广西南宁二中2023年英语高三第一学期期末联考试题含解析

广西南宁二中2023年英语高三第一学期期末联考试题注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thoughlackingthenecessaryworkingexperience,mycousingotthejob______herconfidenceandflexibility.A．intermsofB．inresponsetoC．byvirtueofD．withrespectto2．ItshockedtheworldtheUnitedStateswithdrewfromsomemajoragreementsithadbeencommittedto,includingthe2015ParisAgreementonclimatechangemitigationandthe2015IranNuclearDeal.A．which B．whatC．whether D．that3．Theworld’sleadingthinkersandpolicymakersexaminewhat’scomeapartinthepastyear,andwhatwilldefinetheyearahead,A．evaluateB．innovateC．anticipateD．regulate4．Weshoulddowhatwecan______people’shardworkpaysoff.A．besure B．beingsureC．makingsure D．tomakesure5．Ladiesandgentlemen,onbehalfofourgovernment,I'dliketo________asincerewelcomeandheartfeltgratitude.A．exploitB．exposeC．expandD．extend6．Eithersideseemstohavea(n)_________position;therearestillmanyuncertaintiesonthisissue.A．ambiguous B．delicate C．explicit D．confidential7．TheGamesareknownasthefriendlygamesbecauseoftheir________onkindnessandmutualrespect.A．lacks B．focusesC．challenges D．researches8．Peoplecrowdinto________cherrytreesareblooming,appreciatingthefreshspringsight.A．what B．whenC．which D．where9．Thesecurityjudgewasvery_________whensheexplainedthatthedrivinglicencewasnecessaryforherwork.A．reasonable B．natural C．ridiculous D．available10．—MayIgoouttoplaybasketball,Mum?—________Dowhatyoulike.A．Goahead! B．You’vegotit.C．It’syourturn. D．Notatall!11．—Whatshallwedotonightthen?—,whateveryouwant.A．Helpyourself B．It’sadealC．Noproblem D．It’suptoyou12．Citizensare_____toexercisetheirrights,butundernocircumstancescantheyviolateotherpeople’srights.A．ontrack B．onscheduleC．atease D．atliberty13．Itwasthebelief________hecouldfindhis“root”inAfrica________madeAlexdecidetogotoGambia.A．that;where B．where;thatC．that;that D．how;which14．Itisonethingtoenjoylisteningtogoodmusic,butitisquite______toperformskillfullyyourself.A．another B．other C．theother D．others15．—Hi,Tom,haveyoucheckedtheaccountyet?—Certainly,I________itfivetimeseventhoughyoutoldmetodoittwice.A．checkedB．willhavecheckedC．havebeencheckingD．hadchecked16．—MrJohnson,IhavesomethingIwouldliketotroubleyouwith.—________.JusttellmewhatIcando.A．YouhavemywordB．Don'tgivemethatC．YoucansaythatagainD．Don'tstandonceremony17．Wildanimalsinnaturereservesneedtodeveloptheirsurvivalskillsandtheirwildnature.A．display B．possessC．maintain D．monitor18．Whatanunforgettableexperience!I'llwriteitdown__________itisstillfreshinmymemory.A．since B．while C．after D．until19．Hisadvicemademehappy,but____othersangry.A．making B．tomake C．/ D．make20．Heasked______forthecomputer.A．didIpayhowmuchB．IpaidhowmuchC．howmuchdidIpayD．howmuchIpaid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）TheatersofthePastTheGreekTheaterTheatersdevelopedinmanypartsofGreece.AncientGreektheaterswerebuiltinnaturalopenairsitesonconvenientlyshapedhills.Thisallowedagreatmassofpeopletoenjoyashowatatime.Duetothis,actorsplacedemphasisonexaggerated(夸张的)actionandspeech.And,colorfulsymbolicmasksandcostumeswereused.TheMedievalTheaterTheMedievaltheaterstartedinchurches.That’swhymedievalplayswereaboutBiblestories.Atfirst,itbecameacustomforpriests(牧师)toactoutbriefscenesduringChristmasandEaster.Theseactsattractedlargecrowds.Finallythechurchrefusedtoallowprieststoparticipateinanysucheventsagain,soordinarypeoplebegantheseperformancesoutside.Performancesweresetinthetownsquare,withseveralstagesettingsaroundit.TheElizabethanTheaterTheEngland’stheaterdevelopedrapidlyintheyearsfollowingthedefeatoftheSpanishNavy.ThedominantfeatureofElizabethantheaterwasthestage,Ithasthreeparts:Theforestageforoutsidescenes;theinnerstageforscenesinsideabuilding;anupperstageorbalconyforvariouspurposes.Thereasonforthisdesignisthattherewerenoscenechanges,orbreaksduringtheplay.Verylittlescenerywasused,sotheactorshadtocreateascenethroughtheirvoicesanddialogues.Thisledtoamorepoeticscript,andpoetsbecamethemainsourceofscriptwriting.TheRestorationTheaterSomeoftheplaystoldsadstories,butthemajorityoftheplayswerereallyfunny.Manyspecializedmachineswereusedtocreatethescene.Thestagewasaverycleveridea,inthatonthesidesofthestagelargebackshutters(百叶窗)werepaintedwiththescene.1、WhywereancientGreektheatersbuiltonhills?A．Toholdalargeaudience.B．Tobuildabigandstrongstage.C．Tohaveabettersoundeffect.D．Toemphasizeexaggeratedperformances.2、Inwhichtheatercouldactors’voicesandspeechhelpcreatescenes?A．TheGreekTheater.B．TheMedievalTheater,C．TheElizabethanTheater,D．TheRestorationTheater.3、WhatisspecialabouttheRestorationTheater?A．Colorfulmaskswereused.B．Thestagewassmartlydesigned.C．Mostofitsplaysweresorrowful.D．Ordinarypeopleweretheperformers.22．（8分）Areyouafraidofsharks?Whataboutsnakesorspiders?Putthosefearsaside:becauseintheU.S.you’refarmorelikelytobekilledorinjuredbyadeerskippingacrosstheroad.Deercausemorethan200humansdeathseachyear,plussome29,000injuries,allbecauseof1.2millioncollisionsbetweenvehiclesanddeer.MostincidentsoccurintheeasternU.S.,wheredeerprosperwithoutnaturalpredatorslikewolvesandmountainlions.“That’stheregionintheU.S.wheredeer-vehiclecollisionsaresuchaproblem,andwhereitseemslikeaneffectivelargecarnivorereintroductioncouldmakeareallybigdifference.”sayswildlifebiologistLauraPrughfromUniversityofWashington.Shethinksitwouldhelptoreintroducepredatorslikemountainlions,alsoknownascougars,pumasorpanthers,topartsoftheirhistoricrangefromwhichthey’vebeendrivenout.TheresearcherssaythatbringingthepredatorsbacktotheeasternU.S.wouldmean22percentfewercollisionsbetweencarsanddeeroverthreedecades.Eachyearwouldseefivefewerhumandeaths,680fewerinjuriesandasavingsofsome550million.SophieL.Gilbertthinkstherearegreatsocioeconomicbenefitsoflargepredatorrestorationthroughreducedwildlife-vehiclecollisionsandshesays,says,“Cougarshaveshownthattheycancoexistinshortdistancewithpeople,withveryfewconflicts,inalotofareasoutwest.”Still,somefolksmightbeunderstandablynervousaboutthiskindofplan.Afterall,reintroducingpredatorsdoesn’tcomewithoutriskstopetsandtolivestock,andveryoccasionallytopeople.“OurfearoflargepredatorsissonaturalandintensethatIdon’tthinkit’spossibletojustcompletelyclearitwithstatistics...WhatIhopeisthatknowingthatthereactuallycanbesomemeasurablebenefitsmightmakepeoplealittlemoresupportiveandmaybebalancethatfearalittlebit.”saysLaura.Indeed,thestatisticsshowthatcougarswouldpreventfivetimesasmanyhumandeathsfromdeer-relatedaccidentsastheywouldcausebyattacks.Butit’llbeatoughsell:thepresswillcovercougarattacks,butastatisticallypreventeddeathdoesnotmakethenews.Nevertheless,“Ifpeopleinthewestcanputupwithhavingmountainlionsaround,IwouldhopethatNewYorkerswouldbeupforthechallengeaswell.”1、Whatisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“carnivore”inParagraph3?A．Acat-likeanimal.B．Adangerousanimal.C．Ameat-eatinganimal.D．Agrass-eatinganimal.2、Whydopeoplewanttobringbackmountainlions?A．Tominimizetheaccidentscausedbydeer.B．Tomaintainbiodiversityandecologicalbalance.C．Totakeupthechallengefrompeopleinthewest.D．