2023年遼寧省錦州市第四中學英語高三第一學期期末考試試題含解析

2023年遼寧省錦州市第四中學英語高三第一學期期末考試試題請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應的答題區(qū)內。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Rightnow,lotsofpeoplesearchforproductsontheInternetbutstillbuythematstores.Internetshoppingwillreally____whenpeoplearesurethatitissafe.A．setup B．setoff C．takeoff D．takeup2．Theimportance______anationaldayandhowitiscelebratedareverydifferentfromcountrytocountry.A．connectedto B．givento C．meaningto D．attachedto3．Differentculturalfeaturesofethnicgroupsare________oneanotherandworkoutamelody．A．intunewith B．inparallelwithC．incontrastto D．inresponseto4．________theopportunitytospeakatthegraduationceremonymademeoverjoyed.A．Offering B．OfferedC．Tooffer D．Beingoffered5．Ihopemyteacherwilltakeinto_______thefactthatIwasilljustbeforetheexamswhenshemarksmypaper.A．idea B．considered C．account D．thought6．Itwasinthatsmallhouse________wasbuiltwithstonesbyhisfather________hespenthischildhood.A．that;where B．which;thatC．which;which D．that;which7．—Mum，lookatmyshoes．Ineedanewpair．—________．Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!A．YoubetB．YousaiditC．Youdon'tsayD．Younameit8．Thefellowwespoke________nocommentatfirst.A．tomake B．tomadeC．made D．tomaking9．—WillUnclePetersoncometomybirthdaypartytomorrow?—Pityhe______toZimbabweasavolunteerteacher.A．wassentB．hasbeensentC．hadbeensentD．wouldbesent10．IthoughtFatherwouldbebetter,but______itis,heisgettingworse,whichmakesmemoreworried.A．before B．as C．because D．after11．AsoneofthemostpopularartistsintheUS,notonly_______withherhitsongs,buthasinspiredwomenwithherdevotiontocharity.A．hasBeyonceinfluencedpopculture B．influencedpopculturehasBeyonceC．Beyoncehasinfluencedpopculture D．influencedpopcultureBeyoncehas12．Thereisnodoubtthatclimateallovertheworld______greatlyinrecentyears.A．hadchanged B．ischangingC．changed D．hasbeenchanging13．Kimberly______anarticle,sodon’tdisturbher.A．wouldwrite B．writes C．wrote D．iswriting14．--Sorryforhavingkeptyouwaiting.Butforthetrafficjam，I________________20minutesearlier—Nevermind，Ihaven'tbeenwaitingthatlong.A．arrived B．wouldhavearrivedC．wouldarrive D．hadarrived15．Mollyfinallyagreed,_____reluctantly,togoandseeadoctor.A．afterwards B．almostC．otherwise D．somewhat16．Wearetoholdthesportsmeetingnextweekend,________theairqualitybecomesbetter.A．which B．whenC．where D．while17．You________havebookedtheticketsinadvance;therewereplentyleft.A．needn’t B．can’tC．shouldn’t D．mustn’t18．Ifyoucandowhatyou’reweakest______,youcanhandleanychallenge.A．forB．atC．withD．to19．Thehealthofgardenplantsdependsonthesoil_____--theproperbalanceofmineralpieces,organicmatter,airandwater.A．constructionB．conservationC．corporationD．composition.20．Thiskindofgelpenwhich______smoothlyisquitepopularwithstudents.A．iswrittenB．iswritingC．wroteD．