湖北省黄石市大冶一中2022-2023学年高三英语第一学期期末学业质量监测试题含解析

2022-2023高三上英语期末模拟试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thiscarisimportanttoourfamily.Wewouldrepairitatourexpense_______itbreakdownwithinthefirstyear.A．could B．wouldC．might D．should2．Whenintrouble，remembertostaycalm，andeverythingwillwell．A．turnback B．turnup C．turndown D．turnout3．Heisconfident,________________inmyopinion,ismostimportantinsociety.A．how B．whichC．that D．what4．AninternationalteamofastronomersannouncedWednesdaythatthey________thefirst-everimageofablackhole.A．havecaptured B．werecapturingC．hadcaptured D．wouldcapture5．TherewillbeanendlesspowerofyouthsupportingtheChinesenation’srejuvenation_______theyoungergenerationofthecountryhasideals,pursuitsandshoulders.A．asfaras B．solongasC．evenif D．asif6．Notuntilthebusdisappearedinthedistance________herschoolbagwasgone.A．Tinahadfound B．hadTinafoundC．didTinafind D．Tinafound7．TheeducationsysteminChinaisverydifferentfrom________intheUSA．A．oneB．itC．thoseD．that8．Theoldcouple,________countrylife,wereunwillingtomovetothecitytolivewithhisson.A．accustomedto B．buriedinC．addictedto D．exposedto9．DorisLessing，anauthorwhohashadafascinatinglife，livedinIran_______shewasfivebeforemovingtoZimbabwe．A．unless B．sinceC．until D．after10．MsAliceisconsidereda

ladybyus,forsheoftenhelpsthepoorshemetwith.A．selfish B．hopefulC．mean D．generous11．—Theroomlooksbigger!—We______thefurniture.A．havechanged B．hadchangedC．changed D．arechanging12．—Astudysuggestsreducingenergydemandinthefuturemay________urbanareas.—That’strue.Citiesneedmoreenergythansmalltownsorotherruralareas.A．catchonB．actonC．hangonD．centeron13．Youhavetorewritethemonthlyreportbecauseyou_____manyimportantdetails.A．turnedoff B．leftoutC．droppedby D．putup14．Aftershebecameill,Ifelt______withher—shewascheerywhileIfeltgloomy.A．outoftune B．outofbreath C．outofcuriosity D．outofmind15．---Youlookhappytoday.Isthereanythinggood?---I’mverydelighted______asoneoftheexchangestudents.A．tochoose B．tohavebeenchosenC．choosing D．havingbeenchosen16．Ourcompanyisseekingforamanager,especially________withcreativityandimagination.A．theone B．eachC．one D．that17．Withsomesnowontopofit,theYellowMountainlookedfantasticthiswinter.Actually,IdoubtwhetherwecouldvisitmountaininChina.A．amostbeautiful B．themostbeautifulC．amorebeautiful D．abeautiful18．Havinglostsomethinginthecloakroom，Iwentinsidetogetit，andfoundRoy________thepocketsofpeople’scoats.A．goingaround B．goingafterC．goingagainst D．goingthrough19．TheBritishgovernmentpublishedanofficialpolicydocument________itsplanstobringtheUKoutoftheEuropeanUnion.A．lettingoutB．puttingoutC．settingoutD．workingout20．Linda________tohermotherforsolongthatshefiguresoutalmosteverygestureofhermother’s.A．attended B．hadattended C．wouldattend D．hasattended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）OnOctober19,1959,thefirstSpecialEnglishprogramwasbroadcastontheVoiceofAmerica.Itwasanexperiment.ThegoalwastocommunicatebyradioinclearandsimpleEnglishwithpeoplewhosenativelanguageisnotEnglish.Expertssaidthegoalwasadmirable,butthemethodwouldnotwork.Theywereprovedwrong.TheSpecialEnglishprogramsquicklybecamesomeofthemostpopularonVOA．