陕西省榆林市高新中学2022-2023学年高三上学期第九次大练考英语试题.pdf

1、 榆林高新中学试题 高 2023 届第九次大练考 英语试题 第 1 页 共 12 榆林高新中学榆林高新中学高高 2023 届第届第九九次大练考次大练考 英语试题英语试题 时 间：120 分钟 满 分：150 分 第第 I 卷卷 选择题选择题(共共 100 分分)第一部分第一部分 听力（共两节，满分听力（共两节，满分 30 分）分）第一节（共第一节（共 5 小题小题；每小题每小题 1.5 分，满分分，满分 7.5 分）分）每段对话仅读一遍。1.What will the speakers do next?A.Check the map.B.Leave the restaurant.C.Park

2、the car.2.Where are the speakers?A.At a bus stop.B.At home.C.At the airport.3.What did the speakers do last week?A.They had a celebration dinner.B.They went to see a newborn baby.C.They sent a mail to their neighbors.4.Why does the man make the phone call?A.To cancel a weekend trip.B.To make an appo

3、intment.C.To get some information.5.What does the man probably want to do?A.Do some exercise.B.Get an extra key.C.Order room service.第二节第二节（共（共 15 小题小题；每小题每小题 1.5 分，满分分，满分 22.5 分）分）每段对话读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6.Why does the woman come to China?A.To ask for permission.B.To extend an invitation.C.To ex

4、press thanks.7.When are the students going to the museum?A.On Friday.B.On Saturday.C.On Sunday.榆林高新中学试题 高 2023 届第九次大练考 英语试题 第 2 页 共 12 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、10 题。8.What are the speakers talking about?A.Buying groceries.B.Choosing gifts.C.Seeing friends.9.Who is Clara?A.The mans wife.B.The mans sister.C.The

5、 mans daughter.10.How much did the man spend on the city passes?A.$36.B.$50.C.$150.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11.Why did Tracy bring dogs to the Children?A.To teach them to love animals.B.To help them gain confidence.C.To protect them from dangers.12.What is Kevins concern about the dog?A.They may misbe

6、have.B.They may get hurt.C.They may carry diseases.13.What will Helen do tomorrow morning?A.Give a talk.B.Meet the children.C.Take some photos.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。14.What is the man doing?A.Attending a lecture.B.Hosting a workshop.C.Conducting an interview.15.Why is Emily doing unpaid work in the

7、 new season of the show?A.To follow the latest trend.B.To help raise the crews pay.C.To support the post-production.16.What enables Emily to try different things in her field?A.Her college education.B.Her teaching experience.C.Her family tradition.17.What does Emily think of her work at the Film Cen

8、tre?A.Boring.B.Rewarding.C.Demanding.听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。榆林高新中学试题 高 2023 届第九次大练考 英语试题 第 3 页 共 12 18.Who is the speaker talking to?A.Sports club members.B.International tourists.C.University students.19.Where did Emma work for a rugby team?A.In Manchester.B.In Dublin.C.In Vancouver.20.What can be

9、 a challenge to Emmas work?A.Competition in the health care industry.B.Discrimination against female scientists.C.Influence of misinformation on the public.第二部分第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）分）第一节（共第一节（共 15 小题小题；每小题每小题 2 分，满分分，满分 30 分）分）A London,well-known for its wide variety of museums,offers gr

10、eat fun and entertainment to families with kids on their tour around it,and best of all,most of the museums are free.Here are some that are too good to miss.London Transport Museum This is a great,child-friendly museum which combines education（tracing the history of public transport from 1829 to the

11、 present day）with activities.Housed in a huge iron and glass structure,the museum possesses a wonderful and colorful collection of horse-drawn and motorized trams（有轨电车）,buses and trolley cars.The Theatre Museum The name of the museum is a little misleading.It offers all aspects of the performing art

12、s,so there are displays of ballet,opera,pop music and magic.But theres no doubt that its theatre and drama that take centre stage.The museum is big on interaction,putting on a daily program of free workshops where kids can learn how to operate puppets（木偶）,try on costumes and even walk out on a stage

13、.The Science Museum The Science Museum,perhaps more than any other museum,understands children.It understands that children like to be involved with the exhibits；they like to touch,to feel,to press and to push as well as merely to see.Bathed in blue light,it offers lots of hands-on fun.There is 榆林高新

14、中学试题 高 2023 届第九次大练考 英语试题 第 4 页 共 12 also an IMAX theatre showing science-related films on huge screens.Before leaving,make sure you check out the museum shop which is filled with science toys and games.21.What does London Transport Museum look like?A.A British castle.B.An American-style building.C.A

15、n old school.D.A modern building.22.What makes the Theatre Museum child-friendly?A.Dramas for children.B.Pop music shows.C.Free workshops.D.Magic performances.23.What is the Science Museum probably best-known for?A.Its IMAX theatre.B.Its hands-on experience.C.Its gift shop.D.Its blue light.B My colo

