辽阳市重点中学2023年英语高三第一学期期末学业质量监测模拟试题含解析

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5301.We allknow thatgood resultsfor youwhen youstart doingthingsyou love.A.are waitingB.have waitedC.have beenwaiting D.will bewaiting

2.The SmallGoose Pagodain Xian,one of the22Silk Roadrelics locatedin China,back in707during theTang Dynasty.A.dated B.was datedC.datesD.is dating

3.So difficultit to work out the problemthat I decided to ask Tomfor advice.A.I didHnd B.didi findC.I have found D.have Ifound

4.Check yourpaper carefullyto seeyou havemade anymistakes.A.whatB.which C.whether D.that

5.The policehave anyonewith informationto comeforward andtalk to them.A.appealed toB.attended toC.responded to D.attached to

6.Sometimes itseems to bother theteacher all the studentsare beingtoo quiet.A.how B.whatC.that D.where

7.Her doctorindicated thateven addinganamount ofdaily exercisewould dramaticallyimproveher health.A.modest B.equalC.considerable D.exact

8.I will be surprisedif you can getCalvin,who is a close-fisted man,theseC.How plants and antssurvive attacks.D.Why plants and antsneed co-evolution.、3Which istrue about the evolutionary relationship between antsand plantsA.Ants dependedmore upon plants.B.It causeda racefor betterevolution.C.How itgot startedwas uncertain.D.It wasof littlevalue forfuture studies.、4Whats the authors purposeof writingthe passageA.To introducea science research method.B.To informreaders of a latestresearch HndingC.To arousereaders*interest inscienceresearch.D.To criticizepeoples traditionalviews aboutplants.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题分，满分分）阅读下面短文,从

1.530短文后各题所给的、、和四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.A BC D（分）

26.30A Letterto MyDadFour yearsago wefound out about thecancer growinginside you.You toldme thenewsthat ithad alreadyspread and that youdidnt knowhow longyou had1I wasstill atuniversity.A parentdying wassomething thathappened to2people-peopleolder thanme.I spentthe firstfew monthsin3For the first timeI felt4I wishedI couldjust5you andtake thecancer out.But therewas nothingI coulddo.Weve been6You reactedwell totreatment and youre stillhere,though wedon knowforhow much7Pve alwayswanted tosay thatI love you,andthatPm8for everythingyouvegiven me.But Icant.It feelslike it is thisunwritten9in ourfather-sonrelationship that10it.Youre aman conservativeand guardedwith your11・You keep themto yourselfand12others todo the same.But Iknow you

13.Pve seenyour proudlooks whenIve toldyou aboutmy14at workand schoolover theyears.Fve seenyour15when thingshavent gonewell.Iremember allthe offersof help.I wishwe couldtalk aboutwhat we16to eachother.I wishyou could tell meyoure17（男子气概）and Icouldtellyou I loveyou.I wishthese18concepts ofmasculinity werentsodeeply19in bothof us.Maybe we will stillsee ourway tothat20before yougo.But whateverthecase,I justneed tosay it—Iloveyou,and thank you.1A.waited B.left C.suffered D.stayed、2A.any B.few C.other D.all、3A.doubt B.anger C.vain D.shock、4A.powerless B.nervous C.lost D.bored、5A.reach intoB.turn toC.stand byD.look into、6A.confused B.lucky C.active D.hopeless、7A.better B.deeper C.longer D.further、8A.eager B.grateful C.regretful D.desperate、9A.letter B.word C.idea D.rule10A.prevents B.changes C.destroys D.transforms、11A.illnesses B.feelings C.belongings D.opinions

12、A.require B.expect C.allow D・persuade、13A.lie B.understand C.care D.fear、14A.achievements B.difficulties C.goals D.experiences、15A.power B.anger C.curiosity D.concern、16A.have B.give C.leave D.mean、17A.conservative B.brave C.proud D.helpful、18A.absurd B.important C.useful D.popular、19A.lost B.trapped C.rooted D.covered、20A.situation B.solution C.achievement D.conversation第二节（每小题分，满分分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号

