2023-2024学年甘肃省宁县二中英语高三第一学期期末教学质量检测模拟试题含解析.doc

1、2023-2024学年甘肃省宁县二中英语高三第一学期期末教学质量检测模拟试题注意事项1考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回2答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置3请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符4作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效5如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

2、1Under good treatment, many patients are beginning to _ and will soon recover.Aturn up Bcatch upCpick up Dshow up2After he was promoted to the present position, he is not so hardworking as he _.Awas used toBused to beCwas used to beingDused to3I wanted some more cold meat but there was _ left.AnoneB

3、no oneCanyDsome4These remarkable findings suggest the elephants have _ a memory capacity to make distinctions between human voices.Abuilt upBpacked upCbrought upDtook up5When in trouble，remember to stay calm，and everything will wellAturn backBturn upCturn downDturn out6Let Harry play with your toys

4、as well, Clare you must learn to _.AsupportBcareCspareDshare7It is broadcast on TV that the 88th Academy Award Ceremony was held in Dolby Theatre seats an audience of approximately 4, 000.AwhereBwhoseCwhichDwhen8The plan for Xiongan New Area _ officially on April 1, 2017.Aannounced Bwas announced Ca

5、nnounces Dis announced9More than a quarter of the energy in the United States goes to moving people and goods from one place to another.AusingBusedCto useDuse10The engineer is thought to be capable and modest, so his promotion to manager is a popular _.AachievementBappointmentCcommitmentDemployment1

6、1Why did you let _ kids off this time?I just want to give them _ second chanceA/; theBthe;/Cthe; theDthe; a12Irene, do you really want to go out?It may rain. _, I will go out; I dont mind the rain.AAnyhowBOtherwiseCSomehowDTherefore13Scientists have many theories about how the universe into being.Ac

7、ameBwas comingChad comeDwould come14His advice made me happy, but _others angry.AmakingBto makeC/Dmake15Its true that the old road is less direct and a bit longer. We wont take the new one, _, because we dont feel as safe on it.AsomehowBthoughCthereforeDotherwise16Be calm, Madam. Can you remember _

8、you had your mobile phone stolen?Awhen was it thatBthat it was whenCwhere it was thatDit was where that17Working hard is not a _ of great success, but it is among the essential requirements.AsignBsignalCguaranteeDmark18You can use this room for your club activities tomorrow _ you keep it tidy and cl

9、ean.Afor fear thatBin caseCon condition thatDeven if19I usually do the washing up and leave the cooking to my wife，_shes a better cook than meAunlessBasCeven thoughDin case20- Thank you for reminding me of the time, or I late for the flight yesterday.- Dont mention it.Awill have beenBwould have been

10、Cmust beDcould be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）Pollutions serious effects on the environment have become more obvious in recent years.Most scientists agree that efforts are necessary to protect our environment from further harm.As we know,the construction industry consumes a

11、 large quantity of energy and resources and creates a huge amount of pollution.So green buildings are in great need.The environmental benefits of building green include the protection of ecosystems and biodiversity（生物多样性）,improved air and water quality,less waste flowing into streams and the protect

12、ion of natural resources.Green buildings can also result in lower operating costs because they typically use less energy and fewer materials and improve indoor air quality,improving the health of people who live there.The process of building green includes technical and artistic planning with nature

13、 protection in mind.Building designs often reflect the surrounding environment and natural resources and use renewable building materials such as bamboo and straw.In addition,recycled resources found locally are used for green buildings,reducing the cost and air pollution associated with transportin

14、g materials long distances.Careful site selection is important to minimize（最小化）human effect on the surrounding environment.For example,placing a structure in an area that allows it to take advantage of cool breezes（微风）and sunlight can reduce energy use and expenses.More energy and expense are needed

15、 for larger buildings as well,so it is important to build small.Green roofs are another feature of green houses that reduce energy use and cost.These roofs are partially or completely covered with plants,which helps to keep heating and cooling costs low,prevent water running off and deal with pollut

16、ants.Other features of green buildings often include energy and water protection,recycling and waste reduction.In addition,renewable energy sources such as solar power,waterpower and wind power are used for heat and electricity, which greatly reduces costs and decreases the influence on the environm

