItwasmadeofclayinearlyChinese

history,andwaslatermadeofcopper（铜）.The“Jian"canbeseen

asanancientrefrigerator,whichcanbeusedtomakecolddrinks.

Hidingfoodinthewell

DuringtheQinandHandynasties,forcommonpeople,themost

commonwaytocooloffisbyusingtheirwells.Somefamiliesputa

potinthewellasacoldcloset,orputfoodinabasketandlowered

thebasketintothewellwitharope.

Herbaldrinks

DuringtheQingDynasty,takingChineseherbalmedicinewas

popularinBeijing.Inhotsummer,somepeoplepreferredtodrinkice

water,someboiledperillaleaves,andliquoriceassummersoupto

keepofftheheat.Ancientpeoplealsolovedtomakelotusseedsoup

insummerforthebenefitofstrengtheningthebody.

1.Whatdoes“Jian”havethesamefunctionas?

A.Container.B.Refrigerator.C.Clay.D.Copper.

2.Whichofthefollowingisunavailabletocommonpeople?

A.IceB.IceC.HidingfoodintheD.Herbal

tickets.container.well.drinks.

3.What'sthecommonpurposeoftheabovefourways?

A.Tostrengthenthebody.B.Tokeepfoodfresh.

C.Toescapethesummerheat.D.Tomakecolddrinks.

Myworkstartedin2003atmylocalanimalshelter'sAdoption

Department.Itseemslikesuchalongtimeago.Inthe13yearsthat

havepassed,morethan50,000animalshavepassedthedoorsofthe

shelter.Mostofthem,Idonotremember.Butoccasionallythereare

animalswhostandout.Tabbywasonesuchanimal.

Tabbywasoneofthemanyhomelessdogs.What'smore,shewas

blindanddeaf.Tabby'schancesatadoptionseemedremoteatbest.

ButonedayawomannamedLorettacametotheshelter.Herson,Gary,

whosufferedfromepilepsy（癫痫）hadseenTabby'spictureonthe

shelter'swebsite.Theywereinterestedinmeetingher!Mostboys

wouldwantapuppy,adogwhocouldgrowwithhimandrunthrough

grassyfieldsonsummerdays.Tabbywouldneverbeabletodothat.

Butastheysay,“loveisblind."Aftermeetingher,theydecided

toadoptTabby!

IfTabby'sstoryhadsimplyendedwithhersuccessfuladoption,

itwouldstillhavebeensomethingveryspecialindeedbutitwas

whathappenedafterheradoptionthatsomemightlabelas“magical”

AsGaryandTabbydideverythingtogether,theybecameso“intun”

withoneanotherthatTabbybegantotelegraphGary?sseizures（疾病

发作）beforetheyoccurred,givinghisfamilyawarningthatonewas

abouttostrike.What?smore,Garyseemedtobehavingfewerand

fewerseizuressinceTabby'sarrival.

Howcoulditbe?Therearesomethingsthathappeninthisworld

thatchallengealllogicandunderstanding.Sometimesthebestthat

wecandoistoacceptamiracle,whichwedidn'tattempttoexplain.

Becausewhenyoutrytoexplainit,youlosethebeautyandwonderof

itall.

4.Whatisthepurposeoflistingthedatainthefirstparagraph?

A.Tostressthenecessityofprotectinganimals.

B.Toshowtheauthor?sdevotiontoadoptinganimals.

C.ToillustrateTabby'suniqueness.

D.Toprovethedifficultyoftheworkintheanimalshelter.

5.WhatcanwelearnaboutTabbyfromthetext?

A.Shewassolovelythatshecouldbeeasilyadopted.

B.Shesufferedalotfromthedisease-epilepsy.

C.Shewassostrongthatshecouldrunveryfast.

D.Shewashomelessandcouldn,tseeorhear.

6.Whydidtheauthorthinkmagichappened?

A.BecauseGaryandTabbydideverythingtogether.