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27.15Directions:After readingthe passagesbelow,fill in the blanksto makethepassages coherentand grammaticallycorrect.For theblanks witha given word,fill ineachblank withproper formof thegivenword;for theother blanks,use oneword thatbest fitseachblank.Do youknow howl,is when you seesomeone yawnandyoustart yawningtoo Orhowhard it is to be amongpeople laughingand notlaugh yourselfWell,apparently itsbecause（神经元）we havemirror neuronsin our brains.（）

2.put simply,the existenceof mirror neurons suggeststhat

3.we seesomeone elsedosomething,our brainsimitate it,whether ornot weactually performthe sameaction.Thisexplains agreat dealabout4・we learnto smile,talk,walk,dance orplay sports.But theideagoes

5.（far）mirror neuronsnot onlyappear toexplain physicalactions,they alsotell usthat there isabiological basisfor theway weunderstand otherpeople.Mirror neuronscan undoubtedlybe found all overourbrains,but especially in the areaswhich relateto ourability touse languages,and tounderstand howother peoplefeel.Recently,researchers

6.find thatmirror neuronsrelate stronglyto language.A groupofresearchers discoveredthat7・they gavepeople sentencesto listento forexample:Thehand tookhold of the ball，thesamemirrorneuronswere triggered

8.when theaction wasactuallyperformed in this example,actually takinghold ofa ball.Any problemswith mirrorneurons maywell resultin problemswith behavior.Muchresearch suggeststhat peoplewith socialand behavioralproblems havemirror neuronswhich are notfully

9.function,However,itisnot yetknown exactlyhow thesediscoveriesmight helpfind treatmentsfor socialdisorders.Research doesmirror thatneurons seemsto provideus witheven more informationconcerning howhumans behaveand interact.Indeed,it mayturn out to be the equivalentforneuroscience ofwhat Einsteinstheory ofrelativity wasfor physics.And thenext timeyoufeel theurge10cough in the cinemawhen someoneelse does-well,perhaps youllunderstand why.第四部分写作共两节第一节短文改错满分分分假定英语课上老师要求同

1028.10桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文文中共有处语言错误，每句中10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C,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、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

1、只允许修改处，多者从第处起不计分21011In recentyears,there havebeen moreand moreConfucius Institutesbeing builtall overthe、world,that showsour Chinese culture hasbeen becomemuch morepopular thanever Asone of fourancient civilizations,China createsmany splendidcultures within its longhistoryThe ancientChinesecultureonce hadgreat influencesin the worlds civilization,especiallyinJapan,South Koreaand otherAsian countryThe Chineseculture isslowaccumulated inthe wholeChinese history,made itcolorful andbrilliants Ifone want to knoworstudy Chineseculture moredeeply,he orshe mustspend much、、time Thereforehe orshe can only get the tipof aniceberg24第二节书面表达（满分分）25（分）假定你是第一中学的学生李华，刚从美国参加中美学生文化交流活动回来,

29.25请代表你们学校给美方学校写一封感谢信要点如下自我介绍；表达感谢；说明活动收获；邀请对方来中国

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4.hospitality oDearSir/Madam,Greetings fromChina!__________________________________________________________Yours sincerely,Li Hua参考答案第一部分（共小题，每小题分，满分分）

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530、、1D2C、3B、4C、5A、6C、7A、8D、9C、10B、11A、12D、13C、14C、15C、16A、17C、18B、19C、20A第二部分阅读理解（满分分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的、、、四个选项中，40A BC D选出最佳选项、、211B、2A、3D、4A、5C、、221B、2C、3B、4D、、231C、2D、3B、、241D、2C、3C、4B、、251D、2A第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题分，满分分）阅读下面短文,从

1.530短文后各题所给的、、和四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.A BC D、、261B、2C、3D、4A、5A、6B、7C、8B、9D、10A、11B、12B、13C、14A、15D、16D、17C、18A、19C、20D第二节（每小题分，满分分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号

