2022-2023学年湖北省荆门市龙泉中学高三上学期英语周练（10） 听力

龙泉中学2023届高三年级英语周练(10)

第一部分  听力（共两节，每题1.5分，满分30分）

第一节

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后, 你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What does the man care most about the phone?

A. Its price.        B. Its design.        C. Its model.

2. How does the man prefer to go to the airport?

A. By taxi.         B. By subway.       C. By bus.

3. Where does the conversation take place?

A. In a restaurant.    B. In an office.       C. In a store.

4. What will the woman do to cool down?

A. Go outside.    B. Open the window.   C. Turn on the air conditioner.

5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. A robot.         B. A zoo.           C. A hotel.

第二节

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6. Why is John calling Maria?

A. To ask for a ride.   B. To discuss a meeting.    C. To borrow her car.

7. When will the speakers meet?

A. At 7:10.           B. At 7:30.        C. At 7:40.

听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。

8. What problem did Jack meet in Florida?

A. He got sunburnt badly.

B. The weather was changeable.

C. There were too many tourists.

9. With whom did the woman go to Queenstown?

A. Her friends.    B. Her father.      C. Her husband.

10. What will the woman do for Jack?

A. Buy him a gift.    B. Teach him how to dive.   C. Show him some pictures.

听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。

11. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Brother and sister.     B. Classmates.       C. Teacher and student.

12. When will Teresa sign up for after-school tutoring?

A. On Monday.          B. On Tuesday.      C. On Wednesday.

13. What will the boy do next?

A. Call Mr. Brown.    B. Apologize to Nancy.   C. Buy a new doll house.

听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。

14. At what age did Michael’s grandfather retire?

A. 55.            B. 58.              C. 61.

15. How would his retired life be in Michael’s grandfather’s opinion?

A. Colorful.       B. Poor.            C. Dull.

16. Why did Michael’s grandfather finally retire?

A. To help out a young man.

B. To work at the Union Office.

C. To spend time with his family.

17. What is Michael’s grandfather learning now?

A. Skating.        B. Swimming.       C. Painting.

听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。

18. What did wildlife officials decide to do with the washed-up dolphin?

A. Clear her stomach.

B. Put her back to the sea.

C. Kill her in a painless way.

19. What was still unknown yet?

A. Why the dolphin got sick.

B. Whether the dolphin was pregnant.

C. What was in the dolphin’s stomach.

20. Where is the talk probably being given?

A. In a lecture hall.

B. On the beach.

C. At a radio studio.

第二部分  阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 （共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

The recent development in technology has led to better learning opportunities for students. Learning is an ongoing process, and students can have fun and learn many things on the go with these apps.

Exam Vocabulary Builder

Learning new English words is not difficult anymore when you have Exam Vocabulary Builder on your smartphone. Apart from learning new words with meaning, you can also find an example of using the word in a sentence. Moreover, you can test yourself in quiz mode comprised of challenging levels.

Quizlet

Quizlet is a simple app that allows you to learn anything, create your own study sets, and improve your class grades by studying with flashcards. It’ll give you a whole new experience on how you learn things in a fun way. Next time you have a problem with learning a new chapter or topic, try Quizlet and see how things work out.

Exam Countdown

If you’re feeling distracted (分心的) when the exams draw near, you might need Exam Countdown app. There might be a possibility that you forgot to submit your last assignment before the finals. The app acts like a scheduler where you can keep track of your assignments, exams, quizzes, and presentations.

MyScript Smart Note

Aren’t you quick enough to write notes in the classroom on your tablet’s QWERTY keyboard? No problem, because MyScript Smart Note is the perfect solution for you to easily take notes on your tablet. It allows you to edit your handwriting with special gestures. Moreover, you can also add pictures to the text, math equations, PDF files, or sound. It also comes with downloadable language packs.