B.BecauseGarywascuredinthecompanyofTabby.

C.BecauseTabbycouldindicateaseizurebeforeitstruck.

D.BecauseTabbylearnedtoreadmessagesbytelegraph.

7.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.LoveisBlind:AnAmazingDogB.GiveMeFood:MyDearMaster

C.LoveisEverywhere:PoorTabbyD.TakeMeHome:MyDearBoy

Blueandgreenhoneymaylookcool,butbeekeepersin

northeasternFrancearenothappyabouttheirstrange-lookingnew

product.

Overthepastfewmonths,beekeepersinRibeauville,atown

locatedintheAlsaceregion,havenoticedthatbeestherehavebeen

makinghoneyinmanystrangecolors.Beeshavebeenreturningto

apiaries（蜂房）withdifferentcolorscoatingtheirbodies.Thecolors

thenenduppollutingthehoney.

ArecentresearchshowedthatanearbyM&M'sfactoryisbehind

thechangeincolor.Wastefromthefactoryhasbeenexposingthe

beestoanumberofchemicals.Someofthechemicalsareusedinthe

outershellsofthecandies,whichcomeinmanybrightcolors.

Thelocalbeekeepersdonotknowifthepollutedhoneyis

dangeroustoeat,buttheyarenottakinganychances.Theyare

throwingawaythecandy-coloredhoney,whichmeansabiglossto

localbusinesses."Forme,it'snothoney,“AlainFrieh,leaderof

thetown'sbeekeepersunion,tellstheReutersnewsagency."It's

notsellable.

ThehoneyindustryinthispartofFrancehasbeensufferingthis

year.AccordingtoFrieh,manybeesdiedlastwinterorwereunable

tomakehoneybecauseofthebadweather.Thisnewproblemofcolored

honeyishurtingthebeekeepers?wayoflifeevenmore.

Theregionishometoabout2,400beekeepersand35,000colonies

ofbees,accordingtoAlsace,schamberofagriculture.The

beekeepersharvestapproximately1,000tonsofhoneyeachyear,

makingtheproductabigpartoftheregion'seconomy.

AgrivaloristhecompanythatprocessestheM&M'sfactory,s

waste.Accordingtoco-managerPhilippeMeinrad,thecompanyhasbeen

attemptingtostopthepollution."Wediscoveredtheproblematthe

sametimetheydid,“Meinradsaid."Wequicklyputinplacea

proceduretostopit.”

8.Howdolocalbeekeepersrespondtothecandy-coloredhoney?

A.Theylikeitsstrangebutcoollook.

B.Theythinkthepollutedhoneyisdangerous.

C.Theyrequirethefactorytostoppollution.

D.Theydon,twanttotakeriskstosellthehoney.

9.Whatcausedstrange-lookinghoney?

A.Specialcolonies.B.Terribleweather.

C.M&M'sfactory.D.Agrivatorcompany.

10.WhatistheattitudeofAgrivalorcompanytotheproblem?

A.Theytakeitseriouslyandtheyaretakingmeasures.

B.Theyarepessimisticaboutdealingwiththepollution.

C.Theyrejecttodotheirparttocompensatethebeekeepers.

D.Theyadmittheproblemandhavemanagedtostopthepollution.

11.Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?

A.AguideB.AnewsC.AnD.Agovernment

book.report.advertisement.document.

Acontactlens（隐形眼镜）thatcanreleaseadrugifitdetects

highpressurewithintheeyehasbeencreatedbyscientistswhosay

itcouldhelptreatglaucoma.

Glaucomaisaneyediseasethatinvolvesdamagetotheoptic

nerve,andcanleadtoblindnessifnottreated.Accordingtothe

charityGlaucomaUK,themostcommonformofthedisease,knownas

primaryopenangleglaucoma,isthoughttoaffectalmost10%of

peopleolderthan75.Thisformisgenerallycausedbyincreased

pressurewithintheeye,usuallyasaresultofabuildupoffluid.

