2023届贵州省长顺县民族高级中学英语高三上期末学业水平测试模拟试题含解析.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．It is widely acknowledged in foreign companies that employees should be ________ in terms of innovation capability.
A．examined B．evolved
C．evaluated D．encouraged
2．Your donation greatly appreciated and the money will be used to help the students from poor families.
A．has been B．is
C．was D．had been
3．Top graduates from universities are ________ by major companies.
A．chased B．registered
C．offered D．compromised
4．I wish I ______ photography then. If so, I could give you a hand at present.
A．studied B．had studied
C．have studied D．will study
5．As economy is declining, jobs ________to the young, continue to be scarce.
A．available B．convenient
C．comfortable D．valuable
6．The beautiful mountain village we spent our holiday last year is located in is now part of Guangxi.
A．which; where B．where; what C．that; what D．when; which
7．She is stubborn in resisting his enquiries about the Moonstone _____ the degree that she makes it seem as if she does not want the mystery ______.
A．on; to solve B．with; solving
C．for; being solved D．to; to be solved
8．—The movie Till Death Do Us Part 《最爱》will be on at 8 pm．What about picking you up at 7pm?
—All right．I will have come back from work by then, and I you at home．
A．will be waiting for B．will wait for C．have been waiting for D．am waiting for
9．________ some teenagers don’t realize is ________ difficult life can be after they get addicted to drugs.
A．That; how B．Which; what a
C．What; what D．What; how
10．Looking people in the eye ______ sometimes make them nervous and embarrassed.
A．must B．can
C．should D．might
11． I want to tell you is the deep love and respect I have for my parents.
A．That B．Which C．Whether D．What
12．At the back of the old temple __________ twelve huge stone statues together with __________ pagoda.
A．does stand; a 8-storeyed B．do stand; a 8- story
C．stands; an 8-storey D．stand; an 8- storied
13．Internet shopping is really ________ when people are sure of its safety and security.
A．taking off B．taking up
C．setting off D．setting up
14．—Oh, Hannah just told me that she was unable to translate the report into English.
—________？She once spent 10 years living in London.
A．Guess what B．Why not C．So what D．How come
15．—I am wondering ________ makes you study so hard?
—To go to my dream university.
A．what is it that B．that is what
C．what is that D．what it is that
16．The infrastructure of a country is ________ makes everything run well, including things like transport, irrigation, electricity and schools.
A．which B．that
C．where D．what
17．________ online payment is safe, people will be more likely to link their bank cards to WeChat.
A． Even though B． As though
C． Ever since D． As long as
18．If you ________ come to our village, I’ll show you around.
A．will B．shall C．must D．should
19．The International Monetary Fund has received both criticism and for its efforts to promote financial stability, prevent crises, facilitate trade, and reduce poverty.
A．worship B．credit
C．argument D．privilege
20．Thanks to the efforts in environmental protection, the wetland has been _____ to its original appearance.
A．restored B．delivered
C．transferred D．drafted
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） At one time no one could travel on an English road faster than four miles an hour. That was the law until 1896. A man had to walk in front of a car which could not go faster than the man. At night the man had to carry a red lamp.
Once Charles Rolls brought a car from France to England, but he wanted to drive faster than four miles an hour. In order to have no trouble with the police, he had a talk with some of the police officers, who ordered their policemen to look the other way when the car came along the road. This was a good plan in the country, but not so easy to follow in the busy streets of London.
One night Rolls and some friends started from London on their journey to Cambridge. One of the men walked in front with the red lamp, but he walked as fast as he could. The police became very interested in walls and shop-fronts when they heard the car and not one of them saw it.
They reached a hill, but what a waste of time it was to drive down the hill at four miles an hour! Rolls was getting ready to jump into the car, but then he noticed a policeman who was not looking the other way. The slow car reached him.
“Good evening,” said the policeman, looking at the car.
“Good evening,” said Rolls, holding the lamp.
“One of these horseless things,” said the policeman, looking at it with interest.
“Yes,” said Rolls, and waited.
“I’ve often wanted a ride in one, but of course policemen can’t buy things like that.” He turned and looked hopefully in Rolls’s face.