Andtheystillare.Fortyyearslater,SpecialEnglishcontinuestocommunicatewithpeoplewhoarenotfluentinEnglish.Butduringtheyearsitsrolehasexpanded.ItalsohelpspeoplelearnAmericanEnglish.Anditprovideslisteners,eventhosewhoarenativeEnglishspeakers,withinformationtheycannotfindelsewhere.Today,SpecialEnglishbroadcastsaroundtheworldsevendaysaweek,fivetimesaday.Eachhalf-hourbroadcastbeginswithtenminutesofthelatestnewsfollowedby20minutesoffeatureprogramming.Thereisadifferentshortfeatureeveryweekdayaboutscience,development,agricultureandenvironment,andontheweekend,aboutnewseventsandAmericanidioms.ThreeelementsmakeSpecialEnglishunique.Ithasalimitedvocabularyof1500words.Mostaresimplewordsthatdescribeobjects,actionsoremotions.Somearemoredifficult.Theyareusedforreportingworldeventsanddescribingdiscoveriesinmedicineandscience.SpecialEnglishiswritteninshort,simplesentencesthatcontainonlyoneidea.Noidiomsareused.AndSpecialEnglishisspokenataslowerpace,abouttwo-thirdsthespeedofStandardEnglish.ThishelpspeoplelearningEnglishheareachwordclearly.ItalsohelpspeoplewhoareEnglishspeakersunderstandcomplexsubjects.Throughtheyears,SpecialEnglishhasbecomeaverypopulartoolforteachingEnglish,eventhoughitwasnotdesignedasteachingprogram.ItsucceedsinhelpingpeoplelearnEnglishinanon-traditionalway.Individualsrecordtheprogramsandplaythemoverandovertopracticetheirlisteningskills.Incountriesaroundtheworld,EnglishteachersassignSpecialEnglishtotheirstudents.Theypraiseitforimprovingtheirstudents’abilitytounderstandAmericanEnglishandforthecontentoftheprograms.UniversitiesandprivatecompaniesinmanycountriesproducepackagesofSpecialEnglishmaterialsforstudentuse.1、Atthebeginning,SpecialEnglishprogramwas.A．doubtedbysomeprofessionalsB．rejectedbynativepeopleC．wellreceivedD．intendedforteachingEnglish2、WhatkindofEnglishisspokenonSpecialEnglish?A．BritishEnglishB．NotcertainC．BothBritishandAmericanEnglishD．AmericanEnglish3、WhichofthefollowingaretheelementsthatmakeSpecialEnglishunique?a.limitedvocabularyb.shortsimplesentencesc.goodcommunicationmethodd.slowspeede.interestingfeatureprogrammingA．a,c,dB．a,b,dC．b,d,eD．a,b,c4、Fromthelastparagraphwecaninferthat.A．listeningtoSpecialEnglishcanbeastudent’shomeworkB．listeningtoSpecialEnglishcanimprovethecontentoftheprogramC．somestudentrecordtheSpecialEnglishmaterialforsaleD．learningEnglishfromVOAisatraditionalwayforEnglishlearner22．（8分）Screamingisoneoftheresponseshumanssharewithotheranimals.Conventionalthinkingsuggeststhatwhatsetsascreamapartfromothersoundsisitsloudness.However,manysoundsthatarelouddonotraisegoosebumpslikescreamscan.Tofindoutwhatmakeshumanscreamsunique,neuroscientistLucArnalandhisteamexaminedabankofsoundscontainingsentencesspokenorscreamedby19adults.Theresultshowsscreamsandscreamedsentenceshadaqualitycalled“roughness,”whichreferstohowfastasoundchangesinloudness.Whilenormalspeechsoundsonlyhaveslightdifferencesinloudness—between4and5Hz,screamscanswitchveryfast,varyingbetween30and150Hz,thusconsideredtoberoughandunpleasant.Arnal’steamasked20subjectstojudgescreamsasfearfulornot,andfoundthatthescariestarealmostalwaysconnectedwithroughness.TheteamthenstudiedhowthehumanbrainrespondstoroughnessusingfMRIbrainscanners(磁共振颅脑扫描仪).Asexpected,afterhearingascream,activityincreasedinthebrain’shearingcenterswheresoundcomingintotheearsisprocessed.Butthescansalsolitupintheamygdale(脑扁桃体),thebrain’sfearcenter.Theamygdalaistheareathatrespondstodanger.Whenathreatisdetected,ouradrenaline(肾上腺素)rises,andourbodypreparestoreacttodanger.Thestudyfoundthatroughnessisn’theardwhenwespeaknaturally,butthemostannoyingalarmclocks,carhorns,andfirealarmspossesshighdegreesofroughness.Onepotentialapplicationforthisresearchmightbetoaddroughnesstoalarmsoundstomakethemmoreeffective,thesamewayabadsmellisaddedtonaturalgastomakeittheeasilytobedetected.Warningsoundscouldalsobeaddedtoelectriccars,whichareparticularlysilent,sotheycanbeefficientlydetectedbypedestrians.1、Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A．