2023年湖北省黄冈市英语高三第一学期期末预测试题含解析

2023年湖北省黄冈市英语高三第一学期期末预测试题注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．---WhereismyChinesebook?IrememberIputithereyesterday.---You_________itinthewrongplace.A．mustput B．shouldhaveputC．mighthaveput D．mightput2．Wefirmlybelievethat______thenewexaminationsystemcomesintoexistence,completelynewsituationswillarise.A．consideringB．supposedC．providingD．given3．Dellaturnedallofherpocketsinsideoutonlytofind$1.87buyJimapresentforChristmas.A．withwhatto B．withthatshecan C．inwhichto D．withwhichto4．---Dad,haveyouseenmyChristmascard?---______youpaintedlastnight?I’mafraidIhaven’tseen______.A．One;one B．Theone;itC．One;it D．Theone;that5．Newenergy-sharingprojects_____indozensofcitiesacrossthecountrytofuelChina’ssharingeconomyinthenextfewyears.A．aretocarryout B．arebeingcarriedoutC．werecarriedout D．willhavebeencarriedout6．Everyschoolintothecompetitionwillhaveachancetowin$2,000______ofcomputingequipment.A．price B．worth C．value D．cost7．———Itwasagreendinner._______———Thanks.Butitreallyonlytookanhour.A．Youmustbetired. B．Ienjoyeditverymuch.C．Youmusthavespentalldaycooking. D．Ihaveneverhaditbefore.8．Thedoctor’sdilemmawas_____heshouldtellthepatientthetruth.A．whether B．whichC．that D．what9．____upearlyinthemorningtohaveawalk,Iamsure,youarelikelytofeelactiveallday．A．Get B．Havinggot C．Getting D．Toget10．Weallsighedwith________reliefwhen________planefinallylandedsafely.A．a;/ B．/;theC．a;a D．a;the11．PeoplebelievethattheChinaDreamisnotverydifficult________solongasthewholenationworkshardforit.A．realizing B．toberealizedC．realized D．torealize12．Thepresidentstoodbyawindowinsidetheroom,________Ientered,lookingoverthesquare.A．where B．intowhichC．which D．that13．Historicsitesimpresswriterswiththeiramazingbeauty,whichareagreatsourceof________.A．inspirationB．compositionC．occupationD．combination14．Iregretnothavingtakenyouradvice.OtherwiseI________thismistakeatthemoment.A．didn’tmake B．wouldn’tmakeC．hadn’tmake D．wouldn’thavemade15．Littleaboutherownsafety,thoughshewasingreatdangerherself.A．didRosecare B．RosedidcareC．Rosedoescare D．doesRosecare16．Thatstudentadmittedinthemathexam,thathewouldneverdothatagaininthefuture.A．tohavecheated,promising B．cheating,promisedC．tocheating,promised D．havingcheated,promising17．—HelenisgoingtoManchesterforfurthereducationnextmonth.—I’m______becauseIhavetostayathomeandwork.A．greenwithenvyB．whiteasasheetC．tickledpinkD．blackandblue18．I'msorryyou______solong,butit'llstillbesometimebeforeJimgetsback．A．wait B．waited C．hadwaited D．havebeenwaiting19．–Youlooksoangry.Whathappened?–_______I’drathernottalkaboutit.A．Nothing. B．Allright. C．Getaway! D．Noway!20．.IwasembarrassedtoadmitthatyesterdayI______aseriouserror.A．acted B．committed C．performed D．completed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）Thebeliefthatnewtechnologiesarecausingthedeathofworkistheideathatnevergoesaway.Despiteevidencetothecontrary,westillviewtechnologicalchangetodayasbeingmorerapidanddramaticinitsconsequencesforworkthaneverbefore.Butthisisnothingnew.Peoplehavealwaysviewedthetechnologicalchangesthattakeplaceduringtheirlivesthemostdramaticanddangerousthateverhappenedinhistory.Inthe1930s,theBritisheconomist（经济学家）JohnMaynardKeynespredictedthewidespreaduseofelectricitywouldproduceaworldwherepeoplespendmostoftheirtimedoingnothing.IntheUnitedStatesduringthe1960s,thegovernmentrepeatedlyinvestigatesfearsthatautomaticmachineswouldpermanentlyreducetheamountofworkavailable,In1988,oneAustralianhistorianclaimedthatatleastaquarteroftheworkforcewouldbewithoutjobswithin10yearsbecauseofcomputers.Ofcourse,noneofthesedisasterscametopassintheUnitedKingdom,theUnitedStatesandAustralia,oranywhereelse.Yettoday,weareseeingthereturnofthesepredictions,withsomeexpertsclaimingtheworldofworkoncemoreundergoingradicalandunprecedentedchange.Theyarguethatrobotsandotherworkplacetechnologiesarecausingareductioninthetotalamountofworkavailable,orarebringingamorerapidpacesubstitutionofmachinesforhumanshasbeenseenpreviously.Butthereisalittleevidencetosupportsuchbeliefs,Statisticsshowthatthepercentageofpeopleinwork,thenumberofhourstheywork,andhowfrequentlytheychangejobshaveremainedremarkablyconstantoverthepast20years.Thisstabilityshouldnotcomeasasurprise,Therearegoodreasonswhyweshouldnotexpectnewtechnologiestocausethedeathofwork.Newtechnologiesalwayscausejoblosses,butthatisonlypartofthestory.Whatalsoneedstobeunderstoodishowtheyincreasetheamountofworkavailable.Onewaythishappensisthroughtheincreasesinincomesthataccompanytheuseofnewtechnologies.Withtheintroductionofthesetechnologies,goodandservicescanbeproducedfaster,whichresultsinhigherrealincomesforworkers.Higherincomesthenincreasedemandforotherproductsandconsequentlymoreworkersareneededtomakethem.Additionally,whilenewtechnologiesarelikelytosubstituteforsometypesofworkers,theywillalsoincreasedemandforothertypesofworkers,especiallythosewithhigherlevelskillsandexpertise.So,theendofworkisnoclosertodaythanatanytimeinthepast.Butthereisstillaneedtokeepdisprovingtheprediction,toreducepeople’sfears.1、Whatisthefunctionofthesecondparagraph?A．Toexplaintheimportanceofdevelopingnewtechnology.B．Togivehistoricalexamplesofunnecessaryfearaboutnewtechnology.C．Toarguethattechnologicaldangersarebecomingmoreserious.D．Toshowhowtechnologyaffectedemploymentinthepast.2、Howcanemploymentstatisticsoverthepast20yearsbestbedescribed?A．ConfusingB．ReliableC．StableD．Variable3、Accordingtoparagraph7,whydoesdemandforproductsoftenincreaseafternewtechnologyisintroduced?A．Productivityimprovementshelpraiseworkers’salaries.B．Thereismoredemandfornewskillsintheeconomy.C．Therearemoregoodsforpeopletochoosefrom.D．Higherqualitygoodsatlowerpricesencourageconsumption.4、Whatistheauthor'sopinionabouttheintroductionofnewtechnology?A．Itdoesnothaveaneffectonmostpeople’sjobs.B．Itsdangertopeoplesemploymentpossibilitiesisoverstated.C．Itusuallyleadstoasignificantincreaseinemployment.D．Itsbenefitsareusuallynotworththeintroduction.22．（8分）TinyCountriesYouNeverknewExistedSaoTomeandprincipeSaoTomeandPrincipeoffAfrica'swestcoastisonly372squaremiles,butithasImpressive,undamagednature,richinbiodiversespecies.Theamazingneedle-likevolcanicpeakPicoCaoGranderises1,000feetintotheair.Theislandsarehometoonlyaround200,000peopletoday.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's109,000residentsliveinonly21oftheislandsseethistropicalparadisebeforeitisnolonger--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.23．（8分）Atsomepointinlife，manypeoplesufferamentalproblem．Whilemostpeoplegetoverit，forothersitdoesn'tgoawayeasily．TheWorldHealthOrganization（WHO）saysthatabout20percentofchildrenandteenagersacrosstheglobesufferfrommentalillness．