Toreducepeople’sfearofthisdangerouscreature.3、Whyisithardtopersuadepeopletoacceptthismeasure?A．Becausetherisksoutweighthebenefits.B．Becausemountainslionslikeeatingpeople.C．Becausethebenefitsarenotaseye-catchingasitsrisks.D．Becausemountainlionstendtogettooclosetopeople.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Puma:aToughSellB．ANewStudyonPumaC．DeerCauseHugeLifeLossesD．DeerorPumas:aHardChoice23．（8分）RobertF.Kennedyoncesaidthatacountry’sGDPmeasures“everythingexceptthatwhichmakeslifeworthwhile”.WithBritainvotingtoleavetheEuropeanUnion,andGDPalreadypredictedtoslowasaresult,itisnowatimelymomenttoassesswhathewasreferringto.ThequestionofGDPanditsusefulnesshasannoyedpolicymakersforoverhalfacentury.ManyarguethatitisaflawedconceptItmeasuresthingsthatdonotmatterandmissesthingsthatdo.Bymostrecentmeasures,theUK’sGDPhasbeentheenvyoftheWesternworld,withrecordlowunemploymentandhighgrowthfigures.Ifeverything,wasgoingsowell,thenwhydidover17millionpeoplevoteforBrexit,despitethewarningsaboutwhatitcoulddototheircountry’seconomicprospects?Arecentannualstudyofcountriesandtheirabilitytoconvertgrowthintowell-beingshedssomelightonthatquestion.Acrossthe163countriesmeasured,theUKisoneofthepoorestperformersinensuringthateconomicgrowthistranslatedintomeaningfulimprovementsforitscitizens.RatherthanjustfocusingonGDP,over40differentsetsofcriteriafromhealth,educationandcivilsocietyengagementhavebeenmeasuredtogetamoreroundedassessmentofhowcountriesareperforming.Whileallofthesecountriesfacetheirownchallenges,thereareanumberofconsistentthemes.Yes,therehasbeenabuddingeconomicrecoverysincethe2008globalcrash,butinkeyindicatorsinareassuchashealthandeducation,majoreconomieshavecontinuedtodecline.Yetthisisn’tthecasewithallcountries.SomerelativelypoorEuropeancountrieshaveseenhugeimprovementsacrossmeasuresincludingcivilsociety,incomeequalityandtheenvironment.Thisisalessonthatrichcountriescanlearn;WhenGDPisnolongerregardedasthesolemeasureofacountry’ssuccess,theworldlooksverydifferent.So,whatKennedywasreferringtowasthatwhileGDPhasbeenthemostcommonmethodformeasuringtheeconomicactivityofnations,asameasure,itisnolongerenough,Itdoesnotincludeimportantfactorssuchasenvironmentalqualityoreducationoutcomes—allthingsthatcontributetoaperson’ssenseofwell-being.ThesharphittogrowthpredictedaroundtheworldandintheUKcouldleadtoadeclineintheeverydayserviceswedependonforourwell-beingandforgrowth.Butpolicymakerswhorefocuseffortsonimprovingwell-beingratherthansimplyworryingaboutGDPfigurescouldavoidtheforecasteddoomandmayevenseeprogress.1、RobertF,Kennedyiscitedbecausehe.A．praisedtheUKforitsGDPB．identifiedGDPwithhappinessC．sawtheproblemwithGDPD．misinterpretedtheroleofGDP2、Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttherecentannualstudy?A．Itissponsoredby163countries.B．ItexcludesGDPasanindicator.C．Itscriteriaarequestionable.D．Itsresultsareinspiring.3、Inthelasttwoparagraphs,theauthorsuggeststhat.A．theUKispreparingforaneconomicboomB．highGDPpredictsaneconomicdeclineC．itisessentialtoconsiderfactorsbeyondGDPD．itrequirescautiontohandleeconomicissues4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．HighGDPButInadequateWell-being,aUKLessonB．GDPFigures,aWindowonGlobalEconomicHealthC．RobertF.Kennedy,aTerminatorofGDPD．Brexit,theUK’sGatewaytoWell-being24．