Differenttypesofscreams.B．Specificfeaturesofscreams.C．Humansoundsandanimalcries.D．Soundchangesandscreamedsentences.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“raisegoosebumps”probablymean?A．Makepeoplefeelunpleasant.B．Makepeoplefeelcold.C．Makepeoplerudeandrough.D．Makepeopleunique.3、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Roughnessiscommonlyheardinmanyartificialsounds.B．Thetravelingspeedmakesscreamsdifferentfromothersounds.C．Verylittlescientificresearchhasbeendoneonhumanscreams.D．Normalhumanspeechsoundsvarybetween30to150Hzinloudness.4、Whatdevicemaybeimprovedwiththeresearchers’findings?A．Trafficlights.B．Securitycameras.C．Smartphones.D．Smokedetectors.23．（8分）HawkingdiedearlyWednesdayathishomeinEnglandattheageof76.Throughouthiscareerasoneoftheworld’smostrecognizablecosmicthinkers,heregularlythrewhimselfintopopculture’scomedicringwithcameos（客串）onprogramssuchasTheSimpsonsandLateNightwithConanO’Brien.TheseappearancesdefinedHawking’spersonallifeasmushashisuniverse-shakingtheoreticalwork.Humor,however,wasnotjustonesideofhispersonality,butakeytoovercomingthediseasehestruggledagainstsince1963.“Keepinganactivemindhasbeenvitaltomysurvival,ashasmaintainingasenseofhumor,”Hawkingsaidina2013documentary.“IamprobablybetterknownformyappearancesonTheSimpsonsandonTheBigBangTheorythanIamformyscientificdiscoveries.”At21,Hawkingwasdiagnosedwithaconditionsimilartoamyotrophiclateralsclerosis（肌萎缩性侧索硬化症）,alsoknownasLouGehrig’sdisease.AccordingtotheALSAssociation,“HalfofallpeopleaffectedwithALSliveatmostthreeormoreyearsafterdiagnosis.Twentypercentlivefiveyearsormore;onlytenpercentwilllivemorethantenyears.”ThediseasewouldeventuallyshutdownHawking’smotorfunctions,makinghimspeechlessandunabletomovewithoutawheelchair.Doctorsinitiallysaidhewouldbedeadintwoyears.Hiscondition,however,provedtobearateslow-actingversion.ButHawkingfoughtthroughhisworsephysicalstate,risingtoapositionasacelebratedprofessorofmathematicalattheUniversityofCambridgeandalteringthepopularconceptionofphysicswithhis1988bestseller,ABriefHistoryofTime.“WhenIturned21,myexpectationswerereducedtozero,”hesaidinaTVshow.Headded,“ItwasimportantthatIcametoappreciatewhatIdidhave.It’salsoimportantnotbecomeangry,nomatterhowdifficultlifeis,becauseyoucanloseallhopeifyoucan’tlaughatyourselfandatlifeingeneral.”1、WhatwasHawkinglikeaccordingtothetext?A．Hewaskindandbrave.B．Hewasfriendlyandadventurous.C．Hewashumorousandstrong-minded.D．Hewasshyanduncommunicative.2、HowdidHawkingdealwithALS?A．Hedidfurtherresearchintothedisease.B．Hekeptapositiveattitudetowardshisdisease.C．Hedidmoreexerciseandspokealotwithothers.D．Hewenttohospitaltohaveahealthcheckregularly.3、WhatcanbelearntfromthestoryofHawking?A．Laughteristhebestmedicine.B．Losttimeisneverfoundagain.C．Everythingcomestohimwhowaits.D．Ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep.4、Whatcanweknowfromthetext?A．ALSisacommondiseaseinEngland.B．DoctorsonceabandonedtreatmentforHawking.C．PlayingrolesincomedywasHawking’sfavorite.D．It’salmostawonderthatHawkingcansurvivethedisease.24．