2022-2023学年宁夏银川市金凤区高三上学期期末考试英语试题.docx

宁夏银川市金凤区2022-2023学年第一学期高三期末测试卷学科：英语测试时间：100分钟满分：120分第一部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AMUAMA Enence is a state-ofart Japanese technology which allows you to instantly communicate with another person no matter what language he or she speaks. This tiny but genius device instantly records and translates over 40 languages, which makes communication easy & fast. You can use it when travelling, for business meetings or whenever you wish to say something in a different language. With Enence you instantly communicate in almost any language in the world!How Does it Work?Enence was built with simplicity in mind so anyone can use it. Although it is anned with the latest technology, using the device is super easy. All you need to do is to choose the language in which you want to communicate and record your words or sentences. You can even record really long sentences and Enence will translate everything perfectly!Why is MUAMA Enence so popular?This genius device allows you to start communicating (YES, speaking!) with almost every person in the world. This technology was never before available to the public.For a limited time only this device is available for a heavily reduced price of $89 (previously SI 89).Our Conclusion - Buy It While it's Still AvailableThe low cost and high quality Enence translator is changing the world. The product has been selling like crazy, but the stock won't last long as the supplies are limited. We recommend ordering MUAMA Enence Translator while it is still available.1. What do you have to do to communicate with a foreigner using MUAMA Enence?A. Record what you want to say.B. Translate what you want to say.C. Keep what you want to say in mind.D. Say something in a diftcrcnt language.2. Compared to the previous price, how much can you save if you buy 2 MUAMA Enences now?A.$ 178B,S378C.S 100D.$2003. What is this text?A. A device manual.B. An introduction to a device.C. An advertisement for a device.D. Instructions fbr a device.BWhy I Hate CatsMy name is Oreo, and I'm a tcn-ycar-old, black-and-white Portuguese Water Dog. Tm well-mannered, polite, and friendly. But there is one thing that does set me off: cats. Frankly, I can't stand them. With their messy hair, beady little eyes, and pointy teeth, they just set my curly coat on end.I'm particularly not fond of the cat the gray-col ored creature across the street. If she would just stay in her house or even her yard, it wouldn't be so bad. But, unlike me, she gets to go wherever she wants. No collar, no leash, and no boundaries from what I can see.Like any responsible pet, I generally stay within my owners' enclosed back yard. And when I do go out, it,s on a leash held by a liuman and attached to a collar. Ms. Gray Puss, on the other hand, wanders collarlcss across the street any time she likes. She even docs her business anywhere and anytime she prefers, including on my owners' lawn.If she would just stay off my property, I'd be okay with her superior airs and standoffish attitude. But that,s not how she rolls. Sometimes, she comes over and pollutes my owners, front garden, knowing full well that I'm only a few yards away on the other side of the fence and powerless to stop her.Sometimes, when my owner takes me for a walk, I'll spot that animal and take a run at her. Unfortunately, I always forget that I'm on a leash. Before I know it, Tm being dragged backwards. What's particularly awkward is that the gray one doesn't even move. I guess she knows I can't get at her, and that's why she doesn't even deign to get up on all fours and at least hiss at me.Mark my words: Someday, one of my owners will forget to lock the front gate, one of (he fence boards will fall off, or my male owner Dave will forget to fully secure the leash. And when that day comes, someone's going to suffer. I'm not sure why, but Dave keeps saying he thinks it will be me.4. What do the underlined words <4sct me off' in paragraph 1 mean?A. To sec me off.B. To make inc laugh.B. To make me annoyed.D. To set out.5. Who is number one on my hate list?A. Ms. Gray Puss.B. Dave.C. Oreo.D. Portuguese Water Dog.6. Why do I hate Ms. Gray Puss?A. Because she always shows off in front of me.B. Because I envy her freedom.C. Because she pollutes my owner's front garden.D. Because she walks around without a leash.7. What does Dave mean by keeping saying he thinks it will be me?A. ItUI be my fault to forget to lock the front door.B. It,H be careless of me (o forget to secure the leash.C. It will be 1 who will sutler if any thing mentioned above happens.D. It will be I who will break the fence boards.CSnapchat is rolling out parental controls that allow parents to sec their teenager's contacts and report to the social media company without their child's knowledge any accounts that may worry them.The goal, executives say, is to enable parents to monitor their child's connections without giving up teens' autonomy (自 主性).Named Family Center, the new suite of tools released Tuesday requires both caregiver and teen to be involved in."It allows parents to see who's in their teen's universe," said Nona Farahnik, director of platform policy for Snap, the company that makes Snapchat. "It offers parents the ability to ask who someone might be. how they might know a contact, which improves those real-time conversations about who teens arc talking to."Farahnik says Family Center is modeled on real-life parenting, "If your teen is headed to the mall, you might ask who they're going with. 