2022-2023学年江苏省海头高中英语高三上期末预测试题含解析.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 boy stood his head down, listening to his mother scolding him for breaking the windows.
A．for B．of C．with D．around
2．The film Mei Lanfang, Li Ming plays the starring role,has again drawn the world’s attention to our traditional Chinese art.
A．what B．that C．which D．where
3．If we want students to become effective in multicultural settings, one thing is clear: there is no ________ for practice.
A．prescription B．substitute
C．appetite D．suspension
4．Let Harry play with your toys as well, Clare — you must learn to _____
A．support B．care
C．spare D．share
5．We are living in an age most of things are done on cell phones.
A．which B．that
C．whose D．when
6．It is widely acknowledged that students should be ____________ in terms of overall quality.
A．supported B．matched
C．evaluated D．controlled
7．I quickly lowered myself, ducking my head to avoid looking directly into his eyes so that he wouldn't feel ________.
A．challenged B．challenging
C．to be challenged D．having challenged
8．He ______ a chance to try it again just now.
A． gave B． will give C． is given D． was given
9．––Are the repairs finished yet?
––Yes, they ______ when I came back home.
A．would be completed B．would complete
C．had completed D．had been completed
10．In front of the whole audience, Premiere Li made his promise ______ the government would try its best to solve the problem of poverty in China.
A．what B．which
C．whether D．that
11．No student ________ go out of school to have lunch without permission of the headteacher.
A．might B．must
C．shall D．could
12．You should set a goal and see ________ you can achieve it in the coming exam.
A．which B．what
C．whether D．when
13．Although war still exists on our planet，I do believe it’s possible for different ethnic groups to live together in ______.
A．agreement B．harmony
C．connection D．comparison
14．Sometimes we have to face embarrassing moments ________ we can only keep silent.
A．who B．which
C．when D．why
15．--You know Mr. Green has been ill for days?
--Yes, I wonder if he is ______ better now.
A．any B．some C．any D．no
16．—Do you like the mobile game Traveling Frog?
—Yes, the posts about the virtual green frog ________ over 4 million times.
A．have read B．have been read
C．would be read D．are reading
17．This kind of gel pen which ______ smoothly is quite popular with students.
A．is written B．is writing C．wrote D．writes
18．— Hi, Mary. I’m coming, but it’s snowing and traffic is moving slowly.
— ________, Jack. We’ll wait for you. Then we can have dinner together.
A．Take your time B．Don’t be serious
C．What a day D．You are kidding
19．The 114 colorful clay Warriors ____ at No. 1 pit, ______ in height from 1.8m to 2m, have black hair, green, white or pink faces, and black or brown eyes.
A．unearthed; ranging B．unearthing; ranging
C．unearthed; ranged D．are unearthed; are ranging
20．The senior teacher always goes swimming and does push-ups to stay ________.
A．in place B．in order
C．in shape D．in fashion
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） I took down the violin I made in the past two months, and walked towards the farmland outside. The violin shined in the sunlight, and I admitted, unwillingly, that it looked good. But I knew it was a mockery (笑柄) of my failure to find beauty.
“What makes a violin beautiful?”
I first asked this question as a three-year-old child and now again as a teenager. When I listened to a violin for the first time, I was so astonished by its beauty that I imagined a fairy living in the wooden frame. But fairies faded when I grew older. I wanted a reasonable answer to the question.
I referred to Professor Ruan, my violin teacher, who introduced the violin to me 14 years ago. This 85-year-old man rhapsodized about (热烈赞美) the legend of Antonio Stradivari. “His violins are the most beautiful works human has ever crafted.” “Make a violin with your own hands,” Professor Ruan suggested,“When you play it, you’ll know.”
However, when Professor Ruan introduced to me a violin workshop, what I saw was far from my expectation. In front of me was a fat worker, shirtless and sunburned, soon to become my master. What shocked me most was that the “master” knew nearly nothing about music. His rough hands had been tending crops, not instruments, for most of his life.
