2023年湖北省荆州市松滋第四中学英语高三第一学期期末教学质量检测试题含解析

2023年湖北省荆州市松滋第四中学英语高三第一学期期末教学质量检测试题考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．_____thelawyers,volunteersfromtheLibyanRedCrossSocietyalsojoinedtheeffortsinhelpingtheChinesegohomesafely.A．Exceptfor B．Inspiteof C．Apartfrom D．Insteadof2．WuLeiistheonlyChineseplayerhasmadeitontothelatestWorldSoccer500list.A．who B．whichC．whose D．whom3．Studentsarealwaysinterestedinfindingout_______theycangowithanewteacher.A．howfar B．howsoon C．howoften D．howlong4．Thenewhotelisreportedtobebuiltitusedtobeawasteland.A．which B．whereC．inwhich D．what5．Witheconomyincreasingsteadily,people______enjoyalifeofhigherquality.A．should B．can C．may D．must6．Notfarfromtheclubwasthereagarden,_____ownerseatedinitplayingbridgewithhischildreneveryafternoon.A．whose B．itsC．which D．that7．---Hewassatisfiedwiththeresult,wasn'the?---No.Itwassodifficultthathe__________havepassedit.A．shouldn't B．mustn'tC．couldn't D．wouldn't8．Theydon’tfeelsafeinourtownatnightbecauseitsodangerous.There’sarobberyeveryweeknow.A．becomes B．became C．hasbecome D．hadbecome9．Theaimofthegovernmentistomakeeverycitizenbetteroff,____,tohelpthemliveahappylife．A．asaresult B．forastartC．foronething D．inotherwords10．Theboywaswavinghisstickinthestreetandit________missedthechildstandingnearby.A．closely B．narrowly C．nearly D．hardly11．Wherewasit______theroadaccidenthappenedtheotherday?A．that B．whenC．how D．which12．Weweresadtolearnthatseveralstudentswerebyacaryesterday.A．hitout B．knockedoverC．runacross D．pickedup13．Beijing’snewinternationalairportintooperationin2019willserve72millionpassengersannually.A．beingputB．tobeputC．putD．toput14．—You’vemadegreatprogressinyourEnglishstudy,haven’tyou?—Yes,butmuch.A．remainstodo B．isremainedtodoC．remainstobedone D．isremainedtobedone15．TheInternationalMonetaryFundhasreceivedbothcriticismandforitseffortstopromotefinancialstability,preventcrises,facilitatetrade,andreducepoverty.A．worship B．creditC．argument D．privilege16．It'ssaidthatthepowerplantisnowlargeaswhatitwas.A．twiceas B．astwiceC．twicemuch D．muchtwice17．—Mum,littleRaybrokehistoysagain!—Itdoesn'tmatter.Yousee,accidents_____happen.A．shall B．should C．must D．will18．_______,Ihaveneverseenanyonewho'sascapableasJohn.A．AslongasIhavetraveledB．MuchasIhavetraveledC．NowthatIhavetraveledsomuchD．AsIhavetraveledsomuch19．MorethanaquarteroftheenergyintheUnitedStatesgoestomovingpeopleandgoodsfromoneplacetoanother.A．using B．used C．touse D．use20．Takingtargetedmeasurestohelppeopleliftthemselvesoutofpoverty,_____hasbeenpredicted,isfruitful.A．whatB．whichC．asD．that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）YoumaythinkthatthestoryofPygmalion(《卖花女》,1913)---inwhichpeoplearejudgedbythewaytheytalk---issomethingthatonlyexistedinthedaysofBritishhighsociety.Butthankstoetiquette(礼仪)expertandauthorWilliamHanson,werealizethatlittlehaschangedduringthepast100years.InaBBCradioprogram,HansonreleasedalistofcommonwordsusedinBritishEnglishthatcouldrevealwhetherapersonis“common”or“fashionable”.Andyetherecomestheinterestingpart:Whilesomeofusmightgothroughlifeusingfancywords,dressinginwaysthatmakeusappearmorewell-offthanwereallyare,therearewealthypeopleintheworldwhotrytohidetheirrichesbecausetheywanttobeseenas“normal”insteadof“showy”.Beatrice,forexample,isaNewYorkerwhoinherited(继承)millionsofdollars.ShetoldTheNewYorkTimesthatshehasahabitofremovingthepricetagsfromherclothessoherhousestaffdon’tseethemandfeeluncomfortable.