2022-2023学年福建省福州市第四中学英语高三第一学期期末检测模拟试题含解析.doc

2022-2023高三上英语期末模拟试卷
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第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．Communication can help you gain more respect from your parents, and you may be able to reach ____ that make everyone happy.
A．compromises B．contributions C．congratulations D．competitions
2．We must ______ the time that you’ve wasted this afternoon by working late to-night.
A．make up for B．make out C．do up D．make up to
3．--Mum, I don’t think I am qualified enough to do this.
--Honey, be confident! You should know it is ____ a man thinks of himself ___ really determines his fate.
A．that; that B．how; that C．what; that D．how; that
4．________is known to us is that tobacco contains nicotine and other harmful products，so you should give up smoking.
A．As B．It
C．What D．Which
5．Wild applause ______when the crowd waiting heard the announcement of the arrival of the pop star at their community.
A．made out B．broke out C．let out D．worked out
6．— Why didn’t you try to finish the composition?
— I tried to, but ________ I could, the bell ran announcing the end of the examination.
A．until B．when
C．after D．before
7．I don’t think she visited the exhibition this morning, ______ she was with me at that time.
A．though B．or C．but D．for
8．________ on February 5, 2019, the Wandering Earth soon became a great hit.
A．Releasing B．Being released
C．Released D．To release
9．_____ to manage time wisely, and you can make the most out of each day.
A．Learning B．To learn
C．Learned D．Learn
10．When on holidays, the railways put on trains to make people’s travel more convenient.
A．regular
B．special
C．particular
D．unusual
11．—Mum, I am worrying about my pet dog while we are away.
—Boy, you ________. Our neighbor has offered to help us.
A．can’t B．wouldn’t C．needn’t D．mustn’t
12．More competitive high-tech enterprises are investing in Nantong Central Innovation District, which will result in _____ economic growth.
A．sustainable B．adaptable C．recyclable D．changeable
13．---We want someone to design the new art museum for me.
---_____ the young fellow have a try?
A．Shall B．May C．Will D．Need
14．— Shall we go to the seven o’clock performance or the eight?
— _____suits you fine.
A．Whatever B．Whichever C．Whenever D．Wherever
15．—Smoking should be banned in public.
—. ____It is harmful to both the smokers and non-smokers.
A．I’d love to B．It’s my pleasure
C．I’m with you on that D．It’s up to you
16．With the help of high technology in the past few years, electronic business _______ to bank industry and travel industry..
A．applied B．have applied
C．has been applied D．had been applied
17．Considered to be a less dangerous to tobacco, "e-cigs" are taking over the West as more and more people switch over when trying to kick the habit.
A．adjustment B．alternative
C．advertisement D．amusement
18．August 8th，2008 is a special day，________________，I think，that will be remembered by the Chinese forever .
A．one B．what
C．which D．the one
19．We came to the station ________ all the way, only ________ the train had just left.
A．running, told B．to run, telling
C．to run, to be told D．running, to be told
20．____regular training in nursing, she could hardly cope with the work at first.
A．Not received B．Since receiving
C．Having not received D．Not having received
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）Parents and kids today dress alike, listen to the same music, and are friends. Is this a good thing? Sometimes, when Mr. Ballmer and his 16-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, listen to rock music together and talk about interests both enjoy, such as pop culture, he remembers his more distant relationship with his parents when he was a teenager.
“I would never have said to my mom, ’Hey, the new Weezer album is really great. How do you like it?’’’ says Ballmer. “There was just a complete gap in taste.”
Music was not the only gulf. From clothing and hairstyles to activities and expectations, earlier generations of parents and children often appeared to move in separate orbits.
Today, the generation gap has not disappeared, but it is getting narrow in many families. Conversations on subjects such as sex and drugs would not have taken place a generation ago. Now they are comfortable and common. And parent-child activities, from shopping to sports, involve a feeling of trust and friendship that can continue into adulthood.
No wonder greeting cards today carry the message, “To my mother, my best friend.”
But family experts warn that the new equality can also result in less respect for parents. “There’s still a lot of strictness and authority on the part of parents out there, but there is a change happening,” says Kerrie, a psychology professor at Lebanon Valley College. “In the middle of that change, there is a lot of confusion among parents.”
