江苏省南通市2022-2023学年第一学期期中考试高三英语模拟试题(含答案)

江苏省南通市2022-2023学年第一学期

期中考试高三英语试题（满分120）

一、阅读理解

（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（本题共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5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。

(A)

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyusingtheinformationtakenfromadictionarypage.(You

mayreadthequestionsfirst.)

jaguar:n.atypeoflarge,yellow-coloredcatwithblackmarkingsfoundinthesouthwestern

regionoftheU.S.andinCentralandSouthAmerica.

jargon:1.n.speechthatdoesn'tmakesense.2.n.anunknownlanguagethatseemsstrangeor

impossibletounderstand.3.n.alanguagemadeupoftwoormoreotherlanguages:Hisjargon

wasamixtureofFrenchandEnglish.4.n.thespecialvocabularyofafieldorprofession:Her

reportoncomputerswasfilledwithjargon.

jaunt:1.n.atriptakenforfun.2.v.togoonabriefpleasanttrip:Wejauntedtothecountrylast

Saturday.

javelin:1.n.aspearmostcommonlyusedasweaponorinhunting.2.n.alightweightmetalor

woodenspearthatisthrownintrack-and-fieldcontests.3.n.thecontestinwhichajavelinis

thrown.4.v.tostrike,aswithajavelin.

jazz:1.n.atypeofmusicthatoriginatedinNewOrleansandischaracterizedbyrhythmicbeats.

2.n.populardancemusicinfluencedbyjazz.3.n.slangemptytalk.4.ad.oforlikejazz:ajazz

band,jazzrecords.

Jennet:n.asmallSpanishhorse.

()1.Whichmeaningofthewordjavelinisusedinthesentencebelow?

Atthecompetition,Jackdrewhisarmbackandthrewthejavelin50yards.

A.Definition1

C.Definition3

B.Definition2

D.Definition4

()2.Whichmeaningofthewordjargonisusedinthesentencebelow?

Doctorsoftenspeakinmedicaljargon.

A.Definition1

C.Definition3

B.Definition2

D.Definition4

()3.Whatdoesthewordjazzmeaninthefollowingsentence?

Don'tgivemethatjazz,forIamapracticalperson.

A.rhythmicbeats

B.atypeofmusic

C.akindofdance

D.meaninglesstalk

(B)

Domestic(驯养的)horsesnowpullploughs,raceintheKentuckyDerby,andcarrypolice.But

earlyhorsesweren'ttame(驯服的)enoughtoperformthesekindsoftasks.Scientiststhinkthe

firstinteractionshumanshadwithhorseswerefardifferentfromthosetoday.

Thousandsofyearsago,peoplekilledthewildhorsesthatlivedaroundthemforfood.Over

time,peoplebegantocatchtheanimalsandraisethem.Thiswasthefirststepindomestication.

Aspeoplebegantotameandridehorses,theychosetokeepthoseanimalsthathadmore

desirablecharacteristics.Forexample,peoplemayhavechosentokeephorsesthathadagentle

personalitysotheycouldberiddenmoreeasily.Peoplewhousedhorsestopullheavyloads

wouldhavechosentokeepstrongeranimals.Characteristicslikestrengtharepartlycontrolledby

theanimals'genes.Soasthedomesticatedhorsesreproduced,theypassedthecharacteristicsonto

theiryoung.Eachnewgenerationofhouseswouldshowmoreofthesechosencharacteristics.

Moderndayhorsebreedscomeinawidevarietyofshapesandsizes.Thisvarietydidn'texistin

thehorsepopulationbeforedomestication.TheShetlandhorseisoneofthesmallest

breeds—typicallyreachingonlyonemetertall.Withshort,stronglegs,theanimalswerebredto

pullcoaloutofmineshafts(矿井)withlowceilings.HugehorsesliketheClydesdalecameonthe

scenearound1700.Peoplebredtheseheavy,tallhorsestopulllargevehiclesusedforcarrying

heavyloads.

Thedomesticationofhorseshashadgreateffectsonsocieties.Forexample,horsewere

importanttoolsintheadvancementofmodernagriculture.Usingthemtopullploughsandcarry

heavyloadsallowedpeopletofarmmoreefficiently.Beforetheywereabletoridehorses,humans

hadtocrosslandonfoot.Ridinghorsesallowedpeopletotravelfargreaterdistanceinmuchless

time.Thatencouragedpopulationslivingindifferentareastointeractwithoneanother.Thenew

fromofrapidtransportationhelpedculturesspreadaroundtheworld.

()4.Beforedomesticationhorseswere______.

