四川省宜宾市2022-2023学年高三上学期一诊考试英语试题.docx

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1、U!I川省宜宾市2022-2023学年高三上学期一诊考试英语试题学校:姓名：班级：考号：一、阅读理解Some libraries use unique architecture to encourage visitors to explore the racks and settle down with a new book, or use flowing libraries to bring books to hard-to-reach populations.Kansas City Library (Kansas City, Missouri)Along the south wall of

2、 this parking garages exterior, visitors are treated to what looks like a huge shelf of books. The building originally served as a bank, which is readily apparent when the library has screenings in its Vault Theater, inside an actual 1925 bank vault.Stuttgart City Library (Stuttgart, Germany)Opened

3、in 2011, this nine-story public library designed by Eun Young Yi is characterized by its impressive white-on-white color scheme, its bold cubic shape and its cavernous interior. This cultural center for the city, designed to feel open and full of light, can be entered from any of its four sides, and

4、 readers can borrow artwork as well as books.The Camel Library Service (North Eastern Province, Kenya)To fight with low literacy rates in the desert of Kenya, the government created a roaming library composed of nine camels to bring books to villages. The library travels four days a week serving the

5、 regions migratory people. Currently the service focuses on children, but with more funding they plan to increase their reach both in distance and the titles they carry.Macquarie University Library (Sydney, Australia)A stunning combination of cutting edge and sustainable, this building was made from

6、 recycled materials, features a green roof, and was designed to imitate the look of a eucalyptus tree. It is also state of the art, using robot cranes to bring requested books to the front desk.1. What is the feature of Kansas City Library?A.It used to be a bank.B.It has only a book shelf.C.It serve

7、d as a park lot.D.It makes use of robot cranes.2. Which of the following provides books for migratory people?A.Kansas City Library.B.Stuttgart City Library.C.The Camel Library Service.D.Macquarie University Library.3. Whafs the purpose of the libraries?A. To sell the artwork in libraries.B. To urge

8、people to read books.C. To show the art of architecture.D. To keep people staying in the libraries.Herb Chasan could have eased into retirement after spending 18 years teaching math to high school students. But the octogenarian couldnt rest. It wasnt until eight years ago that he stepped into one of

9、 the citys poorest neighborhoods. He noticed a group of children wandering nearby with nothing to do. He couldnt shake the image from his mind, and it became the driving force for Hoops and Homework, an after-school program that has provided activities and tutoring for youth up to age 14.Since 2012,

10、 Hoops and Homework has helped more than 300 children who otherwise would have gone home to empty houses or roamed the streets until their parents got off work. Thanks to Mr. Chasan and dedicated staff and volunteers, the children instead have spent industrious afternoons making crafts, playing bask

11、etball, learning violin and yoga, gardening, and basking in the attention of a small army of tutors. Our goal is to help these kids break the cycle of poverty and jail to have a good job, to be a success,“ says Mr. Chasan.Within a few months, he secured $81,000 in town funding to start the program.

12、It takes $170,000 annually to run the center. Hoops and Homework has encouraged people from different parts of the community to volunteer during the after-school sessions because they can tell the children “someday you may be doing that job, we love to have role models come inThe program goes beyond

13、 helping children. Most of the staff members are bilingual, which enables them to serve the largely Spanish-speaking community. My English is not good,“ says Keila Cupid, a parent who lives close to the center. But the mother of 11 -year-old Cupid is clear in expressing her gratitude for Hoops and H

14、omework: “Its a safe space for my daughter when I am away to my English class.”What motivation made Chasan decide on Hoops and Homework?A. Homeless neighborhood kids.B. Parents being engaging in work.C. The volunteers in the community.D. Children aimlessly walking around.4. What activity is availabl

15、e in Hoops and Homework?A. Making crafts. B. Baking food. C. Learning Spanish. D. Doing extra homework.5. Which statement does Chasan agree with?A. More money should go to charity.B More people should join in voluntary work.C. More community centers should be built.D. More after-school activities sh

16、ould be considered.7 . From the passage, we can infer.A. starting an organization is toughB. Keila Cupid is studying SpanishC. parents can benefit from the programD. the community kids must have asuccessful careerSeth Magle is an urban ecologist in Chicago. In 2021, he started building a network of

