2023年广东省惠来县前詹中学高三英语第一学期期末调研试题含解析

2023年广东省惠来县前詹中学高三英语第一学期期末调研试题

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1.Forthefinalofourjourney,wedecidedtotakethecoach.

A.legB.round

C.distanceD.path

2.Thewriterwassoinherworkthatshedidn'tnoticehimentertheroom.

A.abandonedB.focusedC.absorbedD.centered

3.toworkovertimethatevening,!missedawonderfulfilm.

A.HavingbeenaskedB.Toask

C.HavingaskedD.Tobeasked

4.Hehasnoideawhatthebookisabout.Hehavereaditverycarefully.

A.needn'tB.shouldn'tC・can'tD.mustn't

5.Aftermakingthespeech,hewentthroughitinhismindtoreflectwherehe

better.

A.coulddoB.woulddoC.couldhavedoneD.wouldhavedone

6.Ifyouarefeelingsotired,perhapsalittlesleepwould.

A.actB.help

C.serveD.last

7.Christineisaboutanythingbutherdressasshedoesn'treallycareaboutwhat

shelookslikeintheeyesofothers.

A.cautiousB.optimistic

C.particularD.curious

8.Newenergy-sharingprojectsindozensofcitiesacrossthecountrytofuel

China'ssharingeconomyinthenextfewyears.

A.aretocarryoutB.arebeingcarriedout

C.werecarriedoutD.willhavebeencarriedout

9.Thenewmeansoftransportinthiscity,sowhetheritwillworkoutremains

tobeseen.

A.havenevertriedB.hasnevertriedC.haveneverbeentriedD.hasnever

beentried

10.Hearingthenoiseoutside,Grannyaskedme.

A.whatishappeningB.whatwashappening

C.whatitwashappeningD.whatwasithappening

11.—Mycomputerisoutoffunctionagain.

—Youneedtogotothecustomerservicecenterandhaveit.

A.torepairB.repair

C.repairingD.repaired

12.Totellthetruth,IwouldratherIthepaininsteadofyou.Youdon'tknow

howworriedIwas.

A.tookB.hadtaken

C.havetakenD.shouldhavetaken

13.Believeitornot,itisthatcausesyourillness.

A.becauseofyourbeingoverweightB.becauseyouareoverweight

C.youaresooverweightD.yourbeingoverweight

14.Iwasanonlychild,andIhadnoexperienceoflargefamilies.

A.soB.but

C.orD.while

15.Herdoctorindicatedthatevenaddinga(n)amountofdailyexercisewould

dramaticallyimproveherhealth.

A.modestB.equal

C.exactD.considerable

16.cleargoals,webecomestrangelyloyaltoperformingdailydoingsuntilwe

becomeslavesofthem.

A.OntopofB.Inthesilenceof

C.OnaccountofD.Intheabsenceof

17.—Howdoyoufindyournewclassmate?

一Oh,sheisreallyofamusician,whocannotonlysingverybeautifully,but

alsocomposeskillfully.

A.somethingB.somebody

C.everythingD.everybody

18.Hegetsupatsixo'clock,runsforhalfanhourandthenhasameal;thatishis

morning・

A.routeB.routine

C.behaviorD.tendency

19.moreenergytomystudyinsteadofbeingcrazyaboutcomputergames,I

wouldbesittinginacomfortableofficenow.

A.IfIdevotedB.HadIdevoted

C.WouldIbedevotedD.ShouldIbedevoted

20.toherownwork,shespentlittletimewithherfamily

A.DevotingB.Tobedevoted

C.DevotedD.Havingdevoted

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）Manypeoplewanttogrowtheirowngarden,buttheysimplydonothave

theroom.Donotworry.Thereisasolution.Considercontainergardening.

Thegreatthingaboutcontainergardeningisthatyoucanuseavarietyofdifferent

containers.Yousimplyhavetouseyourimagination.Youcouldcreateabeautiful

gardenwiththingssuchascementblocks,hangingbaskets,claypots,orwindowboxes.

Therearesomanyoptionswhenitcomestocontainergardening;itisonlylimitedby

yourimagination.

Ofcourse,youwillwanttotakethefollowingintoconsiderationwhenyouare

readytobegincontainergardening,inorderforittobesuccessful.

First,youshouldavoidanycontainersthathavebeenusedtostorechemicals,as

wellastreatedwood.Thiscouldleadtothesuddendeathofyourflowersandleadtothe

failureofyourcontainergardening.

