2022年四川省峨眉二中高三英语第一学期期末学业质量监测模拟试题含解析.doc

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第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．We are to hold the sports meeting next weekend, ________ the air quality becomes better.
A．which B．when
C．where D．while
2．Julie is one of those women who always the latest fashion.
A．put up with B．keep up with C．come up with D．get on with
3．Is it common practice that salesmen receive a _______ of 10 percent on all sales made?
A．deposit B．receipt
C．pension D．commission
4．It_____ have been Tom that parked the car here, as he is the only one with a car.
A．may B．can C．must D．should
5．It’s certainly hard work.But, a man who wishes to have a career has to make a great many sacrifices.
A．on the contrary B．in addition C．on the other hand D．in that case
6．The days are gone physical strength was all you needed to make a living．
A．that B．when
C．where D．which
7．It is reported that the ______ in Libya is hotting up.
A．strength B．violence C．power D．activity
8．－The zookeeper was really annoyed with me.
－How could he have been if you ____ stones at the animals?
A．didn’t throw B．don’t throw
C．hadn’t thrown D．haven’t thrown
9．The classroom is big enough for 25 students for normal use you need more space for special activities.
A．once B．because C．if D．unless
10．There’s another way to survive this competition -- a way no one ever seems to tell you about, _____ you have to learn for yourself.
A．one B．it C．that D．another
11．The English in this story has been simplified to make it easier _______.
A．to be understood B．understood C．understanding D．to understand
12．__________him not to do so, he wouldn’t have made such a serious mistake.
A．Did I persuade B．If I persuade
C．If I should persuade D．Had I persuaded
13．—I'd rather have some wine, if you don't mind.
— ________. Don't forget you will drive.
A．Anything but that B．By all means
C．Take it easy D．I won't say no to this
14．Linda ________ to her mother for so long that she figures out almost every gesture of her mother’s.
A．attended B．had attended C．would attend D．has attended
15．Hard work，along with dedicated revolutionary spirit is the fundamental guarantee of success，which is ________ we should learn from the pioneers participating in the Long March.
A．that B．what
C．where D．how
16．It is not only blind men who make such stupid mistakes. People who can see sometimes act__________.
A．just foolishly B．less foolishly C．as foolishly D．so foolishly
17．—What did she want to know, Tom?
—She wondered _______ we could complete the experiment.
A．when was it B．it was when that
C．it was when D．when it was that
18．Dad is used to smoking and drinking. There’s no chance _____ I’m able to talk him into .
A．whether ; giving it up B．of whether; giving them up
C．that; getting rid of them D．which; stopping it
19．The Browns held _______ they called “family day” once each year.
A．that B．what C．which D．when
20．____ this may sound like a simple process, great care is needed．
A．Since B．Once C．Although D．Unless
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）One of the most striking findings of a newly research in the UK is that of the people interviewed, one in two believes that it is becoming more difficult to meet someone to start a family with.
Why are many finding it increasingly difficult to start close relationships? Does modern life really make it harder to fall in love? Or are we making it harder for ourselves? It is certainly the case today that contemporary couples benefit in different ways from relationships. Women no longer rely upon partners for money or status. A man doesn’t expect his wife to be in sole (唯一的) charge of running his household and raising his children.
But perhaps the knowledge that we can live perfectly well without a partnership means that it takes much more to persuade people to abandon their independence.
In theory, finding a partner should be much simpler these days. Only a few generations ago, your choice of soul mate was limited by geography, social convention and family tradition. Although it was never clear, many marriages were essentially arranged. Now those barriers have been broken down. You can approach a builder or a brain surgeon in any bar in any city on any given evening. When the world is your oyster (牡蛎), you surely have a better chance of finding a pearl.
But it seems that the old conventions have been replaced by the limitation of choice. The expectations of partners are raised to an unmanageable degree: good looks, impressive salary, kind to grandmother, and right socks. There is no room for error in the first impression.
