湖北省黄冈市麻城市实验高中2023年高三英语第一学期期末统考模拟试题含解析

湖北省黄冈市麻城市实验高中2023年高三英语第一学期期末统考模拟试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．____________youarefamiliarwiththeauthor’sideas,tryreadingallthesectionsasquicklyasyoupossiblecan.A．NowthatB．EversinceC．SothatD．Incase2．August8th，2008isaspecialday，________________，Ithink，thatwillberememberedbytheChineseforever.A．one B．whatC．which D．theone3．—Iamsearchingoneonlineshoppingsiteafteranotherforacomputer.—So__________IbeforeIdecidedtobuyanewcamera.A．had B．have C．am D．would4．Britishscientistshaveproduced_____theybelieveistheworld’ssmallestChristmascard．A．which B．who C．that D．what5．It’ssupposedtobetheendofthepaperback(简装书)andthe__________ofdigitalmedia,butsomebookstoresaresurvivingtheInternetAgewithsurprisingsuccess.A．deadline B．dawnC．dusk D．departure6．WhenIwastwenty,Ihadto________beforegraduationandworkinaclothesshoptohelpsupportmyfamily.A．comeout B．stayoutC．leaveout D．dropout7．________somepeoplecriticizegraffitiforbeinguglyanddestructive,thosegraffitiloversstillseeitasrealart.A．AsB．WhileC．OnceD．Until8．Laughterproducesshort-termchangesinthefunctionoftheheartandbloodcirculation,_________heartrateandoxygenconsumption.A．increasingB．toincreaseC．havingincreasedD．beingincreased9．It'salwaysagoodideatohaveasecondkeysomewhere________youlosethefirstone.A．incase B．nowthatC．eventhough D．aslongas10．Itwasadifficultjobforhim.Hehadtriedeverythingbutitmadelittle________.A．use B．goodC．difference D．result11．ProfessorLi________forhisinformativelecture,waswarmlyreceivedbythestudents.A．knownB．knowingC．havingknownD．tobeknown12．---Ihearyou’llcancelallyourplansandappointments.Why?---They_____mylife.Ijustcan’tstop.A．control B．controlledC．havecontrolled D．havebeencontrolling13．Morecompetitivehigh-techenterprisesareinvestinginNantongCentralInnovationDistrict,whichwillresultin_____economicgrowth.A．sustainable B．adaptable C．recyclable D．changeable14．Infrontofthewholeaudience,PremiereLimadehispromise______thegovernmentwouldtryitsbesttosolvetheproblemofpovertyinChina.A．whatB．whichC．whetherD．that15．—I’dratherhavesomewine,ifyoudon’tmind.—______.Don’tforgetthatyou’lldrive.A．Byallmeans B．AnythingbutthatC．Takeiteasy D．Iwouldn’tsaynotothis16．--Mum,Idon’tthinkIamqualifiedenoughtodothis.--Honey,beconfident!Youshouldknowitis____amanthinksofhimself___reallydetermineshisfate.A．that;thatB．how;thatC．what;thatD．how;that17．Mostofthemoneyforthereconstructionofthequake-strickentownhasbeenallocatedbythegovernment,therest______fromthecomingcharityconcerts.A．tobecollected B．havingbeencollectedC．beingcollected D．tohavebeencollected18．U.S.PresidentBarackObamaarrivedinChina’seconomiccenterShanghaionSundaynight,November15th2009,______astatevisittoChina.A．starting B．started C．tostart D．havingstarted19．___________theeffectofcultureshock,heistryingtoreadalotaboutitbeforegoingtoFranceforfurtherstudy.A．ToreduceB．ReducedC．ReducingD．Havingreduced20．Themeetingplanned

nextMondayisveryimportant.A．tobeheldB．heldC．beingheldD．holding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）Nearly300mileslong,upto18milesacrossand4000vertical（垂直的）feetdown,the8thnewwonder:thesplendidGrandCanyon（峡谷）.Viewingitsglory,PresidentTheodoreRooseveltcalledtheGrandCanyon"anaturalwonder，absolutelyunparalleled（无比的）throughouttherestoftheworld".HeurgedAmericanstopreservewhathedescribedasthe"wonderfulgreatness,thenobleness,thegreatlonelinessandthebeautyofthecanyon".Morethanahundredyearslater,it'sstilleasytoseewhyalmost5millionannualvisitorscalltheGrandCanyonawonder.Thecanyonstretchesasfarastheeyecansee.Some5or6millionyearsago,theColoradoRiverrushedthroughthisland,carvingoutthemassivecanyonweseetoday,exposingevenolderlayersofrockpreviouslyburied.Geologistssaysomeare2,000millionyearsold.NativeAmericanswerethefirstpeopletomaketheserockywallsastheirhomesabout12,000yearsago.TodaytheHualapiandHavasupaiIndianslivedeepinthecanyon,balancingage-oldtraditionswithmodernity.Therearenoroadstothisvillage;mulescarrythemailhere.Butatthesametime,thetribesaredesigningaskywalkthatpromisesanexcellentviewoverthecanyonearlynextyear.Thebaldeagle,wildandendangeredAmericaniconisanotherlongtimeresidentoftheGrandCanyon.1、Itwas___thatrushedthroughthelandandthentheGrandCanyoncameintobeingA．