16、r television has given me nothing but a headache.I was able to buy it a little over a year ago because I had my relatives give me money for my birthday instead of a lot of clothes that wouldnt fit.I let a salesclerk fool me into buying a discontinued model.I realized this a day later,when I saw news

17、paper advertisements for the set at seventy-five dollars less than I had paid.The set worked so beautifully when I first got it home that I would keep it on until stations signed off for the night.Fortunately,I didnt get any channels showing all-night movies or I would never gotten to bed.Then I sta

18、rted developing a problem with the set that involved static（静电）noise.For some reason,when certain shows switched into a commercial,a loud noise would sound for a few seconds.Gradually,this noise began to appear during a show,and to get rid of it,I had to change to another channel and then change it

19、back.Sometimes this technique would not work,and I had to pick up the set and shake it to remove the sound.I actually began to build my arm muscles（肌肉）shaking my set.When neither of these methods removed the static noise,I would sit helplessly and wish for the noise to go away.At last I ended up hit

20、ting the set with my fist,and it stopped working altogether.My trip to the repair shop cost me$62,and the set is working well now,but I keep expecting more trouble.榆林高新中学试题 高 2023 届第九次大练考 英语试题 第 5 页 共 12 24.Why did the author say he was fooled into buying the TV set?A.He got an older model than he h

21、ad expected.B.He couldnt return it when it was broken.C.He could have bought it at a lower price.D.He failed to find any movie shows on it.25.Which of the following can best replace the phrase“signed off”in Paragraph 1?A.ended all their programs B.provided fewer channels C.changed to commercials D.s

22、howed all-night movies 26.How did the author finally get his TV set working again?A.By shaking and hitting it.B.By turning it on and off.C.By switching channels.D.By having it repaired.27.How does the author sound when telling the story?A.Curious.B.Anxious.C.Cautious.D.Humorous.C A recent study by U

23、niversity of Delaware researchers suggests exercise can help kids to learn and remember vocabulary.The article,published in the Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research,details one of the first studies on the effect of exercise on vocabulary learning in children.Children aged 6 to 12 were tau

24、ght new words before doing one of three thingsswimming,taking part in CrossFit exercises or completing a coloring sheet.The children who swam were 13%more accurate in follow-up tests of the vocabulary words.It makes sense to the lead researcher,Maddy Pruitt,herself a former college swimmer.“Motor mo

25、vement helps in learning new words,”she said,explaining that exercise is known to increase levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor(脑衍生神经营养因子).Then why did swimming make a difference while CrossFit did not?Pruitt attributes(归因)it to the amount of energy each exercise demands of the brain.Swimming

26、 is an activity the kids could complete without much thought or instruction.It was more automatic,while the CrossFit exercises were new to them.The children needed to learn the moves,which required mental energy.Pruitt conducted the research as part of her Masters Capstone Project and graduated in 2

27、020.She now works as a speech-language pathologist(病理学家)at a primary school in South Carolina,where she puts her findings into practice.“My sessions are very rare at a table,”she said.“Ill take my kids out to the playground or well take a walk around the school.”榆林高新中学试题 高 2023 届第九次大练考 英语试题 第 6 页 共

28、12 Pruitts adviser and coauthor Giovanna Morini is building on the findings in her lab.Morini said most research into exercise examined it from the angle of a healthy lifestyle,not much entering the area of language acquisition.“We are so excited about this study because it applies to clinicians,car

29、egivers and educators who can put it into practice,Morini said.”Its simple stuff,nothing out of the ordinary.But it could help boost the outcomes.28.What were all the children asked to do in the study?A.Complete vocabulary tests.B.Teach others new words.C.Identify different colors.D.Share swimming s

30、kills.29.What does the author mainly talk about in paragraph 3?A.The way of the study.B.The subject of the study.C.The applications of the findings.D.The reasons for the study result.30.How does Pruitt put her findings into practice?A.By setting up clinics with other researchers.B.By training the st

31、udents to swim regularly.C.By adding physical exercise to her sessions.D.By asking the students to learn complex words.31.What can be a suitable title for the text?A.Kids Are Supposed to Exercise Before Studying B.Exercise Contributes to Kids Vocabulary Growth C.Swimming Does Good to Peoples Physica

32、l Health D.Research Should Be Done on Language Acquisition D British sculptor Jason Taylor has made it his mission to use his talent to conserve our ecosystems by creating underwater museums.Over the years,the environmentalist has put over 850 massive artworks underwater worldwide.On February 1,2021

33、,Taylor launched his latest work-The Underwater Museum of Cannes.“The main goal was to bring attention to the fact that our oceans need our help,”Taylor told Dezeen.“Ocean ecologies have been destroyed by human activity in the Mediterranean over the past few decades,and it is not obvious what is tak

