1、江苏省江苏省苏州市苏州市 2022-2023 学年学年高高三三第一学期期中考试英语第一学期期中考试英语模拟模拟试题试题 一、阅读理解一、阅读理解 （共两节，满分（共两节，满分 40 分）分） 第一节（本题共 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、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 (A) The very wealthy English Baron Fitzgerald had only one child, a son, who understandably was the apple of his eye. His wife died whe
2、n the child was in his early teens. So Fitzgerald devoted himself to fathering the kid. Unfortunately the son died in his late teens. Meanwhile, Fitzgeralds wealth greatly increased. He spent a lot on art works of the masters. Later Fitzgerald himself because seriously ill. Before his death, he had
3、carefully prepared his will as to how his wealth would be settledto sell his entire collection at an auction(拍卖). Because of the large quantity and high quality of his collection, a huge crowd of possible buyers gathered for the auction. Many of them were museum directors and private collectors eage
4、r to bid(出价).Before the auction, the art works were shown, among which was a painting of Fitzgeralds son by an unknown artist. Because of its poor quality, it received little attention. When it was time for the auction, the auctioneer gaveled(敲槌) the crowd to attention. First the lawyer read from Fi
5、tzgeralds will that the first art work to be auctioned was the painting of his son. The poor-quality painting didnt receive and bidders.except onethe old servant who had served the son and loved him, and who for emotional reasons offered the only bid. As soon as the servant bought the painting for l
6、ess than one English pound, the auctioneer stopped the bidding and asked the lawyer to read again from the will. The crowd became quiet, and the lawyer read from the will:“ Whoever buys the painting of my son gets all my collection.” Then the auction was over. ( )1.The English Baron Fitzgerald was _
7、. A. a museum director B. a master of art C. an art collector D. an art dealer ( )2.Why did the old servant bid for the painting of Fitzgeralds son? A. He was devoted to the family. B. He saw that no one bid for it. C. He knew the content of the will. D. He found it cheap for him to buy. ( )3.Fitzge
8、ralds will showed _. A. his desire to fool the bidders B. his invaluable love for his son C. his sadness at the death of his son D. his regret of having no children to take over his wealth (B) Angel Garcia is a computer engineer at Carlos III University of Madrid in Spain. His group has invented a n
9、ew way for deaf-blind people to “watch TV. The idea for the technology grew out of previous work by his group. The team had already worked on making audiovisual(视听的)materials accessible to people with either vision or hearing disabilities. But the group wanted to help people with both challenges. So
10、 they asked some deaf-blind people what would help. In addition to relying on their sense of touch to communicate, deaf-blind people can also get and send information with a Braille line. The Braille system uses patterns of raised dots to stand for letters and numbers. A Braille line is an electroni
11、c machine with a changeable Braille display. Dots rise up or drop down based on the information sent to the machine. Now the new system changes TV signals to data a Braille line can use. The key to the system is the possibility of using subtitles(字幕)to collect TV information, Garcia Crespo explains.
12、 Subtitles travel with the image and the audio in electromagnetic waves we dont see. But an electronic system can keep those waves.” First, a computer program, or app, pulls out the subtitles and visual descriptions from the broadcast signal. The system then combines the information and changes both
13、 into data for Braille. Now another app gets to work, which sends the data out to peoples Braille lines on demand. “This is done in real time. in less than a second, Garcia Crespo says. This lets a deaf-blind person watch TV as its broadcast. The system will work with various Braille lines, as long
14、as theres a bluetooth connection available. Now, the system is only used in Europe. and it should soon be available in the US. ( )4. What inspired Garcia Crespos group to work on the new technology? A. Deaf-blind peoples poor life. B. Their pity on the disabled people. C. The challenges they face in
15、 work. D. Their groups previous research. ( )5. Why can the electronic system collect TV information? A. It can combine all kinds of broadcast signals. B. It can keep the waves with subtitles traveling. C. It can work together with a variety of Braille lines. D. It can pull out the subtitles and vis
16、ual descriptions. ( )6. What does the author think of the future of the new technology? A. Challenging. B. Bright. C. Rewarding. D. Hopeless ( )7. What should be a suitable title for the text? A. New Technology Is Improving Deaf-blind Peoples Life. B. A New Braille Line Is Applied to Disabled People
17、s Life. C. A Spanish Group Makes TV Accessible to Blind People. D. New Technology Helps Deaf-blind People Watch TV (C) Weather changes when the temperature and the amount of water in the atmosphere change. We can see and feel water coming from the atmosphere when we have rain. But the water must som
