湖南省邵东县一中2023年高三英语第一学期期末达标测试试题含解析

湖南省邵东县一中2023年高三英语第一学期期末达标测试试题考生须知：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．Mymother______angrywithme,butIcouldn’tshutmymouthbeforeIshoutedather!A．wasn’t B．wouldn’tbeC．wouldn’thavebeen D．hadn’tbeen2．—Doyouhaveanyproblemsifyou______thisjob?—Well,I’mthinkingaboutthesalary….A．offerB．willofferC．areofferedD．willbeoffered3．Tomistheonlyoneofthestudentswhoascholarshipsincelastyear.A．haswon B．havewon C．iswinning D．wins4．________somepeoplecriticizegraffitiforbeinguglyanddestructive,thosegraffitiloversstillseeitasrealart.A．AsB．WhileC．OnceD．Until5．It’ssupposedtobetheendofthepaperback(简装书)andthe__________ofdigitalmedia,butsomebookstoresaresurvivingtheInternetAgewithsurprisingsuccess.A．deadline B．dawnC．dusk D．departure6．—youplaythepianoatthistimeoftheday?Ineedagoodrestfortomorrow’stest.—Sorry.A．Must B．Shall C．Can D．May7．––Cathyisnotcomingtoyourbirthdaypartytonight.––Butshe______!A．promisedB．promisesC．willpromiseD．hadpromised8．EgyptianPresidentdecidedto______onFridayafternoonafteran18-daycampaignagainsthim,endinghisthirty-yearrule.A．stepdown B．breakin C．breakdown D．stepin9．---Couldweaccomplishthetaskaccordingtotheschedule?---Idoubtthat.Theproblemremains______wecangetfinancialaidwithinthisweek.A．that B．how C．why D．when10．I’mnotquitesurehowtogetthere,----------I’dbetter_____amap.A．watch B．lookup C．consult D．read11．ItisobviousthatJohnisunhappy._________,itcomesasnosurprisethatshehasdecidedtochangeherjob.A．However B．Otherwise C．Moreover D．Therefore12．—Hey!EveryoneintheofficewasatthedinnerpartyinhonorofMr.Charlesexceptyou.Whathappened?—I______afterMike,mycolleague.Hewasbadlyill.A．havelookedB．waslookingC．wouldlookD．hadlooked13．________yourblog,Iwouldhavewrittenbacktwodaysago.A．IfIread B．ShouldIreadC．HadIread D．IfIcouldhaveread14．---HasJohneverbrokenhispromise?---No.Forexample,hesaidhewouldshowmearoundhisschool,and.A．sowouldheB．sodidheC．sohewouldD．sohedid15．I’msurethatyourletterwillget_____attention.Theyknowyou’rewaitingforthereply.A．continued B．immediate C．careful D．general16．Ifpeoplekeeppollutingtheocean,nocreaturetherewillsurvive______.A．atallcost B．foralongwhileC．inthelongrun D．bynomeans17．Whileintheuniversity,wewereofferedanumberofafter-schoolactivitiestooursocialskills.A．createB．growC．settleD．develop18．Facedwiththedilemma,thecompanycommittee________apublicstatement,appointingthecapablemantobeitsnewglobalchieffinancialofficer.A．pulledoutB．putoutC．reachedoutD．drewout19．It’sstronglyadvisedthatsmokersnotbeallowedtosmokeinanyroom________babiescurrentlyoccupy.A．where B．whoseC．that D．as20．We’dbettertakeumbrellas—I’msureit________whenwearriveinLondon;it’salwayswetthereatthistimeofyear.A．willrain B．israiningC．willberaining D．