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25、29Greetings fromChina!I amLi Huafrom theNo.1Middle Schooland Fmwriting thisletteron behalfof ourschool to thankyou for yourwarm hospitalityduring ourrecent visitto your country.I wouldalso liketothankyoufor your wonderfulcultural exchangeactivities.I amsure thatwe canimprove ourunderstanding throughsuch activities.Wesincerely hopeto have more chancesto takepart insuch activities.We arelooking forwardtoyourearly visit to Chinaand thenwewillbe ableto paybackthe hospitalitywe receivedduring ourstay inyour country.Thank youagain,and bestwishes!donation drawtickets fromyou.A.buy B.buyingC.buys D.to buy

9.Someone isringing thedoorbell.Go andsee・A.who ishe B.who heisC.who isit D.who itis

10.A lot of suggestionswere putforward atthe meeting,but waspractical.A.nothing B.noneC.neither D.no one一

11.Hi,Mary.Pm coming,but itssnowing andtraffic ismoving slowly.—,Jack.Well waitforyou.Then we can havedinner together.A.Take yourtime B.Dont beseriousC.What aday D.You arekidding

12.A goodsuitcase isessential forsomeone whois asmuch asJackie is.A.on therise B・on thelineC.on thespot D.on therun

13.It iswidely acknowledgedin foreigncompanies thatemployees should bein termsof innovationcapability.A.examined B.evolvedC.evaluated D.encouraged

14.I wouldpersuade herto makeroom foryou itbe necessary.A.could B.mightC.should D.would

15.some leadersand scientistshave praisedChinas achievementin spacetechnology,othersregard Chinasprogress as a threat.A.Unless B.OnceC.Even thoughD.Now that

16.Chinas Change4robotic probeentered lunarorbit onWednesday,a majorstep in itsmission to make asoft landingon themoons farside.A.marking B.to markC.having markedD.marked

18.Dont touchyour eyes,nose andmouth,because theyarent coveredby skin and canthevirus moreeasily.A.take upB.pick upC.make upD・set up

19.By doingso,youcanmoreinformationand detailsabout thetopic,andbetter understandit.A.keep upwith B.do awaywithC.have accesstoD.get downto

20.So far,only oneman hasa theorythat seemsto fitallthefacts.A.come upwith B.put upwithC.lined upwith D.caught upwith第二部分阅读理解（满分分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的、、、四个选项中，40A BC D选出最佳选项（分）

21.6Fve justgot to talk aboutthis problemIm havingwith mypostman.It allbegana yearago,after thebirth ofhis firstchild.Not wantingto appearrude,I askedhimabout the baby.The nextweek,not wantinghim tothink I had askedout ofmere politenesstheweek before.I askedall about the babyagain.Now Ican*t breakthe habit.I freezewheneverI seehim coming.The wordsHows thebaby ncomeout on their own.It holdsmeup.It holdshim up.So whycant Istop itThe answeris thatI want him tolike me.Come tothinkof it,I wanteveryone tolike me.My sisterhad thesame problem with thecaretaker ofher blockof flats:n Allhe everdoesis complain；he talksat merather thanto me,never listentoaword Isay,and yetfor somereasonIm alwaysreally niceto him.Im worriedin caseI havea difficultyone day,and hewontlift afinger tohelp.nWhat aboutat workRichard Lawton,a managementtrainer,warns:Those managerswhoare actuallyliked bymost of their staffare alwaysthose towhom beingliked isnot theprimarygoal.The qualitiesthat makemanagers popularare beinghonest withstaff,treatingthem ashuman beingsand observingcommon politenesslike sayinghello inthe morning.nToexplain thepoint,Richard mentionsthe storyof thecompany chairmanwho desperately（湿润的）wanted to be likedand who,after makingoneofhis managersfired,said withmoisteyes thathe wasso,so sorrythe manwas leaving.The employeereplied If you werethatsorry,I wouldntbe leaving.nThe lessonbeing,therefore,that ifyou try too hard to beliked,people wontlike you.The expertssay itall startsin childhood.nIf childrenfeel theycanonlyget lovefrom theirparentsby beinggood,nsays ZeldaWest-Meads,a marriageguidance consultantstheydevelop lowself-confidence andbecome compulsive（难以抑制的）givers.nBut isthereanything wrongin beinga giver,theworldnot beingexactly shortof takersAnne Cousinsbelievesthere is.nThere isa pointat whichgiving becomesunhealthy,“she says.HIt comeswhenyoudo thingsfor othersbut feelbad aboutit.nI amnow tryinghardtosay to peopleH Ifeel uncomfortableabout sayingthis,but..”,and tellmy selfHRefusal ofa requestdoes notmean rejectionofaperson0and Ifind Ican sayalmostanything toalmost anyone.、1Why doesthe authorask thepostman abouthis babyA.He isinterested inthebaby.B.He wants to create a goodimpression.C.He wantsto be always politeto him.D.Its away tostart achat withgreat politeness.、2What couldwe findoutaboutthe author*s sisterand thecaretakerA.She doesntwant torisk displeasinghim.B・She doesntpay attentionto him.C.He oftenrefuses tohelp her.D.He isimpatient ofher overreaction.

