宁夏青铜峡一中2023年英语高三第一学期期末达标检测模拟试题含解析.doc

1、宁夏青铜峡一中2023年英语高三第一学期期末达标检测模拟试题注意事项:1答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2答题时请按要求用笔。3请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1You never really understand a person_you consider things from his poi

2、nt of view.AifBonceCasDuntil2The petrol in the car _ on our way to the beach, so we had to walk there.Agave upBgave offCgave inDgave out3The matches of the FIFA Womens World Cup will be played in 2019 all around France, whose mens team _ the 2018 World Cup.AwinsBwonChas wonDhad won4We have no idea w

3、hat air we will be breathing in the future if we anything to stop hazy weather.Ahadnt done Bdidnt doChavent done Ddont do5She got her first science fiction published. It turned out to be_.When was that?It was in 2009 _ she was still in college.Asuccess; thatBa success; whenCsuccess; whenDa success;

4、that6What do you do, Rita？Im a clerk in a foreign company nowBut I _ English in a high school for 10 yearsAteachBhave taughtCtaughtDam teaching7_ left the door unlocked must be held responsible for the accident.AWhomeverBWhoeverCWhateverDWhenever8-We found a buyer for our house, but then the sale _.

5、- Why not promote it by posting an advertisement online?Afell through Bgot throughCcleared up Dlooked up9The new secretary is and therefore the manager is satisfied with her work.AeffectiveBefficientCspecificDsufficient10Not until he went abroad to further his study_ the importance of English.Ahas h

6、e found B he has found Cdid he find D he had found11I was an only child, and _ I had no experience of large families.Aso BbutCor Dwhile12The case shocked the public, a hot debate over human nature on the Intemet.AcausesBcausedCcausingDto cause13The businessman studied the market in his hometown to f

7、ind the_ for investment.ApotentialBreservationCcriterionDallowance14Excuse me, sir, didnt you see the red light?Sorry, my mind _ somewhere else.Ahas been wanderingBwas wanderedCwas wanderingDhas been wandered15Jack should have calmed down at the party!But the kids made so much noise that he couldnt

8、help but _.Aface the music Beat like a birdCmend his ways Dfly off the handle16Did Linda see the traffic accident?No, no sooner _ than it happened.Ahad she goneBshe had goneChas she goneDshe has gone17Obviously,a good habit help us to speed up to reach our destinations.AneedBmustCcanDshall18I feel s

9、o nervous about the National English Speech Competition tomorrow. .AI really envy youBGlad to hear thatCSounds greatDTake it easy19 a single world can change the meaning of a sentence, a single sentence can change the meaning of a paragraph.AJust asBEven thoughCUntilDUnless20-My room gets very cold

10、at night. -_.ASo is mineBSo mine isCSo does mineDSo mine does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） Most of us have quite good memories, but our memories are limited. For example, we cannot remember everyone we have ever met or what we did on every single day of our lives. However,

11、there are some people who do have prodigious memories. These people have a rare condition known as savant syndrome（学者症候群）. Savants sufferfrom a developmental disorder, but they also exhibit great talents that contrast（显出差异）sharply with their physical and mental disabilities.Kim Peek (1951-2009) was

12、a savant who lived in Salt Lake City, Utah, in the United States. He was born with damage to parts of his brain, but it seemed that other parts of his brain, particularly those relating to memory, became over-developed.Peeks unique abilities appeared at a very early age. When he was just 20 months o

13、ld, he could already remember every book that was read to him. Peek could read two pages of a book at the same time-one page with the right eye and one with the left-in less than 10 seconds and remember everything he read. By the time he died, Peek had memorized more than 9,000 books. He could remem

14、ber all the names and numbers in a variety of telephone books. He could remember thousands of facts about history, literature, geography and sports.Dr. David Treffert, an expert on savant syndrome, once described Peek as “a living Google” because of his astonishing ability to memorize and connect fa

15、cts. However, at the same time, Peek was unable to carry out simple tasks, such as brushing his hair or getting dressed, and he needed others to help him. In 1989, the movie Rain Man won the Oscar for best Picture. The main character in the movie, played by Dustin Hoffman, was based on Kim Peeks lif

