江苏省常州市溧阳市2023年高三英语第一学期期末检测模拟试题含解析.doc

1、江苏省常州市溧阳市2023年高三英语第一学期期末检测模拟试题请考生注意：1请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用05毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的注意事项，按规定答题。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1He is very tired，so he needs some time _ duty for relaxation and rest.AthroughBonCwithDoff2I will be surprised if you can get Calvin,

2、 who is a close-fisted man, these donation draw tickets from you.AbuyBbuyingCbuysDto buy3- I have been working for more than 30 years! Im going to retire next month.- Really? You dont look a day 40!Aover BbyCwith Dfor4_ to nuclear radiation, even for a short time, may influence genes in human bodies

3、.AHaving exposedBBeing exposedCTo exposeDExposed5Zhouqu, Gansu was attacked by such a terrible mud-rock flow few residents had ever experienced before.AasBwhichCwhereDthat6We packed all the books in the wooden boxes_ they wouldnt get damaged.Aas long as Bas ifCin case Dso that7-Has John ever broken

4、his promise?-No. For example, he said he would show me around his school, and .Aso would he Bso did heCso he would Dso he did8The disabled guy was attended throughout his school day by a nurse _ to guard him.Ato appointBappointedCappointingDhaving appointed9It was the belief _ he could find his “roo

5、t” in Africa _ made Alex decide to go to Gambia.Athat; whereBwhere; thatCthat; thatDhow; which10The books on the desk, covers are shiny, are prizes for us.AwhichBwhatCwhoseDthat11Obviously,a good habit help us to speed up to reach our destinations.AneedBmustCcanDshall12At the meeting, the headmaster

6、 said that the government should prevent such things as hurt children _again.AhappeningBhappenCto happen D happened13_ his love, Chris sent his mom a thank-you note on Mothers Day.AExpressing BExpressed CTo express DHaving expressed14If _ in the elevator, please press the emergency button immediatel

7、y.A trapped B trappingC having trapped D to be trapped15.-Would you have told him the answer had it been possible? .-I would have, but I _ so busy then. Ahad been Bwere Cwas Dwould be16The old woman who _ in the deserted house alone for ten years has been settled in a nursing home now.AlivedBhas liv

8、edChad livedDhas been living17 How did you find your trip to Water Park in the summer of 2016?I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was _ than I expected.Aeven much interestingBfar more interestingCso far interestingDfar from interesting18_, the dancers practise hard to make their dreams come true. AInstead o

9、f being disabled BBeing disabled CDisabled as they are DIn case of being disabled19In order to make my composition clearer and smoother, my teacher asked me to _ the unnecessary words and sentences.Aleave aloneBleave behindCleave offDleave out20Mary liked to look back on her highschool days， she tho

10、ught were the happiest in her lifeAthatBwhatCwhichDwhen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）In business, theres a speed difference: Its the difference between how important a firms leaders say speed is to their competitive strategy and how fast the company actually moves. The diffe

11、rence is important regardless of industry and company size. Companies fearful of losing their competitive advantage spend much time and money looking for ways to pick up the speed.In our study of 343 businesses, the companies that chose to go, go, go to try to gain an edge ended up with lower sales

12、and operating incomes than those that paused at key moments to make sure they were on the right track. Whats more, the firms that “slowed down to speed up” improved their top and bottom lines, averaging 40% higher sales and 52% higher operating incomes over a three-year period.How did they disobey t

13、he laws of business physics, taking more time than competitors yet performing better? They thought differently about what “slower” and “faster” mean. Firms sometimes fail to understand the difference between operational speed (moving quickly) and strategic speed (reducing the time it takes to delive

14、r value). Simply increasing the speed of production, for example, may be one way to try to reduce the speed difference. But that often leads to reduced value over time, in the form of lower-quality products and services.In our study, higher-companies with strategic speed always made changes when nec

15、essary. They became more open to ideas and discussion. They encouraged new ways of thinking. And they allowed time to look back and learn. By contrast, performance suffered at firms that moved fast all the time, paid too much attention to improving efficiency, stuck to tested methods, didnt develop