Family researchers offer a variety of reasons for these evolving roles and attitudes. They see the 1960s as a turning point. Great cultural changes led to more open communication and a more democratic process that encourages everyone to have a say.
“My parents were on the ‘before’ side of that change, but today’s parents, the 40-year-olds, were on the ‘after’ side,” explains Mr. Ballmer, “It’s not something easily accomplished by parents these days, because life is more difficult to understand or deal with, but sharing interests does make it more fun to be a parent now.”
1、The underlined word 6 gulf, in Para.3 most probably means .
A．difference B．distance
C．separation D．interest
2、The change in today’s parent-child relationship is .
A．more confusion among parents
B．less respect for parents from children
C．new equality between parents and children
D．more strictness and authority on the part of parents
3、By saying “today’s parents, the 40-year-olds, were on the ‘after’ side.” the author means that today’s parents .
A．have little difficulty adjusting to the change
B．can set a limit to the change
C．fail to take the change seriously
D．follow the trend of the change
4、The purpose of the passage is to .
A．describe the difficulties today’s parents have met with
B．compare today’s parent-child relationship with that in the past
C．suggest the ways to handle the parent-child relationship
D．discuss the development of the parent-child relationship
22．（8分） The death of languages is not a new phenomenon. Languages usually have a relatively short life span as well as a very high death rate. Only a few, including Egyptian, Chinese, Greek, Latin, have lasted more than 2,000 years.
What is new, however, is the speed at which they are dying out. Europe's colonial conquests caused a sharp decline in linguistic diversity, eliminating at least 15 percent of all languages spoken at the time. Over the last 300 years, Europe has lost a dozen, and Australia has only 20 left of the 250 spoken at the end of the 18th century.
The rise of nation-states has also been decisive in selecting and consolidating national languages and sidelining others. By making great efforts to establish an official language in education, the media and the civil service, national governments have deliberately tried to eliminate minority languages.
This process of linguistic standardization has been boosted by industrialization and scientific progress, which have imposed new methods of communication that are swift, straightforward and practical. Language diversity came to be seen as an obstacle to trade and the spread of knowledge. Monolingualism became an ideal.
More recently, the internationalization of financial markets, the spread of information by electronic media and other aspects of globalization have intensified the threat to “small” languages. A language not on the Internet is a language that “no longer exists'' in the modern world. It is out of the game.
The serious effects of the death of languages are evident. First of all, it is possible that if we all ended up speaking the same language, our brains would lose some of their natural capacity for linguistic inventiveness. We would never be able to figure out the origins of human language or resolve the mystery of "the first language". As each language dies, a chapter of human history closes.
Multilingualism is the most accurate reflection of multiculturalism. The destruction of the first will inevitably lead to the loss of the second. Imposing a language without any links to a people's culture and way of life stifles the expression of their collective genius. A language is not only used for the main instrument of human communication. It also expresses the world vision of those who speak it, their ways of using knowledge. To safeguard languages is an urgent matter.
1、Which of the following does not contribute to the death of languages?
A．Colonial conquests of Europe
B．The boom of human population
C．Advances in science and industrialization
D．The rise of nation-states
2、The underlined word “stifles” in the last paragraph probably means " ".
A．boosts B．fuels
C．imposes D．kills
3、The serious effects of the death of languages include all except that .
A．People would fail to understand how languages originated
B．Language diversity would become an obstacle to globalization
C．Monolingualism would lead to the loss of multiculturalism
D．Human brains would become less creative linguistically
4、What is the authors purpose of writing this passage?
A．To explain the reasons why languages are dying out.
B．To warn people of the negative aspects of globalization.
C．To call people's attention to the urgency of language preservation.
D．To argue how important it is for people to speak more languages.
23．（8分）Formal Afternoon Teas
A pot of tea, a plate of finger sandwiches and a selection of pastries and scones: In America, this wonderful way to wile away the afternoon is commonly, though mistakenly, known as “high tea.” In Britain, where it originated, “high tea” is simply an old-fashioned name for the evening meal; it’s also called “meal tea.” The light, elegant, scone-centric meal served at fancy hotels is called “low tea” or “afternoon tea”. Whatever you call it, here are four places to get afternoon tea on Long Island. Prices are per person.
