2022-2023学年信阳市重点中学英语高三上期末考试试题含解析

2022-2023高三上英语期末模拟试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．AccordingtoTheSun,Britishscientistshavesolvedtheancientriddleof________camefirst—chickenoregg?A．whoB．whatC．whichD．that2．Thetrafficproblemswearelookingforwardtoseeingshouldhaveattractedthegovernment'sattention.A．solving B．solve C．solved D．tosolve3．—That'sthethirdtimeyou'vedonethat!—Yeah,_____?A．whatofitB．what’sonC．whataboutD．whatfor4．Contrarytopopularbelief,takingawalkimmediatelyaftermealsdoesn’t_______dogoodtoourhealth.A．necessarily B．specially C．directly D．constantly5．Thisresearchhasattractedwide_______coverageandhasfeaturedonBBCtelevision’sTomorrow’sWorld.A．message B．information C．media D．data6．Amotherrecognizesthefeelofherchild’sskinwhenblindfolded._________,shecaninstantlyidentifyherbaby’scry.A．SimilarlyB．MeanwhileC．NeverthelessD．Accordingly7．________hasgreaterpotentialthanflammableicebeingminedfromunderneaththeSouthChinaSeawhenitcomestoaglobalenergyrevolution.A．nothing B．neitherC．noone D．none8．Thewholenationisstrugglingtoworkoutaninexpensive______effectivesolutiontosmog.A．yet B．still C．or D．though9．_______,thedancerspractisehardtomaketheirdreamscometrue. A．InsteadofbeingdisabledB．Beingdisabled C．DisabledastheyareD．Incaseofbeingdisabled10．ThatAmericanshavenohistorywhileChinesehavenofuturesounds________;ithasraisedathoughtprovokingquestion,though.A．artificialB．arbitraryC．allergicD．reluctant11．Itisbeyondawkwardwheneveryonearoundyou______________laughingatajokethatyoudonotfindfunny,especiallyifit’sajoketoldinaforeignlanguage.A．runinto B．burstsoutC．yellsout D．fallsinto12．ThefilmMeiLanfang,LiMingplaysthestarringrole,hasagaindrawntheworld’sattentiontoourtraditionalChineseart.A．what B．that C．which D．where13．—Isay,Harry.Whatdidyousaytothelaid-offworkerjustnow?—Nothing.Itomyself.A．hadonlytalked B．amonlytalking C．havejusttalked D．wasjusttalking14．—MayIgoouttoplaybasketball,Mum?—________Dowhatyoulike.A．Goahead! B．You’vegotit.C．It’syourturn. D．Notatall!15．—Mum,wouldyoupleasebuymeanMP5player?—Ifyoucanhelpdosomehouseworkthewholevacation，you____haveoneasareward.A．must B．need C．would D．shall16．Theboystoodhisheaddown,listeningtohismotherscoldinghimforbreakingthewindows.A．for B．of C．with D．around17．—Iamafraidthispairofshoesisalittleexpensive．—Ifyoureallywanttobuythem,Iwillgiveyoua____of10percent．A．quantity B．amount C．discount D．account18．Consideredtobealessdangeroustotobacco,"e-cigs"aretakingovertheWestasmoreandmorepeopleswitchoverwhentryingtokickthehabit.A．adjustment B．alternativeC．advertisement D．amusement19．I’veknownSarahfornearlytenyears.She_________oncemycustomer.A．is B．hasbeenC．was D．hadbeen20．TheyarrivedattheborderbetweenKenyaandTanzaniaat2pm,______liesanationalnaturereserve.A．whatB．whichC．whereD．when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）Travelexpertsacrosstheglobepublishmuch-anticipatedliststhataimtoexcitereadersaboutupcomingtraveltrends.Hereisa2018listthaturgestravelerstoexplorenewcities,trynewfood,experiencenewculturesandgainnewviews.ChileThislong,skinnysliceofSouthAmericasuccessfullypacksapowerfulpunch,withstrangecharmsinValparaiso,excellentwineintheMaipoValleyanddiverselandscapesacrosstheArcadianDesert,ChileanPatagoniaandEasterIsland.Flyingisthemostconvenientwaytogetaround,butflightsarenotcheap.Busesaremorewallet-friendly,andChile’sbussystemisefficient,butbusjourneyscaneasilytake17to36hours.MontenegroThecountry’scoastlineisitsbestfeature,anditswindingcoastalroadsandmountain-meets-oceanscenerycreatetheperfectbackgroundforaroadtrip.SleepyseasidetownsalongtheBayofKotorarehometomom-and-poprestaurantsandeleganthotels,whilethewalledcityofKororoffersviewsoftheclassicredrooftopsoftheAdriatic.MadagascarMadagascar，theworld’sfourth-largestislandoneofthemostbiodiverse(生物多样的)placesontheplanet,hasbeenrapidlyaffectedbyclimatechange.Visitingthecountrycanserveasaneducationalopportunityfortravelerswhowanttounderstandthebadeffectsofglobalwarmingandirresponsiblehumanactions,Somecan’t-missexperiencesinMadagascarincludeswimmingandsnorkelingaroundNosyBe,spottinglemurs(狐猴)inRanomafanaNationalPark,admiringtherockylandscapesofIsaloNationalParkandasunsetwalkalongtheAvenueoftheBaobabs.AbuDhabi,theUAEAfter10yearsofplanningandnearly$2billionincosts,theLouvreAbuDhabicelebrateditsgrandopeningonNov.11,2017.Now,loversofartandarchitectureareracingtotheUnitedArabEmirates’capitaltosecitsnewestfeatofmoderndesign-theproductofFrencharchitectJeanNouvel.TheLouvreAbuDhabi’sslogan,“seehumanityinanewlight”,drawsattentiontothemuseum^missiontoemphasizethecommonalitiesandcelebratethedifferencesbetweenEasternandWesternart.WhileinAbuDhabi,travelerscanalsocheckoutthecity’sotherfamousarchitecturalwonder-SheikhZayedGrandMosque-whichwasratedtheworldssecond-bestlandmarkinTripAdvisor’s2017Travelers’ChoiceAwards.1、WhichofthefollowingisadisadvantageoftravellingbybusinChile?A．Itisveryexpensive.B．Itmaynothelpyousavetime,C．Busesdon’trunatbusyhours.D．Busesarealwaysverycrowded.2、WhatdoyouknowabouttravellinginMadagascarfromthepassage?A．If$muchcheaperlogoaroundbybusthanbyplane.B．Youcantakeagoodtripalongthebeautifulcoastalroads.C．Youcanlearnmoreabouttheimpactsofclimatechange,D．It’sagoodchancetosecgreenmountainsandredrooftops.3、Ifyouareinterestedinartandarchitecture,youcantravelto________.A．ChileB．MontenegroC．MadagascarD．AbuDhabi,theUAE22．（8分）TakeatriptooneofLondon'sthemeparksforanadrenaline-packeddayout.Fromthrillingridesthroughhistory,towildanimals-bothmythicalandreal-London'sthemeparksoffergreatentertainmentforfamiliesandgroups.UnlikemostLondonattractions,someamusementparksaren'tincentralLondon,butareeasilyreachedbytrain,coachorcar.ChessingtonWorldofAdventuresWhetherit'sadrenaline-pumpingrides,wildanimalsorunderwateradventuresyou'reafter,Chessingtondelivers.Therearethreemainsections:theThemeParkhas10themedlandswithmorethan40ridesandattractionsincludingrollercoasters,dodgemsandridessuitableforyoungerchildren.ChessingtonZoohouses1,000animalsincludingtigers,lions,giraffes,penguinsandapettingzoo.Shrek’sAdventureBoardtheDreamworks.TourBusfora4DexperiencewithcheekyDonkeyasyourguide.You'llbetakenthrough10live,fairy-tale-themedshowsincludingShrek'sSwampandamirrormaze(迷宫).Suitableforallages,butparticularlythoseaged6to12yearsold.LondonDungeonTakeascarybuthumorous90-minutejourneythrough1,000yearsofLondon'shistoryattheever-popularLondonDungeon.Thereare18interactiveshowswith20livetheatreactorsandtworidestoguideyouthroughthecity'smurkypast.WalktheWhitechapelMazewithJacktheRipper,visitamedievaltorturechamber,andbecarefulnottoloseyourheadonTheTyrantboatridewithKingHenryVⅢ!KidZaniaSetyourimaginationfreeatKidZaniaatWestfieldLondon–thenewrole–playingparkforchildrenthat’stakingtheworldbystorm.Achild-sizecitycompletewithshopsandlocationsincludingafirestation,abankandatheatrestagewherechildrencanrole-playaround60differentjobsandprofessions,KidZaniaaimstoteachlifeskillssuchasfinancialliteracy,teamworkandindependence.1、429．