江苏省海安市2022-2023学年高三上学期期末考试英语试卷含答案.docx

1、(音频下载邮箱：jsgkxzx密码：Js20082008)20222023学年高三年级模拟试卷英语2023.1本试卷分四个部分。满分150分，考试用时120分钟。第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。()1. How will the woman help the man?A. By filling in a form. B. By helping him paint.C. By ha

2、nding in a painting.()2. What is the woman doing?A. Having a haircut. B. Giving directions. C. Asking the way.()3. What does Todd have to do alone?A. Pick up the clients. B. Give a presentation. C. Go on a business trip.()4. What does the man mean?A. He gave Jane a ride. B. He took a bus home yester

3、day.C. He didnt see Jane on the way home.()5. What are the speakers talking about?A. Some songs. B. A car race. C. A video game.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项 中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后， 各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。()6. How many language

4、s can the man speak fluently now?A. Two. B. Four. C. Six.()7. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Classmates. B. Waiter and customer.C. Interviewer and interviewee.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。()8. When will Sally celebrate her birthday?A. This Friday. B. Next Monday. C. Next Friday.()9. Who will mos

5、t likely help the woman?A. Helen. B. Sara. C. Carmen.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。()10. What is the book about?A. Traveling rules. B. Foreign languages.C. Tourist attractions. ()11. Where is the man going after his business trip?A. To Saudi Arabia. B. To Italy. C. To France.()12. What does the woman ask the man

6、 to do?A. Give her some suggestions. B. Buy her a souvenir.C. Make a plan for her.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。()13. Why did Carla change the way she worked?A. She didnt enjoy the work she did. B. She spent little time at home.C. She had health problems.()14. What is the reason that Carla runs her own business?

7、A. To have a flexible schedule. B. To take more holidays.C. To earn more money.()15. What has Carla changed about exercise?A. The amount. B. The time. C. The form.()16. Which timesaving idea does Carla find efficient?A. Making todo lists. B. Spending little time choosing clothes.C. Checking emails o

8、n the way to work.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。()17. Who might Mary Locke be?A. A news reporter. B. A plane designer. C. A fire ranger.()18. Where do the pilots pick up water?A. From a river. B. From a lake. C. From the Fire Center.()19. How does the speaker describe the pilots job?A. Extraordinary. B. Excitin

9、g. C. Dangerous.()20. What can we learn from the talk?A. The crew has to drop water 20 times to put out the fire.B. The planes tanks hold no more than 5，000 liters of water.C. The fire rangers should keep the plane away from the fire. 第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(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

10、选项中选出最佳选项。ABeware of Phone/Online ScamsHave you been the victim of a phone/online scams? If you ever think that theres really no reason to worry, just remember the following statistics.315，000 cases broken in 20152017 in China.More than billions of money involved.Victims of 19 years old top the list

11、 in terms of age.Victims of 1825 years old account for 52.4% of the whole.And here in below we are sharing 4 typical types of Phone/Online scams and how to deal with them.Type 1Hello, this is police station. Youre involved in a case of money laundering(洗钱) (or some other financial crime). We need yo

12、ur cooperation with the investigation . Please transfer your money into the national security account.Tip 1: If you are really involved in financial crime, police will visit your home at the first opportunity and take you for investigation. Police are not so dumb as to inform you via telephone. And

13、there is no such thing as national security account.Type 2Hey! Wang (he may know your name). Drop by my office tomorrow morning. BTW，I will be treating some VIP clients soon. I need you to transfer some money into this account. It will refund your money tomorrow.Tip 2: Think about it. How could any

14、boss in the world ask you for money? Meeting VIP clients without a cent in his pocket? And why doesnt he ask you to give the money to him in person? He is nobody but a scam！Type 3Youve got a package which contains illegal drugs or goods. You are now requested to call this number to contact the Publi

15、c Security Bureau. (Then it all follows scenario 预设).Tip 3: Public Security Bureau WILL NOT deal with cases via phone calls. NEITHER WILL they send out notification via message.Type 4(In some cases the number is disguised as authentic bank number through software). We are sorry to inform you that yo

16、u have a bank overdraft. Please contact this customer service representative. His number is .Tip 4: DO NOT panic. REMEMBER to dial the official contact number of the bank to double check.()21. Whats the main purpose of mentioning the statistics at the beginning?A. To remind the public of the figures

17、.B. To highlight the accuracy of the figures.C. To show the gravity of the phenomenon.D. To prove the existence of the phenomenon.()22. Which types of Phone/Online scams require people to transfer money directly?A. Type 1 and Type 2 B. Type 3 and Type 4C. Type 1 and Type 3 D. Type 2 and Type 4 ()23.

