高考英语模拟测试卷3
2023届高考英语模拟试卷三(含参考答案)
2023届高考英语模拟试卷三（含参考答案）第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
例：How much is the shirt?A．￡19.15.B．￡9.15C．￡9.18答案：B第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，您都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1．Where does the conversation probably take place?A．In a shop．B．In a train．C．In a plane.2．What is the feeling of the man?A．He feels sleepy．B．He is tired of listeningC．He thinks the work is important．3．What is the man going to do for his holiday?A．Stay at hom e．B．Collect stones．C．V olunteer in the west.4．What is the man going to buy?A．One red bag．B．Two red bags．C．Two green bags.5．Why didn’t Mary sleep well?A．She w as mad．B．She had a stomachache．C．She was troubled by noise．第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。
2024届湖南省高三第三次模拟联考英语试题
2024届湖南省高三第三次模拟联考英语试题一、阅读理解Formula One Lenovo Chinese Grand Prix 2024From April 19 to 21, the much-anticipated 2024 Formula One Lenovo Chinese Grand Prix will come alive with the roar of engines at the Shanghai International Circuit. Details about tickets for the event are as follows.Ticket Price:[Grandstand][Session][Price (RMB)]A Platinum 3 Day Ticket3880• A High 3 Day/Fri./Sat./Sun. Ticket2880/490/890/2490• A Low 3 Day/Fri./Sat./Sun. Ticket2280/390/690/1990• H/K 3 Day/Fri./Sat./Sun. Ticket1480/290/590/1290• C/F/J/L 3 Day Ticket480Ticketing Instructions:• This event adopts electronic tickets with one ticket per person. Children require a full-priced ticket, and children under the age of three are not allowed entry.• For each session of this event, a maximum of 4 tickets per mobile phone number and 1 ticket per ID card number can be purchased. When purchasing tickets, buyers must provide the audience’s real name, a valid personal ID, and a valid mobile phone number. After a successful purchase, ticket purchasers should retain e-ticket seat information appropriately.• Ticket refunds can be requested without fees from the date of purchase until 24: 00 on February 29, 2024. From 00:00 on March 1, 2024, to 24: 00 on April 15, 2024, refunds will invite a 10% handling fee. No refunds will be accepted from 00: 00 on April 16, 2024. Returned within 7 working days.• This event implements real-name verification with ID card and facial recognition for entry.• The schedule and arrangement of the competition may be subject to changes, and please stay tuned to Formula One Lenovo Chinese Grand Prix official WeChat and Weibo for the latestinformation.1．What should be offered to buy a ticket?A．The audience’s nickname.B．The audience’s e-ticket seat information.C．The audience’s WeChat number.D．The audience’s available phone number. 2．How much will be returned if a couple return their Sat. Ticket of K on March 15?A．59 yuan.B．531 yuan.C．1, 062 yuan.D．1, 180 yuan. 3．What can we know about Formula One Lenovo Chinese Grand Prix 2024?A．It will last 7 days.B．It will be exciting and noisy.C．It doesn’t limit the audience’s age.D．It will never be postponed or cancelled.Due to the fact that the average life expectancy in Ghana is 64 years old, and the most common causes of death are largely treatable conditions, such as malaria, stroke, and respiratory infections. Boateng, growing up in a small village in southern Ghana/struggling to access basic health care, felt an urgent call to help and decided he would make it his life’s mission to bring health care to remote communities in Ghana.Boateng worked hard in school, getting a scholarship to study biology at Cornell University in the US, and ultimately earned his master’s in Healthcare Administration. Later he started his nonprofit, OKB Hope Foundation, and converted a van into a mobile doctor’s office called the Hope Health Van to bring health care directly to those in need in 2021.A few times a week, the mobile clinic and medical team travel long distances to remote communities in Ghana and provide free routine medical care. On each trip, Boateng’s team consists of a nurse, a physician’s assistant, a doctor, and an operation assistant. In the van, they can run basic labs like bloodwork and urinalysis as well as prescribe and provide medications. “It’s like a one-stop shop for people,” said Boateng, adding that most of the people they see have one health issue or another.Since its launch, Boateng says the Hope Health Van has served more than 4, 000 Ghanaians across more than 45 rural communities who otherwise don’t have easily accessible medical care. To supplement the mobile clinic, Boateng’s organization has also trained 20 volunteers to serve as local health advocates. They check people’s vitals and provide the medical team with timely data for assessing how to move forward with care and treatment, especially for those whose health is atrisk.In the future, Boateng hopes to expand to provide more consistent and high-quality medical care not only to those living in remote areas of Ghana but in other countries as well. “I believe that our model can be replicated in sub-Saharan Africa,” he said.4．What inspired Boateng to set his life goal?A．He wanted to get a scholarship.B．Many locals died of deadly diseases.C．The birthplace of him was small and poor.D．Basic health care was inaccessible for locals.5．What is paragraph 3 mainly about?A．How Boateng’s team functions.B．Why Boateng’s team was founded.C．What Boateng’s team has achieved.D．Where Boateng’s team has travelled. 6．What is Boateng’s attitude to his team in the future?A．Ambiguous.B．Ambitious.C．Indifferent.D．Doubtful. 7．What is the best title for the text?A．A van bringing medical care to thousandsB．A country lacking basic health careC．Efforts to provide people with medicationsD．Mobile vans travelling through GhanaBeejhy Barhany, growing up in an Ethiopian-Jewish community in Israel, has been cooking for her family as long as she can remember. Now a chef and owner of Tsion Café in Harlem, New York, Barhany continues to pull from cooking traditions, including one that has become the source of much controversy in recent decades: washing raw meat before cooking.For Barhany, submerging raw chicken in salt and lemon water is both functional and ceremonial, as soaking or rinsing raw meat in salt water and acid-such as lemon juice or vinegar-is a common form of “washing” required by Jewish Kosher rules. And a 2015 survey of over 1, 500 American consumers found that nearly 70 percent rinse or wash their poultry before cooking it, though the U. S. Department of Agriculture( USDA) started telling consumers not to wash raw poultry in the 1990s. Experts including those from the Centers for Disease Control and Preventionstrongly warned that rather than reducing the risk of foodborne illness (食源性疾病), washing meat increases the likelihood of spreading unwanted pathogens (病原体), like salmonella and campylobacter, around the kitchen.“Washing meat before cooking is not really helping,” says Betty Feng, associate professor of food science at Purdue University. “The only thing it does is splashing (飞溅) and could cross-contaminate a lot of your kitchen items-your sink, probably your clothes, whatever you have by the sink.” Moreover, Feng cautions against using saltwater, vinegar, or lemon juice, which simply isn’t strong enough to effectively kill foodborne pathogens. “If the acidity is high enough to kill bacteria, then it’s not really likely you can use your bare hand to wash,” she says.And a 2022 study showed that submerging meat in a bowl of water reduced the splashing but not the spread of germs. “I would treat the entire sink just like the outside of the chicken——it’s a biological hazard,” says Benjamin Chapman, one of the study authors and associate professor in North Carolina State University’s agricultural and human sciences department. “The way that we make meat safe is through cooking, not through the removal of pathogens.”8．What is the purpose of paragraph 1?A．To broaden the readers’ horizons.B．To make a comparison.C．To introduce the topic.D．To state the author’s opinion.9．What is mentioned about the Jewish Kosher rules from this text?A．Nearly 70 percent of American consumers follow the rules.B．The rules pay attention to functional and ceremonial aspects.C．Uncooked meat is submerged in water with salt and vinegar.D．It warns people of the risk of foodborne illness.10．What is TRUE about “washing meat before cooking” according to Betty?A．It has sparked a lot of controversy in recent years.B．It has decreased the risk of foodborne illness.C．It can not be directly done/with your bare hands.D．It may do a favor/ to the transfer of pathogens.11．Why is the underlined phrase “biological hazard” mentioned in the last paragraph?A．To emphasize that chickens pose a level/of threat to humans’ life.B．To show that sinks can be a way to increase splashing.C．To prove that cooking is a good way to kill pathogens.D．To stress that the practice people follow is not advisable.The world’s largest ape Gigantopithecus blacki (G. blacki) vanished from Earth between 295, 000 and 215, 000 years ago, more than 100, 000 years earlier than once thought, pushed to extinction as the environment around it shifted, researchers reported recently in Nature.The fate of G. blacki, twice the size of the largest modern apes and resembling a super-sized version of its close cousin, the orangutan, has long been a mystery. For about 2 million years, G. blacki inhabited a landscape of forests and grasses in what’s now southern China. It left behind only scattered remnants: thousands of teeth and four jawbones, unearthed in cave sediments in the region.To establish a chronology for the ape’s extinction, paleoanthropologist Yingqi Zhang of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing and his colleagues used different dating techniques to determine the ape’s habits, diet and environment. In the teeth, they looked for data on the ape’s diet, measuring isotopes (同位素) of carbon and oxygen as well as examining the teeth for tiny evidence of wear and tear — which can reveal not only diet, but also give hints of repeated behaviors and stress. The team also analyzed the cave sediments bearing the fossils, hunting for fossil pollen and conducting luminescence dating (光释光测年) on radioactive elements within the sediments.The team’s reconstruction revealed that — around 700, 000 to 600, 000 years ago, southern China shifted from its forested landscape to a more seasonally-driven environment. Some apes, including the orangutans, were able to adapt to these changes. But G. blacki was unable to change rapidly enough, and its numbers slowly dwindled before going extinct, the team suggested.The assembled evidence told a convincing story that “the extinction of G. blacki coincided in southern China with a decrease of forest cover and expansion of savanna-like environments,” said Hervé Bocherens, a biogeologist at the University of Tuebingen in Germany. Still, he said, documenting the extinction of this species from the fossil record is tricky — and it’s impossible to rule out the possibility that pockets of G. blacki may have lingered in still-undiscovered caves for longer.12．