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1、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、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用 2B 铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角条形码粘贴处。2作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，

2、请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-Can I park my car here?-Sure not,we dont allow here.Ato parking Bpark Cto park Dparking 2The laptops made by our company sell best,but nobody could have guessed the place in the market that they _ 20 years ago.Ahad had Bhad Cwere having Dwere to have 3-

3、Shall we go for a picnic this Saturday？-_.Will next Saturday be OK？ASure，its up to you BSure，its no problem CSorry，I cant make it DSorry，Im not available today 4A hearty laugh relieves physical tension,_your muscles relaxed for over half an hour.Ato leave Bleft Cleaving Dleave 5 You shouldnt have tr

4、eated me that way.My heart is broken.Im sorry,Paul.I didnt mean you.Ahurting Bto hurt Churt Dhaving hurt 6Allen followed his customer across the yard and stood on the step of the house,two shopping bags.Alifted Bhaving lifted Cto lift Dlifting 7_ to manage time wisely,and you can make the most out o

5、f each day.ALearning BTo learn CLearned DLearn 8No decision _A_ about any future appointment until all the candidates have been interviewed.Awill be made Bis made Cis being made Dhas been made 9-May I help you？You seem to be having some trouble.-_，thanks.I think I can manage.ANo problem BIts all rig

6、ht Cok DNo way 10_ annoys the teacher most is that all the students are too quiet in class.AWhat BThat CWhen DWho 11Among the crises that face humans _ the lack of natural resources.Ais Bare Cis there Dare there 12Join us and you will discover an environment _ you can make the most of your skills an

7、d talents.Athat Bwhere Chow Dwhat 13You seem to be fond of classical music._.As a matter of fact,I like jazz music better.A I dont agree B Not really C I couldnt agree more D No doubt 14It really matters _ he treated the latest failure,for the examination is around the corner.Aif Bthat Cwhy Dhow 15T

8、he incomes of skilled workers went up.,unskilled workers saw their earnings fall.AMoreover BTherefore CMeanwhile DOtherwise 16We can communicate_people in every part of the world _the Internet.Awith；with Bwith；through Cthrough；through Dthrough；with 17-_that he manage to get the information?-Oh，a fri

9、end of his helped him.AWhere was it BWhat was it CHow was it DWhy was it 18Im sorry you have been waiting so long,but it will still be some time _ you can get your passport.Asince Btill Cafter Dbefore 19I certainly expect to be elected best student of the year.Its really _!Aa good Samaritan Ba wet b

10、lanket Ca feather in my cap Da piece of cake 20As he works in a remote area,he visits his parents only _ Aanxiously Boccasionally Cpractically Durgently 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）The tornado last 4 minutes,to us,it felt like a lifetime.No sooner had we found coverag

11、e of the tornado from the TV than it was on top of us.It was the loudest thing I have ever heard.The wind began to roar through the house.We had three flights of steps to get to the first floor.The closet down there is underneath a brick staircase,which seemed like the strongest place in our house t

12、o wait things out.It felt as if there were no floor underneath me as the wind lifted me off my feet.As we finally reached the last flight of steps,our front door blew out.Glass flew everywhere.Suddenly,a three-foot-long tree branch whipped through the doorframe.It flew over our heads,missing us by i

13、nches.Had we been one step up,it would have impaled us.We got close to the staircase only to hear the loud sound of our garage door coming off.The back wall of the house followed and tore off into the darkness outside.By the time I reached the closet,the tornado had been over us for about a minute.J

14、immy pushed me down to the closet floor,but he couldnt get inside himself because of the wind.I gripped Jimmys arm and tried to bring Jimmy with it.My knees were full of glass,but in that moment,I felt no pain.If I had let go,Jimmy would have flown right out the back of the house and into the bay.Al

15、l of a sudden,Jimmy lifted off his feet like people in tornadoes do in the movies.I thought he was gone.And then everything stopped.He landed on his feet.In those first quiet moments,I couldnt believe it was over.The storm lasted four minutes.In that time,four of the twelve town houses in our unit w

16、ere completely destroyed.Of the houses left standing,ours suffered the most damage.Amazingly,none of us were severely injured.1、Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?AThey decided to hide in the brick staircase because it was the strongest place to hide.BIt was hard to m