17、fellow urban animal lovers from around the world. Theyre working to collect information so that it can be compared in different cities.With the goal of trying to create more wildlife inclusive cities, the network helps reduce human wildlife conflict and increase human wildlife coexistence in the mas

18、sively urbanizing areas.In Chicago, Magle and his team have been watching their citys wildlife for about 10 years. All together, they have over 100 camera traps set up across different types of urban environments from the downtown Loop and city parks to nature preserves and suburb golf courses.Durin

19、g times of recent extreme heat, we do definitely see animals reduce movement and just stay where they are. Ifs probably energetically difficult to move around when its so hot. Although this works for a short term in high temperature, its not ideal over a longer period because it means less time to s

20、earch for food or a new mate.As Magle and his network of urban researchers look toward the future and climate change, they predict bigger shifts. Temperatures everywhere are projected to warm, so wildlife in urban settings and beyond will likely have to shift their normal regions a bit further north

21、 to where it feels more comfortable and to what they,re already used to. We dont have armadillos in Chicago, but we have them in the southern part of the state. And they seem to be migrating north.Only time will tell how our urban wildlife reacts to these longer-term shifts in temperature.For now, i

22、t sounds like urban animals so long as they,re healthy are totally capableof handling a few days of extreme heat here and there.8. What is the aim of the network?A. To observe wildlife in different cities.C. To collect information of urban animals.9. Whafs the main idea of paragraph 3?A. The tracks

23、of wildlife activities.C. The way of watching city animals.10. In what way do animals escape extremeA. Keeping still.C. Shifting to the north.11. What is the text probably taken from?A. A market report.C , A biological textbook.B , To compare animals, living conditions.D. To help human and wildlife

24、coexist.B. The movement of urban animals.D. The different types of urbanization, heat?B. Moving constantly.D. Looking for food everywhere.B , A science magazine.D. A social research report.Arecibo, a giant radio observatory is located in the lush mountains of Puerto Rico, did some of the dreamiest w

25、ork in astronomy. But it was forced to stop operations this year after suffering unprecedented damage, and officials now believe that it is beyond repair. Instead of trying to fix it, they9re going to tear it down.Arecibo has provided observations for discoveries within the solar system and well bey

26、ond. It is considered one of the best spots for studying potentially dangerous asteroids near Earth. Over the years, Arecibo has faced danger and damage, but it has always endured. In its lifetime, it has experienced earthquakes and storms, including the hurricane that spoilt Puerto Rico in 2017, wh

27、ich damaged some of the dish.The trouble began in August. A metal support cable weighing thousands of pounds slipped out of its socket and dropped sharply into the cavernous, 1,000-foot-wide radio dish in the middle of the night. The cable, installed in the 1990s, was considered fairly new for an ob

28、servatory that began operations in 1963, and the incident confused Arecibos officials. The cable definitely should not have failed in the way it did J Ashley Zauderer, the Arecibo program director at the National Science Foundation, which owns the telescope, said. But earlier this month, just days b

29、efore engineers were scheduled to try to stabilize the telescope, another piece of hardware came smashing into the dish. A main cable, one of the originals installed when the observatory was built, had cracked, causing even more damage.Engineers are now working to quickly outlined a plan to pull dow

30、n the telescope before it collapses on its own. Arecibos failure is a different fate than astronomers are used to.Hardware of all sorts ages and breaks 一 Hubble, another famed telescope, is operating with fewer working parts than it launched with 30 years ago. But it is unusual to wreck an observato

31、ry because you have no other choice, and so unexpectedly too.12. What will happen to Arecibo?A. It will be destroyed.B. It will be rebuilt.C. It will be repaired.D. It will be stabilized.13. What does the underlined word “endured mean in paragraph 2?A. Avoided.B. Survived.C. Endangered. D. Forgotten

32、.14. Which can best explain Ashley Zauderer message in paragraph 3?A. Arecibo can be removed easily.B. Arecibo has failed at work unexpectedly.C. Arecibo has made significant contribution. D. Arecibos present situation is unimaginable.15. . What can be a suitable title for the text?A. The Powerful T

33、elescope Faces Upgrading.B. Immeasurable Losses Happened to Astronomy.C. The Damaged Arecibo Telescope Meets an End.D. Great Observatory is Being Reconstructed Before Its Time.二、七选五What do the happiest people on earth have in common? Recently, researchers have analyzed the common characteristics of

