四川省德阳市高中2023年英语高三第一学期期末考试模拟试题含解析

四川省德阳市高中2023年英语高三第一学期期末考试模拟试题考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．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．WhenIgottohishouse,Ifoundthatthewalls_____.A．arebeingpaintedB．arepaintingC．werebeingpaintedD．werepainting2．--Catherine,Ihavecleanedtheroomforyou.---Thanks.You_______it.Icouldmanageitmyself.A．needn’tdo B．shouldn’thavedone C．mustn’tdo D．needn’thavedone3．Andrewlivesaloneandenjoysthecompanyofapetcat_______he’sgrownsofond.A．which B．inwhichC．ofwhich D．when4．Withyourbrother’shelp,I’vemadegreatprogressinEnglishandIreallywanttodosomethingforhim____．A．inturn B．byturns C．inreturn D．inanswer5．Afterlookingatmanynewcars,Ifound________whichIwouldacceptjustassuitable.A．it B．this C．that D．one6．RecentlysomehospitalsinChinahaveadopted______theycallarobot-doctor,______willbeusedtooperateonpatientswithmoreaccuracy.A．what;thatB．that;whichC．what;whichD．which;what7．Hehadagreatdearietohaveahomeofhisown,______hehadalwayslivedwithhisgrandmother.A．or B．and C．so D．for8．August8th，2008isaspecialday，________________，Ithink，thatwillberememberedbytheChineseforever.A．one B．whatC．which D．theone9．—CanIpaythebillbycheck?—Sorry,sir.Accordingtotherulesofourhotel,thepayment______bemadeincash.A．shallB．needC．willD．can10．Don'tdefendhimanymore.It'sobviousthathe________destroyedthefenceofthegardenevenwithoutanapology.A．accidentallyB．carelesslyC．deliberatelyD．clumsily11．Duetothereformandopening­up,ourlivingconditions,undoubtedly,haveimproved________overthepastdecades.A．considerately B．approximately C．appropriately D．considerably12．---What’swrongwithyourcellphone?Ican’tgetthrough.---Oh,mylinewascutoffbecauseI________mybill.A．haven’tpaid B．hadn’tpaid C．wasn’tpaying D．don’tpay13．—DidMaxgototheconcertwithhisfamilyyesterday?—Thereportscheduledtobehandedintomorrow,he_______it.A．couldn’thaveattended B．needn’thaveattendedC．wouldn’tattend D．shouldn’tattend14．Havingpicturestocolorwillkeepchildren______forhours.A．amused B．amusingC．amuse D．toamuse15．Thisresearchhasattractedwide_______coverageandhasfeaturedonBBCtelevision’sTomorrow’sWorld.A．message B．information C．media D．data16．Takethenoteasareminder______youforgottobuysomesweetsforthekidswhileshoppingthere.A．how B．thatC．incase D．evenif17．Theforeignersherearegreatlyimpressedbythefactthat_______peoplefromallwalksoflifeareworkinghardfor________newTianjin.A．/;aB．/;theC．a;aD．the;the18．Theemoticons_____whenwewanttostopaconversation,sparingustheembarrassment.A．comearoundB．comeinhandyC．comeaboutD．comeby19．Manythoughtthatafterstarringintheimmenselypopulardrama，NirvanainFire，HuGewould________andactivelyseeknewroles．A．makeamountainoutofamolehillB．havetoomanyironsinthefireC．strikewhiletheironishotD．putthecartbeforethehorse20．—Igotbeateninthefirstroundinthecontest.Iamfeelingdepressed.—Cheerup!Youhaveto________yourself________tohavethelastlaugh.A．open;upB．pick;upC．knock;upD．do;up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）Foodpickedupjustafewsecondsafterbeingdroppedislesslikelytocontainbacteriathanifitisleftforlongerperiodsoftime,accordingtothefindingsofresearchcarriedoutatAstonUniversity'sSchoolofLifeandHealthSciences.Thefindingssuggesttheremaybesomescientificbasisofthe"5-secondrule"—thebeliefaboutitbeingfinetoeatfoodthathasonlyhadcontactwiththefloorforfivesecondsorless.Althoughpeoplehavelongfollowedthe"5-secondrule",untilnowitwasunclearwhetheritactuallyhelped.Thestudy,undertakenbyfinalyearBiologystudentsandledbyAnthonyHilton,ProfessorofMicrobiologyatAstonUniversity,monitoredthetransferofthecommonbacteriafromavarietyofindoorfloortypesascarpet,cementfloortotoast,pasta,biscuitandastickysweetwhencontactwasmadefrom3to30seconds.Theresultsshowedthat:timeisasignificantfactorinthetransferofbacteriafromafloorsurfacetoapieceoffood,andthetypeofflooringthefoodhasbeendroppedonhasaneffect,withbacterialeastlikelytotransferfromcarpetedsurfacesandmostlikelytotransferfromcementflooringsurfacestomoistfoodsmakingcontactformorethan5seconds.ProfessorHiltonsaid,"Consumingfooddroppedonthefloorstillcarriesaninfectionriskasitverymuchdependsonwhichbacteriaarepresentontheflooratthetime."TheAstonteamalsocarriedoutasurveyofthenumberofpeoplewhoemploythe“five-secondrule”.Thesurveyshowedthat:87%ofthepeoplesurveyedsaidtheywouldeatfooddroppedonthefloor,oralreadyhavedoneso.55%ofthosethatwould,orhaveeatenfooddroppedonthefloorarewomen.81%ofthewomenwhowouldeatfoodfromthefloorwouldfollowthe"5-secondrule".ProfessorHiltonadded,"Ourstudyshowedthatasurprisinglylargemajorityofpeoplearehappytoconsumedroppedfood,withwomenthemostlikelytodoso.Buttheyarealsomorelikelytofollowthe"5-secondrule",whichourresearchhasshowntobemorethananoldwives’tale."1、Whichkindoffoodisnotusedinthestudy?A．Toastbread B．ItaliannoodlesC．Chips D．Stickycandy2、HowdidProfessorHiltonfeelafteranalyzinghowmanypeoplechosetoeatdroppedfood?A．Puzzled B．UpsetC．Satisfied D．Astonished3、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Mostmenwouldfollowthe"5-second"rule.B．Peoplewhowouldeatfooddroppedonthefloorareintheminority.C．Bacteriaareeasiertotransferfromcementfloorsthancarpetedsurfaces.D．Fooddroppedonthecementfloorislesslikelytobepollutedthanthatonthecarpet.4、Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A．Thefoodwhichisdroppedonthefloorcanbeeatensafely.B．Theresearchmayprovidesomescientificevidencetothe"5-secondrule".C．Thebacteriahavenonegativeeffectonthesafetyoffood.D．Peoplesurveyedintheresearcharewillingtoaccepttheidea.22．（8分）Canyouimagineaworldwithoutchocolate?It'snotsomethingI'dlike,soIwasrelivedtoreadthatthere'sauniversitywithaprogrammetosafeguardthefutureofchocolate!TheuniversityofReading,inEngland,hasjustopenedanewclearinghouseforalltheworld'snewcocoavarieties.Theymustbequarantined（隔离）beforetheycanbegrown.Why?Cocoaproductionhitarecordhighof4.4milliontonslastyearbutabout30%ofthepreciouscropisregularlylosttopestsanddiseases.Nowwedon'twantthat,dowe?Demandforchocolatehasbeenincreasingfasterthantheworldsupplyofthenewcropssince1985,researchersthinkthatnewvarietiesarekeytosolvingthisproblem.TheUniversityofReadinghasbeenprotectingthequalityofthenewcropssince1985,afterittookoverthetaskfromtheRoyalBotanicGardensinKew,London.Andithasimproveditsfacilities.Theleaderoftheinstitution'scocoaproject,ProfessorPaulHadley,says,“Oneofthemainissuesconcerningcocoaimprovementisthesupplyofreliablyclean,healthy,increasingcocoamaterial.”Thecocoacentrehasacollectionof3plantvarietiesandtheirgreen-houseusesalotofenergytokeepthemintropicalconditions.Afteruptotwoyearsinquarantine,cleanandsafeseedsaresenttosome20countries,includingseveralinWestAfrica.That'swhere75%ofthecocoausedforchocolateworldwidecomesfrom.Thecropisextremelyimportantforthelocaleconomy:itemploysabouttwomillionpeople.ProfessorHadleysaysheworkswithasmallteamofskilledtechnicianswholookafterthecollection.Andmoreofusseemtocountonthemnow.Thescientistsays,“thereissomeconcernwithintheindustrythatdemandisincreasingconstantly,particularlyincountrieslikeChina,wherethestandardoflivingisincreasingandpeoplearegettingatastefordifferentchocolate."1、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Safeguardingcocoa. B．Plantingcocoaworldwide.C．Keepingcocoaingreenhouse. D．Findingthenewmarketforcocoa.2、Theinstitution'scocoaprojectisto_______.A．havecocoaskinremoved B．offermorejobstopeopleC．ensurethequalityofcocoa D．