河南省郑州外国语学校2022-2023学年高三上学期12月月考英语试题
河南
高三
阶段练习
2023-09-06
190次
整体难度:
适中
考查范围:
主题、语篇范围、单词辨析、词汇、短语辨析、语法
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一、阅读理解 添加题型下试题
Friends are very important to us. Sometimes we just want to develop some new friendships. Here are some of the best apps for you to make new friends.
Atleto
Research shows that exercising with a friend promotes more motivation and healthier lifestyle habits. Atleto is an app that builds on this “exercise contagion (传染)” phenomenon by bringing together athletic people to take exercise and organize group activities. You can choose from over 40 sports and find your community of people who like to be in a sweat.
Friender
Studies show that we’re eager to find people similar to us. Suppose you’re sick of boring surface-level conversations. Then, Friender solves that problem quickly with an algorithm (算法) that only matches you based on your favorite activities and interests. This friend-finding app makes it easy to get into conversations that you care about. If you don’t have many hobbies to type into an app, one of the easiest ways to start is to try out new hobbies.
PawDate
Dogs are great companions, but sometimes it’s nice to talk to humans, too. This app connects pet owners to meet up at dog parks or walk with their pups. You get to set up doggie play dates and find new friends at the same time It’s a win-win.
Skout
Skout started back in 2007 to help people make new friends. The matches are based on geographical distances and preferences. It’s perfect for meeting people while traveling, moving and entering a new chapter of life. Skout is able to discover people directly by checking into a location and seeing who else on the app is there.
1. Who is Atleto intended for?A.Those who like to walk their dogs. |
B.Those who want to play sports together. |
C.Those who want to develop new hobbies. |
D.Those who like to do community service. |
A.Solve conversation problems. |
B.Share their favorite activities. |
C.Make new friends while traveling. |
D.Have conversations with like-minded people. |
A.Atleto. | B.Friender. | C.PawDate. | D.Skout. |
As a senior school graduate, with COVID-19 cases rising and lockdown hitting, I’ve had plenty of concerns. Losing my graduation ceremony was one of them. But being unable to lend a hand to my community at such a terrible time was the greatest concern. Except for wearing my mask, following the health officials’ guidelines, and assisting seniors to get their groceries, there wasn’t anything more I could do.
Then it struck me. Solving COVID-19 relied only on individual steps and the goodwill of human awareness. But the next challenge we have to deal with ahead is climate change known as the silent pandemic without a vaccine. So all I could think of was: Why don’t we do the same for it, and try to deal with global warming through our everyday activities?
I have decided to take a gap year and created an app to help people reduce carbon emissions from their shopping and transport activities. Even though I’d never written any program before, my will was greater than any excuse I could think of. The first version was just a one-screen app. Through the lockdown, I’ve had only 70 people to test the concept with and barely created any impact. Plus, the process of leading a social organization seemed like a small boat in a rough sea to me. But instead of giving up, I chose to fill the gap. And the coolest thing was that the more I was learning, the more people got interested in the idea. Through every leadership program, I built a stronger user community where each person was equally passionate and brave to make a change. Their enthusiasm was my greatest fuel for innovation.
Today, through the app, over 4,000 people reduced more than 150,000 kg carbon emissions. The app turned into an international movement. I proved to myself that miracles really happen when you dare to make a change.
4. What was the author’s greatest concern during COVID-19?A.Being unable to help his neighbours. | B.Losing the graduation ceremony. |
C.Having to stay at home every day. | D.Having to wear a mask every day. |
A.It is for leading an organization. | B.It is a well-designed one-screen app. |
C.It became an instant hit when first invented. | D.It inspires people worldwide to make a change |
A.Kind and humorous. | B.Determined and creative. |
C.Brave and adventurous. | D.Friendly and cautious. |
A.Education is the key to success | B.Ups and downs make one strong |
C.Real changes come from a daring heart | D.Creativity results from challenging authority |
The whole world knows them: actors, singers, models, athletes and TV personalities. If I use social media, I get too familiar.
I have nothing against the entertainment industry and celebrities. The problem is that by idolizing the entertainment industry so much, we sometimes completely forget about the things that are truly important and that are changing our world. You probably know who Leonardo DiCaprio is—a very talented American actor and film producer. But then you probably don’t know who Cori Bargmann is. Bargmann is a scientist who is uncovering the causes of Alzheimer’s and autism, which have been unknown for years.
What I think is wrong is that DiCaprio’s net worth is $260 million dollars, while Bargmann’s is less than $l million dollars. DiCaprio is definitely talented and has worked hard to give us good films, but Bargmann is working for something that can save thousands of humans who are suffering. And just because our society prefers to idolize the entertainment industry instead of science, she gets paid much less than she deserves.
But if it would benefit the world to invest all of our time and attention toward scientists, why don’t we make scientists our new “celebrities”?
First of all, we like being entertained. We love pretty faces and easy-to-digest information. It’s easier to care about simple stuff rather than scientific, complicated things. Another reason is that most scientists don’t like being in the spotlight. They’ re mostly reserved and like to have privacy. They’ re busy people, which explains why they haven’t attracted the media the same way that performers have. Also, people have free will and the right to be interested in whatever they want to be.
However, studies have shown that young people are more interested in a scientific career as a result of COVID-19. The pandemic has also made known some scientists who have suddenly started appearing on TV and guiding us on how to get protected from this deadly virus. Maybe that is the start of the development of a different point of view which will be in favor of science for future generations.