'How do you know them? Are you guys on a sports team together? Do you go to school together?'" said Farahnik. "But you won't be sitting there at the mall with them listening to their conversations." Similarly, parents cannot see the content that their teen is sending or receiving on Snapchat. They can only view whom their child has communicated with in the past seven days. Snapchat is popular with young people, partially because messages on the platform disappear within 24 hours.The company says it consulted with safety experts and academics and conducted fbcus groups with parents to develop Family Center and it plans to roll out more features in the coming months. The tool is only fbr parents of kids under 18.With Family Center, Snap follows other social media platforms, including Instagram, which recently have advanced parental controls. By at least one survey, Snapchat is the second-most popular social nchvork among teens. The first, TikTok, offers "Family Sharing," which gives parents a few ways to limit the videos shown to their kids."I think these platfbnns want to show that they can take steps to protect kids, that they can sclfrcgulatc and (hat they're capable of doing it themselves without getting the government involved," said Irene Ly, policy counsel fbr Common Sense Media, which reviews apps, games and media fbr families.8. Who are probably the potential users of Family Center?A. Children who love computer games.B. Parents who worry about (heir children.C. Parents whose children are under 18.D. Family members who live in hamiony.9. What can we learn about Family Center?A. 11 enables parents to know what their children talk about.B. Parents can read messages sent or received by their children.C. Children can cancel messages on their phones within 24 hours.D. Parents can know who their children contact without children's pennission.10. Why do young people favor Snapchat?A. Because they can know whom they have communicated with.B. Because contact information on it can't be read a day later.C. Because it offers a few ways to limit the videos shown to them.D. Because parents can monitor their connections without giving up autonomy.11. Which can be a suitable title fbr the text?A. Family Center: Snapchafs new parental controlsB. Family Sharing : TikTok's new parental controlsC. Snapchat: A popular social media companyD. Snapchat: A platfbnn imitates real-life parentingDHere's a fun brain teaser: How large docs a random group of people have to be for there to be a 50% chance that at least two of the people will share a birthday? The answer is 23, which surprises many people. How is this possible?When thinking about this question, known as the "birthday problem" or the "birthday paradox" in statistics, many people intuitively(直觉上也)guess 183, since that is half of all possible birthdays, given how there arc generally 365 days in a year. Unfortunately, intuition often fares poorly at this kind of statistical problem.To calculate the answer to the birthday problem, Jim Frost, a statistician who has written three books about statistics and is a regular columnist fbr the American Society of Quality's Statistics Digest, began with a few assumptions. First, he ignores leap years, since that simplifies the math and does not change the results by much. He also assumed that all birthdays have an equal chance of happening.If you start with a group of two people, the chance (he first person docs not share a birthday with the second is 364/365. As such, the likelihood they share a birthday is 1 minus (364/365)1, or a probability of about 0.27%. If you assume a group of three people, the first two people cover two dates. This means the chance the third person docs not share a birthday with the other two is 363/365. As such, the likelihood they all share a birthday is I minus the product of (364/365) times (363/365), or a probability of about 0.82%. I-he more people in a group, the greater the chances that at least a pair of people will share a birthday. With 23 people, there is a 50.73% chance. Frost noted. With 57 people, there is a probability of 99%,"The birthday problem is related to another exponential(指数的)growth problem. Frost noted. "In exchange fbr