2023届甘肃省定西市高三英语第一学期期末监测模拟试题含解析

2022-2023高三上英语期末模拟试卷考生须知：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．IwantedtomajorinEnglishatfirst,butlaterI________mymindandnowIamawriter.A．changedB．havechangedC．wouldchangeD．willchange2．Astothe“996workschedule”,______employeesworkfrom9amto9pm,6daysaweek,People’sDailycommentedthatvaluinghardworkdoesnotmeanforcingemployeestoworkovertime.A．that B．which C．where D．when3．IowemycurrentsuccesstoDavid,mybestfriendsincechildhood,withoutwhomIhavenoideawhereI________today.A．am B．wasC．wouldhavebeen D．wouldbe4．Inordertofinishtheworktime,themaninchargedecidedtosomemoreworkers.A．giveup B．takeon C．lookafter D．findout5．Thisrestauranthasaninviting,homelikeatmosphere______manyothersareshortof.A．where B．whenC．that D．what6．—WhatdoesNicky’sjobinvolveasapublicrelationsdirector?—______quitealotoftimewithotherpeople.A．SpendingB．HavingspentC．TospendD．Tohavespent7．﹣Haveyougottheresultsofthefinalexam？﹣Notyet．Itwillbeafewdays________weknowthefullresults．（）A．before B．afterC．until D．when8．Whentheorganization______inMarch,2019,therewasalmostnomoneyinthebankandmorethan$1millionofdebt.A．folded B．boomed C．registered D．sprang9．Idon’tmindhercriticizingme,but___ishowshedoesitthatIobjectto.A．it B．thatC．this D．which10．---Shewillfinishtheprojectwithinthreedays!---______!Icoulddoitinthreehours.A．Youareright B．I’mstuck C．Oh,comeon D．Don’tmentionit11．—Whydoyoulookveryupset?—Theelectricitywascutoffsuddenlyandmyessay________unfinishedsince.A．wasleft B．hasleftC．hadbeenleft D．hasbeenleft12．Withthehelpofhightechnologyinthepastfewyears,electronicbusiness_______tobankindustryandtravelindustry..A．appliedB．haveappliedC．hasbeenappliedD．hadbeenapplied13．________enoughmoney,theyoungmanwasunabletobuyhisgirlfriendexpensivejewelry.A．Nottosave B．NotsavingC．Nothavingsaved D．Notsaved14．—Tom,doyouenjoyyourpresentjob?—________.Ijustdoitforaliving.A．OfcourseB．NotreallyC．NotlikelyD．That’sallright15．—Whatdoyouthinkofthenewly-releasedfilmCapernaum?—Ittouchedmyheartdeeply.ButforyourrecommendationI_________it.A．hadmissed B．wouldmiss C．wouldhavemissed D．musthavemissed16．He’squite_________,butIcan’timaginehimaspresidentofsuchalargelistedcompany.A．enthusiasticB．generousC．competentD．sympathetic17．(2013·福建)_____________basicfirst-aidtechniqueswillhelpyourespondquicklytoemergencies.A．Known B．HavingknownC．Knowing D．Beingknown18．—Shallweputofftheexperimenttillnextweek?—______,Idon’tthinkourteacherwillbehappywithit.A．Nevermind B．Sure,goaheadC．Yes,betternot D．I’drathernot19．--Ipreferacomputermadeinyourcompany,butImayneedsomemoreinformationabouttheproduct.--______.A．Thankyou B．It’sapleasureC．Youarewelcome D．Atyourservice20．—Youlooksleepytoday.—__________nottomisstheflight,Ididn'tdaretoclosemyeyesthewholenight.A．Reminded B．BeingremindedC．Reminding D．Havingreminded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）AlmaDeutschercouldreadmusicbeforeshecouldreadwords.Shecomposedherfirstpianosonataatsix，herfirstshortoperaatseven，andherfirstfull-lengthoperaat10.AlmaAlma，agiftedmusicianaswellasacomposer，thechildprodigy，or“LittleMozart"，whosemusicisintheclassical-romantictradition，wasonstagethroughout，switchingbetweenthepianoandtheviolin.Herparents，motherJanie，andfatherGuy，arequiteformal.Theythinkdeeplybeforetheyspeak，andappeartobequiet.TheymaintainAlmaisanadultwhenitcomestomusicandanormalgirlinotherways.Shehasalwaysbeenhome-schooledandisreadingPhilipPullman'sHisDarkMaterialswhenwemeet.Janie，whohasgivenupheruniversityjob，isalsoahugesupport，home-schoolingbothgirls.AndtheybelieveAlmawouldn'thavedevelopedinmainstreameducationanyway.Becauseherneedsaredifferentandit'squitedifficultforanyschool.Butperhapswhatmostsetsherapartistheintensity(强度)ofherimagination.SpendtimewithAlmaandyouarestruckbyhowoftenshetalksaboutTransylvanian，whichisunrelatedtotheregioninRomania."Imusthaveheardthenamesomewhere，becauseIdidn'tknowitwasarealplaceuntilmuchlater，"shesays.Transylvanianis"myownlandwithitsownlanguageandtherearebeautifulcomposersthere，namedAntoninYellowsinkandAshyandShellandFlare”.Transylvanianisoutside，inside；everywhereandnowhere.Shehaswrittenbiographiesaboutthecomposers,createdamagazine,ParisFlash,fortheinhabitants,andevencomposedaTransylvaniannationalanthem.Herfatherbelieveshermusicalabilityisasignofthisimagination."Itallpoursoutlikeavolcano,"hesays.1、WhatcanwelearnaboutAlmafromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Sheistooyoungtobeamusician.B．Sheisawonderchildonmusic.C．Sheisahard-workingchildonmusic.D．Hermusicworksarewell-knownaroundtheworld.2、WhydidAlmareceiveeducationathome?A．Becauseshedidn'tlikeschool.B．Becauseofherspecialneeds.C．Becausehermotherlostherjob.D．Becauseshewantedtostaywithhersister.3、WhatdoweknowaboutTransylvanian?A．TransylvanianisaplaceinAlma'scity.B．TransylvanianisaplaceinthebookAlmaread.C．TransylvanianisaplacethatAlmaimagined.D．Transylvanianisagroupformusiciansandcomposers.4、Accordingtoherfather,whatisthekeytoAlma'ssuccess?A．Herrichimagination. B．Herparents'influence.C．Herteachers'instruction. D．Herhardworkonmusic.22．（8分）Onthedaythetornadohit,therewasnoindicationsevereweatherwasonitsway—theskywasblueandthesunhadbeenout.Thefirstwarningmyhusband,JimmyandIgotcamearound9p.m.,fromsomescrollingtextontheTVJimmywaswatching.Nosoonerhadwefoundcoverageofthetornadothanitwasontopofus.Ididn’tknowhoworifwewouldmakeitdownthesteps.Itfeltasiftherewerenofloorunderneathmeasthewindliftedmeoffmyfeet.Igrippedthebanister(楼梯扶手)andtriedtomoveforward,butthisintensepressureheldmeinplace.Inthosesecondsofpracticalstillness,Icouldheareverythingaroundmerattling.Wegotclosetothestaircaselandingonlytoheartheloudripping（撕裂）soundofourgaragedoorcomingoff.Thebackwallofthehousefollowedsuitandtoreoffintothedarknessoutside.BythetimeIreachedthecloset,thetornadohadbeenoverusforaboutaminute.Jimmypushedmedowntotheclosetfloor,buthecouldn’tgetinsidehimselfbecauseofthewind.IheldJimmy’sarmtightlyasthetornadosuckedthedooropen—weneverdidgetitfullyshut—andtriedtobringJimmywithit.Mykneesandheadwerefullofglass,butinthatmoment,Ifeltnopain.IfIhadletgo,Jimmywouldhaveflownrightoutthebackofthehouseandintothebay.“Holdon!Holdon!”heyelled.Buttherewasnothinginthisclosettoholdonto.Allofasudden,Jimmyliftedoffhisfeetlikepeopleintornadoesdointhemovies.Ithoughthewasgone.Andtheneverythingstopped.Helandedonhisfeet.Inthosefirstquietmoments,Icouldn’tbelieveitwasover.Jimmysaidhe’dgooutsidetocheck.“No,”Isaid.“Don’tleaveme.Don’tleaveme.”1、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordcoveragemean?A．damageB．reportsC．arrivalD．delay2、Inthelastbuttwoparagraphs,whydidtheauthorfeelnopain?A．Becauseshewastooeagertohelpherhusbandtofeelit.B．Becauseshewasfrozeninamazement.C．Becauseshewasheldentirelybythepoweroftornado.D．Becauseshewasfrightenedbythedamagecausedbythedisaster.3、Thefeelingoftheauthorduringthedisastercanbedescribedas_______A．scared,surprisedbutcalmB．surprised,terrifiedbutdeterminedC．astonished,confusedandmovedD．amazed,determinedandgrateful23．