17、ent.1、What can we know about green building?AProducing no waste. BOnly using clean energy.CBeing made of new materials. DEnvironmental friendly.2、What is a green building probably like according to the fifth paragraph?ALarge. BSmall.CGreen. DLow.3、What is the purpose of using green roofs?ATo fit the

18、 environment. BTo keep warm.CTo collect nature water. DTo lower costs.4、What is the text mainly about?APromoting energy efficiency. BEnvironmental benefits.CBuilding green. DEcosystems and biodiversity.22（8分）The weather.Its always a talking-point in Britain.Why is that?Is it something strange about

19、British people?Well its nice to think that a lot of British people are eccentric（古怪）,I mean,the place is famous for it. But really,its the weather thats the point of note.The UK has some of the most interesting weather in the world.Britain does not have a CLIMATE.It just has WEATHERIn hot countries

20、most of the indoor places that need to be comfortable are air-conditioned,and in cold countries most of the places that need to be comfortable are properly heated.The UK is the exception,since the weather is often interesting and no one really takes heat and cold seriously.So although the weather ca

21、n be very cold,very hot,very wet,or just wildly confused,it always takes people by surprise.When it gets to winter and there is actually some SNOW,it always takes the people by surprise.It is frontpage news,and even a few inches of snow brings the country to a standstill.But then,what happens next i

22、s even more surprising and catches the folk off guard completely.And who could possibly have predicted it?!IT MELTS! Flooding!What a surprise!Then in the summer,it gets very hot.If it had been Thailand or Australia,thered be no problem.It is supposed to be hot,so,there is air conditioning.But in the

23、 UK,just total confusion at the sudden hot weather.Shock,health problems,and despite the fact that the country is considered to be where it always rains,summertime brings drought! But do people have cisterns（水箱）and reserve water tanks?Wouldnt it make sense for people to store rainwater in case of dr

24、ought?Of course it would,but it is a dependency-culture where people have been trained to be dependent on the state,which then means that in emergency people are stuck!Why is the British weather so strange?It is something to do with the combination of an almost Arctic latitude（纬度）combined with being

25、 an island and having the Gulf Stream bringing warm weather from the tropics.Helpful people in the know on geographical meteorology（气象学）have commented that the general situation with the UK weather is even more complex,as many different things contribute to the changeable weather.As well as the Nort

26、h Atlantic drift,there is the fact that the UK is affected by the following major air masses: the tropical maritime（海的）Gulf Stream,the Polar Maritime air from the North,the Arctic Maritime,the Polar Continental,and the Tropical Continental.Theres also fast flowing air in Jet streams.Air goes around

27、in convection currents in Hadley cells and in Ferrel Cells.Because the British Isles can get weather coming from hot or cold zones,and from land or sea,a changeable hot/cold wet/dry weather is found.1、What is the British attitude toward heat and cold?ASerious. BIndifferent. CPositive. DCareful.2、How

28、 do the British feel when they see snow in winter?AExcited. BFrightened. CAmazed. DDisappointed.3、What happens when the British meet a drought in summer?AThey have got well-prepared. BThey get water from the river.CThey always help each other. DThey maybe fall into trouble.4、What is the passage main

29、ly about?AWhy weather interests the British. BEnglishmens attitude to weather.CWeather in the United Kingdom. DWhat affects the weather in the UK.23（8分）Imagine a cat that does not need someone to clean up after it keeps an older person company and help them remember to take their medicine. That is t

30、he shared dream of the toy maker Hasbro and scientists at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. The researchers received a $3-million-dollar award from the National Science Foundation for a special project. They want to find ways to add artificial intelligence, or AI., to Hasbros “Joy for Al

31、l” robotic cat.The cat has already been for sale for two years. Though priced over 1000 dollars, it sold quite well. It was meant to act as a “companion” for older people. Now the project is aimed at developing additional abilities for the cat. Researchers at Browns Humanity-Centered Robotics Initia

