2023屆林芝市重點(diǎn)高三下第一次測試英語試題含解析

2023高考英語模擬試卷注意事項(xiàng).考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回..答題前，請(qǐng)務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)用0.5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置..請(qǐng)認(rèn)真核對(duì)監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)與本人是否相符..作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，請(qǐng)用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案.作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效..如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號(hào)等須加黑、加粗.第一部分（共20小題，每小題L5分，滿分30分）Ifweatableinadvance,wewouldn'tbestandinghereinthelongqueue.A.reserveB.reservedC.havereservedD.hadreservedWaterKnowsAnswersbyaJapaneseauthor,into16languages,hasbecomeabest-sellerallovertheworld.A.havingtranslatedB.tobetranslatedC.beingtranslatedD.translatedJane'spalefacesuggestedthatsheillandherparentssuggestedthatsheamedicalexam.A.be;shouldhaveB.was;haveC.shouldbe;hadD.was;hadPolicehavefoundappearstobethelostancientstatue.A.whichB.whereC.howD.whatTherearevariousthingsonsale,soyoucanchooseinterestsyou.A.whoeverB.nomatterwhoC.whateverD.nomatterwhatMichelleObamawearsclothesthatanyonecanbuyinamallandshemayhavealargereffectonconsumersthanordinarymodels.A.furthermoreB.otherwiseC.neverthelessD.therefore—Iwasintendedtototheconcertwithyouthisweekend,butIcan'tnow.A.BadB.That'srightC.NotatallD.You'rewelcome—I'mtiredout.Ican'trunanyfurther,Tom.一!Mike.I'msureyoucandoit.A.ComeonB.NohurryC.NoproblemD.Welldone“Wecannotaffordlimitedprogress.Weneedrapidprogress/*BansaidattheThirdWorldClimateConferenceincitymousecheerfully.Thecountrymousewas￡（excite）howbigthehousewas.Thecitymousewaspleased4^_ledthecountrymousetothekitchen.When5?climbedupthetable,therewerealargepieceofbread,fruitandcheese6,it.Butjustastheybegantoeat,theyheard7.greatnoise.Thecitymousecried,uRun!Run!Thecatiscoming!”They8?（run）awayquicklyandhid.9?（breathe）heavilyafterhidinginthemouse-hole,thecountrymousesaidtothecitymouse,“Ishouldgobacktomyhouseinthecountry.EvenifIeatnothingbutbeans,Icanlive10,（peace）.Whydon'tyoucomewithmetothecountry?Itisnicertobepoorandhappythantoberichandafraid/9第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤,每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（A）,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(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。Itwasamathtest,forwhichIhavepreparedforalongtime、SomuchimportanceIattachtoitthatIevenfeltalittlenervousbeforeatest>MyheartbegantobeatwildimmediatelyItookmyseatintheclassrooms、Lookingatthetestpaper,ourmindwentblank、IattemptedtofocusmyattentionanditwasimpossiblenSoIclosedmyeyesandtookadeepbreath,trytocalmdown、Itworked>GraduallyIrecoveredfrommycalmness、Feelingmorerelaxing,Ipickedupmypenandbegantowrite>第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）（25分）假設(shè)你是學(xué)校CampusEnglish的編輯李華，學(xué)校將舉辦一次40周年校慶作品展示，請(qǐng)你用英語寫一則作品征集啟事。要點(diǎn)如下：作品主題：反映校園生活，表達(dá)祝福作品形式：英、漢語詩歌、照片、書畫作品等截止日期：2019年3月10日注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；.參考詞匯：40周年(the40thanniversary)o參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、D3、B4、D5、C6、D7、A8、A9、A10、B11、A12、B13、A14、D15、C16、D17、C18、B19、A20、B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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。