Withanycontainerthatyouchoose,youneedtoensurethatitallowsthewaterinit

todrainwhennecessary.Soitmaybeessentialforyoutocreateholesinthecontainerto

helpthisalong.Youshouldalsomakesurethecontainersareplacedonaraisedsurface,

notuponthefloor;toensurethebestpossibledrainage.

Ensurethatthecontainersyouchooseareappropriateinsizefortheplantsyou

choose,Youneedtopreventtherootsfromovergrowingthecontainer.

Lfyoulikefreshveggies,youcouldconsidercontainergardeningwithvegetables.

Thisrequiresaprocessthatdiffersfromthatofflowergardening.Talktoanemployee

atasupplystoreinyourarea.Theycanhelpyouchoosetherightcontainersforthe

vegetablesyouarewishingtogrow.

KWhichofthefollowingmaybeimpropermaterialsforcontainergardening?

A.Claypots.

B.Cementblocks.

C.Treatedwood.

D.Windowboxes.

2、WhatdocstheunderlinedwordHdrainninParagraph5mean?

A.Toflowaway.

B.Togiveoff.

C.Topourdown.

D.Toholdback.

3^Comparedtoflowergardening,whatdoweknowaboutvegetablegardening?

A.Itseemsmucheasier.

B.Itrequiresmoretime,

C.Itdemandsmorewater.

D.Itneedsspecialcontainers.

4^Whomaybeinterestedinthetext?

A.Farmerswhoaregoodatgardening.

B.Citizenswhoenjoygardening.

C.Childrenwholikeoutdooractivities.

D.Peoplewhohaveabigyard.

22.（8分）Everhappenedtohaveastrangerlookingatyouwitheyesfullofanger

outoftheblue?

Itwaspainfulandconfusing,butsureagreatlesson.Firstthingthatpassed

throughmymindwasthatitmustbeamisunderstanding,suchalookwasnotmeant

forme,butlater1sawtheoldlady'sfacechangingeverytimeshesawme,atleastseven

times,nomoredoubtthatshewasveryangrywithme.

Iwasconfused,shocked,andnearanger,mybrainswerespinning,tryingtofigure

outhow'sandwhy'sbutsomehowmanagedtonotshowitonmyface.Wenthome,slept

anightoveritanddecidedthatIhavetofindawaytomakepeacewiththislady.

TheverynextdayIboughtsomenicechocolateprayingtoseeheragainandwhen

Icaughtsightofher,wentstraighttoherandapologizedtellingher“Iamsoverysorry

ifIangeredyou,Ihadnosuchintention,pleaseacceptmyapologizes^,andhandledher

thechocolate.Surprised,shetoldmenottomindher,andapologizedtoo.Itwasan

awkwardmoment,butwemadepeaceandtheembarrassmentisreplacedbysmiles

now.

Iamverygratefulforthisexperience,itshowsmeIstillhaveplentyofworktodo

withmymind,Ilearnedhowitisnoteasytotakeknowledgeof,acceptandforgiveacts

thatwemayfeelasunfair,andittaughtmeofpossibilitiesaboutfixingaconflict.Best

advicetokeepformyself?

Donotreact,donotbequicktojudge,sleepitover,andthrowinapinchof

empathyforselfaswellasothers.

1、Theunderlinedphrase“outoftheblue^^inparagraph1probablymeans.

A.unexpectedlyB.curiously

C.sadlyD.gently

2、Theauthorboughtsomechocolatefortheladyinorderto,

A.seeheragainB.apologizetoher

C.giveherasurpriseD.breaktheicewithher

3、Whywastheoldladyangry,accordingtotheauthor?

A.Sheprobablymisunderstoodtheauthor.

B.Theauthorwasrudetoherbefore.

C.Shedidn'twanttoseetheauthor.

D.Theyhadaquarrelwitheachotherbefore.

4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Anunforgettableexperience.B.Fixingaconflict.

C.Smilingcanmakeadifference.D.Makingpeace.

23・（8分）AteamofengineersatHarvardUniversityintryingtocreatethe

firstroboticfly.Designedtodowhataflydoesnaturally,thetinyisthesizeofafat

housefly.Itsminiwingsallowittostayintheairandperformcontrolledflighttasks.

“Theaddeddifficultywithaprojectlikethisisthatactuallynoneofitscomponents

isofftheshelfandsowehavetodevelopthemallonourown9saidRobertWood,a

Harvardengineeringprofessor.

