1、2023年河北省滦州市英语高三上期末质量检测模拟试题考生须知：1全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1If you leave this application form and go to another website, you will lose _ you have already filled
2、out on this form.Awhatever BwhoeverCwherever Dwhenever2The warmth of _ coat will mostly be determined by _ soft of cloth used.Athe; aBa; theC/; theDa; a3Every great accomplishment rests on the of what came before it; when you trace it back, youll see one small step that started it all.Areputation Be
3、xpectationCrecreation Dfoundation4While his approach was a complete _ from established practices, the result was satisfactory.AseparationBprohibitionCdepartureDjudgment5- My God! I havent prepared the files for the new project yet!- _. The boss wont need it until next Friday.ATheres no doubt BTheres
4、 no panic CGood luck DSounds good6What about inviting Tracy to host the party?Good idea! She is very quick in mind. Oh, _, here she comes.Adont pull my legBa little bird told meCspeak of the devilDits a piece of cake7The goal, which they are unlikely to live to see , is to “cure, prevent or manage a
5、ll diseases” in the next 80 or so years.AaccomplishBaccomplishedCaccomplishingDbeing accomplished8This research has attracted wide _ coverage and has featured on BBC televisions Tomorrows World.AmessageBinformationCmediaDdata9_ is willing to volunteer in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics is welcome t
6、o join us.AWhatever BWhoeverCWhenever DWherever10One of the few things you _ say about English people with certainty is that they talk a lot about the weather.AneedBmustCcanDshould11The leaders of the BRICS countries Friday reached important _ on building an open world economy and improving global e
7、conomic governance(管理) during their informal meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany.Aconsideration BconsensusCcommitment Dconfirmation12What a pity! _joined in the party, I would have met my old friendAlf I have BHad I CI had DHave I13Due to a terrible flu that _ on, many stu
8、dents dont show up to school today.AgoesBwas goingCis goingDhas gone14Why do you want a new job _ youve got such a good one already?AthatBwhereCwhichDwhen15If you want to lead a happy life, youd better learn to accept life _ it is.AasBthatCwhichDwhere16Despite the fact that his scores were good, the
9、y were hardly as excellent as a student with his intelligence .AachievedBhad achievedCwould achieveDshould have achieved17They came back from their long walk and went into bed, .Atiredly but relaxingBtired but relaxingCtiredly but relaxedDtired but relaxed18Guess what! I came across an old friend at
10、 the station last weekend. Im sure you talked with him happily.ASounds good!BVery well.CHow nice!DAll right.19We completed one third of the project, and the loan _ in place, we had to delay the rest till the next month.Anot arrangedBwas not arrangedCnot arrangingDhad not been arranged20In Australia,
11、 many road signs are now both in English and Chinese, _ it easier for Chinese tourists to travel.Amaking Bmade Cmake Dmakes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）Travelling in Yosemite ParkPublic TransportationPublic transportation is available both to Yosemite and within Yosemite. S
12、ince there are restrictions for parking for RVs and trailers in Yosemite, we strongly encourage you to park your RV outside Yosemite and use YARTS to travel into the park. Once youre inside Yosemite, or if youre camping inside Yosemite, free shuttles and fee-based tours are available to get you to m
13、any areas of the park.ReservationsWe strongly recommend that you make reservations for accommodation and camping.Accommodation options in Yosemite National Park range from simple tent cabins to deluxe rooms. Yosemite has numerous restaurants and other dining options all year. Visit the Yosemite Hosp
14、itality website for full descriptions, prices and online reservations. Reservations are available 365 days in advance and are strongly recommended, especially from spring through fall and during holidays.Reservations are required all year for Yosemite Valleys car campgrounds. Be aware that nearly al
15、l reservations for the months of May through September and for some other weekend are filled the first day they become available, usually within seconds or minutes after 7 am Pacific time! For your best chance of getting a reservation, be sure your clock is set accurately and start the first few ste
16、ps of the reservation process at www.recreation, gov.Entrance FeesSeven-day pass if entering by.Non-commercial car, pick up truck, RV , or van with 15 or fewer passenger seats $30 per vehicle (no per-person fee)Motorcycle$25 per motorcycle ( no per-person fee )Foot, bicycle, horse, or non-commercial