We think that a relationship can be perfect. If it isn’t, it should be ended. We work to protect ourselves against future heartache and don’t put in the hard emotional labor needed to build a strong relationship. Twelve-hour work at the office makes relaxed after-hours dating difficult. The cost of housing and child-raising creates pressure to have a stable income and career before a life partnership.
1、（小题1）What is a contemporary family like in UK today?
A．Couples share the burdens.
B．Men begin to depend on women.
C．Women are responsible for housework.
D．It is difficult to take care of a family.
2、（小题2）Why do people preserve their independence?
A．To live alone happily.
B．To have more choices.
C．To avoid marriages.
D．To ignore traditions.
3、（小题3）What makes it hard for people to date?
A．Mental headache in dating.
B．The pressure to survive.
C．Bad luck in finding a partner.
D．The faith between life partners.
4、（小题4）What is the author trying to inform us in this text?
A．Perfect marriages conflict with independence.
B．People should spend more money on marriages.
C．The expectations and reality separate the lovers.
D．Independence is much more important than love.
22．（8分）Think of the empty cities in zombie(僵尸)movies. The streets, the shops and the schools still there just like they would be on a normal day, except there are no people to be seen. It is the emptiness that scares you.
Now a real-life "ghost city" is being built in the US. But fortunately, it has nothing to do with zombies - it is going to be a place to test the technology of the future
Called CITE - the Center for Innovation(创新), Testing and Evaluation(测评) - the city is the idea of technology company Pegasus Global Holdings. Covering an area of 15 square miles (39 square kilometers), it is the size of a small US city and sits in the middle of the New Mexico desert.
But why do we need an empty city that nobody will call home?
The reason is that we can't afford to test the latest technologies in the cities that we live in - they might not be ready and could cause problems and danger in our everyday lives.
"It will be a true laboratory without the problems and safety issues that come with people living there. Here you can break things and run into things, and get used to how they work, before taking them out into the market, Pegasus managing director Robert Brumley told technology magazine Wired.
In fact, without worrying about hurting people, anybody with a new idea can ask to test it in this city. Just think about the possibilities- driverless cars can move freely on the streets, homes with robots can be designed and energy sources like nuclear power can also be put to the test.
As good as the idea may seem, however, there are still doubts about CITE. "One of the most difficult things to do when developing these new technologies is to have them safely move around people, who can suddenly jump out in front of something," Reese Jones, a founder of Singularity University, US, told Fortune magazine.
Jones is worried that, even if a technology works perfectly well in CITE, introducing it to a real city will still be a whole different story because there will be people living in the city.
But no matter what, perhaps we should wait until CITE is finished in 2018. Maybe it will turn out to work just fine.
1、The empty city is being built_____.
A．so people can experience the technology of the future
B．to try driverless cars and robots in
C．to test new technology in
D．as a place full of the latest technology
2、Which of the following statements is TRUE about CITE?
A．It is located beside the New Mexico desert.
B．It was started by Singularity University.
C．Things in the city can easily be broken down and built again.
D．Anyone can ask to try out their new designs there.
3、According to Jones,_______.
A．CITE offers great possibilities for future technology
B．new technologies will work perfectly well with the help of CITE
C．settings in CITE should be real in order to create the best results
D．testing results in CITE may not prove to work in a real city
4、What is the main purpose of this article?
A．To explain why CITE could be very helpful.
B．To show that CITE has a bright future.
C．To explain CITE and problems it may have.
D．To offer a good solution that will help to develop future technologies.
23．（8分） On a cool morning, Wilson Kasaine walks along a dirt path in southern Kenya. Actually, Kasaine is tracking lions. Particularly, he is tracking one lion called Marti.
Tracking lions on foot may sound dangerous, but Kasaine has been doing it for most of his life. Born in a traditional Maasai family, he understood the beauty and risk of the wildlife. Living with big game forces him to develop a good sense of where animals have been and where they might be going. During his 12-kilometer walks to and from school, he learned how to tell the paw prints of a lion from those of other animals.
Growing up, Kasaine knew that improving his tracking abilities would help him avoid other dangerous animals. But maybe Kasaine didn’t know that, years later, he would be tracking lions specifically to encounter them and to protect them. Today he leads a small group of wide-eyed tourists over a red sandy path in the reserve, searching for the lion that has left upon it his unmistakable prints.