“Jump in,” said Rolls.
“Thanks,” said the policeman, and did so. “Now,” he said, sitting down, “You can let it go just as you like down this hill. There isn’t another policeman on this road for a mile and a half.”
1、The policemen were told “to look the other way” so that _______.
A．they could watch the car coming from the other direction
B．Rolls’s car could go faster than four miles an hour
C．they could make sure no one was in the way
D．the car would not hit them on the road
2、In what way did the policemen carry out the order from their officers?
A．They greeted Rolls when the car came along.
B．They walked in front of the car with a red lamp.
C．They pretended to be attracted by something else.
D．They stood on duty every 1.5 miles along the road.
3、The policeman who said “Good evening” to Rolls wanted to _______.
A．teach Rolls a lesson B．take a free ride home
C．have a talk with Rolls D．have a car ride experience
4、After the policeman jumped into the car, Rolls _______.
A．dared not drive the car faster than he was allowed to
B．could drive as fast as he wished within a certain distance
C．could drive on any road he liked for the rest of the journey
D．drove his car as fast as he could down the hill to Cambridge
22．（8分） We humans are a curious species． As NASA says on its website，"Humans are driven to explore the unknown， discover new worlds， push the boundaries of our scientific and technical limits，and then push further． "
And space exploration is where we\e been "pushing" our furthest curiosity．
The year 2019 began with two pieces of exciting space exploration news． On Jan． 3， China landed a spacecraft，Chang′e 4，on the moon's far side﹣the side we can′t see from Earth﹣for the first time in human history． And according to a report published on Jan． 9 in Nature， scientists from the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment （CHIME） detected repeated radio signals from a galaxy 1.5 billion light years away， possibly sent by intelligent aliens．
However， what，s even more exciting than the news is the fact that whenever speaking of space exploration， we forget our political and cultural differences﹣the things that so obsess us．
"When you go into space， you become part of this overall collective （集体）called ‘humanity， Ken Liu， Chinese﹣American sci﹣fi writer and translator，told Quartz website． "You′re no longer Chinese， American， Russian …Your culture is left behind． You're now just ‘humanity' with a capital ‘H'． "
This magic has worked all the way along our journey into space． When US astronaut Neil Armstrong （1930﹣2012）became the first human to set foot on the moon in 1969， for example，he told the world： "That's one small step for man， one giant leap for mankind， "Now， with Chang'e 4 touching down on new moon territory， China′s aim is to help scientists from around the world find out more about Earth's only satellite． And with the discovery of the CHIME astronomers， we ' re one step closer to answering a common question in science： "Are humans alone in the universe？"
It's true that we are a curious species． But instead of being curious about the "unknown"， perhaps we're really more eager to "push further" our own human "boundaries" and "limits"．
1、Which of the following is the discovery of the CHIME scientists？
A．A galaxy with intelligent aliens．
B．Repeated radio signals sent by intelligent aliens．
C．Repeated radio signals from a distant galaxy．
D．Radio signals from a galaxy several years ago．
2、Why does the author quote Ken Liu's words ？
A．To introduce the famous writer， Ken Liu．
B．To show that in space we are just humanity．
C．To emphasize that culture is not important．
D．To introduce the things that obsess us very much．
3、What does the author intend to do in paragraph 6？
A．Further confirm his opinion．
B．Add some background information．
C．Summarize the previous paragraphs．
D．Introduce a new topic for discussion．
4、What's the main idea of the text？
A．China takes the lead in space exploration．
B．Humans are not alone in the universe．
C．Space exploration is a common cause of mankind，
D．Humans desire to push the boundaries of scientific limits．
23．（8分）In his book The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, the Canadian author Malcolm Gladwell explains how a trend can take many forms. It can be a general change in social behaviour, an idea or a fashion. However, why do some trends catch on and others not? What makes one particular brand of training shoes suddenly become the must-have product? How do people find out about trends and what makes people want to buy into them? Is it simply a question of keeping up with other people?