What can be known about G. blacki according to paragraph 2?A．G. blacki shared certain similarities with the orangutan.B．G. blacki was twice larger than the largest modern apes.C．G. blacki lived in places full of basins and deserts.D．G. blacki might have thousands of teeth.13．What did Zhang and his workmates do to figure out information related to G. blacki ?A．They checked the situation of G. blacki.B．They repeated the behaviors done by G. blacki.C．They applied radioactive elements to the analysis of the cave sediments.D．They measured isotopes of carbon and hydrogen in G. blacki diet.14．What is the meaning of the underlined word “dwindled” in paragraph 4?A．Increased.B．Reduced.C．Unchanged.D．Multiplied. 15．What can we learn from Bocherens’s words?A．Many hands make light work.B．One good turn deserves another.C．Knowledge advances by steps and not by leaps.D．Experience must be bought.With the development of computers, increasing students type with a greater-than-ever reliance on them to take notes and write papers. 16 Some parents of younger students are dismayed that their children are not just encouraged but required to take laptops to class. Additionally, university professors complain of rampant (泛滥的) distraction in classrooms, with students reading and messaging instead of listening to lectures.A line of research shows the benefits of an “innovation” that predates computers: handwriting. 17 It includes helping students recall a random series of words and grasp complicated concepts better. For rote (死记硬背) learning, from the shapes of letters to the irregularity of English spelling, the benefits of handwriting lie in how the motor and sensory memory of putting words on paper reinforces that material.One of the best-demonstrated advantages of handwriting seems to be in superior note-taking. In a study from 2014 by Pam Mueller and. Danny Oppenheimer, students typing wrotedown almost twice as many words and more passages word for word from lectures. 18 . Instead, handwriting -which takes longer for nearly all university-level students-forces note- takers to transform ideas into their own words. 19Many studies have confirmed handwriting’s benefits, and policymakers have taken note.20 In Sweden there is a push for more handwriting books and fewer devices.Although nearly all will eventually need typing skills, in an age of typing, handwriting still matters.A．Studies have found that handwriting can improve everything.B．This aids conceptual understanding at the moment of writing.C．But today a different debate is raging about the dangers of typing.D．It suggested they didn’t understand the material so much as parrot (鹦鹉学舌) it. E．However, several schools in America have gone so far to ban most laptops. F．Especially. studies have found that writing on paper can better students’ performance. G．For instance, about half the states in America have commanded more teaching of handwriting instruction.二、完形填空In 2015, Misty Copeland was named a principal dancer-a ballerina of the highest rank — at American Ballet Theatre. She is the first African American woman to 21 it.In her childhood, Misty was shy and 22 the spotlight. But she loved music and 23 . When she was 13, Misty’s teacher suggested she 24 a ballet class. For two weeks, Misty sat on the gym bleachers (露天看台) watching the class, 25 to join in. She felt26 in the class. Over time, however, she began to enjoy the lessons. She discovered her27 — especially her long legs and strong, flexible muscles — was just right for ballet.28 , ballet meant a lot to Misty. “For the first time in my life, I felt like I belonged in ballet, she says.Misty suddenly gained 29 and developed curves at 19. “I was being told that my weight and proportions just weren’t 30 anymore. ” This shook her 31 . Even though Misty felt 32 , she didn’t quit. She learned to eat healthier foods. She learnedtraining techniques 33 to her body type. When she wasn’t performing, she was practicing. When she wasn’t practicing, she was stretching. As she did, she began to believe again that she 34 in.“No matter what that dream is, ”she says, “you have the power to make it come true with hard work and 35 . ”21．A．finish B．create C．make D．perform 22．A．prohibited B．avoided C．abandoned D．ignored 23．A．movement B．practice C．gesture D．cycle 24．A．confirm B．attend C．sign D．tend 25．A．anxious B．curious C．eager D．afraid26．A．out of date B．out of place C．out of order D．out of breath 27．A．appearance B．limbs C．body D．organs 28．A．Approximately B．Obviously C．Partially D．Gradually 29．A．weight B．muscle C．strength D．independence 30．A．true B．fair C．right D．real31．A．self-esteem B．self-confidence C．self-consciousness D．self-discipline 32．A．disturbed B．ashamed C．confused D．discouraged 33．A．specified B．tailored C．expected D．positive 34．A．broke B．fitted C．took D．gave 35．A．engagement B．contribution C．subscription D．commitment三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
普通高等学校招生全国统一考试 英语仿真模拟(三)附答案版
★启用前普通高等学校招生全国统一考试仿真模拟(三)英语第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
ACambridge Open DaysThe Cambridge Open Days for potential applicants in Year 12 will be on 5 and 6 July (booking is essential)．All subjects will be offering course presentations and information stands.Tours and additional sessions may also be available in subject departments.Many colleges will be open all day for Cambridge Open Day visitors.However，some will be holding their own collegespecific event, for which a separate booking with that college is required.College open daysDuring college open days you can pick up a range of information and get a sense of college life, but remember that visiting a particular college doesn't commit you to applying to that college.Department open daysDepartment open days focus on the specific course(s) in that faculty or department.You get to meet some lecturers, and see the library and other facilities.See the relevant course entry (P 44－117) for dates and contact the appropriate department to book a place.Subject masterclassesSubject masterclasses provide an opportunity to explore topics of interest beyond what's covered at A Level or IB Higher Level, and to experience typical undergraduate teaching at Cambridge.Each subjectspecific masterclass involves two or three taster lectures, an overview of the admissions process and chance to speak to current undergraduates.CUSU Target SchemeThe Target Scheme is a studentrun initiative by which current Cambridge undergraduates visit state schools or colleges across the country.The visits are intended to give information to Year 12 students and provide an opportunity for them to hear about the university from a current student's perspective.The Target Scheme can also offer sessions on postA Level choices for younger students.21．What can students do on department open days?A．Experience college life.B．Explore their interests.C．Tour university facilities.D．Fill in college application forms. 22．Where can you get a brief outline of the admissions process?A．IB higher level examinations.B．Subject masterclasses.C．CUSU Target Scheme.D．State schools.23．What does CUSU Target Scheme feature?A．Booking in advance.B．Visiting school library.C．Taster lectures.D．A studentrun project.BThough 3D printingtechnology has been available for over two decades，it has not gone mainstream as hoped because of the high cost and slow print speed.But that may change soon，thanks to German sportswear manufacturer Adidas.On December 15,2016，the company revealed Adidas 3D Runners，stylish sports sneakers featuring a 3D printed midsole (鞋底夹层) that provides athletes with the extra cushioning (软垫) needed for optimal performance.Unlike traditional midsoles，these are not a uniform foam (泡沫)，but weblike structures with varied density to take into account the impact areas of the foot.This means that the mesh (网眼) is thicker in the shoe's front and back，both of which hit the ground hard when the athlete runs.A3Dprinted heel，put into the midsole，eliminates the need for traditional gluing or stitching (缝合)．The shoe upper，made of Primeknit，allows for increased flexibility，stability，and protection in the impact areas.Not surprisingly，the stylish，limited edition black training shoes that were only available for sale in New York City，London，and Tokyo and cost $333，were an instant hit and sold out within hours of their release.Though not affordable or available to the mass market，the radical shoes are an encouraging step in the right direction for more widespread use of the technology.While printing 3D objects may sound complicated，the process is relatively straightforward.Once the design is downloaded to a printer，a laser creates a layer of material，usually plastic or metal.Successive layers are deposited above one another and fused together until the product is complete.The technology can be used to build everything，from shoe soles to a microwave oven.There is currently even an effort underway to make a printer that is large enough to create the cement layers required to build a house.24．3D printed midsoles are different from ordinary ones in that ________.A．they are made of uniform foamB．they are held together with glueC．the meshes are larger than ordinary onesD．they are like webs with different density25．The underlined word “eliminate” in Paragraph 2 most probably means “________”．A．catch up with B．get related toC．be connected with D．get rid of26．From Paragraph 3 we can infer that ________.A．the shoes sold wellB．the shoes were relatively cheapC．the shoes can satisfy the need of the marketD．the company can mass produce the shoes 27．What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?A．What a 3D printer is.B．How a 3D printer works.C．How complicated the process is.D．What size a 3D printer is.COne thing that British and Chinese cultures share is a love for fine tea.Today，when we think of Western tea culture，we often think of the English and beautiful china tea cups.Afternoon teaPeople believe that an English lady，Anna，first introduced the idea of afternoon tea.In the 18th and 19th centuries，the English ate only two main meals each day：breakfast and a heavy supper that would last for several hours in the evening.As a result，people often got very hungry during the long wait between these two meals.To solve this problem，Anna came up with the clever idea of inviting some friends to join her for an afternoon meal between four and five o'clock.This meal included cakes and sandwiches.And tea was served to wash down the food.In order to make this afternoon meal important，fine china cups and plates and silver teapots，knives，forks and spoons were used.Soon，afternoon tea parties became popular social occasions.Today，afternoon tea parties continue to play an important part in the social life in modern Britain.Will you come for coffee?Coffee also plays an important role in British culture.People often use “Will you come for coffee？” to mean “Would you like to come to my home for a chat？”