2023届南宁高三第一次适应性考试英语试卷

南宁市2023届高三上学期第一次适应性考试

英语试卷

第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

CHOOSEYOURTRIP

TourA-DhakaPhotographyTour

WedesignthePhotographytourtoofferyouthebestofDhakaPhotoTour.BangladeshEcoAdventureis

specializedtoofferphotographytourinDhakaandalsooutsideofDhaka.InDhakaPhotographytourwehave

includedthelifestylephotography,generalphotographyandmanymore.

PerPerson(SUSD):75USD

SaveThisMonth:$10USDPerPerson(SUSD)

TourB-ManipuriRashMelaTour

Ithasalotofinterestingactivitiesandthefestivalbeginsfromlocalhouseyardswherethelittlekidsdressed

likeKrishnastartdancingandcollectingofferings.Afternoonintheopenground,peoplewillgatherand-make

severaltemplesbybananatreeanddancearoundthetemple.It'sthelastdaylightintheopenair,soitlooksfabulous.

Inthelateeveninginthecentraltemple,beautifullydressedgirlswillstartdancingintheirtraditionalstyle.

PerPerson(SUSD):95USD

SaveThisMonth:S20USDPerPerson(SUSD)

TourC-SundarbansTourwithSmallBoat

SundarbansMangroveForestisthesinglelargestmangroveforestinthewholeworldlocatedinthe

southwesternpartofBangladesh.Thegreenvegetationgivesafreshfeelingtoyoureyesandforbirdlovers.About

270typesofbirdshavebeenrecordedinSundarbanswhichattractsbirdwatchersfromaroundtheglobe.

PerPerson(SUSD):105USDonly

SaveThisMonth:$50USDPerPerson(SUSD)

TourD-FulldayDhakaCityTour

DhakacitytourisoneofthemostpopularBangladeshEcoAdventures.Thistourincludesavisittoall

historicalsitesfromMugulperiodtoourliberationwartime,visitingmuseum,experiencingstreetlifewithacup

oftea,meetinglocalsandexploringlocalsmarkets,takingrickshawsintheoldtownandmostimportantlyaboat

tourin

PerPerson(SUSD):85USD

SaveThisMonth:$15USDPerPerson(SUSD)

21.Whichofthefollowingtourscoststheleastifyousignupthismonth?

A.DhakaPhotographyTour.

B.ManipuriRashMelaTour.

C.FulldayDhakaCityTour.

D.SundarbansTourwithSmallBoat.

22.WhowouldmostprobablychooseTourC?

A.Amiddle-agedmancrazyaboutnature.

B.Ayoungcouplelovingtraditionalculture.

C.Collegestudentsinterestedinphotography.

D.Aseniorscholarkeenonancientarchitecture.

23.Whereisthistextprobablytakenfrom?

A.Atextbook.

B.Anewsreport.

C.Ashoppingposter.

D.Atravelbrochure.

B

ScientistsintheNetherlandshavetrainedbeestoidentifyCOVID-19throughtheirsenseofsmell,according

toapressreleasefromWageningenUniversity.Theresearchwasconductedonmorethan150beesinWageningen

University'sbio-veterinaryresearchlaboratory.

Thescientiststrainedthebeesbygivingthematreat-asugar-watersolution-everytimetheywereexposedto

thescentofamink(貂)infectedwithCOVID-19.Eachtimethebeeswereexposedtoanon-infectedsample,

theywouldn'tgetareward.Eventually,thebeescouldidentifyaninfectedsamplewithinafewseconds-andwould

thenstickouttheirtongueslikeclockworktocollectthesugarwater.

Beesaren'tthefirstanimalstodetectCOVID-19byscent.Researchershavealsotraineddogstodistinguish

betweenpositiveandnegativeCOVID-19samplesfromhumansaliva(口垂:夜)orsweatwithfairlyhighlevelsof

accuracy.AsmallGermanstudyfoundthatdogscouldidentifypositiveCOVID-19samples94%ofthetime.That's

becausemetabolicchangesfromthecoronavirusmakeaninfectedperson'sbodilyfluidssmellslightlydifferent

fromthoseofanon-infectedperson.Butresearchersstillaren'tsurewhetheranimalsarethebestbetforsniffing

outCOVID-19casesoutsidethelab.