“Wedon’twantthat‘Wow’.”saidScott,alsoaNewYorker,whohadjustinheritedover$50million.“We’rejustnotthetypeofpeoplewhowearitonoursleeve.”1、WhatdoesWilliamHansonfind?A．Peoplefailedtojudgeothers’manner.B．Peoplemeetimpolitepersonsfrequently.C．Peopletendtousemorepolitewords.D．Peoplejudgeothersbytheirwayoftalking.2、Whatdorichpeopleprefertodo?A．Toearnmoremoney.B．Tohidetheirriches.C．Tothinkhighlyoftheirwealth.D．Tojudgeothersbytheirwealth.3、WhydidBeatriceremovethepricetagsonherclothes?A．Toshowoffherfashionsense.B．Toavoidmakingpeoplearoundheruncomfortable.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthelastsentencemean?A．TheTimesmagazine.B．Thebrandlabel.C．Theinheritancecontract.D．Thepricetag.22．（8分）Bikingalongthebeach.Workingonapuzzlewiththefamily.Readingonthecouch.Theseapparentlyordinaryactivitiesaren’tjusttime-killers—theycanbelifesavers.Studiesshowthathobbieshavelong-lastingandpreventativeresults.Peoplewhoplaypuzzlegamesandreadhavelessmemorylosswhentheygetolder.“Areallygoodhobbytotallyabsorbsus,”saysGailMcMeekin.“Italsogivesussomethingtolookforwardtoandfocuson.”Thatbreakfromeverydaysadnessisperfectforapersonwhojuggleswithcareersandfamilylife.Havingahobbymakesthatheavyloadalittleeasier,asitsetsasidetimeforbothamentalbreakandfocusesonanactivitythepersonloves,onethatisseparatefromofficeandparentalduties.“It’sverysadwhenIseeclients(当事人)whohavebeenlaidoffshowthatworkwasthecentreoftheirlivesandtheyhavenohobbiestoturntoforsupport,”Gailsays.“Entertainmentgivesusrestandafreshperspective,”saysGall,whonotesthatlotsofcreativeideasappearwhenpeopletakeabreakandlistentotheirintuition(直觉).Danielle,blogger,madeherblogginghobbyacareerafewyearsago,andinthemeantimefoundahobbysheneverexpectedtogetinto:clothingdesign.“Havingahobby,especiallyacreativeone,haspositivelyimpactednotonlymyworklife,butmypersonallifeaswell,”Daniellesays.“Thetrick,”shesays,istofindoutwhereyouarespendingtimedoingthingsthataren’tfulfillingtoyouandtakethattimetodosomethingyouloveinstead.”“Learntobeanexpertpublicspeakersoyoucangivebetterpresentationsatwork;startascrapbooking(剪贴本)withyourkidssoyoucanspendtimewiththemandbecreative...”Danielleoffers.Gailalsosuggestsdevelopingahobbythatpromotessocializationwithfriends.Thisisanopportunitytobecomepartofapowerfulsupportsystem,whichisimportantforemotionalhealth.Attheveryleast,it’sagoodwaytochatwithagolffriendwhilewalkingthecourseandforgettingalongdayatwork.1、WhatdotheunderlinedwordsinParagraph2mean?A．Quitone’scareertopursueone’shobby.B．Struggletoabalancebetweenworkandfamily.C．Preventusfromtakingupourhobby.D．Attachmoreimportancetoworkthanfamily.2、WhatdoweknowaboutDanielle?A．Shemakesalivingbywritingblogs.B．Designingclothesishercareer.C．Shesupportsherfamilybybeingapublicspeaker.D．Shespendstimedoingwhatshehasnointerestin.3、Whatdoesthelastparagraphimply?A．Itsourresponsibilitytosocializewithothers.B．Developingahobbyisveryimportant.C．Ourfeelingsaredeterminedbyourhobbies.D．Webenefitfromahobbyoftalkingwithothers.4、Accordingtothepassage,thebenefitahobbybringsisthat.A．wecanconcentratemoreonourjobsB．wecanenjoyourselvesinthewildC．wecanthinkinamorecreativewayD．wecanavoidbeinglaidoff23．