1、第 1 页，共 4 页 武威六中武威六中20222022-20232023学年高三年级第一学期第三次过关考试（线上）学年高三年级第一学期第三次过关考试（线上）英语英语试卷试卷（考试时间：（考试时间：100分钟分钟 试卷满分：试卷满分：120分）分）命题人：张慧芬 审题人：魏娥花 第一部分第一部分 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，每题小题，每题2分，满分分，满分30分）分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A Ever wanted to learn a n
2、ew language?Or maybe you need to speak a different language,for work or personal reasons?Here are some apps that will help you talk smartly in some nations on earth.Living Language(Spanish)The standard bearer(领袖)for language-learning apps,this series of apps from Random House Digital presents real l
3、anguage courses that teach vocabulary and grammar with some fun interactive games thrown in.The free download gets you eleven free lessons,but you can unlock the full app for$14.99,getting you all 46 lessons.Random House Digital has similar apps available for learning French,Italian,German,Chinese,a
4、nd Japanese.Learn a Language with Michel Thomas This one hails from the U.K.,where Thomas method for learning new languages has garnered some heavy-hitter endorsements(赞同)from the likes of Woody Allen,Emma Thompson,and Stephen Fry.Thomas teaches you with a simple,but highly effective process:“you li
5、sten,he explains,you speak.”Lessons run an hour a piece,and you buy the hour lessons you want from inside the free app,for$4.99 a pop.Lessons are available for Spanish,French,Italian,and German.Mango Languages One of the most comprehensive apps is also the most cost-effective its free!No in-app purc
6、hases,no nothing.It offers classes for 35 foreign languages and 15 English as-a-second-language.The catch is that it requires a connection to your local library,and only if your library has a Mango Languages subscription.It teaches not only vocabulary and grammar,but also pronunciation(by native spe
7、akers)and helpful cultural tips,such as slang usages of common words.Book 2 This one uses a novel 3-step method:you learn while listening,training,and sleeping.The app actually monitors your sleeping patterns and activates itself at the right time,playing its short sentences while youre asleep,to en
8、hance your recall.Lessons are available in-app for 40 different languages,but theyll run you$3.99 each for anything more than a languages first chapter.1How many languages can you learn from Thomas?AFour.BFive.CSix.DSeven.2Which of the following apps can be used for free?ABook 2.BMango Languages.CLi
9、ving Language(Spanish).DLearn a Language with Michel Thomas.3Whats the feature of Book 2?AIt can only be used in the UK.BIt has access to your local library.CIt can keep you learning even when you are asleep.DIt teaches languages with some fun interactive games.B 21-year-old Jasmine Harrison complet
10、ed the 2020 Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge in 70 days,3 hours and 48 minutes a new world record for the youngest female to row alone across the Atlantic.Harrison,whos from North Yorkshire,England,didnt have loads of experience in rowing long distances.In her childhood,she could not even dream of
11、 such an ambition.Shed only gotten the idea three years earlier when she happened to be in Antigua,teaching swimming,and saw the end of the 2017 Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge.“Talking to a family member of a young man that had just completed it,I got to know just how amazing a thing it was.I di
12、dnt say not a chance I would do that,but it was more a fact of why not do it?”she said.Every day,Harrison would row for about 12 hours,pushing her 550-pound boat she bought with some money across the ocean,covering roughly 90 kilometers.The journey left her with much time all by herself,which she sa
13、id she enjoyed.But things got a little harder after her speaker fell in the water and she could no longer listen to her music.She had other company along the way.She saw lots of sea life,including several whales.One even rose out of the ocean right next to her boat.“Im in their environment,”she said
14、.“Its just amazing.”Twice,her boat was turned over in the night by large waves.The second time,she hurt her arm quite badly.Another time,she nearly ran into a ship.When her food ran out,she lived on cookies and chocolate.In the face of great hardship and loneliness,she kept going.On February 20,2021
15、,she reached the island of Antigua the end of the journey.She celebrated her arrival with a burger and fries.4What made Harrison participate in the 2020 Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge?AHer childhood hobby and dream.BHer experience of watching a race.CHer swimming teaching experience.DHer family
16、members encouragement.第 2 页，共 4 页 5Which of the following best describes Harrisons ocean trip?AAdventurous.BPleasant.CBoring.DExpensive.6When did Harrison begin rowing across the Atlantic Ocean alone?AIn November.BIn December.CIn January.DIn February.7What can we learn from Harrisons story?AThe earl
17、y bird catches the worm.BDifficulties strengthen the mind.CBehind bad luck comes good luck.DNo way is impossible to courage.C A childs early years of language development are important for the basics of school readiness,such as literacy(读写)skills and social and emotional growth.In a recent study,Uni
