2023届山西省晋中市高三下学期5月三模英语试题（含答案）

2023届山西省晋中市高三下学期5月三模英语试题

学校:姓名：班级：考号：

一、阅读理解

TheSmithsonianScienceEducationCenteriscollectingagroupofhighschoolstudents

aged14-19toparticipateinacollaborative(合作的)actionresearchprogramonthetopic

ofSustainableCommunities.Throughthisvirtualprogram,youngpeoplewillproducean

actionprojectvideothatwillbesharedatthe2023NobelPrizeSummit.ThisSummitis

hostedbytheNobelFoundationandtheNationalAcademiesofScience,Engineering,and

Medicine(NASEM)andwillbeheldduringJuly24—26,2023,inWashington,DC,both

virtuallyandinperson.

Whoarewelookingfor?

•Youngpeopleaged14-19whorepresentcommunitiesaroundtheworld.

•YoungpeopleskilledinbothwrittenandspokenEnglish.

•Individualswhocancommittoparticipatingfor3monthsfromprogramstartdate

(FromMarch1,2023—May26,2023),andwhocandevoteroughly2-3hoursperweekto

thisproject.

Howdoyouapply?

•ByJune22,2023,filloutthefollowingform:https://forms,office,com

•WewillinformyouofselectionnolaterthanJune24.

Whataresomebenefitsofparticipating?

•Acertificateacknowledgingyourparticipation,yournamelistedontheSmithsonian

ScienceEducationCenterwebsite,andyourvideoshostedontheSSEC,NobelFoundation,

andNASEMwebsites.

•Theopportunitytoengageandcollaboratewithotheryouthfromaroundtheworldand

tobringnewwaysofthinkingandactingforabetterfuturetoyourowncommunity.

1.Whenwillthe2023NobelPrizeSummitstart?

A.OnJuly24,2023.B.OnMarch1,2023.

C.OnJune22,2023.D.OnMay26,2023.

2.Whoismostlikelytobeacceptedbytheprogram?

A.AnEnglishteacherwhoretiredrecently.

B.Ayoungstudentrepresentinghisschool.

C.AteenagerhavingagoodcommandofEnglish.

D.Anindividualcommitting2—3weekstotheprogram.

3.Whatcanparticipantsgetfromtheexperience?

A.AvideoproducedbyNASEM.

B.Aninteractionwithforeignstudents.

C.Acreativethoughtaboutyourfuture.

D.Anopportunitytotravelallovertheworld.

In2018,DanikaWhitsettwasattendingcollegewhenshegotintoacaraccidentthatleft

herunabletomovefromthewaistdown.ShewasasleepintheSUVshewasridinginwhen

thedriverlostcontrolandthecarrolledjustoutsideofPhoenix,Arizona.Atthetime,

Whitsettsaidshefeltluckytobealiveafterbeingtoldthatonly20%ofpeoplesurvived

duringtheaccident.

Shelearnedtouseawheelchair,whichsheisexpectedtobeinfortherestofherlife.

Whitsetthasbeenusingthesamewheelchairsince2018,andsadly,ithasfallenintodisrepair.

Thewheelshavecurvedinwardstowardherbody,leavingopenwoundsonbothofherupper

legs.Whitsettisintheprocessofgettinganewwheelchairhutfoundoutthatevenwithher

insurance,thecostwouldbe$5,200,whichisacostshecannotafford.

SoWhitsettunwillinglypostedavideoonthesocialmediaplatformTikTok,tearfully

sharinghersituationwiththeworld.tfcIdesperatelyneedthisnewchairandIhateeverasking

forhelporformoneybutIknowsometimesit,souronlyoption,,,weptWhitsett.

44AllthewhileIamtryingtosavemoneyformynewchairsothatIcanactuallybeas

independentaspossibleanditismuchneeded.Anythinghelps—literally$1wouldmean

theworldtome.ThankyouguysforyourcontinuousPatrOnage.I,msoappreciativeofyou

allandIloveyouguys,thankyou.”