18、 Where can you probably find the article?A. On a security leaflet. B. On a travel brochure.C. In a poster from a bank. D. In an email for students.BIn the early 19th century, Egypt connected two vast regions: the Ottoman Empire(奥斯曼帝国) and the African continent. For centuries, the Ottoman Empire had

19、been at the center of Eurasian trade. It had also been a major center of manufacturing which produced handmade goods for Europe and Africa.However, the industrialization of Europe meant that cheaper goods made by machines soon flooded into the Ottoman Empire. The result of this competition was that

20、Africa was increasingly seen as a place that provided new materials for European factories, rather than one that had factories of its own.Egypt was an African country that was technically part of the Ottoman Empire. It was first invaded by the French army. With British help, the Ottoman forces drove

21、 the French out of Egypt. Following this, Muhammad Ali successfully brought about Egyptian independence from the Ottoman Empire. By 1831, he was effectively an independent ruler of a more modern Egypt.Egypt was already a smallscale producer of cotton, which was sold to Britain. Ali encouraged even m

22、ore cotton production nationwide. With the money from this cotton production, Alis government began to aid factories so that the country could profit from its own industrialization. By the late 1840s, it looked like Egypt would eventually become an industrial power.During the following years, Egypts

23、 economy stagnated and slowly slid into decline. The factories ceased production, and by the 1880s, it had to seek help from Britain financially. Though Egypt remained formally independent, it seemed to be more like a British colony.Europeans kept interfering in Egypt partly because of the Suez Cana

24、l. Egypts new leaders were already stressful because of the industrial collapse that left their country unable to repay the money borrowed from Britain. Finally, in 1875, the king sold his share in the Suez Canal Company to the British, giving them control of this important national resource. The po

25、werful British took advantage of this instability and seized the country.()24. For Africa, what was the result of the industrialization of Europe?A. The new factories began to spring up in Africa.B. The prices of the goods became higher in Africa.C. Africa was reduced to material suppliers gradually

26、.D. Handmade goods became popular in Europe and Africa.()25. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “stagnated” in Paragraph 5?A. Recovered. B. Bounced. C. Ruined. D. Stopped.()26. Which is the right order as for the events in history? French invaded Egypt. The Ottoman Empire ruled E

27、gypt. Britain seized Egypt. Egypt gained independence.A. B. C. D. ()27. According to the passage, which of the following can best describe the 19thcentury Egypt? A. The Suez Canal was the main contributing cause of all disputes.B. Egypt enjoyed booming development and underwent social unrest.C. Egyp

28、tians were so brave as not to obey the rulers of other countries.D. Egypt lived up to the statusone of the Great Ancient Civilizations.CHow are you feeling today? Often when we ask people that question, they reply “not bad”， or “could be worse”. But what would make us feel “perfect”？ Maybe we could

29、live better by being healthier, less stressed, more motivatedbut how?Of course there are many ways of improving our mental health, but sometimes there are small and simple solutions to helping improve our wellbeing. Its something the TV programme Easy Ways to Live Well has been looking at. It sugges

30、ted several “health hacks” which the programmes presenters tried and gave their “seal of approval”. And maybe they could help us too.Firstly, to deal with putting on weight and to cut the calories, the programme found sniffing(嗅) peppermint(薄荷) stops our longing for a snack. Presenter, chef and writ

31、er Hugh FearnleyWhittingstall says “a scientific theory called mutual competition shows that a strong smell can distract our brain from the food were thinking about”If your addiction to your smartphone is getting you down, its suggested that turning your phone screen grey helps you reduce screen tim