writes第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）FourWildAnimalSpeciesWereEndangeredMaybeyoucanstillseethematthezoo.Butthatdoesn’tmeanthey’redoingalrightinthewild.TigersAllsixtigerspeciesareendangered,withSumatrantigersandSouthChintigersataseriouslyendangeredstatus.Themainreasonsfortheirpopulationdeclineareillegalhuntinganddestroyedhabitats(棲息地),ashumansclearforeststogathertimber（木材）andbuildroadways.Onlyabout3890tigerspresentlyliveinthewild.GroundsquirrelsThat’sright,evensquirrelsareendangered,specificallytheSanJoaquingroundsquirrel.NativetoCalifornia,USA,theseguyshavebeendisappearingsince1979onaccountoftheconstructionandhumandevelopmentsgoingthroughtheirhabitat.Theirtotalpopulationisunknown,butitcouldbeanywherebetween124000and413000.GiraffesTheInternationalUnionfortheConservationofNaturerecentlyputgiraffesatavulnerablestatus,theleveljustbeforeendangered.Thegiraffepopulationhasdeclined40percentinthelast30years,primarilyduetolossofhabitatandillegalhunting.Somegiraffesarekilledjustfortheirtails,whichareconsideredstatussymbolsinAfrica.AsianelephantsThemainthreattoAsianelephants,oneofthemostintelligentanimals,istheirshrinkinghabitat.Asthehumanpopulationgrows,peopleinvadetheirlandtobuildroadsandrailwaytracks.ElephantsinMyanmarareatanespeciallyhighriskforbeingcapturedandtradedorusedillegallyinthetouristindustry.Fewerthan50000areleftontheentirecontinent.1、Whatisthetotalpopulationoftigerslivinginthewild?A．Around3890.B．50000.C．124000.D．413000.2、Whichofthefollowingisconsideredoneofthemostintelligentanimals?A．Tigers.B．Giraffes.C．Groundsquirrels.D．Asianelephants.3、Whatisthecommonthreattothefourwildanimals?A．Illegalhunting.B．Disturbedhabitat.C．Developingtourism.D．Unnecessaryconstruction.4、Whichwordcanbestdescribethepresentsituationforprotectingwildanimals?A．Satisfactory.B．Optimistic.C．Urgent.D．Stable.22．（8分）ThehitmovieFindingNemofollowsaclownfishfromtheGreatBarrierReef.Inreallife,clownfishareamongthethousandsofcolorfulseacreaturesthatcalltheGreatBarrierReefhome.Stretching1,250milesalongAustralia’snortheasterncoast,theGreatBarrierReefisthelongestcoralreefintheworld.Acoralreefisalivingunderwaterstructure.Butthesedays,theGreatBarrierReefhasfounditselfintrouble.Overfishing,pollution,andhightemperaturesareharmingitshealth.That’swhythegovernmentinAustraliaistryingtohelprescuethereef.UnderwaterGardenWhilecoralmaylooklikeaplant,itisactuallymadeupoftinyseaanimal.Thoseseaanimalsarecalledcoralpolyps.Aspolypsdie,theyleavehardshellsbehind.Otherpolypsgrowontopoftheshells.Overthousandsofyears,theyformacoralreefinwarmwaterthatisnotverydeep.Inmanyways,theGreatBarrierReefresemblesanunderwatergarden.Coralcanbehardorsoft.Itformsindifferentcolorsandinstrangeshapes.Somecorallookslikehardenedbrains.Othercorallookslikefansandlettuces.Thereefburstswithschoolsoftropicalfish,dashingamonggapsinthecoral.Thereefsuppliesfoodandsheltertocreatureslivinginandaroundthecoral.Turtles,sharks,seahorses,andcrabsareamongitsmanyinhabitants.HelpingHumansWhilethereefisimportanttooceanlife,ithelpshumans,too.Peoplerelyonthereefforbothfoodandjobs.Italsoprovidesmedicineusedtotreatdisease.Eachyear,theGreatBarrierReefcontributesabout$975milliontotheeconomythroughtourismandfishing.StressedOutIsitsurprising,then,thattheGreatBarrierReefisundertoomuchstress?Fishingnetsandshipsbreakoffsectionsanddamagethereef.Airandwaterpollutionarealsodoingharm.Atthesametime,warmerseatemperatureshavecausedcoralbleaching（漂白）onhalfofthereef.Thehightemperaturescausethecoraltoturnwhite,oftenkillingit.ReefRescueInanefforttohelpsavethereef,thegovernmenthaslimitedfishingtotwothirdsofit.Thatplanincreasesthenumberof“greenzones.”Thoseareareasthatareoff-limitstofishermenandboats.However,touristsandresearcherscanstillvisitthem.Manyfishermenareupsetabouttheplanbecausetheyrelyonthereefforjobs.TheAustraliangovernmentsaysthatitsplanwillhelpkeepthereefsafefromsomethreats.“Itisveryimportantthatwegiveareefproperprotectionforthefuture,”saidonegovernmentofficial.ThereefisAustralia’sgreatestnaturaltreasure.1、WhichofthefollowingisnotacreaturethatlivesintheGreatBarrierReef?A．Coralpolyps.B．Turtles.C．Seahorses.D．Whales.2、Whichsectiondescribestheprobleminthispassage?A．“UnderwaterGarden”B．“HelpingHumans”C．“StressedOut”D．“ReefRescue”3、WhatpicturecanthereadergetfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph6?A．Manyfishquicklymovingthroughthecoral.B．Fishmovingtowardthecenter,ortarget,ofthecoral.C．Structured,orderlygroupsofyoungfishwithoutaclearpath.D．Fishexplodingwhentheycomeintocontactwithgapsinthecoral.23．（8分）Haveyoueverspentanafternooninthebackyard,maybegrillingorenjoyingabasketballgame,whensuddenlyyounoticethateverythinggoesquiet?Thereisanoldphrase“calmbeforethestorm”，oftenusedinasituation—aquietperiodjustbeforeagreatactivityorexcitement.Accordingtoourownexperience,weknowthereisactuallycalmbeforethestorm.Butwhatcausesthiscalm?Andisitalwayscalmbeforethestorm?Let'shearwhatscientistshavetosay.Aperiodofcalmhappensinaparticularkindofstorm,thesimplestkindofstorm—asingle－cellthunderstorm.Inthistypeofthunderstorm,thereisusuallyonlyonemainupdraft,whichiswarm,dampairanddrawnfromplacesneartheground.Stormsneedwarmanddampairasfuel,sotheytypicallydrawthatairinfromsurroundingenvironment.Stormscandrawintheairthatfittheirneedfromalldirections—evenfromthedirectioninwhichthestormistraveling.Asthewarm,dampairispulledintoastormsystem,itleavesalow－pressurevacuum(真空)comingafter.Therisingairmeetsthecolddryairthathasalreadyexistedinthestormclouds,thusthetemperatureofthewarm,dampairdrops,andthewatervapour(水蒸汽)initchangesintotinydropsthatareapreconditionofrain.Thesedropsaccumulateandbuildonlargerparticleslikedust,untiltheygrowlargeenoughtoformraindrops.Thiswarm,dampairkeepsmovingupwards,butitbecomescooleranddrierduringitstripthroughcloud.Whenitreachesthetopofthecloud,theairgetsspitout(被擠出)atthetop.Thisairissentrollingoutoverthebigthunderclouds.Fromthere,theairgoesdown.Warmanddryairisrelativelystable,andonceitcoversaregion,thatair,inturn,causesthecalmbeforeastorm.Mostthunderstorms,though,don'tstartwithcalm.That'sbecausemostareactuallygroupsofstormswithcomplexwindpatterns.There'ssomuchairmovingupanddownstormgroupsthatthecalmbeforethestormneverhappens.Instead,beforethestorm,itmightbereallywindy!1、Whichbestfitsthedescriptionofaparticularkindofstorm?A．Astormwithairdrawnfromeverydirection.B．Athunderstormwithoutstrongwinds.C．