湖北省荆门市钟祥一中2022-2023学年英语高三第一学期期末调研试题含解析.doc

2022-2023高三上英语期末模拟试卷
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第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．The waitress at the restaurant was usually very considerate, but on this occasion she seemed to ________ the diners.
A．ignore B．identify C．applaud D．satisfy
2．I ________ able to catch the first flight home, but my watch betrayed me.
A．were B．had been
C．would be D．would have been
3．—Did Linda see the traffic accident?
—No, no sooner ________ than it happened.
A．had she gone B．she had gone
C．has she gone D．she has gone
4．The movie couldn’t be more boring.I wish I ________ to it.
A．had not been B．have not been
C．did not go D．have not gone
5．The new teacher was so well-organized that she began ________ we stopped yesterday so that no point was left out.
A．when B．in which
C．how D．where
6．______ exactly what was wrong with him, the doctors gave him a complete examination.
A．To discover B．Discovering C．Discovered D．Having been discovered
7．I am sorry I am very busy now. If I time, I would certainly go to the movies with you.
A．have B．had
C．have had D．had had
8．Look over there! There is a long, winding path ________ up to the house.
A．lead B．leading
C．led D．to lead
9．—I feel so nervous about the National English Speech Competition tomorrow.
— .
A．I really envy you B．Glad to hear that
C．Sounds great D．Take it easy
10．It’s second time in five days that he has asked me for higher
pay.
A．不填；a B．a;the C．the；a D．the；the
11．––Cathy is not coming to your birthday party tonight.
––But she ______!
A．promised B．promises
C．will promise D．had promised
12．Newly ________ chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association, Yao Ming has put reforming the domestic game’s management at the top of his agenda.
A．appointing B．appointed
C．being appointed D．having appointed
13．They were standing so far away that I couldn’t_____ their faces clearly.
A．make out B．make for C．make off D．make up
14．What surprised us most is that he doesn’t know ________ the differences between the two books lie.
A．that B．what C．which D．where
15．— Do you know ______ the meeting room earlier?
— She had a headache.
A． why Ann left B． why did Ann leave
C． why Ann will leave D． why will Ann leave
16．I believed him to be honest but his actions showed that he had ________.
A．the top dog B．the feet of clay
C．his cup of tea D．the apple of his eye

17．We have time and again ____our position on Taiwan issue! Whatever happens, we won’t change it!
A．explained B．clarified C．introduced D．concluded
18．Since you are my daughter's classmate, we'd like to ______ you _______ tonight.
A．put ; down B．put ; in C．put ; off D．put ; up
19．We have already discussed this plan _____, so next we should spare no effort to carry it out.
A．at length B．at random C．at ease D．at best
20．The two girls are getting on very well and share _______ with each other.
A．little B．much C．some D．none
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） As the international demand for narrative(叙事的) film/TV content continues to increase with popular streaming services like Netflix and others the two questions then come: will the coming generations receive most of their entertainment through visual means rather than through the written word and will such an increase of narrative film/ TV reduce the importance of reading?
Growing examples of this trend include the diminishment(减少) of fiction in the common core (核心的)curriculum, the ever－rising culture of computer games, the wave of streaming services of wide international reach, and movies filled with special effects made for children and teenagers. Nor must we ignore the economic dangers that lie ahead for the written word. The narrative film industry is a moneymaker that dwarfs(使相形见绌) the publishing industry.
The other underlying question, of course, is “does it really matter if the written word bows to the world of film/TV?” From my point of view, any diminishment of fiction delivered by words is a loss for mankind.
There is no greater human feature than the imagination. It lies at the very soul of the human species. It is the brain’s most powerful engine. It is the essential muscle of life and like all muscles it must be exercised and strengthened.
Writing and reading are the principal tools that inspire, create and empower our imagination. Anything that diminishes that power is the enemy of mankind.
It should be known that I am not opposed to new media and technological advances. Instead, I have always felt it necessary to adapt to advancing technology. In fact, a number of my novels are in various stages of development for film, TV, and live stage productions. My hope is that the written word will only stand to be complemented(补充)by its visual counterparts(对应物), not pushed to the edge of extinction.
