1、山西省吕梁市孝义市2023-2024学年高三上学期1月期末英语试题一、阅读理解World Health DayThe World Health Organization (WHO) was founded on 7 April 1948 to better address global health issues. Every year, the World Health Assembly meets in Geneva in Switzerland to review WHOs work, set new goals and assign new tasks. The day is cele
2、brated annually on 7 April.World Book DayWorld Book Day was created on 23 April 1995 by UNESCO, as it is the anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare and of Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, the famous Spanish historian. Books have been educating and inspiring people for hundreds of years, and the b
3、est way to celebrate this day would be to find the time to do some reading.World Smile DayWorld Smile Day is celebrated on the first Friday of October every year. The idea was coined and initiated by Harvey Ball, a commercial artist from the US. He is known to have created the Smiley Face in 1963. T
4、he day is created for the spreading of simple joy and love to everyone, regardless of race, gender, or geographic location.World Earth DayWorld Earth Day is an annual event observed on April 22nd to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It serves as a reminder of the importance of taking
5、 action to preserve and protect our planet. Earth Day was first celebrated in 1970 and is now celebrated in more than 190 countries worldwide.1Which of the four Days is celebrated the earliest annually?AWorld Earth Day.BWorld Book Day.CWorld Smile Day.DWorld Health Day.2Who created World Smile Day?A
6、William Shakespeare.BInca Garcilaso de la Vega.CHarvey Ball.DA famous Spanish historian.3Why do people celebrate World Earth Day?ATo solve health problems.BTo protect our planet.CTo spread joy and love.DTo encourage people to read.Taylor Swift was named Time Magazines person of the year. The star, w
7、hose Eras Tour broke box office records, follows the likes of Barack Obama, Greta Thunberg and Mark Uckerberg. The award goes to an event or person believed to have had the most influence on global events over the past year.Already a superstar before 2023, her career has reached new heights thanks t
8、o the Eras tour, which sees the singer perform a career-spanning 45-song set every night. Demand for tickets was so high that it crashed Ticketmasters website, causing a hearing into its business practices by the US Senate.After speaking out against Donald Trump and in favour of abortion rights, Swi
9、ft hit a creative purple patch with the pandemic-era albums Folklore and Evermore. Showcasing a more organic indie-folk approach than the country-pop that made her famous, the records confirmed her status as generational songwriting talent.Time editor-in-chief Sam Jacobs said the US pop icon was “th
10、e rare person who is both the writer and hero of her own story”, adding that Swift had “found a way to go beyond borders and be a source of light”.The Eras tour film became the biggest concert movie of all time, taking $249m at the global box office; Swift became the first living artist to have five
11、 albums in the US Top 10 simultaneously. She broke the record for the most number one albums by a woman in US chart history-13 in total.Swift became the first songwriter to score seven Grammy nominations for song of the year. Boosted by her tour, Swift was named the most-streamed female artist in th
12、e history of Spotify and Apple Music.4what can we know from the second and third paragraphs?ASwifts career reached a certain height before 2023.BThere are 45 songs totally in the Eras tour.CSwift was once in favour of Donald Trump.DHer country-pop confirmed her songwriter status.5What does Sam Jacob
13、s think of Taylor Swift?ARare and plain.BTalented and dependent.CDaring and stubborn.DShining and inspiring.6How many of her albums were in the US Top 10 at the same time?AOne.BFour.CFive.DTen.7What can be a suitable title for the passage?AA record-breaking Eras tour filmBAn influential female music
14、 superstarCA history-making albumDA far-reaching awardHow steady you are on your feet can indicate how likely you are to live a longer, healthy life. The ability to remain upright and steady is something that we take for granted, until something goes wrong.The balance system is made up of lots of di
15、fferent sensory components, explains Nicola Harris, a health expert. Good balance depends on correct sensory information from your eyes, muscles, tendons (腱), and joints, and the balance organs in the inner ear.The most obvious benefit of good balance is that it helps prevent falls and therefore inj
16、uries, and simply makes daily activities easier and safer to perform. Unless you develop a balance disorder, the first time people become aware of balance issues is when they get older.Harris says that people with balance problems at her clinic often talk about the loss of the ability to look from s