（8分）TheLondonBikeShowTheUK’slargestcyclingshowwillonceagaintakeplaceatLondon’sExCelexhibition(展览)centrefromthe16thtothe19thofFebruarynextyear.With300+exhibitors,livedemonstralions,andabiketesttracksthereissomethingforeverybikelover.Withtwowheels,therearelimitlesspossibilities.TheLondonBikeShowistheUK’slargestcyclingexhibitionandattractsthousandsofcyclistsoverfourdaysinFebruary,Whetherroadcycling,mountainbiking,BMX,cyclecross,afamilycycleattheweekendorridingtoworkisyourthing—you’llfindplentygoingontoensureyouhaveagreatdayattheshow!TheLondonBikeShowisalsohometoAirtotheThrone,theUK’sbiggestfreestylemountainbikecompetition.Thistwo-dayinternationalinvitationalcompetitionoffersa€10,000prizepottothetopridersintheworld.ComealongearlyoneitherSaturdayorSunday,beatthetrafficandjoinusfora60-milesportive—longenoughforanacceptableridebutshortenoughtogetyoubackintimetoexploretheBikeShowandwatchallthenicestuffthatyoudoneed.1、Theorganizersoftheshowpromisethat________.A．anybikefancanfindtherewhatcansatisfythemB．allthebikesonshowthereareofthebestqualityC．anybiketherewillserveyourdifferentpurposesD．theearliestvisitorswillgetawonderfulsurprise2、Basicallyspeaking,AirtotheThroneismeantto________.A．satisfyyourappetiteforacompetitionB．attractmorepeopletomountaincyclingC．promotethesalesofmountainbicyclesD．determinethetopridersthroughtherace25．（10分）Noteveryparentlooksforwardtothedaywhentheirchildgoesofftoschool.Infactsomeparentsarenotsendingtheirchildrentoschoolatall.Insteadtheyarechoosingtoteachtheirchildrenathome.Thisiscalledhomeschooling.Parents,caregivers,orprivatetutorseducatechildrenindividuallyathomeinsteadofsendingthemofftobeformallyeducatedinpublicorprivateschools.IntheU.S.onlyaboutthreepercentofchildrenarehomeschooled.Therearemanyreasonswhysomeparentschoosetohomeschool.Onereasonisthatsomeparentsdonotfeeltheirchildrenaresafeinschoolbecauseofbullying（恃强凌弱）.Itissaidthatbullyingisverycommonintheschool.Otherparentswanttheirchildren'seducationtobebasedontheirreligionormoralbeliefs.Yetotherparentsthinktheeducationinschoolisnotgoodenough.Homeschoolingisalsoseenasachoiceforfamiliesthatliveinruralareas,andfamiliesthatmovefrequently.Therearemanydifferentwaystohomeschool,andhomeschoolingallowsparentstodesignlessonsbasedontheirchildren'sneeds.Familiescanpurchasetextbookstouseorcreatetheirownmaterials.Someparentsfollowaphilosophycalledunschooling,whichallowsachildtodeterminewhenandhowtheywanttolearnbasedontheirnaturalability.Someworrythathomeschoolingmeansstudentswon'thaveopportunitiestocommunicatewithothers.Tosolvethisproblem,somefamilieshavecreatedactivities,whereagroupofhomeschooledstudentswilllearnandplaytogetherandparticipateinactivitiesthatwouldnormallyhappeninschoollikefieldtrips.Besides,beinghomeschooleddoesn'tmeanastudentcannotgotocollege.Mostcollegesaccepthomeschooledstudents.Andthehomeschooledstudentscangetthesamedegrees,too.1、HowmanyAmericanstudentsgotopublicorprivateschools?A．About3%.B．About97%.C．About50%.D．About70%.2、Whichisthereasonthatsomeparentschoosehomeschooling?A．Schoolbullyingexistsinsomeschools.B．Someparentscannotaffordtheeducationfeesinschool.C．Somechildrenwanttheireducationtobebasedontheirreligion.D．Someparentsthinktheschoolistoofaraway.3、Whatwilltheparentsdotohelptheirchildrencommunicate?A．Theparentscanbuysometextbooks.B．Theparentswillallowchildrentochoosewhattolearn.C．Theparentswillorganizethechildrentoplaytogether.D．Theparentswillteachthechildrenbythemselves.4、Whatcanweconcludefromthelastparagraph?A．Homeschooledstudentscannotgetenoughchancestogotocollege.B．Americancollegesarefondofthehomeschooledstudents.C．HomeschooledstudentsfinditeasytogotosomeAmericancolleges.D．