2023年广东省广州市重点初中高三英语第一学期期末考试模拟试题含解析

2023年广东省广州市重点初中高三英语第一学期期末考试模拟

试题

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。

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1.Iappreciatetheopportunitytoworkinyourcompanytwoyearsago.

A.givingB・togiveC.beinggivenD.tobegiven

2.—Haveyoufinishedallyourexercises?

—Yes,isleft.Asamatteroffact,theyareaseasyasABC.

A.nothingB.notoneC.noneD.neither

3.Jack'sfellowworkersoftenturntohimforhelpwhentrappedintroublebecausehe

isaofideas.

A.fountainB.session

C.diagramD.resource

4.Doubleovensareagoodidea,especiallyyouarecookingseveralmealsata

time.

A.thoughB.ifC.thatD.unless

5.WiththenuclearcrisisworseninginIran,theworld'sattentionisfixedagainon

iscalledtheMiddleEast.

A.whichB.whatC.thatD.it

6.Tom'sscoreonthetestisthehighestintheclass.He.

A.shouldstudylastnight

B.shouldhavestudiedlastnight

C.musthavestudiedlastnight

D.muststudylastnight

7.…Whereistheplane?Ican*tseeit.

■“Itwentoffitstokeepawayfromthesuddenstorm.

A.courseB.road

C.flightD.direction

8.—WhyaretheWoodssellingtheirbelongings?

—Theytoanothercity.

A.hadmovedB.havemovedC.movedD.aremoving

9.Modestyisakindofgoodquality,whichisittakestobeyourpersonalbest.

A.whatB.whereC.whichD.when

10.Shethentookthelittlekey,andopenedit,trembling,butcouldnotatfirstsee

anything,becausethewindowswereshut.

A.plainlyB.closelyC.firmlyD.frequently

11.•一DoyouthinkPeterisagoodpartner?

-Notreally!Therearesomethingsthatarenoteasyto,andhislazinessis

one.

A.putasideB.putupwith

C.thinkofD.getalongwith

12.Itisglobalwarming,ratherthanotherfactors,__theextremeweather.

A.thathaveledtoB.whichhascaused

C.whicharecausingD.thathasledto

13.Wildapplausewhenthecrowdwaitingheardtheannouncementofthe

arrivalofthepopstarattheircommunity.

A.madeoutB.brokeoutC.letoutD.workedout

14.—Whatwasitthatcausedthepartytobeputoff?

一theinvitations.

A.BecauseTomdelayedsending

B.Tomdelayedtosend

C.ThatTomdelayedsending

D.Tomdelayedsending

15.Goodevening.HuangshanHotel.

......Goodevening.?

A.DoyoustillhavearoomfortonightB.Whatwouldyoulike,please

C.IsthereanythingIcandoforyouD.Whoisthatspeaking,please

16.Nowadays,moreandmoreyoungladies,figuresmostarefineenough,are

goingonadiet.

A.whoB.whose

C.ofwhoseD.ofwhom

17.InthelibraryyoucanuseyourowncomputertoconnecttoWi-Fispeciallyfor

readers.

A.preparingB.toprepare

C.preparedD.prepare

18.flag-raisingceremonywasheldattheGoldenBauhiniaSquareonJuly1to

celebrate17thanniversaryofHongKong'sreturntoChina.

A.A;/B.A;the

C.The;theD./;the

19.Forallthefailureofhisbusiness,heremainsoptimisticanduntroubledby

hisproblems.

A.hopefullyB.seemingly

C.rarelyD.frequently

20.Theonlyproblemwaswekeptgettinglost!ButpeopleinTianjinarevery

friendlyandhelpful.

A.whyB.whether

C.thatD.how

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）HotSpotsforRetireestoStartTheirEncoreCareer

EncoreCareer:VocationalSchoolInstructor

Retirein:LosAngeles,CA

EversinceIBMCEOGinniRomettycoinedthetermunewcollar”todescribe

well-paidjobsthatrequirespecificskillsbutnotnecessarilyadegree,vocationalschools

havemadeaseriouscomeback.Apparentlyinstructorsareinshortsupplyinsunny

L.A.,wherethereare13jobsatvocationalschoolsforeveryapplicantonthemarket.

Thisisagreatopportunityforskilledretireessince,unliketeachingatapublicschool

thatrequiresastatecertificate,theonlyrequirementhereisthatyoubeaseasoned

expertinyourfield.