Ifvistorswanttoenjoytheexcitementofrollercoasters,theycangoto________.A．KidZaniaB．Shrek’sAdventureC．LondonDungeonD．ChessingtonWorldofAdventures2、431．WhomightbemostlikelyinterestedinLondonDungeon?A．Studentsstudyinghistory.B．Underwateradventurers.C．Policeofficers.D．Animallovers.3、433．Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A．Asciencetextbook.B．Anewsreport.C．Atravelguidebook.D．Ageographymagazine.23．（8分）WhatdoLeonardodaVincii,MarieCurie,andAlbertEinsteinhaveincommon?Theywereallleft-handed,alongwithotherfamouspeopleincludingBradPittPrince

William,andBarackObama.Infact,anestimated13percentoftheworld's

populationmaybeleft-handedandstillmostpeoplearoundtheworldareright-handed.Whatmakesapersonbecomeright-handedratherthanleft-handed?Asyetnoone

reallyknowsforsure.Onesimpleideasuggeststhatpeoplenormallygetright-handednessfromtheirparents.Studieshavefoundthattworight-handedparentshaveonlya9.5percentchanceofhavingaleft-handedchild,whereastwoleft-handedparentshavea26percentchanceofhavingaleft-handedchild.Anothercommontheoryisthatleft-handedpeoplesuffermildbraindamageduringbirth,whichmakesthemleft-handed.However,ifthistheoryweretrue,itwouldnotexplainwhythepercentageofleft-bandedpeopleissosimilarineverysociety,whenbirthconditionsvarysomuchfromsocietytosociety.Whateverthereasonsbehindit,people'sattitudestowardleft-handednesshavechangedalotovertheyears.Statisticsshowthatalthough13percentofyoungpeople(10-20yearsold)areleft-handed,only6percentoftheelderlyareleft-handed.Left-handedchildrenusedtobepunisheduntiltheybeganusingtheirrighthandlikeotherchildren,buttodaypeoplewhoareleft-handedarenolongerlookeddownonnoraretheyconsideredabnormal.Formostpeopletoday,eithercaseisperfectlyacceptable.1、Whatmakesoneright-handed?A．Theenvironment.B．Mildbraindamageduringbirth.C．Thereasonisuncertain.D．Otherpeople.2、Whyisthenumberofyoungpeoplewhoareleft-handedbiggerthanthatoftheelderly?A．Becausetheelderlyareforcedtobecomeright-handed.B．Becauseleft-handedpeopleareconsideredabnormal.C．Becauseleft-handednesscanbecured.D．Becausetheyoungareeasilydamaged.3、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Left-handedpeoplearelookeddownupon.B．Generalfactsaboutleft-handedpeople.C．Somefamousleft-handedpeople.D．Thereasonswhypeopleareleft-handed.24．（8分）Manypeoplehaveheardbeepopulationsaredecliningduetosuchthreatsaspesticides(杀虫剂).Andmanyunderstandbeesareimportanttoplantpollination(授粉).Yet,accordingtoastudyledbyUtahStateUniversityecologistJosephWilson,fewareawareofthewidediversityofbeesandotherpollinatorsbeyondsuchspeciesashoneybees.“TheU.S.PostalServicerecentlyputoutitsProtectPollinatorseries,whichfeaturesonlytheEuropeanhoneybeeandthemonarchbutterfly,”saysWilson,assistantprofessorofbiologyatUSU’sTooelecampus.“Asocialmediacommenterobservedthatusingthesetwospeciesonacampaigntoprotectpollinatorsissimilartofocusingonchickenstosavebirds.It’saprettygoodcomparison,actually.”Wilson,withcolleaguesMatthewForisteroftheUniversityofNevada-Reno,publishedfindingsintheSept.5,2017,onlineeditionofFrontiersinEcologyandtheEnvironment.“Inourrecentsurvey,99percentofourrespondentssaidbeesareimportant,yetonly14percentwereabletoguesswithin1,000,theactualnumberofbeespeciesintheUnitedStates,”hesays.“Mostpeopleguessedaround50speciesofbees,whilethecorrectnumberisabout4,000knownspecies.”Further,whenshownimagesofvariedinsects,manypeoplewereunabletodistinguishbeesfromnon-bees.“Achallengewithlackofknowledgeaboutbeesisyoucan’tprotectwhatyou’renowawareof,”Wilsonsays.