16、team spirit among their employees, and had little time thinking about changes.Strategic speed serves as a kind of leadership. Teams that regularly take time to get things right, rather than plough ahead full bore, are more successful in meeting their business goals. That kind of strategy must come f

17、rom the top.1、What does the underlined part “gain an edge” in Paragraph 2 mean?AGet an advantage. BIncrease the speed.CReach the limit. DSet a goal.2、The underlined part “the laws of business physics” in Paragraph 3 means _.Aspending more time and performing worseBspending more time and performing b

18、etterCspending less time and performing worseDspending less time and performing better3、What can we learn from the text?AHow fast a firm moves depends on how big it is.BHow competitive a firm is depends on what it produces.CFirms guided by strategic speed take time to make necessary changes.DFirms g

19、uided by operational speed take time to develop necessary team spirit.4、According to the author, what is the key to deciding strategic speed?APausing at key moments.BThe size of company.CThe boss.DThe quality of the products.5、Which could be the best title for the text?AImprove quality? Serve better

20、.BDeliver value? Plough ahead.CReduce time? Move faster.DNeed speed? Slow down.22（8分）You may be familiar with the following famous people, but have you heard of their graduation speeches, in which they either share their unforgotten experiences or give you some great inspiration.Michael Dell, Univer

21、sity of Texas at AustinAnd now youve accomplished something great and important here, and its time for you to move on to whats next. And you must not let anything prevent you from taking those first steps. You must also commit to the adventure. Just have faith in the skills and the knowledge youve b

22、een blessed（赐予）with and go.J.K. Rowling, Harvard UniversityHalf my lifetime ago, I was striking an uneasy balance between my ambition and the expectation from my parents who were not richBut what I feared most of myself at your age was not poverty, but failure. The fact that you are graduating from

23、Harvard suggests that you know little about failure, you might be driven by a fear of failure quite as much as a desire for success.Steve Jobs, Stanford UniversitySometimes lifes going to hit you in the head with a brick. Dont lose faithYour work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the o

24、nly way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work, and the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you havent found it yet, keep looking and dont settle.Bill Gates, Harvard UniversityWe need as many people as possible to have access to the advanced technology to lead

25、 to a revolution in what human beings can do for one another. They are making it possible not just for national governments, but for universities, smaller organizations, and even individuals to see problems, see approaches and deal with the worlds inequities（不公平）like hunger, poverty, and so on.1、Wha

26、t Michael Dell said is to urge us to _.Alisten to our heart Blearn from our mistakesCfollow others example Dpursue our dreams2、What did J.K. Rowling fear most when she was studying in university?AFailure. BHunger.CPoverty. DAppearance.3、What does Bill Gates suggest people do?AMaster as much advanced

27、 technology as possible.BWork together to rid some global problems.CMake contributions to the environment.DTake responsibility for their own behavior.23（8分）“Do you like my dress?” She asked of a passing stranger. My mommy made it just for me. She said with a tear in her eye.Well, I think its very pr

28、etty, so, why are you crying?With a tremble in her voice the little girl answered. After mommy made me this dress, she had to go away.Well, now, said the lady, with a little girl like you waiting for her, Im sure shell be right back.No Maam, you dont understand, said the child through her tears, my

29、daddy said shes up in heaven now with Grandfather.The woman realized what the child meant, and why she was crying. Kneeling down she gently gathered the child into her arms and together they cried for the mommy that was gone. As the woman intended to go, the little girl grabbed her sleeve, pointing

30、to a spot on her dress, saying, Here is where my mommy kissed my dress, and here, pointing to another spot, and here is another kiss, and here, and here. Mommy said that she put all those kisses on my dress so that I would have her kisses whenever I cry.Then the lady realized that she wasnt just loo

31、king at a dress, she was looking at a mother who knew that she was going away and would not be there to kiss away the hurts that she knew her daughter would get. So she took all the love she had for her little girl and put them into this dress. She no longer saw a little girl in a simple dress. She