17、ide to side as they cross the road because they feel unsteady. “That is fundamentally because the balance system as a whole starts to get worn,” says Harris.Pilates, dance and tai chi are all good exercises to maintain good balance. “Other things that work your balance slightly differently, but agai
18、n are really good, are ball games. Anything involving hand-eye coordination, such as tennis or table tennis, ”says Harris.However, she warns against just doing strengthening exercises in the gym using machinery: “Thats not going to improve your balance.” Including tree weights and resistance bands i
19、nto your workout will not only strengthen your bones and muscles, but your balance, too.8What does the underlined word “components” in paragraph 2 mean?ApersonalitiesBmannersCpartsDapproaches9Which statement is true about a balance disorder?AIt can be easily found in our everyday life.BIt results in
20、 more convenience to daily activities.CIt leads to people crossing the road more steadily.DIt is hard to be felt for the young if one doesnt have any symptom.10What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?AThere is more than one exercise to improve ones balance.BAny kind of exercise will do good t
21、o maintaining ones good balance.CDoing strengthening exercises is the best way to improve ones balance.DAs for improving ones balance, Harris offers no recommendation.11Which column is the passage probably taken from?ATechnologyBHealthCFictionDEntertainmentWhen was the last time you talked proudly a
22、bout being sensitive? Most likely, the answer is never. There are plenty of characters we take pride in, but being “sensitive” is usually considered as a weakness. The message sensitive people get isnt to celebrate who they are. Its that they should “overcome” their sensitivity.However, sensitivity
23、is largely genetic (遗传的), and not something you can turn off. It is a character connected to talent and something we should embrace. In fact, according to thirty years of research, its not only a healthy character, but it also serves as a big advantage.As a personality character, being sensitive mea
24、ns you take in more information from your environment, and you do more with it. Sensitive people process information more deeply than others do. This changes the way you see the world. You probably notice what others miss, think, and feel deeply.The most well-known sensitive gift is creativity. Sens
25、itive people tend to be highly creative, and many perhaps most artists, musicians, and actors are themselves sensitive people.But creativity doesnt end with the arts. The same ability changes into innovation. Many of our greatest thinkers and scientists throughout history have been sensitive people,
26、 like Charles Darwin. Sensitive people have this ability to innovate because they tend to be deep thinkers who spend more time and energy turning problems over in their heads and end up seeing more possibilities and solutions.Sensitive people do pay a price for these gifts, however, by becoming over
27、stimulated. Overstimulation is what happens when there is simply too much information for the brain to deal with. But sensitive people can learn to deal with it. For them, a little bit of quiet alone time goes a long way.If any of this sounds like you, you might be more sensitive than you realize. I
28、f so, you have probably felt the pressure to hide it. But thats a trap. You cant make yourself less sensitive than you are and trying to do so only cuts you off from your gifts.Instead, the single most important step you can take for yourself is what society has told you not to do your whole life: S
29、top hiding from your sensitivity. Embrace it, and show it to the world.12What phenomenon does the author mention in paragraph l ?APeople usually take pride in their being sensitive.BBeing negative is often looked up to in our daily life.CBeing sensitive is traditionally regarded as a weakness.DGener
30、ally speaking, we have few characters that should be praised.13Why does the author think of sensitivity as an advantage?ABecause it has nothing to do with talent.BBecause you can see the world more deeply with it.CBecause people with it tend to be talented artists.DBecause it is largely acquired by
31、learning and can easily be changed.14Why is Charles Darwin mentioned in the text?ATo show some great scientists in history are sensitive.BTo explain the most famous sensitive gift is creativity.CTo prove most artists, musicians and actors are sensitive.DTo show sensitive people process information m
32、ore deeply than others do.15What is a sensitive person recommended to do?APay for it.BConsult doctors.CAvoid showing it.DJump at it.We have been through this first part of the year and have found ourselves already at spring break. 16 , we have four fun-filled ideas to avoid the endless question : “W
