2023年重庆市忠县三汇中学高三英语第一学期期末考试模拟试题含解析

2023年重庆市忠县三汇中学高三英语第一学期期末考试模拟试题考生须知：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．_____howtogetalongwithothersisveryimportantinsuccess.A．KnowB．KnownC．HavingknownD．Knowing2．NASAhasmadea________thatourearthhasnothreatassociatedwiththefilm2012whichisbasedonpuremyths.A．clarification B．classification C．identification D．presentation3．Withmoreforestsbeingdestroyed,hugequantitiesofgoodearth________eachyear.A．iswashingaway B．isbeingwashedawayC．arewashingaway D．arebeingwashedaway4．—HowdidyoufindProfessorSmith’sspeechlastnight?—Tobefrank,hisspeechdidn’t________tome.A．appeal B．belongC．refer D．occur5．Herdoctorindicatedthatevenaddinga(n)_____amountofdailyexercisewoulddramaticallyimproveherhealth.A．modestB．equalC．considerableD．exact6．—Whycan’tJohnlanda__________jobinyears?—Anyonewithcriminalrecordswillbelaidofffirstwhenitcomestimetoletstaffgo.A．rewardingB．demandingC．worthwhileD．stable7．______exactlywhatwaswrongwithhim,thedoctorsgavehimacompleteexamination.A．TodiscoverB．DiscoveringC．DiscoveredD．Havingbeendiscovered8．Notuntil_________________thebetterqualitiesinourselves____________expecttofindtheminothers.A．havewedeveloped;canweB．wehavedeveloped;thatcanweC．wehavedeveloped;canweD．canwedevelop;thatwewill9．Amongtheyoungpeople,thereisagrowingtendency_____moneymorehighlythanqualityoflife.A．regarding B．toregarding C．toregard D．regarded10．______tonuclearradiation,evenforashorttime,mayinfluencegenesinhumanbodies.A．Havingexposed B．BeingexposedC．Toexpose D．Exposed11．一"Peter,haveyougotyournewflatfurnished?—Yes.I______someusedfurnitureanditwasarealbargain.A．willbuyB．haveboughtC．boughtD．hadbought12．Peopleallthinkitstrangethattheboyshouldtellwhat’swrittenonthepaperinanotherroomwithoutlookingatit.Itreally________explanation.A．prevents B．challenges C．interrupts D．confuses13．Everythingseemedtobegoing________forthefirsttwodaysafterIarrivedinNewYork.A．vividly B．generally C．frequently D．smoothly14．TouristsloveBeijing,offersaninfinitecollectionofdelightsrangingfrom6UNESCOWorldHeritageSitestofoodfromeverycornerofChinaandbeyond.A．that B．whereC．which D．who15．It_____aSaturdayafternooninMay____Margaretcouldarrangeformetomeetherelder,sister.A．wasuntil;whenB．wasuntil;thatC．wasnotuntil;whenD．wasnotuntil;that16．Officefurniturelikechairsandsofasshouldbeattractiveaswellascomfortable.A．manually B．visuallyC．physically D．securely17．Thereis________asafreedinnerinthisworld.Asthesayinggoes,“Nopains,nogains.”A．nosuchagoodthing B．suchnogoodthingC．nosuchgoodthing D．notsoagoodthing18．Oneshouldaccomplishtasks____________insteadofalwaystuningtoothersforhelp.A．independently B．activelyC．skillfully D．voluntarily19．Beijing’snewinternationalairportintooperationin2019willserve72millionpassengersannually.A．beingputB．tobeputC．putD．toput20．Maryseems________thebadnews,forshelooksniceandhappy.A．nottohavelearned B．nottobehearingC．nothavinglearned D．