Athunderstormwithasingleshape.D．Astormfueledbymovingairfromtheground.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．Coldanddryair. B．Warmanddampair.C．Coldanddampair. D．Warmanddryair.3、Whichdoesthewritermostlikelyagreeto?A．Presenceofthecalmreliesonstableair.B．Stormhappenswithoutairmovingupanddown.C．Thedriertheairis,thebiggerthestormwillbe.D．Notallthunderstormsstartwiththecalm.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Causesandeffectsofaheavystorm.B．Anexplanationofthecalmbeforeastorm.C．Apersonalexperienceofaheavystorm.D．Abriefdescriptionofapeacefulstorm.24．（8分）It’ssaidthatyoudon’tknowamanuntilyouwalkamileinhisshoes.Andyoualsodon’tknowwhatit’slikeforolderpeopletotraveluntilyouaccompanyoneonatrip.AfterflyingwithmyelderlyfatherfromWashington,D．C．toL.A．inJuly,Ibegantorealizethatacompanionhasimportanttasksthatcanmakeajourneyeasierforolderpeople.Ibookednon-stopticketsonJetBluetoavoidtiring,confusingconnections,andweflewdirectlyintosmall,manageableLongBeachAirport.Eventhoughmyfathercouldwalk,Iarrangedwiththeairlineforwheelchairassistance,whichmeantwegotonboardfirst.WhenItookhimbacktotheairportforhisreturnflighttoWashington,IgotpermissionfromJetBluetowaitwithhimatthegateinsteadofsayinggoodbyeatthesecuritycheckpoint.Iwishedhe’dhadafirst-classseatandaccesstoacomfortableairlineclub.Betteryet,IwishIhadflownwithhimbothways.AsIwatchedtheattendantwheelhimtotheliftthattookhimfromthetarmac（飛機跑道）totheplane,Ifeltlikeananxiousmomsendingherchildtoschoolforthefirsttime.Thingscangoawryonaplanetrip.AndthenthereisthehorrifyingstoryaboutJoeandMargie.WhentheylandedatDallas-FortWorthInternationalAirport,awheelchairattendantmetthemtohelpwithaconnection.ButsomehowMargie,whohadAlzheimer’sdisease,disappeared.Ididn’tneedtoworryaboutmyfatherwanderingaway.At82,hismindwassharperthanmine.Buthishearingwaspoor,soIworriedaboutwhatwouldhappenifhemissedanimportantannouncement.Fortunately,everythingwentjustfine.Carefulplanningmadethetripsuccessful.NexttimeItravelwithasenior,I’llknowbetter.Ihopetherewillbeanexttime.1、Whydidthemanbuynonstoptickets?A．Hisfatherwastiredofflights.B．Hehadimportanttaskstodo.C．Hecaredabouthisfather.D．Hisschedulewastight.2、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenseeinghisfatheroff?A．Disappointed.B．Delighted.C．Worried.D．Sad.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“goawry”probablymean?A．beamused.B．carryonasusual.C．liveuptoone’sexpectation.D．beawayfromthecorrectcourse.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Takingatripdoesgreatgoodtoseniors.B．Itisapleasantexperiencetotravelwithseniors.C．Tohavealongjourneywithseniorsisunpractical.D．Agoodarrangementensuresseniorstotakeanicetrip.25．