2023届湖南省东安县天成实验学校高三英语第一学期期末考试模拟试题含解析.doc

2022-2023高三上英语期末模拟试卷注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1_! Somebody has broken the vase!Dont look at me.ACome onBHi,thereCThank goodnessDDear me2The government has taken some measures to solve the shortage of electricity, but it will be some time_ the situation improves.AsinceBwhenCunlessDbefore3The people succeeded because they understood that you cant let your failures _ you you have to let your failures teach you.Adefine BdeclineCqualify Dsimplify4We really emphasize the importance of putting_safeguards to prevent childrens identities from falling in wrong peoples hands.Ain place Bin vainCin question Din earnest5The little boy stared at the strange man questioningly, not _ whether to believe what he had said.Ato knowBknowingCknownDhaving known6He is good at a lot of things but it doesnt mean he is perfect. _ Actually no one is.AWhats going on?BLets get going.CThank goodness.DIm with you on that.7Some people create jobs, foster excitement and basically make the system work. They see possibilities _ others see only problems.AthatBwhatCwhichDwhere8Chinese President Hu Jintao called for an immediate cease-fire in Libya _ an even worse humanitarian crisis in the country at the BRICS Summit in Hainan Province.Ato preventBto have preventedCpreventingDhaving prevented9Don t be joking. It s time to_your business.Aset outBtake upCgo onDget down10Come on,please give me some ideas about the project.Sorry.With so much work _ my mind,I almost break down.Afilled Bfilling Cto fill Dbeing filled11Many memories of old times were by the conversation we had together that evening.Acalled upBturned upCtaken upDkept up12The police have anyone with information to come forward and talk to them.Aappealed to Battended toCresponded to Dattached to13_ clear goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily doings until we become slaves of them.AOn top of BIn the silence ofCOn account of DIn the absence of14The coat I bought yesterday is not expensive at all. As a matter of fact, I would gladly have paid _ for it.Aas much twiceBmuch as twiceCas twice muchDtwice as much15The meal itself was not so good_ was boringly brown including vegetables.Anothing BeverythingCanything Dsomething16-Could you please cut the price a little? -Er. _ you buy more than ten.Aeven ifBso long asCin caseDas soon as17For all the failure of his business, he remains optimistic and _ untroubled by his problems.AhopefullyBseeminglyCrarelyDfrequently18 How would you like your tea? _.AVeryquickly BAsitcomes,please CVerymuch DIdontliketea19Many of us see reading as an investment in ourselves，so its only natural that we want to learn something useful _ our efforts.Ain view of Bin response toCin parallel with Din return for20 ，dear! Things wont be as bad as you think. There certainly will be chances for you.AHurry upBLook upCCheer upDMake up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）Some international languages are widely used for many purposes. Some minority lanuages will die out and some nations tend to keep minority languages. I reckon that most common used international languages ease our life quality and communication with different nationalities. On the other hand, we need to help improve minority languages.There are many languages in the entire world but two or three minority languages die out each year. Some countries try to save dying languages. For instance, Australian Government created a project to save the language and culture of Maori who are Australian aborigines. And there are other projects to keep minority languages such as American Indian language.However, the worldwide job market usually requires candidates who can speak English or other international languages. People who cannot speak lingua franca (共通语) could hardly be promoted at work. For example, some companies need an employee who can deal with foreign companies. So most people tend to learn at least one international language that helps them to find a better job.Therefore, world needs one common lingua franca that should be spoken in any country. Consequently, one common language should be a required subject in every school. So anyone speaking one common language can travel without worries to any point of the world and trade their products. People will not be forced to learn many languages.In conclusion, we should help minority nations to keep their languages for the cultural diversity. To ease the worldwide communication among nations, we should create a common language and provide courses of it. As a result, no one will face a language issue.1、What does the underlined word “reckon” in Paragraph 1 