（8分）I’venoticedsomethinghappeningfairlyregularlyamongmydaughterandherfriends.Whenthey’reallsittingaroundaskingeachotherwhichphototheyshouldpostonInstagram,orwhenthey’resendingclothespicturesaroundinagroupchataskingwhichonetheyshouldwear,manyofthegirlswillrespondbychoosingtheworstpictureandtheleastattractiveclothes.Why?Becausethey’reteenagersandenvyiswhattheydo.Everyoneinawhile,though,therewillbeagirlwhospeaksthetruth.Theonewhosays“Yoursmilelooksfalseinthefirstpicture,”or“Thatsecondpairofjeansmakesyourfigurelookextremelyunusual.”Sure,thesemayatfirstseemkindofharsh.ButaccordingtonewresearchpublishedinPsychologicalScience,theyarecomingfromfriendswhotrulycare,theoneswhoaren’tafraidtospeakupandtellitlikeitis.“Wehaveshownthatpeoplecanbecrueltobekind,”explainedleadresearcherBelénLópez-Pérez.“Theymaydecidetomakesomeonefeelworseifthisemotion（感情）isbeneficialforthatotherperson,evenifthisisnotofanypersonalbenefittothem.”Forthestudy,researchersasked140volunteerstoplayaviolentvideogame,andthengiveadvicetoanunknownpartnerwhowasgoingthroughtoughpersonaltimesonwinningthegame.Theresearchersfoundthatvolunteersweremorelikelytodonegative（反射的）iftheyfeltitwasimportantfortheirpartnertowinthegame.Thefindingssuggestthatitwassympathythatledtheparticipantstochooseparticularnegativeemotionalexperiencebecausetheybelieveditwouldeventuallyhelptheirpartnerbesuccessfulinthegame.“Thesefindingshelpedustounderstand,forinstance,whywesometimesmaytrytomakeourlovedonesfeelbadifwethinkthisemotiontobeusefultoachieveagoal,”López-Pérezconcluded.Inotherwords,thetruthmayhurt,butweallneedameanfriendwhoiswillingtogiveittous.1、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingParagraph1?A．Topointoutasocialphenomenon.B．Tointroducethetopicofthepassage.C．Towarngirlsnottosendpicturesaround.D．Topersuadethegirlstobehavethemselves.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“these”inParagraph2referto?A．Thefriends.B．Thegirls.C．Theclothes.D．Thecomments.3、Howdidthevolunteersadvisetheirpartnertowinthegame?A．Bycheeringthemon.B．Byperformingactsofkindness.C．Bytendingtorespondnegatively.D．Byexpressingdeepsympathyforthem.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．WeNeedMeanFriends.B．Neverhurtothers.C．WeMustTryHardtoAchieveGoals.D．NeverPlayViolentVideoGames.24．（8分）KnownasGC-1,thedrugreportedlyspeedsupmetabolism（新陈代谢）,orburningoff,offatcells.“GC-1dramaticallyincreasesthemetabolicrate,essentiallytransformingwhitefat,whichstoresextracaloriesandisassociatedwithobesityandmetabolicdisease,intoafatlikecalorie-burningbrownfat,”saidKevinPhillips,aresearcherinHouston.Untilseveralyearsago,scientiststhoughtthatonlyanimalsandhumanbabieshaveenergy-burning,"good"brownfat.“Itisnowclear,”Phillipssaid,“thathumanadultsdohavebrownfat,butappeartoloseitscalorie-burningactivityovertime.”Whitefathasabadeffectonpeoplewhenthebodyhastoomuchofit.Somepublishedresearchshowsthatpeoplewhohavemorebrownfathaveareducedriskofobesity.Researchersarenowworkingonwaysto“brown”whitefat,orchangeitintobrownfat.GC-1works,accordingtoPhillips.Hesaidheandotherresearchershavetestedthedruginhundredsofmice.Obesemice,bothgeneticallyobeseandthosewithdiet-inducedobesity,receivedGC-1treatmentdaily.Geneticallyobesemicelostweightandmorethan50percentoftheirfatmassinapproximatelytwoweeks,Phillipsreported.Hesaidmicewithdiet-inducedobesityexperiencedsimilarimprovements.Thedrugalsocausedadaptivethermogenes（适应性发热）infatcellsfrommice.Cellsgrowninadish,aswellastissuesamplestakenfromobesemice,showedevidenceofwhite-fatbrowning.