wouldrain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）Babbage,borninLondonin1791,wasagreatmathematicalgenius.Hewasanaturalinventor.Whenhefinishedschool,hewenttostudymathematicsatCambridgeUniversity.Later,hegotajobteachingattheuniversity.Whileworkingthere,hedesignedhis“firstdifferenceengine”.Thiswas,basically,ahand-operatedmechanicalcalculator.Hetooknineyearstobuildapartofthemachine.Thismachinecanmakecomplexmathematicalcalculations.It’sabasicmechanicalcomputer.Babbagedreamed,however,ofmorecomplicatedmachines.Infact,hedidn’tonlydream;hebegantodesignthem.Theresultwasaseriesof“analyticalengines”whichwereinfactpowerfulcomputers!Hisdesignscontainedprocessors,controlunits,amemory,andaninput/outputsystem.Thesearethefouressentialpartsofamodernmathematicalcomputer!Alas!His“seconddifferenceengine”couldn’tuseelectricitysincethishadn’tyetbecomeausablesourceofpower,soBabbagehadtomakedowithmechanicalsystems.Forthisreason,themachinewasbig,complicatedandexpensive.ThoughBabbageproducedcompleteplansforthemachine,hecouldn’tbuildit.Itwastooadvancedforitsage!Itwasnotuntilalmost160yearslaterthatBabbage’s“seconddifferenceengine”wasfinallymanufactured.ThefirstworkingversionofthismachinewasbuiltbytheScienceMuseuminLondon,fortheBabbagebicentenaryin1991.AsecondmachinewasthenbuiltforanAmericanhigh-techmillionaire,whoputitintheComputerHistoryMuseum,inCalifornia.Babbage’sanalyticalengineswouldhaveused“programs”likethoseusedinthetextile(纺织)industrytomakecomplicatedpatterns,buttheywereneverbuilt.Thisbrilliantmathematicianreallywastoofaraheadofhistime!1、WheredidBabbageplanhis“firstdifferenceengine”?A．InLondonB．AthighschoolC．AtCambridgeD．InScienceMuseum2、Whatdoweknowabouthis“seconddifferenceengine”?A．IttookhimnineyearstobuilditB．ItwasfaraheadofitstimeC．ItsdeigncameoutinhisdreamsD．Itspowersourcewaselectricity3、The“seconddifferenceengine”wasbuilttoworkin1991____________.A．foranAmericanmillionaireB．inmemoryofBabbageC．totestitsabilitytouseelectricityD．fortextileindustrytomakepatterns4、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Babbage’senginesdidn’trunonprogramsB．TextilepatternsareproducedwithprogramsC．BabbagecanbeseenasthefatherofcomputersD．Babbage’sanalyticalengineswereneverbuilt22．（8分）Canadaisabilingualcountrywith"co-official"languages.EnglishandFrenchenjoyequalstatusastheofficiallanguagesofallgovernmentagenciesinCanada.ThismeansthatthepublichastherighttocommunicatewithandreceiveservicesfromgovernmentineitherEnglishorFrench.Governmentemployeeshavetherighttoworkintheofficiallanguageoftheirchoiceincertainbilingualregions.LiketheUnitedStates,Canadastartedasacolony.Beginninginthe1500sitwaspartofNewFrancebutlaterbecameaBritishcolonyaftertheSevenYears’War.Asaresult,theCanadiangovernmentrecognizedthelanguagesofbothcolonizers:FranceandEngland.TheConstitution(宪法)Actof1867admittedtheuseofbothlanguagesinfederalcourts.Yearslater,CanadastrengtheneditscommitmenttobilingualismwhenitpassedtheOfficialLanguagesActof1969,whichreconfirmedtheconstitutionaloriginsofitscoofficiallanguages.RecognitionofbothEnglishandFrenchprotectstherightsofallCanadians.Amongotherbenefits,the1969ActrecognizedtheCanadiancitizensshouldbeabletoaccessfederallawsandgovernmentdocuments,whethertheirnativelanguagewasFrenchorEnglish.Thegenerallawalsorequiresthatconsumerproductsfeaturebilingualpackagingthroughoutthecountry.TheCanadiangovernmentiscommittedtoadvancingtheequalityandtheuseofEnglishandFrenchandprovidessupporttothedevelopmentofEnglishandFrenchminoritycommunities.However,therealityisthatmostCanadiansspeakEnglish,andofcourse,manyCanadiansspeakanotherlanguageentirely.Althoughthefederalgovernmenttheoreticallyguaranteesbilingualservicesinallareas,therearemanyregionswhereEnglishistheclearmajoritylanguagesothegovernmentdoesnotofferservicesinFrenchinthoseregions.Canadiansusethephrase"wherenumbersjustify"toindicatewhetheralocalpopulationslanguagerequiresbilingualservicesfromthegovernment.WhilemanyCanadiansarebilingualinEnglishandFrench,Statistics.Canadafindsthatover10otherlanguageswerereportedasalanguagespokenbyitspeople.Abouttwo-thirdsoftherespondentswhospokeoneoftheselanguagesalsospokeeitherEnglishorFrench1、WhyaretwoofficiallanguagesacceptedinCanada?A．Thelanguage-usingtraditioncausedbyCanada'scolonialhistoryB．ThetheoreticalcommitmentmadebyCanadiancourtsinthepastC．ThewelcomeattitudetowardspeoplecomingfromallovertheworldD．ThemasteryoftwolanguagesofCanadiansbecauseofschooleducation2、WhatisthecurrentsituationofofficiallanguagesinCanada?A．PeoplespeakingEnglisharesuperiorbecauseoftheiraccesstofederallawsB．FederalgovernmentshavetoprovidebilingualservicestoallcitizensinCanadaC．Frenchminoritycommunitiesaregivenmoresupportduetotheirlanguage-usinghistoryD．TherearemorepeoplespeakingEnglishthanFrenchinsomepartsofCanada3、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．ThelegalcourtusageofFrenchandEnglishwasestablishedinCanadain1969.B．SomeCanadiansincertaindistrictsmightspeakneitherEnglishnorFrenchC．EitherFrenchorEnglishshouldbeusedonproductsinCanadaaccordingtothelawD．EnglishhasgainedsuperiorlegalpositiontoFrenchbecauseofb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shouldbefollowedupwithaquickresponse.Butintrovertsliketochewontheirwordsbeforesayingthemaloud.Beforetheyanswer,they’llmulloverdifferentthoughts.Smalltalkbyitsverynatureinvitesmorepeopletojoinin.Themorepeoplewhojointhe

conversation,themoretheintrovertwilltendtostepback.Asaresult,they’llbequiet.Smalltalkisaboutthrowingoutsubjectsinthehopethatoneormoreofthemcanbeturnedintoacommonpointofinterest.Thelisteninginvolvedwithsmalltalkisnotin-depth.Thepurposeisaboutlistening"lightly"soyoucanfigureouttherighttopicstospendsometimeon.Introvertstendtobegreatlisteners,buttheyuseactivelisteningratherthanlightlistening.Thismakesthemwonderfulfriends,butcanalsomakeitdifficultfornewpeopletounderstandwhythey’resoquiet.1、Howdointrovertsrespondtoachat?A．Theytrytoavoidit.B．Theygetexcitedaboutit.C．Theygiveittheirfullattention.D．Theyfocusonunimportanttopics.2、Whatdoweknowaboutsmalltalk?A．Itgoesslowly.B．Itcostspeoplealotoftime.C．Itcontributestodeepertopics.D．Itmakesnosense.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"mullover"inParagraph3probablymean?A．Giveup. B．Thinkover.C．Writedown. D．Forgetabout.4、Howcanwebecomeagoodtalkerinsmallconversations?A．Figureoutthedeepmeaningofquestions.B．Thinktwicebeforeansweringquestions.C．Trytofindsharedtopics.D．Beaquietlistener.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）Onewinternineyearsago,IvolunteeredatahomelessshelterinLosAngeles,1mealsforpeople.ThereImetAlbert,whosaidhelikedmy2.