1、四川省泸县四中高2023届高三上期期末考试英语试题注意事项:1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，只需将答题卡交回。第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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
2、。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。1Whats the regular price for the haircut?A20 yuan.B60 yuan.C130 yuan.2What is the probable relationship between the speakers?ABoss and secretary. BDoctor and patient. CSalesman and customer.3What is the woman doing?ADrinking juice. BEating breakfast. CWriti
3、ng an essay.4What does the woman usually have?AThe steak.BThe lamb.CThe chicken.5What is the weather like now?AIts raining.BIts cloudy.CIts sunny.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。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段对话，回答以下6-7小题。6Whi
4、ch sport are the speakers talking about?ATennis.BVolleyball.CBasketball.7What does the man think of the sport?AEasy.BBoring.CInteresting.听第7段对话，回答以下8-9小题。8What happened to the womans flight?AIt failed to take off on time.BIt was canceled without notice.CIt arrived about two hours earlier.9Where does
5、 the conversation probably take place?AAt the cafe. BAt the airport. CIn a restaurant.听第8段对话，回答以下10-12小题。10What will the woman do tonight?AWatch TV.BMake a meal.CVisit her friend.11Where did Mary go last year?ASpain.BFrance.CPortugal.12What will the man do next?AMake a plan.BCall his friends.CBuy so
6、me hot dogs.听第9段对话，回答以下13-16小题。13What is the relationship between the speakers?ADriver and passenger. BClub owner and customer. CInterviewer and interviewee.14What can the guests do on the bus?ADrive the bus.BHave cold drinks.CCook food.15What are guests expected to do for parties?AGet dressed smart
7、ly. BBring their VIP cards. CBook clubs in advance.16What does the man suggest guests do before a fancy-dress party?AControl the number of people.BInform him of the booking time.CAvoid wearing jeans and sports shoes.听第10段对话，回答以下17-20小题。17Where does the speaker come from?AAustralia.BEngland.CAmerica.
8、18What do English people think of Americans?ASelf-centered.BHumorous.CCool.19What did the speaker like to do in the afternoon in England?AHave a cup of tea.BWatch comedy shows.CPlay with his friends.20What did the speaker find amazing in England?AThe TV program.BThe tea shop.CThe old buildings.第二部分
9、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。ATravel is the only thing that will really make you richer. While its very valid, therere many times when we are simply unable to travel for certain reasons. However, theres still a great and affordable way to experience new place
10、s: books.WildWild is Cheryl Strayeds beautifully written story of hiking the Pacific Crest Trail for 1,100 miles all by herself. Her journey of self-discovery and facing her painful past is fascinating and will keep you fascinated from the first page up until the last. You will feel like youre hikin
11、g alongside Strayed the whole time.On the RoadJack Kerouacs classic novel in 1957 is a masterpiece from the Beat Generation, which tells the timeless tale of being young, confused, and just getting on the road to try to figure it all out. The book tells the personal developmental story of Sal, who i
12、s strongly based on Kerouac himself, leaving New York City and traveling around the country. The book ensures madness, along with colorful characters and heartbreaking moments.The Caliphs HouseThis book is written by author Tahir Shah, whose experience of vacationing in Morocco of Africa during his
13、childhood growing up led him to move with his family from London to Morocco, where he learned a lot. His writing is rich and fascinating and tells an incredible story of their time of living there.The Great Railway BazaarPaul Therouxs book narrates his four-month experience in 1973 traveling by trai
14、n from London to Europe, the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, as well as his return trip on the Trans-Siberian Railway, enriching and improving himself. Theroux explored poverty and ignorance throughout the book, which is often considered as a classic in the travel writing wo
15、rld.21Which book tells of the authors long journey on foot?AWild. BOn the Road.CThe Caliphs House. DThe Great Railway Bazaar.22What is the main content of The Caliphs House?AThe authors rich writing experience. BThe story of British children in Africa.CThe vacation of an African family in London. DT
16、he authors childhood experience in Morocco.23What are the four books mainly concerned with？AMadness and sadness.BTravel and self-growth.CPoverty and confusion.DChildhood and ignorance.BWe were a good 90 minutes into the hike and now were on the backside of Stump Pond at Blydenburgh County Park in Sm
17、ithtown. Typically, when hikers reach the backside of a lake or a mountain or whatever they experience a measure of relative peace. But this was last August, in the midst of the pandemic of COVID-19, and on that backside in Blydenburgh we crossed paths with a group of hikers coming in the other dire