Herstoryquicklyspreadandsheraisedtheentire$5,000injustaday!Butthankstothe

kindnessofstrangers,thedonationshavecontinuedrollingin,andhavenowclimbedto

almost$22,000.

Whitsettisoverwhelmedbythegenerosity.Shehopesthatsharingherstorywillhelpto

effectchangeandmakecriticalmedicalnecessities,likewheelchairs,moreaffordableand

accessibletoothersinsimilarsituations.

4.WhatwasWhitsettdoingwhentheaccidenthappened?

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A.Ridingabike.B.Sleepinginacar.

C.Drivingabus.D.Wanderingaround.

5.WhydidWhitsettneedtobuyanewwheelchair?

A.Theoldonewasstolen.

B.Theoldonewasoutoffashion.

C.Theoldonewasbeyondrepair.

D.Theoldonewasruinedintheaccident.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“patronage“meaninparagraph4?

A.Supports.B.Greetings.C.Patience.D.Change.

7.What,sWhitsett,spurposeofsharingherstory?

A.Togetmoredonationsforherself.

B.Tobecomebetterknownintheworld.

C.Tocomplainaboutherworryingsituation.

D.Tomakeadifferencetohelpingthedisabled.

Toadapttoclimatechange,someflowersaredarkeningtheircolortoprotectthemselves

fromthesun,sradiation,newresearchshows.

Thestudysuggeststhatoverthepast75years,theultraviolet（UV）pigments（紫外线色

素）inflowershaveincreasedinresponsetorisingtemperaturesandathinningozonelayer

（臭氧层）∙Theflowerswon,tlookanydifferenttohumans,butinsectsconsiderthehigher

levelsofUVpigmentsasadarkercolor,whichcouldbeconfusingwhentheytrytofindout

colorfulflowerstolandon.

TheUV-absorbingpigmentsinflowersworklikesunscreenandprotectsensitivecells

fromharmfulradiation,MatthewKoski,aplantecologistatClemsonUniversity,says.Heand

histeamhopedtodetermineifchangesinpigmentswerearesultofenvironmentalchange一

andifso,whataretheplantsrespondingto?

Theteamcollecteddried,pressedplantsacrossNorthAmerica,Australia,andEurope.In

total,theystudied1,238samplesfrom42differentspeciesdatingbackto1941.Then,usinga

UV-sensitivecamera,theyphotographedflowerpetalsfromeachspeciestoseehowthe

pigmentlevelchangedovertime.Next,theypairedthephotographswithhistoriclocal

temperatureandozoneleveldatafromthetimetheplantwaspicked.

Theresearchersfoundthatthechangesinpigmentsdifferbyspecies,aresultofthe

flower,sstructure.Flowerswithopen,exposedpollen（花粉）hadmoreUV-absorbing

pigmentswhenozonelevelswerelowandradiationwashigh.Butflowerswithpollen

surroundedbythepetalrespondedtotemperature,notozonelevels.

Asclimatechangecontinuestointensify,thesechangesinflowers,colorcanaffect

plant-insectinteractions.Whenthewholeflowersgetdarker,insectsmightmisstheflowers

entirely.ςςThishasanegativeinfluenceonplantreprodιιction.^^Koskisays.

8.Whatisthecauseofflowers,colorchangingaccordingtotheresearch?

A.Theimpactofclimatecrisis.B.Thelossofnaturalhabitats.

C.Theharmofnuclearradiation.D.Thethickeningofozonelayer.

9.WhatarcKoski,sfindingsbasedon?

A.Photographsofflowersfromdifferentspecies.

B.AnalysisofhowlevelsofUVpigmentschangeovertime.

C.Collectionofabundantsamplesfromvariousspecies.

D.Historiclocaltemperatureandozoneleveldatabase.

10.WhatcanweIeamaboutthechangeinpigments?

