江苏省苏州新区一中2023年高三英语第一学期期末联考试题含解析

江苏省苏州新区一中2023年高三英语第一学期期末联考试题考生须知：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．Ireallydon’tknow_________shegetsbyonsuchamodestsalary.A．whatB．whyC．howD．that2．Wasitfromthelake______heoftenwentfishing______hesavedthedrowninggirl?A．that;thatB．where;whereC．where;thatD．that;where3．Scientistshavemanytheoriesabouthowtheuniverseintobeing.A．came B．wascoming C．hadcome D．wouldcome4．_______progressitis,youcan’tstopmovingforward.A．WhatevergreatB．HowevergreatC．NomatterhowgreatD．Howgreata5．Thetrafficisheavythesedays.Iarriveabitlate,socouldyousavemeaplace?A．canB．mustC．needD．might6．Ican’tthinkwhyhe_____soangry.Imeantnooffence.It’stypicalofhimtobesensitive.A．shouldhavebeen B．musthavebeenC．mighthavebeen D．canhavebeen7．Thetoughestthingaboutsuccessis________youhavetokeeponbeingasuccess.A．why B．when C．what D．that8．Thishouseisalmost________totheonewhereIlivedasachild.A．identical B．manualC．chilly D．enthusiastic9．Itisnotonlyblindmenwhomakesuchstupidmistakes.Peoplewhocanseesometimesact__________.A．justfoolishlyB．lessfoolishlyC．asfoolishlyD．sofoolishly10．WorldAIDSDayisalsoimportantinremindingusthatHIVhasnotgoneaway,andtherearemanythingsstilltobedone.A．which B．whatC．that D．/11．Jane’spalefacesuggestedthatshe______illandherparentssuggestedthatshe______amedicalexam.A．be;shouldhave B．was;haveC．shouldbe;had D．was;had12．Hewasforcedtospendanothernightattheairport____forhisplane.A．waitingB．beingwaitedC．waitedD．tobewaited13．Ihadhardlyrungthebell________thedoorwasopenedsuddenly,andmysonrushedouttogreetme.A．beforeB．untilC．asD．since14．Thosesuccessfuldeafdancersthinkthatdancingisanactivity________sightmattersmorethanhearing.A．whenB．whoseC．whichD．where15．Thereaslightdecreaseinhisweightbutheeatstoomuch.A．was B．couldhavebeenC．hadbeen D．couldbe16．Itwasconsiderate_____younottoplaythepianowhileIwasasleep.A．of B．for C．to D．from17．Ensuringeverychildequalrightstoeducationis_____thekeytotheeliminationofinequalityacrosstheworldlies.A．that B．what C．whether D．where18．ThoughthestoryofLiYunlongintheTVdrama“BrightSword”isafiction,muchof__________happenedishistoricallytrue.A．that B．what C．which D．it19．OurEnglishteacherisconsiderate，helpful，andwarm-hearted，butsometimesshe________________beangryatoursillymistakes.A．should B．mustC．can D．shall20．—Let’sgotothecinemathisSundaymorning.—I’dloveto，butI________asavolunteerinmycommunitythen.A．willwork B．haveworkedC．willbeworking D．wasworking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）JoannaCole,bornonAugust11,1944inNewark,NewJersey,hasbeencreditedtobeoneofthemostpopularchildren’sauthorsofalltime.Shehaswrittenover250booksandisfamousforwritingoneofthemostpopularchildren'sbookseries.Sheknewasearlyas5thgradethatshewasinterestedinwritingandscience.Colehasowedalargepartofherpassiontooneofherelementaryschoolteachers.JoannaColecontinuedhereducationbyattendingtheUniversityofMassachusettsandIndiana.Shewouldeventuallyearnabachelor’sdegreeinpsychologyfromtheCityCollegeofNewYorkin193;aftergraduationColedecidedtotakesomeeducationcoursestobecomealibrarianataBrooklynelementaryschoolin193.Eventually,shewouldtakejobsworkingforNewsweek,Seesawbookclub.Cole’spassionforwritingandsciencewasstillaliveandwellduringthistime.In197lshedecidedtowriteherfirstbook,Cockroaches.Shedidsomeresearchanddiscoveredtherehadneverbeenabookwrittenforchildrenaboutcockroaches.Soshethoughtshewouldbethefirst.ColestruckgoldwhenshewrotethefirstMagicSchoolBusin1985.Thebookwouldgoontobepublishedthefollowingyearandquicklybecamebookseriesandcartoonseriesduetoitssuccess.Colecontinuedtowritebothnon-fictionandfictionbooksforchildren.Shewritesinawaythatwillhopefullyinspirechildrentothinklikeascientist.Shedoesthisbywritingideasinsteadofjustfacts.Shealsotriestoaskquestionsinherbooksthatrequirechildrentothinkanddiscovertheanswersastheyread.Thiscreatesanengagingexperienceforchildren,soitisnowonderwhyyoungerreadersarehookedonherbooks.1、WhenJoannaColewasyoung,she________.A．wasverypopularwithchildrenB．gotinspiredbyoneofherteachersC．beganhercareerofwritingnovelsD．knewwhatshewoulddointhefuture2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseprobablymean?A．Madeafortune.B．Madeapromise.C．Gotideas.D．Obtainedhelp.3、WhatdoweknowaboutJoannaCole?A．SheisthemostfamouswomanwriterinAmerica.B．Shewritesnovelsnotonlyforkidsbutforadults.C．Sheisanexpertatgettingscienceacrosstoreaders.D．Shehasmadegreatcontributionstoscience.4、WhatkindofpersonisColeinthepassage?A．Positiveandbrave.B．Popularandreliable.C．Seriousandhonest.D．Talentedandcreative.22．（8分）Americansareworriedaboutnewtechnology.Theyareconcernedthatmachines.Includingrobots,willtakeoverworknowdonebyhumans.ThesefindingscomefromanewreportbythePewResearchCenterofWashingtonDC．About75percentofAmericansquestionedbyPewsaidautomationwillincreaseincomeinequalitybetweentherichandthemiddleclassandthepoor.And64percentofpeopleexpectautomationtobesocommoninAmericathatpeoplewillfacedifficultyfindingthingstodowiththeirlives.Someoftheconcernsabouttechnologycomefromadistrustaboutwhethermachineswillalwaysmaketherightdecision.ManyAmericansbelievehumanshavebetterjudgmentindealingwithcomplexmatters.Oneexampleisselectingapersonforajob.ThreequartersofAmericanssaidtheywouldnotwanttoapplyforajobthatusesacomputerprogramtochoosethemostqualifiedperson.MostAmericanswantthegovernmenttolimitautomation,Forexample,87percentsupportarequirementthatalldriverlessvehicleshaveahumaninthedriversscatwhocantakecontrolwhenneeded.And85percentwanttolimitmachinestomostlydoingjobsthataredangerousorunhealthyforhumans.Andonly25percentexpectmorejobstocomefromautomation.Pewsaid,MarkZuckerberg,theco-founderofFacebook,spokelastMaytograduatingseniorsfromHarvardUniversityinMassachusetts,Histalkcenteredontheuncertainfuturefacingyoungpeople.“Ourgenerationwillhavetodealwithtensofmillionsofjobsreplacedbyautomationlikeself-drivingcarsandtrucks,”Zuckerbergtoldthegraduates,Zuckerbergsaidyoungpeoplewillhavetofindprojectsthatwillbringbothjobsanddirectbenefitstothepeopleoftheworld.Hesaidinhisspeechthat300,000peopleworkedtoputamanonthemoon,andmillionsofpeoplebuilt,theHooverDamaswellasothergreatprojectsoverthelast100years.1、WhatdoAmericansthinkoftechnology?A．Useful.B．EffectiveC．Dangerous.D．Undependable.2、WhichofthefollowingdothemajorityofAmericanswantthegovernmenttodo?A．Usemachinestododangerousandharmfuljobs.B．IncreasejobchancesbyintroducingmachinesC．Selectapersonforajobbycomputer.D．Getridofalldriverlessvehicles.3、WhatdidZuckerbergencouragethestudentstodo?A．Refuseself-drivingvehicles.B．Createnewjobchances.C．Considerlargeprojects.D．Fightagainstrobots.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．