It'sthoughtthatthenumberofchildrenandteenagerswithmentalillnessaroundtheworldwillincreasebyhalfby2020．Itwillbecomeoneofthemaincausesofdisease，disabilitiesandevendeath．Thereasonformentalproblemsamongyoungpeoplemaybetheincreasingpressureinlife．Studyandrelationshipshavealwayscausedhugestressesforschoolchildren．Forinstance，theyexperienceschoolbullying（欺凌）andacademicpressure．InChina，thepictureisn'tbright，either．About30millionChinesechildrenandteenagersundertheageof17，or10percentofchildrenandteenagersinChina，haveamentalhealthchallenge，reportedChinaDaily．Also，accordingtoChinaDaily，Chinesepeopledon'tseekhelpwiththeirmentalproblems．Theyfearthatotherswillthinklessofthemiftheyadmitthattheyareintrouble．ManyChinesepeopleareashamedoftheirmentalproblemsandmentalillnessistaboo（禁忌）inanyChinesefamilies．IntheUK，overthree-quartersofyoungpeoplebelievetheirmentalhealthproblemshaveasocialshameandaquarterofyoungUKpeoplewouldn'taskforhelpiftheydevelopedamentalproblem．Youngpeoplewhodon'tseekhelpfortheirconditionmaybecreatingproblemsforthemselvesinthefuture．Ifyoufeelsomethingiswrongwithinyou-seekhelp．Feelingdown？Herearethreethingstotryifyoufeellow．●Gotoapsychologyteacher．Theteacherwilllistentoyouandofferhelp-forfree!●Call800-800-1100．It'sthenumberofahotlinerunbytheMentalHealthResearchandPreventionCenter．Thelineisopen24hoursaday．●Tellyourparentsandvisitthehospitalifthesituationgetsoutofcontrol．1、AccordingtotheWHO，about______ofchildrenandteenagersworldwideexperiencementalillness．A．10percentB．onefifthC．30percentD．threequarters2、Chinesepeopledon'taskforhelpwiththeirmentalhealthprobablybecause______．A．theythinklessoftheirmentalproblemsB．theyfearthattheymaygetintotroubleC．theyareashamedtoadmithavingmentalproblemsD．theyareunwillingtoavoidtheirmentalillness3、SchoolchildrenwithmentalhealthshouldtrythefollowingthreethingsEXCEPT______．A．consultingtheirteacherB．callingahotlineforadviceC．communicatingwiththeirparentsD．hidingtheirmentalillnessfromothers4、Whatisthepurposeinwritingthisarticle？______A．Toanalyzethemajorcausesofyoungpeople'smentalillness．B．Todescribethecurrentsituationofyoungpeople'smentalhealth．C．Toencourageyoungpeopletodealwiththeirmentalproblemsproperly．D．TointroducementalproblemstoChineseyoungpeople．24．（8分）Pauliereceivedaremotecontrolcar,someclothes,andacollectionofactionfiguresforhisbirthday.Butwhathereallywantedwasthisvideogamehehadbeenaskingfor.OnlyGranddad’spresentwastocome,so,withtwofingersoneachhandcrossedtightly,hehoped.“Hereyougoyoulittlewhippersnapper.”“Thanks,”saidPaulie,rippingthewrappingcleanoffthepresent.Hisfacedropped;allhegotwasadrawingpad,andanold,used,woodenpencil.“Nowthatthereisamagicpencil,”saidGranddad.Paulielookedsceptical.“Itbringsimaginationtolife,”saidGranddad,prodding（戳一下）hisnosesecretly.Laterthatnight,Pauliewassenttobed.Buthecouldn’tsleep.Hewishedhehadhisgametoplay,buthedidn’t.Sohegotup,tookouthispadand“magic”pencil,andstartedtodraw.Pauliedrewamonster.Hethendrewacastleforthemonstertoattack,andheaddedaprincess,astheyarealwaysincastles.Pauliefiguredthemonsterwantedtoeattheprincessasherdressmadeherlooklikeabirthdaycake.Thenhedrewaknight（骑士）,asknightsalwaysrescueprincesses.Thensomethingmagicalhappened.Pauliewassuckedintothispaperworld.Paulienowstoodlookingdownatthecastle.Aknightwaschargingathim.So,withhismighty（有劲儿的）arm,hehittheknightrighthardoutofthepicture.Thenheatetheprincess.Pauliesoonfoundhimselfbackinhisbedroom.Helookedatthepaper;onitwasadrawingofthemonster.Itwaslicking（舔）itsfinger,withabigsmile.Pauliesmiledback.Pauliedidn’twanthisgameanymore.Herealisedthisshortbutthickpencilandpapercouldtakehimanywhere.1、WhenPaulieopenedhisgrandpa’spresent,hefelt.A．