ResearchersinChinarevealedtheyhavedevelopedacontactlens

thatcansenseanincreaseinpressurewithintheeyeandreleasean

anti-glaucomadrugifthepressuretranscendsacertainlevel.

WritinginthejournalNatureCommunications,theteamdescribe

howtheycreatedthedeviceusinganupperandlowerlens,witha

snowflake-shapedpressuresensorandwirelesspowertransferdevice

sandwichedbetweenthemaroundtherimofthelenses.Whenthe

pressureinsidetheeyeincreases,thegapbetweentheupperand

lowerlensesdecreases.Thisisdetectedbythepressuresensorby

meansofacantilever.Thesensorthensendsasignaltothewireless

systemwhichsubsequentlytriggersthereleaseofananti-glaucoma

drug,fromahydrogelattachedtoanelectrode,andenablesitto

crossthecorneaoftheeye.Thedrug,brimonidine,actstoreduce

thepressurewithintheeye.

Thestudyrevealsthatthecontactlenseshavesofarbeentested

onpigs'eyesandontheeyesoflivingrabbits—albeitwith

smaller-sizedlenses一althoughtrialshaveyettobecarriedoutin

humans.Theresearchersnotethelensesarenotonlysoftand

minimallyinvasivebutarealsobattery-free,addingthatthe

approachcouldbeexpandedtohelptackleothereyediseases.

ProfZubairAhmedfromtheInstituteofInflammationandAgeing

attheUniversityofBirmingham,whowasnotinvolvedinthework,

saidtheresearchwaspotentiallyveryexciting,addingthatarise

inpressurewithintheeyewasasignificantproblemformostpeople

withglaucoma."Thematerialsrequiredtocreatesuchcontactlenses

areinexpensiveandsooncouldbemass-produced.nheadded.

12.Whocanprobablygethelpfromthecontactlens?

A.Thosewhoareblind.B.Thosewhohaveglaucoma.

C.ThosewhoareolderthanD.Thosewhoareunderheavy

75.pressure.

13.Whichofthefollowingwordscanreplacetheunderlinedword

“transcends“inparagraph3?

A.Exceeds.B.Maintains.C.Lowers.D.Balances.

14.Howdidtheteamcreatethedevice?

A.Bycrossingthecorneaoftheeyeandthensendingasignal.

B.Byenlargingthegapbetweentheupperandlowerlenses.

C.Byusingbrimonidinetoincreasethepressurewithintheeye.

D.Byemployingpressuresensorandwirelesspowertransferdevice.

15.Whatcanwelearnaboutthecontactlenses?

A.Theyaresafebuttoocostly.B.Theyhavebeentestedonhumans.

C.TheywillbeputontheD.Theyneedtobeusedwith

marketsoon.batterypower.

二、七选五

Listeninghealshurtsandbuildsbridges.Itgivesustheability

tounderstandandviewtheworldfromourownpoint.

Asitturnsout,effectivelisteningisactuallyacombinationof

twokeycommunicationskills:listeningandconfirming.Asan

effectivelistener,yourgoalistohearandabsorbwhatanotherhas

tosay.16

Thisismucheasiersaidthandone,sohereareafewhelpful

tips:

?Givethespeakeryourfullattention.

17TurnofftheTV,yourphone,orcomputer.

Watchyourbodylanguage.Therightlisteningbodylanguage

communicatesthatwearelisteningopenlyandattentively,andputs

theotherpersonatease.

?Bepatient.

Noteveryoneisagiftedspeaker.Somepeopletakelongertofind

therightwordtomakeapoint.Othersaretooworriedtogettheir

messageacrossproperly.18Itwillhelphim/her

speakmoreexactlyanditwillhelpyouhearandunderstandbetter.

•19

Ifwhatsomeoneissayingcreatesanemotionalresponseinyou,

makeanextraefforttolistencarefully.Whenwe'reangry,

frightenedorupset,weoftenmisskeypartsofwhatisbeingsaid.