16、e. He started to appear on television, where he would amaze audiences by correctly answering difficult questions on different topics. Peek-became world famous, and he and his father began touring widely to talk about overcoming disabilities. He inspired a great many people with his words. “Recognizi

17、ng and respecting differences in others, and treating everyone in the way you want them to treat you, will make our world a better place for everyone.Everyone is different.”1、The underlined word “prodigious” in Paragraph 1 probably means _.AhappyBclear.CamazingDshort2、According to the text, Peek _.A

18、could take care of himselfBwas born with a good memoryCwas the student of Dr. David TreffertDbecame brain-damaged at 20 months old3、How is Paragraph 3 mainly developed?ABy giving facts.BBy following time order.CBy explaining causes.DBy making comparisons.4、Peeks words suggest that we should _.Arespe

19、ct different culturesBlisten to different opinionsCtreat different people differentlyDrespect others differences22（8分） We all love bank holidays. In the UK, we only get eight bank holidays in one year, and at least five of those occur around Christmas time and Easter time! A bank holiday is a Britis

20、h English term. This is an official day that is decided by the government, when banks, shops and offices close for the day even though its a weekdayusually a Monday, and a lot of people have a day off work.Bank holidays are different in Colombia -firstly, they are called “festivos”. There are twenty

21、 festivos for the whole country in one year! In Britain, people get more holiday allowances(津贴)than Colombians but fewer bank holidays. There can be even more festivos in Colombia, depending on which region of Colombia you live in. This is because different regions have their own holidays. For examp

22、le, some regions have a patron saint(守护神), so they have an extra festivo to celebrate that saint.However, there are some days that are national holidays for historical reasons. There is an Independence Day celebration on July 20 every year. This is just like Bastille Day in France on July 14, or Ind

23、ependence Day in the United States on July4. Other important festivos in Colombia are: Labour Day, on May 1, and Columbus Day on October 12. Columbus Day is a historical bank holiday that almost every county on the continent of America celebrates. This includes Colombia, Chile, Peru, Argentina, Mexi

24、co and the United States. It is memorialization of the day when the Italian sailor, Christopher Columbus, first reached land on the continent in the year 14. Many people criticize this day and say it is not something to celebrate because of the way Columbus and his team treated the people that were

25、already living there.1、What is a “bank holiday” according to the text?AAn official nationwide vacation.BA holiday only for the bank staff.CA British traditional religion festival.DA celebration for Christmas and Easter.2、What can we learn from Paragraph2?AColombia and Britain have the same number of

26、 festivos.BAll Colombians have the same number of festivos.CColombians have fewer holiday allowances than British people.DPeople in most regions celebrate a patron saint.3、Why do many Americans refuse to celebrate Columbus Day?ABecause Columbus wasnt an American at all.BBecause Columbus once treated

27、 the locals badly.CBecause it wasnt Columbus who found America first.DBecause Columbus didnt live in the continent of America.4、What is the text mainly about?AA British English term.BBank holidays in Colombia.CImportant festivos in America.DDifferent bank holidays in the world.23（8分） The theatre in

28、Shakespeares time was much different than it is today. Authors wrote plays for the masses, especially those who couldnt read or write.The theatre changed a lot during Shakespeares lifetime. The authorities didnt like it and didnt allow acting in the city itself: They thought it had a bad influence o

29、n people and kept them from going to church. Queen Elizabeth, on the other hand, loved acting and helped the theatre become popular.The theatre in Shakespeares time was full of life. People did not sit all the time and it was not quiet during the performance. The audience could walk around, eat and

30、drink during the play.Theaters were open arenas or playhouses that had room for up to three thousand people. There was almost no scenery because the dialogue was the most important part of the play. Colourful and well-designed costumes were very important and told the people about the status of a ch

31、aracter. Women never performed in plays, 80 young boys played female characters. The performances took place in the afternoon because it was too dark at night.There was no stage crew as there is today. Actors had to do everything themselves-from making costumes to setting the stage. Plays were organ