puzzledB．excitedC．disappointedD．angry2、Pauliecouldn’tfallasleepbecausehe.A．wasstillexpectinghisbirthdaypresentB．wastooexcitedwithhisbirthdaypresentC．didn’tknowhowtoenjoyhisbirthdaypresentD．didn’tgetthegifthehadbeenexpecting3、Pauliegotupand.A．drewamagicfairyworldwiththepadandpenB．atetheprincessafterfightingagainsttheknightC．imaginedhimselftheknightprotectingtheprincessD．madefriendswiththemonsterinthecastle4、Intheend,Paulie.A．changedhisopiniononafairystoryB．fellinlovewithhisgranddad’spresentC．understoodwhyhedidn’tlikehispresentsD．wentanywherewithhispadandpen25．（10分）CanterburyCollegeCOURSEAThiscoursewillenablestudentstoexperienceperformingartsandthemediaatabasiclevel.Itwillgivethemtheexperiencetodecideiftheywishtodevelopaninterestinthisfieldandtotraintheirpotentialandadaptabilityforworkinginaperformancecompanyineitheraperformingoratechnicalrole.COURSEBTheaimofthiscourseistoprovideaseriesoftraininginbusiness-relatedskillsandacomprehensiveknowledgeofbusinesspractice.Itisforstudentswithabusinesslearningexperiencewhocanmanageaheavyworkload.COURSECThiscoursegivesafoundationforacareerincaringforchildren,theelderlyorpeoplewithspecialneeds.CoreunitsareEmergencyTreatment,CommunicationandInformationTechnology.Practicaltrainingisanimportantpartofthecourse.COURSEDThiscourseisdesignedtoprovideanintroductiontotheconstructionindustry.UnitscoveredincludeHeat,LightandSound,IntroductiontotheUrbanEnvironment,CommunicationProcessesandTechniques.Allstudentswillcompletevocationalassignmentswithworkexperienceinthebigcompanies.COURSEEThequalificationsgainedandtheskillsdevelopedonthiscoursewillprovideagoodbasisforgainingemploymentinofficework.Inadditiontowordprocessing,thecoursealsocoversspreadsheets,computerizedaccounting,databasesanddesktoppublishing.Allstudentsaregivenchancestodeveloptheirconfidence,andadviceandinformationisgivenonjobsearchskills,presentationtechniquesandpersonalappearance.COURSEFThiscourseisdesignedtoprovideafoundationingraphicandvisualcommunicationskills.Studentscompleteunitsinpicturecompositionandphotographicprocessingalongsideelementsofgraphicdesign,andgainhands-onexperienceofdesktoppublishingandpresentations.1、Suzanwantstobeanactress,shecanchoose.A．CourseA B．CourseBC．CourseD D．CourseE2、CourseCisfitforthestudentswhomight.A．dealwiththenumbersB．workwiththedisabledC．runabusinessorganizationD．designandconstructbuildings3、IfDavidchoosesCourseF,hemightbeastudentwiththecareerinterestin_.A．advertising B．politicsC．nursing D．management4、Wherecanweprobablyfindthepassage?A．Inacityguidebook. B．Inasciencejournal.C．Onaschoolwebsite. D．Fromanewsreport.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）完形填空阅读下面短文，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。