A.Itexistsinflowerswithexposedpollenonly.

B.Itrespondstotemperatureandsealevels.

C.Itremainsthesameregardlessofspecies.

D.Itvariesdependingontheflower,sstructure.

11.WhatisKoski,sattitudetowardsthechangeinflowers,color?

A.Concerned.B.Indifferent.C.Unclear.D.Optimistic.

Theworld,sfirstroboticself-portraits（自画像），paintedbyanrobotcalledAi-Da,have

beendisplayedatanewartexhibitinLondon.Thesurprisinglyaccurateimagesquestionthe

roleofartificialintelligence（AI）inhumansocietyandchallengetheideathatartistotallya

humantrait（特征），accordingtohercreators.

Ai-Daisalife-sizeandroidartistpoweredbyAIthatcanpaint,sculpt,andtalkAi-Dais

designedtolookandactlikeahumanwomanwithafemalevoice.SheisnamedafterAda

Lovelace,thepioneeringEnglishmathematicianwhoisconsideredoneofthefirstcomputer

programmers.

Inthepast,Ai-Da,sworkwasmadeupofabstractpaintingsbasedoncomplex

mathematicalmodels,andherfirstexhibitionraisedover$1millioninartsales.NowAi-Da

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hascreatedwhatarebelievedtobethefirstself-portraitsmadebyamachine.

ThreeoftheserobotselfieswentondisplayattheDesignMuseumonMay18inan

exhibitiontitled4ςAi-Di:PortraitoftheRobot/5whichisfreetothepublicandwillremainon

displayuntilAug.29.

ttTheseimagesaremeanttounsettle/9saidAidanMeller,thegalleryownerbehindthe

creationofAi-Da.ςςTheyaremeanttoraisequestionsaboutwherewearcgoing.Whatisour

roleashumansifsomuchcanbecopiedthroughtechnology?^^

Ai-Da,snewsell-portraitsareacombinationofconstantlyupdatedAI,inbuilt

programmingandadvancedrobotics.Hereyesareactuallycamerasthatallowherto"look”

atwhatsheispaintingorsculpting,inthiscase,herself,andcopyit.Ai-Dadidnotdecideto

createtheself-portraits;rather,hercreatorsgaveherthoseinstructions.Ai-Da,screatorshope

thatherexistencewillmakeusthinkmoreabouttheroleoftechnology,inparticular,AI,in

oureverydaylives.

12.Whatisspecialaboutthedisplayedself-portraitsbyAi-Da?

A.Itfeaturessurprisingimages.

B.Itchallengestraditionalcrafts.

C.Itposesacademicquestions.

D.Itmakeshistoryinartexhibition.

13.WhyarethreerobotselfiesdisplayedattheDesignMuseum?

A.ToenhanceAi-Da,ssenseofachievement.

B.Toincreasethegalleιy,spopularitywithlocals.

C.Toraisemoneyforcreatingabstractpaintings.

D.Toarousepeoplesreflectionontheroleoftechnology.

14.WhatcanbeinferredaboutAi-Dafromthelastparagraph?

A.Shehelpscreatorsmakedecision.

B.Sheistrainedinphototechniques.

C.Shehasnoself-awarenessactually.

D.Sheisprogrammedtoautoupdates.

15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheFarreachingImpactofArt

B.TheEssentialRoleofHigh-tech

C.AnArtExhibit:SelfieswithoutaSelf

D.Ai-DaTheFirstA!-poweredRobotArtist

二、七选五

Mostpeoplewanttolivealifethatfeelsmeaningful.16.especiallyifyou,re

young.Byexploringyourselfandyourpassions,youwillfigureoutwhatmatterstoyouand

makeyourlifesignificant.Hereareahandfulofwaystomakeyourlifematter.

•17

Ifyouwanttohaveameaningfullife,thefirststepistounderstandyourownlifestory.