A.caughtforsports

B.huntedforfood

C.madetopullploughsD.usedtocarrypeople

()5.TheauthorusestheShetlandhorseasanexampletoshow______.

A.itissmallerthantheClydesdalehorse

B.horseusedtohavegentlepersonalities

C.somehorseshavebettershapedthanothers

D.horseswereoflessvarietybeforedomestication

()6.Horsescontributedtothespreadofcultureby______.

A.carryingheavyloads

B.changingfarmingmethods

C.servingasameansoftransport

()7.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.

A.whyhumansdomesticatedhorses

D.advancingagricultureindifferentareas

B.howhumansandhorsesneededeachother

C.whyhorsescameindifferentshapesandsizes

D.howhumansocietiesandhorsesinfluencedeachother

(C)

Morethan10yearsago,itwasdifficulttobuyatastypineapple(菠萝).Thefruitsthatmadeit

totheUKweregreenontheoutsideand,moreoftenthannot,hardwithanunpleasanttastewithin.

Thenin1966,theDelMonteGoldpineappleproducedinHawaiifirsthitourshelves.

Thenewtypeofpineapplelookedmoreyellowy-goldthangreen.Itwasslightlysofteronthe

outsideandhadalotofjuiceinside.Butthemostimportantthingaboutthisnewtypeofpineapple

wasthatitwastwiceassweetasthehit-and-misspineappleswehadknown.Innotime,theDel

MonteGoldtookthemarketbystorm,rapidlybecomingtheworld'sbest-sellingpineapplevariety,

anddeliveringnaturallevelsofsweetnessinthemouth,upuntilthenonlyfoundintinned

pineapple.

Innutrition(营养)itwasallgoodnewstoo.Thisnicetastingpineapplecontainedfourtimes

morevitaminC(维生素C)thantheoldgreenvariety.Nutritionistssaidthatitwasnotonlyfullof

vitamins,butalsogoodagainstsomediseases.Peoplewereunderstandablyeagertobeabletobuy

thiswonderfulfruit.Thenewtypeofpineapplewassellingfast,andtheDelMonteGold

pineapplerapidlybecameafixtureintheshoppingbasketofthehealthyeater.

Seeingthegrowingmarketforitswinningpineapple,DelMontetriedtokeepmarkettoitself.

Butotherfruitcompaniesdevelopedsimilarpineapples.DelMonteturnedtolawforhelp,but

failed.ThosecompaniesarguedsuccessfullythatDelMonte'sattemptstokeepthegolden

pineappleforitselfwerejustawaytoknockthemoutthemarket.

()8.Welearnfromthetextthatthenewtypeatpineappleis__________.

A.greenoutsideandsweetinside

C.yellowy-goldoutsideandhardinside

B.good-lookingoutsideandsoftinside

D.alittlesoftoutsideandsweetinside

()9.Whywasthenewtypeofpineapplesellingwell?

A.Itwasrichinnutritionandtastednice.

C.ItwasdevelopedbyDelMonte.

A.thatpeopleenjoyeating

C.thatisdifficulttoget

B.Itwaslesssweetandgoodforhealth.

D.Itwasusedasmedicine.

()10.Theunderlinedword"fixture"inParagraph3probablyreferstosomething_________.

B.thatisalwayspresent

D.thatpeopleuseasagift

()11.WelearnfromthelastparagraphthatDelMonte_________.

A.slowedothercompaniestodeveloppineapples

B.succeededinkeepingthepineappleforitself

C.triedhardtocontrolthepineapplemarket

D.plannedtohelptheothercompanies

(D)

Mostpeople,whentheytraveltospace,wouldliketostayinorbitforafewdaysofmore.And

thisstandstoreason,ifyou'repaying$20,000foryourtriptoorbit!Strainorderfortourismto

reachitsfullpotentialthere'sgoingtobeaneedfororbitalaccommodation--orspacehotels.What

wouldaspacehotelactuallybeliketovisit?Hotelsinorbitwilloffertheservicesyouexpectfrom

ahotel--privaterooms,meals,bars.Butthey'llalsooffertwouniqueexperiences:impressive

views--ofEarthandspace--andtheendlessentertainmentoflivinginzerogravity--includingsports

andotheractivitiesthatmakeuseofthis.

Thehotelsthemselveswillvarygreatlyfrombeingquitesimpleintheearlydaystohuge

luxurystructureatalaterdate.It'sactuallysurprisingthataslateras1997,veryfewdesignsfor

spacehotelswerepublished.Thisismainlybecausethosewhomightbeexpectedtodesignthem

haven'texpectedlaunchcoststocomedownfarenoughtomakethempossible.