8. Why does the author mention Leonardo DiCaprio and Cori Bargmann?A.To introduce the topic. | B.To give an example. |
C.To offer a definition. | D.To propose a solution. |
A.Scientists get paid much less than actors. |
B.People are busy choosing what they like. |
C.Scientists don’t feel like being paid attention to. |
D.People prefer entertainment to complex science. |
A.Studies make scientists known and accepted by the masses. |
B.Young people want to change their jobs because of the pandemic. |
C.People are attracted to science and scientists during a special time. |
D.Most scientists gradually become willing to show up in public light. |
A.Objective. | B.Favorable. |
C.Prejudiced. | D.Indifferent. |
A strong hit to the head will normally give you a concussion (脑震荡). Woodpeckers (啄木鸟), however, strike their beaks into trees thousands of times a day and are perfectly fine.
We used to think that a woodpecker’s skull worked as a kind of safety helmet which absorbed the shocks. A new study by Sam Van Wassenbergh, a researcher at the University of Antwerp in Belgium, proved that this “common sense” was in fact false.
Van Wassenbergh and his colleagues argued that, if a woodpecker’s head absorbed the force, it would not be able to strike the tree with enough force.
“If the beak absorbed much of its own impact, the unfortunate bird would have to pound even harder,” they said in their paper. In other words, if the theory were true, the woodpecker would have to peck even harder to compensate for both the shock-absorbing qualities of the sponge-like bone inside its skull as well as the density of the wood.
The scientists recorded four different kinds of woodpeckers in zoos as they were pecking. The team used data from their high-speed recordings to build digital models of the woodpeckers. Van Wassenbergh described the woodpeckers’ motion as “a hammer hitting wood” since their movement appeared rigid and focused.
The research suggested that woodpeckers don’t have any shock-absorbing device or the ability to reduce the amount of force. Although they are without “helmets”, the team claimed that the woodpeckers’ tiny size and weight protect them.
A woodpecker’s brain is about 700 times smaller than that of a human. “Smaller animals can withstand higher decelerations (减速). Think about a fly that hits a window and then just flies back again,” Van Wassenbergh said. “So that is why even the hardest hits we observed are not expected to cause any concussion.”
12. What was the “common sense” about woodpeckers?A.They can withstand slight concussions. |
B.Their beaks can spread the shocks they produce. |
C.Their heads are able to reduce the force. |
D.Their bodies are soft enough to absorb the force. |
A.Make up for. | B.Improve. | C.Get rid of | D.Remove. |
A.The shock absorber theory is mostly correct. |
B.How woodpeckers peck depends on their type. |
C.Density of the wood affects a woodpecker's pecking force. |
D.Woodpeckers do not have special safety devices. |
A.An information booklet. | B.A science magazine. |
C.An observation diary. | D.An advertisement. |
In many countries of the world people do what is called house sitting. It means that if owners of the house are going away, they want someone to come into their home and look after the house and maybe pets while they are away.
In Australia, many people travel. After people retire, they might buy a van and travel all over the country.
So if someone wants to travel or go away for some reason, they might want someone in their home to care for it and keep the gardens tidy. House sitters might have to care for pets. Also, quite a few people have swimming pools in their back yard and they need cleaning.
There are some requirements to be a house sitter. You must be a trusted person, so that the home owner knows you will not steal anything. You must be able to go when the house owner wants you to go, so you need lots of free time.
Some house sitting jobs are just for a few days or a couple of weeks while the house owners have a short holiday. Sometimes it is for much longer. We have had one house sit for six months, while the home owner travelled to Europe.
A.I have done house sitting many times. |
B.Thousands of people do this all the time. |
C.It is also possible to do house sitting in other countries. |
D.Generally you have many opportunities to get a house sitting job. |
E.You must take a little care over what your description says about you. |
F.This is an international house sitting service for all city and country areas. |
G.You must have a good car, so you can travel to different parts of the country. |
二、完形填空 添加题型下试题
Most worthwhile careers require some kind of specialized training. Ideally, therefore, the choice of a(n)
Unfortunately, many young people, knowing
One common mistake is choosing an occupation for
Too many high-school students—or their parents for them-choose the professional field,
Before making an occupational choice, a person should have a general idea of what he wants
A.academy | B.occupation | C.guidance | D.identification |
A.therefore | B.so | C.though | D.however |
A.in case of | B.for | C.because of | D.to |
A.enter | B.participate | C.involve | D.join |
A.leave | B.fit | C.require | D.fix |
A.careers | B.professions | C.prospects | D.work |
A.few | B.little | C.much | D.less |
A.with | B.by | C.on | D.at |
A.flow | B.wander | C.jump | D.drift |
A.stick | B.turn | C.adhere | D.subscribe |
A.to which | B.that | C.for which | D.what |
A.its | B.their | C./ | D.the |
A.to have disregarded | B.to disregard | C.disregarding | D.disregard |
A.preparations | B.requirements | C.specifications | D.preferences |
A.such | B.no | C.very | D.so |
A.Moreover | B.Otherwise | C.Nevertheless | D.Still |
A.priority | B.regulation | C.assessment | D.consideration |
A.out of | B.towards | C.for | D.from over |
A.advantage | B.patience | C.risks | D.turns |
A.awards | B.rewards | C.prizes | D.bonuses |
三、单项选择 添加题型下试题
A.alternative | B.abundant | C.accessible | D.appealing |
A.consisting with; make up | B.consisted of; made up |
C.consist of; are made up of | D.consisting of; make up |
【知识点】 make up 现在分词作定语 一般现在时解读 consist of
A.what; what; that | B.what; that; what | C.what; that; that | D.that; that; what |
A.it will be before | B.will it be until | C.will it be when | D.it will be that |
A.studying | B.to study | C.to studying | D.studied |
【知识点】 不定式作定语
A.so; that | B.such; that | C.such; as | D.so; as |
【知识点】 固定句型 as引导限制性定语从句