Each year, tens of thousands of tourists come to Kenya’s national parks to try to visit the “big five”: elephants, rhinoceros, leopards, buffaloes, and lions. The attraction of these animals to people all over the world means that the nation’s economy is tied to the protection of its wildlife. If Kenya’s wildlife disappears, so does its second-largest source of income.
Considering the rapid urban development in Kenya, this isn’t unimaginable. In 2016, a study shows that many of the nation’s most treasured species have fallen to less than one-third of their population counting from just 40 years ago. The number of lions fell too. In 1998, the nation was home to over 15,000; only about 2,000 remain today. Several experts have predicted they could disappear entirely from the country in the next two decades.
Wildlife protection efforts in Kenya must be at the sacrifice of other things. People were forced to leave their land and into smaller surrounding regions. Communities like Kasaine’s are now finding it increasingly difficult to maintain a traditional Maasai lifestyle. But they are glad that their sacrifice really makes a difference.
1、What did Kasaine learn on his way to school and back home?
A．The beauty and risk of the wildlife.
B．The method of telling different plants.
C．The skills of telling different paw prints.
D．The lifestyle of a traditional Maasai family.
2、What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A．The lion. B．The path.
C．The reserve. D．The group.
3、Why is Kenya making efforts to protect wildlife?
A．To improve the nation’s economy.
B．To offer more jobs to the local people.
C．To show the importance of the “big five”.
D．To set a good example to other countries.
4、What do we know from the fifth paragraph?
A．The lions in Kenya are in danger of dying out.
B．The number of species declined seriously in 2016.
C．The nation’s economy is experiencing a very hard period.
D．Species in Kenya decreased every year in the recent ten years.
5、How does Kasaine feel about his sacrifice?
A．Unpleasant. B．Hopeful.
C．Doubtful. D．Worthwhile.
24．（8分） Against the supposition that forest fires in Alaska, Canada and Siberia warm the climate, scientists have discovered that cooling may occur in areas where burnt trees allow more snow to mirror more sunlight into space.
This finding suggests that taking steps to prevent northern forest to limit the release of greenhouse gases may warm the climate in northern regions. Usually large fires destroyed forests in these areas over the past decade. Scientists predict that with climate warming, fires may occur more frequently over next several centuries as a result of a longer fire season. Sunlight taken in by the earth tends to cause warming, while heat mirrored back into space tends to cause cooling.
This is the first study to analyze all aspects of how northern fires influence climate. Earlier studies by other scientists have suggested that fire in northern regions speed up climate warming because greenhouse gases from burning trees and plants are released into the atmosphere and thus trap heat.
Scientists found that right after the fire, large amounts of greenhouse gases entered the atmosphere and caused warming. Ozone（臭氧）levels increased, and ash from the fire fell on far-off sea ice, darkening the surface and causing more radiation from the sun to be taken in. The following spring, however, the land within the area of the fire was brighter than before the fire, because fewer trees covered the ground. Snow on the ground mirrored more sunlight back into space, leading to cooling.
“We need to find out all possible ways to reduce the growth of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.” Scientists tracked the change in amount of radiation entering and leaving the climate system as a result of the fire, and found a measurement closely related to the global air temperature. Typically, fire in northern regions occurs in the same area every 80 to 150 years. Scientists, however, found that when fire occurs more frequently, more radiation is lost from the earth and cooling results. Specifically, they determined when fire returns 20 years earlier than predicated, 0.5 watts per square meter of area burned are soaked up by the earth from greenhouse gases, but 0.9 watts per square meter will be sent back into space. The net effect is cooling. Watts are used to measure the rate at which energy is gained or lost from the earth.
1、According to the new findings, taking steps to prevent northern forest fires may _______.
A．result in a warming climate
B．cause the forest fires to occur more frequently
C．lead to a longer fire season
D．protect the forests and the environment there
2、The following are all the immediate effects after a forest fire EXCEPT _________.
A．large amounts of greenhouse gases enter the at