1、D2、C3、B1、D2、3、B1、C2、D1、A2、B3、B4、C25、TrappedundersixstoriesofruinsaftertheHaitiearthquakeleveledhishotel,DanWoolleybelievedhewasgoingtodie.Butratherthangiveintodespair,thefilm-makerspent65hoursbeneaththeearthlookingupwaysttreathisinjuriesonhisiPhone.Healsowroteamovingdiaryforhisfamily,thinkingtheywouldonlyreadhislastmessageofloveandcomfortafterhisdeath.Instead,hewaspulledfromthedisasterafteraweek-andwillsoonbereunitedwithhisfamily.Mr.WoolleyhadtravelledfromAmericatoHaitiwithhiscolleagueDavidHanies.Bothhadbeenworkingforcharity.Hewasintheentrance-hallwhentheearthquakestruckandjusthadtimetodiveintoacomerbeforethebuildingfell.Buriedundertonsofruins,thefilm-makerdownloadedafirstaidapplicationtohisiPhone.HeusedthelightfromtheiPhonetoshowhimhisinjuriesanddiagnoseditproperlyasabrokenleg.Then,heusedtheinstructionsfromtheapptotreattheseriousbleeding.Theappadvisedhimnottogotosleepifhefelthewasgoingintoshock.TheresourcefulMr.Woolleysethisphonealarmtogooffevery20minutestokeephimawake.Newtechnologyhasplayedahugepart.Mr.Woolleyusedasmallblacknotebooktowritemessagestohisfamily.Hehadthoughthisrelativeswouldreadthemafterhewasdead."Iwasinabigaccident.Don'tbeupsetatGodJhewrote,"I'mstillprayingthatGodwillgetmeout,butHemaynot.ButHewillalwaystakecareofyou.”Mr.WoolleywaseventuallylocatedbyaFrenchrescueteamandremovedtotheU.S.wherehewasreunitedwithhiswife.SpeakingafterbeingflowntoMiamiforsurgery,hesaid,“Boy,Icried.IwantedtousethattimetodoeverythingIcouldformyfamily.Ifitcouldbejusttoleavesomenotesthatwouldhelptheminlife,Iwoulddothat.”Heisnowlookingforwardtoseeinghisfamily.5、Inthediary,Mr.Woolleynotedhisfamily.hewaslookingforwaystosurvivehisiPhonewasmorethanusefulhewantedtodosomethingforhisfamilythismightbehislastmessagesoflove6、Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnotwrong?Woolleywasconfidentthathewouldsurvive.WoolleywasmakingafilmwhentheearthquakebrokeoutWoolleyisnowreconveninginaHaitihospital.Woolleytriedtostayconsciousundertheruins.7、WhatisthemostimportantfactorinWoolley'ssurvival?A.Hisbelovedfamily.B.Thehightechnology.C.Hisstrongwill.D.TheFrenchrescueteam.8、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?ALargeEarthquakeHitHaitiStrongWillSavedWoolleyAManUsedaniPhonetoSurviveNothingIsMoreImportantthanFamily第三部分語言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題L5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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng).26、1、A2、B3、D4、C5、A6、A7、D8、B9、D10、C11、A12、B13、D14、B15、D16、B17、C18、C19、A第二節(jié)（每小題L5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27、1.mice2.invitation3?excitedandtheyonaranBreathingpeacefully第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28>have—had2、I前添加did3、a一the或that4、wild一wildly5、classrooms一classroom6、our—>my7、and—but8、try一trying9、去掉from10、relaxing一relaxed第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29、Withthe40thanniversaryofourschoolapproaching,wewillholdanexhibitioninitshonour.Wesincerelyhopethatallstudentswillprovideoriginalartworkstocelebrateitsbirthday.Wewillbehappytoseephotosofdifferentschoolactivitieswhichhaveleftadeepimpressiononyou.Besides,youcanwriteChineseorEnglishpoems,sharingyoursweetschoollife.Paintingsarealsopreferred.Whateveryourworksare,theywillshowyourtalentsonsuchaspecialoccasion.Moreimportantly,itisagoodopportunitytoexpressyourbestwishesfortheschoolanddisplayyourcolorfulschoollife.PleasehandinyourworksbeforeMarch10th,2019.Wereallyappreciateeveryone'sactiveparticipation.Geneva,bytheWorldMeteorologicalOrganization(WMO).organizedB.beingorganizedC.organizingD.wasorganizedWecouldhavedonesomethingmeaningfulinthetimeittowatchthatboringmovie.A.hastakenB.tookC.hadtakenD.takes一WhendidyoureturnlastFriday?