．Normally，several different drinks such as tea，hot chocolate or a soft drink like orange juice will be served as well as coffee，and you will be asked what you would like.However，you will not normally be offered wine at a “coffee” party.Coffeehouses and the London Stock ExchangeIn the 17th century London，coffeehouses were busy and noisyplaces.Businessmen and bankers went to coffeehouses to do their business，as well as to drink coffee.In fact，the London Stock Exchange (伦敦股票交易所) is believed to have started from these coffeehouses.28．Anna introduced the idea of drinking afternoon tea because she ________.A．enjoyed chatting with her friends at homeB．loved fine tea and beautiful china tea cupsC．found people felt hungry during the longwait between the two mealsD．wanted to share nice food with her friends29．If someone says to you “Will you come for coffee？”，you ________.A．will be offered coffee onlyB．will be asked what you would like to drink C．will be invited to take part in an afternoon tea partyD．will be asked to have a chat with him or her30．From the last paragraph we can see ________.A．a new business was started in coffeehouses B．coffeehouses are still used by businessmen and bankersC．businessmen and bankers went tocoffeehouses just for coffeeD．most people wouldn't like to go tocoffeehouses because of the noise 31．Which is the best title of the passage?A．British and Chinese CulturesB．English Tea and Coffee CultureC．Coffeehouses and BusinessD．The Beginning of Tea and CoffeeDSometimes we may find that every week there are a lot of new stories about how climate change is affecting the planet，or new plans to battle its effects.But the concept itself isn't new at all—in fact，scientists have been exploring questions about climate change for almost 200 years.The idea of “greenhouse gases” goes back to 1824，when Joseph Fourier wondered what was regulating the earth's temperature.Fourier concluded that the atmosphere must be responsible for containing the heat absorbed from the sun and described it as a box with a glass lid：As light shines through the glass，the inside gets warmer as the lid traps the heat.As Fourier's ideas spread，it came to be called “the greenhouse effect”．Scientists continued to study the greenhouse effect.Not until a Swedish chemist named Svante Arrhenius came along did scientists understand how global warming actuallyworks.After years of work，Arrhenius determined that the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere did in fact have a direct effect on global temperatures.Arrhenius found that CO2，and other gases trap radiation，which warms the atmosphere.Arrhenius was the first to suspect that burning coal could contribute to the greenhouse effect.But Arrhenius welcomed the warming effect on the planet.At a lecture later that year，Arrhenius noted that creatures of a warmer earth “might live under a milder sky and in less barren surroundings”．While Arrhenius' findings won him the 1903 Nobel Prize in chemistry，scientists kept debating whether the greenhouse effect was increasing until 1950，when researchers finally began to find strong data supporting it.By the end of the 1950s，American scientists had been sounding the alarm on the longterm consequences of climate change.Climate change research has come a long way since Fourier first described the greenhouse effect—still，maybe Arrhenius should have been more careful of what he wished for.32．What does the underlined word “it” inParagraph 2 refer to?A．The atmosphere.B．The greenhouse effect.C．The climate change.D．The heat from the sun.33．When did the scientists find evidence for the bad effect of global warming?A．In 1903. B．In 1950.C．200 years ago. D．By the end of 1950s.34．What's the author's attitude towards Arrhenius' wish?A．Positive. B．Indifferent.C．Supportive. D．Opposed. 35．What's the main idea of the text?A．Causes of climate change.B．Effects of greenhouse gases.C．Explorations on climate change. D．Findings about global warming.第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
全国普通高等学校2023届招生统一考试模拟(三)英语试卷(含答案)
全国普通高等学校2023届招生统一考试模拟（三）英语试卷学校：___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________ 一、阅读理解Learn How Design Thinking Can Improve Your Problem-solving Skills Join Cat, Jess and Matt to learn how Canva (网页在线) can help you run a design thinking workshop! Design thinking is taking the business world by storm, and for good reason. Teams that regularly engage in design thinking are more cooperative, curious and motivated to create positive change.Our design experts, Cat, Jess and Matt, will show you how easy it is to use Canva as your end to end tool for design thinking workshops.In this lecture you’ll learn:● How to use Canva’s features to run effective design thinking workshops for your remote team● How Canva’s tools can be used for team ideation (构思能力)● How to incorporate Canva into your current work processThis lecture is suitable for educators and creatives who want to run effective design thinking workshops. Anyone is welcome to attend. No prior experience with Canva is necessary and unique Canva Pro features will be demonstrated during this session.Time:● 12 May, 11:00 a. m. BST (UK)● 12 May, 6:00 p. m. SGT (Singapore)● 12 May, 8:00 p. m. AEST (Australia)● 12 May, 3:30 p. m. IST (India)(Please check the time in your local time zone)We are also running this event for those in APAC (亚太地区) time zones.1、What is the right time for people in Singapore to attend the lecture?A. 12 May, 11:00 a m.B. 12 May, 6:00 p. m.C. 12 May, 3:30 p. m.D. 12 May, 8:00 p. m.2、Which of the following is necessary for people to attend the lecture?A. You must be an educator.B. You must have some creative ideas.C. You must register online.D. You must have some prior experience.3、Where can you read this text?A. In a story book.B. On a celebrity newspaper.C. In a sports magazine.D. On a top website.Never Let Me Go is a novel by British author Sir Kazuo Ishiguro. It combines science fiction, horror, and coming-of-age elements in a beautiful but cruel story, which deals with the power of friendship, the pains of growing up, and self-sacrifice in the face of a cruel situation.The book centers on Tommy, Ruth, and Kathy, who tells the story. It describes their childhood at a strange boarding school called Hailsham House, where the children all have excellent medical care but a very low quality of life. The students and teachers also act very strangely. A frightening reality is revealed: The students are all “donors”—clones of other people—who were created to donate their organs once they grow up.The novel Never Let Me Go is not the only one by Sir Kazuo Ishiguro. He has also written six other novels, a number of short stories, four screenplays, and a handful of song lyrics. His moving words are highly regarded by both readers and critics. He has been nominated (提名) for the well-known Man Booker Prize four times, and he won in 1989 with his novel, The Remains of the Day. In 2017, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature.Though Ishiguro has written screenplays, he was not the one who adapted Never Let Me Go into a film. The film version was released in 2010 and still stayed true to the novel. Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley, and Andrew Garfield played Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy. I was on the whole a success with critics and was well-liked at film festivals around the world. The movie version, however, could not live up to the book in the end. Although audiences generally praised the movie and the actors’ performances, the film ver sion did not reach the same level of success as the novel.4、What makes the boarding school strange?A. It is at a non-profit.B. It serves an immoral purpose.C. The students have physical problems.D. The students are all from poor families.5、What can we know about the film version of Never Let Me Go?A. It differed from the novel.B. It was a screenplay adapted by Ishiguro.C. It got much praise from the audience.D. It was more successful than the novel itself.6、Which of the following best describes Ishiguro as a writer?A. Humorous.B. Ambitious.C. Active.D. Productive.7、What style is the text?A. A news report.B. A book review.C. A children’s story.D. A diary entry.For breeding (繁殖) birds, timing is everything. Most species have just a narrow window to get the food they need to feed chicks. Now, after analyzing data that span from 1975 to 2017, a science team suggests that as the climate warms, birds are not only breeding earlier, but their breeding windows are also narrowed—some by as many as 4 to 5 days.On average, the beginnings and ends of the breeding periods are occurring earlier in the year. However, the ends are shifting back faster than the beginnings, resulting in an average breeding window that is 1.7 days shorter in 2017 than it was in 1975. During that same period, Finland’s average temperature rose by 0.8℃, suggesting many bird species are actively responding to changing temperatures, Hällfors, who led the team, says.changes,” she says. However, the shorter breeding windows mean more birds are breeding earlier in the season—a risky time for chicks’ survival, especially if the weather turns suddenly cold. In addition, because many late-season species are shifting their breeding windows up, that could mean more competition for food and nesting sites early on, leaving some chicks to go hungry.Lucyna Halupka, an ecologist at the University of Wroclaw, calls the study “a very important paper” because it’s one of the few ways to measure the breeding period duration. For 2 decades, she says, many scientists studying birds and climate change have looked only at the earliest, median (中间的), or mean laying dates for specific groups of birds. However, she reminds that because the study is limited to Finland, the findings may not apply universally; future studies should examine how breeding seasons move in other regions where the effect of climate change is different. They should also try to determine how shifting breeding windows affect population sizes, she says.8、What did the scientists find?A. The weather in Finland becomes warmer.B. It is becoming more difficult for birds to breed.C. The birds in Finland spend fewer days breeding.D. There isn’t enough food for some chicks in Finland.9、What does the underlined word “optimum” in paragraph 3 mean?A. Exact.B. Proper.C. Changeable.D. Dangerous.10、What is the significance of the study according to Lucyna?A. It is carried out in a different way.B. It is helpful for people to protect the birds.C. It opens a window for people to learn about these birds.D. It demonstrates the living situation of the birds on earth.11、What is the best title for the text?A. Scientists Revealed the Secrets of Bird s’ BreedingB. Scientists Take Steps to Protect the Birds in the WildC. Birds Play a Role in Fighting Against Global WarmingD. Birds’ Breeding Windows Are Affected by Global WarmingAfter limiting the screen time, the minors in China are prohibited against getting tattooed (文身) now.According to the guideline, which came out on June 6th, 2022, any enterprise, organization and individuals should be stopped from providing inking services. The guideline also prohibits “encouraging or forcing” children into g etting tattoos, while encouraging parents to advise their children against getting tattooed.