“OurdataprovethatGC-1isanovelfat-browningagentthatmayhaveuseinthetreatmentofobesityandmetabolicdisease,”Phillipssaid.Thedrughasnotyetbeentestedforweightlossinhumans.However,Phillipssaiditwouldn’tbelongbeforeitwasusedasawayoflosingweight.1、Whatisthewriter'spurposeofwritingthispassage?A．Toprovetheharmofanewdrug.B．Tointroduceanewdrugtopeople.C．Toexplainthedevelopmentofanewdrug.D．Toinformpeopleofsomehealthknowledge.2、Inthepast,peopleheldthebeliefthat________.A．humanbabieshavebrownfatB．animalsdon'thavebrownfatC．onlyhumanadultshavebrownfatD．brownfatmayloseitsactivityovertime3、WhatcanweknowaboutGC-1?A．Itcanbeusedtotreatobesity.B．Itisacureforheartdisease.C．Itisadrugintendedformice.D．Ithasbeensoldinthedrugstore.4、Whichofthefollowingcanmakepeopleloseweight?A．Increasingmorewhitefat.B．Burningoffmorebrownfat.C．Changingwhitefatintobrownfat.D．Slowingdowntheactivityofbrownfat.25．（10分）ShipwreckedPrayersAvoyagingshipwaswreckedduringastormatseaandonlytwoofthemenaboardwereabletoswimtoasmall,desert-likeisland.Notknowingwhatelsetodo,thetwosurvivorsagreedthattheyhadnoalternativebuttopraytoGod.However,tofindoutwhoseprayersweremorepowerful,theyagreedtodividetheterritorybetweenthemandstayonoppositesidesoftheisland.Thefirstthingtheyprayedforwasfood.Thenextmorning,thefirstmansawafruit-bearingtreeonhissideoftheisland,andhewasabletoeatitsfruit.Buttheotherman’sparceloflandremainedbarren.Afteraweek,thefirstmanbecamelonelyanddecidedtoprayforawife.Thenextday,anothershipwaswreckedandtheonlysurvivorwasawomanwhoswamtohissideoftheisland.Butontheothersideoftheisland,therewasnothing.Soonthereafterthefirstmanprayedforahouse,clothesandmorefood.Thenextday,likemagic,allofthesethingsweregiventohim.However,thesecondmanstillhadnothing.Finally,thefirstmanprayedforashipsothatheandhiswifecouldleavetheisland,andinthemorninghefoundashipdockedathissideoftheisland.Thefirstmanboardedtheshipwithhiswifeanddecidedtoleavethesecondmanontheisland,consideringtheothermanunworthytoreceiveGod’sblessingssincenoneofhisprayershadbeenanswered.Astheshipwasabouttoleave,thefirstmanheardavoicefromHeavenbooming,“Whyareyouleavingyourcompanionontheisland?”“MyblessingsareminealonesinceIwastheonewhoprayedforthem,”thefirstmananswered.“Hisprayerswereallunansweredandsohedoesn’tdeserveanything.”“Youaremistaken!”thevoicerebukedhim.“Hehadonlyoneprayer,whichIanswered.Ifnotforthat,youwouldnothavereceivedanyofmyblessings.”“Tellme,”thefirstmanaskedthevoice,“whatdidheprayforthatIshouldowehimanything?”“Heprayedthatallyourprayerswouldbeanswered.”Forallweknow,ourblessingsarenotthefruitsofourprayersalone,butthoseofanotherprayingforus.Sowhatyoudoforothersismoreimportantthanwhatyoudoforyourself.1、Thefirstman’swifeis_____.A．aswimmerwhogottotheislandbyaccidentB．anangelsentbyGodtokeephimcompanyC．asurvivorfromanotherwreckedshipD．anativepersononthedesert-likeisland2、Theunderlinedword“barren”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto_____.A．isolated B．unproductive C．fertile D．dry3、Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthesecondman?A．Hedidn’tdeserveanyblessingfromGod.B．NoneofhisprayerswasansweredbyGod.C．HeisnotbraveenoughtotellGodhisneeds.D．Hisprayerhelpedhiscompaniongetoutoftrouble.4、What’sthemoralofthestory?A．Neverjudgeapersonbyappearance.B．Don’tloseheartintrouble.C．Helpingothersishelpingourselves.D．Greedistherootofallevil.