32、saw a child wrapped in her mothers love.1、Why did the little girl cry when she showed her dress to the stranger?ABecause she didnt think the dress was beautiful enough.BBecause her mom abandoned her after she made the dress.CBecause her mom passed away and she cant see her any more.DBecause her mom

33、left home to travel with her grandfather.2、Mom put the spots on her daughters dress to _.Aensure that her daughter could remember her.Bkiss her whenever she cries.Cmake her look more beautiful and lovely.Dhelp her daughter carry through difficult times.3、It could be inferred from the passage that _A

34、the woman was deeply touched by what the mom had done.Bthe mom was cruel enough to leave her daughter behind.Cthe little girl didnt care about her mom any longer.Dthe mom kissed the skirt here and there to comfort her daughter.4、Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?AA kind

35、woman. BA lovely girl.CNot a simple dress. DA great mom.24（8分） Do you want to live another 100 years or more? Some experts say that scientific advances will one day enable humans to last tens of years beyond what is now seen as the natural limit of the human life span.“I think we are knocking at the

36、 door of immortality (永生),” said Michael Zey, a Montclair State University business professor and author of two books on the future. “I think by 2075 we will see it and thats a conservative estimate (保守的估计).”At the conference in San Francisco, Donald Louria, a professor at New Jersey Medical School

37、in Newark said advances in using genes as well as nanotechnology (纳米技术) make it likely that humans will live in the future beyond what has been possible in the past. “There is a great effort so that people can live from 120 to 180 years,” he said. “Some have suggested that there is no limit and that

38、 people could live to 200 or 300 or 500 years.”However, many scientists who specialize in aging are doubtful about it and say the human body is just not designed to last past about 120 years. Even with healthier lifestyles and less disease, they say failure of the brain and organs will finally lead

39、all humans to death.Scientists also differ on what kind of life the super aged might live. “It remains to be seen if you pass 120, you know; could you be healthy enough to have good quality of life?” said Leonard Poon, director of the University of Georgia Gerontology Centre. “At present people who

40、could get to that point are not in good health at all.”1、By saying “we are knocking at the door of immortality”, Michael Zey means .Athey believe that there is no limit of livingBthey are sure to find the truth about long livingCthey have got some ideas about living foreverDthey are able to make peo

41、ple live past the present life span2、Donald Lourias attitude towards long living is that .Apeople can live from 120 to 180Bit is still doubtful how long humans can liveCthe human body is designed to last past about 120 yearsDit is possible for humans to live longer in the future3、The underlined “it”

42、 (in paragraph 4) refers to .Aa great effortBthe idea of living beyond the present life spanCthe idea of living from 200 to 300 yearsDthe conservative estimate4、What would be the best title for this text?ALiving Longer or NotBScience, Technology and Long LivingCNo Limit for Human LifeDHealthy Lifest

43、yle and Long Living25（10分）There are a lot of products out there that make your life easier. Some, however, are a little sillier than others so much that they seem like joke products. Here are a few products that sound crazy, but actually true.Sleep PhonesIts hard to imagine something sillier than a

44、music-playing headband you wear while you sleep, but they exist and are quite popular. Sleep Phones wont give you the highest quality sound in the world, but if you prefer to fall asleep to music, theyre far more comfortable than normal headphones. While theyre a bit expensive, they might be perfect

45、 for you. Theres also a wireless version if you prefer.Onion GogglesIf cutting onion brings on the waterworks no matter what you try, its time for desperate measures. We tested a bunch of methods for avoiding onion tears, and found the best solutions came down to cutting the onion under a vent (通风孔)

46、, or wearing these stylish and awesome goggles.Lock LacesTherere some great ways to tie your shoes better, but if you long for the laceless shoes of your childhood days, Lock Laces are a pretty good choice. Theyre basically elastic (有弹性的) laces that remove the need to tie your shoes. Sure, people will make fun of you, but you can make fun of them after they trip over their own untied laces. Or you can make your own slip-on shoes with elastic tubing.2D-GlassesHate 3D-movies, but have to go to one? The difference between 2D-glasses and 3D-glasses