（8分）AninternationalteamofresearchersfromtheUniversityofOxfordhavefoundthatthewaypeopleusetheInternetiscloselytiedtotheseasonalmovementsinthenaturalworld.Theironlinespeciessearchesfollowthepatternsofseasonalanimalmigrations(迁徙).Migratorybirds(候鸟)floodbacktowheretheyreproduceeveryspring.Thatmigratorybehaviorisaccompaniedbysomehumanbehavior.“InEnglish-languageWikipedia(维基百科),theonlinesearchesformigratoryspeciestendtoincreaseinspringwhenthosebirdsarriveintheUnitedStates,”saidtheleadauthorJohnMittermeier.Andnotjustbirds.Mittermeierandhisteamsurveyednearly2.5billionWikipediasearchrecords,for32,000species,across245languages.Theyalsosawvariablesearchratesforinsects,horsetailsandfloweringplants.SeasonaltrendsseemedtobewidespreadinWikipediabehaviorformanyspeciesofplantsandanimals.Thisfindingsuggestsnewwaystomonitorchangesintheworld’sbiologicaldiversity.Italsoshowsnewwaystoseehowmuchpeoplecareaboutnature,andwhichspeciesandareasmightbethemosteffectivetargetsforconservation.Mittermeierisencouragedbythesearchresults.Hecommented,“Ithinkthere’saconcernamongconservationists(生态环境保护者)thatpeoplearelosingtouchwiththenaturalworldandthatthey’renotinteractingwithnativespeciesanymore.Andsointhatsense,itwasreallyexcitingandquiteunexpectedformetoseepeople’sWikipediainterestcloselyrelatedtochangesinnature.”RichardGrenyer,AssociateProfessorfromtheUniversityofOxford,sayssearchdataisusefultoconservationbiologists,“Byusingthesebigdataapproaches,wecandirectourattentiontowardsthedifficultquestionsinmodernconservation:whichspeciesandareasarechanging,andwherearethepeoplewhocarethemostandcandothemosttohelp.”1、Whathaveresearchersfoundaboutspeciessearches?A．Theystrengthentiesamongpeople.B．Theyaffecttheanimalmovements.C．Theydifferinlanguagebackgrounds.D．Theyreflectanimalmigrationseasons.2、WhatisthepurposeofwritingParagraph3?A．Tosummarizetheresearchprocess.B．Tofurthersupporttheresearchfindings.C．Toshowthevarietyofspeciessearches.D．Topresentresearchers’heavyworkload.3、HowdoesMittermeierfeelaboutthesearchresults?A．SatisfiedwithWikipedia’sservice.B．WorriedaboutWikipediabehavior.C．Amazedatpeople’scareaboutnature.D．Sadaboutpeople’snotgettingclosetonature.4、WhydoesRichardthinksuchsearchdataisuseful?A．Ithelpstoaimatconservationtargets.B．Itincreasesinterestinbigdataapproaches.C．Itkeepstrackoftrendsinbiologists’work.D．Itpushespeopletosolvedifficultproblems.24．（8分）Whengoingouttodinewithkids，youneedtoknowtheplaceswherekidsarenotonlywelcomed，butreallycateredfor.Thefollowingaresomeofthebestfamilyfriendlyrestaurantsandcafes.BillyLidsItisauniqueenvironmentwhereyourchildcanplaysafelywhileyourelaxinthecentralcafearea.Theindoorplaygroundincludesfacilitiesforchildrenupto11yearsold.Thereareplentyoffoodoptionsforthekids，includinghomemadesausagerolls.BusinessHours:MondaytoThursday:9a.m.to5p.m.FridaytoSaturday:9a.m.to6p.m.Tel:99160350GladesvilleBistro(小餐馆)Welcometoourrevolutionarykid-friendlyfamilybistro—whereyourkidsarewelcometoplay,draw,slipandslide.Ourmenuincludessandwichesandchips.Yourchildrenwillreceiveafreecupofpopcornwitheverykid’smealpurchased.BusinessHours:MondaytoSunday:11a.m.to7p.m.Tel:98164052MUMUGrillItofferstheperfectfamilydinner.Thechildrencaneatandthenplayintheparkoppositetherestaurant.Childrenwillbekeptamusedbythekids,menus,whichfeaturecoloringinactivities.Childrenareabletocolorinapictureofacowwithcrayons.BusinessHours:MondaytoFriday:4p.m.to6p.m.SaturdaytoSunday:3p.m.to7p.m.Tel:94606877FlyingFoxCafeItislocatedinaparkinMonaVale.Nearthecafeisafantasticfencedchildren’splayground,famousforplaygroundfacilitiesincludingabiketrack,walkingtracksandadogwalkingbeach.BusinessHours:MondaytoSunday:9a.m.to4p.m.Theweathercansometimesinfluencetheclosingtime.Ifyouareunsure,pleasecall99860980.1、Wherecanyourchildrenenjoypopcornforfree?A．