,Holdyourfire.

Don，tjumptoconclusionsimmediately.20Ifyou

respondinawaythatmakestheotherpersondefensive,evenifyou

〃win〃theargument,youmaylosesomethingfarmorevaluable.

A.Neverhideyourtrueemotion.

B.Keepyouremotionsincheck.

C.Onlythencanyourespondproperly.

D.Stoptalkingandremovealldistractions.

E.Ifnecessary,askthespeakertoexplainfurther.

F.Youcantakeamomenttostandintheotherperson，sshoes.

G.Agoodlistenerdoesn，treactuntilcomprehensioniscomplete.

三、完形填空

WhenIwasyoung,Iwonderedwhyneighborhoodsdidn，tplantfruit

treestobuildcommunity.Later,myhusbandandIdecidedthe

right21toanswerthisquestionwastodoit

ourselves,sowesetabout22ourfrontyardwith

fruittrees,suchasstrawberries,pomegranates（石榴）andoranges.

Everycropbroughtus23toneighborsand

strangers.Thefoodwasa（n）24tocommunicate.

Kidsintheneighborhood,includingoursons,

learned25andgentletiming.Whenwehadextra,

we'd26it.Then,wereceived

a27lesson:agifthiddenasaloss.Ourfirst-ever

cropofpomegranateshad28,butatharvest,they

wereallgone,29inthemiddleofthenight.

Wewereshocked,sadand30.Oneofmyfriends

hadfunsuggestingweposta31tocursethethieves.

32,wemadeadecisionthat

we33needasign,butoursign

would34sharingandcommunity.Lastfall,wehada

largercropofpomegranates.Wepostedasign

that35,“Ifyou'dlikeone,

please36andintroduceyourselfandwe'dbehappyto

cutone37thetreeforyou.

Cutting38thebranchesandisgoodforfuturegrowth

sowecancontinuetosharewithnewfriendslikeyou.Thanks,the

GreenFamily.”

Today,Iamhappytorolemodel39formyyoung

sonsandtohavebeenblessedwiththeopportunity

to40anedible（可食的）frontyardforothers.

21.

A.serviceB.wayC.controlD.chance

22.

A.fillingB.movingC.diggingD.entering

23.

A.colderB.closerC.moreaccustomedD.moreresponsible

24.

A.limitB.approvalC.excuseD,compromise

25.

A.suspensionB.independenceC.distinctionD.patience

26.

A.sellB.shareC.enjoyD.eat

27.

A.challengingB.rigidC.strangeD.powerful

28.

A.consumedB.wateredC.pickedD.ripened

29.

A.stolenB.soughtC.deliveredD.damaged

30.

A.frightenedB.thrilledC.annoyedD.embarrassed

31.

A.noteB.signC.mailD.card

32.

A.AtlengthB.BycontrastC.InadditionD.Onpurpose

33.

A.hardlyB.commonlyC.reallyD.usually

34.

A.preventB.forceC,establishD.encourage

35.

A.readB.wroteC.spokeD.meant

36.

A.cutB.openC.takeD.knock

37.

A.upB.downC.offD.out

38.

A.savesB.beautifiesC.spreadsD.nourishes

39.

A.cooperationB.sacrificeC.generosityD.competence

40.

A.displayB.provideC.buyD.reject

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Duringhislife,Dr.JamesNaismithworkedasadoctor,taughtP.

E.andwroteseveralbooks.41heneverthoughtit

veryimportant,Dr.Naismithistodaybestknownforonething一he

wasthe42(invent)ofbasketball.

43(bear)inCanadain1861,hefirstworkedata

specialsportsschoolintheUSA.Onedaytheschoolprincipaltold

Jameshewashavingaproblemwiththestudents.Becauseofheavy

snow,thestudentscouldnotgooutside.HetoldJamesthatthey

neededasportthattheboyscouldplayindoorsandgavehimtwo

week