1、2023年贵州省铜仁市德江一中英语高三第一学期期末预测试题注意事项1考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回2答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置3请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符4作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效5如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1Creating
2、 an atmosphere _ employees feel part of a team is a big challenge.AwhereBwhoseCthatDwhich2My sister _ the baby while Im at yoga.Aarranges Bminds Cassesses3 Dont look down upon Bob. He has his own advantages.Oh, yes others are weak, he is strong.ABeforeBWhenCWhereDThough4Good food，good sleep，no exerc
3、iseThats he gained weight Ahow Bwhen Cwhat Dwhether5After nine years working to protect Siberian tigers, Yang Jun _ his efforts recognized at the annual award ceremony in Beijing where he was named a wildlife protector.AhadBhad hadChas hadDhas6In the UK，some people equate life experience with the nu
4、mber of stamps in their passports.Thats why they all agree that they _ the “travel bug”Acatch BcaughtChave caught Dare to catch7-We want someone to design the new art museum for me.-_ the young fellow have a try?AShallBMayCWillDNeed8Our dream is to _ a World Cup that makes you, your grandchildren an
5、d everyone in football really proud.Astage BchairCfound Dwatch9What about asking these new graduates to take on the task?I m afraid notWhile they are energetic and ambitious, _ of them seems to be suitable for this demanding jobAno oneBeveryoneCnoneDfew10With the nuclear crisis worsening in Iran, th
6、e worlds attention is fixed again on _is called the Middle East.AwhichBwhatCthatDit11You can choose not to forgive. _ you can also choose to let it go.AAbsolutelyBConsequentlyCSubsequentlyDAlternatively12Though lacking the necessary working experience, my cousin got the job _ her confidence and flex
7、ibility.Ain terms of Bin response toCby virtue of Dwith respect to13-Excuse me, would you please _ me some petrol?-Sorry. I have only a little left in my car.Aspare BsaveCshare Dspend14I hope when you come tomorrow, you _ the reading and have something to share.AdidBare doingCwill be doingDwill have
8、 done15Mum, I am worrying about my pet dog while we are away.Boy, you _. Our neighbor has offered to help us.Acant Bwouldnt Cneednt Dmustnt16Passengers _ talk to the driver while the bus is moving, because it will take his focus off the road.Awould notBmust notCmay notDneed not17Criticized as online
9、 games are, they never fail to _ a large number of teenagersAappeal toBobject toCrefer toDturn to18The guidance teacher was their adviser, offering them suggestions and solutions when they _ difficulties.Aarose BencounteredCemerged Devaluated19After he consulted with his professor，an idea was beginn
10、ing to_ in his mind.Apay offBtake shapeCwork outDmake up20Egyptian President decided to _on Friday afternoon after an 18-day campaign against him, ending his thirty-year rule.Astep downBbreak inCbreak downDstep in第二部分 阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21（6分） Here is a record of the discuss
11、ion about AI (artificial intelligence) conducted by several scientists.Scientist A: I would say that we are quite a long way off developing the AI, though I do think it will happen within the next thirty or forty years. We will probably remain in control of technology and it will help us solve many
12、of the worlds problems. However, no one really knows what will happen if machines become more intelligent than humans. They may help us, ignore us or destroy us. I tend to believe AI will have a positive influence on our future lives, but whether that is true will be partly up to us.Scientists B: I
13、have to admit that the potential consequences of creating something that can match or go beyond human intelligence frighten me. Even now, scientists are teaching computers how to learn on their own. At some point in the near future, their intelligence may well take off and develop at an ever-increas
14、ing speed. Human beings evolve biologically very slowly and we could be quickly substituted. In the short term, there is the danger that robots will take over millions of human jobs, creating a large underclass of unemployed people. This could mean large-scale poverty and social unrest. In the long