NewTechnologyCreatesMoreJobsB．NewTechnologyMakesNewUnfairnessC．AmericansWorryRobotsWillTakeJobsD．RobotsMakeWorkEasytoDoforWorkers.23．（8分）Peopleandanimalsoftenenjoylovingrelationshipswitheachother.Whenpeopleadoptdomesticated(家养的)animalsintotheirfamiliesaspets,animalsgivehumanstheblessingsofcompanionshipandfuninreturn.Inthewild,animalssometimescarryoutdramaticrescuesofpeopleindangeroussituations,miraculously(奇迹般地)sensinghumanneedsandjumpinginwithoutfeartohelp.In2000,a6-year-oldboynamedElianConzalezleftCubaonaboatboundforFloridaintheUnitedStates,buttheboatsankandeveryoneaboarddrownedexceptforElianandtwoadults.Elianandtheothertwosurvivorsheldontoinnertuberfor48hourstotrytostayafloatinthesea.Afterawhile,however,Elianbegantolosestrength,slippingunderthewaterandthengrabbingthetubeagainashefoughttostayalive.AsmallgroupofdolphinsnoticedElianstrugglingandswanovertohimtohelp.ThedolphinsformedacirclearoundtheinnertubeandtookturnsusingtheirnosestoliftElianuntilfishermenworkingintheareadiscoveredandrescuedElianandthetwoadultswhofloatednearby.Thefishermenreportedthat,whentheydiscoveredElian,hewasrepeatingaprayerthathismotherhadtaughthimbeforedrowning,askingguardianangelstoprotecthim.Miraculously,thedolphinsknewthatachildwouldneedmorehelpthanadults,sotheyfocusedonElian—andtheyfiguredoutexactlywhatneededtobedoneandcooperatedcarryoutthatplansuccessfully.Theymadeit!1、WhydidElianslipoffthetube?A．Hewastiredout.B．Thedolphinshelpedhim.C．Thetwoadultspushedhim.D．Thetubewastoosmoothtograb.2、HowdidthedolphinssaveElianConzalez?A．Theyinformedthefishermen.B．Theyformedacirclearoundhim.C．Theysupportedtheinnertubebyturns.D．TheystoppedElianslippingunderthewater.3、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribeElianGonzalez?A．Confidentandstrong.B．Determinedandlucky.C．Friendlyandoptimistic.D．Adaptableandaggressive.4、Whichcouldbethebesttitle?A．PrayerDoingWonderB．Elian’sNarrowEscapeC．TheDolphinsWhoRescuedElianD．Animals:HumanBeing’sAngels24．（8分）AccommodationatUniversityCollegeCork,IrelandOn-campusaccommodationUCCCampusaccommodationismorethanjustaplacetoeatandsleep—itprovidessocial,culturalandsportingshopsandthechancetodevelopfriendshipsthatwilllastalifetime.Ouraccommodationservicesaredividedintoourtwoareasofoperation,onebeingthesafe,modernaccommodationforthosestudyingduringtheacademicyear.TheotheroneistheexcellentsummeraccommodationforholidayorsummercoursevisitorswhoareseekingwhatisaveryspecialenvironmenttostayinwitheverymodernconveniencebutdippedinhistoryandtheatmosphereofoneofEurope’soldestandmosthighlyregardeduniversities.RentalHousingThisiswherethestudentliveswithafamilyand1~5otherstudentsandyougetyourbreakfast,eveningmealandlightsupper.Ratesareavailableforbothsingleandsharedrooms,fivedaysorseven-dayboard.Pricesaresetandnolandladycanchargeoverthisagreedrate.Thisisaveryeconomicalandsafeaccommodationoptionandparticularlywellsuitedtofreshmen.ListsoflandladiesareavailablefreefromtheAccommodationOfficebypost,faxandemail.SharedStudentHousingAvailableroomsareadvertisedintheAccommodationOfficethroughouttheyear.Updatedlistsofthemareprovideddaily.Lifetimefriendshipiseasilydevelopedhere.LivingwithaLandlordUsuallythisprovidesmorematurestudentswithahighstandardofaccommodationatreasonablerents,usuallyalittlebelowthemarketprice.VacanciesareadvertisedintheAccommodationOfficethroughouttheyear.1、Whatisspecialabouttheenvironmentofon-campusaccommodation?A．