“All agencies that provide tattooing services should clearly display signs refusing minors, and ask customers to show their IDs if it’s hard to judge their age based on their appearance,” the guideline said.Tattoo culture has gained popularity especially among the country’s youth in recent years. They regard it as a form of fashion and self expression. However, tattoos haven’t been widely accepted in the society and they might have a bad influence on people in some situations.Amanla, a tattoo artist in the southwestern Yunnan Province, said he agreed with the ban. He said, “Protection is necessary. But more deeply, it’s also disrespectful for people to do something merely to be cool without knowing what they really want or understanding the pattern being drawn on their body.”In recent years, several regions have issued local regulations banning tattoo services for children. In June of last year, a court in the eastern Jiangsu Province ordered a tattoo shop to stop tattooing minors after being accused of using ink containing harmful pigments (色素).Yuan Ningning, a legal advisor specializing in family education law, said that the working guideline has cleared up the responsibilities between different regulators and called for more education and specific punishments.“The central government has already formed a consensus (共识),” Yuan said. “But it takes a learning process among the local authorities for the guideline to be effective. That’s the first and a very crucial step.”12、What should the tattoo shops do according to the regulation?A. Refuse to serve the minors.B. Offer quality service for teenagers.C. Ask the minors’ parents for advice.D. Keep the minors safe while tattooing.13、What does paragraph 4 tell us about tattoo?A. Tattooing has a long history in China.B. The society has been influenced by tattooing.C. Young people are more interested in tattooing.D. Tattooing helps people do their work better.14、Which of the following might Amanla agree with?A. Tattoos are not for everyone.B. Tattooing for minors must be punished.C. We should learn about tattoos before getting one.D. It is not easy for the regulation to be put into practice.15、What can be inferred about the guideline?A. Those who break the rules will be punished.B. It has got wide recognition among the public.C. Educators play a key role in carrying out the rules.D. It is a long way for the guideline to make a difference.二、七选五16、When I was young, I was a terribly shy girl in regular classes. I always sat in the back of the classroom. ①_______ Each Monday I would work my way to the back of the line forming at the diving board to avoid being called to practice the dives.However, the day of our diving test came finally. My blood ran cold when the teacher announced we would be graded for our final on the most difficult dive—the jackknife (屈体跳水). ②_______ As I watched, each student seemed to perform the challenging dive effortlessly, and short ly I would have to attempt something I’d never even practiced before. Suddenly, I remembered someone telling me that when you picture yourself doing a skill over and over, it’s just as effective as physically practicing that skill. So I watched carefully a s each girl jumped at the end of the board. They first added a jump for height and then folded her body in half to reach for her toes. ③_______ I think I was actually in a state of shock,because all of a sudden I saw these four steps as doable (可做的).④_______ With my heart pounding (剧烈地跳动) and knowing I was going to be embarrassed beyond belief, I walked down the board, jumped once and then again to get height, folded for the toe reach, and stretched out just as I had pictured in my mind, entering the water straight as an arrow.I received a perfect grade on my dive that day and an A for the course. It was awesome to think that I had just learned my first dive. ⑤_______ Sometimes, what you need may be just a try!A. Then it was my turn.B. So I’d not be called upon to read.C. Everything went just as I imagined.D. But I still dreamed to learn to dive like others.E. Never underestimate your power of achieving something.F. I felt nervous as the line to the awful diving board shortened.G. At last, they straightened out like an arrow for entry into the water.All disasters are personal. Some in the Gull Coast sought their families who had survived.the light and searched for answers. No one can know what you will feel in a time of need, butfrom the Gulf Coast, images of communities, lives and families whose essential parts hadI thought of the web of strangers that had helped my family. I can only hope this web willkindness of strangers.17、A. destroyed B. left C. approached D. rounded18、A. immediately B. seriously C. firmly D. eventually19、A. kindness B. courage C. wisdom D. humor20、A. treat B. reward C. please D. help21、A. answered for B. accounted for C. turned to D. stood for22、A. tough B. flexible C. fruitful D. relaxing23、A. evaluated B. promised C. encountered D. missed24、A. preference B. talent C. shelter D. duty25、A. fed B. attended C. taught D. blamed26、A. stay B. work C. decorate D. visit27、A. path B. schedule C. dream D. commitment28、A. trick B. web C. switch D. alternative29、A. evident B. predictable C. hidden D. tiny30、A. replaced B. managed C. ruined D. fixed31、A. shallow B. strong C. gentle D. complex四、语法填空32、Last Saturday, Delft, a Dutch city, held an international exhibition of pottery (陶器) artworks that pays tribute (致敬) to an ancient Chinese culture ①_______(date) back to thousands of years.The exhibition, entitled Echoes of Majiayao, ②_______ (bring) together some 60 pieces of pottery artworks ③_______ (create) by a group of 14 artists from nine countries, after returning from a project on the Majiayao culture in Northwest China. The Majiayao culture is in the upper reaches of the Yellow River and its tributaries (支流). ④_______ more than5,000 years of history, it forms a significant part of the origin of the Chinese civilization.Swedish archaeologist Johan Gunnar Andersson first investigated these ⑤_______ (culture) ruins in 1924. In the 1940s, Chinese archaeologist Xia Nai named the ruins the Majiayao culture, with glamorous painted pottery as its most striking feature. In the 17th century, with the ⑥_______ (arrive) of porcelain from China, workers in Delft began experimenting with the blue and white patterns. Today, Delft Blue has become a world-famous pottery with ⑦_______ (it) distinctive blue and white features.The exhibition ⑧_______ (launch) on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the Netherlands. The exhibition offers us ⑨_______ opportunity to appreciate the artists’ works created at Majiayao site.Haak, curator (管理者) of the exhibition, told Xinhua that she wants to convey the positive idea ⑩_______ art can connect people with different cultural backgrounds.五、书面表达33、假定你是李华，上周末去乡村参加了为期一天的环保宣传活动。
2023年聊城市高考模拟试题英语三
2023年聊城市高考模拟试题英语三1. 阅读理解 2023年聊城市高考模拟试题英语三的第一部分是阅读理解。
本部分共有三篇短文，每篇短文后面有几个问题。
考生需要仔细阅读短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题。
2. 短文综合填空 本部分要求考生根据所给短文内容，在文章空白处填写一个最恰当的单词，使短文完整、通顺。
考生需要综合运用自己的词汇和语法知识来填空。
3. 任务型阅读 任务型阅读是2023年聊城市高考模拟试题英语三的第三部分，一篇短文后面有几个任务。
考生需要仔细阅读短文内容，然后根据要求完成任务，如回答问题、补全句子、选择合适的词语等。
4. 完形填空 完形填空是高考英语试题的重要部分之一，也是2023年聊城市高考模拟试题英语三的考点之一。
考生需要阅读一篇短文，然后在每个空白处选择一个最恰当的选项，使短文完整、通顺。
5. 语法填空 语法填空是考察考生对语法规则的理解和运用的题型之一。
考生要根据上下文语境和语法规则，填写适当的单词或形式，使短文语法正确、通顺。
6. 短文改错 短文改错是考察考生对语法和词语用法的掌握情况。
考生需要在短文中找出错误，并在错误下划线处按要求改正。
要注意语法和用词的准确性。
7. 书面表达 最后一部分是书面表达，考生需要根据所给的题目写一篇不少于120个词的短文。
要求考生表达清楚、连贯，并合理运用所学的语法和词汇。
以上是2023年聊城市高考模拟试题英语三的考试内容概述。
这套试题旨在考察考生对英语语法、词汇掌握的情况，以及对阅读理解的理解和运用能力。
考生可以通过多做模拟试题，提高自己的英语能力，为高考做好充分的准备。
希望考生能够在高考中取得好成绩，实现自己的理想。
高考(上海卷)英语模拟试题(三)(含答案)
普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（上海卷）模拟试题（三）英语上海高中教研教学I. Listening Comprehension Section AShort ConversationsDirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. He plans to go to the dance. B. He does not enjoy dancing.C. He has something else to do tonight.D. He plans to go to the next dance.2. A. An art museum. B. A beautiful park.C. A college campus.D. An architecture exhibition.3. A. The game is unlikely to be on television.B. The woman can go to the game with him tonight.C. The results of the game were announced in the newspaper.D. The woman can find the information about the game by herself.9. A. She just finished studying for the exam.B. She is not certain what material will be covered on the exam.C. She needs to prepare a little more for the exam.D. She is willing to help the man study for the exam.10. A. She has never been in Montana.B. The man should take a winter vacation.C. She likes the view of the mountains in winter.D. The man would not enjoy living in Montana all year.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Who is the real designer of St Swithin's hospital website.B. Why St Swithin’s hospital website looks unattractive.C. How he investigated St Swithin’s hospital website.D. What problem St Swithin’s hospital website has.12. A. It serves mainly those who want to get doctors’ advic e.B. It has been changed into a shopping website.C. It doesn’t include famous doctors’ articles.D. It is maintained by the website creators.13. A. Adding a recreational section to the website.B. Giving up the old website as soon as possible.C. Telling the designer who will use the website.D. Promoting the website in an effective way.