15、term machines might decide the world would be better without humans.Scientists C: Im a member of the campaign to Stop Killer Robots. Forget the movie image of a terrifying Terminator stamping on human skulls and think of whats happening right now: military machines like drones, gun turrets and sentr
16、y robots are already being used to kill with very little human input. The next step will be autonomous “murderbots” following orders but finally deciding who to kill on their own. It seems clear to me that this would be extremely dangerous for humans. We need to be very cautious indeed about what we
17、 ask machines to do.1、What is Scientists B worried about?AAI technology will destroy the earth.BComputers cant think by themselves.CRobots will take the place of humans.DHumans will be unhappy without machines.2、What does the underlined word “this” in the last paragraph refer to?AI launch the campai
18、gn to Stop Killer Robots.BWe forget the movie image of a terrifying Terminator.C“Murderbots” cant decide by themselves.D“Murderbots” will be against humans orders.3、Which statement is RIGHT according to the record?AScientist A thinks AI technology will never develop.BThe employment will be affected
19、by AI technology in the future.C“Murderbots” will follow the orders of their manufactures in the wars.DAll the three scientists agree that AI technology will benefit human beings.4、Who agree(s) AI has more negative aspects than positive aspects?AScientist ABScientist BCScientists B&CDScientists B&A2
20、2（8分）Christmas events in Los AngelesYou wont find snow-covered trees and below-zero temperatures in LA,but there are still plenty of Christmas events and holiday activities to get you involved.Beverly Hills Holiday Lighting CeremonyRodeo Drive,Beverly Hills Sunday December 17,2017During Christmas,yo
21、u can see the twinkling lights anywhere along Rodeo Drive between Santa Monica and Wilshire Boulevards.On weekends throughout the holiday season,you can swing by the Paley Center to meet Santa or board a trolleybus with Mrs.Claus.Hollywood Christmas ParadeVarious locations in LA Sunday December 17,2
22、017Now in its 84th year,the annual Hollywood Christmas Parade will feature floats,balloons,bands and Hollywood stars as they ride in a U-shaped route that begins at Hollywood and Orange and ends up at Sunset and Orange. Reserved seats can be purchased,but free side seating is also available.Culver C
23、ity Downtown Holiday Tree Lighting CelebrationMusic Center,Downtown Monday December 18,2017Downtown Culver City lights up the holiday season at Town Square.The city opens the switch on its respectable green tree: a 22-foot Rocky Mountain pine with over 7,500 LED lights.Stick around for hot cocoa and
24、 cookies,along with a special visit from Santa.Park free for two hours in the nearby parking spaces.Angel City Band Holiday Concert and Sing-AlongPomona Friday December 22,2017Sunday December 24,2017Head over to the Methodist Church to listen and sing along to Christmas classics.The 160-member Angel
25、 City Band,famous for its classical,pop,world and contemporary,is putting on “Bring on the Joy” its annual holiday concert.So join in on the holiday tradition.1、Where should you go to have a bus ride with Mrs.Claus?AMethodist Church,Pomona. BTown Square,Culver City.CRodeo Drive,Beverly Hills. DHolly
26、wood and Orange.2、What do you know about the Christmas tree at Town Square?AIts the tallest Christmas tree in the US.BIts collected from Rocky Mountain.CIt offers free drinks and food to visitors.DIt has the most Christmas lights in the city.3、If you are a traveler in Los Angeles,you can .Ameet Sant
27、a and Mrs.Claus throughout the weekBreserve seats to view the Hollywood Christmas paradeCswitch on the green tree by yourselfDsing and dance along with the band23（8分） There is more of a connection between food and culture than you may think. On an individual level, we grow up eating the food of our
28、culture. It becomes a part of who we are. Many associate food from our childhood with warm feelings and good memories and it ties us to our families, holding a special and personal value for us. Food from our family often becomes the comfort food we seek as adults in times of frustration and stress.