18、versity of Miami Assistant Professor of Psychology Lynn Perry and a team of fellow researchers who examined child speech communications over the course of a year found that children benefit from conversations with their peers(同龄人)and their teachers.The study examined how language use and development
19、 in 2-and 3-year-old children was influenced by what they heard from their teachers and their peers.“Previous research on language development looked mostly at the role of parent-child communication within a home setting or a lab environment,which means were missing a big part of a childs everyday l
20、ife the classroom,“said Perry.”We know that parent language is important for childrens development and their academic achievement,but we dont have much research on what happens in the kindergarten or preschool setting.”Using a device(设备)called a Language Environment Analysis(LENA)recorder,Perry coll
21、ected hundreds of hours of audio recordings.Children wore the LENA recorder once a week.LENA software then assessed whether the recorded audio was speech or not,and whether the speech came from the child wearing the recorder or from an adult or another child talking to them.After studying the audio
22、data,Perry found that the speech children heard from other children was positively related to their own language use,meaning children who heard the most from their peers learn more new words and vocalize more during the course of the year.Additionally,there was a positive association between a teach
23、er talking and childrens language use and development but only when that teacher talked to the child in a back-and-forth conversation,rather than just talking to the child with no opportunity for the child to respond.“One important aspect of the study that stands out to me is how important it was to
24、 see those conversational turns with teachers,and that back-and-forth conversation with the child is very beneficial.We talked to the teachers about the results,and they are very excited about this finding and currently brainstorming additional opportunities to have conversations with children,”adds
25、 Perry.8What does the new study focus on?AThe basics of school readiness for preschool children.BThe parent-child communication at home or in the lab.CThe influence of conversations in the kindergarten on children.DThe ways to improve preschool childrens healthy growth.9How did the researchers perfo
26、rm their new study?ABy observing the children in class.BBy conducting a survey of teachers.CBy communicating with the children.DBy recording the childrens speech in class.10What does the underlined word“vocalize”in paragraph 4 mean?AListen.BSpeak.CRead.DWrite.11What should teachers do to develop chi
27、ldrens speech ability according to the text?ARepeatedly inspire children to speak more.BEncourage children to listen to their own speech.CTeach children to write more new words.DTeach children to read more books.D Life beneath the sea surface can be lovely and lively.But many organisms there produce
28、 poisonous chemicals to hunters.Divers are now collecting such poisons as drugs for human medicine.Sharks arent the scariest things in the ocean for scientists who dive to work.Powerful currents,creating where the ocean floor drops away,can be just as deadly.But the scientists who work underwater ar
29、e trained to deal with these dangers.The rewards of research and underwater adventures are greater than the risks.The sea may seem like a strange place to look for new drugs.But organisms in the ocean have had to adapt to a tough environment.The chemicals they make for survival might help people,too
30、.More than 50 years ago,scientists discovered a new anti-cancer drug in a sea sponge.Since then,researchers have been hunting for more of such useful natural products in the seas.With the help of underwater robots and small submarines,scientists are searching the seasfrom shallow reefs to the oceans
31、 great depths.Bacteria living in the Arctics cold waters break down their food using more different ways than organisms on land do.This process of turning food into energy for growth,activities and reproduction is called metabolism(新陈代谢).These pathways also produce chemicals called“secondary metabol
32、ites”.One day they also might help people.During a four-year project called PharmaSeas,scientists made thousands of extracts from those seafloor samples.In about a dozen of them,researchers found mixtures that can kill bacteria that some of todays antibiotics(抗生素)cannot kill.Three other newfound che
33、micals reduce epileptic seizures(癫痫病发作)in mice.Yet another compound may reduce the symptoms of Alzheimers disease.第 3 页，共 4 页 12Why do sea organisms produce chemicals?ATo warn themselves in the sea.BTo benefit other creatures.CTo change their environment.DTo struggle for survival.13In what way does
34、Arctic bacteria differ from organisms on land according to the text?AMedicinal value.BThe way of hunting.CThe way of breaking down food.DImportance to humans.14What is special about the mixtures from seafloor samples?AThey have the same effects as todays medicine.BThey have unique functions.CThey ca