3、Managers aremore likelyto bepopular ifthey・A.help the staff with their problemsB.make surethestaffdo notlose theirjobsC.encourage thestaff tobe politeto eachotherD.do not make toomuch efforttobeliked、4what canwe learnfrom thistextA.If youtell thetruth,it willnotmakepeople like you less.B.Ifyoutake timetotalktopeople,they willlike youbetter.C.You shouldavoid unpleasantsituations wherepossible.D.You shouldntrefuse otherpeoples requestsfor help.、5What isthe authorsintention ofwriting thispassageA.To showhow to let otherslikeyoumore.B.To provehow tocreateaharmonious atmosphere.C.To encouragepeople tohavemoreself-confidence.D.To suggestways ofdealing withdifficult people.（分）

22.8My wife,daughter,and Imoved intoour homenine yearsago andwespent a lot oftime andenergy inthe yardtogetit lookinglike theway itdoes today.Welive ona corner,higher thanstreet level,and theentire sideof theyard issurrounded byaprofessionally builtrock wall.The front of thehouse thoughis anotherstory becauseinsteadof a wall along the sidewalk,the rocksappear tobe justthrown uponto thedirt asif someonewereinahurry tofinish.We didthe bestwe couldwith whatwe hadto workwith andcalled thisarea our“rockgarden”.Whenever wehad leftoverflowers or plants,Denise orI wouldstick themout front,just tobring somecolor to thearea.We woulddo allof theyard workon ourown,even thetiringweed-pulling.Last summerIhadreached theend of the rockgarden andfounda tiny littleplant thatIcould notimmediately identify,I knewI didntplant itand Deniseclaimed thatshe didnteither.We decidedtoletit continuegrowing untilwe couldfigure outwhat itwas.Weeks passedand asI mademy wayback to the mysteryplant,it appearedtobea（茎，杆）Sunflower witha tallskinny stalkand onlyone headon it.Idecidedto babyit alongandweed aroundit.As Ipulled rocksfrom thearea toget to the weeds,I noticedsomethingunusual.The Sunflowerhad notstarted whereI sawthe stalkbegin.It actuallyhad begunundera bigrock andgrown underand arounditto reach thesun.Thats whenI realizedthat ifatinylittle Sunflowerdidnt leta bigrock standinitswayof developing,we toohave theability ofdoing thesame thing.Once ourenvironment beginstosee thatwe believein ourselveslike thatlittle Sunflower,wecanattain thesame nourishment（营养）and growthas well.Stand talllike the Sunflower andbe proudof whoand whatyou areand theenvironmentwill beginto supportyou.You willfind away togo underor aroundyour bigobstaclein ordertoreachyour desires.