29、On a large scale, traditional food is an important part of culture. It also operates as an expression of culture identity. Immigrants bring it wherever they go, and it is a symbol of pride for their culture and means of coping with homesickness.Many immigrants open their own restaurants and serve tr
30、aditional dishes. However, the food does not remain exactly the same. Some materials needed to make traditional dishes may not be readily available, so the taste and flavor can be different from what they would prepare in their home countries. Additionally, immigrants do not only sell dishes to peop
31、le from the same countries as them, but to people from different countries. Therefore, they have to make small changes about the original dishes to cater to a wider range of customers. Those changes can create new flavors that still keep the cultural significance of the dishes.We should embrace our
32、heritage（传统）through our cultures food but also become more informed about other cultures by trying their food. It is important to remember that each dish has a special place in the culture to which it belongs, and is special to those who prepare it. Food is a window into culture, and it should be tr
33、eated as such.1、Whats the function of food mentioned in the article?ATo help motivate homesickness.BTo show national identity.CTo reflect a countrys history.DTo show a communitys superiority.2、What does the underlined “it”in Paragraph2 rfer to?AThe specific traditional food.BThe national culture.CA
34、traditional expression of food.DThe old-fashioned taste.3、Why do some immigrants have to change the original dishes in their restaurant?ATo attach cultural importance to their dishes.BTo announce the beginning of their life on foreign soil.CTo make the dishes popular among customers.DTo present thei
35、r own food culture in a new way.4、Whats the authors attitude towards different food cultures?ANegative.BBalanced.CUnfair.DUnchangeable.24（8分） It is widely known that any English conversation begins with The Weather. Such a fixation with the weather finds expression in Dr. Johnsons famous comment tha
36、t “When two English meet, their first talk is of weather.” Though Johnsons observation is as accurate now as it was over two hundred years ago, most commentators(评论员) fail to come up with a convincing explanation for this English weather-speak.Bill Bryson, for example, concludes that, as the English
37、 weather is not at all exciting, the obsession with it can hardly be understood. He argues that” To an outsider, the most striking thing about the English weather is that there is not very much of it.” Simply, the reason is that the unusual and unpredictable weather is almost unknown in the British
38、Isles.Jeremy Paxman, however, disagrees with Bryson, arguing that the English weather is by nature attractive. Bryson is wrong, he says, “because the English preference for the weather has nothing to do with the natural phenomena(现象).” The interest is less in the phenomena themselves, but in uncerta
39、inty.” According to him, the weather in England is very changeable and uncertain and it attracts the English as well as the outsider.Bryson and Paxman stand for common misconceptions about the weather-speak among the English. Both commentators, somehow, are missing the point. The English weather con
40、versation is not really about the weather at all. English weather-speak is a system of signs ,which is developed to help the speakers overcome the natural reserve and actually talk to each other. Everyone knows conversations starting with weather-speak are not requests for weather data. Rather, they
41、 are routine greetings, conversation starters or the blank “fillers”, In other words, English weather-speak is a means of social bonding.1、The author mentions Dr. Johnsons comment to show that_.Amost commentators agree with Dr. JohnsonBDr. Johnson is famous for his weather observationCthe comment wa
42、s accurate two hundred years agoDEnglish conversations usually start with the weather2、What does the underlined word “obsession” most probably refer to?AA social trend.BAn emotional state.CA historical concept.DAn unknown phenomenon.3、According to the passage, Jeremy Paxman believes that_.ABill Brys
43、on has little knowledge of the weatherBthere is nothing special about the English weatherCthe English weather attracts people to the British IslesDEnglish people talk about the weather for its uncertainty4、What is the authors main purpose of writing the passage?ATo explain what English weather-speak
44、 is about.BTo analyze misconceptions about the English weather.CTo find fault with both Bill Bryson and Jeremy Paxman.DTo convince people that the English weather is changeable.25（10分） Standing desks have become common across Silicon Valley, offering health benefits to those willing to work on their
45、 feet. However, due to their high price, they have failed to catch on until now. Recently, Ikea has brought out Bekant convertible（可变换的） standing desk that can become a normal desk at the touch of a button. The $500 adjustable desk can transform from a standard desk to a standing one, and Ikea hopes
46、 it could make the standing desk mainstream.Experts say that changing from a seated to a standing desk can improve productivity. Similar desks have become a common sight at tech firms such as Google, where some employees have even installed treadmill (跑步机) and bicycle desks.The desk is not the first
47、 “convertible” on the market. As early as 2013, Stir Kinect brought out an adjustable desk. The $3,890 Stir Kinect desk has a motor to raise and lower itself, changing it into a standing desk or a traditional desk. The desk can even be programmed to move up and down slightly, making it appear to take a gentle breath to remind the user to change their positions. To move between sitting and standing positi