21. What do Exam Vocabulary Builder and MyScript Smart Note have in common?

A. They both can be used for note taking.

B. They both can be used with hand gestures.

C. They both can be used to test language skills.

D. They both can he used for language learning.

22. Which is a good choice for better managing and organizing your routine study?

A. Quizlet.    B. Exam Countdown.

C. MyScript Smart Note.  D. Exam Vocabulary Builder.

23. What’s the text mainly intended to do?

A. Introduce some wonderful learning methods for students.

B. Provide some good learning opportunities for students.

C. Introduce some useful learning apps for students.

D. Promote some practical teaching apps for teachers.

B

The wallet is heading for extinction. As a day-to-day essential, it will die off with the generation who read print newspapers. The kind of shopping, where you hand over notes and count out change in return, now happens only in the most minor of our retailers (零售商), like buying a bar of chocolate or a pint of milk from a corner shop. At the shops where you spend any real money, that money is increasingly abstracted. And this is more and more true, the higher up the scale you go. At the most cutting-edge (前沿的) retail stores, Victoria Beckham on Dover Street, for instance, you don’t go and stand at any kind of cash register when you decide to pay. The staff are equipped with iPads to take your payment while you relax on a sofa.

Across society, the abstraction of the idea of cash makes me uneasy. Maybe I’m just old-fashioned. But earning money isn’t quick or easy for most of us. Isn’t it a bit weird that spending it should happen in half a blink (眨眼) of an eye? Doesn’t a wallet, that time-honored Friday-night feeling of pleasing, promising fatness, represent something that matters?

But I’ll leave the economics to the experts. What bothers me about the death of the wallet is the change it represents in our physical environment. Everything about the look and feel of a wallet, the way the materials wear and tear and loosen with age, the plastic and paper and gold and silver, and handwritten phone numbers and printed cinema tickets, is the very opposite of what our world is becoming. The opposite of a wallet is a smartphone or an iPad. The rounded edges, cool glass, smooth and unknowable as a pebble. Instead of digging through pieces of paper, we move our fingers left and right. No more counting out coins. Show your wallet, if you still have one. It may not be here much longer.

24. What is happening to the wallet?

A. It is disappearing.          B. It is becoming costly.

C. It is being fattened.        D. It is changing in style.

25. How are businesses done in big modern stores?

A. Individually.                B. In the abstract.

C. Electronically.               D. Via a cash register.

26. What makes the author feel uncomfortable nowadays?

A. Saving money is becoming a thing of the past.

B. The pleasing Friday-night feeling is fading.

C. Earning money is getting more difficult.

D. Spending money is so fast and easy.

27. What can we infer from the passage about the author?

A. He is resistant to social changes.

B. He is against technological progress.

C. He feels reluctant to part with the traditional wallet.

D. He feels insecure in the ever-changing modern world.

C

We’ve been judging people based on the way they look for thousands of years. The ancient Greeks turned it into a science, “physiognomy”. As early as 500 BC, the mathematician Pythagoras would look carefully at young men’s faces to determine if they’d make a good student, not long after Aristotle wrote how large-headed people were mean. It was widely believed at the time that the animal a person resembled was a good judge of character.

By the Middle Ages it was well and truly mainstream. Professionals coined the phrase “stuck-up” to refer from the belief that those with upturned noses had an air of superiority, “high-brow” to refer to the high foreheads of nobles and “low-brow” to the less educated foreheads of the lower classes.

Back in 2016, we’re still doing it. We view those who resemble Labradors (拉布拉多犬) as warm, while those who resemble lions as more of a ruler. We think of those with “resting moody face” as more aggressive, those who are less attractive as sick and expect people who look familiar to share our values. Many of these judgments occur in as little as 50 milliseconds.

To get to understand and find out why having a babyface is so great, first we need to know what happens when we recognize an actual baby.

In fact, the features of babies and those universally considered “cute” are nothing more than a series of developmental accidents. Our eyes are already fully grown by the time we’re born but our heads aren’t. Similarly, our bodies do a lot more growing later on than our heads. Babies have more body fat than adults, chubby (肥嘟嘟的)cheeks, for example. The list goes on.

And regardless of whether you’re very maternal (慈爱的) or find babies really annoying, we’re unconditionally to respond to their features by turning into gentle baby-talking fools. Most importantly, gazing into their innocent faces makes us less aggressive and more generous and helpful.

So there you have it. Next time you find yourself staring affectionately into the eyes of a baby-faced friend, colleague or date, just remember, you may be the latest victim in a long-running systematic evolutionary trick.

28. What’s the passage mainly talking about?

A. The features of faces.  B. The science of judging people by face.

C. The trick of faces.   D. The importance of judging people from their looks.

29. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “coined” in paragraph 2?

A. made up   B. looked up    C. picked out   D. figured out

30. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. It is absolutely wise to judge people by the way they look.