17、ake it to the first floor because there was no floor underneath them.CTheir house was one of the houses in the unit that were completely destroyed.DIf the tornado hadnt stopped in time,Jimmy would have been blown away into the darkness.2、Whats the right order of following events?a.The back wall of t

18、he house tore off into the darkness outside.b.Jimmy lifted off his feet and was thought to be gone.c.The author felt no pain although her knees were full of glass.d.A tree branch whipped through the doorframe and flew over their heads.e.The garage door came off.f.The author was pushed down to the cl

19、oset by Jimmy.Adeafcb Bdeafbc Cdfeabc Ddaefcb 3、Which of the following words can best describe their experience?AThrilling and smooth.BFrightening and lucky.CSuffering and miserable.DPainful and unfortunate.4、Which of the following might be the best title for the text?AAn unforgettable experience BT

20、ornado on the way CLove defeats everything DThe life-long 4 minutes 22（8 分）The origin of“holiday”is easy to see,coming from“holy day”,a day of particular religious significance,often celebrating the life of a saint(圣徒),during which no work was to be done.As far back as the 11th century,“holidays”,es

21、pecially the major feast days,were times of“celebration and amusement”,as the Oxford English Dictionary puts it.The number of holidays steadily increased during the Middle Ages,until a medieval Englishman would have had the luxury of 40 to 50 days a year off work,depending on where he lived,in addit

22、ion to a free day on Sundays.During the Reformation,Henry VIII abolished most of the holidays partly because of the Protestant(新教徒的)suspicion of saints,but more practically,because,according to historian Eamon Duffy,“A large number of holidays were making the people poor by limiting agriculture.”The

23、 people took a different view and organized a protest marchthe Pilgrimage of Gracepartly to protect their days off.Though at first the religious and festive senses of holiday were combined,the word gradually came to be used for any kind of relaxing break from work.As the word was drawing away from a

24、 religious society,the number of authorized holidays was reduced,until by 1834 most workers had only four official days off a year,in addition to Sundays.Many factory workers amplified this time by staying home on“Saint Monday”to recover from what they had gotten up to the day before.By the late 19t

25、h century,employers were compromising and offering half-day Saturdays,the beginning of the“weekend”,a term first used in 1879.In 1908,an innovative mill in New England gave its employees all of Saturday off,and the practice spread widely during the Great Depression as a way to keep employment up.It

26、took 400 years,but finally workers could enjoy as many holidays as they had in the 15th century.1、What was the word“holiday”originally intended for?AEconomy.BReligion.CEntertainment.DPolitics.2、Whats the main reason for Henry VIIIs ending most holidays according to Eamon Duffy?AHis people required a

27、 thorough reformation.BHe didnt believe in God and the saints.CPeople took no interest in the agriculture due to them.DToo many holidays stood in the way of the agriculture.3、Which can best replace the underlined word“amplified”in paragraph 4?Alengthened Bwasted Cshortened Dguaranteed 4、When did mos

28、t employees get the whole Saturday off?AIn 1879.BIn 1908.CDuring the Great Depression.DIn the 15th century.23（8 分）When Huang Lizhi took her first class in African sociology at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa in February,her professor asked her and her classmates what impresses th

29、em most when it comes to Africa.Unexpectedly,Huang,31,found that words like“poverty”and“safari”negative words that were often associated with the continent in media reports were the kind of terms her African classmates didnt want to hear.Instead,they preferred to hear the question answered in this w

30、ay:“Africa is the cradle of humankind”and“Africans are passionate and generous”.Apparently,there are some misunderstandings between us.Its true that with incidents like the Ebola outbreak in Western Africa and the emergence(出现)of pirates off the coast of Somalia hitting the news,its easy for us to k

31、eep forgetting that Africa has one of the worlds oldest civilizations Egypt,born by the worlds longest river,the Nile.The proof is in the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Great Sphinx of Giza,which are both popular among tourists.And the tombs of ancient Egypt have also become endless sources for the l

32、iterature and film industries.When it comes to the natural environment of Africa,our misunderstandings are only bigger.But the truth is that instead of being extremely hot all year and covered by desert,the continent has large areas of savannas(稀树草原)where lions,giraffes and zebras live,the snowcappe

33、d Kilimanjaro the highest mountain in Africa and even thick forest on the island of Madagascar.These misunderstandings are one of the reasons why the 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation was held on Sept 3 and 4 to understand each other better.Indeed,only by visiting Africa h