Chat Noir
230 Merrick Rd., Rockville Centre
516-208-8521,
Owner Emma Tso is a talented pastry chef, and her afternoon tea($22) includes sandwiches, miniature pastries, warm scones, cream and jam and a pot of tea. Open 7 days a week. Reservations required.
Robinson’s Tea Room
97-E Main St., Stony Brook
631-751-1232
Robinson’s service afternoon tea Tuesday to Sunday. $26 buys unlimited tea, about 10 finger sandwiches, fresh scones, cream and jam and desserts. Reservations required.
The Secret Garden Tea Cafe& Gift Shoppe
225 Main St., Port Jefferson
631-476-8327,
The Street Garden’s menu has more modest options, but the full afternoon tea, $26.95, includes scones, fresh fruit, tea sandwiches, mini desserts and a pot of tea. Open Tuesday to Sunday.
The Hidden Oak Cafe
Bayard Cutting Arboretum, Montauk Highway, Great River
631-277-3895, bayardcuttingarboretum.org
The cafe is open Tuesday to Sunday. Afternoon tea($25.95) includes tea sandwiches, desserts and pastries, scones with cream and jam and a pot of tea. Reservations required 24 hours in advance.
1、What do we know about British afternoon tea?
A．It’s known as “meal tea”. B．It’s centered on desserts.
C．It’s served at fancy hotels. D．It’s originated from America.
2、Which number should you call to reserve for a Monday afternoon tea?
A．516-208-8521 B．631-751-1232
C．631-476-8327 D．631-277-3895
3、Where can you get afternoon tea with fresh fruit?
A．At Chat Noir B．At Robinson’s Tea Room
C．At the Hidden Oak Cafe D．At the Secret Garden Tea Cafe& Gift Shoppe
24．（8分）Every pet owner loves his pet. There is no argument here.
But when we asked our readers whether they would clone their beloved animals, the responses were split almost down the middle. Of the 228 readers who answered it, 108 would lone, 111 would not and nine weighed each side without offering an opinion.
Clearly, from readers’ response, this is an issue that reaches deeply into both the joy and eventual sadness of owning a pet. It speaks, as well, to people’s widely differing expectations over the developing scientific procedure.
Most of the respondents who favored the idea strongly believed it would produce at least a close copy of the original; many felt the process would actually return an exact copy. Those on the other side, however, held little hope a clone could never truly recreate a pet, many simply didn’t wish to go against the natural law of life and death.
Both sides expressed equal love for their animals. More than a few respondents owned “the t dog/cat in the World”. They thought of their pets as their “best friend”, ‘‘a member of the family,” “the light of my life.” They told moving stories of pets’ heroism, intelligence and selfless devotion.
Little wonders the loss is so disturbing---and the cloning so attractive. “People become very lose to their animals, and the loss can be just as hard to bear as when a friend or family member
dies,” says Gary Kowalski, author of Goodbye, Friend: Healing Wisdom for Anyone Who Has Ever Lost a Pet. “For me, cloning feels like an attempt to turn death away... It’s understandable. Death is always painful. It’s difficult to deal with. It’s hard to accept.”
But would cloning reduce the blow? This question seemed to be at the heart of this problem.
1、So far as the cloning of pets is concerned, a recent survey shows that, of all pet owners, ,
A．a lot more of them are for it B．a lot more of them are against it
C．very few of them are willing to tell their opinions D．about half of them are for it and the other half against it
2、While talking about the respondents from the readers, the expression “eventual sadness of owning a pet” refers to ,
A．the troubles one has to deal with in keeping a pet
B．the high cost of owning a pet
C．the death of one’s pet
D．the dangers involved in the cloning of a pet
3、From what Gary Kowalski says, we can know that he ,
A．has never thought about the problem of cloning
B．is in favor of the idea of cloning pets
C．is going to write another book on pets
D．is all against the cloning of pets
4、What is the key question at the heart of the problem of cloning pets?
A．Can cloning make the pain one suffers less when a pet dies?
B．Can pet owners afford the cost of cloning?
C．Does cloning go against the law of nature?
D．How reliably does cloning produce an exact copy of one’s pet?
25．（10分） Brisbane is an exciting city, voted as one of the most liveable cities in Australia. Its fine food will make you hate to leave. Here are four famous restaura