nottobeheard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）Lifehasn’talwaysbeeneasyforSareanaKimia,16.Herparentssplitupwhenshewasyoung,andshehasn’tseenherdadsinceshewasl0.InJune2014,sheandhermom,ShefaliGupta,foundoutthattheywouldsoonbeevicted(逐出)fromtheirhome.Sareanaknewthathermomhadmoneyproblems.Evenbeforetheeviction,Guptahadbecomeverysad.Becauseshedidn’thavehealthinsurance,Guptacouldn’tgetadoctor’shelpforheremotionalproblems.Sareanatookchargeofthingsathome.Forexample,sheoftencookedherfamily’smeals.Whensheandhermomwereabouttolosetheirhome,itwasSareanawhoarrangedaplaceforthemtostay.Foryears,Sareanahadbeenanactivevolunteerwithseveralorganizations.Sheevenstartedherowngroup,YouthforNationalChange.Itworkstosupporttherightsofyoungpeople.Sareanacalledafewadultsshehadworkedwith.Afterfindingoutabouthersituation,onecoupleopenedtheirdoorsrightaway.ButbyAugust2014,thecouplenolongerhadroomforSareanaandhermom.Thetwoendeduplivingintheircar.Theydidn’twanttogotoahomelessshelteroutoffearthattheycouldbesplitup.Throughitall,Sareanakeptworkingonprojectsandstudying.“AtnopointdidIletwhatwasgoingonchangemydailyroutine,”shesays.Sareanaishomeschooledonlineandgoestoclassesatanearbycollege.Lastfall,schoolbillsbeganpilingup.Shehadnowaytopaythem.Afriendsuggestedthatshetryraisingfundsonline.AfteranewspaperrananarticleaboutSareana,donationspouredin-nearly$30,000!Shepaidforschoolandhadenoughmoneylefttorentasmallapartment.SheandhermommovedintoitinJanuary2015.1、WhathappenedtoSareanain2014?A．Shelostherfather.B．Shebecamehomeless.C．Hermomabandonedher.D．Herhousewasdestroyed.2、Sareanastartedanorganizationto.A．teachpeopletocookB．supportpoorpeopleC．earnmoneyD．helpyouth3、Sareanafinallyfoundherownapartment.A．byraisingmoneyB．bydoingpart—timejobsC．withthehelpofherfriendsD．withthehelpofhercolleg22．（8分）WritingContests,Grants&Awardsin2019TheWritingContests,Grants（补助金）&Awardsdatabaseincludesdetailsaboutthecreativewritingcontests-includingpoetrycontests,shortstorycompetitions,essaycontests,awardsfornovels,andmore-thatwe'vepublishedin"Poets&WritersMagazine"duringthepastyear.Wecarefullyreviewthepracticesandpoliciesofeachcontestbeforeincludingit.Usetheonlinesubmissionsystem.CatherineDoctorowInnovativeFictionPrizeAprizeof﹩15，000isgivenannuallyforanovel,orastorycollection.U.S.writerswhohavepublishedatleastthreebooksoffictionarequalified.Submitamanuscript（手稿）ofanylength,abriefbiography,andalistofthreepreviouslypublishedbooksoffictionwitha﹩25entryfeebyNovember1,2019.UniversityofAlabamaPress,P.O.Box870380,Tuscaloosa,AL35487.（773）702-7000.WaltWhitmanAwardAprizeof﹩5,000isgivenannuallyforapoetrycollectionbyapoetwhohasnotpublishedabookofpoemsinastandardedition.Thewinningbookwillalsobedistributedto5,000membersoftheAcademyofAmericanPoets.Submitamanuscriptof48to100pageswitha﹩35entryfeebyNovember1,2019.AcademyofAmericanPoets,75MaidenLane,Suite901,NewYork,NY10038.（212）274-0343.GabrieleRicoChallengeinCreativeEssayAprizeof﹩1,333isgivenannuallyforanessay.Usingtheonlinesubmissionsystem,submitanessayofupto5,000wordswitha﹩20entryfee,byNovember1,2019.Allentriesareconsideredforpublication.Visitthewebsiteforcompleteguidelines.SanJoseStateUniversity,EnglishDepartment,OneWashingtonSquare,SanJose,CA95192．（408）924-4425.BrooklynNonfictionPrizeAprizeof﹩500isgivenannuallyforaworkofnonfictionthatissetinBrooklyn,NewYork,andexpressestheregion's"richsoulandintangible（无形的）qualitiesthroughthewriter'sactualexperiencesofBrooklyn."Submitanessayofupto2,500wordsbyNovember15,2019.Thereisnoentryfee．BrooklynNonfictionPrize,P.O.Box491,NewYork,NY10156.（207）778-7071.1、Whohasthequalificationtoattendthecontestfortheprizeof﹩15，000______A．Whoeverhaswritten3novelbooks．B．Whoeverhaspublishedatleast3books．C．U.S.authorswho'vepublished3novelbooks．D．U.S.writerswho'vewritten3poetrycollections．2、WhatwillhappentoyourmanuscriptifyouwinWaltWhitmanAward______A．