mean?ADeny. BFear.CIgnore. DThink.2、What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?ANot all minority languages are useful.BSome minority languages have died out.CMaori is attractive to Australian tourists.DAmerican Indian language is well preserved.3、Why do most people study more international languages?AIt benefits their journey.BThey can earn more money.CIt does good to find a good job.DThey are eager to get promoted.4、How can we stay away from language problems?ABy learning a common language.BBy wiping out minority languages.CBy studying more languages at college.DBy communicating more with foreigners.22（8分）Most heroes are not super. They dont appear in comic books, on television, or in movies. They just do what they believe needs to be done to make their world a better place. Bike Batman is one of them.Bike Batman is a 30-year-old married engineer who lives in Seattle, Washington. Hes a cyclist who also buys and sells bikes as a hobby.About three years ago, he was looking for a bike for his wife. He found one on Craigslist, a website where people list things they want to sell. As he often does, he also looked at Bike Index, a popular website that allows users to register their bikes and post reports when theyre taken. The bike, which he was considering purchasing, clearly matched one reported stolen on Bike Index.Then he called the person who claimed to be the bikes owner and arranged to meet him supposedly to complete the sale. When the two men met, Bike Batman told the thief, “Youve got two options. You can wait until a police officer gets here, or you can just get out of here.” You can imagine what the thief did.After that first success, Bike Batman developed a safer routine. When he sees questionable bike ads on Craigslist, he cross-references the image with bikes reported on Bike Index. Once he has confirmed it with the owner, he arranges a meet-up with the thief and will call the Seattle police department so that officers can participate in the action. In more than half of the 22 cases in which he has got back and returned bikes, the thieves have been arrested. In one case, Bike Batman even helped a family recover a wide range of prized possessions that suspects had stolen during a home burglary.His nickname came from a discussion with a police officer who suggested he be called “Robin Hood”. Since he wasnt exactly stealing from the rich and giving to the poor, “Batman” seemed a better fit. The idea of a superhero punishing criminals feels pretty silly to him, but the main reason he continues his work is to keep up Seattles reputation as a friendly city.1、Bike Batman is .Aa superhero Ba website managerCa Seattle citizen Da police officer2、When Bike Batman discovers a questionable bike, he will first .Acontact the owner of the stolen bike Blook up the bikes informationCcall the police department Darrange to meet the thief3、Bike Batman helps find the lost bikes to .Abecome famous Bhelp poor peopleCpunish bike thieves Dbuild a friendly city4、From the passage, we can learn that .ABike Batman felt relieved to see the thieves arrestedBBike Batman began his good deeds by accidentCthe police failed to perform their dutiesDthe thieves refused to return the bikes23（8分）“Auld Lang Syne” is a song that everyone drunkenly sings, which marks the start to a brand new year. No one ever seems to know the words (something about forgetting old acquaintances?) or what they mean (why would we want to forget people?), but, in America, its as much a part of New Years tradition as wine. But why?The lyrics (歌词) to the song come from a poem written by the great Scottish poet Robert Bums in 1788. Its title is believed to be an old Scottish way of saying “a long time ago.” Phrases like “In the days of auld lang syne” also appear in other Scottish fairytales and poems, usually as a way of saying “Once Upon a Time.”While it still causes confusion, it is believed that the opening lines of the song are meant to be rhetorical (夸张的); “Should auld acquaintance be forgotten, and never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgotten, and auld lang syne?” therefore means we should have a drink in honor of whatever is passing, and remember old friends.When the Scots immigrated to America in the 19th century, they brought the song with them. But its great popularity can be largely due to the Canadian bandleader Guy Lombardo.In 1965, he explained how he himself came to associate the song with the end of the year to Life Magazine:“Auld Lang Syne is our theme songand was long before anyone ever heard us on the radio. In our particular part of western Ontario, where theres a large Scottish population, it was traditional for bands to