“Wecouldbelosingspeciesorcausingdeclineandnotevenknowit.”Publiceducationiskeytoencouragingconservationefforts,hesays.“Becauseconservationeffortsrequiresubstantialpublicsupport,it’simportantthatthepublicunderstandbeesandwhatneedstobedonetoprotectthesespecies,”Wilsonsays.“Educationisthekeytounderstandingbeedeclinesandprotectingourpollinators.”1、Accordingtothetext,beesfunctionas__________.A．honey-makersB．pest-killersC．producersD．pollinators2、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A．WilsonisinsupportoftheProtectPollinatorseries.B．Thecommenterobservedhoneybeesandbutterflies.C．Peopleneglectmanyotherpollinators.D．Protectingchickencanhelpsavebirds.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“substantial”inthelastparagraphmean?A．legal.B．large.C．minimum.D．slim.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．NotOnlyHoneybeesB．ProtectionofHoneybeesC．GrowingThreatstoBeesD．NewlyDiscoveredBeeSpecies25．（10分）BillieHarrieswasanAmericanfighterpilotwhofoughttoliberateFrancefromtheNazis.HewasshotdownandkilledinJulyof1944overNazi-occupiednorthernFrance.Duetoaseriesofmiscommunications,thatinformationnevergotbacktohiswifePeggy.Asfarassheknew,Billwasjustmissing.Shewaited,shesaid,“Allofmylife.”Peggymightneverhaveknownthetruestoryifarelativehadn’tlookedintohismilitaryrecordsafewyearsago.Shefinallygotherlocalcongressman（议员）toreopenhiscasein2011.ShewasshockedtolearnthatinthetownofLesVentes,themainroadisactuallycalledPlaceBillieD．Harris.It’sthesameroadtownspeoplehavebeenmarchingdownthreetimesayearfordecadestohonorhissacrifice.Billiewasabletomaintaincontroloftheplane,despitehiscondition,andavoidthevillage,91-year-oldGuySurleau,theonlywitnessstillliving,said.HegotchokedupjustmentioningBill’sname.AtfirstthetownburiedBillieintheirlocalgraveyard（墓地）andcoveredhisgravewithflowers.AfterhisbodywasmovedtotheAmericangraveyardatNormandy,thetowncontinuedtotakeflowerstohisgrave,assuminghehadnolivingrelativestodoso.Sincelearningallofthis,Peggyhasbeenmakinganannualpilgrimage（朝拜）toFrance.Shevisitsthenearbywoodswheretheplanewentdown,accompaniedbySurleau.“Iliketothinkthathewasstillconsciousenoughtoknowthatafriendstoodbyhim,”Peggysaid,standingbesideSurleauintheforest.“Andthismanisthatfriend.”1、WhatmadePeggyunawareofBillie’sdeathfordecades?A．Noaccuratenewssenttoher. B．Lettersforhersenttowrongaddress.C．Wrongdecisionmadebyherrelative. D．NopostalserviceduringWorldWarII.2、Whyhavethetownspeoplebeenmarchingthemainroadfordecades?A．Toobservethelocalcustom. B．Toshowrespecttothehero.C．Torespondtoabuildingproject. D．Tocelebratethevictoryofthewar.3、HowdidSurleaufeelwhenhetoldBillie’sstory?A．Ratherashamed. B．Quiteencouraged.C．Deeplytouched D．Greatlysurprised4、WhatcanwelearnaboutPeggy?A．Shewasinterestedinsightseeing. B．Sheremaineddevotedtoherhusband.C．ShewishedSurleautoaccompanyBillie. D．Shejudgedherlatehusbandstillconscious.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）完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。StefanandErikaSvanstromonafour-monthhoneymoonwerehitbyseveralnaturaldisasters,includingtheAustralianfloods,ChristchurchearthquakeandJapanesetsunami.The1coupleleftSwedenonDecember6andwere2caughtinMunich,Germany,duetooneofEurope’sworstsnowstorms.Later,theyflewontoAustraliawhichthen3withoneofthemostterriblehurricanesinthenation’shistory.Fromthere,thecouple,4,wereforcedto5for24hoursonthefloorofashoppingcentrewith2500others.