Itwillbepublishedasabookofpoems．B．Itwillbereadbyalltheacademymembers．C．Itwillbedistributedtowhoeverlikespoems．D．Itwillbecomeabookthatwillsellwell．3、BrooklynNonfictionPrizeisdifferentfromtheotherthreewritingcontestsinthat______．A．theworkmustbeawriter'srealexperiences B．itsentryfeeishigherC．ithasadeadlineearlierthanthem D．thewinnershavenoprizemoney23．（8分）ManythousandsofChinesearestudyingatschoolsintheUnitedStates.AndwriterLielLeibovitzsaysthestudentsarefollowinganexamplethatbeganintheeighteenseventies.Mr.LeibovitzandwriterMatthewMillerjoinedforcestotellthestoryofthestudentsintheirbook,“FortunateSons.”ThebooksaysChinasentonehundredandtwentyboysfrom1872to1875toAmericatolearnaboutdevelopmentsthatcouldhelpmodernizetheircountry.Mr.LeibovitzgottheideaforthebookabouttheboysafewyearsagowhenhewastravelingwithhiswifeinChina.Mr.LeibovitzlearnedthatQinggovernmentsentawholedelegation(代表团)ofboystolearnthewaysoftheWest.ThegoalwasforthemtoreturntoChinaandhelptheircountry.ThebooksaystheboysreceivedtheirAmericantraininginMassachusetts,NewYork,NewJerseyandConnecticut.Itmusthavebeenaverygoodeducation.Mr.LeibovitzsaysthefirstprimeministeroftheChineseRepubliccompletedthisprogram.Andsodidthefirstengineertobuildalarge-scalerailroadwithoutforeignhelp.ThesamewastrueofthefathersofChineseeducation,diplomacyandtheNavy.Thebook-writershadonlytoopensomeboxescontainingthewritingsofthesementolearnaboutthem.Theirnotebooks,Journals,lettersandpostcardswereinEnglish.Mr.Leibovitzsaidhewasluckytohavesomuchinformationfromeventsthattookplacelongago.ThestudentsreturnedtoChinaafteraboutnineyears.TheynolongerspokeMandarin(国语)wellenoughtoanswerquestions.Policewelcomedthemhomebyputtingtheminjail.Theyoungmenwerereleasedafteraboutaweek.Buttheyweregivenlow-leveljobs.MrLeibovitzsaysittookabouttenyearsforthemtorisetohigherpositions.HesaidtheirstorycontinuestodaywithlargenumbersofChinesestudyingintheUnitedStates.1、HowmanyexchangechildrendidQinggovernmentsendtoAmerica?A．1872. B．1875.C．120. D．210.2、QinggovernmentsenttheboystoAmericabecauseit.A．wantedthemtohelptheircountryB．lostthewarC．expectedthemtodestroythecultureoftheWestD．wantedtheWesterntohelptheboys3、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．ManythousandsofChinesearestudyingatschoolsinAmerica.B．SomeoftheboysreceivedtheirAmericantraininginCalifornia.C．Policewelcomedtheboyshomebyputtingtheminjail.D．OneoftheboysbecamethefatherofChineseeducation.24．（8分）ForanincreasingnumberofstudentsatAmericanuniversities,Oldissuddenlyin.Thereasonisobvious:thegrayingofAmericameansjobs,coupledwiththeagingofthebaby-boomgeneration,alongerlifespanmeansthatthenation’selderlypopulationisboundtoexpandsignificantlyoverthenext50years.By2050,25percentofallAmericanswillbeolderthan65,upfrom14percentin1995.Thechangeposesprofoundquestionsforgovernmentandsociety,ofcourse.Butitalsocreatescareeropportunitiesinmedicineandhealthprofessionsandinlawandbusinessaswell.“Inadditiontothedoctors,we’regoingtoneedmoresociologists,biologists,urbanplannersandspecializedlawyers,”saysProfessorEdwardSchneideroftheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia’s(USC)SchoolofGerontology（老年学）.Lawyerscanspecializein“elderlaw”,whichcoverseverythingfromtrustsandestatestonursing-homeabuseandagediscrimination.Businessmenseehugeopportunitiesintheeldermarketbecausethebabyboomers,74millionstrong,arelikelytobethewealthiestgroupofretireesinhumanhistory.