34、ing place when observing the sea from afar.”The Underwater Museum of Cannes contains 6 sculptures featuring local residents of various ages.They range from Maurice,an 80-year-old fisherman,to Anouk,a 9-year-old student.Towering over 6-feet-tall and weighing 10 tons,the faces are sectioned into two p

35、arts,with the outer part like a mask.The mask indicates that the worlds oceans appear powerful and unbeatable from the surface but house an ecosystem that is extremely 榆林高新中学试题 高 2023 届第九次大练考 英语试题 第 7 页 共 12 fragile to careless human activities.Though the waters surrounding the sculptures now appear

36、 a pristine blue,the seabed was filled with old boat engines,pipes,and other human-made trash when the project began about four years ago.Besides removing the trash,Taylor also restored the areas seagrass.Just one square meter of the seagrass can generate up to 10 liters of oxygen daily.The seagrass

37、 also helps prevent coastal erosion and provides habitats for many ocean creatures.“The idea of creating an underwater museum was to draw more people underwater and develop a sense of care and protection,”Taylor told Dezeen.“If we threw unwanted waste near a forest,there would be a public outcry.But

38、 this is happening every day in our surrounding waters and it largely goes unnoticed.”32.What are the underwater museums intended to do?A.To make huge profits.B.To raise awareness of protecting the ocean.C.To show Jason Taylors talent.D.To draw attention to endangered sea animals.33.Why does the out

39、er part of the sculptures look like a mask?A.To popularize the features of the locals.B.To remind people to protect themselves.C.To reflect peoples protection of the ocean.D.To stress the sensitiveness of the ecosystem.34.Whats Paragraph 4 mainly about?A.How the project was started.B.How the seagras

40、s was restored.C.What recovery effort the project made.D.Why the surroundings were improved.35.What can we infer from what Jason Taylor said in the last paragraph?A.The situation of the ocean is easily ignored.B.The destruction caused to the ocean is noticeable.C.Forests play a more important role i

41、n ecosystems.D.People have zero tolerance to damage done to nature.第二节第二节（共（共 5 题题；每每小小题题 2 分，满分分，满分 10 分）分）阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。I have a drawer full of letters to Santa.Each year my children would write up their Christmas wish lists.They were polite requests for the latest 榆林高新

42、中学试题 高 2023 届第九次大练考 英语试题 第 8 页 共 12 game or toy.As the children got older,they would give Santa some hints（提示）on where to buy their presents._36_ Those letters taught my children a valuable lesson about writing:It has a purpose.Sometimes our purpose is to achieve something;other times it may be to e

43、ntertain,inform,or persuade._37_ And when writing doesnt seem to have any purpose or get any kind of meaningful response,then it can be hard to get excited about doing it.Christmas is a great time of year for children to communicate with others through writing.When children write for real audiences

44、and real purposes,they can learn to choose their words accordingly._38_ You write Dear Santa because you dont know him personally and you want to show him respect._39_ Texting,online messaging,live chats while playing video games all mean that they are constantly producing written messages.However,b

45、ecause they are usually writing to family and friends,they use informal language most of the time.There is nothing wrong with this kind of writing.It suits the audience and the purpose and gets the job done.40 This type of writing wont be rewarded by the school examiner,nor by a future employer or a

46、 potential client.The very best communicators are those who know how to adjust their language to match their audience.A.It isnt that these young people cant write.B.But it is always purposeful-or at least it should be.C.The age of pen-and-paper letter writing may have passed.D.As a result,each year

47、they received something they wanted.E.You write Hi Nanna and Pop because you are close to them.F.As technology develops,young people are writing more than they ever have.G.But if this is the only kind of writing young people do,it will cause problems.第第三三部分部分 语言知识运用语言知识运用(共共两节两节，满分，满分 45 分分)第一节（共第一节

48、（共 20 小题：每小题小题：每小题 1.5 分，满分分，满分 30 分）分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。榆林高新中学试题 高 2023 届第九次大练考 英语试题 第 9 页 共 12 Small children are easy to throw up in the air and catch-and they _41_ it.Again,Daddy,again!Jacky shouts as I throw him skywards and catch him on the way back down again.He throws his a

49、rms and legs out _42_ he were flying,his eyes wide with _43_.His trust in me is _44_ which is quite a nice feeling,but at the same time gives me a huge sense of _45_.I hope Jacky will always trust me fully,but I know that,as he gets _46_,it will need more effort and sound judgment_47_.Trust is such

50、an important part of a _48_ relationship that its something that cant _49_ to lose.Every time I _50_ Jacky to something new,hell do it only because he trusts me and feels _51_ in the knowledge that he wont get hurt._52_,teaching Jacky to swim means he has to _53_ that,when hes swimming in the big po