Theyengineeredaseriesofsystemstostartanddrivetheroboticfly."The

seeminglysimplesystemwhichjustmovesthewingshasanumberofinterdependencies

（相互依赖）ontheindividualcomponents,eachofwhichindividuallyhastoperforin

well,butthenhastobematchedwelltoeverythingitdconnectedto/9saidWood.

Whilethisfirstroboticflyerislinkedtoasmall,off-boardpowersource,thegoalis

eventuallytoequipitwithabuilt-inpowersource,sothatitmightsomedayperform

9M

data-gatheringworkatrescuesites9infarmersfieldsoronthebattlefield.Basicallyit

shouldbeabletotakeoff,landandflyaround,“hesaid.

Woodsaysthedesignoffersanewwaytostudyflightmechanicsandcontrolat

insect-scale.Yet,thepower,sensingandcomputationtechnologiesonboardcouldhave

muchbroaderapplications."Youcanstartthinkingaboutusingthemtoansweropen

scientificquestions,youknow,tostudybiologyinwaysthatwouldbedifficultwiththe

animal,butusingtheserobotsinstead”hesaid."Sotherearealotoftechnologiesand

openinterestingscientificquestionsthatarereallywhatdrivesusonaday-to-day

basis."

1、Whatisthetypicalcharacteristicoftheroboticfly?

A.Ifsautomatic.B.It*sverysmall.

C.It*scontrollable.D.It*squitepowerful.

2^Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheroboticflyercan.

A.actasaspyplaneB.helpdofarmwork

C.flyataveryhighspeedD.answermanyscientificquestions

3、WhatisWood'sideaabouttheroboticflyaccordingtothelastparagraph?

A.Itishighlyquestionable.

B.Ithaswidepracticalapplications.

C.Itgivesscientistsinterestinflyingmachines.

D.Itpointstoanewdirectioninstudyingbiology.

4^Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Harvand'sStudyintheFieldofInsects.

B.ABreakthroughinEngineeringScience

C.AnInterestingInvention-RoboticFly

D.RoboticFly一aCopyofRealLifeInsect

24.（8分）Iamastrongbelieverthatifachildisraisedwithapproval,hewilllearn

tolovehimselfandwillbesuccessfulinhisownway.

Severalweeksago,Iwasdoinghomeworkwithmysoninthethirdgradeandhe

keptstandingupfromhischairtogooverthemathlines.Ikeptaskinghimtositdown,

tellinghimthatheshouldconcentratebetter.Hesatbutsecondslater,asifhedidn't

evennoticehewasdoingit,hegotupagain.Iwasgettingfrustrated,butthenithitme.

Istartednoticinghisanswersweremuchquickerandaccuratewhenhestoodup.Could

hebemoreintentwhilestandingup?

ThismademestartquestioningmyselfandwhatIhadbeenraisedtobelieve.Iwas

raisedtobelievethataquiet,calmchildwasasurewaytosuccess.Thischildwould

havethedisciplinetostudyhard,getgoodgradesandbecomesomeoneimportantin

life.

Nowthosesamepeopleperhapscometorealizethattheirkidsarebornwiththeir

ownsetsofDNAandpersonalitytraits,andallyoucandoislovingandacceptingthem.

Asparents,throughouttheirgrowingyearsandbeyondthat,weneedtobeourkids'

bestcheerleaders,guidingthemandhelpingthemfindtheirway.

1havestoppedaskingmysontositdownandconcentrate.Obviously,heis

concentratingjustinhisownwayandnotmine.Weneedtolearntoacceptourkids'

waysofdoingthings.Somewaymayhaveworkedformebutdoesn'tmeanweneedto

carryitthroughgenerations.Thereisnothingsweeterthanbeingindividualandunique.

ItmakesusfreeandhappyandthafsjustthewayIwantmykidstolivetheirownlife.

Atthebeginning,theauthortriedtokeephissonseatedinordertomakehim

A.finishhishomeworkontimeB.keepsilentintheroom

C.paymoreattentiontohisstudyD.getrightanswers

2、Inspiredbythecaseofhisson,theauthorbegantodoubt・

A.theoldformofeducationB.theimportanceofparents

C.therelationshipbetweenkidsandtheirparentsD.thegoodgradesofsomekids

3、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisRIGHT?

A.Weshouldhelpkidscorrecttheirwrongways.

B.Parentsshouldloveandaccepttheirkids.