（10分）Somefamilieschoosetotakeexpensivevacations,suchastotheGrandCanyon.However,myfavoritefamilyvacationwasdifferent.Nineyearsago,myparentscreatedagrandplantobuildthehomeoftheirdreamsinaneighborhoodHoneymoonHill.Asthedreamwaslaunchedsmoothly,ourfamilyoffivesqueezedtightlyintothevehicletogothere.Theoldhomewasgraduallyturnedintotheconstructionmanagementofficeforthenewone.Asthenewhomebegantotakeshape,itsiphonedourattentionandourprimaryhomebecametheplacewherewemerelyslept.Thethreeofuschildrenworkedandbecamesoon-to-be-skilledlaborers.Iquicklylearnedthatpersonalitieswerereadilydisplayedwhenwepaintedawall.Somestucktotheirclaims,stoppingothersenteringtheirarea.Otherssystematicallypaintedtheirwall,workingfromtoptobottominanorganizedfashion.Andonedrewsmileyfacesandsignedhisnamethere.Ofcourse,thejourneydidn’tcomewithoutafewlessonslearned.Icametounderstandthatpaintwouldneverberemovedfromarag,howevermanytimesIwashedit.Welearnedotherimportantlessonswhenmydadattemptedtoshingle(蓋)aroofintheair:safetyisindeedimportant,andsometimesmoneyiswellspentinthehiringofaprofessional.AMother’sDaydinnerservedonatemporarytablecouldactuallytastefarbetterattheendofalongday’sworkthantheeverydaymealswerememberedbackattheoldhome.Mostimportantly,Ilearnedmyfamilycanforgiveeachother’sbarksinclosequarters.Thisprojectbegantomattermuchtoeachofusinourownway.Whenwefinallycompletedtheconstructionafter28months,theresortwenowcallhomewentbeyondalltheothertours,andourfamilygrewcloserbecauseofit.1、Whatmadetheauthor’sfamilyvacationdifferentfromothers’?A．Hisfeelingofit.B．Thelengthofit.C．Thewayofspendingit.D．Themoneyspentonit.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“siphoned”inParagraph2mean?A．Ignored.B．Changed.C．Distracted.D．Attracted.3、Whatimpressedtheauthormostduringthevacation?A．Theunderstandingofeachfamily.B．Thedinnerhismothercooked.C．Theworkdonebyallthechildren.D．Theprocessofbuildingthehouses.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．APerfectNewHouseB．ASpecialFamilyVacationC．TheNewHouseUntiedUsAgainD．FamiliesWorkedHardtoBuildaHouse第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Iwasfirstofficeratanairline.OnceChristmasEve,Iwascheckinginstrumentsin1formylastflightoftheday2Iheardanoisebehindme.Ilooked3myshoulder.Justoutsidethecockpit（駕駛艙）doorwaywasaboyofaboutnine4atthecockpit.Atmyglancehestartedto5.“Comeoninhere.”Icalled.Theboystepped6intothecockpit.“Myname’sChad,”Isaid,stickingoutmyhand.Withashysmileheputhishandin7,“I’mSam.”Thecaptainwouldbeinanyminute.Samlookedso8thatIdidn’twanttocutshorthisfun.ItoldSamthe9ofeachbutton.FinallyCaptainJimcameaboard.I10SamtoJim,whogavehimabroadsmile.“Younever11anairplanebefore,Sam?”Jimasked.Eyeswide,Sam12hishead.Followingmy13,hecarefullypressedabuttonasbigashishandtostartthe14,whichhummed（發(fā)出嗡嗡聲）tolife.Samlookedlikehewasabouttocrywith15.Westarteduptheotherengine,16,andarrivedinMaconabout40minuteslater.EachChristmasmorning,Sam’smothercamebyand17atinofcookieswithanoteofthanks.Jimlookedatit,18,andreaditaloud,“Thankyouforwhatyou’vedone.Samhasbeendreamingaboutbecomingapilot.19,he’sgotcancer.”Asmall20deedthatonedoescanmakeabigdifferencetosomeoneelse’slife.1、A．timeB．returnC．preparationD．exchange2、A．afterB．whenC．asifD．eventhough3、A．overB．aroundC．aboveD．from4、A．glaringB．aimingC．shoutingD．staring5、A．getinB．turnawayC．runoutD．setoff6、A．cautiouslyB．unexpectedlyC．desperatelyD．deliberately7、A．hisB．himC．meD．mine8、A．thrilledB．worriedC．afraidD．