34、erself did Huang see the convenient living conditions,the amazing natural beauty and the friendly people.In her eyes,her classmates were as hopeful about the future of their own countries as they were about Africa as a whole,and they were quick to demonstrate both their strong will and activity.“At

35、that moment,I knew exactly what they wanted they wanted their culture to be respected.”1、Which of the following best explains“cradle”underlined in paragraph 2?AA small bed for babies.BA basket to hold something.CA place for people to relax themselves.DA place where something important began.2、What c

36、an we infer about Africa according to the passage?AIt is very hot all the year round.BIts not a safe continent to live in CIts different from what we imagine.DIt is bound to have a bright future 3、Which of the following would Huang agree with?ATo see is to believe BThink twice before you do CA miss

37、is as good as a mile DDont judge a person by his appearance 4、What can be a suitable title for the text?AValuing a Culture.BUnderstanding Africa.CPaying a Visit to Africa.DDiscovering a Continent.24（8 分）“An Uber self-driving car hit and killed a woman crossing the street in Arizona，US，”police said o

38、n Monday，marking the first death caused by an autonomous vehicle and a potential blow to the technology expected to transform transportation The ride services company said it was delaying North American tests of its self-driving vehicles，which are currently going on in Arizona，Pittsburgh and Toronto

39、 So-called robot cars，when fully developed by companies including Uber，are expected to thoroughly cut down on motor vehicle deaths and create billion-dollar businessesBut Mondays accident highlighted(凸显)the possible challenges ahead for the promising technology as the cars face real-world situations

40、 involving real people“This catastrophic accident highlights why we need to be exceptionally cautious when testing and applying autonomous vehicle technologies to public roads，”said Edward Markey，a member of the transportation committee，in a statement“Elaine Herzberg，49，was walking her bicycle outsi

41、de the crosswalk on a four-lane road in the Phoenix suburb of Tempe at about 10 p m MST Sunday when she was struck by the Uber vehicle traveling at about 65 kilometers per hour，”police saidThe car was in autonomous mode with an operator behind the wheelUS federal safety officials were sending teams

42、to investigate the crashCanadas transportation ministry in Ontario，where Uber conducts testing，also said it was reviewing the accident“Uber and Waymo on Friday urged Congress to pass a law to speed the introduction of self-driving cars into the united statesHowever，some congressional(国会的)representat

43、ives have blocked the legislation over safety concerns，and Mondays death could hamper passage of the bill，”congressional assistants said Monday 1、According to the passage，which is the effect of the accident of the womans being killed?APeople will be cautious while crossing a road BThe womans family

44、will obtain a billion dollars CThe process of transforming transportation will be affected DSelf-driving vehicles will cut down on motor vehicles deaths 2、The underlined word“hamper”in Paragraph 6 most probably mean_ Amake Bprevent Cstart Daccelerate 3、What is the authors purpose in writing the text

45、?ATo arouse the public concerns over a self-driving safety BTo remind car producers to be more careful when testing vehicles technology CTo advise the Congress to pass a law to speed self-driving cars test in the US D To urge the U S federal safety regulators to take measures to look into the accide

46、nt 25（10 分）Musicians are said to have better language skills and scientific studies have backed that up.But its not clear why that might be the case.Now,a study of 74 Chinese kindergarteners suggests six months of piano lessons can heighten the brains response to changes in pitch(声调).And kids who go

47、t piano lessons were also better at telling apart two similar-sounding Mandarin(普通话)words,which contained different consonants(辅音),than were students who got extra reading training or who went through regular kindergarten.Mandarin is a tonal language the famous example is the word ma which can mean

48、mother or horse depending on its pitch.So might musical training translate better to Mandarin than it would to English?Yeah,its possible that this influenced the results,said Robert Desimone,a neuroscientist(神经科学家)at the McGovern Institute at MIT.But he says other studies do back up the fact that mu

49、sic lessons benefit language learners,even in countries without tonal languages.“And what our study added on top of that was some idea of the neural basis for those benefits.”And if you dont own a piano,dont despair.The reading group actually did just as well on many measures as the piano group.“Rea

50、dings pretty good actually.We dont mean to disvalue reading instruction.”More important,he says,was to show piano wasnt actually worse than reading for these kills.thus perhaps encouraging cash-strapped schools to bring their music programs alive.1、Which of the following is true according to the art