1、We canknow fromthe firstparagraph that・A.theauthorfinished buildinghis homehurriedlyB.the authorsfamily havelived inthis homefor nineyearsC.the authorshome ismade ofrock wallsD.there isawallalongthesidewalk、2The authorfound itunusual that•A.the mysteryplant turnedouttobeaSunflowerB.the Sunflowerhad atall stalkand onlyone headC.the Sunflowergrew underand arounda bigrockD.theSunflowerhad startedwhere thestalk wasseen、3Which of the followingbest describesthe SunflowerA.Brave andstubborn B.Confident andpersistentC.Optimistic andmodest D.Mysterious anddevoted、4What canbe inferredfrom thispassageA.Human beingsare ableto removeobstaclesB.The universaltruth madethe sunflowersurviveC.A bigrock blockedoutthesunlight ofthe sunflowerD.We canachieve successas longas weare self-confident（分）

23.8Tim Mas parents cameto theUnited Statesfrom Taiwaninthe1970s.Theyopened a restaurant.It wasnot asuccess.They foundsuccess inAmerica,however,incomputers andengineering.In partbecause oftheir ownexperiences,Mas parentshoped hewouldstudy to become an engineer ordoctor.They wantedHnancial securityfor theirchild.Growing up,Ma consideredmany professions-writer,fireman,even president.But hehada senseearly on・・・—I didntwant tobe anengineer.However,Ma didwell inmath andscienceclasses inhigh schooland heended upchoosing tostudy electricalengineering incollege.Several engineeringjobs later,though,Ma hada changeof heart.He wanted to leavetheengineering worldbehind andenter therestaurant business.It wasin hisblood.After all,hisparents hadowned aChinese restaurantin Arkansas.His unclealso ownedone inNew York.His parents,Ma says,could notunderstandwhyhe wouldwanttoleave sucha goodjobto openarestaurant.They hadworked long hours buttheir ownrestaurant stillfailed.Theykept asking,—WhyBut Maremained certain.He wasgoing todo thingsdifferently thanhis parents.He wasableto learnfrom theirone majormistake asrestaurant owners-they knewvery littleaboutthe artof cooking.So,at age30,Ma leftengineering andreturned toschool-cooking school.Ma soonlearned thathe enjoyedcooking.In2009,Ma openedhis firstrestaurant inVirginia.It iscalled MapleAvenue.At MapleAvenue,Ma cooked,cleaned theovens,fixedequipment andpaid bills.He workedlonghours,seven daysa week.His longhours paidoff.Ma openedhis fourthrestaurant lastyear,Kyirisan inWashington,D.C.Kyirisan^success isdue to the creativemenu andfood,Ma says.But mostlyit justcomesfrom completelyhard work.—I thinkinthiscountry youcan createyour ownsuccess,just byworking hard.Not becauseyoure smarterthan anybody,not becauseyoure morecreativethan anybody,just byworkinghard.And Ithink thafswhy alotof people endup comingtoAmerica.、1Why didMasparentswanthim tobecomeanengineer or doctorA.Their familyhad foundsuccess inengineering forgenerations.B.They weretired ofrunning arestaurant.C.They thoughtit financiallysecure tobe anengineerordoctor.D.They wantedhimtotry acareer differentfrom theirs.、2Why doalotofpeoplecome toAmericaA.They canlearn manythings.B.They canrun theirbusiness creatively.C.They canchoose jobsfreely.D.They cansucceed throughhard work.、3What canbethebest titlefor thetextA.A suitablejob B.Follow yourheartC.A successfulbusiness D.Create yourown business（分）

24.8Over sevenmonths havepassed sincePanamanian officialslaunched anexpansionoftheworld famousPanama Canal.Officials agreedtotheexpansion sothat many（货船）oftheworlds largestcargo shipscould easilypass through the canal.Yet the$