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Why naive art is so popular today.B. The influence of French art on American art.C. Some characteristics of naive American art.D. The education of naive artists.15. A. They lack bright colors.B. They follow ancient traditions.C. They are painted in a photographic way.D. They are inferior to French naive paintings.16. A. Their works were unsigned.B. Many of their works were destroyed.C. They never stayed in one place for a long time.D. They worked for only a few years.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. The possibility of Izmit being struck by earthquakes.B. The cities that are most likely to have earthquakes.C. The damage caused by earthquakes.D. The earthquakes in Turkey.18. A. 15. B. A few thousand. C. 2.19. A. It killed 30,000 people.B. It affected Istanbul as well.C. It happened at the end of the 1800s.D. It remained the biggest earthquake in history.20. A. The city is well prepared for the earthquake that is going to happen.B. Whether the city will meet with an earthquake is hard to say.C. It is almost impossible that the city will have earthquakes.D. A heavy earthquake is likely to happen there.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.My amazing escapeWhen Helen Monahan got a phone call asking her to pick up a friend’s children from school while collecting (21)_________ own she grabbed her coat and headed down the road. It meant(22) _________ (leave) home five minutes earlier than she had intended—but it could also have saved her life.Minutes (23) _________ she shut the door, a light aircraft crashed on to her empty house.“I am trying not to think (24) _________ would have happened if I had left home at the normal time,’ said Mrs Monahan.Pilot Donald Campbell also had reason to be thankful. The 52-year-old surgeon walked away from the wreckage (25) _________ only minor injuries to his face and head. He had been steering the four-seater Piper Seneca towards Shoreham Airport in West Sussex when the twin engines cut out. It plunged and clipped a railway bridge, (26) _________ (crash) into the £150,000 three-bedroom house in the town of Shoreham-by-Sea. It fell into the back garden, which (27) _________ (litter) with children’s toys.Mrs Monahan, 36, said: 'It looks like something out of a film set. The tail of the plane was up in the air and the nose was in the fish pond.’Mr Campbell, (28) _________ flies all over the country to treat the patients of his private practice, said: “I was coming into the airport and both engines cut out. It began to yaw (偏离航线）quite sharply to one side.‘I couldn’t land on the railway line because of the electric cable and I saw a gap by the houses and aimed next to them. I remember a bang. The wing tip must (29) _________ (hit) the roof. It was a bit rough.’Safety official were last night examining the plane (30) _________ (try) to discover what went wrong.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can onlyVirtual reality cured my fear of heightsFay Nugent, who developed a fear of heights in her 30s, heard about a phobia therapy trial taking place in Oxford University. She applied and was invited to join in. But, 31________ she was placed in the control group rather than the treatment one that would try out the new 32________a virtual reality (VR) program for acrophobia (the medical term for a fear of heights).The ones in the treatment group--44 in all---were given five or six 30-minute sessions (时间段）of the VR treatment over the 33________ of two weeks.The results, which are being published by The Lancet Psychiatry, were significant. About 70% of the VR group no longer had a fear of heights, while, 34________ , all of the people in the control group, who received no treatment, still did.Fay has now had the same therapy herself. “Once the trial was finished, they offered it to me and I am so pleased that I said yes,” she says. “Heights don’t 35 ________me now.”The VR simulator（模拟器）made people feel like being in a safe situation where they can learn to 36________ their fear. The user wears a VR headset and is asked to work their way up a 10-storey building and complete some tasks, such as looking down over a high rock and throwing balls off it.Lead researcher Prof Daniel Freeman said: “We wanted tasks that would be fun and 37________ and most importantly make the person look down to face their fear. It had to be something that would teach them to feel 38________ with heights.”The therapy is also delivered by virtual coaches who 39________ and guide the users along the way. Prof Freeman said some patients might prefer this to face-to-face therapy with a(n) 40 ________.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Many people around the world have seen Danny Boyle’s movie Trainspotting based on Irvine Welsh’s novel of the same name and starring Ewan McGregor, but how many of us can really claim to 41________ what train-spotting is all about? Now this is not considered the coolest hobby in town and the word “train-spotter”, in Britain has become similar in meaning to "geek" or "nerd (蠢货或书呆子),but is this 42________ really deserved?First of all, let’s 43________ train-spotting. There are said to be some 100,000 train-spotters in the UK. What do they do? Well, exactly as the title suggests, they spot trains, that is, they stand in train stations, look at the serial numbers of the trains that leave and arrive and write them down. The 44________ is to have seen every train in the country.Being keen on railways and trains is not a 45________ hobby and dates back to 1804 when Richard Trevithick built the first steam locomotive, which pulled a load of ten tons of iron, 70 men and five wagons along a nine-mile stretch of track in two hours. As the number of trains grew and they got faster and faster, so did the interest in them grow. Is this any 46________ than people who love cars?So, what do you need to be a train-spotter? Well, it’s a wonderfully 47________ pastime—all you really need is a pen or pencil and a notebook to write down the train numbers. The modem train-spotter may also carry binoculars(望远镜)and a video camera, but for the purists these are 48________.It’s interesting to note that despite the stigma(污名）of train-spotting, there have been famous railway 49________ in history, such as the poet WH Auden, the comedian Michael Palin and, of course, Alfred Hitchcock, who was a fan of trains and featured them regularly in his films, especially The 39 Steps. There is evidence, too, that being a train-spotter is not necessarily a(n) 50________ British hobby.One glance at the US train sites should be enough to 51________ you that transatlantic train-spotters are alive and well. In America, they try to call rail fans ‘trainfans' and talk of ‘trainfanning’.. Don’t l et this 52________you—these people are train-spotters and there are a lot of them. Each month, two million pages are visited on the website .So call them ‘nerds' or ‘geeks’, but they are here to stay and this is 53_________ not a hobby that is violent or dangerous in any way, nor does it cause any kind of damage to the environment. What do you think is healthier—sitting in front of a TV screen and 54________ those who do something that doesn’t interest you? Or going out and finding and followin g your 55 ________whatever that happens to be? I know what I think.41. A. discover B. know C. wonder D. consider42. A. occupation B. reputation C. ignorance D. practice43. A. face B. find C. discuss D. define44. A. aim B. answer C. advice D. approach45. A. special B. modem C. life-long D. personal46. A. stranger B. more interesting C. more common D. freer47. A. relaxing B. weird C. inexpensive D. unpopular48. A. relieving B. priceless C. sufficient D. unnecessary49. A. enthusiasts B. engineers C. developers D. passengers50. A. originally B. peculiarly C. inevitably D. progressively51. A. warn B. promise C. convince D. disappoint52. A. hurt B. seize C. oppose D. fool53. A. formerly B. similarly C. astonishingly D. certainly54. A. criticizing B. envying C. training D. imitating55. A. suggestion B. step C. passion D. modelSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)The number of devices you can talk to is multiplying—first it was your phone, then your car,and now you can boss around your appliances. Children are likely to grow up thinking everything is sentient, or at least interactive: One app developer told The Washington Post that after interacting with Amazon’s Alexa, his kid started talking to coasters. But even without chatty gadgets, research suggests that under certain circumstances, people anthropomorphize everyday products.We personify things because we’re lonely. In one experiment, people who reported feeling isolated were more likely than others to give free will and consciousness to various devices. In turn, feeling attached to objects can reduce loneliness. When college students were reminded of a time they’d been excluded socially, they made up by lying about their number of friends on social networks—unless they were first given tasks that caused them to interact with their phone as if it had human qualities. The phone apparently stood in for real friends.When we personify products, they become harder to cast off. After being asked to evaluate their car's personality, people were less likely to say they intended to replace it soon. And anthropomorphizing objects is associated with a tendency to accumulate.So how do people assign characteristics to an object? In part, we rely on looks. On humans, wide faces are associated with dominance. Similarly, people rated cars, clocks, and watches with wide faces as more dominant-looking than narrow-faced ones, and preferred them—especially in competitive situations. An analysis of car sales in Germany found that cars with grilles(格栅) that were upturned like smiles and headlights that were slanted（倾斜的）like narrowed eyes sold best. The purchasers saw these features as increasing a car’s friendliness and aggressiveness, respectively. It’s little wonder so many companies use mascots（吉祥物）to bring brands to life. An analysis of 1,151 brand characters found symbols that were human or humanlike to be common.Personifying products and brands can backfire, however. When a coffee maker was anthropomorphized in an ad (“I am Aroma” versus just “Aroma”)，consumers felt betrayed by increases in its price. Now that speech-enabled coffee makers are on the market, maybe the machines can sweet-talk their way back into consumers, hearts.56. The word “anthropomorphize”（in paragraph 1) most probably means_________.A. think highly of somethingB. find a better way to rate somethingC. see something as humansD. use something as often as possible57. For the college students, the interaction with the phone served as a reminder that .A. they were not lonelyC. they needed real friendsB. the phone had human qualitiesD. the phone was not always necessary58. The writer mentions an analysis of car sales in Germany in order to_________.A. show that friendliness is better received than aggressivenessB. highlight that a symbol looking like a smile appeals more to peopleC. explain why so many companies use mascots to promote their brandsD. illustrate that people will judge something according to its appearance59. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. Consumers should know more about a product before it is on the market.B. Products with a mascot are more likely to win consumers' hearts.C. Increases in a produces price may be accepted with a good ad.D. The personification of a product may not always work.(B)University Shotokan Karate ClubLearn Karate—self-defense and fitnessThe university karate club was founded in 1962. All grades from beginners to advanced are welcome. The classes are suitable for both men and women and several women have obtained their black belt.TUESDAY AND THURSDAY6.00—8.00 p.m.WEA VER HOUSE GYMFIRST LESSON FREEHardly any of us have experienced real violence, but, over the last few years, attacks on innocent people have increased. Each of us has some ability to defend ourselves, and by learning a form of self-defence, we are not only increasing that ability, but also doing something to build our own sense of respect. Karate will show you a lot of simple and effective techniques to protect yourself, giving you increase self-confidence.Far too many people think martial arts (武术) are about violence. Martial arts training is based on a lot of respect, self-discipline, self-control and non-violence. We learn basic etiquette, courtesy and tolerance. Good manners and consideration for others are expected at all times.Karate is the practice of blocking and striking techniques for the purpose of self-defence, health and self-development. Karate exercises the entire body. Techniques are practised on both sides of the body, therefore muscle imbalances do not occur and the strength, coordination, flexibility and agility of both sides of the body are improved. Regular training in Karate improves the body’s physical endurance and flexibility. It also helps concentration and produces the mental calm and assurance that come from knowing we can defend ourselves.Karate has many benefits but they do not come easily or overnight. Training requires ongoing commitment and hard work. Some of you will give up, but a few of you will get your black belt.60. The passage is mainly intended to_________.A. tell readers the benefits of KarateB. attract readers to join the clubC. encourage people to get their black beltD. correct people’s misunderstand of Karate61. What can be learned about University Shotokan Karate Club?A. More men than women have been its members.B. It tests members to see what level they are at.C. Members don’t need to pay for the lessons.D. It offers 4 hours of lessons every week.62. According to the passage, which of the following statements about Karate is true?A. It cultivates people’s respect for themselves as well as for others.B. It involves people’s arm muscles more than body musclesC. It makes people healthy physically instead of mentally.D. It focuses as much on self-defence as on attack.(C)In the classic novel The Day of the Triffids, giant plants terrorise humanity. Triffids can walk and are equipped with poisonous stingers, but their real power lies in their ability to communicate and so plot against us.It sounds far-fetched, but since John Wyndham’s book was published in 1951, one aspect of this fiction has proved to be science fact: plants do talk to one another. It has long been known that insects such as pollinators (传粉者）and pests can distinguish between plants by the chemicals they release. What’s new is the idea that plants use their emissions to talk among themselves. “Plants release chemicals into the atmosphere—these can be viewed as a language in the sense that a plant releasing the chemicals can be viewed as ‘speaking’ and the plant receiving them as ‘listening’ and then responding,” says chemical ecologist James Blande at the University of Eastern Finland.Now we are discovering that air pollution can disrupt these communications. In one study, Blande and his colleagues put individual bumblebees into a box containing paper flowers resembling those of black mustard (芥末). When the scientists injected the scent of real black mustard flowers that grew in either a clean or polluted atmosphere the bumblebees’ re actions were unequivocal: they were immediately attracted to the unpolluted scent, while that from polluted air left them flying around aimlessly.It’s not just the clarity of plant language that gets disrupted，the “loudness” is affected, too. To find out how much things have changed since pre-industrial times, Jose Fuentes at the University of Virginia and his colleagues made a computer model that included historic air pollution levels. It revealed that scents(气味)produced by flowers that could once be picked up kilometres away now travel as little as 200 metres.Even between clean and dirty environments today, a similar reduction in signal can be seen. Take lima beans. When one plant is attacked by spider mites, it emits chemical signals that make others nearby produce more sugary nectar. This, in turn, attracts predatory mites, which eat the attackers. If the atmosphere is clean, Blande found, the beans easily communicate with neighbours growing 70 centimetres away. But in polluted conditions, their warning cries can’t be heard more than 20 centimetres away.63. The writer mentions the novel The Day of the Triffids in order to_________.A. show how far-fetched the novel isB. introduce the topic of the passageC. warn readers of a possible dangerD. illustrate a new discovery of plants64. The word “unequivocal”（in paragraph 4) is closest in meaning to_________.A. familiarB. unpredictableC. differentD. inter-related65. What can be inferred from the passage?A. The scent of plants can’t travel in a shorter distance in polluted airB. Classic novels are usually based on some proved scientific facts.C. It was in pre-industrial times that pollution came into existence.D. Warning cries made by insects are getting softer and softer.66. What is the passage mainly about?A. Chemical signals vary with the age of plants.B. Pollinators and insects either damage or benefit plants.C. Pollution has an impact on the communication between plants.D. Plants communicate with each other by means of what they emit.Section CDirections: Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.We may have 750 friends online，but we’re lonelyMy phone and my laptop are within constant touching distance, whether Tm eating, drinking, in the shower, or watching the football. Before I get up every morning, I check my email, my texts and my Twitter feed. By the time I’ve got out of the shower, it’s time to do it again. I have a constant drip-drop of information from any of the 750 online friends and followers that I associate with. ______67______. How does a 28-year-old man get like this?______68______ In a recent survey of young people, 60 percent said they found it difficult to make friends ‘in real life’ compared with online. I’m way beyond being an awkward teen, but I am wired up most of the day, as are most of my friends. I go to parties, pubs and dinners, but I am there only in spirit. Far from bringing me closer to people, my phone drives me further away.I feel isolated. During working hours, I chatter away on social-networking sites, delaying tasks. I am in a constant state of distraction. Paradoxically（矛盾地), I no longer see the verypeople I want to see becaus e I have been ‘talking’ to them all day.Last weekend, I threw a dinner party. The moment that the food arrived, one best friend aged 26 got up to make a phone call while my other best friend, 27, sat through dinner checking Twitter for football scores. _______69_____ Social networking dominates.The terrifying thing is that none of us can go cold turkey. ______70______If you’re an alcoholic, you can avoid alcohol, but how do I avoid the internet or my phone? I need it to do my job, because my employers demand that they can contact me at any time.That's the problem with social networking. You are hardwired in, but you are always the same cool distance apart.IV. Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage. Summarize in no more than 60 words the main idea of the passage and how it is illustrated. Use your own words as far as possible.Is Alan Sugar a Role Model?In this paper I would like to discuss the question 4Is Alan Sugar a role model for people going into business?9 There are certainly reaso ns to answer 'yes’ or ‘no’ to this question.Alan Sugar has definitely been a successful businessman and celebrity. He left school at 16 with no qualifications and started his own business selling electrical goods out of the back of a van. He now has an estimated fortune of £830 million and is the 84th richest man in the UK. His Amstrad CPC 464 was one of the first home computers and by the end of the 1980s Amstrad had a stock market value of £1.25 billion. In the nineties and later he started buying and selling companies such as Sinclair, Betacom, Viglen and eventually sold Amstrad itself, at a profit. He was also Chairman of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. He has now become a TV celebrity with his own TV series The Apprentice', which is a reality TV show where a group of young business people try to win an important position in Alan Sugar’s company.On the other hand, Alan Sugar has, for a long time, not been very popular with many people. He has a reputation for being a rude and insensitive man. He has tr eated the contestants on ‘The Apprentice’ badly. In fact Alan Sugar is best known for saying ‘You’re fired!’ to someone in every episode. Many business people have also said that. ‘The Apprentice’ actually shows you how not to run a business, rather than how to run one. Even his business skills have been questioned. Amstrad was very unsuccessful in the nineties and many people blame Sugar personally for that failure.In conclusion, Alan Sugar is certainly not an ideal role model. However, in my opinion Alan Sugar is a role model because he started with nothing and finished a millionaire. Such a story surely has lessons for all of us.V. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.72. 这次的台风与上海擦肩而过。