Lotsofpeoplewho'vebeentospacehavedescribedvividlywhatit'sliketoliveinzerogravity.

Thereareobviouslyallsortofpossibilitiesfordancing,gymnastics,andzero-Gsports.Luckily,

youdon'tneedtosleepmuchlivinginzerogravity,soyou'llhaveplentyoftimeforrelaxingby

hangingoutinabarwithawindowlookingdownattheturningEarthbelow.

Ofcourseallgoodthingshavecometoanend.Unfortunately,Andsoafterafewdaysyou'll

findyourselfheadingbackenoughyou'llbemuchmoreexpertatexercisinginzerogravitythan

youwerewhenyouarrived.You'llbethinkinghowsoonyoucansaveupenoughtogetbackup

againormaybeyoushouldchangejobstogettoworkinanorbitinghotel.

(

)12.Whentravelinginspace,mostpeoplewouldliketostayinorbitforafewdays

A.Itisexpensivetotravelinspace

because_______.

B.theywouldfindthepossiblelifeinotherstarsystems

C.theycouldenjoytheluxuryofspacehotels

D.theywanttorealisethefullpotentialoftourism

()13.Whichofthefollowingisauniqueexperiencethatspacehotelswilloffer?

A.Thegravitationalpull

C.Therelaxationinabar.

B.Thespecialviews.

D.Thespacewalk.

()14.Whichofthefollowingisnotdiscussedinthepassage?

A.Whenwasthespacetravelingmadepossible?

B.Whataretheuniqueexperiencesthatspacehotelswilloffer?

C.Whyweretherenotmanypublisheddesignsforspacehotels?

D.Howcanthetravelersenjoythemselvesinspacehotels?

()15.Thispassageismainlyabout________.

A.travelinginspace

C.zerogravityandspacehotels

B.thewaysoflivinginspacehotels

D.thedescriptionofspacehotels

第二节（本题共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余

选项。

Mymotherisadiligentandkindwoman.Sheisverybusyfrommorningtillnight.Asateacher,

sheworkshard.16.BothmybrotherandIloveherdearlyasshelovesus.

Mymotherhasbeenteachingmathatamiddleschoolinmyhometown.Shegoestoworkearly

inthemorninganddoesnotreturnhomeuntillateintheafternoon.17.Shetreatsthemwith

patienceandteachesthemwell.Forherexcellentqualityandverygoodteachingresults,shehas

beenelectedasamodelteacherseveraltimes.

18.Everyday,whenshecomesbackhomefromwork,shesetsaboutdoinghousework,

sweepingthelivingroomandbedroomsorcleaningthefurniture,andputtingeverythingingood

order.Sheseemstobebusyallthetime.Asshehasbeenverybusyworkingeveryday,shelooks

olderthanherage.Butshelooksascheerfulandhappyasever.Motherneverbuysexpensive

dressesforherself,butsheoftenbuyssomeinexpensivebuthighqualityclothesforus.

19.She

justeatsaplainmealoutsidewhensheistoobusytocookherself.Shelivesabusyyetsimplelife,

withoutanycomplaints.

Oftenshesaystous,"workwhileyouwork,andplaywhile

youplay.Thatisthewaytobe

happyandgay.Ifyoudonotwork,youwillbecomelazyandbeofnousetosociety".Whata

pieceofgoodadvicethisis!

20.Thisadviceofherswillalwaysserveasaguidetomybehavior.

Mymotherisgreatindeed,andIalwaysfeelproudofher.

A.Asamother,shetakesgoodcareofusandgivesuseverycomfort.

B.Sheenjoyslisteningtoclassicmusic.

C.Shenevergoestoexpensiverestaurantstoenjoymeals.

D.Shelovesherstudentsandcaresforthem.

E.Mymotherishard-workingandneverwastesmoney.

F.Canyoutellussomethingaboutyourmother?

G.Ineverforgetitandalwaysbearitinmymind.

二、语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。

Numbersenseisnottheabilitytocount.Itistheabilitytorecognizea

21

innumber.

Humanbeingsarebornwiththisability.22

,experimentsshowthatmanyanimalsare,too.For

example,manybirdshavegoodnumbersense.Ifanesthasfoureggsandyouremoveone,the

birdwillnot

23.However,ifyouremovetwo,thebird

betweentwoandthree.