EncoreCareer:BusinessConsultant

Retirein:Miami,FL

Consultingisagreatoptionforaretiredbusinessprofessionallookingtomake

theirownhours,betheirownboss,andearnasmuchoraslittleasneededtomaintain

theirstandardofliving.ForeveryconsultantinMiamirightnowthereare13businesses

hopingtohirethem.There'sevengreaterdemandherethaninWashingtonD.C.,

whichistypicallyconsideredtheconsultingcapitaloftheworld.

EncoreCareer:TouristWrangler

Retirein:Austin,TX

AstheeconomycontinuestoboomandmoreAmericanshaveextraincometo

spend,thetourismindustryhastakenoff.ThisisparticularlytrueinAustin,TX,where

therewereastonishing36tourismjobsforeveryapplicantinJuly.Betweenfour-star

hotels,thenoisyrockn*rollscene,andanewfoodculture,Austinistheplacetobeif

youwanttoworkinserviceindustry.

EncoreCareer:SupporteroftheArts

Retirein:Charleston,SC

Ifyou*reaBabyBoomerwithadegreeinthearts,nowcouldbetheperfecttimeto

revisityourpassionforcreativity.,especiallyifyoualsowanttoliveinthecenterof

southerncharm.Betweenthe14artgalleriesonKingStreetinOldTown,anabundance

ofactingcompaniesandtheaters,andmusicfestivals,it*snotsurprisingtherewere25

jobsforeveryartyapplicantiiiCharleston.

1、Whichcareerfocusesonanapplicant'sskillsinsteadofadiploma?

A.VocationalSchoolInstructor.B.BusinessConsultant.

C.TouristWrangler.D.SupporteroftheArts.

2、Whichcityoffersanapplicantmorejoboptionsthantheothers?

A.LosAngeles.B.Miami.

C.Austin.D.Charleston.

3、Whoisthetextintendedfor?

A.Children.B.Graduates.

C.Retirees.D.Tourists.

22.（8分）Inashockingupset,70-year-oldRepublicancandidateDonaldTrump

rodeawavetovictoryasvoterselectedhimthe45thPresidentoftheUnitedStatesin

November,2016.

Actually,alotofexpertshadpredictedthatDemocraticcandidateHillaryClinton

wouldcomeoutontop.Throughoutthecampaign,oneofTrump'smainchallengeswas

topersuadevotersthathehastheattitude,knowledgeandjudgmenttobepresident.In

theend,hewasabletoattractmorethanenoughvoterstohisside.

HillaryClintonadmittedtheelectiontoTrumpinaphonecallataround2:30

am.^Hillaryhasworkedverylongandveryhardoveralongperiodoftime『Trump

toldhissupportersduringhisvictoryspeech.uWeoweheramajordebtofgratitudefor

herservicetoourcountry.”

HillaryClintondeliveredherspeechlaterintheday.^Wemustacceptthisresult

andthenlooktothefuture,”shetoldherdisappointedsupporters."DonaldTrumpis

goingtobeourpresident.Weowehimanopenmindandthechancetolead.”

Trump'srisetothepresidencycomesafteralongcareerasarealestate

developer.Hebuiltskyscrapers,resortsandgolfcourses.Healsoriskedother

businessesjntroducingTrumpSteaks,TrumpNaturalSpringWater,andanairlinecalled

TrumpShuttle.In2004,hebecameaTVstarwiththerealityshowTheApprentice.

NowTrumpandhisteamwillhavetofacemanydifficultthings.They'llhaveto

worktobringthecountrytogetherafteradivisivecampaignthatupsetmillionsof

Americans.Throughoutthecountry,millionsofAmericansareoutofworkand

strugglingtomakeendsmeet.Thenewpresidentmustalsoaddressinternational

issues.Theyincludethewaronterrorismandtherefugeecrisis.Still,Trumpsayshesees

abrightfutureahead.^EverysingleAmericanwillhavetheopportunitytorealizehisor

herfullestpotentialJhetoldhissupporters.

1、WhatshouldmanyexpertsthinkofTrump'svictory?

A.Itisexpected.B.Itissatisfying.

C.Itisannoying.D.Itissurprising.

2、HowoldwasDonaldTrumpwhenhebecameaTVstar?

A.50yearsold.B.54yearsold.

C.58yearsold.D.62yearsold.

3、WhatcanbelearnedaboutDonaldTrumpfromthepassage?

A.Hewasabusinessman.B.Hehasbeenservingingovernment.

C.HethoughtbadlyofHillaryClinton.D.HeisworriedaboutAmerica.

4、Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A.TheproblemswithAmerica.

B.ThechallengesTrumpwillface.