theNileRiverB．theColoradoRiverC．theRiverofBabylonD．theAmazonRiver2、Thetribeslivinginthecanyonarebuilding___.A．aroadB．abridgeC．askywalkD．arailway3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthebaldeagleisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Thebaldeagleisbecomingendangered.B．ThebaldeaglehaslivedintheGrandCanyonforalongtime.C．TheAmericaniconisthebaldeagle.D．Thebaldeagleisakindoftamebird.4、Thepassagemainlyintroduces___.A．theArizonaplains.B．thebaldeagleC．theColoradoRiverD．the8thnewwonderoftheworld:theGrandCanyon22．（8分）Microsofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatinterpretseyesignalsandtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithmotorneuronediseasetocommunicatewithothersfromaphone.TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsinrealtimeandconvertthemintoletters,wordsandsentences.ForpeoplesufferingfromALS（渐冻症）,alsoknownasmotorneuronedisease,eyemovementcanbetheonlywaytheyareabletocommunicate.“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSorothermotorimpairmentsareexpensive,notstrongandhealthyundersunlight,andrequirefrequentre-checkandlotsofrelativelyfixedsetups,”saidXiaoyiZhang,aresearcheratMicrosoftwhodevelopedthetechnology.“Toeasethedrawbacks…wecreatedGazeSpeak,aneye-gesturecommunicationsystemthatrunsonasmartphone,andisdesignedtobelow-cost,stable,hand-heldandeasytolearn.”Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthespeaker.Achartthatcanbestucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodeterminewhicheyemovementstomakeinordertocommunicate.Thestickershowsfourgridsofletters,whicheachcorrespondtoadifferenteyemovement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgrids(格)theletterstheywantbelongto.Theartificialintelligencecomputationalprocedureisthenabletopredictthewordorsentencetheyaretryingtosay.Zhang’sresearch,Smartphone-BasedGazeGestureCommunicationforPeoplewithMotorDisabilities,issettobepresentedattheConferenceonHumanFactorsinComputingSystemsinMay.1、Whowillbenefitfromthenewly-developedApp?A．ALSvictims.B．peoplewitheyedisabilities.C．smartphoneaddicts.D．technologyresearchers.2、WhatarenotthebasicelementsusedintheApp?A．Artificialintelligence.B．Asmartphone’scamera.C．User’seyemovements.D．Hand-writtenletters.3、Whatdidtheresearchersdotoimprovethecurrenteye-trackinginputsystems?A．Tochecktheeyesignalstwicetomakeitfixed.B．Tocreateastableandconvenienteye-gesturecommunicationsystem.C．Topointthesmartphoneatthespeaker.D．Tolookup,down,leftorright.23．（8分）AnewstudysuggestsclimateconditionsintheSaharaDesert,oneofhottest,driestandmostdesertedareasintheworld,havechangedfromwettodryaaboutevery20,000years.ButpreviousevidencehassuggestedtheSaharadidnotalwaysexperiencesuchextremeheatanddryconditions.Attimes,theSaharaRangedtoaverywetclimate.Thispermittedplantsandanimalstodevelopandgrowandledtothecreationofhumansettlements.Now,theyhavediscoveredmoreevidence,which,theleadresearcherDavidMcGeesays,supportstheideathattheSahara'sclimatekeptchangingbetweenwetanddryaboutevery20,000,years.McGeereportedtheseclimatechangesweremainlydrivenbychangesintheEarth's(地轴)astheplanettravelsroundthesun.Thisprocessaffectstheamountofsunlightbetweenseasons.Every20,000yearstheEarthreceivesmorestrongsummersunlight.WhentheEarth'saxischangesagain,theamountofsunlightisreduced.Thisseasonchangehappenedcontinuouslyevery20,000years.Theotherpartoftheseasonproducedrainyconditions,resultinginawetter,greener,plant-richenvironment.Whentherainyactivityweakens,theclimatebecomeshotanddry,liketheSahararemainstoday.Thescientistsbasedtheirresearchondustcollectedfromoceansediment(沉积物)intheAtlanticOceanbottomoffthecoastofWestAfrica.Thedustcontainedlayers(层)ofancientsedimentbuiltupovermillionsofyears.EachlayercouldcontaintracesofSaharandustaswellastheremainsoflifeforms.Thisinformationwasusedtoassessoverwhattimeperiodthedusthadbuiltup.ThisledtotheoverallfindingthattheSaharanchangesfromwettodryclimateshappenedevery20,000years.DavidMcGeesaidthattodayweonlyseetheSaharaDesertasanextremelydesertedand“inhospitable”place.Thenewstudysuggeststhatthearea'sclimatehaschangesbetweengrasslandsandamuchwetterenvironment,andbacktodryclimates,evenoverthelastquartermillionyears.McGeesayshethinksthelatestresearchcanbevaluableinstudyingtheSahara'shistoryasitrelatestohumansettlement.1、WhatdoesthenewstudyfindabouttheSaharaDesert?A．Itisoneofthehottest,driestandmostdesertedareasinAfrica.B．Italwaysexperiencesextremeconditionsbecauseofitsposition.C．Itsclimatechangesbetweenwetanddryaboutevery20,000years.D．Itsenvironmentalconditionsstopplantsandanimalsfromsurviving.2、WhatisthedirectreasonforSahara'sclimatechanges?A．Rainyactivity. B．Solarradiation.C．Humanactivity. D．Globalenvironment.3、Howdidtheresearchersacquiretheevidence?A．Byanalyzingoceanlife.B．BystudyingSahara’shistory.C．Bycollectingdustonthecoast.D．Byexaminingmeansediment.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“inhospitable”probablymean?A．Unsuitabletolive. B．Insignificantlostudy.C．Unabletoexplore. D．Impossibletochange.24．（8分）EveryyearfromMarchtoOctober,ChristianMoullec,alsoknownas“Birdman,”takestotheskiesaboardhisadaptedlightaircraft.However,the58-year-oldFrenchman’sdaily30-minuteflightisnotjusttoenjoytheimpressiveviews,buttoguideflocks(鸟群)oflesserwhite-frontedgeese(小白额雁)throughsafemigrationpathswhichthebirdscanteachfuturegenerations.Hisdeedbeganin1995whenhenoticedtheirdecliningpopulationinthewildsofLapland,Sweden.Topreventtheirnumbersfromdroppingfurther,Moullectriedtogetthethreatenedspeciestofollowhimalongmigrationroutesthatwouldprotectthemfrombirdhunters.However,gettinggrowngeesetofollowhisleadprovedchallenging.Asyounggeeseimitateandfollowwhomevertheyviewastheirparent,Moullecdecidedtoraisethegeesefrombirth.Tohelpraisefundsandawarenessofhisjobtoprotectnotjustthegeesebutbirdsworldwide,Moullecoftenallowspayingtouriststojoinhimonthe30-minute-longflightsaboardhisaircraft.Inadditiontothetrainedbirdsflyingalongsidethem,visitors,whocomefromasfarasa15-hourplaneflightaway,aretreatedtoavarietyofcraneandgeesespeciesaswellasbreathtakingviewsofcastlesandcities.Heoftenbringshiscameraalongfortheflights,capturingphotosnotjustfortheirbeauty,butforwhattheydescribe.MoullecbelievestheuseofagriculturalchemicalshasdoneharmtowildEuropeanbirds,withmorethanathirddisappearinginthelast30years.“It'sadisaster,”hesaid.“Mybeautifulimageswithflyingbirdsshouldbeusedtotellthisstory.”1、Whydoes“Birdman”alwaysflytotheskyonhisaircraft?A．Toobservegeesealongtheirmigrationroutes.B．Tofollowgeesethroughsafemigrationpaths.C．Totakevisitorstooperatehisadaptedaircraft.D．Toguidegeeseflysafelyduringthemigration.2、Whatdoweknowabout“Birdman”？A．Heisanaturelover. B．Heisabirdwatcher.C．Heisavolunteerpilot. D．Heisabirdhunter.3、WhatdoesMoullecoftentakephotosinhisflightsfor?A．Recordingtheuseofagriculturalchemicals.B．Showingseriousdamagecausedbychemicals.C．Describinghisexperienceswithflyingbirds.D．Capturingthebeautifulviewsofbirdsandcities.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．BirdmanGuidesFlockstoLearntoFly.B．BirdmanFindsBirdsDisappearing.C．BirdmanHelpsFlocksSafelyMigrate.D．BirdmanProtectsBirdsFromHunters.25．