32、e because a black and white screen becomes less attractive to look at. With recent studies showing our phones can make us 26% less productive and increase our stress, it seems like a nobrainer to try this “dim” idea.Fancy a swim in icecold water? Well, the TV programme found a daily dip in freezing

33、water gets you used to the stress of doing it and therefore prepares you for other life stresses. And another way to “chill out” is to leave your smartphone at home, immerse yourself in a forest, and breathe in the fresh air. Forest bathing is the perfect tonic(补品) for the stresses of urban life.Oth

34、er lifeimproving ideas included things such as singing to reduce pain and walking around more to get away from our sedentary(久坐不动) lives. But whatever way we choose to adopt, it seems any change to our lifestyle can help improve our body and mind.()28. Whats the function of a series of questions in

35、the first paragraph?A. To provide more background information.B. To provoke thinking and bring out the topic.C. To expect readers to give specific answers.D. To attract readers to focus on physical health.()29. Whats the authors attitude towards the TV programme Easy Ways to Live Well?A. Favorable.

36、B. Unclear. C. Negative. D. Critical.()30. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?A. The strong smell of peppermint is bound to cut the calories.B. To remove life stresses, you must have a swim in freezing water.C. Making the phone screen colorful makes us more focused and efficient

37、.D. An icewater swim and forest bathing have the similar effect on stresses.()31. Whats the purpose of the passage?A. To tell readers how to be perfect.B. To introduce a popular TV programme.C. To offer some ways to better wellbeing.D. To get rid of some bad habits in daily life.DThere is increasing

38、 alarm about the extent of microplastic pollution, which has been found everywhere from Everest to the Arctic. However, it turns out theres an even smaller and more toxic form of plastic pollution entering remote reaches of the globe. A new study published in Environmental Research found significant

39、 quantities of nanoplastics in ice samples from both the North and South Poles.“Now we know that nanoplastics are transported to these corners of the Earth in these quantities. This indicates that nanoplastics are really a bigger pollution problem than we thought，” study lead author Dusan Materic sa

40、id in a press release.Nanoplastics are plastics that are smaller than a micrometer in size. Their small size means they are more difficult to study than microplastics, or plastics between five millimeters and a micrometer. But they may be even more dangerous.“Nanoplastics are very toxicologically(毒理

41、学地) active compared to，for instance, microplastics, and thats why this is very important，” Materic said.Materic and his team used new methods to measure nanoplastic pollution in ice samples from Greenland and Antarctica. They sampled a 14meterdeep ice core from the Greenland ice cap and sea ice from

42、 Antarcticas McMurdo Sound. They found that there were an average of 13.2 nanograms per milliliter of nanoplastics in the Greenland ice and an average of 52.3 nanograms per milliliter in the Antarctic ice.But what was even more surprising than the amount of nanoplastics in the remote ice was just ho

43、w long they had sat there. “In the Greenland core，we see nanoplastic pollution happening all the way from the 1960s. So organisms in that_region,_despite the lack of the solid evidence, likely all over the world, have been exposed to it for quite some time now，” Materic said.The study also looked at

44、 the types of plastic present in the samples. Half of the Greenland nanoplastics were polyethylene (PE), the kind of plastic used for plastic bags and packaging. A quarter came from tires and a fifth were polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which is used for clothing and bottles.()32. Why should resea

45、rchers focus more on nanoplastics?A. They are more important to science.B. They are smaller but more dangerous.C. They are easily polluted by ocean water.D. They are more active in cold surroundings.()33. What can we learn about nanoplastics?A. The North and South poles are the birthplace of nanopla

46、stics.B. Nanoplastics have less influence on the planet than microplastics.C. Nanoplastics found in the samples are widely used in the daily life.D. Nanoplastics have been existing since the 1960s throughout the world.()34. What does the underlined word “that region” refer to in Paragraph 6?A. Green

47、land ice cap. B. Antarcticas McMurdo.C. The south and north poles. D. All places in the world.()35. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. Microplasticsproving more dangerous.B. Nanoplasticsmaking its way to the poles.C. Nanoplasticsposing a threat to peoples life.D. Microplasticssetting the alarm bells ringing.第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Picture yourself sitting at home in a quiet reading corner, ignoring the world around you