18、ehow get back to the atmosphere. Meteorologists call this the water cycle. There are many stages in the water cycle. Rain falls when water vapor in clouds condenses(凝结). Drops of water form and fall to the ground. The water soaks into the ground and feeds streams and rivers. A lot of rain falls into
19、 the sea. The heat of the sun evaporates some of the water in the ground and in the rivers, lakes, and the sea. It changes the liquid water into water vapour. The vapour rises onto the air. Water vapour is normally invisible. On a very damp or humid day, however, you can sometimes see water vapour r
20、ising from a puddle(水坑) or pond in a mist(薄雾) above the water. Water vapour also gets into the air from living things. Trees and other plants take in water through their roots and give off water vapour from their leaves. People and land animals drink water and breathe out water vapour. In all these
21、ways the water returns to the air. There it gathers to form clouds and condenses to form rain. The rain falls to earth, and the cycle starts again. It continues even if snow or hail(冰雹) fall instead because both eventually melt to form water. The amount of water vapour in the air depends on the temp
22、erature. The air is more moist(潮湿) in the tropics(热带) than in the cold polar regions. ( )8. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Water cycle. B. Water vapour. C. How rain forms. D. Water, vapour, rain. ()9. How many ways of the water returning to the air are discussed in the text? A. Two. B. Thr
23、ee. C. Four. D. Five. ( )10. Whether water vapour can be seen or not depends on _. A. how much water is evaporated B. how good your eyes are C. in which way water is evaporated D. climate or weather ( )11. From the passage we get to know _. A. there is more water vapour in the air in the tropics tha
24、n in cold polar regions B. there is more water vapour in the air in cold polar region than in the tropics C. it gets more rain in the tropics than in cold polar regions because there is less vapour D. the amount of water vapour in the air depends on how often it rains (D) love charity(慈善) shops and
25、so do lots of other people in Britain because you find quite a few of them on every high street. The charity shop is a British institution, selling everything from clothes to electric goods, all at very good prices. You can get things you wont find in the shops anymore. The thing I like best about t
26、hem is that your money is going to a good cause and not into the pockets of profit-driven companies, and you are not damaging the planet, but finding a new home for unwanted goods. The first charity shop was opened in 1947 by Oxfam. The famous charitys appeal to aid postwar Greece had been so succes
27、sful it had been flooded with donations(捐赠物). They decided to set up a shop to sell some of these donations to raise money for that appeal. Now there are over 7,000 charity shops in the UK. My favourite charity shop in my hometown is the Red Cross shop, where I always find childrens books, all 10 or
28、 20 pence each. Most of the people working in the charity shops are volunteers, although there is often a manager who gets paid. Over 90% of the goods in the charity shops are donated by the public. Every morning you see bags of unwanted items outside the front of shops, although they dont encourage
29、 this, rather ask people to bring things in when the shop is open. The shops have very low running costs: all profits go to charity work. Charity shops raise more than 110 million a year, funding（资助）medical research, overseas aid, supporting sick and poor children, homeless and disabled people, and
30、much more. What better place to spend your money? You get something special for a very good price and a good moral sense. You provide funds to a good cause and tread lightly on the environment. ( )12. The author loves the charity shop mainly because of _. A. its convenient location B. its great vari
31、ety of goods C. its spirit of goodwill D. its nice shopping environment ( )13. The first charity shop in the UK was set up to _. A. sell cheap products B. deal with unwanted things C. raise money for patients D. help a foreign country ( )14. Which of the following is TRUE about charity shops? A. The
32、 operating costs are very low. B. The staff are usually well paid. C. 90% of the donations are second-hand. D. They are open twenty-four hours a day. ( )15. Which of the following may be the best title for the passage? A. What to Buy a Charity Shops. B. Charity Shop: Its Origin & Development. C. Cha
33、rity Shop: Where You Buy to Donate. D. The Publics Concern about Charity Shops. 第二节（本题共 5 小题; 每小题 2 分, 满分 10 分） 阅读下面短文，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。 Americans use many expressions with the word dog. People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well. 16 However, dogs without owners