supplycocoafortwomillionpeople3、Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellus?A．Thetasteofchocolateischanging.B．Demandforcocoaisincreasingfast.C．Peopleareconcernedaboutcocoavarieties.D．Chinesehavealonghistoryofeatingchocolate.4、What'sthepurposeofthetext?A．Toeducate. B．Toadvertise.C．Towarn. D．Toinform.23．（8分）Whatexactlyisintelligence?Therearen’tanyeasyanswers.Despitetheprogressthathasbeenmadeingeneticsandpsychology,humanintelligencehasremainedoneofthemostcontroversialareasofmodernscience，untilnow,thatis,forthediscoveryofagene(基因)linkedtointelligencehasmadetheexpertsthinkagain.RobertPlominoftheInstituteofPsychiatryinLondonandhiscolleaguesintheUShavebeenlookingintogeneticmake-up.Fromtheirresearch,theyhavediscoveredthataslightlydifferentgeneismorecommoninthosewithahighIQ.PlominanalyzedDNAfromtwogroupsof51childrenagedbetween6and15.WhathefoundwasthatthefirstgrouphadanIQof136,puttingtheminthetop5%ofthepopulation,whiletheothergrouphadanaverageIQof103.Ananalysisoftheirgenesshowedthat32%ofchildreninthehighergrouphadthegeneinquestion,whileonly16%inthesecondgroupdid.However,thereisalotmoreresearchtobedone,andPlominhimselfiscautiousatthisearlystage.Hesuggeststhatthereareprobablymanygenesthatcontributetointelligence,ratherthanjustone.SeveralstudieshaveshownastronglinkbetweenIQandcareersuccess,althoughsomepsychologistsremainunconvincedaboutthis.ProfessorMichaelRowe,whohaswrittenabookcalledGeniusExplained,isoneofthese.“ThepeoplewiththehighestIQsarenotusuallytheoneswhodobestintheircareers.”Manypsychologistsnowbelievethatwhenitcomestointelligence,IQisn’teverything.Manyalternativeviewshavebeenputforwardrecently.Oneexampleistheideaofmultipleintelligences,whichwasdevelopedinthe1980sbyHarvardpsychologistHowardGardner.ThisoffersamuchbroaderviewthantheIQtheory,includingcreativityandcommunicationskillsasrelevantfactors(因素)inintelligence.TonyBuzan,brainexpertandauthorofMasteryourMemory,isenthusiasticaboutthisbelief,arguingthattruegeniuses(天才)doindeedappeartocombinehighlevelsofeachtypeofintelligence.HelistsAlexandertheGreat,PabloPicassoandAlbertEinsteinasexamples.Atthesametime,Buzanbelievesthateveryonecandeveloptheirintelligence,onlyiftheytakethetroubletoexercisetheirbrain.Perhapsthere’shopeforusall!1、Whatisthetopicofthepassage?A．Therelationshipbetweengenesandintelligence.B．IQbenefitsalotfromhighintelligence.C．Howtodevelopintelligence.D．Whatmakesintelligence.2、WhydoestheauthorusedatainParagraph2?A．Tomakeasuggestion. B．Todrawaconclusion.C．Toproveanidea. D．Togiveanexample.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．RobertPlominconfirmsgeneshavesomethingincommon.B．HowardGardnerthinksintelligenceincludesvariousfactors.C．MichaelRoweapprovesofastronglinkbetweenIQandcareer.D．TonyBuzanagreesgeniusesexercisebraintoimproveintelligence.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“This”inParagraph4referto?A．Thedevelopmentofintelligence.B．Theideaofmultipleintelligences.C．IQisn’teverythingforintelligence.D．Alternativeviewshavebeenputforward.24．（8分）Canyoutrustyourveryfirstchildhoodmemories?Maybenot,anewstudysuggests.Pastresearchesshowthatpeople'searliestmemoriestypicallyformaround3to3.5yearsofage.Butinarecentsurveyofmorethan6,600people,Britishscientistshavefoundthat39percentofparticipantsclaimedtohavememoriesfromage2oryounger.Thesefirstmemoriesarelikelyfalse,theresearcherssaid.Thiswasparticularlythecaseformiddle-agedandolderadults.Forthestudy,researchersaskedparticipantstodescribetheirfirstmemoryandtheageatwhichitoccurred.Participantsweretoldtheyhadtobesurethememorywastheonethathadhappened.Forexample,itshouldn'tbebasedonaphotograph,afamilystoryoranysourceotherthandirectexperiences.Thentheresearchersexaminedthecontent,languageanddescriptivedetailsoftheseearliestmemoriesandworkedoutthelikelyreasonswhypeoplewouldclaimtohavememoriesfromanagewhenmemoriescannotform.Asmanyofthesememoriesdatedbeforetheageof2,thissuggeststheywerenotbasedonactualfacts,butfactsorknowledgeabouttheirbabyhoodorchildhoodfromphotographsorfamilystories.Oftenthesefalsememoriesarefiredbyapartofanearlyexperience,suchasfamilyrelationshipsorfeelingsad,theresearchersexplained."Wesuggestthatwhataremembererhasinmindwhenrecallingfictionalearlymemoriesis…amentalrepresentationconsistingofrememberedpiecesofearlyexperiencesandsomefactsorknowledgeabouttheirownbabyhoodorchildhood,"studyauthorShaniaKantarsaidinajournalnewsrelease,"Additionally,furtherdetailsmaybeunconsciouslyinferredoradded.Suchmemory-likementalrepresentationscome~overtime,tobecollectivelyexperiencedwhentheycometomind,sofortheindividual,theyquitesimplyarememories,whichparticularlypointtobabyhood.""Importantly,thepersonrememberingthemdoesn'tknowthisisfictional,"studyco-authorMartinConwaysaid"Infact,whenpeoplearetoldthattheirmemoriesarefalsetheyoftendon'tbelieveit."1、Whatcanwelearnfromarecentstudy?A．Memoriesformaftertheageof3. B．ParticipantsaregoodattellingstoriesC．Adultsarelikelytoformfalsememories D．Earliestmemoriesmayplayatrickonus2、Whichsourcedidtheresearchersrequirefortheearliestmemories?A．Adirectexperience. B．Afamilystory.C．Afamilyphoto. D．Asadfeeling.3、WhatarethesefictionalearlymemoriesaccordingtoKantar?A．Theyarerepeatedmentalrepresentations.B．Theyareacollectionofearlyexperiences.C．Theyareacombinationofbothfactsandfictions.D．Theyarefurtherdetailsofrememberedexperiences.4、Whichpartofanewspaperisthistextprobablytakenfrom?A．Society. B．Psychology. C．Technology. D．Health.25．（10分）Christmaswasnearaseasonthatwetookseriouslyinourhouse.Butaweekorsobeforethe25th,myfatherwouldgiveeachofhischildren$20.Thiswasthe1970s,and$20wasquiteabitofmoney.ButIsawitdifferently.Myfathertrustedmetohavethesmarttospendmoneywisely.Evenbetter,hegavemethemeanstogetit.Onaverybasiclevel,myfatherwasgivingmeashoppingspree(狂欢)everyyear..Buthewasalsogivingmechargeovermyownfun,trustingmyabilitytomanagemoneyandmakingmefeellikeagrown-up.Hedidn’tbuymeSherlockHolmes,buthegavemethemeanstowalkintothebookstoreandchooseitformyself,soitfeltlikeagiftfromhim.MymotherhadagiftforgivingmewhatIneeded,usuallyrightatthemomentIneededitmost.ThiswaswhenIwas25,Ifailedatbeinganadultonmyveryfirsttry.Ihadquittedmypreviousjobbuthadnonewone.Butwhenmymotherpaidmeavisit,Iputonagoodshow,tellingherIhadstartedmyowncompany.MymotherknewthatIwastryinghardandfailingatthattime.Itwasn’tuntilaftersheleftthatInoticedatthefootofmybedanenvelopethickwithcash.SheknewhowdesperatelyIneededit.Sheknewthathadshejustshownupwithgroceries,orofferedtopaymyrent,shewouldhavemademefeelmuchworse.Thecold,hardcashmeantshewashelpingme.And,funnilyenough,thedistancewithwhichshegavethegiftfeltlikeshewasgivingmespacetofixmylifeandpreservemydignity.Mymotherandfatherbothdidthesamething.Onewasgivingmethemeanstotakemyowndecisions,andtheotherwasgivingmeasecondchancewhenthosedecisionshadcostmedearly.1、Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．HisfamilyoncecelebratedChristmashappily.B．Hisfathergavetheauthorchancestomakedecisions.C．HisbestmemoriesaboutChristmaswereinthe1970s.D．Heusedtochoosebooksashisfather’sgiftonChristmas.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?A．moneyofferedbyhisfather.B．fathergenerouswithmoney.C．Christmasbeingimportant.D．themeansofspendingmoney.3、Whenhewas25yearsold,theauthor.A．plannedtoopenhiscompanyB．becameinterestedinshowsC．gavehismotheragiftD．wasoutofwork4、Whichwordcanbestdescribetheauthor’smother?A．sensitive.B．