2022-2023学年江苏省南通市高三第一学期期中考试英语模拟试题（含答案）.docx

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1、江苏省南通市2022-2023学年第一学期期中考试高三英语试题(满分12。)一、阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)第一节(本题共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。(A)Answer the following questions by using the information taken from a dictionary page. (You may read the questions first.)jaguar: n. a type of large, yellow-colored cat with black ma

2、rkings found in the southwestern region of the U. S. and in Central and South America.jargon: 1. n. speech that doesnt make sense. 2. n. an unknown language that seems strange or impossible to understand. 3. n. a language made up of two or more other languages: His jargon was a mixture of French and

3、 English. 4. n. the special vocabulary of a field or profession: Her report on computers was filled with jargon.jaunt: 1. n. a trip taken for fun. 2. v. to go on a brief pleasant trip: We jaunted to the country last Saturday.javelin: 1. n. a spear most commonly used as weapon or in hunting. 2. n. a

4、lightweight metal or wooden spear that is thrown in track-and-field contests. 3. n. the contest in which a javelin is thrown. 4. v. to strike, as with a javelin.jazz: 1. n. a type of music that originated in New Orleans and is characterized by rhythmic beats. 2. n. popular dance music influenced by

5、jazz. 3. n. slang empty talk. 4. ad. of or like jazz: a jazz band jazz records.Jennet: n. a small Spanish horse.( )1. Which meaning of the word javelin is used in the sentence below?At the competition, Jack drew his arm back and threw the javelin 50 yards.A. Definition 1B. Definition 2C. Definition

6、3D. Definition 4( )2. Which meaning of the word jargon is used in the sentence below?Doctors often speak in medical jargon.A. Definition 1B. Definition 2C. Definition 3C. Definition 3D. Definition 4参考答案一、阅读理解50第一节 1-3BDD 4-7 BDCD 8-11 DACB 12-15 ABAD第二节 16-20ADECG二、语言运用30第一节 21-25 CBDAC 26-30 ADCAB

7、31-35 BDBDC第二节 36. a 37. unwilling 38. which/that 39. areas 40. organized41. running42. successfully 43. By 44. When/After 45. to replace第三节 46.argument47.attitude48.resources49.challenging 50.flexible51.individual52.responsibly 53.design54.based55.graduation三、写作（满分40分）第一节翻译句子56. Who will be in char

8、ge of the hotel when you are away on business?57. The car accident was not the drivers fault as there was a man suddenly running across the road.58. Mom and Dad arrived from vacation a day earlier than expected.59. Can you tell me the reason why you were late this morning?60. His parents do not allo

9、w him to watch TV on weekdays.第二节读后续写略( )3. What does the word jazz mean in the following sentence?Dont give me that jazz, fbr I am a practical person.A. rhythmic beatsB. a type of musicC. a kind of danceD. meaningless talk(B)Domestic (驯养的)horses now pull ploughs, race in the Kentucky Derby, and car

10、ry police. But early horses werent tame (驯服的)enough to perform these kinds of tasks. Scientists think the first interactions humans had with horses were far different from those today.Thousands of years ago, people killed the wild horses that lived around them for food. Over time, people began to ca

11、tch the animals and raise them. This was the first step in domestication.As people began to tame and ride horses, they chose to keep those animals that had more desirable characteristics. For example, people may have chosen to keep horses that had a gentle personality so they could be ridden more ea

12、sily. People who used horses to pull heavy loads would have chosen to keep stronger animals. Characteristics like strength are partly controlled by the animals, genes. So as the domesticated horses reproduced, they passed the characteristics on to their young. Each new generation of houses would sho

13、w more of these chosen characteristics.Modem day horse breeds come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. This variety didnt exist in the horse population before domestication. The Shetland horse is one of the smallest breedstypically reaching only one meter tall. With short, strong legs, the animal

14、s were bred to pull coal out of mine shafts (矿井)with low ceilings. Huge horses like the Clydesdale came on the scene around 1700. People bred these heavy, tall horses to pull large vehicles used for carrying heavy loads.The domestication of horses has had great effects on societies. For example, hor

15、se were important tools in the advancement of modern agriculture. Using them to pull ploughs and carry heavy loads allowed people to farm more efficiently. Before they were able to ride horses, humans had to cross land on foot. Riding horses allowed people to travel far greater distance in much less