C.Trump'sideasabouthisfuturework.

D.ThedecisionsTrumpwillhavetomake.

23.（8分）BeforeIstudiedpsychology,Iusedtothinkthatpeoplewouldlaugh

whenfunnythingsoccurred.WhileIwasrightaboutthat,Idiscoveredtherearelotsof

otherpsychologicalfactorsthatmakepeoplelaughotherthanthefunnypartofajoke.

Whensomeonelaughsatajoke,therewillusuallybemorethanonereasonthatmakes

himlaugh—andthemorereasonsthereare,themorepowerfulthejokewillbe.

Iwasattendingastand-upcomedyshowinEgypt,andwhenthemanstartedto

makefunofpedestrianscrossingstreets,everyonelaughedtheirheartsout.Themain

reasonthosepeoplestronglylaughedwasthatalmostallofthemfeltangrytowards

pedestrianswhocrossedstreetscarelessly.Thejokewasn'tonlyfunny,italsomadethe

audiencefeelthattheywererightaboutbeingangryatthosepedestrians.Thatis,

peoplewerelaughingbothbecauseofthefunnyjokeandbecauseofthehappiness

experiencedasaresultofthepsychologicalsupporttheygot.

Thebetterajokemakesapersonfeel,andthemoreitincludesotherpsychological

factors,themorethepersonwilllikeit.Forexample,ifyouenvyoneofyourfriends,

andsomeonetellsajokethatisfunnyand,atthesametime,makesyourfriendseem

stupid,thenyouwillprobablylaughatitlouderthanifyouweren'tjealousofhim.

Inshort,wedon'tlaughonlywhenwehearsomethingfunny;wealsolaughwhen

weexperiencesomekindofhappinessthatresultsfromtheotherpsychologicalfactors

involvedinthejoke.Istronglydiscouragemakingfunofanyoneorbelittlingsomeoneto

makesomeoneelselaugh.AllIwanttoexplainisthatifyourjokesupportsaperson's

emotions,hewillcertainlylikeitalot.

1、WhatdidtheauthorHndoutafterstudyingpsychology?

A.Onlygoodjokesmakepeoplelaugh

B.Manyfactorsleadtopeoplelaughing.

C.Funnythingscanmakepeoplelaugh

D.Laughtercanmakepeoplehealthy.

2、Whydidtheaudiencelaughloudatthepedestrians?

A.Theyplayedatrickonthepedestrians.

B.Thepedestriansbehavedinafunnyway.

C.Theycouldfeelthepedestrians9happiness.

D.Theiremotionwasapprovedofbytheshow.

3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“belittling”probablymean?

A.AnnoyB.Blame

C.LookdownonD.Makeupto

24.(8分)SeveralJobsThatWillBeAutomatedByArtificialIntelligence(AI)

AndRobots

Translator

Imagerecognitionsoftwareandvoicerecognitionsoftwarearebringingsomemajor

advancestolanguagetranslation.ApplicationslikeGoogle'sWordLenscantranslate

wordsfromsignsanddocumentsinrealtimeandtherealealotoftranslationappsthat

allowyoutotypeinawordorphraseandwilltranslateitforyou.

Somewillevenspeakthephraseforyouandrawword-to-wordtranslationwillbe

fullyautomatedsoon.

Fastfoodworkers

AutomatedorderingboothshavealreadymadetheirwayintoafewMcDonald's

restaurantsaroundtheworld,andcookingpositionscouldberemovednext.Thebooths

probablycan'thandlecustomerserviceproblemswell,sotelevideosystemscouldbring

inanofficeemployeetodealwithcomplaints.

Fieldtechnician

NewadvancesintheInternetofThingscouldmakethisworkobsolete.

Low-costsensorscombinedwithhighavailabilitycellular/satellite

communicationsandcloudtechnologyarebeingstartedtoautomateandalarmthese

sites,andcanbecheckedandmaintainedfromadesktopormobiledevice.

Salesrepresentative

But,e-commerceischanginghowwemakepurchasingdecisions9especiallythose

wherethereisn'tmuchdifferentiationamongthemajorcompetitors.

Ifyou'resellingahigh-difTerentiationproductand/orahigh-price,low-volume

productyouhavesomejobsecurity,butifyou'resellingahigh・vokime,

low-differentiationproduct,youbetterstartpolishingyourresume9saidDoug

Camplejohn>CEOofFliptop.“Thesekindofproductsalesareallmovingonline.”

KWhatcanGoogle'sWordLensdo?