“Wanttoseemine?”heasked,liftinghis3.Hewasbarefoot.Hesaidhehadbeenhopingtogetapairbuthadnevermadeit.Ifelta4feelinginmystomach.Thenextday,5,Iwenttobuysocks-about$106.Thatnextmorning,I7myalarmfor5a.m.anddrovetothelocalpark,acommondestinationfor8people.Itwasstill9out.Itookoutabagofsocksand10agroupofmen,standingaroundatree,11withcold.WhenIhandedeachofthemapairofsocks,theylookedconfusedatfirst,12mymotives（动机）,buttookthem.Anhourlater,I13allthesocks.Mostpeopleweresleeping.IfeltlikeSanta.Whentheywould14,theywouldfindaverymeaningful15.EveryweekI'llhandoutmanysocks.IfI'mawayfor16aweek,Iwillbringsockswithmeandhandthemouttothehomelessinotherstatesandcountries.Inthepastyears,thishasbecomemy17.It'saddictive,Isuppose,andit'sincrediblysatisfyingtohelpmakesomepeople's18alittlebiteasier.PartofmehopestoseeAlbertoutthere,but19Idon't,I'dliketothinkoneofthepairswill20him.1、A．preparingB．givingC．donatingD．buying2、A．carB．mealsC．socksD．help3、A．legB．armC．handD．head4、A．magicalB．sinkingC．comfortingD．surprising5、A．finallyB．inadditionC．howeverD．afterwork6、A．moneyB．worthC．valueD．worthy7、A．madeB．placedC．setD．fixed8、A．mercilessB．sleeplessC．joblessD．homeless9、A．darkB．rainyC．quietD．windy10、A．signaledtoB．shoutedatC．headedforD．wavedat11、A．tremblingB．smilingC．jumpingD．sleeping12、A．provingB．inquiringC．demandingD．questioning13、A．tookoffB．tookoutC．gaveoffD．gaveout14、A．situpB．wakeupC．riseupD．setup15、A．meatB．presentC．actD．kindness16、A．lessthanB．otherthanC．morethanD．ratherthan17、A．habitB．taskC．past-timeD．entertainment18、A．winterB．livesC．familiesD．difficulties19、A．unlessB．untilC．evenifD．asif20、A．suitB．fitC．matchD．find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）Whatonearthdoeshappinessmean?Ican’tgiveyouexactdefinition,butI’msureifyouloveandhelp1．_________,you’llgetit.I’llneverforgetanoldlady.Shelivesin2．__________smallhousealone.Itissaidthatherhusbandandherson3．_______(die)inaroadaccidentyearsago.Herlifeisbitter,butsheoftenhelpsotherswithasmile.Wheneveritsnows,sheisalwaysthefirst4．_________(clean)thepaths.Shelooksafterseveralchildrenlivingnearby.Iamoneofthem.Ioftenrememberthestoriesshetoldusandherkindsmile.Perhapssheisunlucky,butIthinksheisahappyperson.Herlifeisfullof5．_________(laugh)andlove.ButI’msadtoseesomepeoplegettingtheirhappinessinbadways.Theytalk6．________(noisy)incinemasandmeetingrooms;theydestroytreestoenjoythemselvesandtheylaughatothers’shortcomings.Perhapstheyfeelhappyatthattime,7．__________theywillnevergettruehappinessbecausethey8．________theirpersonalityalready.NowIknowwhathappinessis.9．_________meanskindness,loveandunselfishness.Aboveall,Ihavecometounderstandthat10．_______(bring)happinesstoothersisgettingourselveshappiness.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。DearSteven,IreallyappreciatethatyouhavebeenpayingcloseattentiontotheCalligraphyContest、I’mwritingprovideyouwithsomerelevantinformations、Aimedatencouragingustolearntraditionalculturebutattachgreatimportancetohandwriting,theCalligraphyContestofourschoolenjoyingahugesuccess、Alargenumberofstudentsandevensometeacherstookanactivepartinit,whichtheparticipantshandedinoursatisfyingworkswhichwerelatergradedbyCalligraphymasters、Andthentheexcellentlyoneswereexhibitedtothepublic、AsfarasI’mconcern,thiskindofactivitybenefitusalot、Calligraphyisverymeaningfulandgivesus