四川省绵阳市盐亭中学2022-2023学年高三上学期11月月考英语.docx

盐亭中学高2020级第三次模拟测试 英 语 第一部分:听力 1．How does the man go to the Twin Towers? A．By train. B．By subway. C．By bus. 2．What does the man like most? A．Baseball. B．Football. C．Basketball. 3．How much will the woman lend to the man? A．$5. B．$7. C．$8. 4．What has the woman been busy doing? A．Applying for a visa to Britain. B．Brushing up on her English. C．Packing up to go abroad. 5．What's the man doing? A．Apologizing to the woman. B．Criticizing the woman. C．Arguing with the woman. 听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。 6. What are the speakers talking about? A．A band. B．A cellphone. C．Music. 7. Why does the woman listen to Barndoor Boys' songs? A．To calm down. B．To cheer up. C．To relax. 听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。 8．Why does the man make the call? A．To report a fire. B．To order a garden pipe. C．To show anger with a neighbor. 9．What will the man do? A．Help the owner. B．Calm down. C．Hold the line. 听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。 10．Where are the speakers probably? A．On the way. B．In an office. C．At home. 11．When will the speakers meet for lunch? A．At 12：15 pm. B．At 1：00 pm. C．At 2：15 pm. 12．What will the woman do first today? A．Meet Maria for shopping. B．Take an aerobics class. C．Have a hair appointment. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。 13．What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A．Old schoolmates. B．Old colleagues. C．Old neighbors. 14．What is the man's problem? A．He fears to take elevators. B．He is afraid of spiders. C．He can't find a job. 15. How did the woman overcome her problem? A．By getting professional help. B．By taking some medicine. C．By seeing a doctor. 16. What does the woman suggest the man do? A．Look for another job. B．Practice step by step. C．Talk with Mr.Black. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。 17. When did the speaker receive the important gift? A．When she was 17 years old. B．Before she left junior high school. C．After she entered senior high school. 18. How did the speaker feel at school at first? A．Lonely. B．Happy. C．Worried. 19. Who was the boy? A．The speaker's schoolmate. B．The speaker's deskmate. C．The speaker's monitor. 20. What does the speaker want to tell us? A．Cherish the school year. B．Remember to smile. C．Be confident. 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） A You can either travel or read, but either your body or soul must be on the way. The popular saying has inspired many people to read or go sightseeing. Traveling just like reading, is a refreshing journey from the busy world. Books, brain food, can keep you company on your travel. On the Road, 1957, by Jack Kerouac The book is a globally popular spiritual guide book about youth. The main character in the book drives across the US continent with several young people and finally reaches Mexico. After the exhausting and exciting trip, the characters in the book begin to realize the meaning of life. The book can be a good partner with you to explore the United States. Life is Elsewhere, 1975, by Milan Kundera Jean-Jacques Rousseau once said, “Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.” The book tells a young artist’s romantic but miserable life, about how he reads, dreams, and has a relationship. Experience the artist’s passionate life in the book during a trip to Central Europe. The book invites you to deeply reflect on your current life. The Stories of Sahara, 1967, by Sanmao The book narrates the author’s simple but adventurous life in the Sahara Desert, which seems a desolate and dull place. The fancy natural scenery and life there, along with the author’s romantic and intensive emotion, will inspire you to explore the mysterious land. Reading the book is like participating in a dialogue with the author, who is sincere and humorous. Lotus, 2006 by Annbaby This novel set in Tibet, tells three people’s stories, each with their unique characteristics. It reveals modern people’s emotions and inner life, their confusion about love, and exploration of Buddhism.The book is a good partner to bring you to the sacred land Tibet. 21. Which book is about the exploration of life value through a journey? A. On the Road. B. Life is Elsewhere. C. The Stories of Sahara. D. Lotus. 22. Whose book could be the most suitable for your trip to Germany? A. Jack Kerouac’s. B. Sanmao’s. C. Annbaby’s. D. Milan Kundera’s. 23. What can we learn from the text? A. Lotus is a religious book exploring Tibetan Buddhist culture. B. On the road advises a classic route for driving across the US. C. The stories of Sahara records its authors’ own life in the desert. D. Life is Elsewhere demonstrates Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s own life. B The great-grandmother is learning English with the help of her family when she is at the age of 91. She hopes to use the language at next year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo. Takamizawa was one of the more than 200, 00 people who requested to volunteer for Tokyo’s 2020 Games. English