Homeschooledstudentshavethesamerightsasstudentswhoareformallyeducatedinschools.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）InrecentweekscustomershavebeenqueuingatDonutCity，startingat4：30a．m．，tobuydozensofdoughnuts（甜甜圈）．Customerssaythedoughnutsare1．Butthetasteisnotthereasonwhythey'vebeenwaitingin2tobuythem．Itstartedafewweeksago，whencustomersstartednoticingthatsomethingwas3．Everydayforthepast28years，thefriendlyhusband﹣and﹣wife4ofDonutCity﹣StellaandJohnChhan﹣havestoodbehindthecounter5doughnuts．Butthenoneday，StellaChhanwasn'tthere．Whencustomersenquired，JohnChhan，62，toldthemStellahadfallenillandwas6inanursinghome．Hewouldvisithiswifeonceallthedoughnutswere7．DawnCaviola，a8ofDonutCity，thoughtifenoughpeoplewouldbuyadozendoughnutseverymorning，JohnChhancouldcloseearlyandgoto9hiswife．AfterCaviolapostedthe10ontheneighborhoodmessageboard，neighborsandfansrespondedinapositiveway．Theystarted11inthedark，orderingdozensofdoughnuts．JeneeRogershasbeena12DonutCitycustomerforthepast20years．Shesawalocalnewsstoryaboutthe13tohelptheChhans，whichincludedtryingtosetupaGoFundMepageto14moneytohelptheChhans，butthey15theoffer．Rogerssaidsheandallofherfriendsstartedtospreadthewordtogototheshop16andbuydoughnuts．WhenStellaChhan17fellillafewweeksago，JohnChhansaid，shecouldn'tspeakandhadtrouble18．Nowshe'stalkingsomeandcansitdownonherownandsheisgettingbetterandbetter．Inaphoneinterview，JohnChhanexpressedhowthankfulheistohis19customers．"I20it．"hesaid．"Ijustcan'tsayenoughthankyouandthankyou．"1、A．cheap B．delicious C．smelly D．juicy2、A．line B．exchange C．panic D．return3、A．common B．interesting C．awkward D．wrong4、A．customers B．neighbors C．owners D．waiters5、A．buying B．selling C．ordering D．sending6、A．working B．volunteering C．recovering D．visiting7、A．takenout B．soldout C．calledoff D．putoff8、A．worker B．citizen C．reporter D．fan9、A．accompany B．praise C．encourage D．recognize10、A．choice B．movement C．idea D．advertisement11、A．turningup B．puttingup C．takingup D．makingup12、A．modest B．regular C．responsible D．strict13、A．command B．courage C．effort D．ability14、A．raise B．earn C．save D．borrow15、A．sacrificed B．advocated C．postponed D．declined16、A．early B．rarely C．mainly D．frequently17、A．eventually B．initially C．occasionally D．gradually18、A．listening B．seeing C．tasting D．moving19、A．honest B．generous C．polite D．considerate20、A．regret B．consider C．appreciate D．deserve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）Rainforestsarethickforestsinthehotpartsoftheworld.Theyhaveagreateffect1．theworldenvironment.Forexample,theyplay2．partincontrollingtheclimate.Without3．(they),climatewouldchangealot.What’smore,manyplantsareof4．(important)inmedicalvalue.However,inthepasthundredyears,humans5．(begin)destroyingrainforeststosearchforlandandmine.The6．(hard)weharvestfromthem,themorecarbondioxideisreleasedintotheair,7．affectstheclimate,environmentandourselvesasawhole.Meanwhile,wearelosingtheopportunity8．(explore)themedicaluseoftheplants.Withthepopulationgrowing9．(rapid),weindeedhaveanincreasingneedfor10．(resource),butwewillsuffermoreintheendifwekeepondoingso.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）DearJenny,I’msoworriedwhenIseethatyou’renotalittletiredandnervousaboutthecomingCollegeEntranceExamination;Hereissomeadvicestohelpyoupreparethecomingexam、Haveenoughsleep,whatevermuchworkyouhavetodo，oryou’llfeelsleepyonanoccasioninclass、Abalanceddietwillcertainlyhelpalot、Havingmorefreshfruitandvegetableseverydayaregoodforyou、Whichyouknow,apropermethodoflearningwillenableyouto