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）“Allmenarecreatedequal”isoneideathatnearlyeveryAmericanwouldagreeupon1theysometimesbetraytheideaintheirdailylives,theyhaveadeepfaith2insomefundamentalwaynooneisbornsuperiortoanyoneelse.IntheearlyyearsofAmericanhistory,becausetitlesofnobility(贵族)wereforbidden,no3classsystemdevelopedintheUnitedStates.Firmlybelievingthatbeingbornintoalowerclasswouldnot4themfromsuccessandtheywouldhaveabetterchanceinAmerica,thousandsofimmigrants5toleavetheEuropeansocieties,wheretheir6inlifewasdetermined7bythesocialclassintowhichtheywereborn.Itwasbecausethedreamsofmanyofthereimmigrantswere8intheirnewcountry,thoughtheremightbe9insomesituations,thatAmericanscametobelieveinequalityofopportunity.Americansdonotmeanthateveryoneshouldbe10equalwhentheysaytheybelieveinequalityofopportunity11,theydomeanthateachpersonshouldhaveanequalchanceforsuccess.AbrahamLincolnoncesaid,“Wewishto12thehumblest(最微贱的)mananequalchancetogetrichwitheverybodyelse.Whenonestartspoor,freesocietyis13thatheknowshecan14hiscondition.”However,competitionisthepricetobe15forhisequalityofopportunity.Americansmatchtheirenergyandintelligenceagainstthatofothersinacompetitivecontestforsuccess,becausetheybelievecompetition16thebestinanyperson.Indeed,thepressureofcompetitioncausesanAmericantobe17,butitalsoplacesaconstantemotionalstressonhim.Infact,inasocietythatgivessomuch18tothose“winners”,19doesnotcompetesuccessfullyforwhateverreasonnever20intoitaswellasthosewhodo.1、A．Since B．As C．Although D．Because2、A．what B．that C．as D．which3、A．normal B．moral C．formal D．general4、A．benefit B．prevent C．save D．limit5、A．forced B．required C．chose D．lookedforward6、A．place B．meaning C．function D．purpose7、A．slightly B．largely C．originally D．publicly8、A．cometrue B．ruined C．succeeded D．realized9、A．excitements B．expectations C．exceptions D．disappointments10、A．really B．totally C．actually D．truly11、A．Besides B．Meanwhile C．Moreover D．Instead12、A．allow B．encourage C．approve D．share13、A．so B．theone C．such D．as14、A．enjoy B．better C．maintain D．stand15、A．paid B．asked C．cared D．sought16、A．givesout B．comesout C．bringsout D．standsout17、A．exhausted B．energetic C．realistic D．effective18、A．honor B．pressure C．happiness D．burden19、A．anyone B．who C．one D．whoever20、A．enters B．fits C．falls D．matches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）Wegetourwarmthfromthesun.TheEarth1．(take)oneyeartogoaroundthesun.Itisalwaystilted(倾斜)tooneside.WhentheNorthPoleistiltedtowardsthesun,thenorthernpartoftheworldhassummer2．itiswinterinthesouth.Thein-betweentimesarespringandautumn.However,noteverywherehassummerandwinter.Insomepartsoftheworld,theweatherisalwayshot,andwinternevercomes.Thesearethe3．(country)aroundtheequator,4．isalinedrawnaroundthemiddleofaglobeoftheEarth.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（∧），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。Recently,asthedevelopmentoftheInternet,thereisakindoflanguagecallingtheWebLanguage、TheotherdayourclasshaveadiscussionaboutifweshouldwelcometheWebLanguage、Fortypercentofstudentsthinkitridiculous、Intheiropinions,itdoesnogoodtohelpingpeoplecommunicating,norisitusefulforlearningEnglishBesides,it’llmakeChinesemorestandard,finallyruiningourmothertongue、However,60%ofourclassarefondofit、Theythinkitsimple,convenientandhelpfulinexpressingthem、Personally,Ithinkit’snotagoodhabittousetheWebLanguage、Itmaybepopular,butyoumayalsomakeyourselfbemis