Whenhaveyoufeltstrongestandhappiest?Howyouinteɪprettheeventsofyourlifeimpacts

howyouseeyourself.There,salotofpowerinbeingabletoconstructyourownsenseof

meaningandpurpose.

•Livingwithcompassion（共情）

Compassioniskeytoleadingameaningfullife.Ifyouwanttoinfluencethosearound

youinameaningfulway,trytodevelopasenseofcompassionforothers.Payattentiontothe

bodylanguageofthosearoundyou.18.

•Connectingwiththeworld

Trytobuildpositive,meaningfulrelationshipswithpeoplewhosupportyouandbuild

youup,likeyourfriendsandfamily.19.Yourlifewillfeelmoremeaningfulifyou

makeanefforttoexpressyourselfandyouremotions.

•Givingback

20.Trygivingbacktoyourcommunitythroughservicetoorganizationsthatare

importanttoyou.However,givingbackdoesnotjustmeandonatingyourtimetocharity.You

shouldalsoworktobekindtothosearoundyou.Thiscanhelpyoufeelyourlifemattersas

you,11haveapositiveimpactonfriendsandfamilymembers.

A.Makinglifestylechanges

B.Figuringoutwhoyouare

C.Itcanbedifficulttomakeit

D.Thiscangiveyouinsightintotheiremotions

E.Payattentiontotheneedsofthosearoundyou

F.Volunteeringcanbeagreatwaytofeelyourlifehasmeaning

G.Meanwhile,self-expressionisagreatwaytointeractwiththeworld

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三、完形填空

ChrisHammansandhissonLewissharedapassionforfootball,andHammanstook

Lewistogamesfromanearlyage.

Atfouryearsold,Lewiswasdiagnosed（诊断）withmusculardystrophy,agenetic

disorderthatcausesmusclesto21overtime.In2008,Hammans22anadfor

powerchairfootball,runbyAlbionintheCommunity.Theyattendedan23session

andforLewis,itwas24atfirstsight.

25、thegameswererecreational（娱乐的）,but“acoreofplayerswantedtotakeit

abit26".saysHammans,andsoBrightonHoveAlbionPowerchairFCwasborn.

Hammans,whohada（n）27infootball,becamethecoach,leadingtheteamto

28inthenationalchampionship.Afterthat,theyregularlytravelledto29in

kindsofgames,duringwhichtheywouldstayandeattogether,makingtheteam3。.

Sadly,Lewispassedawayatage20aftersufferingheartattacks.Theteamplayedtheirfirst

gamewithoutLewisinFebruary2020.As3]asitwas,Hammanscontinued

32.

“Igenuinelylovethegame,“hesays.tςIt,sagreatsportandIthinkLewiswouldhave

wantedmeto33.HisStoryisareminderthatdisabilitydoesn,thaveto34

one,sloveforsportsandthatitisthislovethat35themtopersevere（坚持）and

ultimatelyachievesuccess.n

21.A.weakenB.relaxC.stretchD.grow

22.A.ignoredB.postedC.spottedD.observed

23.A.advancedB.introductoryC.unpreparedD.extraordinary

24.A.loveB.concernC.pityD.memory

25.A.PartlyB.ObviouslyC.EventuallyD.Originally

26.A.straighterB.furtherC.longerD.larger

27.A.magicB.attractionC.testD.interest

28.A.survivalB.adventureC.successD.challenge

29.A.competeB.reuniteC.appearD.encounter

30.A.gratefulB.ambitiousC.closeD.casual

31.A.boringB.complicatedC.normalD.tough

32.A.consultingB.coachingC.playingD.operating

33.A.carryonB.holdbackC.tryoutD.giveup

34.A.declareB.limitC.controlD.foster

35.A.invitesB.requiresC.forcesD.motivates

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文

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。

Recently,residentsinayouthapartmentbuildingindowntownShenzhenhaveplanted

theseed,cultivating(形成)36uniquecitylifestyle.Theycanfarmtheirownland,

whichcan37(access)justanelevatorrideawaytothetopoftheirbuilding.There

theycangrowvegetables,while38(communicate)withotherrentersandtakingin

theskylineofthecity.