17、 bus or van with more than 15 passenger seats $15 per person aged 16 and olderContact the parkMailing Address ： PO Box 577 Yosemite National Park, CA 95389Phone ： （_） 372- 02001、Which of the following is encouraged for your going inside Yosemite?ADriving RVs. BTaking YARTS.CRenting shuttles. DRiding
18、 trailers.2、What can we learn about accommodation in Yosemite?AIt is free of charge in spring and fall.BYou can get a discount by reserving online.CIts reservations can be made one year ahead.DTent cabins and deluxe rooms are of the same price.3、What can we infer from the underlined sentence in Para
19、graph 4?AYour clock ought to be of high quality.BYou should take a clock with you in the park.CYour time should be the same as the Pacific time.DYou should make your reservation as soon as possible.4、If a man drives his own car, he should pay the entrance fee of .A$30 B$25C$20 D$1522（8分）Famous Moder
20、n Chinese BuildingsBeijing International AirportThe first place most visitors see when they arrive in China is Beijing International Airport. The airport was constructed in the 1950s. It has an indoor garden, a childrens playground, and over 70 food businesses in Terminal 3 alone.Shanghai World Fina
21、ncial CenterCompleted in 2008, SWFC took over 10 years to complete due to financial shortages and construction delays. Since its completion, it has won countless architectural awards.Tourists are welcome at SWFCs viewing platform, which at 474 meters above ground is the worlds highest closed viewing
22、 platform.The Water CubeIt was constructed for use during the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics. Now visitors can express surprise at the architecture of the building. They can enjoy the indoor atmosphere as well.Among the offerings of the Water Cube are a restaurant and bar, a shopping area, and Water W
23、orld, a family water parkThe Birds Nest, BeijingIt was designed mainly for the 2008 Summer Olympics. It can hold up to 80,000 people and has been used for a winter theme park. Nowadays, its main income is as a tourist attraction. It draws more than 20,000 tourists every day.National Center for the P
24、erforming ArtsIt was completed in 2007. The building is surrounded by a man-made lake, requiring guests to enter via an underground hallway. It is home to an Opera Hall, Music Hall, and Theater.1、Which of the following buildings was first constructed?ABeijing International Airport.BShanghai World Fi
25、nancial Center.CThe Water Cube.DThe Birds Nest, Beijing.2、Why was the construction of Shanghai World Financial Center delayed?AIt needed more construction workers.BIt was short of money.CIt added an extra viewing-platform.DIt faced too much terrible weather.3、How does the birds Nest operate daily?AB
26、y renting the winter theme park.BBy increasing its opening time.CBy charging tourists for admission fees.DBy giving some live concerts.4、What can you do in National Center for the Performing Art?AEnjoy sports events.BPlay musical instruments.CAttend science lectures.DWatch different performances.23（
27、8分）Five of the Best Theatre ShowsWar HorseIt is possibly the Nationals biggest hit, having played in 11 countries to more than seven million people. Now, Marianne Elliott and Tom Morriss production returns to the venue 11 years after its first show. A Christmas treat.National Theatre, November 8 to
28、January 5Christmas SpectacularThe small Norfolk town of Fakenham receives around 110, 000 visitors annually for this seasonal institution, which has been running for 42 years. Even the royal family have come to the show.Thursford Collection, November 6 to December 23CompanyThe trend for gender-chang
29、e roles continues with Stephen Sondheims 1970 musical, in which the hero Bobbyturning 35 and at an emotional crossroadsbecomes the female Bobbie. It works. In the updated Company, the plot remains the same and theres funny acting from Rosalie Craig in the lead. Marianne Elliott directs with her habi
30、tual imagination.Gielgud Theatre, November 7 to March 30MacbethThere have been a couple of versions of the Scottish Play this year. The Globe hopes for a better opening for its winter season. The rest of the season includes Marlowes Doctor Faustus with Pauline Melynn as Mephistopheles, and Richard w
31、ith a cast of women of colour.Shakespeares Globe Theatre, November 7 to February 2Troilus and CressidaTo present Polonius in Hamlet, the production of this “problem” play is comical-historical in new RSC (英国皇家莎士比亚剧团) staging. There is even the first deaf actor in a mainstream RSC role, Charlotte Arr