5.25-billion projecthas problems.It saysships stillcontinue torub against the canafswallsand wearout itsdefenses designedto protectboth shippingand thewaterway.A dangeroussystem（船The canallinks twooceans-the Atlanticand thePacific-through a system oflocks闸）.The locks are likesteps.They raiseand lowerships fromone partofthewaterway toanotherontheirtrip fromocean toocean.With theold locks,whicharestill inuse,large shipswould betied topowerfulengines onboth sides.These engineshelp tokeep the ships inthe centerofthe canal.In the（拖船）.new locks,the shipsare tiedto tugboatsOne tugboatis tiedtothefrontoftheship,withtheother tiedtotheback.These boatsthen guidethe shipsthrough thecanal.At first,pilots ofthe cargoships andtugboat operatorswould sometimestrytorub theboatsagainst thecanal wallsasaway tokeepthe ships straight.But thiscaused damage to（垫料）rubber paddinglining thewalls.Not enoughtrainingEven beforethe expandedcanal openedin June2016,tugboat operatorshad expressedconcernaboutthenew system.Many askedfor moretraining.The fearsand dangersremain,although theboats aregoing through.The PanamaCanal Authorityreports that,between June2016and January2017,therewere only15incidents thatresulted indamagetolocks orships.That representsabout2percent ofthe700times shipsthat havesailed throughthe expandedcanal.（减震）Pilots haveargued theyshouldbereplaced withasystemof floatingbumpers likethoseused insome Europeanlocks.Officials saythey planto continueoperating withthecurrent systemof defenses,but changescould happeninthefuture.、1What isthe mainproblemwiththe newlyexpanded PanamaCanalA.It hascost toomuch moneyto buildB.The operatorsofthetugboats feartoworkinit.C.It istoo crowdedfor the largest ships to pass through.D.It stillbrings damagetothepassing shipsand itsown defenses.、2What isthe differencebetween thenew locksand theold onesA.The oldlocks dontneed rubberpadding asdefenses.B.The newlocks needtugboats tiedtobothsides ofthe ships.C.The newlocksareeasier for thelargestshipstopassthroughthecanal.D.The oldlocks needpowerful enginesto dragtheshipsthroughthecanal.、3What isthe PanamaCanal Authoritysattitude towardsthe expandedcanalA.Cautious.B.Critical.C.Positive.D.Doubtful.、4What canwe learnaboutthecurrent systemof defensesA.No shipsshall rubagainstthecanal wallsto protectit.B.Nothing willbe doneat presentto improveit.C・More trainingwillbegiven topilots forit.D.A newsystem willreplace it.（分）（光合作用）

25.10Plants areboring.They justsit therephotosynthesizing whileanimalshave allthe fun.Right Notso much.A newstudy hasfound thatthereisa long（协同进化）history ofinteractions betweenantsand plants.The antandplantco-evolutionstarted withants feedingonplantsand plantsevolving ant-friendly features.Plants make a numberof differentstructures thatare specificfor antuse.Some plantshaveevolved featuresthat persuadeants intodefending themfrom attackfrom otherinsects（琼and evenmammals.These includehollow thornsthat antswill liveinside,or extranectar浆）on leavesor stemsfor theantstoeat.Some antswill justcheat andtake thenectar andrun,but somewill stickaround andattack anythingthat triesto hurtthe plantOther plantsgetants tohelp themmove their seeds around,by providingthem withrich food packets attachedtothe seeds.The antwill pickup theseed andcarry itaway,eat thefoodpacket,and leavetheseed-often ina nutrient-rich areawhere ifllgrow better,and sinceits fartheraway fromitsparent,they wonthave tocompete forresources.But scientistsweren*t surehow theevolutionaryrelationshipbetweenantsand plantsgotstarted.If evolutionis anarms racebetween speciesdeveloping waystomakeuse oftheirneighbors,then scientistswantedtoknow whetherplants orants firedthe firstshot.It wasachicken-and-egg question,whether thingsstarted withants developingbehaviors to takeadvantage ofplants,orplantsevolving structurestotakeadvantage of ants.The historyofantsandplantsevolving togethergoes backtothetime ofthe dinosaurs,and itsnot easyto tellfrom fossilswho firedthefirstshot.However,itisa questionof littlesignificance.Scientists saytheir studymaters becauseit providesa lookat howthesewidespread andcomplex interactionsevolved.

1、Some plantsattach foodpackets totheirseedsin orderto・A.reward theants B.makeafool ofantsC.provide nutritionfortheseeds D.gettheseeds movedaround、2What doesParagraph2mainly tellusA.How plantsand antsinteract.B.What antsdo toprotect plants.。