34、the people who call themselves very, very happy with their lives, and who tend to live long. Here is part of what they have found:RelationshipsResearch has found that it is strong personal and social relationships that make people happy. And this is true all throughout your life. 16 Socializing with

35、 friends andfamily, in a small and close-knit group, is the most important key to happiness and long life.Helping othersIt is not being helped or loved by others that leads to happiness and long life; it is helping others. 17.Being busy doing things you love and are good atIt is true that one should

36、 not be stressed out and rushed all the time. 18、if youwant to live a long, happy life. However, doing anything under the sun is not the secret to happiness. It is doing things that you are good at, and you are interested in, that makes you happy.A happy, warm childhood19. A study has noted that war

37、mth of childhood environment is a veryimportant predictor of contentment, happiness and even a long life.Being gratefulIn a study of gratitude, researchers at the University of Miami have found that people who consciously think of their blessings feel better about their lives. 20、than thosewho tend

38、to take things for granted.A. Being helped is of great importanceB , People are happiest when they have loving relationshipsC. Children always happily grow up and play with themselvesThey even exercise more, and make fewer visits to the hospitalD. The happiest people on earth have had a happy, warm,

39、 and stable childhoodBut you have to be engaged in work that makes you busy and fully involved G. The joy on the face of the people you help makes you contented and joyful yourself三、完形填空Fve been writing now fbr 34 years. It all started when I was just 18 years old.As a boy 21,1 probably read hundred

40、s of books, including mysteries, sciencefiction, thrillers, and just about any other 22 of book I could find. I had a23 for knowledge that never seemed to disappear, no matter how many books I24 .Then 25.1 found that I too had ideas of my own that I wanted to write andshare. I wanted to share things

41、 that were full of 26、love and joy. I tried to27 my desire at first, but as any writer will tell you, once ideas 28 inside of you, they dont leave you 29 until you write them down. I didnt have a computer, or even a typewriter, but I 30 a pen and a notebook and wrote down everything that was burning

42、 31 of me.When I was done, I didnt know how to32 my work with the world withoutInternet then. Finally I sought out the 33 of my local newspaper and asked if he would like to 34 what Id written. He was a man full of both wisdom and kindness. He not only printed my first story but agreed to publish an

43、ything else I was 35 to write.After that, nothing could stop me. Years later, I even self-published two 36 of my stories in book form.Through my writing, I slowly became a 37 person. Writing allowed me to38 the goodness and light that exist in us all. I also found that we are all39 、whether we put p

44、en to paper or not.With every choice we make, with every thought we think, and with every 40 we take, we are writing our own life story.21. A. bringing upB.growing upC going upD. standing up22. A. typeB.nameC. qualityD. detail23. A. tryB.talkC. giftD. thirst24. A. readB.drewC. editedD. wrote25. A. f

45、ranklyB.carefullyC. suddenlyD. generally26. A. frightB.goodnessC. sadnessD. darkness27. A. expressB.exploreC. ignoreD. realize28. A. fadeB.awakenC. sharpenD. freeze29. A. aloneB.openC. onD. off30. A. lostB.lentC- gaveD. grabbed31. A. upsideB.backC. insideD. front32. A. shareB.sendC. giveD. post33. A

46、. readerB.buyerC. editorD. reporter34. A. readB.sellC, hearD. print35. A. shyB.willingC nervousD. anxious36. A. collectionsB.setsC. piecesD. records37. A. greaterB.biggerC . betterD. fatter38. A. developB.overlookC , formD. discover39. A. trainersB.sellersC. friendsD. writers40. A. care40. A. careB

47、, actionC. medicineD. picture四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Shortly after dawn, the 680-year-old Lion Grove Garden wakes up to the sound of birds and its moist air is suffused with ascent. With a view of pavilions, early 41 (visitor) to this garden in downtown Suzhou, can feel 42 sens

48、e of Zenlike inner peace.When monks during the Yuan Dynasty first constructed this garden, they may have wanted to enjoy a quiet retreat. But this charming garden has attracted celebrity guests,43 have left poems, paintings and 44 (history) anecdotes in the following centuries.“In recent years, weve tried 45 (restore) the landscapes of classical gardens, but a delicate garden cannot be an empt