is not required for service, but it is a useful skill for volunteers to have. But Takamizawa had not been able to learn the language when she was young. Takamizawa said that she was in high school when World War Two started. She said, “In my second year there, English was banned because it was the enemy language.” Takamizawa said her grandchildren helped persuade her that she was not too old to learn. “When I talked to my grandchildren about my wish, they said, ‘It’s not too late. We will teach you one word a day’ ”. Natsuko is Takamizawa’s granddaughter and main English teacher. Natsuko sends a new English word to her grandmother’s phone every day. They also often work together directly on phrases that Takamizawa will need for the Olympics. “Welcome to Tokyo, this is the Olympic stadium, how can I help you?” Takamizawa answers when asked to say an English phrase she has learned. Natsuko explains that she wanted to give her grandmother something to enjoy. “I can clearly see her English is getting better. It’s my joy now.” The EF English Proficiency Index is a measure of the level of English spoken in a country. Japan ranks 49th among countries where English is not the first language. This situation is slowly changing as younger generations welcome English. However, Takamizawa believes real change will not happen unless Japanese people become more open to the rest of the world. With around 500 days to go until the games begin, the whole Takamizawa family is ready to welcome the world to Tokyo. 24. Why couldn’t Takamizawa learn English when she was young? A. Because English was useless. B. Because she was too young to learn English. C. Because English was forbidden to learn. D. Because she was unwilling to learn English. 25. What can we know from the third paragraph? A. Takamizawa gets strong support from her family. B. Takamizawa’s grandchildren love her a lot. C. Natsuko is Takamizawa’s granddaughter and only English teacher. D. Natsuko teaches Takamizawa English mainly by talking with her. 26. What does the underlined phrase “This situation” in Paragraph 4 refer to? A. English is not the first language in Japan. B. The level of English spoken in Japan is relatively low. C. Younger generations in Japan welcome English. D. Japanese people become open to the rest of the world. 27. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Where there is a will, there is a way. B. It is never too late to learn. C. The early bird catches the worm. D. Two heads are better than one. C Move over, helicopter parents. “Snowplow (扫雪机) parents” are the newest reflection of an intensive (强化的) parenting style that can include parents booking their adult children haircuts, texting their college kids to wake them up so they don’t sleep through a test, and even calling their kids’ employers. Helicopter parenting, the practice of wandering anxiously near one’s children, monitoring their every activity, is so 20th century. Some rich mothers and fathers now are more like snowplows: machines moving ahead, clearing any difficulties in their children’s path to success, so they don’t have to suffer failure, frustration (挫折) or lose opportunities. It starts early, when parents get on wait lists for excellent preschools before their babies are born and try to make sure their kids never do anything that may frustrate them. It gets more intense when school starts: running forgotten homework to school or calling a coach to request that their children make the team. Rich parents may have more time and money to devote to making sure their children don’t ever meet with failure, but it’s not only rich parents practicing snowplow parenting. This intensive parenting has become the most welcome way to raise children, regardless of income, education, or race. Yes, it’s a parent’s job to support the children, and to use their adult wisdom to prepare for the future when their children aren’t mature enough to do so. That’s why parents hide certain toys from babies to avoid getting angry or take away a teenager’s car keys until he finishes his college applications. But snowplow parents can take it too far, some experts say. If children have never faced a difficulty, what happens when they get into the real world? “Solving problems, taking risks and overcoming frustration are key life skills,” many child development experts say, “and if parents don’t let their children experience failure, the children don’t acquire them.” 28. What do we know about snowplow parenting? A. It appeared before helicopter parenting. B. It costs parents less than helicopter parenting. C. It was a typical phenomenon of the 20th century. D. It provides more than enough services for children. 29. What is mainly discussed about snowplow parenting in Paragraph 4? A. Its cost. B. Its benefits. C. Its popularity. D. Its ending. 30. Why does the author mention parents’ taking away car keys? A. To show teenagers are no better than babies. B. To advise teenagers not to treat their cars as toys. C. To advise parents not to buy cars for their teenagers. D. To show it’s appropriate to help children when necessary. 