C.Parentsshouldstudytheirkids'DNA.

D.Kidsshouldbetaughttobehavethemselves.

4、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.StudyHardandYou'llBeSuccessful

B.BeFriendlytoYourChildren

C.Parents9HelpwithTheirChildren'sStudy

D.Children'sSuccessinTheirOwnStyle

25.（10分）WalkthroughtheAmazonrainforesttodayandyouwillfinditis

steamy,warm,dampandthick.Butifyouhadbeenaround15,000yearsago9duringthe

lasticeage,wouldithavebeenthesame?Formorethan30years,scientistshavebeen

arguingabouthowrainforestsliketheAmazonmighthavereactedtothecold,dry

climatesoftheiceages,butuntilnow,noonehasreachedasatisfyinganswer.

RainforestsliketheAmazonareimportantformoppingupCO2fromthe

atmosphereandhelpingtoslowglobalwarming.CurrentlythetreesintheAmazontake

inaround500milliontonsofCO2eachyear:equaltothetotalamountofCO2givingoff

intheUKeachyear.ButhowwilltheAmazonreacttofutureclimatechange?Ifitgets

drier,willitstillsurviveandcontinuetodrawdownCO2?

Scientistshopethattheywillbeabletolearninadvancehowtherainforestwill

manageinthefuturebyunderstandinghowrainforestsreactedtoclimatechangeinthe

past.Unfortunately,gettingintotheAmazonrainforestandcollectinginformationare

verydifficult.Tostudypastclimate9scientistsneedtolookatfossilizedpollen,keptinlake

mud.Goingbacktothelasticeagemeansdrillingdeepdownintolakesediments（沉淀

物）whichrequiresspecializedequipmentandheavymachinery.Thereareveryfew

roadsandpaths,orplacestolandhelicoptersandaeroplanes.Riverstendtobethe

easiestwaytoentertheforest,butthisstillleavesvastareasbetweentherivers

completelyunsampled（未取样）.Sofai;onlyahandfulofcoreshavebeendrilledthatgo

backtothelasticeageandnoneofthemprovideenoughinformationtoprovehowthe

Amazonrainforestreactstoclimatechange.

1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“moppingup”inthesecondparagraphmean?

A.GivingupB.Takingin

C.WipingoutD.Givingout

2、HowwilltheAmazonrainforestreacttofutureclimatechange?

A.It'llgetdrierandcontinuetoremoveCO2.

B.It'llremainsteamy,warm,dampandthick.

C.It*llgetwarmerandthencolderanddrier.

D.Thereisnoexactansweruptopresent.

3、Whafsthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A.It'shardtocollectinformationforstudiesofthepastclimateintheAmazon

rainforest.

B.It'simpossibletoprovehowclimatechangesintheAmazonrainforest.

C.Ifsimportanttodrilldeepdownintolakesedimentstocollectinformation.

D.It'snecessarytohavespecializedequipmentandmachinerytostudythepastclimate.

4、Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.StudiesoftheRainforests.

B,ClimatesoftheAmazon.

C.SecretsoftheIceAge.

D.ChangesoftheRainforests.

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）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选

出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Intheeraofhigh-techtoday,face-to-faceconversationisdying.

TheNewYorkTimespublishedanarticlerecentlythatshowsgreat1forthe

“deathofconversation95.It2thatwhiletechnologysuchascellphones,e-mails,

andInternetpostingmakesusfeelmore3thanever,they'realsodrivingusaway

frompeoplearoundus.

Usersgetfinalconnectivity4thepriceof5face-to-faceconversation.Sherry

Turkle,authorofthearticleinTheNewYorkTimessayspeopleare6toa

differentwayofbeing“alonetogether”.

Actually,7textmessagesorwritingmicro-blogsallowsusto8thoughts.But

bitsandpiecesofonlinecannot9ourselvesinmobiletechnologyreducesour

chanceofstartingconversationswithstrangersand10people.

Turklementionedthepopular11ofshare,thereforeIam.”amongthis

generation.LiuXuan,ayoungwriterfromTaiwanandpsychologygraduatefrom

HarvardUniversity,thinksifsanattitude12bymostyoungpeople.Theyare___

13busycreatingorpolishingtheironlinepersona（网络人格）thattheyforgethowto

livea14life.