end every dance with Auld Lang Syne. We didnt think it was known here.If you want to see the singer in action, check out his final performance on the eve of 1977, after performing for 48 years in a row.1、How might people feel when first hearing the song Auld Lang Syne?AConfused. BMoved.CEnergetic. DComfortable.2、Why do people sing Auld Lang Syne when New Year is coming?ATo hope for good luck. BTo celebrate the New Year.CIn honor of Robert Bums. DIn memory of the past.3、Why is Guy Lombardo mentioned in the text?AHe created the song Auld Lang Syne.BHe made the song Auld Lang Syne more popular.CHe brought the song Auld Lang Syne to America.DHe was the first to sing the song Auld Lang Syne.4、What might be the best title for the text?AWhat does Auld Lang Syne Mean?BWho Makes Auld Lang Syne Popular?CHow does Auld Lang Syne Come into Being?DWhy do People Sing Auld Lang Syne on New Year Eve?24（8分）A Vietnamese man hopes to raise the quality of education in his country by building parent libraries in rural schools. Nguyen Quang Thach provides libraries to the schools so books are more available in farming communities. He works with publishers in Hanoi to get the books at reduced rates for teachers and their students.Mr. Thach says most schools have enough textbooks. But he says many poor families have few books at home and do not visit school libraries. He learned this by talking with farmers, workers and students.More than 90 percent of Vietnams population can read and write. But academic performance in the schools remains low compared to other Southeast Asian nations. Corruption is a big part of the problem. Vietnamese media often have stories about teachers giving high grades in exchange for money.Some experts criticize teaching methods that depend heavily on dictation. They say asking students to repeat everything a teacher says to the class harms their ability to think for themselves.Nguyen Quang Thach says he wants people to invest money in books for a better future. To date, almost 1,000 parent libraries have been built in Thai Binh Province, Hundreds of books are in each one. Several other provinces have copied this model.For each school, Mr. Thach helps build libraries for up to four classes. Other people then follow his example. Parents of school children pay three dollars each for the first year and one dollar in other years.The head of the An Duc Secondary School, Pham Duc Duong, told reporter Marianne Brown that Mr. Thachs work has improved the quality of education.He says students have been doing better in competitions, especially in social science.Duong Le Nga heads the school youth group. She says that after the libraries were built, students started asking teachers more questions. The students also set up debating teams. She thinks Mr. Thachs example helps students think more creatively -outside the box.The deputy head of the school, Uong Minh Thanh, says many students there will work in factories. But after seeing the influence of the new libraries, he hopes the children will set high goals for themselves.1、We can learn from the passage that Vietnamese teachers .Alack creative teaching methodsBdont have a high salary to support familyCmake money by forcing students to attend classesDdont have enough books to read2、How is the library project carried out?AEvery school will be provided with four libraries.BMr. Thach and parents co-fund for the libraries.CParents pay three dollars every year.DParents should pay four dollars in all.3、In Duong Le Ngas opinion, students .Ahave been doing better in compositionsBneed to have a box when thinkingCare more creative in thinking than beforeDshould set high goals for themselves4、Whats the main idea of the passage?APeople think highly of Nguyen Quang Thachs “ parent libraries”project.BVietnamese teachers corruption is ruining the future of children.CSchools in Vietnam are in great need of libraries.DA Vietnamese helps the quality of education by a book revolution.25（10分）A blog posted Dec7,2018at12:17PM by Alanna MallonAlanna Mallon is a Cambridge City Councilor.Each year in November, I receive a flurry of emails and texts from friends who want to volunteer with their families on Thanksgiving as a way to give back. I also field phone calls from organizations who want to donate to local programs that provide Thanksgiving meals.However, as an official who still works in the nonprofit sector, I also feel deeply anxious because I know the other 51 weeks of the year, these critical programs that provide food access to residents in need are starving for both volunteers and donations. Hunger is a year round problem, and each week volunteers are the necessary part to ensure th