“NooneissayingtheycanreplaceaPCRmachine,buttheycouldbeverypromising,HolgerVolk,a

neurologist,toldNature.PCRmachinesarewhatlabtechniciansusetoprocessstandardCOVID-19swabtests.At

theveryleast,certainanimalscouldbeusefulforidentifyingCOVID-19inplacesorcountriesinwhichhigh-tech

laboratoryequipmentisscarceorinaccessible.

Wageningenscientistsareworkingonaprototypeofamachinethatcouldautomaticallytrainmultiplebeesat

once.Thenbeescanusetheirskillstotestforcoronavirusaerosols（气溶胶）inthesurroundingenvironment.

24.HowdidtheresearchersteachthebeestoidentifyCOVID-19?

A.Byofferingbeessomerewards.

B.ByinfectingbeeswithCOVID-19.

C.Byraisingbeeswithsugarwater.

D.Byexposingbeestoinfectedhumans.

25.WhyaredogscapableoffindingoutnegativeCOVID-19samples?

A.Fordogscansniffouthiddenvirusofthesamples.

B.Fordogscantellthedifferentsmellofthesamples.

C.Fordogscanfeelmetabolicchangesofthesamples.

D.Fordogscandistinguishsalivafromsweatofthesamples.

26.Whatisthefollow-uptaskofWageningenscientists?

A.Tobreedmoremultiplebees.

B.Todetectcoronavirusaerosols.

C.Tohelpunderdevelopedcountries.

D.Todevelopanewtypeofmachine.

27.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.ANewWaytoCureCOVID-19Disease

B.Bees:Well-trainedCOVID-19Detectors

C.Bees'ExtremelyAccurateSenseofSmell

D.TheBestMethodofIdentifyingCOVID-19

C

BoumemouthinDorsethasalwaysbeenmyfavouriteseasidetown.WhenIwasgrowingup,MumandDad

didn'thavemuchmoney,butthey'dsavedenoughforafewdaysinBournemouth.Iwasfouryearsoldatthetime.

Idon'tactuallyremembermuchaboutthetrip,apartfrombeingdevastatedwhenwehadtoleave.MumsaidIfell

inlovewiththeplaceandinsistedonwavinggoodbyetotheseawhenitwastimetogo.SoIgrewupbelieving

Bournemouthwasawonderfulplace.

Fortyyearson,mywifeandIreturnedforaweek'sbreak.Iwasnervous,wonderingifFdbeabletobringback

thatdelightI'dfeltasachild.Ineedn'thaveworried.Wehadafantastictime.IthelpedthattheBritishweatherhad

decidedtoprovideuswithhightemperaturesandplentyofsun.ButitwasBournemouththatkeptmespellbound,

makingmefeellikeachildagain.

Bournemouthanditsneighbour,Boscombe,arealwaysbusy,alivewithchatter,musicandotherlivelysounds.

ButaswesteppedintoBoscombeChineGardens,allthenoisefadedaway.Asenseofpeacespreadthroughusas

wemeanderedalongthepaths,delightinginthesquirrelsclimbingupanddownthetreesandthebrightcoloursof

theprettyplants.

Onemorning,wemadeashorttriptoPooleQuayandtooktheferrytoBrownseaIsland.Ownedbythe

NationalTrust,it'safeastfortheeyes,fromitsmockTudorentrance,tothemanypeacockswalkingaround,tothe

magnificentviewsofthesunsparklingontheshiningwatersandboatsbobbingupanddown,seenfromtheisland's

highestpoint.

Beforeweknewit,itwastimetorectumhome-butnotbeforewavinggoodbyetothesea.

28.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"devastated"underlinedinParagraph1?

A.Sorrowful.B.Surprised.C.Thrilled.D.Desperate.

29.Whatmadetheauthorfeelnervous?

A.Thefearoflosingchildhoodmemories.

B.Theadjustmenttothenewcircumstances.

C.Theuncertaintyofrecallingchildhooddelight.

D.Theexposuretohightemperaturesandsunshine.

30.WhatdoestheauthorthinkaboutBoscombeChineGardens?

A.Itboastsseasideviews.

B.ltbelongstowildanimals.

C.Itisfreeofthetown'snoise.

D.Itremindshimofhischildhood.

31.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.FarewelltoBournemouth.

B.Workinginawonderfulplace.

C.Achildhoodunforgettablestory.

D.Revisitingachildhoodfavourite.