However,expertsremindusthatit's15toblamemobiletechnology.ChenChen,a

sociologyexpertatChinaYouth&ChildrenResearchCenter,pointsoutthat16is

stillownersoftoolswho9reavoidingpersonalcontact.Wetakeadvantageofthese

devicestohideourselvesfromothers.Textingmessagesorcallingmaybea（n）17

toavoidcontactwithothers,suchashavingeyecontact.uOnlybystrengthening

conversationcanweunderstandeachother.18throwingawaythemobilephones

isnotasolution."shesaid.

1>A.regretB.respectC.angerD.support

2、A.advisesB.speaksC.suggestsD.talks

3^A.receivedB.connectedC.sharedD.separated

4^A.withB.forC.inD.at

5、A.havingB.riskingC.sacrificingD.continuing

6、A.relatedB.committedC.limitedD.accustomed

7^A.sendingB.gettingC.readingD.taking

8、A.changeB.exchangeC.explainD.develop

9、A.indicateB.replaceC.coverD.involve

10、A.ideasB.lettersC.chancesD.gifts

11、A.imaginingB.joiningC.buryingD.attaching

12、A.interviewingB.introducingC.recognizingD.meeting

13、A.feelingB.conceptC.imageD.truth

14、A.adaptedB.confirmedC.handledD.adopted

15^A.soB.tooC.veryD.quite

16、A.realB.colorfulC.dailyD.meaningful

17、A.importantB.necessaryC.unfairD.uncomfortable

18、A.thatB.thisC.itD.one

19>A.problemB・excuseC.strategyD.explanation

20、A.EventuallyB.HardlyC.ApproximatelyD.Simply

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)Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethe

passagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillin

eachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useoneword

thatbestfitseachblank.

Trustisatrickybusiness.Ontheonehand,it'sanecessaryconditionformany

worthwhilethingssuchaschildcareorfriendships.Ontheotherhand,L(put)your

faithinthewrongplaceoftencarriesahighprice.

Then,whydowetrustatall?Well,becauseitfeelsgood.2^_peopleplacetheirtrust

inanindividualoraninstitution,theirbrainsreleaseoxytocin,ahormonethatproduces

pleasurablefeelingsandtriggerstheherdinginstructionthatleadssheeptoflock

togetherforsafetyandpromotehumans3.(connect)withoneanother.

SwissScientistshavefoundthatexposure4,thishormoneputsusinatrusting

mood:Inastudy,researcherssprayedoxytocin（催产素）intothenosesofhalfthe

subjects;thosesubjectswerereadytolendsignificantly5.（high）amountsofmoneyto

strangersthanweretheircounterparts6.inhaledsomethingelse.

Luckyforus,wealsohaveasixthsensefordishonestythat7,protectus.A

Canadianstudyfoundthatchildrenasyoungas14monthscandifferentiatebetweena

crediblepersonandadishonest8,・Sixtytoddlerswereeachintroducedtoanadult

testerholdingaplasticcontainer.Thetesterwouldask,"What'sinhere?”before

lookingintothecontainer,smiling,andexclaiming,"Wow!”Eachsubjectwasthen

invitedtolookinside.Halfofthemfoundatoy;theotherhalfdiscoveredthecontainer

wasempty-andrealizedthetester9.（fool）them.

Amongthechildrenwhohadnotbeentricked,themajoritywerewillingto

cooperatewiththetesterinlearninganewskill,demonstratingthattheytrustedhis

leadership.Incontrast,onlyfiveofthe30children10.（pair）withthe"inflexible"tester

participatedinafollow-upactivity.

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。

Thepersonwhotouchedmemostisanunknownlady.Istudyinacityschoolbutlives

inavillage15kilometersaway.Oneafternoon,Ireceiveacallfrommyfamilysaying

mymomwasseriousill.Ihurriedtothebusstation,onlyfindthelastbushadleft.Feel

anxious,Idecidedtowalkhome.Onthewayacarstoppedandthedriveraskedmethat

Ineededhelp.Worriedaboutbeingcheated,Isaidanything.Butshewassuchsincere

thatIfinallyacceptedheroffer.Whenwereachedmyvillage,itwasdark.Seeingher

caroutofthesight.Iwasintear.WheneverIthinkofher,Ialwaysfeelgrateful.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

29.（25分）假定你是李华，去年是一名交换生（exchangestudent）去美国学习，得到布

朗一家的照顾，回国后写一封感谢信给布朗夫妇，要点如下：

1.感谢生活上的关心，克服了思乡病。

2.感谢学习上的帮助，口语进步很大。

3.欢迎到中