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2024届高三英语期末模拟试题3第一部分阅读(共两节,满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)AReading has been in decline for years.One of the reasons for the decline in book sales is the leaps and bounds in technology.Why do you buy a book when you can conveniently buy audiobooks(有声读物) instead?Here are4of the best audiobooks you can find.The Power of NowPublished in2000,The Power of Now explains a journey—a journey that encourages you to dismiss your analytical(分析的)mind and set aside yourself as well.The author,Eckhart Tolle,guides you through these transitions with easy words and phrases.The purpose of this book is to help you pay more attention to the current moment—the“now”.The AlchemistIt talks about the journey of a boy named Santiago who travels from Spain to Egypt in search of riches.Along the way,he meets three characters,a woman,a man who thinks he’s a king and the alchemist(炼金术士).These characters help guide Santiago to his goal,but over time that goal changes.It moves away from worldly riches to something deeper and more meaningful.The Power of HabitWritten by Charles Duhigg,it talks all about the power behind habits using various cases and plots to present Duhigg’s points.In the book,Duhigg turns complex systems and methods into easily digestible stories that people and businesses can relate to.OutliersWritten by Malcolm Gladwell,this book has popularized the idea that practising10,000hours in total will make you an expert in that area.It also covers other aspects about what many of today’s great people do in their daily life and how they have become successful in their own field.1.Why did Eckhart Tolle write The Power of Now?A.To encourage people to travel.B.To tell people to focus on the present.C.To meet different people’s curiosity.D.To give advice to the businessman.2.What did Santiago pursue during his journey at first?A.Wealth.B.Fame.C.Wisdom.D.Friendship.3.Which of the books talks about the power of practice?A.The Power of Now.B.Outliers.C.The Power of Habit.D.The Alchemist.BI once knew a high school teacher who made,in my mind,a curious comment.Referring to a naughty student,he remarked,with a tone of gloomy resignation,“People don’t change.”I knew the kid well.He was what one would call a“juvenile delinquent(不良少年)”.But if schooling held no promise of making positive changes in kids,what was the point of teaching?My own son,Alyosha,growing up,was athletic,energetic,and occasionally hard to handle.But he never showed the least interest in tools,or working with his hands in any way.The result was that he couldn’t tell a screwdriver from a paintbrush.I recall one day,as I fussed under the car,calling out to him to bring me an adjustable wrench(活动扳手).He fetched a pair of pliers(钳子).“No,”I pleaded while trying to hold an oily car part in place.“Pliers.”He went back into the garage and returned with a bar.“No, no,”I corrected him.“The adjustable wrench!For loosening a nut.”To which,in his own defence,he exclaimed,“Well,I don’t know!”Years passed.And then,one day,well into his20s,he told me he had decided on a technical school: machinery technology.I nodded approvingly,but already knew that it was a challenging field,full of moving parts,tools,and dreaded maths.During his period in Coast Guard Technical School,I thought about him daily,wondering what the outcome would be.I had prepared myself for the phone call telling me that it was just too much and he was being sent to sea as a deckhand.It didn’t happen.The phone did ring,but it was Alyosha asking me to fly to Virginia to attend his graduation and pin his new rank on his collar.Prouder I couldn’t have been.As I stood before my son,Alyosha,standing at attention and staring dead ahead,glanced at me.“You want me to help you,Dad?”he said.“Always,”I answered,“but not this time.”Yeah,people do change.And,in my experience,it’s usually something to see.4.What’s the author’s attitude towards the teacher’s remark?A.He approves of it.B.He argues against it.C.He is interested in it.D.He is uncertain about it.5.The examples in Paragraph2are used to show Alyosha.cked team spiritB.knew little about mechanicsC.had a bad relationship with his dadD.was willing to learn any handwork6.According to the author,a technical school.A.was a correct choice for Alyosha to makeB.might satisfy Alyosha’s interest in mechanicsC.was suitable for Alyosha to attendD.would be a challenge for Alyosha7.Why was the author ready to get the phone call from his son?A.He missed his son very much.B.He had an appointment with his son.C.He expected good news about his son.D.He thought his son would quit school.CAll across the nation,in Americans’backyards and garages and living rooms,wild animals kept as pets live side by side with their human owners.It’s believed that more exotic animals live in American homes than are cared for in American zoos.The exotic pet business has drawn criticism from animal welfare advocates and wildlife conservationists alike,who say it’s not only dangerous to bring wildlife into households but it’s cruel and criminal.Yet the issue is far from black or white.The term exotic pet has no firm definition.It can refer to any wildlife kept in human households or simply to a pet that’s more unusual than the common dog or cat.Privately owning exotic animals is currently permitted in a handful of states with no restrictions in America.Adam Roberts of Born Free USA keeps a running database of deaths and injuries caused by exotic pet ownership:In Connecticut a55-year-old woman’s face was permanently disfigured by her friend’s lifelong pet monkey;in Ohio an80-year-old man was attacked by a200-pound kangaroo;in Nebraska a34-year-old man was strangled(勒死)to death by his pet snake.And that list does not include the number of people who become sick from coming into contact with zoonotic(动物传染的)diseases.Some people see wild animals as pets as a way to connect with the natural world.Other exotic pet owners say they are motivated by a desire to preserve threatened species.They believe climate change and human population growth could wipe out a species in record time,so having a backup population is a good idea.But some groups like Born Free USA and the World Wildlife Fund say that captive breeding(圈养)of endangered species by private owners—whether for commercial,conservation,or educational reasons—serves only to continue a booming market for exotic animals.That,in turn,results in a greater risk to animals still living in their natural habitat.8.Which word can replace the phrase“far from black or white”in Paragraph1?A.Contradictory.B.Ridiculous.C.Controversial.D.Universal.9.Why does the writer list some deaths and injuries in the passage?A.To give us a clear and firm definition of exotic pets.B.To show keeping exotic animals can be very dangerous.C.To prove humans cannot be infected by animal diseases.D.To tell us it’s illegal to have exotic pet ownership in the USA.10.What’s the main idea of Paragraph3?A.The reasons for keeping exotic animals as pets.B.Worries about the endangered wild animals.C.The differences between people who keep exotic pets.D.The disadvantages of privately owning exotic animals.11.The last paragraph of the passage is intended to.A.introduce some animal protection groupsB.argue against keeping exotic animals in captivityC.warn people of the danger of animals being caughtD.prove captive breeding can encourage exotic pet businessDCars powered by batteries made from seawater and planes fueled by ammonia(氨)will become common over the next10years,Bill David,a professor of materials chemistry has predicted.Most batteries for electric cars and smartphones are powered by lithium(锂),which has to be mined, but David thinks that they will be overtaken by batteries made from sodium(钠),which can be obtained from seawater and salt.The future of air travel could also be greener thanks to biofuels.David said:“We are developing an ammonia-based plane.In principle,we can improve on an Airbus A320or a Boeing787and essentially replace jet fuel with ammonia.”David said that batteries could,at first,combine sodium and lithium,as sodium was not quite as powerful as lithium but is much more sufficient.“It’s not quite perfect in terms of performance,so we need both,”David said.“Sodium is on the way up and most electric cars have had a combination of lithium and sodium batteries in them.My estimate is that by2040I would not be surprised if there were ten times more sodium batteries than lithium ones,maybe even100times.”The first generation of mass-produced sodium batteries has been used for an electric car for the first time.Sodium will not be the final answer to eco-friendly air travel,however,which is why David’s team is looking into the use of ammonia.Some companies are looking into whether jet fuel can be replaced with hydrogen,but David sees ammonia as more sustainable.He said:“If you do the sums,then at500mph youget the same amount of power as jet fuel,but just40per cent of the range.However,even with the range hit,a787could still go from London to New York.”However,a report from the Royal Society on net-zero aviation,which David co-wrote,says that replacing jet fuel with biofuel would require half of the agricultural land in the UK.12.What is an advantage of sodium batteries?A.Their performance is easy to improve.B.Their raw material is easily accessible.C.They are widely applied to various vehicles.D.They are more powerful than other batteries.13.According to David,which is ideal for future electric cars?A.Lithium battery.B.Sodium battery.C.Hydrogen fuel.D.Ammonia fuel.14.What is Paragraph5mainly about?A.Hydrogen casts a light on jet fuel market.B.Electric car makers favour sodium batteries.C.Ammonia features sustainability and practicability.panies have mass-produced recycled batteries.15.What’s David’s attitude to replacing jet fuel with biofuel?A.Tolerant.B.Unclear.C.Cautious.D.Doubtful.第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)Responsibility is an admirable character that makes life better for everyone around you.It isn’t only about doing your homework or feeding the dog.16Showing responsibility isn’t always easy,but practising and making an effort will help you improve over time.Think of the consequences before speaking or acting.Bad decisions often lead to a lot of new problems.Many times,you can avoid these problems by thinking about what you’re about to do before you go through with it.Irresponsible people often make decisions without realizing how they are affecting others.17Pause and reflect on your actions to see what you can do better.Take a time out to look back on what you have said or done,especially after a difficult decision.18Consider what goes right,what goes wrong,and what you can do differently next e what you learn to become wiser and more responsible.19If you’re honest,people will believe you are a responsible person.Try to be as honest as possible.Lying leads to deeper holes in the long run,so admit when you do something wrong.This can be very tough to do at times,but it’s something you can handle when you’re a responsible person.Apologize for any mistake you make.No one is perfect,and no matter how responsible you try to be, you might mess up sometimes.20If you hurt someone,tell them you are sorry and will do better next time.A.Tell the truth to be honest with others.B.Instead of hiding your mistakes,own them.C.Find solutions for problems instead of blaming others.D.It’s also about making proper choices and doing what is right.E.By reflecting,you give yourself a chance to make better decisions.F.Avoid big lies hurting one’s feelings if you want people to trust you.G.Most decisions affect other people,so be responsible for your choices.