In his new work, Gladwell explore the moment when something becomes common and how products, ideas, messages and forms of behaviour spread. He looks at the reasons why trends are similar in the way they develop to outbreaks of disease, or medical epidemics （流行病）.
Epidemics, like trends, start in a very small way, maybe from a single person with a virus’ then spread very quickly until they take over the population and appear to be everywhere. Eventually, they will slow down gradually or die out suddenly. Gladwell shows how these changes happen not gradually but at one sudden moment.
Gladwell identifies three types of people who are influential in the development of these kinds of social epidemics:
Connectors are people in a community who have wide social circles. They know a lot of people and like to introduce people to each other. The people they know often come from a variety of social, cultural, professional and economic circles.
Mavens are people with a lot of knowledge or experts in a particular field. They wish to pass on their knowledge to others. Mavens collect and gather information so are the first to pick up on new trends.

Salesmen are people with charisma（魅力）. They have a “soft” influence over people rather than actual power. This means they are influential because people want to imitate them.
Overall, Gladwell’s book is a thought-provoking（引人深思的）read for anyone interested in the origins of trends. What’s more, he writes in a clear style so even the most difficult ideas are easy to understand.
1、What do we know about Gladwell?
A．He is a productive North American writer.
B．He has written many books on the subject of trends.
C．He thinks trends develop in the same way as illnesses.
D．He believes there are three types of people in the world.
2、According to the text, connectors .
A．are very social persons
B．often follow others
C．know many people from the same circle
D．are knowledgeable and experienced
3、What do we learn from the text?
A．Salesmen try to control other people using their power
B．Mavens quickly become aware of changes in fashions.
C．Connectors and Mavens try to get their information across.
D．Gladwell’s book is interesting but hard to understand for readers.
24．（8分） Babies have an astonishing talent that adults entirely lose. By the age of one, they can recognise the significant noises around them and group them into a language. When we have lost this capacity as adults, it becomes enormously difficult to distinguish between sounds that are glaringly different to a native speaker. It all sounds Greek to us. This is because the range of possible sounds that humans use to convey meaning may be as high as 2,000, but few languages use more than 100 and even then the significant noises－the phonemes (音素) of a language－each cover a range of sounds and so vague distinctions which would change the meaning of a word in other languages.
But where do these phonemes come from and why do they shift over time? New research suggests that the apparently arbitrary distribution of some sounds around the world may be partially explained by diet. This is unexpected. We’d rather think of language as product of our thought, rather than of the arrangement of our teeth. In reality, though, any given language must be both.
Hunter gatherer languages very seldom use the sounds known as labiodentals (唇齿音)－those such as f and v－that are made by touching the lower lip with the upper teeth. Only two of the hundreds of Australian aboriginal languages use them, for example. But in cultures that have discovered farming, these consonants (辅音) are much more common. The argument goes that farmers eat more cooked food and more dairy than hunter gatherers. Either way, they need to chew mush less, and to bite less with their front teeth. So farmers grew up with smaller lower jaws and more of an overbite than their ancestors who had to bite through harder foods. It became easier for them to make the labiodental consonants instead of purely labial (唇音) ones: one example is that f come to take the place of p. Romans said “pater” but English speakers (unless they’re Rees－Moggs) say “father”.
Beyond these particular changes, the story highlights the way in which everything distinctively human is both material and spiritual: speech must combine sound and meaning, and the meaning can ’t exist or be transmitted without a real object. But neither can it be reduced to the purely physical, as our inability to understand or even to recognise foreign languages makes clear. The food we eat shapes our jaws, and our jaws in turn shape the sounds of our language. The ease with which we eat probably shapes our thought too, as anyone who has suffered toothache could testify. What we eat may have shaped the sounds of our language, but how we eat changes how we feel and what we use language to express. A family meal is very different from a sandwich at the office desk, even if the calorie is the same. Food has purposes and meanings far beyond keeping us alive and pleasing the Palate (味觉).
1、Compared with adults, babies could more easily .
A．create significant noises B．classify the forms of noises
C．understand the Greek language D．distinguish meaningful sounds
2、According to the passage, which of the following factors help shape language?
A．Lips