“Anystudentwhocombinesanexpertknowledgeingerontologywith,say,anMBAorlawdegreewillhavealicensetoprintmoney,”oneprofessorsays.MargariteSantosisa21-year-oldsenioratUSC．Shebegancollegeasabiologymajorbutfoundshewas“reallyboredwithbacteria.”Soshetookaclassingerontologyanddiscoveredthatshelikedit.Shesays,“Ididvolunteerworkinretirementhomesanditwasverysatisfying.”1、WiththeagingofAmerica,lawyerscanbenefit________.A．fromtheadoptionofthe“elderlaw”B．frompresentingtheirprofessionalservicestotheelderlyC．byenrichingtheirprofessionalknowledgeD．bywinningthetrustoftheelderlytopromotetheirowninterests.2、Whocanmakebigmoneyinthenewcenturyaccordingtothepassage?A．Retireeswhoarebusiness-minded.B．Thevolunteerworkersinretirementhomes.C．collegegraduateswithanMBAorlawdegree.D．Professionalswithagoodknowledgeofgerontology.3、Whycanbusinessmengainprofitintheemergingeldermarket?A．Retireesaremoregenerousinspendingmoney.B．Theycanemploymoregerontologists.C．Theelderlypossessanenormouspurchasingpower.D．Therearemoreelderlypeopleworkingthanbefore.25．（10分）Howfarwouldyougoforyourkidseducation?That'saquestionmanyparentsareaskinginthewakeofthecollegecheatingscandal(丑闻)involving38wealthyparentsaroundthecountry，includingactressesLoriLoughlinandFelicityHuffman.Here’showfarIwent.Inthefallof2017myhusbandandIlostourjobs.Wehadtotellourdaughter,Casey,thatwecouldn’taffordtosendherbacktoschoolforherjunioryearatFordhamUniversity.WedecidedthebestchoiceforourfamilywouldbeforCaseytositoutayear.Wepromisedthatwewouldgetherbackthefollowingyear.CaseydecidedtospendtheyearvolunteeringinSouthAfricaOnSept30,2017,weputouroldestchildonaplanehalfwayaroundtheworld.Caseyworkedasatutorteachingkidsmath,EnglishandmusicinJohannesburg.WedidgetCaseybackinschoolintime.Whenshereturnedtothecampus,shestudiedharder.Sheisn'twhatsheusedtobe.Eachdayismarkedbygratitudebecausesheknowswhatitislikenottobeabletogetaneducation.IwonderwhythecollegecheatingscandalhappenedandIthinkitboilsdowntothis:Parentswanttocreateacomfortzonefortheirkids.Ofcourse,wewantthebestforourkidsbutsometimesweforgetthatrealgrowthdoesn'thappenintimesofcomfort;thosevaluablelessonscomewhenweareforcedtothinkinwaysweotherwisewouldn’thaveWhileIdidlessformychildthanthesewealthyparentsdidintermsofmeans,inotherwaysIdidmore.Itaughtherthatdisappointmentisapartoflifeandweshouldfaceitbravelyratherthanavoidit.MyhusbandandIshowedCaseythatherstrengthisinherstruggle.That'showfarIwentformykidseducation.AndIdaresaysheiswiserandbetteroffforit.1、Whatdotheparentsinvolvedinthecollegecheatingscandalhaveincommon?A．Theyarewell–known B．TheyareaggressiveC．Theyareveryrich D．Theyareconservative.2、ThewritermadethedecisiontopullCaseyoutofschool__________A．forlackofmoney B．becauseofherillnessC．asaresultofcheatings D．duetoherbadbehaviour3、Whatdoesthewriterthinkofherdaughter’svolunteeringinSouthAfricaforayear?A．It’smeaningless. B．Itiswellworthit.C．Itisawasteoftime D．Itisawrongdecision.4、Thewriteradvisesparentsto____.A．createacomfortzonefortheirkids B．dowhatevertheycanfortheirkidsC．helptheirkidshaveabettereducation D．