35、n treat most diseases.DThey can kill all bacteria.15What can be a suitable title for the text?ADiving for New Medicines BThreats from the Ocean CFuture Sources of Bacteria DDanger of Diving in the Sea 第二节第二节(共共5小题小题;每小题每小题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。阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空
36、白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Do you have an important or favorite memory from the past?Perhaps it was clapping for goals,or seeing rainbow picture in the window.Shared memories can connect you to others._16_ How does memory work?Scientists believe there are two levels of memory.One is short-term or working m
37、emory,which stays in our brain for only 15-30 seconds.The other level is long-term or permanent memory,which can be stored for days,or even years.Motor-skill memories help you remember how to ride a bike;factual memories help you to remember faces._17_ Emotional memories recall how you felt about so
38、mething and can be strong and powerful.Remembering the sadness of missing your friends during lockdown,and being happy and excited to see them again afterwards,are emotional memories.They are long term and can sometimes last a lifetime.Why are memories important?_18_ Information such as which school
39、 you go to and who your friends are is stored inside your brain,ready for when you need it.Memories can also help you manage feelings.Heidi,12,told The Week,“If I miss seeing my granny and granddad,I remember staying with them in Devon.It makes me feel happy,like when I was there.”“When people think
40、 of shared experience,what usually comes to mind is being with close others,such as friends or family,and talking with them,”Erica Boothby,a social-psychologist,said.By telling a funny or embarrassing story we share feelings of joy or recognition of difficulties overcome.By sharing similar or not-o-
41、similar experiences,we empathize(产生共鸣)with and understand one another better._19_ Kim Roberts,a professor who runs the Child Memory Lab in Canada,believes focusing on happy memories will help you feel more positive._20_ Roberts says its also helpful to remember that if you missed out on your last te
42、rm at school,or birthday celebrations,then your friends did too.One day you will look back on this year as an important memory that you all share.AWhen do memories fade?BCan memories help wellbeing?CMemories tell you the story of yourself.DEmotional memories are usually sad ones.EThese types of memo
43、ries can be short or long term.FIf you have difficult memories,though,it is important to talk about them.GBy sharing our memories,we can feel closer to other people and more positive.第第二二部分部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）分）第一节（第一节（共共 20 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分分，满分 30 分）分）阅读下面短文阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的从短文后各题所
44、给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。About five years ago,I was part of a pilot group(试验组)for my employer tasked with figuring out how to hire and instruct people with disabilities and make them successful inside the organization.Until then we had only _21_ people with visually challen
45、ged disability.I led the interview process and hiring of a candidate with an autism(自闭症)disability.The candidate had the _22_ but our interview panel felt that the disability would _23_ him from learning the skills and being successful in the role.I _24_ my peers to give him a role,and try out also,
46、it was a pilot program meant for our organization to learn.I gave the candidate a lot of _25_ and I became one of his instructors.Our HR department was not too supportive to take some _26_.So we could only hire him as a(an)_27_ contractor(合同工).The candidate _28_ and surely blossomed in the workplace
47、.There were many _29_ along the way but the candidate came to be _30_ by his colleagues and his leadership.I _31_ to instruct him closely and helped him to _32_ a number of challenges that his disability _33_ at the workplace and home.The candidate too _34_ many friends and _35_ at the workplace.Fas
48、t forward five years,he called me last night to let me know that he got a _36_ offer yesterday from his manager as a regular employee with a job title.I _37_ him and told him my joy knowing no bounds on his success.He went on to say“Sir,without your _38_ all these years,I would not be here”.I told h
49、im“Your success is the reward of your hard work and _39_.You are an inspiration to a lot of people with _40_ disabilities.第 4 页，共 4 页 21Ahired Bfired Cassisted Drecommended 22Ainterests Bqualifications Cposts Drequirements 23Afree Bdefend Cprevent Ddiffer 24Aconvinced Bpromised Cdemanded Dreminded 2
50、5Abenefits Brespect Cencouragement Dtreats 26Aopportunities Brisks Cefforts Dmeasures 27Asenior Bqualified Ctemporary Dofficial 28Aluckily Bperfectly Csuddenly Dgradually 29Abumps Badvantages Cchanges Ddreams 30Atested Bforced Cteased Daccepted 31Aexpected Bbegan Cdeserved Dcontinued 32Agive up Bsea