（10分）ThereareanunbelievablenumberofreasonstogotoGreece;justlikethereareanunbelievablenumberofthingstodoonceatravelerarrivesthere.HereisalookatjustsomeofthegreathistoricalthingstoseewhenvacationinginAthens,Greece.AgoraAgoraliesinruinsnow,butduringitsglorydaysitwasalivelyandactiveopenmarketplacewhereGreekscametobuy,sell,andexchangetheirgoodsandservices.AgorahastiestocommonpeopleofancientGreece.Guidedtoursareavailableandthereisalsoasmallmuseumwithmanyartifactsfromthisareaondisplay.ParthenonOneofthemostfamouslandmarksinAthensisthelegendaryParthenon.Thisbuildingisstilltodayadmiredbyarchitectswhoareappreciativeofthedecorativedesign,aswellastheengineeringinvolvedinitsconstruction.Thoseinterestedinhistorywillbeimpressedbeyondbeliefwiththeopportunitytoseethishistoricstructureupcloseandpersonal.TempleofOlympianZeusOneofthemostimpressivemonumentstoseeupcloseistheTempleofOlympianZeus.Manypeopleseethismonumentfromfaraway,orevenfromthewindowofataxi,andneverstopforafirsthandlookthemselves.Thisisahugemistakeasthesizeofitcannottrulybeappreciatedwithoutvisitingitupclose.OdeumofHerodesAtticusBuiltintothehillsideandprovidinganiceviewofAthensistheOdeumofHerodesAtticus.Thistheaterwasconstructedinthesecondcenturyandwasanimportantgatheringplaceforboththeupperandlowerclasses.Itholdsalittleover5,000people,islocatedjustbelowtheAcropolis,andisstillusedforperformancestothisday.1、WhatdidtheancientGreeksdoinAgora?A．Theydidbusiness.B．Theytouredaround.C．Theyvisitedmuseums.D．Theyprayedforblessings.2、WhowillshowthemostinterestinParthenon?A．Electricalengineers.B．Buildingdesigners.C．Ordinaryvisitors.D．Religiouspeople.3、HowcanvisitorsfullyappreciatetheTempleofOlympianZeus?A．Byapproachingit.B．Bylookinginthedistance.C．Bytakingabird’s-eyeview.D．Byseeingthroughataxiwindow.4、InwhatwayisOdeumofHerodesAtticusdifferentfromtheothers?A．Ithasgreathistoricalvalue.B．Ithastiestocommonpeople.C．Itisfamousforitsarchitecture.D．Itstillservesitsoriginalpurpose.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）Learningexperienceshappentousthroughoutourlives,andnottoolongago,IhadonethatIwouldlike

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payforthepizza,thenIwouldhavefeltalittleembarrassedaboutitonlyonce,ormaybetwice.1、A．introduceB．performC．shareD．explain2、A．gameB．tripC．partyD．race3、A．afraidofB．fondofC．carelessinD．eagerfor4、A．lateB．hungryC．lostD．slow5、A．insideB．behindC．belowD．ahead6、A．evenB．onceC．neverD．ever7、A．provedB．showedC．turnedD．seemed8、A．GraduallyB．FinallyC．UsuallyD．Lately9、A．mealB．journeyC．talkD．job10、A．returnedB．offeredC．handedD．supplied11、A．giveawayB．givebackC．askforD．payfor12、A．pleasureB．chanceC．ideaD．effort13、A．findB．receiveC．useD．return14、A．cashB．pizzaC．icecreamD．change15、A．blamedB．warnedC．toldD．reminded16、A．fixedB．closedC．raisedD．wiped17、A．bringsB．concernsC．impressesD．reflects18、A．moreB．lessC．oneD．none19、A．terribleB．puzzledC．nervousD．curious20、A．awayB．backC．nearD．out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）Nowadays,thelifeofmanypeopleintheworldis1．(affect)bygloblewarming.Forexample,greenhousegashasabadeffect2．bothpeopleandenvironment.Theearth’ssurfacetemperature3．(go)upbyabout1degreescentigradeinthepast100years.Asamatteroffact,wemayfeelthatwecanhardlyputupwiththeextremelyhotsummerandwecan’tgetaccustomedtowarmwinter.Theriseoftheearth’ssurfacetemperaturehasmademuch4．(different)tohumanhealth,theexistenceofcreatures5．thebalanceofecosystems.Thereisnodoubtthatitishumanactivitiesthatresult6．thebadenvironment.Asa7．(consequent),conditionspermitting,allcountriesintheworldshouldtrytheirbest.8．(improve)ourenvironment.Evenifoureffectislimited,itwill9．(eventual)makeagreatdifferenceifwekeepon10．(work)togethertodealwithglobalwarming.Withoutallpeople’sjointefforts,whatwouldourfuturebelike?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、ThenIdidasIwastoldwithoutanydelay、Unfortunately,thefactorypromisedtorepairthedictionaryandsentitbackinaweek、Twoweekshaspast,butIhaven'tyetreceivedone、lhavenoidea,whythingsarelikethis、I'mlookingforwardtoreceivemydictionaryassoonaspossible、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是高二（1）班班长李华，你们班决定本周六组织一次到你们市内一所著名大学的参观。请你给你们班的外教Mr.Jones发一封电子邮件，邀请他参加。要点如下：1.出发的时间、地点和交通方式；2.参观的具体安排和活动；3.你预期的收