lettheirkidsexperiencedisappointment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）AsIadmiremybeautifulteapot,Iamremindedofmyweddingdaybackin1990.Myfiance(未婚夫)，Don,andIhadenjoyedourlasteveningof1lifeathisparents‘homeinNelson.Myfuturebrother-in-law,Kerry,hiswife,Tabatha,andtheirbabydaughter,Amanda,were2toarrivelatethatnight.ButIneededagoodnight’s3beforeourbigday,soIleftDonathisparents’placeforthenight.Thenextmorning,whenImetupwithmyparents,I4somethingwrong.Atfirst,theydidn’twanttotellme,buteventuallythey5:Kerry,Tabathaandthebabyhadbeeninabad6.Adrunkendriverhad7theircar,throwingitintoanotherone.ThepeopleinitactedquicklytofreeKerry,Tabathaandthebaby8thevehicle.Myfiancé’sparents.GraceandJohn,racedtothehospital9theymetthe“roadside10“whohadhelpedtheirfamily.Whiletellingthemthe11oftheaccident,theymentionedthattheytoowerecomingintotownfora(n)12.Graceknewthattherewerethreeweddingsscheduledforthefollowingdayandaskedwhichonetheywereheretoattend.Toher13,these“angels”whohadhelpedherfamilyweremyauntDeniseandherdaughter,Anne!Kerrysufferedtwobrokenlegs,Tabathaabrokenhipandthebabyabrokenleg,but14allthreeweretorecover.Beforeheadingintotheoperationroom,Kerrymakesure15weweretoldtogoaheadwithourweddingas16.Justbeforetheceremony,wereceivedthegoodnewsthathisoperationhadbeen17.Weweregreatlycomfortedbythenews.Atthegift-opening,Grace18usapresentboxfromKerryandTabatha.Aswe19thedamagedbox,weshookourheadsinamazement.Insideitwasabeautiful,perfect20.1、A．singleB．gentleC．harmfulD．wealthy2、A．deliveredB．intendedC．gatheredD．expected3、A．dietB．sighC．sleepD．adventure4、A．soughtB．sensedC．arguedD．inspired5、A．movedoffB．gaveinC．crowdedinD．referredto6、A．projectB．campaignC．accidentD．connection7、A．wanderedB．limitedC．rodeD．hit8、A．fromB．outC．offD．of9、A．thatB．whichC．whereD．when10、A．angelsB．audienceC．driversD．doctors11、A．resultsB．detailsC．curiosityD．feast12、A．presentB．hospitalC．weddingD．operation13、A．embarrassmentB．emergencyC．disappointmentD．amazement14、A．occasionallyB．terriblyC．interestinglyD．thankfully15、A．thatB．whichC．whenD．how16、A．harvestedB．plannedC．existedD．consulted17、A．considerateB．successfulC．powerfulD．painful18、A．lentB．sentC．handedD．ordered19、A．openedB．closedC．awardedD．wiped20、A．glassB．plateC．cupD．teapot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）Asadoctor,Ibecamethe1．(great)surgeoninthecountryandthepresidentoftheNationalSocietyofSurgeons.Forthisreason,acelebration2．(hold)inmyhonorButIcouldn’thelpfeelingsad.Ontheday,myfriendcameuptomeandsaid:“You’veachievedsomethingthatotherscan’tevendreamabout.3．areyousosad?”“I’veachievedsomethingthatIdidn’tevenwant,”Isaid,“I4．wantedtobeasurgeonandnowIcan’tescapefromit.IfIwouldsuffera5．(fail)thenmaybeIwouldhaveachancetodosomethingthatIreallylove.Butfornow,I’mchainedtoathingthatIdon’tevenlike.”“You6．bejoking?”myfriendcriedout,“Thebiggesthonorforasurgeonis7．(become)thepresidentofournationalsociety.Yourwifeishappy,yourchildrenarehappy.Everyonehasthehighestrespectforyou!”ButIdontrespectmyself,that’s8．iswrong.Iwantedtobeadancer,butmyparentswereagainst9．andIlistenedtothem.Iwasweak.Ibecameagreatsurgeon,butIamnotworkinginthefieldthatIwantedtodevotemylife10．.ThatiswhyIamunhappy.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。Nowadays,itiscommoninChinathatsomepeopletendtoruntheredlightingroupwhencrossedthestreet、Actually,runningtheredlightarequitedangerous、Therearetwomainreasonswhichpeopleruntheredlight、First,somepeopleareinsuchthehurrythattheyignorethetrafficlights、Otherstookitforgrantedthatdrivershavetostopbecausesomanypeoplecrossthestreettogether、Inordertopreventfromthisdangerousbehavior,moreoverpasses(立交桥)shouldbebuilttomakeeasierforthepublictocrossthestreet、Besi