（8分）GiveitaGo!One-OffVolunteeringOurOne-Offprogrammeallowsyoutotakepartinvolunteeringactivitieswithnoregularcommitmentsuchasdogwalking,helpingyourlocalcommunityandsoon.Transportisprovidedfromcampuswhenactivitiescan’tbereachedbypublictransportoronfootfromcampus.CanleyPopUpCafe:ChineseNewYearSpecial!Date:Saturday17February2018Time:10:30-15:30HelprunfungamesandactivitiesforCanleycitizens.CanleyPopUpCafesaimtoinitiatecommunityinteractionandraiseawarenessofculturaldiversityanddifferenceasbeingpositivebycreatingspacesthatencourageneighbourstomeet,talk,sharetalents,historiesandknowledge.DogsTrustVolunteerDayDate:Friday23February2018Time:09:55-16:00JoinusforadaywiththeDogsTrust.Helpexercisethedogs,preparefoodandcleanthedogshelter.TransportandlunchwillbeprovidedbyWarwickVolunteers.KingsHillNurseryDate:Wednesday16May2018Time:09:05-13:15KingsHillNurseriesprovideplacements,training,workexperienceandjobsforpeoplewithlearningdisabilities.Volunteerswillhelpsupportadultswithdisabilitieswithgardeningtasks.Nopreviousexperiencerequired.Transportfromcampusprovided.FriendsofCanleyGreenSpaces—WoodlandPathClearanceDate:Saturday10March2018Time:10:30-13:30Helpcleanawoodlandpathwaybyremovingamassofdeadwoodfromlowlyingtreebranches.Bycuttingawaythewood,walkingalongthepathwillbemucheasier.AmoreattractivepathwaywillalsoencouragepeopletoexploreParkWood,oneofCanley’sancientbluebellwoodlands.Pleasewearsuitableoutdoorclothingandstrongshoesorbootsthatyoudon’tmindgettingalittlemuddy.1、WhatisthepurposeofCanleyPopUpCafes?A．Toprovidejobsforvolunteers.B．Toimprovetheneighbourhood.C．Toaskforhelpfromneighbours.D．Toencourageneighbourstoconsume.2、Whichactivitylastslongest?A．KingsHillNursery.B．CanleyPopUpCafe.C．DogsTrustVolunteerDay.D．FriendsofCanleyGreenSpaces.3、Whatisthemaintaskinthelastactivity?A．Plantingtrees.B．Wideningthepath.C．Guidingthetourists.D．Clearingthepath.25．（10分）It’snoteasyfeelinglikeyou’realwaysunderthespotlightbeingjudgedforeachlittlemistakeyoumake.Yourmindisinanendlesscircleplayingwhatyousaidanddidoverandoveragain.Youwishyouhadatimecapsuletogobackandmakethingsfightifyoufindmistakes.Youfearwhatotherswillthinkaboutyouandthattheywillrejectanddislikeyou.Youseektobesociallyperfect.Academically，youworklongendlesshoursjusttomakethoseexcellentmarks.Althoughmostwouldsay“it'sgoodtohavehighstandards，”theyhavenoideaabouttheinternalhellyouputyourselfthroughtoachieveperfection.Ifyoucomeuplessthanyourdesiredgoalyoufeelasthoughyouhavefailed，butyou’refarfromfailing，youjustdon’tseeitthatway.Soinsteadyouaretellingyourselfthatyou’restupid，andnotsmart.Thepressureyouplaceonyourselfweighsyoudownandyouwearthe“notgoodenough”labeleachandeveryday.Younotonlyhavehighstandardsforyourselfbutyoualsohavethemforothers.Ifpeopledon’tperformuptoyourexpectations，thenyouthinkthemincompetent.Thiscausesalotoffrustrationbecauseyoucan’ttrustanyonetogetthingsright.Soinsteadofbeingateamplayeryouflysolo(单飞)andtrytodotwoorthreejobsatonce.Yourunrealisticexpectationscauseyoutocriticizeandjudgeothersandthatleadstoproblemsinotherareasofyourlife.Theattempttobeperfectiscalledperfectionismandit'stheunachievableAmericandreamthat’sdamagingouremotionalandmentalhealth.Westriveforperfectionwithourbody，inourperformance，andinourrelationships.Inasocietythatoverstatesmistakes，isitanywonderthatsomanyyoungpeopleattempttheimpossibletaskofbeingperfect?Weallhaveflaws，fears，andmakemistakes，andthat’sperfectlyOK.It’sourimperfectionsthatmakelifeinterestingandtheyhelpusgrowintoastrongermoreadaptableperson.Wedon’thavetostrivetoachievetheimpossible.Wearedesignedtobeperfectlyimperfect.1、Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleofthetext?A．FarfromfailingB．PerfectlyImperfectC．PerfectionismPhenomenonD．UnachievableAmericanDream2、Whichofthefollowingisaperfectionistmostlikelytoagree?A．Nobodyisperfect.B．Begenerouswithpraise.C．Thereisnobest，onlybetter.D．