Of course, there are those who will present arguments for the superiority of the moving image over the written word. Each has its place. My argument is for finding the right balance between it and the moving image.
1、In what way does narrative film/TV embarrass the written word?
A．Economic benefits B．International reach
C．Cultural influence D．Educational importance
2、Why does the author value the role of the written word?
A．It strengthens our muscles. B．It helps sharpen imagination.
C．It distinguishes man from each other. D．It paves the way for narrative film/TV.
3、What is the author’s attitude towards technology?
A．Cautious B．Skeptical
C．Positive D．Critical
4、What’s the author concerned about?
A．The fate of reading. B．The extinction of fiction.
C．The impact of the written word. D．The future of the moving image.
22．（8分） When I was in fourth grade, I worked part-time as a paperboy. Mrs. Stanley was one of my customers. She’d watch me coming down her street, and by the time I’d biked up to her doorstep, there’d be a cold drink waiting. I’d sit and drink while she talked.
Mrs. Stanley talked mostly about her dead husband, “Mr. Stanley and I went shopping this morning.” she’d say. The first time she said that, soda(汽水) went up my nose.
I told my father how Mrs. Stanley talked as if Mr. Stanley were still alive. Dad said she was probably lonely, and that I ought to sit and listen and nod my head and smile, and maybe she’d work it out of her system. So that’s what I did, and it turned out Dad was right. After a while she seemed content to leave her husband over at the cemetery(墓地).
I finally quit delivering newspapers and didn’t see Mrs. Stanley for several years. Then we crossed paths at a church fund-raiser(募捐活动). She was spooning mashed potatoes and looking happy. Four years before, she’d had to offer her paperboy a drink to have someone to talk with. Now she had friends. Her husband was gone, but life went on.
I live in the city now, and my paperboy is a lady named Edna with three kids. She asks me how I’m doing. When I don’t say “fine”, she sticks around to hear my problems. She’s lived in the city most of her life, but she knows about community. Community isn’t so much a place as it is a state of mind. You find it whenever people ask how you’re doing because they care, and not because they’re getting paid to do so. Sometimes it’s good to just smile, nod your head and listen.
1、Why did soda go up the author’s nose one time?
A．He was talking fast. B．He was shocked.
C．He was in a hurry. D．He was absent-minded.
2、Why did the author sit and listen to Mrs. Stanley according to Paragraph 3?
A．He enjoyed the drink. B．He wanted to be helpful.
C．He took the chance to rest. D．He tried to please his dad.
3、Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase “work it out of her system”?
A．recover from her sadness B．move out of the neighborhood
C．turn to her old friends D．speak out about her past
4、What does the author think people in a community should do?
A．Open up to others. B．Depend on each other.
C．Pay for other’s help D．Care about one another.
23．（8分） Many of us listen to music while we work, thinking that it will help us to concentrate on the task at hand. And in fact, recent research has found that music can have beneficial effects on creativity. When it comes to other areas of performance, however, the impact of background music is more complicated.
The idea that listening to music when working is beneficial to output probably has its roots in the so-called “Mozart effect”. Put simply, this is the finding that spatial rotation performance(空间旋转能力) is increased immediately after listening to the music of Mozart, compared to no sound at all.
How sound affects performance has been the topic of research for over 40 years, and is observed through a phenomenon called the irrelevant sound effect. To study irrelevant sound effect, participants in the research are asked to complete a simple task which requires them to recall a series of numbers or letters in the exact order in which they saw them. The tricky thing is being able to do this while ignoring any background noise.
Two key characteristics of the irrelevant sound effect are required for its observation. First, the task must require the person to use their rehearsal abilities(复述能力), and second, the sound must contain acoustical variation(声学变化). Where the sound does not vary much acoustically, the performance of the task is much closer to that observed in quiet conditions.