A.Translatebyimageandvoicerecognitionsoftware.

B.Speakthephraseorwordforyou.

C.Makereal-timetranslation.

D.Allowyoutotypeinawordorphrase.

2、Whatcanweinferfromthesecondpart?

A.Alltherestaurantsownautomatedorderingbooths.

B.Serviceproblemscan'tbehandledautomatically.

C.CookswillnotbeautomatedbyAIandrobots.

D.CustomerswillhavenocomplaintsbecauseofAL

3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword^obsolete^meaninPart3?

A・Abandoned.B.Welcome.

C.Forbidden.D.Efficient.

25.（10分）Plagiarismistheactofrepresentinganotherperson'swordsorideasas

yourown.Theoffensemaybeassmallasasentencecopiedfromabook.Oritmaybeas

extensiveasawholepapercopied-orbought—fromsomebodyelse.

Intellectualdishonestyisnothingnew.TheonlydifferencenowisthattheInternet

hasmadeitmuchsimplertostealotherpeople'swork.Yetthesametechnologythat

makesiteasytofindinformationtocopyalsomakesiteasiertoidentifyplagiarism.

Teacherscanuseonlineservicesthatcomparepaperstothousandsofothersto

searchforcopiedwork.Theteachergetsareportonanypassagethatissimilarenough

tosuspectplagiarism.Theseservicesarewidelyused.T,forexample,saysit

isusedinmorethan4countriesandexaminesmorethan130,000papersaday.

Professionalwriterswhoplagiarizecanbetakentocivilcourtandorderedtopay

damages.Inschools,thepunishmentforcheatingcouldbeafailinggradeonthepaper

orinthecourse.Someschoolsexpel（驱逐）plagiaristsforaterm;others,forafull

academicyear.Somedegreeshaveevenbeenwithdrawnafteraschoollaterfoundthata

studenthadplagiarized.

Accidentalplagiarismcansometimesresultfromculturaldifferences.

AtIndianaUniversityinBloomington,60percentofstudentswhousetheOfficeof

WritingTutorialServicesarenon-nativeEnglishspeakers.Thedirector,JoanneVogt,

sayssomehavenoideathatcopyingfrompublishedworksisconsideredwrong.She

saysstudentsfromChina,forexample,maythinktheyareinsultingreadersifthey

creditothersources.Theybelievethateducatedreadersshouldalreadyknowwherethe

informationcamefrom.

Themoreyou.ivecredit,thelessyouriskaccusationsofplagiarism.Anysentence

takendirectlyfromasourceshouldappearinsidequotationmarks.Andevenifyouput

thosesentencesintoyourownwords,youshouldstillgivecredittowhereyougotthe

information.

1、Accordingtothepassage,whatistheroleoftheInternetinPlagiarism?

A.TheInternetdiscouragespeoplefromchoosingproperpaperstocopy.

B.TheInternethelpspeoplegettheirpaperspublishedonline.

C.TheInternetenablespeopletosharetheirpaperswithothers.

D.TheInternetcontributestopeoplecopyingpapersfromotherseasily.

2、Wecaninferfromthepassagethatteachersknowapaperiscopiedwhenthey

A.happentobefamiliarwiththecontentofthepaper

B・makeinvestigationsconcerningthepaperamongstudents

C.comparethepaperwithmanyothersonlinetosearchforthecopiedones

D.searchjournalandperiodicalsinthelibraryfortheoriginalpaper

3、WhichofthefollowinghasNOTbeenmentionedasthepunishmentforplagiarism?

A.Fineofacertainamountofmoney.B.Withdrawalofsomedegrees.

C.Beingforcedtoleaveschool.D.Afailinggrade.

4、Theunderlinedexpression“givecredit“inthelastparagraphprobablymeans

A.attributewhatyou'vequotedfromothersourcestotheoriginalwriters

B.praisetheoriginalwriterforprovidingusefulinformation

C.givetheoriginalwriteracreditcardforyourcopyingthepaper

D.admitthattheoriginalwriterhasagoodreputation

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）Accordingtoarecentsurvey,themodemhousewifespendsanaverage

of60hoursaweekonhouseholdworkcomparedto46to52hourssome50yearsago;

andafargreaterpartofher]hoursarespentinshopping.

Ingrandma's2,thebutchei;thebakerandthegrocer'sshopwerejust___

3,Today'shousewifegoestothe4atleasttwiceaweek-5thestores

aresobig,socrowdedandsofarawaythateachtrip6anythinguptothree

hours.