optimistic.C．considerate.D．determined.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）ThefollowingisabeautifulspeechbySundarPichai,aseniorexecutiveatabigITcompany.Ata1,acockroach(蟑螂)suddenlyflewfromsomewhereandsatonalady.Shestarted2outoffear.Withapanic-strickenfaceandtremblingvoice,shestartedjumping,withbothherhands3tryingtogetridofthecockroach.Her4wascontagious(传染的),aseveryoneinhergroupalsogot5.Theladyfinallymanagedtopushthecockroachawaybutit6onanotherladyinthegroup.Now,itwasthe7oftheotherladyinthegroupto8thedrama.Thewaiterrushedforwardtotheir9.Intherelayofthrowing,thecockroachnextfelluponthewaiter.Thewaiterstood10,calmedhimselfandobservedthebehaviorofthecockroachonhisshirt.Whenhewas11enough,hegrabbeditwithhisfingersand12itoutoftherestaurant.Sippingmycoffeeandwatchingtheamusement,Ipickedupafewthoughtsandstartedwondering13thecockroachwasresponsiblefortheirbehavior.Ifso,thenwhywasthewaiternot14?Hehandleditneartoperfection,withoutany15.Itwasnotthecockroach,butthe16oftheladiestohandlethedisturbancescausedbythecockroachthatdisturbtheladies.I17that,itisnottheshoutingofmyfatherormybossormywifethatdisturbsme,butmyinabilitytohandlethedisturbances18bytheirshoutingthatdisturbsme.It’snotthetrafficjamontheroadthatdisturbsme,19myinabilitytohandlethedisturbancescausedbythetrafficjamthatdisturbsme.20thantheproblem,it’smyreactiontotheproblemthatcreateschaosinmylife.1、A．hotelB．zooC．schoolD．restaurant2、A．pointingB．jumpingC．checkingD．screaming3、A．separatelyB．elegantlyC．desperatelyD．carefully4、A．reactionB．surpriseC．settlementD．excitement5、A．angryB．anxiousC．readyD．steady6、A．steppedB．diedC．landedD．took7、A．turnB．rightC．powerD．interest8、A．finishB．continueC．improveD．increase9、A．sideB．sceneC．rescueD．relative10、A．backB．aloneC．firmD．aside11、A．confidentB．certainC．braveD．strong12、A．pushedB．threwC．broughtD．helped13、A．howB．thatC．whetherD．why14、A．defeatedB．overcomeC．welcomedD．disturbed15、A．panicB．hesitationC．pauseD．delay16、A．inabilityB．fearC．troubleD．doubt17、A．expectedB．realizedC．includedD．argued18、A．ignoredB．concernedC．causedD．dealt19、A．andB．butC．orD．just20、A．BetterB．MoreC．WorseD．Truer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）Fiveyearsago，Iwassenttoabettermiddleschool.1．me,everythingtherewasnewandstrange.AfterIhadbeentherefortwomonths,therewasanimportanttestinthemiddleoftheterm.Inthattest,Ididn’tgetagoodgrade,butmostofmyclassmatesgot2．A．Itmademeupsetforalongtime.Ithoughtmyclassmateswereallbetterthanme.DuringthosedaysIwasvery3．(happiness).Oneday,myaunt,after4．(talk)withmyteachers,talkedtome.ShetoldmetothinkaboutwhatIhaddoneinthepastandwhatIshoulddointhefuture.IdidsoandIfoundIhaddonenothingtoimprovemygrades.IthoughtIshouldworkharder.Afterthat,Ipaidmoreattentiontotheteachersinclass,and5．(ask)myteachersormyclassmateswhenIdidn’tunderstandsomething.Istudiedlateatnightwhenmeetingwithdifficultproblems.Mostofall,Icame6．(understand)theimportanceoftaking7．(note)inclass.Asaresult,Ididbetterinsometests.Aboutthreemonths8．(late),themostimportanttestcameattheendoftheterm.Thistime,Istoodoutnotonlyinmyclass9．alsointhegrade.Eversince,I10．(try)todomybestwhenIdosomethingbecauseIknowifIwantsomething,Ishouldworkhardforit.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）Throughouthistorymanhaschangedtheirphysicalenvironmentinordertoimprovehiswayoflife、Withthetoolsoftechnologythathehaschangedmanyphysicalfeaturesoftheearth、Thus,man’schangestothephysicalenvironmenthasnotalwayshadbeneficialresults、Today,pollutionoftheairandwaterisaincreasingdangertothehealthoftheplanet、Likeweknow,massivedestructionofenvironmenthasbroughtinnegativeeffectsandevenformedagreatthreattoman’sexistence、Therefore,effectivemeasuresshouldbetakena