31. What’s the possible result of snowplow parenting according to the experts? A. Children lacking problem-solving ability in reality. B. Children mastering more key life skills than parents. C. Children gaining great success in every aspect of life. D. Children meeting no problems or frustration after growing up. D A robot created by Washington State University (WSU) scientists could help elderly people with dementia (痴呆) and other limitations live independently in their own homes. The Robot Activity Support System, or RAS, uses sensors installed in a WSU smart home to determine where its residents are, what they are doing and when they need assistance with daily activities. It navigates (定位) through rooms and around obstacles to find people on its own, provides video instructions on how to do simple tasks and can even lead its owner to objects like their medication or a snack in the kitchen. “RAS combines the convenience of a mobile robot with the activity detection technology of a WSU smart home to provide assistance in the moment, as the need for help is detected,” said Bryan Minor, a postdoctoral researcher in the WSU School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Currently, an estimated 50 percent of adults over the age of 85 need assistance with every day activities such as preparing meals and taking medication and the annual cost for this assistance in the US is nearly $2 trillion. With the number of adults over 85 expected to triple by 2050, researchers hope that technologies like RAS and the WSU smart home will relieve some of the financial strain on the healthcare system by making it easier for older adults to live alone. RAS is the first robot researchers have tried to incorporate into their smart home environment. They recently published a study in the journal Cognitive Systems Research that demonstrates how RAS could make life easier for older adults struggling to live independently. “While we are still in an early stage of development, our initial results with RAS have been promising,” Minor said. “The next step in the research will be to test RAS’ performance with a group of older adults to get a better idea of what prompts, video reminders and other preferences they have regarding the robot.” 32. How does RAS serve elderly people? A. Through sensors. B. Through objects. C. Through a mobile robot. D. Through their daily activities. 33. What can we know about RAS? A. It is the first robot used in daily life. B. Its function remains to be tested. C. It can locate people and do any task. D. It can cook for owners on its own. 34. What’s Minor’s attitude toward the future of RAS? A. Doubtful. B. Negative. C. Optimistic. D. Uncertain. 35 What can be a suitable title for the text? A. Elderly people leave the nursing home. B Smart Home Tests first elder-Care robot. C. RAS, the first robot to make home smart. D. Older adults have benefited from RAS. 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。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Our world is more connected than ever before thanks to technology. ____36____ Indeed, it is becoming increasingly important that we all learn how to deal with this painful feeling. You should be determined to actively end your loneliness. We often end up passively waiting for someone else to make us feel less lonely. You may feel that your loneliness indicates that nobody is willing to connect with you. And there is nothing you can do about it. But that is far from the truth. ____37____ You should find reasons why you are lonely. We all feel lonely for different reasons. Some of us have no one to interact with on a consistent basis and that’s why we feel lonely. You may feel that the people in your life don’t share your thoughts and ideas. ____38____ you need to identify it. And you know exactly how to handle your loneliness. ___39___ People who are lonely tend to fall into destructive mental habits. They try to avoid the pain of not being understood and being disconnected by not giving people an opportunity to understand and connect with them. So the solution is to share your thoughts and feelings with others and to do so openly and fearlessly. You should find people who share your interests. ____40____ everybody is interested in something. And just as there are many interests, there are many people who share those interests. Find what interests you and connect with others on that basis. A. Whatever the reason is, B. When you feel really lonely, C. If you want to make friends with them, D. Whether it’s coin collecting or video games, E. You should be open about your thoughts, ideas and desires. F. Ending loneliness is something that you can and should pursue actively. G. However, more and more of us find ourselves having to stand loneliness. 第一节 （共20小题;每小题1. 5分, 满分30分） 阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C和D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Elsa Desmond knows she is not going to win a medal at the Beijing Win