34、 to care for them lead a different kind of life. The expression, to lead a dogs life, describes a person who has an unhappy existence. Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world. 17 They say that to be successful, a person has to work like a dog. This means they have to work very, very hard. Suc
35、h hard work can make people dog-tired. And, the situation would be even worse if they became sick as a dog. 18 This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life. To be successful, people often have to learn new skills. Yet, some people say that you can never teach an old
36、 dog new tricks. They believe that older people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things. 19 People who are unkind or uncaring can be described as meaner than a junkyard dog. Junkyard dogs live in places where people throw away things they do not want. Mean dogs are
37、 often used to guard this property. They bark or attack people who try to enter the property. However, sometimes a person who appears to be mean and threatening is really not so bad. We say his bark is worse than his bite. Dog expressions are also used to describe the weather. The dog days of summer
38、 are the hottest days of the year. A rainstorm may cool the weather. But we do not want it to rain too hard. 20 A. Still, people say every dog has its day. B. We do not want it to rain cats and dogs. C. Some people are compared to dogs in bad ways. D. Dogs are their best friends and they are loyal t
39、o people. E. There are many other expressions waiting for you to explore. F. That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs. G. They take their dogs for walks, let them play outside and give them good food and medical care. 二、语言运用（二、语言运用（共两节，满分共两节，满分 40 分）分） 第一节 (共 20 小题；每小
40、题 1 分，满分 20 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。 A group of highly established alumni (校友) got together to visit their old university professor.The conversation among them soon turned into 21 about their stressful work and life. The professor went to his kitchen and 22 with a large po
41、t of coffee and a collection of different 23 , including porcelain(瓷), plastic, glass and crystal.Some cups are plain-looking, 24 some are expensive and extremely beautiful.The professor told them to help 25 to the coffee. After all the students had a cup of coffee in their hands, the professor said
42、, “Did you 26 all the nice-looking cups are taken and only the plain and inexpensive ones are 27 .It is 28 for everyone to want the best for themselves, but that is the 29 of problems and stress in your life.“The cup itself 30 no quality to the coffee.In most of the 31 , its just more expensive and
43、even hides what we drink.” the professor continued. “ 32 all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but all of you 33 went for good-looking and expensive cups and then you began 34 each others cups. “Lets consider that life is the coffee and the jobs, houses, cars, money and position in 35 ar
44、e the cups.The type of cup we have does not define or 36 the quality of our lives.” Sometimes we 37 to enjoy the coffee by concentrating only on the cup we have.Being happy doesnt mean everything around you is 38 .It means youve decided to see 39 the imperfection and find peace.And the peace 40 with
45、in you, not in your career or the houses you have. ( )21. A. plans B. complaints C. troubles D. cares ( )22. A. cooked B. supplied C. returned D. passed ( )23. A. cups B. plates C. bowls D. tables ( )24. A. thus B. while C. or D. so ( )25. A. myself B. yourself C. himself D. themselves ( )26. A. fou
46、nd B. fear C. notice D. suggest ( )27. A. picked up B. got away C. left behind D. taken away ( )28. A. normal B. clear C. simple D. essential ( )29. A. mystery B. key C. effect D. source ( )30. A. donates B. offers C. provides D. adds ( )31. A. times B. careers C. houses D. cases ( )32. A. When B. T
47、hat C. Which D. What ( )33. A. consciously B. rarely C. passively D. surprisingly ( )34. A. staring B. measuring C. eyeing D. changing ( )35. A. school B. dream C. thought D. society ( )36. A. correct B. bring C. change D. record ( )37. A. accept B. fail C. try D. promise ( )38. A. perfect B. natura
48、l C. real D. important ( )39. A. across B. through C. beyond D. by ( )40. A. stays B. puts C. gets D. lies 第二节 (共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。 One Direction was one of the most popular bands, and it was made up of five artists. After years of breaking records, the ban
49、d started to slow down. In early 2015, it 41. (announce) on Facebook that Zayn Malik, one of the members, would be leaving the band. In his first interview after leaving the band, Zayn Malik said that the reason why he left was 42. it didnt fit his style. And he said he “never 43. (true) spoke to Ha
50、rry”, his former bandmate and that he had never been under the 44. (impress) they would keep in touch after Malik left the band. “Our relationships 45. (change) since we were in a band together, but I think thats just life,” said Malik. This came as 46. surprise to fans because in the Facebook post