The irrelevant sound effect itself comes from attempting to process two sources of ordered information at the same time—one from the task and one from the sound. Unfortunately, only the former is required to successfully perform the recall task, and the effort in ensuring that irrelevant order information from the sound is not processed actually hinders(阻碍) this ability.
A similar conflict is also seen when reading while in the presence of lyrical music. In this situation, the two sources of words—from the task and the sound—are in conflict. The cost is poorer performance of the task in the presence of music with lyrics.
What this all means is that whether having music playing in the background helps or hinders performance depends on the task and on the type of music, and only understanding this relationship will help people maximize their productivity levels.
1、“Mozart effect” is mentioned to ________.
A．explain how music can relax people
B．show music can improve performance
C．advise people to listen to Mozart music
D．stress Mozart music gains wide attention
2、It can be inferred that participants in the research ________.
A．have improved their rehearsal ability
B．perform better in the quiet conditions
C．ignore the background noise successfully
D．prefer the music with great sound variation
3、Paragraph 6 is written to ________.
A．support an idea B．make a contrast
C．introduce a topic D．describe a fact
4、What is the best title for the passage?
A．Music shapes your life
B．Music develops your creativity
C．Choose quiet music for your work
D．Does music make you concentrate?
24．（8分） Being attractive isn’t usually considered much of a disadvantage in today’s world. Actually, there is the endless potential benefit about it, but researchers have found one area that being pretty makes life a challenge securing yourself a boring, low-paying job.
This stands in contrast to a large body of research that attractiveness, in general, helps candidates in the selection process. For the most part good looks is a blessing. We treat pretty people more favorably in general, often vote for them more in elections, and pay them more in their professions. The research suggests that attractive people may be discriminated against in selection for relatively less desirable jobs.
Researchers carried out four experiments involving more than 750 participants, including university students and managers who make hiring decisions in the real world. Participants were shown photos of two potential job candidates, one attractive and the other unattractive. Participants were then asked a series of questions designed to measure their opinions of the job candidates and whether they would hire these candidates for a less-than-desirable job.
The less desirable jobs included a warehouse worker, housekeeper, customer service representative and the more desirable jobs included things like a manager, project director, IT elite(精英). In all experiments where they were asked, participants were significantly less likely to hire the attractive candidate for the less desirable job and more likely to hire the attractive candidate for the more desirable job.
Ms Lee said, “In the selection decision for an undesirable job, decision makers were more likely to choose the unattractive individual over the attractive individual. Co-author Dr Madan Pillutla said, “It is interesting that decision makers consider others’ opinions in their decisions. They thought that attractive individuals would want better outcomes, and therefore would be less satisfied, so they favored unattractive candidates when selecting for a less desirable job.”
The research also suggests the established view that attractive candidates are favored when applying for jobs might be limited to high-level jobs.
1、What do people generally think of being attractive?
A．It is a disadvantage.
B．It is a blessing.
C．it is not important.
D．It has nothing to do with jobs.
2、What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?
A．The participants of the experiment
B．The importance of the experiment
C．The process of the experiment
D．The result of the experiment.
3、An ordinary-looking graduate may have an advantage when applying for ________.
A．a manager
B．a project director
C．a warehouse worker
D．an IT elite
4、Why are less attractive applicants preferred for less desirable jobs?
A．Because they are more hardworking.
B．Because they will be more satisfied.
C．Because they have no requirements at all.
D．Because they will want better outcomes.
5、Which of the following agrees with the research?
A．Attractive people are more fit for high-level jobs.
B．Less attractive people are easy to find high-level jobs.
C．Attractive people can always be hired when applying for jobs.
D．Less attractive people can easily get highly paid if they work hard.
25．（10分）Surfing: Famous Beaches, Famous Waves
North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii: Famous for being the birthplace of surfing
Wide, sandy beaches stretch nearly 20 miles along the Pacific Ocean. Between December and February, this surfing destination is suitable only for experienced surfers, as its big waves can reach 30 feet. In summer, the ocean can be almost completely flat, making it perfect for swimming.
Huntington Beach, California: Famous for the US Open of Su