18、ction, and then a family of four hanging out just off the trail by the waters edge, and then a solo hiker, and then a group of boys rushing around on bicycles.There was a lot of that going around in the year of the coronavirus. Over the past year, we sought out our parks like never before. Long Isla
19、nds state parks had more than 32 million visitors in 2020, a 5 million-plus jump from 2019, with big increases posted in flagships like Jones Beach, Robert Moses and Sunken Meadow as well as lesser-known places like Napeague, Trailview and Hallock State Park Preserve. The same phenomenon seemed to o
20、ccur at county, town and village parks, too. Nassau Countys Nickerson Beach saw attendance jump from 11,477 in 2019 to 23,586 in 2020 even though the parks were capped at 50% capacity.However, all that park-love took a toll. There was more littering, more people leaving more pet droppings on trails,
21、 more hikers taking more shortcuts off marked trails which leaves channels destroyed and just doesnt look good. There were many reports of people not following masking and distancing guidelines, and of park personnel serving as ambassadors for respect and common sense.As good as they are, our parks
22、on all levels need more money and personnel to maintain and upgrade them, and more help from us in terms of politeness to our fellow parkgoers.Anyway, were still in the outdoors, still seeking peace and recreation. And we might keep coming, even as the malls and movie theaters have reopened their do
23、ors.24What can we infer from paragraph 1?AHikers found a new form of recreation.BThe coronavirus might set off going around in the park.CStump Pond is famous all around the world.DIts easy to reach the backside of Stump Pond.25What does the underlined word “flagships” in paragraph 2 refer to?AThe no
24、ted parks.BThe best products.CPlaces of interest.DThe most important ship.26What bad influence did the park-love bring about?AThe parks were overcrowded. BThe limited capacity was broken.CThere were more pets and marked trails. DDamage has been done to the parks.27Whats the purpose of writing this p
25、assage?ATo show the impacts of the coronavirus on parks. BTo encourage people to go hiking in parks.CTo appeal to people to do their part to protect parks. DTo illustrate current situation of the pandemic.CScientists at MIT have managed to change ordinary spinach plants into natural sensors which ca
26、n find chemicals used in bombs. The secret to giving spinach these special powers is nanotech, which is scientific area that deals with making or changing things that are extremely tiny.“Ordinary spinach plants can be found everywhere and easy to store; like other plants, they normally take in carbo
27、n dioxide gas,” the scientists say. “But actually they can sense small changes of soil and water potential and respond to them. If we tap into this point, there is a wealth of information to access. Thats what the scientists use to power their tiny experiments.”For this experiment, the scientists pl
28、aced two different kinds of tiny nano-materials into spinach plants. To get them into the plants, the scientists put a liquid containing them on the bottom of the plants leaves. As part of its natural process, the spinach plant pulls water through its roots and into its leaves. If the water contains
29、 certain chemicals used in bombs, the tiny sensors in the leaves make the nano-tubes, which, along with the sensors, were placed into the spinach plant before by the scientists, produce a slightly special kind of light. By watching the plant constantly using a camera attached to a cheap computer ,th
30、e scientists set up a system that can send a warning email if chemicals from explosives are found in the water.The computer the scientists used is about the size of a playing card. They say that in the future, their system could even use a cell phone with its camera changed slightly. Discovering che
31、micals used in bombs is just one of the many uses the researchers are exploring. They have used such plants to discover several other dangerous chemicals as well. From their point of view, theres no doubt that in the future, such systems could give farmers specific information about the health of th
32、e land and water on their farms.28Why do the scientists use plants to do the experiment?AThey are common in the daily life.BThey are environmentally responsive.CThey absorb much carbondioxide gas.DThey are small in size and easy to store.29Whats the function of the carbon nano-tubes placed into spin
33、ach plants?ATo control the camera.BTo contain the liquid.CTo fix the tiny sensors.DTo give off plant light.30What can we say about the application of the experiment?AIts diverse.BIts unexpected.CIts limited.DIts cheap.31Whats the suitable title for the text?ASpinach Is Sensitive to Chemicals in Bomb
34、sBSpinach Is taught to Send Warning EmailsCNanotech Helps Spinach Grow HealthilyDNanotech Protects Spinach from DangerDInternational demand for black rhinoceros horn has seen the animals killed relentlessly for decades in countries such as Namibia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. In 1960 there were an es