32、tive are working to decide which activities older adults may need the most. They hope to make the cat perform a small number of activities very well. Such activities includefinding lost objects and reminding the person to take medicine or visit their doctor. They also want to keep the cost down to j

33、ust a few hundred dollars.It is an idea that has appealed to Jeanne Elliott. Her 93-year-old mother Mary Derr lives with her in South Kingstown. Derr has dementia (痴呆). The Joy for All cat that Elliott bought this year has become a true companion for Derr. The cat stays with Derr and keeps her calm

34、while Eliot is at work. Elliott said a robotic cat that helps her mother to remember to take her medicine and be careful when she walks would be greater.The researchers are trying to learn how the improved cats will complete helpful activities and how they will communicate. They say that they do not

35、 want a talking cat, however. Instead they are trying to design a cat that can move its head in a special way to successfully communicate its message. In the end, they hope to create an exchange between the human and the cat in which the human feels the cat needs them. By doing so, the researchers h

36、ope they can even help prevent feelings of loneliness and sadness among elderly people.1、Whats the purpose of the project?ATo relieve the pain of the elderly.BTo promote the sales of a medicine.CTo help make the robotic cat smarter.DTo invent a robotic cat for the elderly.2、Compared with the old mod

37、el, the new robotic cat will be _.AcheaperBsmallerCmore talkativeDmore expensive3、What does Paragraph 3 intend to tell us?AThe more functions of the cat, the better.BThe cat gives much help to the elderly.CThere is no cure for dementia at present.DMary Derr would have died without the cat.4、What can

38、 we infer from the last paragraph?AA talking cat is quite popular among the elderly.BFeelings of sadness among the elderly are unavoidable.CEach family can afford such a cat in the future.DThe feeling of being needed is vital to the elderly.24（8分） Sometimes just when we need the power of miracles to

39、 change our beliefs, they materialize in the places wed least expect. They can come to us as a great change in our physical reality or as a simple coincidence in our lives. Sometimes theyre big and cant be missed. Other times theyre so subtle that if we arent aware, we may miss them altogether. They

40、 can come from the lips of a stranger we suddenly and mysteriously meet at just the right instant. If we listen carefully, well always hear the right words, at the right time, to dazzle (目眩) us into a realization of something that we may have failed to notice only moments before.On a cold January af

41、ternoon in 1989, I was hiking up the trail that leads to the top of Egypts Mt. Horeb. Id spent the day at St. Catherines Monastery and wanted to get to the peak by sunset to see the valley below. As I was winding up the narrow path, Id occasionally see other hikers who were coming down from a day on

42、 the mountain. While they would generally pass with simply a nod or a greeting in another language, there was one man that day who did neither.I saw him coming from the last switchback on the trail that led to the backside of the mountain. As he got closer, I could see that he was dressed differentl

43、y from the other hikers Id seen. Rather than the high-tech fabrics and styles that had been the norm, this man was wearing traditional Egyptian clothing. He wore a tattered, rust-colored galabia and obviously old and thick-soled sandals that were covered in dust. What made his appearance so odd, tho

44、ugh, was that the man didnt even appear to be Egyptian! He was a small-framed Asian man, had very little hair, and was wearing round, wire-rimmed glasses.As we neared one another, I was the first to speak, “Hello,” I said, stopping on the trail for a moment to catch my breath. Not a sound came from

45、the man as he walked closer. I thought that maybe he hadnt heard me or the wind had carried my voice away from him in another direction. Suddenly he stopped directly in front of me on the high side of the trail, looked up from the ground, and spoke a single sentence to me in English, “Sometimes you

46、dont know what you have lost until youve lost it.” As I took in what I had just heard, he simply stepped around me and continued his going down the trail.That moment in my life was a small miracle. The reason is less about what the man said and more about the timing and the context. The year was 198

47、9, and the Cold War was drawing to a close. what the man on the trail couldnt have known is that it was during my Egyptian pilgrimage (朝圣), and specifically during my hike to the top of Mosess mountain, that Id set the time aside to make decisions that would affect my career in the defense industry, my friends, my family, and, ultimately, my life.I had to ask myself what the chances were of an Asian man dressed in an Egyptian galabia coming down from the top of this historic m