24leaves.Thismeansthatthe

birdknowsthe25

Anotherinterestingexperimentshowedabird's26numbersense.Amanwastryingtotakea

photoofacrow(乌鸦)thathadanestinatower,butthecrowalwaysleftwhenshesawhim

coming.Thebirddidnot27untilthemanleftthetower.Themanhadan

28.Hetook

29

the

anothermanwithhimtothetower.Onemanleftandtheotherstayed,buttheydidnot

bird.Thecrowstayedawayuntilthesecondmanleft,too.Theexperimentwas

30withthree

menandthenwithfourmen.Butthecrowdidnotreturntothenestuntilallthemenwere

31.Itwasnotuntilfivemenwentintothetowerandonlyfourleftthattheywere

foolthecrow.

32

ableto

Howgoodisahuman'snumbersense?It'snotverygood.Forexample,babiesaboutfourteen

monthsoldalmostalwaysnoticeifsomethingistakenawayfroma

numbergoesbeyondthreeorfour,thechildrenare34

33

group.Butwhenthe

fooled.

Itseemsthatnumbersenseissomethingwehaveincommonwithmanyanimalsinthisworld,

andthatourhuman35

isnotmuchbetterthanacrow's.

21.A.rise

22.A.Importantly

23.A.survive

B.pattern

B.Surprisingly

B.care

C.change

C.Disappointedly

C.hatch

C.casually

D.trend

D.Fortunately

D.notice

D.deliberately

D.interval

24.A.generally

25.A.distance

26.A.amazing

27.A.relax

B.sincerely

B.range

B.annoying

B.recover

B.excuse

B.hurt

C.difference

C.satisfying

C.react

C.idea

D.disturbing

D.return

28.A.appointment

29.A.fool

D.explanation

D.kill

C.catch

C.designed

C.tired

30.A.reported

31.A.confused

32.A.gradually

33.A.single

34.A.seldom

35.A.sight

B.repeated

B.gone

D.approved

D.drunk

D.finally

D.new

B.luckily

B.small

C.strangely

C.local

C.merely

C.ability

B.temporarily

B.nature

D.often

D.belief

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

ThegameofbasketballwascreatedbyDr.Naismith,36．Canadianwhoworkedasaphysical

educationinstructorattheSpringfieldCollege.

TheNewEnglandwinterswereverycold,andthestudentswere37．(willing)todooutdoor

activities.Naismithdeterminedthatafast-movinggame38．couldbeplayedindoorswouldfill

theemptyafternoonsafterthebaseballandfootballseasonshadended.Firsthetriedtochange

outdoorgamessuchassoccertoindoorplay,buthesoonfoundthemunsuitableforsmall

39．(area).InDecemberof1891,Naismithhungtwooldpeachbasketsateitherendofthegym

attheschool,and,usingasoccerballandnineplayersoneachside,40．(organize)thefirst

basketballgame.Theearlyrulesallowedthreepointsforeachbasketandbanned41．(run)with

theball.

Fiveyearslater,achampionshipwas42．(success)heldinNewYorkCity.43．thattime,the

teamhadbeenreducedtosevenplayers,andfivebecamestandardinthe1897season.

44．basketballfirstappearedinthe1904OlympicGames,itquicklyspreadthroughoutthe

world.In1906,ametalringwasused45．(replace)thebasketforthefirsttime,butthename

basketballhasremained.

三、书面表达（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

假如你是某国际学校的学生会主席李华，你校正在开展"为父母分担家务"的活动。请

根据下面所给提示，以学生会的名义用英语给全校学生写一封倡议书，要点包括：

1.活动目的；

2.活动具体要求；

3.发出倡议。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Dearfellowstudents,

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________TheStudents'Union

第二节读后续写（满分25分）

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

RobertandHenryweretwofriendsinthesameclass.Theyalwaysplayedtogetherandwent

hometogether.Oneday,RobertandHenryweregoinghomefromschool,when,onturninga

corner,Robertcriedout,"Afight!Let'sgoandsee!"

"No,"saidHenry."Letusgoquietlyhomeandnotmeddlewith(插手)thisquarre1.Wehave

nothingtodowithitandmaygetintotrouble.Alsoourparentsareexpectingtohavedinnerwith

ustogetherathomeandIdon'twantthemtoworryaboutme."

"Youareacoward,andafraidtogo,"saidRobert，andoffharan.Henrywantstraighthome,

andintheafternoonwenttoschoolasusual.

ButRoberthadtoldalltheboysthatHenrywasacoward,andtheylaughedathimagreatdeal.

Fromthenon,theylookeddownuponHenryanddidn'twanttoplaywithhimtogether.

Henrywassadbuthewasn'tangrywithRobertforhisrudebehavior,becausehelearnedthat

truecourageisshownmostinbearingmisunderstandingwhenitwasnotdeserved,andthathe

oughttobeafraidofnothingbutdoingwrong.Thus,hejustignoredtheother