HuangSuyun,thefounderoftheyouthapartmentbuilding,39(see)positive

changesinherownlifesince“farming“andothersocialactivitieswereintroducedtothe

rooftopofit.40(additional),theexperienceoftendingthegardensallowsher

41(make)friendsandgettoknowotherswhocitherliveinthebuildingorvisit

fromoutside.

Therooftopheavencoversatotalareaof450squaremetersandconsists42a

sightseeingzone,ashadedleisureareaaswellastheurbanfarmingsection.ςςThere,sspaceto

exercise,likedoingyogaattheleisurezone,andthentowalkovertocheckthevegetables,,,

saysXieJing,anarchitect43undertooktheproject.

Anincreasingnumberofurban44(resident)athomeandabroadhavestarted

toseekasociallifethatpromotesenvironmental45(protect)andpersonalhealth,

whichisgoodnewsforsustainabilityandcommunityactivitydevelopment,expertssay.

五、其他应用文

46∙“五一劳动节”期间，你校英文报发起“劳动最光荣”主题征文活动，请你结合自身经

历写一篇稿件参赛，内容包括：

1.劳动经历；

2.你的感受。

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注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.短文的题目和首句已为你写好；

3.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Labor:LearningandCrowingUP

DuringIheLaborDay,oneofmyownexperiencescameintomymind.

六、读后续写

47.阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

IsatnexttomynewfriendKarinaonthefirstdayofthesummercamp.tςYoulike

bananachips?”shesaidinasurprisedvoice.ςςThey,remyfavoritesnack,butIdontknow

anyotherkidswhoeatthem.”"Myauntbroughtsomethelasttimeshevisited,andΓvebeen

craving（渴望）themeversince/91said.ItwasthenthatIknewthatKarinaandIweremeant

tobefriendsforever.

WheneverWegottopickapartneratcamp,wepickedeachother.WheneverWehada

break,wehungouttogether.Andthemoretimewespenttogether,themorewerealizedhow

amazinglyalikeWewere.Webothhadtwoadorablecats,Webothhadawesomeyounger

siblings,webothlikedbakingextra-creativecookies,andWebothhadthesamefavorite

song.

Butthensomethinghappened.ThesummercampwasnexttoapieceOfbeautifulland

thathadabunchofgiantoldtreesonit.Wheneveritwasniceout,we,dgettoeatourlunch

atpicnictablesthatwererightbysomeofthosetrees.

Karinasurprisinglyspottedzillionsofholesallthewayupandclownatrunkoneday.

Thediscoveryattractedourinterestandwewerecuriousabouthowintheworldtheygot

there.OurfriendLeVarexplainedtousthataspecialkindofwoodkeepermakesthoseholes

tostoreacorns（橡子）.Wewereastonishedbythecoolfact,makingadecisiontokeepthis

magicalforestascleanandperfectasitwaswhenwegothere.

“Hey,haveyouguysheardthatshoppingmallrumor?^^LeVarsaidsuddenly.That,s

whenthingsgotcomplicated.

“Yeah,“saidKarina.ςςTheywanttocutdownabunchofthosetreestomakeroomfora

shoppingcenter.^^

"That'sterrible!^^Isaid.ςςWehavetostopthat.”

'Tdisagree,,,arguedKarina.uMyparentssaidtheshoppingcenterwouldmakenewjobs

forpeoplewhoreallyneedwork.”

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置处作答。

ItsurprisedmethatKarinadidn,tsharemyopinion.

Justthen,LeVarstoodupandbrokethesilence.

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参考答案:

1.A2.C3.B

4.B5.C6.A7.D

8.A9.B10.D11.A

12.B13.D14.C15.C

16.C17.B18.D19.G20.F

21.A