OnanairplaneasshewasflyingacrosstheUnitedStates,Dr.JaneGoodallnoticedawomansittingnexttoher.Sheaskedthewomanwhyshewassotired,andthewomansaidshewasabsolutely1becauseshe’dbeenupattwointhemorningtryingto2thewater.Heryoungdaughterwasinanenvironmentalgroupatschoolandherdaughter’spassionhadturnedtomakingsureher3waseco-friendly.Theywerestayingatthehouseofthewoman’sbrotherthenight4hertrip,andinthemiddleofthenightherdaughterwokeuptothe5ofadrippingfaucet.Thedaughteraskedfor6turningitoffasthefaucethandlewas7.Theonlywayto8theleakwastodigtothepipeinthefrontlawntofindthemainvalvetoturnthewateroff，andherdaughterwouldn’tgotosleepuntiltheleakstopped.Soattwointhemorning9inthefamilywasoutintheyardhelpingto10toturnoffthewater.Youngpeoplehavemuchmore11tostartandaccomplishchangesthanwhat12maybelieve.Whenchildrenmakeachangeintheirlives,familiesare13alongtobecomeenvironmentallyfriendly.Thestoryalsoshowsthat14actionscanhaveabigimpact.We15tothinkabout16eventslikeCleanandGreenWeek.Instead,alotofsmallchangescanmakea(n)17Ifhundredsorthousandsofstudents18theirfamiliestoturnoffthetaptosavewater,movetheairconditioningtemperature19adegreeortwoinsummer,drivelessandmakeotherenvironmentally-friendlychanges,the20familymaychangeitsbehaviors.1、A．exhausted B．delighted C．sad D．angry2、A．turnon B．turnoff C．takealong D．bringalong3、A．mother B．family C．school D．group4、A．after B．on C．during D．before5、A．sound B．voice C．rhyme D．music6、A．advice B．pleasure C．help D．trouble7、A．opened B．thrown C．dropped D．broken8、A．stop B．prevent C．hold D．cut9、A．someone B．anyone C．everyone D．noone10、A．fix B．dig C．mend D．fit11、A．power B．time C．energy D．wisdom12、A．officials B．teenagers C．teachers D．adults13、A．saved B．praised C．seated D．dragged14、A．important B．small C．unnecessary D．influential15、A．plan B．tend C．attempt D．mean16、A．new B．traditional C．big D．social17、A．living B．difference C．effort D．fortune18、A．want B．allow C．convince D．force19、A．off B．away C．down D．up20、A．rich B．large C．entire D．ordinary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）语法填空Summervacation，althoughawelcomereliefforstudents，isaworryingtimeforparentsbecausetheyareafraidtheirchildrencouldbecome1．（addict）tovideogamesduringtheJuly-Augustholiday．The2．（extraordinary）longtimethatstudentsspendonvideogamesis3．dangertonotonlytheirhealthbutalsotheirqualityoflife．Inrecentyears，videogames4．（become）oneofthemostpopularformsof5．（entertain）forchildrenworldwide．Theyhavealsobecomeaseriousformofaddictionformanychildren．Infact，theWorldHealthOrganizationrecentlycategorizedvideogameaddiction6．amentalhealthdisorder．Addictiontovideogamescanhaveserioushealtheffectsonchildren．Theycanleadtovisualproblems，pooreatingand7．（sleep）habits，socialisolation（孤立），andangerandaggressivebehaviorwhenaskedtostopplaying，8．canbedangeroustoothers．Childrenmayalsohavedifficultymaking9．（friend）．Itistheparents'responsibility10．（limit）theirchildren'saccesstovideogamesandcomputers，becauseitisthechildren'shealthandqualityoflifethatareaffected．第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）下文中共有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。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、每句不超过两个错误；2、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；3、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。ThreeweeksagoIboughttheelectronicdictionaryatashop、ButIhadn'tuseditforseveraldaywhileIfounditdidn'twork、SoIwenttotheshop,butonlytobetoldthattheproblemcouldnotbesolvedunlessitwassentbackthefactorywhereitwasmade、ThenIdid