35、timated 100,000 left, and by 1995 fewer than 2,500 remained. Conservation efforts have brought the number up to around 5,600 today - but the species is still critically endangered, and poaching (偷猎)is among its biggest threats.Scientists have worked to protect these rare creatures by tracking them w
36、ith GPS devices strapped to their necks or ankles or implanted in their horns. The resulting data let researchers monitor the rhinos numbers and when they enter poaching hotspots. But the devices can fail, and drugging the animals to attach them may cause harm.A recent study describes a new tracking
37、 technology that uses smartphones to record rhino footprints. Called the footprint-identification technique (FIT), this system includes software that can analyze the animals movements from a distance to help keep them safe from poachers.The idea came from working with local trackers in Zimbabwe. The
38、se footprint-reading experts can identify individual black rhinos from the shape of their feet and, when visible, the impressions left by cracks in the animals heel pads (爪垫), which are as distinctive as a human fingerprint. We probably wouldnt even have looked at the footprints in the first place i
39、f we didnt have indigenous trackers, says Sky Alibhai, co-founder of conservation organization WildTrack.To use the system, scientists gather rhino footprint images with a smartphone application and upload the pictures to a global database. FIT software analysis can then identify the individual anim
40、al and determine its age and sex with up to 99 percent accuracy. Researchers can also estimate the number of black rhinos in an area and watch their movements.“I think this is great for monitoring animals and counting individuals,” says Ciska Scheijen, a conservation scientist. Scheijen wonders abou
41、t FITs performance during the rainy season, when footprints are often indistinct, and if it can track larger herds as opposed to the 35 odd individuals this study monitored.32What does the underlined word them in Paragraph 2 refer to?AHoms.BRhinos.CDevices.DSmartphones.33What do we know about FIT?AI
42、t is a GPS device implanted in rhinos.BIt has been widely applied in animal protection.CIt can analyze footprints with a rather high accuracy.DIt can identify the rhino footprints and human fingerprints.34What is Ciska Scheijens attitude towards FIT?APositive.BUncertain.CDisapproving.DObjective.35Wh
43、at is the text mainly about?ABlack rhinos are endangered due to poaching.BA new app tracks black rhinos through their footprints.CScientists have invented a new tracking technology FIT.DConservation organizations save endangered black rhinos.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
44、余选项。From the moment we wake up each day, were faced with a continuous stream of choices. When there are too many options, we tend to feel overwhelmed, anxious, stressed or otherwise out of sorts. _36_. It can prevent us making additional decisions. When decision tiredness kicks in, you may feel like
45、 you just dont have the mental band-width to deal with more decisions. This can lead to decisional paralysis or less self-control, causing you to avoid making certain choices entirely and to make ones that arent in line with your goals or values, experts say. _37_.Make some choices automatic. _38_.
46、When you go grocery shopping, use a master list that has the same staples, and buy the same brands each time.If you like having soybean milk for breakfast, stick with it on a daily basis. And if youre trying to exercise regularly, practice it every day. _39_. Be alert to signs of decision tiredness
47、and act accordingly: If youve had a demanding day that was filled with lots of decisions, put off making another one. If things that wouldnt normally trouble you start bothering you, you may not be in the best state of mind to make a major decision. _40_. But its something to watch out for.AMake dec
48、ision seriouslyBSome easy ways to do thisCTune into how youre feelingDThis is called decision tirednessEWe all probably suffer from decision tirednessFHeres how to improve or manage this phenomenonGPeople may not realize theyre experiencing decision tiredness第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满
49、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。Extremely tired from work, I finally made it back home at 1 a.m., to find my husband drinking whiskey with a stranger in our lounge. What an unusual _41_!Out of _42_, I had to stay up and _43_ them. “Hello!” I said, waiting for some kind of introducti
50、on or _44_. They said nothing, just smiling at me. “So? Whats going on then?” I asked. My husband replied, “I _45_ a new friend at the pub. Its Andre Agassi, the world No. 1 tennis player.”I was now _46_. It was late and this was no time for childish _47_.“Agassi” _48_ into his back pocket and _49_
51、in it for something. Then he pulled out a photo. “Im not Andre Agassi, but you do _50_ me. The last time you saw me, I looked like this.” He _51_ a passport photo of my cousin, Ali, at age 5. I had not _52_ him since my childhood.At the age of 12, I was brought to America, leaving all my family behi