Two months later, standing outside the workshop, I was disappointed. Yes, I just finished or copied a Stradivarius violin. But I didn’t find beauty in it. Then I remembered Professor Ruan’s words, “When you play it, you’ll know.” So I closed my eyes, and focused on where my fingers and strings touched. Music flowed suddenly so beautifully that for a moment I doubted my own ears. Slowly I opened my eyes, and with surprise found the fairy of my childhood fantasy dancing to my music — the two-year-old daughter of the master.
Professor Ruan was right. I didn’t find beauty until I played music with the violin, because beauty isn’t in the instrument itself. It’s just here, deep down, in ourselves.
1、When he listened to a violin for the first time, what happened to the writer?
A．He found the violin looked beautiful.
B．He was astonished to see a fairy in the violin.
C．He became interested in the violin.
D．He began to learn how to play violin.
2、After consulting Professor Ruan, what did the writer think made a violin beautiful?
A．The person who makes the violin.
B．The person who plays the violin.
C．The appearance of the violin.
D．The sound of the violin.
3、What did the writer do in the workshop during two months?
A．He listened to the legend of Antonio Stradivari.
B．He taught the master knowledge of music.
C．He played music with the violin for the daughter of the master.
D．He made his own violin with the help of the master.
4、Why did the writer feel disappointed when he was outside the workshop?
A．He created an ugly-looking violin.
B．His master knew little about music.
C．He failed to find beauty in the violin.
D．He had to work in a terrible workshop.
5、The text mainly tells us that ________.
A．music brings beauty B．beauty lies in our hearts
C．we should develop a hobby D．teachers are important to students
22．（8分） Housekeeping Services -- A responsible, professional, experienced housekeeper is needed to take care of all cleaning details of a local business in Angwin. This person will be needed 2 or 3 times per week for about 8 hours per day. Please send an email for additional information and be ready to provide resume and work history. Driver’s license and the ability to lift at least 50 pounds are required. Pay will be $20-$25 per hour. To contact them, email recruitingangwin@.
Caregiver Position -- Looking for a caregiver to help with a 91-year-old woman who lives in Calistoga. She speaks both English and Spanish, but Spanish is her preference. She sleeps quite a bit during the day so there is time to do housework. She cannot be left alone because she is a fall risk. She walks with a walker on her own. Please call 925-785-8500 if interested.
Worship Music Leader -- First Presbyterian Church FPC) in Napa is looking for someone who will select songs and use media for church services on Sundays. Applicants must be able to commit 8-10 hours per week for service and meetings as well as being available every Sunday from 9:00am to 12:00 pm. The pay is about $18 an hour. Detailed job information will be posted on the Payroll Office’s window. If interested, send your cover letter and resume to David Stoker at [e-mail].
Catering Company -- Oak Avenue is a most successful catering company in St. Helena searching for enthusiastic people to join their talented team of chefs and service professionals. Hours are flexible and positions are available for ambitious chefs, bakers, service helpers, and captains. Please send a brief cover letter and resume to Maritza@ or call 707-963-9278 for more information.
1、To work as a housekeeper, one needs to ____________.
A．be able to drive B．be a local in Angwin
C．work about 8 hours per week D．be able to speak two languages
2、Why does the 91-year-old woman need to be accompanied?
A．She cannot walk by herself. B．She has a poor memory.
C．She has difficulty in sleeping. D．She is likely to fall down.
3、Which is the contact number or email address for those who want to become great bakers?
A．925-785-8500 B．707-963-9278
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23．（8分） THREE years ago Jenny Salgado, a Dominican shop assistant, moved to Highland town, a neighborhood of Baltimore. When she arrived the shop she works in, it was one of only a few Spanish businesses. Now there are many more. “It’s good now if you speak Spanish,” she smiles.
Baltimore has been losing people for 60 years. To address this, its mayor, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, wants to make it the most immigrant-friendly city in the world. Its libraries provide Spanish-language exercise classes. To help those with no papers, the city is introducing micro-loans (小额贷款) which require no credit checks; city police would no longer routinely check the immigration status of citizens or enforce any federal immigration law unless required to. The then governor, Martin O’Malley made it possible for illegal immigrants to get driving licenses.
Such welcoming policies are spreading. Such cities as Cleveland, Dayton and Philadelphia all eagerly try to please immigrants. Rick Snyder, the governor of Michigan, has asked the federal government to offer 50000 visas to people who agree to live in Detroit. His administration has made it easier for skilled migrants to get professional licenses.