16、 time. That encouraged populations living in different areas to interact with one another. The new from of rapid transportation helped cultures spread around the world.()4. Before domestication horses were.A. caught for sports B. hunted for foodC. made to pull ploughs D. used to carry people( )5. Th

17、e author uses the Shetland horse as an example to show.A. it is smaller than the Clydesdale horseB. horse used to have gentle personalitiesC. some horses have better shaped than othersD. horses were of less variety before domestication( )6. Horses contributed to the spread of culture by.A. carrying

18、heavy loadsB. changing farming methodsC. serving as a means of transportD. advancing agriculture in different areas( )7. The passage is mainly about.A. why humans domesticated horsesB. how humans and horses needed each otherC. why horses came in different shapes and sizesD. how human societies and h

19、orses influenced each other(C)More than 10 years ago, it was difficult to buy a tasty pineapple (菠萝).The fruits that made it to the UK were green on the outside and, more often than not, hard with an unpleasant taste within. Then in 1966, the Del Monte Gold pineapple produced in Hawaii first hit our

20、 shelves.The new type of pineapple looked more yellowy-gold than green. It was slightly softer on the outside and had a lot of juice inside. But the most important thing about this new type of pineapple was that it was twice as sweet as the hit-and-miss pineapples we had known. In no time, the Del M

21、onte Gold took the market by storm, rapidly becoming the worlds best-selling pineapple variety, and delivering natural levels of sweetness in the mouth, up until then only found in tinned pineapple.In nutrition (营养)it was all good news too. This nice tasting pineapple contained four times more vitam

22、in C(维生素 C) than the old green variety. Nutritionists said that it was not only full of vitamins, but also good against some diseases. People were understandably eager to be able to buy this wonderful fruit. The new type of pineapple was selling fast, and the Del Monte Gold pineapple rapidly became

23、a fixture in the shopping basket of the healthy eater.Seeing the growing market for its winning pineapple, Del Monte tried to keep market to itself. But other fruit companies developed similar pineapples. Del Monte turned to law fbr help, but failed. Those companies argued successfully that Del Mont

24、es attempts to keep the golden pineapple for itself were just a way to knock them out the market.( )8. We learn from the text that the new type at pineapple is.A. green outside and sweet insideB. good-looking outside and soft insideC. yellowy-gold outside and hard insideD. a little soft outside and

25、sweet inside ()9. Why was the new type of pineapple selling well?A. It was rich in nutrition and tasted nice.B. It was less sweet and good for health.C. It was developed by Del Monte.D. It was used as medicine.( )10. The underlined word “fixture“ in Paragraph 3 probably refers to something.A. that p

26、eople enjoy eatingB. that is always presentC. that is difficult to getD. that people use as a gift()11. We learn from the last paragraph that Del Monte.A. slowed other companies to develop pineapplesB. succeeded in keeping the pineapple for itselfC. tried hard to control the pineapple marketD. plann

27、ed to help the other companies(D)Most people, when they travel to space, would like to stay in orbit for a few days of more. And this stands to reason, if youre paying $20,000 fbr your trip to orbit! Strain order for tourism to reach its full potential theres going to be a need for orbital accommoda

28、tionor space hotels. What would a space hotel actually be like tovisit? Hotels in orbit will offer the services you expect from a hotel-private rooms, meals, bars. But theyll also offer two unique experiences: impressive views-of Earth and space-and the endless entertainment ofliving in zero gravity

29、-including sports and other activities that make use of this.The hotels themselves will vary greatly-from being quite simple in the early days to huge luxury structure at a later date. Its actually surprising that as later as 1997, very few designs fbr space hotels were published. This is mainly bec

30、ause those who might be expected to design them havent expected launch costs to come down far enough to make them possible.Lots of people whove been to space have described vividly what ifs like to live in zero gravity. There are obviously all sort of possibilities for dancing, gymnastics, and zero-

31、G sports. Luckily, you dont need to sleep much living in zero gravity, so youll have plenty of time for relaxing by hanging out in a bar with a window looking down at the turning Earth below.Of course all good things have come to an end. Unfortunately, And so after a few days youll find yourself hea

32、ding back enough youll be much more expert at exercising in zero gravity than you were when you arrived. Youll be thinking how soon you can save up enough to get back up again-or maybe you should change jobs to get to work in an orbiting hotel.( )12. When traveling in space, most people would like t