—Itwasnotuntilmidnightitwasraininghard.A.whenB.whichC.thatD.beforeJoinusandyouwilldiscoveranenvironmentyoucanmakethemostofyourskillsandtalents.A.thatB.whereC.howD.whatWehavestrongforbelievingthatthenewly-inventedmaterialisnotonlypopularbutalsoamonumenttotheeco-friendlylifestyle.A.groundsB.reasonsC.causesD.purposesChangingthepasswordonyouraccountisn'talastingsolutionifyoudon'tremoveanyvirus,?A.don5tyouB.doyouC.isn'titD.isitPeoplefromallwalksoflifeareeagerforsuccess,lackofconfidence,however,isagreatbarrier.A.whereB.whichC.towhichD.beyondwhich-Lateagain!Where?-Sorry,Iintheheavytraffic,orIwouldhavebeenhereearlier.A.wereyou；havegotstuckB.haveyoubeen；havegotstuckC.wereyou；gotstuckD.haveyoubeen；gotstuckTheirflightduetobadweather.Theywouldliketoknowwhentheflightwilltakeoff.A.hadbeendelayedB.wasdelayedC.hasbeendelayedD.willbedelayedIregretnothavingtakenyouradvice.OtherwiseIthismistakeatthemoment.A.didn9tmakeB.wouldn5tmakeC.hadn'tmakeD.wouldn5thavemademuchpressuretheU.S.governmentputontheChinesegovernment,Chinawouldsticktoitsownpolicyofexchangerate.A.HoweverB.WhereverC.WhateverD.WhoeverWeallsighedwithreliefwhenplanefinallylandedsafely.A.a;/B./;theC.a;aD.a;the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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。（6分）Weateonthegomorethaneverbefore.Herearethreehealthappsthatcanhelpyoubettermanageyourhealthwhenyoupursueyourdreams.DoctorsOnDemandDoctorsOnDemandenablesyoutovisitadoctorwithouteverleavingyourhome,helpingyouuseacomputer,tabletorsmartphonetohaveadoctorvideochatwithyou.Theservicewillhelpyoulocateandconnectyoutolicenseddoctors,psychologists,pediatricians（兒科醫(yī)生）andmore.FeescanbepaidwithHAS&FSA.Itcosts$40for15minuteswithadoctoror$50for20minuteswithapsychologist.Text4babyFmabigfanofText4babyforafewreasons.Thefreeserviceforpregnantwomenandnewmomsworksbysendingtextmessagestoyoursmartphonethreetimesaweekwithinformationabouthowtohaveahealthypregnancyandbaby.Andthemessagesaretimedtothepregnantwoman'sduedateorthebaby'sdateofbirth,sendingtipsthatarerelevanttowhereamotherisinherpregnancyorwhereababyisinstagesofdevelopment.Tipsrangefrombreastfeedingtocarseatsafetytoremindersaboutexercise,nutritionandmore.Theservicecombinesinteractivetextmessages,anapp,videoandwebcontentinEnglishandSpanish.SignupbytextingBABYto511-411orbydownloadingtheapp.RISERISE,anappavailableoniPhone（comingtoAndroidin2016）,pairsyouupwith（與綁定）aregistereddietitiantoimproveyourdietandreachhealthgoals.Yousharephotosofyourmealsandyourexerciseforthedaywithyourcoach,whothenlooksforareaswhereyoucanimproveandgivesadvice,helpsyousetgoalsandistheretopatyouonthebackvirtually（虛擬地）whenyouhitamilestone.What'salsogreatisthatyoucantextasmuchasyouwantwithyourdietitianandthereisnoneedtogointoanoffice.Feesforthisservicerangefrom$9permonthto$50amonth.Thereisafree7-daytrialsoyoucantryitoutforaweektoseeifit'sfitforyou.1、HowmuchwillyoupayifyouhaveavideochatwithyourpsychologistforanhourusingDoctorsOnDemand?A.$50.B.$80.C.$100.D.$150.2、Wecaninferthattheauthorisprobablya.A.famouspediatricianB.softwareengineerC.pregnantwomanornewmotherD.registereddietitian3、WhatdoyouknowaboutText4baby?A.ItisanappavailableonlyoniPhone.YoucansignupbytextingBABYto511-411.Peoplecan'tuseText4babyforfree.Textmessagesaresentinthreelanguages.（8分）LifeCoachingCoursesLifecoachingcoursesareperfectforindividualswithexcellentinterpersonalskillsandarewillingtohelppeopleachievetheirgoals.TheroleofaLifeCoachistoprovidesupportandguidanceforpeopl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