When a city’s population falls, both tax receipts and services fall. Half-deserted neighborhoods breed (滋生) crime, driving yet more people to leave. No city has escaped this death circle without attracting new residents, says Steve Tobocman of Global Detroit.
Several studies suggest that when immigrants arrive, crime goes down, schools improve and shops open up. In Detroit, immigrants living near the tiny separate city of Hamtramck have formed local watches to guard against thieves. Their neighborhoods are not just safer; they are also among the only places where it is as easy to buy fresh vegetables as drugs and alcohol.
But attracting new immigrants to the cities which most need them is hard, argues Audrey Singer of the Brookings Institution. They care about the same things as everyone else: safe streets, good schools and jobs. Cities which have lost population for decades struggle with all of these.
1、What does the underlined word “address” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A．Account for. B．Deal with. C．Get rid of. D．Take away from.
2、What may happen when a half-deserted city makes efforts to attract new residents?
A．Credit card checks will be stricter. B．Immigrants’ identity will be protected.
C．The public services will get worse. D．The crime rate will decline.
3、Which of the following statements may Audrey Singer agree with?
A．Attracting immigrants to such cities as Detroit is demanding.
B．Immigrants have higher expectations of a city than its locals.
C．There is no need to encourage such immigrant-friendly policies.
D．Attracting immigrants helps prevent a city from losing population.
24．（8分）Soaping up your hands may do more than just get rid of germs. It may wash away the inner confusion you feel right after being forced to make a choice between two appealing choices, according to a new study. The study builds on past research into a phenomenon known as “the Macbeth effect”.
It turns out that Shakespeare was really onto something when he imagined lady Macbeth trying to clean her conscience（良心）by rubbing invisible bloodstains from her hands. A few years ago, scientists asked people to describe a past wrong act. If people were then given a chance to clean their hands, they later expressed less guilt than people who hadn’t cleaned.
This finding fascinated W. S. Lee, a researcher. “Anything from the past, any kind of negative emotional experiences, might be washed away,” says Lee.
He decided to test hand washing’s effect on one kind of bad feeling: the tension we feel after being forced to choose between two attractive choices, because picking one choice makes us feel that we’ve lose the other. People usually try to calm this inner conflict by later exaggerating（夸大）the positive aspects of their choice.
He had students rank 10 different music CDs. Then he offered students one CD as a gift. Some students then use liquid soap. Others only looked at the soap or sniffed（嗅）it. “Actually, you do not need water and soap,” says Lee.
Later, the students again had to rank all the music. People who didn’t wash their hands had the normal response — they scored their take-home CD higher, suggesting that they now saw it as even more attractive than before. But this wasn’t true for the hand washers. They ranked the music about the same. “they feel no need at all to justify the choice,” say Lee.
But the implications of it just aren’t clear. Schwarz says it’s too soon to know whether people should head for a sink after making a tough choice. He says washing may help decision-makers by cleaning away mental disorder, but perhaps if they don’t go through the usual post-decision process of justifying their choice, they might feel more sorrow in the long run.
1、The Macbeth effect refers to the fact that _
A．Shakespeare did scientific research before writing Macbeth
B．soaping up one’s hand may help wash away the inner confusion and make a decision
C．people feel less guilty by getting rid of invisible germs from their hands
D．people feel less ashamed after washing their hands
2、According to Lee, after people make the choice ________.
A．they will overstate the goodness of their chosen choice
B．they will feel regretful for not choosing another
C．they will feel free due to the feeling of losing the other choice
D．they will think nothing of their chosen choice any more to calm their inner conflict
3、According to Lee, the hand washers consider the judgment of choice ________.
A．more scientific B．unnecessary
C．a little convincing D．absolutely useless
4、What does Schwarz need to research more?
A．Whether people need to justify their choice.
B．Whether people feel more sorrow after washing hands.
C．Whether washing hands help over a long period of time.
D．Whether washing hands is helpful to make a choice.
5、What might be the most suitable title for the passage?
A．Is Washing Hands Necessary to Defeat Tension?
B．Washing Hands, Washes