第二部分语言运用(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)On January20,Nome was cut off from the rest of the world due to heavy snow.Worse still, diphtheria(白喉),a(n)21infectious(传染的)disease mainly affecting children,struck the town. Medicine was in great need to stop other kids from getting sick.22,the closest supply was over1,000 miles away,in Anchorage.How could the medicine get to Nome?The town’s23was already full of ice,so it couldn’t come by ship.Cars and horses couldn’t travel on the24roads.No jet airplanes and big trucks then!By January26,four children had died.Twenty more were25.Nome’s town officials came up with a(n)26.They would have the medicine sent by27from Anchorage to Nenana.From there, dogsled(狗拉雪橇)drivers would28it to Nome in a relay(接力).The race began on January27.The first driver,Shannon,picked up the medicine from the train at Nenana and rode all night.On January31,a driver named Seppala had to29a frozen body of water called Norton Sound,which was covered with ice,sometimes breaking up without warning.In that case, he would30,and so would the sick children of Nome.But Seppala made it across.A huge snowstorm hit on February1.A driver named Kaasen had to brave this storm.At one point, huge piles of snow blocked his31.He had to leave the trail(雪橇痕迹)to get around them. Conditions were so bad that it was impossible for him to32the trail again.The only hope was Balto, Kaasen’s lead dog.Balto put his nose to the ground,33to find the smell of other dogs that had travelled on the trail.34,he succeeded.At5:30a.m.on February2,Kaasen and his dog35in Nome.Within minutes,the doctor quickly gave the medicine to the sick children.All of them recovered.21.A.harmless B.deadly C.unknown D.slight22.A.Moreover B.Therefore C.Otherwise D.However23.A.airport B.station C.harbour D.border24.A.narrow B.snowy C.busy D.dirty25.A.tired B.upset C.pale D.sick26.A.plan B.excuseC.message D.topic27.A.air B.rail C.sea D.road28.A.carry B.return C.mail D.give29.A.enter B.move C.visit D.cross30.A.escape B.bleed C.swim D.die31.A.memory B.exit C.way D.destination32.A.find B.fix C.pass D.change33.A.pretending B.trying C.asking D.learning34.A.Luckily B.Unfortunately C.Honestly D.Secretly35.A.gathered B.stayed C.camped D.arrived第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)A custom may take generations to form,especially in terms of choosing symbolic food for a holiday. But eating birthday noodles in China for National Day is a new custom,36is quickly gaining popularity in China.The Chinese have been eating and developing various kinds of noodles37thousands of years. 38is a widely practised custom for people39(enjoy)a bowl of noodles on their birthday as a symbol of longevity(长寿).Their family members may also have noodles to share the joy and express their blessing.National Day is40birthday of the People’s Republic of China,and people eat birthday noodles to show their best41(wish)for the motherland.Many video bloggers and official accounts took the chance to42(proud)introduce their local noodles to the country and show people’s enthusiasm for43(take)part in the activity.Before this year’s National Day holiday,a new book with pictures,recipes and stories of365different noodles from across China44(publish)by the People’s Publishing House.It also45(contain)more than170 teaching videos to help readers make noodles.36.37.38.39.40.41.42.43.44.45.第三部分写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节应用文写作(满分15分)假定你是李华,上周六下午你校在学校礼堂举行了消防逃生演练(fire drill)。
2024年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试高三英语仿真试题三
A group of six or seven women, Beth included, circled around the mother son pair and did something to help.Beth sang him “The Itsy Bitsy Spider”．Another offered an orange.Another gave him a toy she had on hand.Another helped get his cup out of Mom’s bag.Yet another tended to Mom by offering her a water bottle.With the help of these incredible women, the kid and his mother calmed down and were able to board the plane.
This mom was noticeably pregnant and traveling alone with her young son at aLos Angelesairport.Then things had taken a turn for the worse.
The boy, about 18 months old, was in the midst of what Beth, a Facebook user, referred to as a “total meltdown”. He was running all over the place, kicking,screaming, and flopping down (猛然躺下) on the floor, dead set on not getting aboard the plane.His mom did her best to calm him down, but, according to Beth, “she couldn’t pick him up because he was so upset.He kept running away from her, then lying down on the ground, kicking and screaming again.” Finally, the momcame to her wit’s end.She sat down on the floor next to her son, buried her face in her hands, and began to cry.
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高中英语试卷期中检测（九年级）二、语言知识及运用（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从16 ~ 25各题所给的A、B、C、和D项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
（）16. You must run as ________ as you can, or you may lose the game.A. quickB. hardlyC. goodD. fast（）17. --- Your dress is very beautiful. I think it isn’t cheap.--- Thanks. It ________ me two hundred dollars.A. paidB. spentC. costD. took（）18. “ It’s really kind ________ you to help me ________ the study after school,” said Jane.A. of; withB. of; toC. for; withD. for; to（）19. --- Is that your best friend Sam?--- No, it ________ be him. He is having his holiday in Paris.A. mustn’tB. can’tC. may notD. needn’t（）20. In Guangzhou, we have made ________ a rule ________ in public places.A. this; not to smokeB. this; not smokingC. it; to not smokeD. it; not to smoke（）21. She asked me to give her some paper ________.A. to writeB. to write onC. writing onD. to write with（）22. He’s had breakfast at home with his family, ________ he?A. hadn’tB. didn’tC. hasn’tD. isn’t（）23. --- Yummy! The bread is very nice.--- That’s right. It will taste ________ with some cheese.A. betterB. bestC. goodD. well（）24. ________ they were hungry and tired, ________ they still kept on searching for the missing people in the accident.A. Because; soB. Because; /C. Although; butD. Although; /（）25. This film is ________ that I have seen it many times.A. such an excitingB. so excitingC. so a excitingD. such exciting第二节语法选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从26 ~ 35各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Stuart and Steve were twin brothers. Stuart loved to play basketball. But Steve loved to read books.One day Stuart was playing basketball when his leg ____26____. When they took him to the hospital, the doctor said he wouldn’t be able to play for six months. Steve went on ____27____ him and brought him books ____28____ basketball. At first Stuart wasn’t going to read them. Then he began to read them and find that there were ways he could play basketball better. He began to think that books weren’t bad.When Stuart’s leg started getting ____29____, Steve would help him by going for walks with him. Finally, Stuart’s doctor said he could start playing basketball again. Then Stuart showed Steve ____30____ to toss for baskets. Steve found that he enjoyed it. Then Stuart was ready to take part in the basketball games. Steve went to games and enjoyed ____31____. They then always practiced basketball and ____32____ books together.So you can see, when ____33____ happens, something good may happen ____34____. Steve showed Stuart about books and Stuart showed Steve about basketball. So you can also try showing ____35____ something that you like to do and they can show you something that they like to do. In this way, you can find new things to do.（）26. A. broke B. was breaking C. was broken D. will break（）27. A. see B. seeing C. to see D. saw（）28. A. on B. at C. with D. saw（）29. A. good B. well C. better D. best（）30. A. how B. what C. where D. when（）31. A. himself B. he C. his D. him（）32. A. reading B. read C. seeing D. saw（）33. A. anything bad B. bad anythingC. bad somethingD. something bad（）34. A. also B. as well C. either D. neither（）35. A. another B. the other C. other D. others三、完型填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从36 ~ 45各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A boy was sent by his parents to a boarding school（寄宿学校）. Before being sent away, this boy was the ____36____ student in his class. He was at the top in every competition. But the boy changed after leaving home and attending the boarding school. His grades started ____37____. He hated being a group. He was lonely all the time.His ____38____ started worrying about the boy. But even they did not know ____39____ was wrong with him. So his dad ____40____ to travel to the school and talk with him. They sat on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started ____41____ him casual questions about his classes, teachers and sports. ____42____ some time his dad said, “Do you know son, why I am here today?” The boy answered back, “To check my ____43____?”“No, no,” his dad replied, “I am here to tell you that you are the most important person for me. I want to see you happy. I don’t care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. You are my life.” These words caused the boy’s eyes to fill with tears. He hugged（拥抱）his dad. They didn’t say ____44____ to each other for a long time.Now the boy had everything he wanted. He knew there was someone on this Earth who cared for him ____45____. And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no on has ever seen him sad!（）36. A. healthiest B. nicest C. loneliest D. brightest（）37. A. raising B. going C. leaving D. dropping（）38. A. friends B. parents C. teachers D. classmates（）39. A. what B. why C. how D. where（）40. A. liked B. continued C. decided D. thought（）41. A. saying B. telling C. speaking D. asking（）42. A. When B. Before C. After D. Until（）43. A. groups B. grades C. happiness D. brightness（）44. A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything（）45. A. widely B. strongly C. heavily D. deeply四、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。