33、o stay in orbit for a few days because.A. It is expensive to travel in spaceB. they would find the possible life in other star systemsC. they could enjoy the luxury of space hotelsD. they want to realise the full potential of tourism( )13. Which of the following is a unique experience that space hot

34、els will offer?A. The gravitational pullB. The special views.C. The relaxation in a bar.D. The space walk.( )14. Which of the following is not discussed in the passage?A. When was the space traveling made possible?B. What are the unique experiences that space hotels will offer?C. Why were there not

35、many published designs for space hotels?D. How can the travelers enjoy themselves in space hotels?( )15. This passage is mainly about.A. traveling in spaceB. the ways of living in space hotelsC. zero gravity and space hotelsD. the description of space hotels第二节(本题共5小题；每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中

36、选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余 选项。My mother is a diligent and kind woman. She is very busy from morning till night. As a teacher, she works hard. 16, Both my brother and I love her dearly as she loves us.My mother has been teaching math at a middle school in my hometown. She goes to work early in the morni

37、ng and does not return home until late in the afternoon. 17. She treats them with patience and teaches them well. For her excellent quality and very good teaching results, she has been elected as a model teacher several times.18. Every day, when she comes back home from work, she sets about doing ho

38、usework, sweeping the living room and bedrooms or cleaning the furniture, and putting everything in good order. She seems to be busy all the time. As she has been very busy working every day, she looks older than her age. But she looks as cheerful and happy as ever. Mother never buys expensive dress

39、es for herself, but she often buys some inexpensive but high quality clothes for us. 19, She just eats a plain meal outside when she is too busy to cook herself. She lives a busy yet simple life, without any complaints.Often she says to us, “work while you work, and play while you play. That is the

40、way to be happy and gay. If you do not work, you will become lazy and be of no use to society”. What a piece of good advice this is! 20. This advice of hers will always serve as a guide to my behavior. My mother is great indeed, and I always feel proud of her.A. As a mother, she takes good care of u

41、s and gives us every comfort.B. She enjoys listening to classic music.C. She never goes to expensive restaurants to enjoy meals.D. She loves her students and cares for them.E.My mother is hard-working and never wastes money.F.Can you tell us something about your mother?G.I never forget it and always

42、 bear it in my mind.二、语言运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。Number sense is not the ability to count. It is the ability to recognize a 21 in number. Human beings are born with this ability. 22 , experiments show that many animals are, too. For example, man

43、y birds have good number sense. If a nest has four eggs and you remove one, the bird will not 23 , However, if you remove two, the bird 24 leaves. This means that the bird knows the 25 between two and three.Another interesting experiment showed a birds 26 number sense. A man was trying to take a pho

44、to of a crow（乌鸦）that had a nest in a tower, but the crow always left when she saw him coming. The bird did not 27 until the man left the tower. The man had an 28 .He took another man with him to the tower. One man left and the other stayed, but they did not 29 the bird. The crow stayed away until th

45、e second man left, too. The experiment was 30 with three men and then with four men. But the crow did not return to the nest until all the men were 31.It was not until five men went into the tower and only four left that they were 32 able to fool the crow.How good is a humans number sense? Its not v

46、ery good. For example, babies about fourteen months old almost always notice if something is taken away from a 33 group. But when the number goes beyond three or four, the children are 34 fooled.It seems that number sense is something we have in common with many animals in this world,and that our hu

47、man21. A. rise22. A. Importantly23. A, survive24. A. generally25. A. distance26. A. amazing27. A. relax28. A. appointmentand that our human29. A. rise30. A. Importantly31. A, survive32. A. generally33. A. distance34. A. amazing35. A. relax36. A. appointment35 is not much better than a crows.B. patte

48、rnB. SurprisinglyB. careB. sincerelyB.rangeB. annoyingB. recoverB.excuseC. changeC. DisappointedlyC. hatchC. casuallyC. differenceC. satisfyingC.reactC. ideaD. trendD. FortunatelyD. noticeD. deliberatelyD. intervalD. disturbingD. returnD. explanation29. A. foolB. hurtC. catchD. kill30.A. reportedB. repeatedC. designedD. approved3 l.A. confusedB. goneC. tiredD. drunk32.A. graduallyB. luckilyC. strangelyD. finally33. A. singleB. smallC. localD. new34. A. seldomB. temporarilyC. merelyD. often35. A. sightB. nature