Acontentedmindisaneverlastingfeast.3、Whatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph4?A．Moreandmorepeoplearetoleratingmistakes.B．Thesocietyispartlytoblameforperfectionism.C．Manyyoungpeoplefinditimpossibletobeperfect.D．It’sunusualforasocietytoseekperfectionismnowadays.4、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofimperfection?A．It’spartofourlife.B．It’sunbearable.C．Itdeservestobeovercome.D．Itdoesharmtoourmentalhealth.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）Anoldmanlayinahospitalbed,heavilysedated（给……服镇静剂）toeasethepainfromhisheartattack..Thenursearrivedandsaid,"Your36ishere,"repeatingthewordsseveraltimesbeforethe37consciousmanopenedhiseyes.Hissonwasa38whohadcomebackfromserviceto39tohisbelovedfather.Theelderlyman40outtotouchhisson'shandandhelditgently.Allthroughthe41,theyoungsoldiersatintheward（病房）offeringwordsof42tohisdyingdad,whosaid43butkeptaweakgripofhischild.44ofthenoiseoftheoxygentankandthemoans（呻吟声）oftheotherpatients,thesoldierremained45bytheoldman-sside.Severaltimesinthecourseofthatlongnight,thenursereturnedandsuggestedthatthesoldierleaveto46forawhile,Buteachtimehewould47Asdawnapproachedtheelderlyman48Hislovingsonrestedtheoldman'slifelesshandonthebedandlefttofindthe49.Theyoungmanwaitedwhilethenursecarriedhisfather'sbodyawayandwhenshereturned,offeringwordsof50thesoldierinterruptedher."Whowastheman?"-heasked.51,thenursereplied,"Hewasyourfather."“No,hewasn't,"theyoungmansaid,6'I'veneverseenhimbeforeinmylife.”"Then52didn'tyousaysomething'?"“WhenIarrivedattheward,Iknewrightawaytherehadbeena(n)53,”theyoungmanexplained."ButIalsoknewthatmanneededhisson,andhewasn'there.Icouldtellhewastoo一54toknowwhosatbesidehimbutheneededsomeonethere,soIjustdecidedt055him.1、A．wifeB．sonC．brotherD．cousin2、A．barelyB．simplyC．actuallyD．totally3、A．directorB．managerC．waiterD．soldier4、A．talkB．listenC．attendD．adjust5、A．lookedBreachedC．movedD．picked6、A．morningB．noonC.afternoonD．night7、A．sadnessB．truthC.excitementD．encoursgement8、A．somethingB．anythingC．nothingD．everything9、A．FreeB．UnawareC．AfraidD．Tired10、A．loyallyB．seriouslyC．impatientlyD．carelessly11、A．walkB．chatC．restD．exercise12、A．refuseB．agreeC．hesitateD．weep13、A．awokeB．diedC．recoveredD．screamed14、A．friendB．relativeC．.ambulanceD．nurse15、A．loveB．angerC．sympathyD．admiration16、A．ShockedB．WorriedC．FrightenedD．Annoyed17、A．howBwhereC．whyD．when18、A．mistakeB．hopeC．accidentD．event19、A．anxiousB．sickC．disappointedD．careless20、A．leaveB．supportC．respectD．accompany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）We’veallturnedtosadmusictomakeusfeel1．(good)atsomepointinourlives,butwhydoesdoublingdownonthesadnesshelpdragusoutofthemire(泥沼)？Anewstudyshedslightonwhat’sgoingoninsideourbrains2．wematchourmusictoourfeelings.Itlookslikesadmusiccanbeenjoyable-ratherthan3．(simple)depressing-becauseittriggerspositivememoriesthatcanhelptoliftourmood.PsychologistAdrianNorthfromCurtinUniversityinAustraliasaysthere4．(be)twogroupsofpossible5．(explain)forwhyweenjoylisteningtosadmusiclikethis:onefromsocialpsychology,andonefromcognitiveneuroscience(认知神经学).Intermsofsocialpsychology,onewayof6．(think)aboutthisisthatwefeelmuchbetterabout7．(we)ifwefocusonsomeonewho’sdoingevenworse,aprocessknownasdownwardsocialcomparison.Everything’sgoingtobeokay,becausethisperson8．(have)anevenworsedaythanyouare.Anothertheoryfromsocialpsychologyisthatpeopleliketolisten9．musicthatmirrorsthetoneoftheircurrentlifecircumstances-thesongsactas10．sortoftuningfork(音叉)forourownsituationsandtheyresonate(共鸣)withus.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、