AtFlyingFoxCafe.B．AtGladesvilleBistro.C．AtMUMUGrill.D．AtBillyLids.2、MUMUGrilldoesNOTofferserviceonA．TuesdaymorningB．WednesdayafternoonC．FridayafternoonD．Saturdayevening3、HowisFlyingFoxCafedifferentfromotherrestaurants?A．Itonlyoffershome-madesausagerollstoparentsandchildren.B．Itamuseschildrenwithcoloring-inactivitieslistedonthemenu.C．Itsbusinesshoursmaybeinfluencedbytheweather.D．Itofferschildrencrayonstodrawpicturesofcows.25．（10分）YouhaveprobablyheardoftheMozarteffect.It'stheideathatifchildrenorevenbabieslistentomusiccomposedbyMozart,theywillbecomemoreintelligent.AquickInternetsearchrevealsplentyofproductstoassistyouinthetask.WhateveryourageisthereareCDsandbookstohelpyoutastethepowerofMozart'smusic,butwhenitcomestoscientificevidencethatitcanmakeyoumoreclever,thepictureismoremixed.Thephrase“theMozarteffect”wasmadeupin1991,butitwasastudydescribedtwoyearslaterinthejournalNaturethatsparkedrealmediaandpublicinterestabouttheideathatlisteningtoclassicalmusicsomehowimprovesthebrain.Itisoneofthoseideasthatsoundreasonable.Mozartwasundoubtedlyageniushimself;hismusiciscomplexandthereisahopethatifwelistentoenoughofit,we'llbecomemoreintelligent.The_idea_took_off,_withthousandsofparentsplayingMozarttotheirchildren,andin1998ZellMiller,theGovernorofthestateofGeorgiaintheUS,evenaskedformoneytobesetasideinthestatebudgetsothateverynewbornbabycouldbesentaCDofclassicalmusic.ItwasnotjustbabiesandchildrenwhowereexposedtoMozart'smusiconpurpose,evenanItalianfarmerproudlyexplainedthatthecowswereplayedMozartthreetimesadaytohelpthemproducebettermilk.I'llleavethedebateontheimpactonmilkyieldtofarmers,butwhatabouttheevidencethatlisteningtoMozartmakespeoplemoreintelligent?Moreresearchwascarriedoutbutananalysisofsixteendifferentstudiesconfirmedthatlisteningtomusicdoesleadtoatemporaryimprovementintheabilitytohandleshapesmentally,butthebenefitsareshort－livedanditdoesn'tmakeusmoreintelligent.1、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?A．Mozartcomposedmanymusicalpiecesforchildren.B．ChildrenlisteningtoMozartwillbemoreintelligent.C．TherearefewproductsontheInternetaboutMozart'smusic.D．ThereislittlescientificevidencetosupporttheMozarteffect.2、WhydidmanypeoplebelieveintheideaoftheMozarteffect?A．BecauseastudydescribeditinthejournalNature.B．BecauseMozarthimselfwasagenius.C．BecauseMozart'smusicisenjoyable.D．BecauseMozart'smusicmakespeoplerelaxed.3、TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3suggeststhat________.A．peoplewerestronglyagainsttheideaB．theideawasacceptedbymanypeopleC．Mozartplayedanimportantpartinpeople'slifeD．theUSgovernmenthelpedpromotetheidea4、Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstheMozarteffect?A．Favorable. B．Objective.C．Doubtful. D．Positive.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）Feelingtiredofwaitingforaliftforsolongbecauseyoudon’twanttotakestairs?Orevenfeelingsoexhaustedthatyouwishedfora(n)1whenyoucouldjustliedownonthebedalldayandnotworryaboutworkorstudies?MynameisBeena,andmystorybeginsfromhere.Iwasborninapoorfamily.Whilegrowingup,Isawmyparentsmakingmany2formeandmybrother.Theywouldn’tbuyanythingforthemselvessothattheycould3allourwishes.Thesmallamountofmoneytheyearnedis4inourchildhoodtomakesurewedon’tfeellesserthanotherkidsaroundus.Idecidedto5mystudiesandgivemyparentsabetterlife,thelifethatthey6foralltheyhavedone.Ifinishedmy7andgotplacedintoaLeadingfirminAuditindustry.Intheprocessoffulfillingmydreams,Itookmyhealthforgranted.Iwas8tiredandthatwasthetimeIfeltthatIneededarestfromworkandrelaxforsometime.Iwenttoadoctor’sclinicwhenIheardthesethreewordswhichchangedmylifeforever–Iwas9withGuillianBarreSyndrome,arareneurologicalautoimmunedisorder.Mybreathingwasbecomingincreasingly10formewhileIwasintheICU.Iwasinthehospitalfortwomonthsonlifesupport.DuringthesetwomonthsIhad11someneardeathexperiences,includingskin12andmultipleinfections.Iwassenthomefromthehospitalimmediatelyafterbeingtakenoffthelifesupport.Mybodywasstillfully13fromneckdownandIcouldn’tevenliftafingeratthattime.Istartedmyphysical14fromhome.Ittookmeoneyeartotakemyfirstfew15withthehelpofawalker.Ihadtwooptionsatthattime.Thefirstwastogiveupand16thatIwillneverbemyselfagainandtheotherwastokeeppushing.Ichosetobemyown17.I18everythingthatcouldhelpmegotoworkwithouthavinganycaretakersaroundandfinallyafter2yearsofhardworkIwasreadytogotoworkagain.Istillhavealongwaytogo,butIhavedecidedIwillnevergiveupmy19.It’sthatdooryou20thatwilldecidewhetheryouwillflyorliveyourlifeinacage.1、A．fantasy B．break C．conversation D．discussion2、A．contributions B．preparations C．sacrifices D．accumulations3、A．collect B．fulfill C．highlight D．blend4、A．covered B．afforded C．invested D．made5、A．settleon B．concentrateon C．referto D．slowdown6、A．mean B．approve C．convince D．deserve7、A．college B．profession C．day D．lesson8、A．physically B．briefly C．mentally D．narrowly9、A．treated B．informed C．accompanied D．diagnosed10、A．faint B．dizzy C．tough D．doubtful11、A．survived B．followed C．neglected D．identified12、A．scratches B．allergies C．bruises D．scrapes13、A．shortened B．influenced C．paralyzed D．linked14、A．therapy B．extreme C．production D．reception15、A．squares B．steps C．flights D．stairs16、A．think B．miss C．accept D．pretend17、A．miracle B．priority C．limitation D．comment18、A．committed B．patented C．fixed D．practised19、A．search B．fight C．prosperity D．intervention20、A．design B．close C．choose D．observe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）Theworld-famouscreditcardcompanyMastercardis1．（remove）itsnamefromitscompanylogo.Itwillfollowthe2．（like）ofAppleandNiketohavealogo3．hasasymbolonlyandnowriting.Mastercardhad4．（traditional）usedalogothathadoverlappingyellowandredcircleswiththeword"Mastercard"5．（write）overthetop.Thecompanyhasdecided6．（drop）theword"Mastercard"andusejustthetwointersectingcirclesasawordlesslogo.Thenewlogo7．（use）asthebrand'ssymboloncreditcardsandinstores，aswellasonadvertising，atsportsand8．events.Thecompany'smarketingofficersaidover80percentofpeoplespontaneously（本能地）recognizedthenewsymbol9．theword"Mastercard"，whichmeanstheircompanymayrisetothoselikeApplewhoselogousesonlyasymbol.Accordingtowhathesaid，the10．（simple）butmoremodernlogorepresentsMastercardisdevelopingintoadigitalerawhenpeoplecommunicatewithmoresignsandlesswords.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。MyparentsandIvisitedmyuncleinSeattleonlastJuly、MyfavoriteexperiencewasourtriptoMountRainer,anvolcanonearSeattle、Beforeweleft,myunclegaveushatstoprotectusfromgettingsunburned,Isupposedthatitwillbeveryhot、Whenwedroveupthemountain,Ifoundthetopcoveringwithsnowandice!Myuncleledmetoasmallpathtoincreaseourchancesofseeingwildlife、Suddenlythereappearedafieldthatsmallwildflowersgrewupthroughthesnow、Littleanimalstoodstill;tinybirdsrosehighlyintotheair、ItwasthemostbeautifulsightthatIdneverseen27第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是晨光中学的学生会主席李津。为弘扬中国文化，学生会将围绕“中国文化”举办每年一度的英语演讲比赛，以向外国友人介绍中国文化为中心。作为组织者，你将在演讲比赛开始前发言，请你根据以下提示用英语写一篇发言稿。※说明举办演讲比赛活动的主题及意义；※注意介绍中国文化的博大精深，如独具特色的语言文字、丰富多彩的的民族艺术、历史悠久的传统节日等；※预祝演讲比赛活动圆满成功,感谢大家的积极参与。注意：⑴请使用规范英语，词数不少于100；⑵可适当加