32、owsmith, signing her lines as Cassandra.Royal Shakespeare Theatre, November 8 to November 171、The following shows can be watched on Christmas Day EXCEPT _.AWar HorseBChristmas SpectacularCCompanyDMacbeth2、What can we learn about Company?AThe hero Bobby becomes a lady in the musical.BBobby falls in l
33、ove with Bobbie in the story.CIn 1970, Stephen Sondheim wrote a novel called Company.DMarianne Elliott stars in Company and her acting is interesting.3、Where is Richard on during this winter season?ARoyal Shakespeare Theatre.BGielgud Theatre.CThursford Collection.DShakespeares Globe Theatre.4、Which
34、role does the first deaf actor play in RSC?APolonius.BCharlotte.CCassandra.DHamlet.24（8分）Before you walked down the aisleif you even did-did you first agree to take your partners name? had you agreed to the bank for updated credit cards, changed your email address, and updated your Facebook?I didnt;
35、 and I know plenty of women out there didnt, either. So I was pretty shocked to learn that in a recent survey, over 50 percent of U.S. citizens believe a wife should take her husbands nameand she should be required to do so by law.Author Emily Schafer, a sociology professor at Portland State Univers
36、ity, surveyed a representative national sample of 1,200 people tar the study, which found that a larger number of American adults think there needs to actually be a law in place to prevent women from keeping their own name.The most common reason given? The general belief is that women should priorit
37、ize（优先）their marriage and their family ahead of themselves. To this, I admit Im a bit confused, because I dont understand how exactly riot taking your husbands last name means you arent prioritizing your marriage.Now, I didnt take my husbands name for a variety of reasons: I didnt feel like the name
38、 was mine and professionally I had built up a reputation as a writer under my maiden（未婚的）name, so I didnt want to lose that. His surname wasnt easy to spell, either; everyone gets it wrong (including my motherstilland weve been married 13 years).But most of all, I felt like in taking my husbands las
39、t name, I was losing a huge sense of self. And while yes, we are a family, I dont want his surname to define me. Im not his possession.Just like every aspect of motherhood, each woman should be respected for the choices she makeswithout having to do anything by law. And we should all be grateful to
40、Lucy Stonethe first American woman to legally maintain her last name after marriage in 1856.Just imagine how difficult that must have been to forego tradition in that time?1、What can be learned about the tradition of taking a husbands name from the survey?AA law should be there to break the traditio
41、n.BThe majority of American adults support the tradition.CThe majority of American women go against the tradition.DThe law requires wives to take their husbands names in America.2、Why does an American woman generally take her husbands name?ATo value her marriage and family.BTo show honesty to her hu
42、sband.CTo join in the family of her husband.DTo unite a new family under the same name.3、What does Paragraph 5 mainly talk about?AWhy the author didnt use her husbands name.BWhy the authors mother didnt like her husband.CHow worthy the authors own maiden name was.DHow bored the author became with he
43、r husbands name.4、What does the author think of the tradition?AIts reasonable BIt isnt worth caringCEvery coin has two sides DIts out of date and confusing.25（10分）What do Leonardo da Vincii, Marie Curie, and Albert Einstein have in common? They were all left-handed, along with other famous people in
44、cluding Brad Pitt PrinceWilliam, and Barack Obama. In fact, an estimated 13 percent of the worldspopulation may be left-handed and still most people around the world are right-handed.What makes a person become right-handed rather than left-handed? As yet no onereally knows for sure. One simple idea
45、suggests that people normally get right-handedness from their parents. Studies have found that two right-handed parents have only a 9.5 percent chance of having a left-handed child, whereas two left-handed parents have a 26 percent chance of having a left-handed child. Another common theory is that
46、left-handed people suffer mild brain damage during birth, which makes them left-handed. However, if this theory were true, it would not explain why the percentage of left-banded people is so similar in every society, when birth conditions vary so much from society to society.Whatever the reasons beh
47、ind it, peoples attitudes toward left-handedness have changed a lot over the years. Statistics show that although 13 percent of young people (10-20 years old) are left-handed, only 6 percent of the elderly are left-handed. Left-handed children used to be punished until they began using their right hand like o