D

Therapidanduncontrolledexpansionoftoday'scitiesiscausinganxietynotonlyamongurbanplannersand

architects,butalsoexpertsinthefieldofpublichealth.Theyarealarmedthatthedisorderoftheurbanexpansion

isrobbingthepopulationofitsbasichealthandwell-beingthroughenvironmentalpollution,inadequatehousing

andtheincreasingnumbersofneighborswhodonotknowneighbors.

Beijing,acityofover21millionresidents,isanexampleofthissocialisolation.Untiltheearly1980s,the

Chinesecapital,wasconstructedasquantitiesofSiheyuan.Thisopenstructuregreatlystrengthenedcontact

betweenneighbors,encouragedthesharingofresources,andformedcloserelationsbetweenfamilies,Becauseof

thesecharacteristics,thesestructuresweredescribedas^collectionsofsmallruralvillages^^.Untilthemid-1980s,

onlyafewskyscrapersdisruptedtheharmonyofthelandscape.TodayBeijinghasthelookandfeelofamodern

city,wherethese"smallruralvillages”havebeenreplacedbytoweringskyscrapers.Thisstrikingchangeisnot

limitedtoouterstructures;ithasalsodramaticallychangedtheclosenessofhumanrelations.

Physicalisolationhasdestroyedthelocalsenseofsolidarity（团结），andcontributedtothedestructionof

whatwereonceunitedfamilygroups.Asthedistancebetweenhomeandtheworkplacehasalsoincreased

considerably,workersnowfindthemselvesdevotingwhatwasoncevaluablefamilytimetoexhaustingcommutes

inovercrowdedbusesorsubways.

Thedisorderedgrowthoftoday'scitiescannolongerbeignored.Thegreatchallengeishowtoimprovethe

qualityofurbanlifebyensuringharmoniousgrowth.Skyscrapersshouldnotbetheonlyviewpeoplecanseeina

city.Old-fashionedbutuniquearchitecturereflectshistory,character-eventhecultureofacity.Citiesshouldlearn

fromtheexperiencesofothercitieswithsimilarcharacteristics.Thiseffortrequiresnotonlytheparticipationof

urbanplannersbutpublichealthandenvironmentalexperts,politicians,andfundamentally,thecommunities

themselves.

32.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Peopleinthecitydon'tknowtheirneighbors.

B.Expertsareconcernedabouthousingproblems.

C.Cities*disordereddevelopmenthascausedproblems.

0.Environmentalpollutionisharmfultopeople'sbasichealth.

33.WhatcanwelearnaboutBeijingatpresent?

A.PeopleinBeijingbecomeisolated.

B.SiheyuaninBeijingbecomesprecious.

C.TheouterstructureofBeijingbecomesmessy.

□.SkyscrapersmakeBeijingbecomeinternational.

34.Whatdoesisolationinphysicalspaceprobablyleadto?

A.Lossthecitizens'senseofresponsibility.

B.People'sfreedomtoenjoytheleisuretime.

C.Reconstructionoftheunitedfamilygroups.

D.Workersbeingwornoutonthewaytowork.

35.Whichstatementwilltheauthorprobablyagreewith?

A.Citiesshouldcompletelyfollowthepatternofothercities.

B.Thedevelopmentofacityisattheexpenseofitselegance.

C.Old-fashionedarchitecturesandskyscraperscancoexistinacity.

D.Communitiesplaythemostimportantroleinharmoniousgrowthofcities.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，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。

HowtoTeachConfidence

Whileitmightseemlikesomepeoplearejustbornconfident,confidenceislargelyanacquiredskill.36_Start

bybuildinguptheirself-esteem,independentthought,andpositiveself-talk.Showthemhowtoachievegoals,and

howtodealwithfailurewhenithappens.Withlessonslikethese,youcanteachthepeoplearoundyoutobecome

moreconfident.

Modelconfidentbehaviorforpeople.

Ifyou'retryingtoimprovesomeone'sconfidence,beamodelforhowtheyshouldbehaveinaconfidentway.37

Showthemconfidentinterpersonalrelationslikeeyecontact,handshakes,andmakingsmalltalk.Thisletsthem

practiceinasafeenvironment.

Praisesmallaccomplishmentstoraiseaperson'sself-worth.

Ifyou'retryingtobuildsomeone'sconfidence,startsmall.Eachaccomplishmenttheycompleteisacausefor

celebration,evenifitseemssmall.Behappyforyourfriends,kids,orstudents.38

Givespecificpraisesopeopleknowwhattheydidwell.