33、hat are we going to do today?”Visit the museums.Most museums, especially the smaller ones, offer day or even week long theme-specific camps. 17 . Its a great way to keep the young people in a structure d routine while offering them a unique unit of study.Get creative.Each year our town hosts a chalk
34、-drawing contest as part of a fundraiser. Why not use this as a jumping off point and organize a “Beautification Day” ? Its easy enough to organize through social media channels; everyone brings their own chalk and, youve got yourself a group art class! Best part about it? Anyone can get involved. I
35、t brings the community together. 18 . 19 .Take this spring break and travel around the town like a tourist. Visit the historic farm, local art gallery, and public gardens with live music in your own town. Spend time in your own backyard,establish a positive connection to the place you live in and te
36、ach children all about appreciating where they live.Take time out. 20 . Is there a food bank that needs reorganizing? A local park that needs weeding? Call your community board, or even local officials to find out an area of need that best suits your family. Spending time giving back to the communit
37、y is a great way to build character and understand the importance of helping others.AAct like a touristBTravel around the countryCSpend this break devoting time to othersDIf you have no idea which museum to visitEAnd it costs nothing more than the price of chalkFIf youre planning to spend a meaningf
38、ul spring breakGThe camps are often a steal nearly half - price of summer programs二、完形填空The year was 1956. My husband and I moved from St. Louis to Fort Worth, Texas with our nine-month-old baby, Pam. He had a job there, and his family 21 close by as well. We found a lovely 22 and settled in quickly
39、. Everything went smoothly.One freezing cold morning, I headed for the Laundromat (自助洗衣店). I 23 the engine of our 1953 Chevy to warm up the car and put Pam in her car 24 , which was in the front seat then. I 25 the door without a second thought. Then I put the basket of laundry in the back and locke
40、d the other door. 26 , I realized I had locked the keys and my 27 in the car and locked myself out.I immediately went into 28 There was nobody around. My neighbors had both gone to work. What was worse, there were no cell phones at that age to 29 my husband. As I looked up the street, I saw a red Fo
41、rd pickup 30 . The driver 31 the pickup when he saw me crying and waving my hands. The man on the passenger side of the truck 32 immediately. After a brief conversation, he said in a comforting voice, “I have a car just like this one; let me see if my 33 will open the door.” Magically, it 34 !I have
42、 told so many people that God was the 35 in a red Ford pickup in October 1956.21AappearedBworkedClivedDwandered22AapartmentBbakeryCfoundationDinstitution23Atook onBput onCturned onDfocused on24AbedBbasketCspotDseat25AopenedBlockedCclosedDfixed26AOriginallyBEventuallyCSuddenlyDOccasionally27AphoneBha
43、ndbagCsonDbaby28AexcitementBpanicCreliefDsurprise29AcontactBblameCattackDattract30AfollowingBdistancingCapproachingDpassing31AspedBshoutedCoverlookedDstopped32Agot offBpaid offCput offDtook off33AsoundBkeyCpasswordDfingerprint34AfailedBbrokeClostDworked35ApassengerBneighborCemployerDfirefighter三、语法填
44、空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。We already know the fact 36 mobile phones have changed the way we live. They have a significant effect on how we read, work, communicate, and shop. People in modern times count on the tiny machines heavily, 37 (carry) them whenever and wherever.However, there is stil
45、l something 38 (known) to us. What we have not yet understood is the way the tiny machines in front of us are changing our skeletons. 39 (possible), they change not just the way we behave but even 40 very shape of our bodies. New scientific research at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensl
46、and, Australia suggests that young people are developing extra pieces of bone at the backs of their heads. These pieces of bone are caused by the way people bend 41 (they) heads when they use the phone. This shifts 42 (weigh) onto the muscles at the back of the head 43 causes the bone to grow in a w
47、ay that is not normal. This process can 44 (compare) to the way the skin hardens in response 45 constant rubbing or pressure. The result is a piece of bone like a horn that sticks out from the head by the neck.四、书信写作46上周三，你参加了学校组织的“高三年级月考表彰大会”。请为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：1.表彰大会的议程；2.你的收获与感想。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式作答。The Recognition Conference_