Itbenefitsfreshmenalotduringholidays.B．ItisthemosthighlyregardedaccommodationinEurope.C．Ithelpsdevelopalifelongfriendshipbetweenroommates.D．Itisaperfectmixofmodernequipmentandhistoricalsurroundings.2、Whichisrecommendedtofirst-yearstudentsattheiruniversity?A．On-campusaccommodation.B．LivingwithaLandlord.C．SharedStudentHousing.D．RentalHousing.3、WhatdoweknowabouttheAccommodationOffice?A．Itdoesn’tdealwithrentsforstudents.B．Itservesstudentsandgetspaidforwhatitdoes.C．Itprovidesinformationontheaccommodationchoices.D．Itisseenasabridgebetweentheuniversityandstudents.25．（10分）Thebiggestchallengefacedbytravelers,especiallythosewholiketohaveabackpackingtripishowtoensureasteadysupplyofcleanclothes.Now,thankstoagreatinventioncalledScrubbaWashPack,thatworrymaybeathingofthepast.TheportablewashingmachinewasinventedbyAshNewlandin2010,whilehewasplanningtoclimbMt.Kilimanjaro.Struckbythelimitedpackingspace,hegotinspirationfromtraditionalwashboardstocreateabagthatcouldbeusedtocleanclothes.Thenhequittedhiscareerasalawyerandfocusedonperfectingthebag’sdesign.By2012,thebagwasreadyforthepublic.Itweighedonly180gramsandrequiredverylittlestoragespace,makingitperfectforanymorewishingtotravellight.Notsurprisingly,thebagwhichwasworth55dollarswasaninstanthitwithtravelers,universitystudentsandevenpassengers.However,Newlandwasnotsatisfied.Hestillsawadisadvantagewithhisinvention--dirtyclotheshadtobecarriedaroundinaseparatebag!TherecentlyintroducedScrubbaWashPacksolvesthatproblem.Inordertomakethepackactive,dirtyclothesareplacedinsidethebagalongwithtwoorthreelitersofwater.Thebagisthenshuttightlytoensureallairissqueezedoutandthecolorsaremassagedforafewminutes.Afteraquickwash,theyarecleanandreadytobedried.AccordingtoNewland,thepackcancleananythingfromjeanstosmellysocks!What’sevenmoreamazingisthatwithacapacitytohold13litersofwater,itcanbeusedtowashmoreclothesatatime.Thebestpartisthatthe99-dollarpackthatwillbeavailableforsalelaterthisyear,onlyweighs300gramsandiscompletelyfoldable,makingiteasytostorewhenit’snotinuse.WiththeScrubbaWashPack,wanderingthroughforeigncitiessearchingforawashingshop,orpayingforwashingmachinesmaysoonbeathingofthepast!1、WhatledAshNewlandtocreatetheScrunbaWashPack?A．Hisjobrequirements. B．Atraditionalwashboard.C．Hisinterestininvention. D．Hispersonalexperience.2、Whywasn’tAshNewlandsatisfiedwithhisformerinvention?A．Clothescouldn’tbewashedwell.B．Theinventionwasnotsoconvenient.C．Thebagcouldn’tcontainenoughwater.D．Thecostoftheinventionwasveryhigh.3、ItcanbeinferredthattheimprovedScrubbaWashPack________.A．turnstobemuchenvironmentallyfriendlier.B．willreplacethetraditionalwashingmachines.C．willbewidelyusedbymoretravelersinthefuture.D．canencouragemorepeopletotravelalongdistance.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A．Athingofthepast:Travelers’worryofwashingclothes.B．TheScrubbaWashPack--Abagfreeofwashing.C．Thedevelopmentofagreatinvention.D．Howtodesignanewpackfortravelers.