Idon"thinkwehavetogoasfarbackas50yearsforconfirmationofthegreat

7inshoppingpatterns.Itisonly23years8Imovedfromoneofthemost

beautifulHighStreetsinBuckinghamshire-alovelywidestreetwherealmostevery9

islistedasanarchitecturaljewel.WanderingbacklastweekI10tothinkabout

thechanges.Ofsome15shops,12haveturnedUtoantiquesorsomething

similar.SoshopsthathadbeenintheHighStreetforgenerationsare12forever

-andawayoflifehasgonewiththem.

Ilovethe13ofthoseoldshops,thegossipandthechatterwhile14

tobeserved,thearrivalofnewneighborsandthebirthsanddeathsallswiftly___

15Wewerepartofaneighborhood-madesobyour16meetings—andvve

stayedfriends.

SoonaftermydaughterwasmarriedshereturnedtoliveinthissameHighStreet.

“Why,FionaJ17thepostwomanwhenshewalkedintothetinyP.O.store

which18survives,uhowlovelytoseeyou!Youhaven'tchangedabit.”Fiona

wasa19girlwhenweleftandthepostwomanhadn'tseenherfor13yearsor

more.

SeewhatI20?Itcouldneverhappeninasupermarket!

KA.busyB・spareC.happyD.extra

2、A.nameB.homeC.dayD.way

3、A・outsidethetownB.inthedistanceC.onthewayD.aroundthecorner

4、A.countrysideB.supermarketC.parkD.restaurant

5、A.soB.butC.thoughD.because

6、A.takesB.providesC.savesD.contains

7、A.timeB.funC.ideaD.change

8、A.thatB.untilC.sinceD.when

9^A.buildingB.gardenC.neighborD.customer

10^A.forgotB.hatedC.pausedD.managed

11、A.backB.overC.upD.on

12、A.lostB.ruinedC.missedD.kept

13、A.businessB・friendlinessC.tidinessD.fairness

14、A.helpingB.preparingC.waitingD.offering

15、A.remindedB.recordedC.reviewedD.reported

16、A.dailyB.rareC.officialD.private

17、A.askedB.saidC.whisperedD.announced

18、A.hardlyB.alsoC.evenD.still

19、A.littleB.niceC.shyD.lovely

20、A.doubtB.guessC.meanD.remember

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）语法填空。用不多于3个单词的正确形式填空

TheAmberRoomgotthisnamebecauseitwasmadeofseveraltonsofamber.

L(it)designwasinthefancystylepopularinthosedays.Itwasalsoatreasure

2・(decorate)withgoldandjewels.Prussia'sbestartistsspentabouttenyears

3,(make)it.

TheroomwasfirstdesignedforthepalaceofFrederickI.However,thenextking,

FrederickWilliamI,to4.theamberroombelonged,gaveittoPetertheGreatin1716.

5.return,PetertheGreatsenthimatroopofhisbestsoldiers.

Later;CatherineIIhadtheamberRoommovedtoapalaceoutsideStPetersburg

whereshespenthersummers.Andmore6.(detail)wereaddedtotheroom.Theroom

7.(complete)thewayshewantedin1770.

DuringWorldWarII,someoftheNazis8.(secret)stoletheroomitself.Onthe

waytoKonisberg,theroomwasmissing.Afterthat,whathappenedtotheAmberRoom

remains9.mystery.

Recently,anewAmberRoomhasbeenbuiltbytheRussiansand10.(Germany)to

celebratethe300thbirthdayofStPetersburg.

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(A),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。

Iwasusedtobeahealthygirl,butmorethantwoyearsago,Igetintothehabitof

eatingalotofjunkfoodandsnacks、Inaddition,Ispentalotoftimelayonthesofa,

watchingTV,anddoinglittleexercise、Asaresult,IputonsuchmuchweightthatI

founddifficulttoclimbthestairs>SoIdecidedtochangemyunhealthylifestyle>I

begantohaveabalancingandhealthydiet、Ialsotookpartinvarioussportsactivity

suchasswimming,skating,runningorplayingbasketbalROneyearlate,Ibecameas

fitasbefore>

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

29.（25分）假设你是某中学的学生谢飞，你校国际部将选拔一些学生志愿者，参与国

际部接待学访团等外事活动的策划和组织。你欲参选，请根据以下提示，写一篇竞选

演讲稿。

*个人优势介绍（如性格，特长等）；

*接待学访学生的活动安排（校内，校外）；

*表达当选的愿望。注意：

1.词数不少于100；

2.请勿提及真实学校名称；

3.可适当加入细节，以使内容充