32、ized by acting companies. They performed about 6 different plays each week because they needed money to survive. They had almost no time to rehearse (排练).The companies in Shakespeares time had a rank system. The company belonged to shareholders and managers. They were responsible for everything and

33、got most of the money when the company was successful. Sometimes they even owned their own buildings. Actors worked for the managers and after some time became a permanent member of the company. Apprentices (学徒) were young boys and were allowed to act in unimportant role. They also played female cha

34、racters in plays.1、Why was the theatre banned by the authorities?AIt was much different than before.BThey thought it affected people negatively.CThey thought it kept people going to church.DThe queen didnt like it.2、What does the underlined word “arenas” in Paragraph 4 mean?AStages.BStores.CCompanie

35、s.DPlaygrounds.3、What do we know about then actors?AThey could drink during the play.BWomen had to cross-dress male characters.CThey had stage crew to help them.DThey were too busy to practice.4、What is the authors purpose in writing the text?ATo remember Shakespeare.BTo show his love of Shakespeare

36、s plays.CTo introduce theaters in Shakespeares time.DTo discuss the companys rank system.24（8分）In addition to being a financial success, Disneyland was a personal satisfaction to his founder Walt Disney. It expressed his ideas of all that is true and good and beautiful in this world. He never was ti

37、red of visiting the park himself, of expanding it and improving it. Even today, Disneyland is kept spotless. Every night, each street and walkway is washed, and workers with knives get down on their hands and knees to scrape (刮，擦) up chewing gum that has been dropped by visitors. (Visitors to the pa

38、rk are called “guests” never “customers”) Every year, some 800,000 plants are replaced because Disney refused to put up signs asking his “guests” not to step on them. All of this has reduced the profits, but it adds immeasurably to the attraction of the park. Undoubtedly it helps explain why an amaz

39、ing fifty percent of the people who enter Disneylands gates have been there before.The parks general design contributes to the visitors pleasure. There are plenty of shade trees, much grass, and lots of cool water in ponds and lakes and riversall man-made. The park is divided into five sections. In

40、one section, the visitor walks along an American Main Street as Disney remembered from his childhood. Another section (Tomorrow land) shows the world of the future. A third, Adventure land, satisfies the universal love of exploration. Still another, Fantasyland, takes the visitor into the dreamlike

41、worlds made famous by Disney films. Finally there is Frontier land, which represents the Old west. It is possible, in a single day, to visit in imagination every continent and almost every historical period. There is something for every group.Most of what has been said about Disneyland is also true

42、of Walt Disney World. This is a second huge amusement park outside of Orlando, Florida, designed to thrill east-coast visitors as Disneyland has thrilled those in the west. Millions of children and adults have visited its Main Street, Magic Kingdom, and other unforgettable attractions.1、From the 1st

43、 paragraph we learn that .ADisneyland is rather wasteful in that it often replaced the destroyed plantsBmany peoples visiting Disneyland again shows that its a nonprofitable placeCDisneyland is mainly the realization of the values of its founderDDisneyland is well kept in order to earn maximum profi

44、ts2、Visitors to Disneyland .Athrow rubbish at random Bcan step on the plantsCare mostly self-centered Dnever care about its efforts3、If you want to get some knowledge of American history from Disneyland more extensively, you may first visit .AAmerican Main Street BFantasylandCAdventure land DFrontie

45、r land4、Walt Disney World .Ais another name for Disneyland Bhas two attractive sectionsCis as attractive as Disneyland Dis designed for east-coast visitors only25（10分）Essentials of Nutrition - Good nutrition VS malnutrition (营养不良)Author: Joel BresslerPrice: $29. 99Essentials of Nutrition touches imp

46、ortant health topics such as: the positive and negative aspects of nutrition; the importance of exercise; the necessity of vitamins, minerals, and water. It also advises how doctors and educators will improve our health in the future.Preserve the Best and Conserve the Rest-Memoirs (回忆录) of a US Fore

47、st Service Wildlife BiologistAuthor: Hadley BRobertsPrice: $19.99Preserve the Best and Conserve the Rest covers US Forest Service wildlife biologist Hadley BRoberts half-century career in wildlife and fish habitat conservation and preservation. It includes his accomplishment, motives and influences behind his