confident9、A．typeB．functionC．problemD．regulation10、A．carriedB．reportedC．introducedD．directed11、A．sawB．boardedC．startedD．visited12、A．raisedB．bowedC．noddedD．shook13、A．signalsB．instructionsC．exampleD．schedule14、A．flightB．journeyC．buttonD．engine15、A．happinessB．anxietyC．sympathyD．fright16、A．gaveupB．pulledoverC．tookoffD．wentout17、A．tookB．madeC．boughtD．left18、A．sighedB．sobbedC．breathedD．relieved19、A．StrangelyB．EventuallyC．CarelesslyD．Unfortunately20、A．heroicB．riskyC．kindD．honest第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）ElectricBikeBaninNewYorkHurtsFoodDeliveryWorkersAbanonelectricbicyclesinNewYorkCityishurtingdeliveryworkerswhodependonthemtoearnaliving.Manyoftheworkersareimmigrants.Electricbicycles,or“e-bikes,”looklikeregularbicycles,buttheyhaveelectric-poweredmotorstoassistridersinmovingthebikeforward.Moste-bikesreachspeedsofabout32kilometersanhour,butsomecangomuch1．(fast).2．itislegaltoowne-bikesinNewYorkCity,itisnotlegaltooperatethem.Officialsthereconsiderthedangeroususeofe-bikesonstreetsandsidewalksasthereason3．theban.Lastyear,thecityannouncedseveremeasures4．(mean)toholde-bikeridersandrestaurantsthatemploytheridersresponsible.E-bikeoperatorscannowbefined$500forbreakingtheban.Thepolice5．alsoseizethebikes.ManyofNewYork’sdeliveryworkersareChineseimmigrantsintheir50sand60s.Theirjobrequiresthemtoworkquicklyandforlonghours6．(earn)enoughmoneytoliveon.DeliveryworkerDeqingLiansaiditisimportanttoperformqualitywork7．theirjobalsodependsontips.Headdedthatwhendeliveryworkersaretooslow,somepeoplerefusetopayforthefood,whichmakestheworkers’supervisorsangry.LiqiangLiuisane-bikedeliveryworkerandspokespersonfortheNewYorkDeliveryWorkersUnion.Hesays8．(catch)breakingthebanandhavingthebikeseizedwouldcausecostlydelaysforworkers.DoLeeiswiththeBikingPublicProject,9．providesassistancetobicycle-relatedworkersinNewYorkCity.Hesaysthecity’sbanone-bikesisunfairlytargetinglow-paidworkerswholargelycomefromthecity’sLatinoandAsiancommunities.Hedoesnotaccepttheargument10．e-bikespresentadangertocitizens.However,manyNewYorkersarequicktoblamee-bikeridersfornotbeingsafe.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改僅限1詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。Mr、Turnerturnedoverinbedfromtimetotimeinlastnight,forhewassoexcitedthathecouldnotfallsleep、Yesterdaymorning,hewenttoabiggardeningcompany,knowingasGreenFingers,fortheinterview、Mr、Turner,wholikedtohelphisgrandfathergrewflowersinthegarden,lookingforwardtothejobofferedbythecompany、Whenhegotthecompany,hefoundthereweremanypeoplewaitingandhehadnoideaswhetherhecouldgetthejob、Whilewaiting,hehelpedtheworkerstheretoremovethefallentreesandcleartheroad、Luckily,hewastheonlyonewhofinallygotthejob,sothemanagerdecidedtogivethejobtowhomeverhebelievedwashelpful、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設你是紅星中學高三學生李華，你在某英文網站看到一則告示，內容是關于向全球中學生征集2019年他們對自己國家的祝福語。請你用英文給該網站發(fā)郵件向其推薦你的祝福語。內容包括：1.推薦的祝福語;2.推薦的理由。注意：1.詞數不少于50;2.開頭和結尾已給出，不計入總詞數。DearSir/Madam,IamLiHua,astudentfromChina._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________