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）Ayoungmanwasgettingreadytograduatefromcollege.Formanymonthshehad1abeautifulsportscarinashowroom,andknowinghisfathercouldwell2it,hetoldhimthatwasallhewanted.AsGraduationDaycamenear,theyoungmanawaited3thathisfatherhadboughtthecar.4,onthemorningofhisgraduation,hisfathercalledhimintohis5studyroom.Hisfathertoldhimhow6hewastohavesuchafineson,andtoldhimhow7helovedhim.Hehandedhissonabeautifully8giftbox.Curious,andsomewhatdisappointed,theyoungmanopenedtheboxand9alovely,leather-bound(皮纸封面)Bible,10theyoungman'snamepressedingold.11,heraisedhisvoicetohisfather,andsaid“With12yourmoney,yougivemeaBible?”andstormedoutofthehouse.Manyyearspassedandtheyoungmanwasverysuccessfulin13.Hehadabeautifulhomeandwonderfulfamily,butrealizedhisfatherwasvery14,andthoughtperhapsheshouldgotohim.Hehadnotseenhim15thatgraduationday.Beforehecouldmakearrangements,hereceivedatelegram16himhisfatherhadpassedaway,andgaveallhispossessionstohisson.Heneededtocomehomeimmediatelyand17things.Whenhearrivedathisfather'shouse,sudden18andregretfilledhisheart.Hebegantosearchthroughhisfather'simportantpapersandsawthestillgift—wrappedBible19ashehadleftityearsago.Withtears,heopenedtheBibleandbegantoturnthepages.Suddenly,acarkeydroppedfromthebackofthe20.Ithadatag(标签)withthedateofhisgraduationonit,andthewordsPAIDINFULL.1、A．admiredB．watchedC．seenD．noticed2、A．offerB．affordC．serveD．supply3、A．marksB．supportsC．signsD．promises4、A．FinallyB．InsteadC．SoD．Shortly5、A．publicB．hardC．lazyD．private6、A．proudB．sadC．upsetD．puzzled7、A．manyB．farC．muchD．often8、A．typedB．wrappedC．writtenD．painted9、A．lookedB．reachedC．showedD．found10、A．withB．whileC．afterD．when11、A．InterestedB．PleasedC．AngryD．Disappointed12、A．noneB．allC．littleD．bit13、A．businessB．studyC．cityD．home14、A．healthyB．strongC．youngD．old15、A．onB．untilC．sinceD．after16、A．tellingB．showingC．sayingD．talking17、A．lookforB．takecareofC．careD．mind18、A．excitementB．disappointmentC．surpriseD．sadness19、A．butB．rightC．justD．only20、A．BibleB．bedC．deskD．door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）StephenHawking,whoisoneofthefamousphysicists,wasborninBritainonJanuary8th,1942.Asachild,hewasenthusiasticabout1．(design)complicatedtoysbut2．(fortune),inhistwenties,hesuffered3．adiseasethatwasimpossibletobecured,4．wasagreatchallengeforhim.However,hewasnotonlypositiveaboutthemisfortunes,andeventuallyhe5．(defeat)alltheobstaclesbutalsohewasabsorbed6．hisresearchintheuniverse.In1988,hisbest-sellerABriefHistoryofTime7．(publish),inwhichheputforwardtheidea8．timeitselfhasabeginning,andthatitwillhave9．end.In10．(conclude),hehasmadeoutstandingcontributionstothefieldsofcosmologyandquantumgravity.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女文，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。刪除：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。Lastweekend,myclassmateandIwentonacampingtripneartheriver.Itwasnotlongdistance,sowechosetogetherebybike.Westartedwithearlyinthemorning.Ontheway,wetalkedaboutthatwesawaround.Ittakesabouthalfanhourtogettotheplace.Onarriving,somegirlssatdown,hadherbreakfastandlistenedtothebirdssings.Someadmiredtheriverwhileothersdrewpictures.MyfriendsandIfoundaquietlyplaceandwentfishing.Tooursurprise,wegotmuchfishes.Timepassedsoquicklyandwehadtosaygoodbye.Ienjoyedthepleasantorexcitingtrip.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，你的英国笔友Tom打算来北京旅游两天。请写一封e-mail给他，向他介绍以下有关北京的情况，及建议在京期间两天的日程安排，并欢迎他来北京玩。地理位置：位于华北地区，是全球拥有最多世界文化遗址的城市；面积：16000平方公里；人口：1300万；第一天：游览长城、拍照并购买纪念品；第一天：登天安门城楼俯瞰紫禁城、参观故宫博物院感受中国传统文化。注意：1.共100词左右，信件开头和结尾已写好，且不计入总词数。2.不能使用真实姓名和学校名称。。3.参考词汇：天安门城楼—TiananmenGate-tower