some service, suppose you're offered to be paid 1 cent on the first day, 2 cents on the second day, 4 cents on the third, 8 cents, 16 cents, and so on, fbr 30 days,'* Frost said. MIs that a good deal? Most people think it's a bad deal, but thanks to exponential growth, you'll have a total of $10.7 million on the 30th day."12. What is the purpose of asking questions at the beginning of the passage?A. To present a fact.B. To answer the questions.C. To stimulate reader's curiosity.D. To surprise readers.13. What does the underlined phrase “fare poorly'' mean in paragraph 2?A. Charge little.B. Behave well.C. Make mistakes.D. Earn little.14. What is the exact probability that no one of the 23 students has the same birthday?A. 50%,B. 50.73%.C. 49.27%,D. 99%.15. How can you earn SI0.7 million in a month according to Frost?A. By multiplying the salary of the previous day by the salary of the next day.B. By daydreaming of becoming a millionaire.C. By making your salary of the next day twice that of the previous day.D. By working hard day and night to raise the probability. 第二节(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。The Most Popular Sport In The WorldThe most popular sport in the world is a hotly debated topic. There arc many different opinions on what the most popular sport might be and why it is so popular. 16Soccer is likely to be the most popular sports in the world, with over 3.5 billion fans around the globe. Known as football in many parts of the world, 17 Whether you arc a casual spectator or an enthusiastic player, there is no denying that soccer is one of the greatest sports out there.18 They called it Tchatali and played with a rock for a ball. In the 2nd and 3rdcenturies BCE, the first ball game, called Cuju, took place in China. They played with a leather ball filled with feathers. In ancient Greece and Rome, ball games were also played, however, not at the Panhellenic Games or in amphitheaters.Over time, it evolved into its current form and became popular all over Europe before spreading to other parts of the world. 19 So why is soccer so popular? There are many factors thatcontribute to its continued success, including its speed and unpredictable outcomes. 20 In addition, soccer is also a very social sport, with spectators gathering together in stadiums and bars to cheer on their favorite teams.A. Soccer originated over 3000 years ago when it was first played by the Aztecs.B. This leads to exciting and tense games that keep fans on the edge of their scats.C. Today, millions of people enjoy watching soccer games and playing them on a regular basis.D. However, which is the most favored?E. The origins of it date back to the 18th century in England.F. it is a strategic game, with players making quick decisions to succeedG. this exciting sport has gained a huge following due to its thrilling gameplay and fast-paced action.第二部分语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节完形填空(共20小题：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。Early in my teaching career, I heard countless excuses fbr why students didn't have (heir homework. As time passed, I became21of hearing "I don't have my homework because./,So I 22 accepting any excuse.When I moved to another school, I 23 my students “No excuses!”. I collected homework each class. When a student didn't have it, I never asked why. 24 ,1 sighed loudly, shook my head and recorded a zero in the 25 book.Then, one afternoon, Anthony 26 me. "Could I talk to you a minute?” he asked 27 , not taking his eyes off the 28 .r know you said it doesn't matter 29 wc don't have our lessons done, but I don't want you to think I'm 30 because I come to school without mine so oftcn.,Anthony 31 up at me fbr the first time. "It's just that. well, my dad moved out, and my mom waits tables at night, so I have to 32 my little brothers. Sometimes they cry a lot, and it makes it hard to 33“Why are you just now telling I stopped in mid-sentence. I knew why. So I 34 the question. "'Would it help if you stayed here in my 35 after school and worked on it before you go home?” He swallowed hard and 36 .The things I learned that year weren't taught in the classes I'd taken in college. I discovered that not all kids come from homes that are safe and 37 . Not all kids have a 38 bedroom with a desk and study light. Some don't have a home where a parent is even around. And some kids do go to bed 39 .Most importantly, I learned that 'TH listen" 40 much better than "No excusesB.tiredC.ftillD.happyB. refusedC. enjoy cdD.hatedB. warnedC.remarkedD.told24. A. MoreoverB.AdditionallyC.Therefbre0.InsteadB.EnglishC. gradeD.mathsB.attackedC.approached0.appliedB.shylyC.loudlyD.politelyB.deskC.book0.blackboardB.whatC.whichI).whyB.lazyC.busyD.guilty31 .A.showedB. lookedC.turnedD.picked32.A.take care ofB.take part inC.take careI).take overB.distractC.organizeD.presentB.askedC.change