Aspecificpraiseisbetterthanasimple"Youdidwell".39.Thismakesyourpraisemoregenuineand

booststheperson'sself-esteemmorebyshowingthemtheirstrengths.

Startwithapositivestatementbeforecorrectingsomething.

40Thisisespeciallyimportantifyou'reaparent,teacher,orcoach.Ifyoudohavetomakecriticismsor

corrections,alwaysstartbysayingsomethingpositivefirst.Thisraisestheperson'sspiritsandmakesiteasierfor

themtotakethecriticalfeedbackthat'scomingup.

A.Instead,tellthepersonexactlywhattheydidwell.

B.It'ssomethingyoucanmodelandteachotherpeople.

C.Youmayhavetopointoutwheresomeoneneedstoimprove.

D.Insteadoffeelingcriticized,thepersonwillknowyou'resincere.

E.Actconfidentaroundthemandinyourinterpersonalinteractions.

F.Yourpositiveenergywillteachthemtocelebratetheirachievements.

G.Youmightshowsomeone'sstrengthstohelpthemseethebrightside.

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节（共20小题；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。

Aboutfiveyearsago,Iwaspartofapilotgroup（试验组）formyemployertaskedwithfiguringouthowto

hireandinstructpeoplewithdisabilitiesandmakethemsuccessfulinsidetheorganization.Untilthenwehadonly

41peoplewithvisuallychallengeddisability.Iledtheinterviewprocessandhiringofacandidatewithanautism

（自I光症）disability.Thecandidatehadthe42butourinterviewpanelfeltthatthedisabilitywould43him

fromlearningtheskillsandbeingsuccessfulintherole.

I44mypeerstogivehimarole,andtryout-also,itwasapilotprogrammeantforourorganizationto

learn.Igavethecandidatealotof45andIbecameoneofhisinstructors.OurHRdepartmentwasnottoo

supportivetotakesome46SOwecouldonlyhirehimasa（an）47contractor（合同工）.

Thecandidate48andsurelyblossomedintheworkplace.Thereweremany49alongthewaybutthecandidate

cametobe50byhiscolleaguesandhisleadership.I51toinstructhimcloselyandhelpedhimto52anumberof

challengesthathisdisability53attheworkplaceandhome.Thecandidatetoo54manyfriendsand55at

theworkplace.Fastforwardfiveyears,hecalledmelastnighttoletmeknowthathegota56offer

yesterdayfromhismanagerasaregularemployeewithajobtitle.I57himandtoldhimmyjoyknowingnobounds

onhissuccess.Hewentontosay"Sir,withoutyour58alltheseyears,Iwouldnotbehere".1toldhim“Your

successistherewardofyourhardworkand59Youareaninspirationtoalotofpeoplewith60disabilities.

41.A.hiredB.firedC.assistedD.recommended

42.A.interestsB.qualificationsC.postsD.requirements

43.A.freeB.defendC.preventD.differ

44.A.convincedB.promisedC.demandedD.reminded

45.A.benefitsB.respectC.encouragementD.treats

46.A.opportunitiesB.risksC.effortsD.measures

47.A.seniorB.qualifiedC.temporaryD.official

48.A.luckilyB.perfectlyC.suddenlyD.gradually

49.A.bumpsB.advantagesC.changesD.dreams

50.A.testedB.forcedC.teasedD.accepted

51.A.expectedB.beganC.deservedD.continued

>2.A.giveupB.searchforC.turndownD.getaround

»3.A.protectedB.presentedC.avoidedD.faced

54.A.lostB.soughtC.wonD.inspired

55.A.competitionsB.electionC.admirationD.arguments

56.A.formalB.specialC.distinctD.underpaid

$7.A.comfortedB.surprisedC.amusedD.congratulated

58.A.permissionB.supportC.sacrificeD.intelligence

59.A.persistenceB.humorC.honestyD.responsibility

60.A.obviousB.similarC.physicalD.Severe

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1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Knownasa"voicecatcher^^inhissocialcircle,38-year-oldLongQingisworkingtorecorddialectsand61

(nature)soundsindangeroffadingaway62aresultofurbanization.

ThenativeofChangsha,Hunanprovince,hasanacuteappreciationforsoundsandvoices,andhisprevious

jobas63audioeditormayhelpexplainhisgiftinsomedegree.Wheneverhehassparetime,Longwanders

thecity'soldstreets64(lis