“Treeswerebeing6andbigbrancheswerescatteredacrossthestreets,”StefantoldSweden’sExpressennewspaper.“We7escaped”ThecouplethenflewtoChristchurch,NewZealand.8theirarriving,amassiveearthquake9magnitude6.3hitthecityonFebruary22.Erikasaid“Wecouldnotvisitthecitysinceitwascompletelyin10,soinsteadwetravelledaroundbeforegoingtoJapan.”ButdaysaftertheSvanstromsarrived,Tokyowas11byJapan’slargestearthquake12recordsbegan.“Thetremblingwashorribleandwesawroofdebris(碎片)flyoffthebuildings,”Mr.Svantromsaid.“13seemedthebuildingswereswaying14”ThefamilyreturnedtoSwedenonMarch29aftera(n)15calmervisittotheirlastdestinationChina.ButMr.Svanstrom,whoalsosurvivedtheverytsunami16hitSoutheastAsiain14,said“Iknowmarriageshavetoexperiencesome17,butIthinkwehave18mostofthem.”,19thatthemarriagehadbecomestrong.“We’vecertainlyexperienced20ourfairshareofcatastrophes,butthemostimportantthingisthatwe’retogetherandhappy.”saidthecouple.1、A．new-marriedB．newly-marryC．newly-marriedD．new-marry2、A．finallyB．eventuallyC．graduallyD．immediately3、A．metB．facedC．hitD．come4、A．invainB．inpanicC．insorrowD．indepression5、A．hideB．stayC．remainD．shelter6、A．takenoverB．turnedoverC．gotoverD．knockedover7、A．nearlyB．narrowlyC．almostD．easily8、A．AtB．WithC．OnD．For9、A．measuringB．ismeasuredC．measuresD．measured10、A．messB．orderC．chaosD．control11、A．effectedB．destroyedC．shakenD．suffered12、A．whenB．whileC．asD．since13、A．ItB．ThereC．ThatD．What14、A．inandoutB．hereandthereC．backwardsandforwardsD．backandforth15、A．prettyB．fairlyC．muchD．even16、A．whichB．asC．thatD．what17、A．trialsB．tricksC．tripsD．triangles18、A．lookedthroughB．putthroughC．comethroughD．gotthrough19、A．addedB．addingC．addedtoD．addingto20、A．ratherthanB．otherthanC．morethanD．lessthan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）ManyhighschoolstudentsintheUnitedStatesgettraininginconstructionskillsbybuildingrealhouses.Theproject1．(run)bytheWaterlooCareerCenter.Thecenteroffersstudentsdifferentprogramsdesigned2．(prepare)themforcareersintechnicalfields.StudentsfromtheWaterlooCommunitySchoolDistrict3．(recent)tookpartinconstructiontrainingthatcenteredontheskillofmasonry(砖石建筑)—workdonewithstone,brickorconcretematerials.Thestudentsspentfivedaysattheirschoollearning4．experiencedworkersfromtheMasonryInstituteofIowa,a5．(profession)organization.Theworkerstaughtthestudents6．tomixmortar(砂浆)andbuildwallswithbricksandblocks.Thestudentsmovedthemortaronto7．(piece)ofwoodandthenaddedbricksandblockstoformwalls.ChrisBuschhelpedoverseethestudents’efforts.Asthestudentsworked,Busch8．(offer)themanimportantpieceofadvice.Hetoldthestudentstobesuretousealevelingtooltocheckthatthewallstandsstraightandlevel.WestHighstudentNathanElliotttoldtheWaterloo-CedarFallsCouriernewspaperthatthiskindoflearningwasmuchbetter9．sittingatacomputer.Otherstudentsalsosaiditgotthem10．(excite)aboutfuturecareersinconstruction.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。DearEditor,NowmanystudentshaveiPodsandregardthemastheirmostfavorites、UseaniPod,wecanlistentomusic,downloadalotoflearningmaterialsandreaditonthescreen、Apparently,itisgreathelptoourstudy,especialtoourEnglishlistening、Somestudents,however,bringtheiriPodstoclassroomandlistentomusic,whichmakestheteacherandotherstudentsgreatlyannoying、What’sbad,someofthemevenwasteprecioustimeinclassplayvideogames、Inmyopinion,theclassroomisaplacethatstudentsshouldconcentrateinstudy、Furthermore,somerulesshouldbemadetoguidethestudentstouseiPodsproperly、Yourssincerely,LiHua第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，你所在城市的一家剧院将