52、nd. It was _53_ and I missed them all terribly at first. But _54_, they all became a distant memory. Ali, a child then, once had a passport photo taken. He looked so _55_ in it! This photo became a favorite within our entire family. Everyone got a _56_.And now, here was this _57_ man, sitting on my
53、sofa. I buried my face in my hands and just _58_. Ali and that little photo _59_ my childhood life, my entire family, my history! Suddenly they were all _60_agai, no longer a vague memory.41AhusbandBfamilyCloungeDscene42ApleasureBrespectCpityDconcern43AjoinBwatchCstopDinvite44ApermissionBsuggestionC
54、explanationDcelebration45AtreatedBchoseCintroducedDmade46AannoyedBworriedCdisappointedDpleased47AhabitsBtricksCfriendsDideas48AlookedBbrokeCreachedDstole49AfishedBduckedCsnakedDwolfed50AlikeBtrustCneedDknow51Acame acrossBheld upCput awayDsent for52AmissedBleftCseenDforgot53AspecialBdisgustingChardDf
55、unny54AsuddenlyBgraduallyCactuallyDobviously55AlovelyBseriousCfriendlyDnervous56AchanceBphotoCshareDcopy57AdrunkBwornClostDgrown58AprayedBclappedCsobbedDwandered59AdestroyedBrepresentedCchangedDformed60ArealBnormalCimportantDkid第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)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。During Qingming
56、Festival, children in a village deep in the Taihang Mountains in northern China showed respect to their “grandmother”, _61_ taught them music and fine arts, bringing them to the stage for this_62_ (year) Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing. 18 years ago, Deng Xiaolan, 79, passing away on Mar
57、ch 21, 2022, began working _63_ a volunteer teacher in Malan village, Fuping County, Hebei Province. In autumn 1943, nineteen villagers sacrificed, _64_ (help) reporters and editors from Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Daily withdraw to the mountains during a raid (突袭) by the cruel Japanese army. Dengs mother D
58、ing Yilan that was one of the reporters gave birth to her in _65_ cave at this time, entrusting (托付) her to the care of local villagers. Deng _66_ (take) good care of by them until she was 3. In 1970, she graduated as an engineer from Tsinghua University in Beijing. Deng told villagers her being a v
59、olunteer teacher was to repay them for raising her _67_ (generous) and treating her so well during the _68_ (tough) stage of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. In Beijing on Feb 4, some six weeks before her passing away, 40 children from Malan, aged 5 to 11, sang the Olympic Anthem i
60、n Greek at the opening ceremony of the Winter Games in the National Stadium, also_69_ (know) as the Birds Nest. Dengs family members said, “It is the greatest comfort to _70_ (we) that she left at this highlight moment of her life. ”第四部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)71. 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改
61、作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意:1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Dear Ricky, Hows it going? Ive been busy planned for the Sports Day with my friends, who took place last Friday. Our team w
62、as training the final of the 4400 relay race. The big day came, and I was a bit anxious. So are my friends. I, captain of our team, had to mask our worries while relieving theirs. The meeting started immediate at 8 am. When it was our turn, I was silently prayed and prepared to run. I was the last r
63、unner. Jerry, our second lap runner, lowered the stick and missed a few second. Still, believe it or not, I poured all I had into the final lap, but we won! What a exciting day!Yours,Ryan第二节 书面表达(满分25分)72假定你是李华，近期你校举办了主题为“美丽中国”的现场国画（traditional Chinese painting）比赛。请为校报英文专栏写一篇活动报道。内容包括：1. 活动时间、地点：2.
64、活动概况：3. 活动意义。注意：1. 词数100左右：2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_四川省泸县四中高2023届高三上期期末考试英语参考答案：一听力部分1B 2A 3C 4A 5B 6A7C 8A9B 10C11B12B13C14B15A16B 17C18A19A20C二阅读理解部分21A22D23B 24B25A26D27C 28B29D30A31B32C33C34A35B 36D37F38B39C40G三完形填空部分41D42B43A44C45D46A47B48C49A50D51B52C53C54B55A56D57D58C59B60A四语法填空部分61who62years63as64
65、helping65a66was taken67generously68toughest69known70us五短文改错部分1.plannedplanning 2.whowhich 3.在training后加for 4.arewere 5.our my6.immediateimmediately 7.去掉was 8.secondseconds 9.butand/so 10.aan六书面表达Beautiful China in Traditional Chinese PaintingLast Friday witnessed a traditional Chinese painting compe
66、tition “Beautiful China” on campus, which has sparked a growing love for traditional art.Over one hundred students participated in the competition. As the competition began, participants laid out the paper, picked up the paintbrush and gave full play to their talent, displaying the beauty of our mot
67、herland. Two hours later, the competition came to an end. The results will be announced in two days, and the winning entries will be on show in the exhibition hall.Most of the students think highly of this live painting competition, which provides a platform for them to explore the beauty of China and experience the charm of Chinese art.