B. “Stuck-up” refers to the high foreheads of nobles with an air of superiority.

C. People make judgments of life-and-death importance in as little as 50 milliseconds.

D. It’s believed that the features of babies are universally considered cute.

31. What message does the last paragraph suggest?

A. You are sure to be easily cheated by a babyfaced friend, colleague or date.

B. Unconsciously, you can’t help showing affection towards one with a babyface.

C. Many babyfaced people like to play tricks, which is obviously a result of evolution.

D. Staring into the eyes of a babyfaced friend may make you a victim of a trick.

D

In 2015, psychologists Lauren Human and Lara Aknin conducted an online survey, which suggested that when people buy gifts, they prefer to choose something based on the recipient’s personality and tastes. Most people also said that they preferred receiving gifts bought with them in mind: gifts for them.

But Human and Aknin wondered if this approach to giving failed to take advantage of the way we connect as people. So they sent 78 volunteers into a shopping centre before Mother’s Day. Half were told to buy a card that “reveals(揭示) your knowledge of the recipient” while the others set out to buy a card that “reveals your true self”. After the purchase, the givers who had thought partly of themselves reported feeling emotionally closer to their mothers.

To find out how that approach goes down with recipients, the psychologists did another test, asking more than 100 students to choose a song on iTunes to give to a friend, partner or family member. Each half of the group received the same instructions as the card buyers. Results revealed that recipients of songs that revealed something of the givers felt closer to them than those who received gifts bought only with them in mind.

Human and Aknin suggest it might apply to all gifts. “If building stronger social connections is the underlying (潜在的) goal” of a gift and surely it should be—then we “may well be advised to offer more self-reflective gifts”. In short, for a present to be meaningful, you need to give away a bit of yourself, even if there is a risk that the gift might not so closely suit the recipient’s practical needs or tastes as one acquired purely with that in mind.

Moreover, giving something of oneself can be a safer act, the psychologists added. Because it reduces the risk of revealing poor knowledge of a recipient by attempting to buy something that fits their character—and failing.

But a note of caution here: what the research does not examine is the potential risk in repeated, unsympathetic giver-centered giving, which, according to Human and Aknin “could signal self-obsession” —and nobody wants to reveal that about themselves.

32. What can we conclude from the Mother’s Day card test?

A. gifts chosen with the giver in mind work well on the giver

B. most people choose gifts with the recipient in mind

C. most people choose gifts based on their personal tastes

D. gifts chosen with the giver in mind work well on the recipient

33. What do the underlined words “them, them” refer to in order of appearance?

A. The recipients; the givers.   B. The givers; the recipients.

C. The givers; the givers.    D. The recipients; the recipients.

34. Which of the following is Human and Aknin’s advice on gift giving?

A. Choose gifts that reflect more of yourself.

B. Just focus on your own tastes when choosing gifts.

C. Buy something that fits the recipient’s character most.

D. Be careful not to signal your true personality.

35. Which is the best title of this passage?

A. The tradition of gift giving.   B. The purpose of gift giving.

C. The effect of gift giving.   D. The psychology of gift giving.

第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Five Ways to Reduce Food Waste

•Plan Ahead

Before you head out for your weekly shop, create a meal plan for the week. Think about what you are going to cook each day and how you are going to use the leftovers.  36．, make a shopping list and most importantly, stick to it!

•Shop Smart

Shopping smart may sound simple, but it is an important way to reduce food waste. When you go food shopping, avoid overbuying as this can lead to throwing food away.  37． . It may also be useful to take a photo of your fridge and cupboards to remind you of what you already have.

• 38 ．

When purchasing fresh food products, be sure to check the use-by dates to make you have enough time to use it and avoid any waste. If a product is labelled “best before”,it is a guideline and is about quality, not safety. The food will be safe to eat but may not be at its best.

•Freeze Your Leftovers

When you cook a big meal, make sure to save the leftovers and eat them at a later date. You should label your leftovers so you can keep track of how long they've been in your fridge.  39． .

•Get Smart with Storage

40． For example, fruit should be stored in the fridge, except bananas and pineapples. It will extend its life and make it fresh and crisp for snacking on. And potatoes and onions are not friends, as they produce gases which spoil each other. Both should be stored separately in cool, dry, dark places.

A．Check Use-By Dates

B．Avoid Wasting Food

C．Once you have planned your meals

D．If you want to store fruits and vegetables

E.  Storing your food in the right way can extend its life

F.  It means shopping more often and buying less each time

G.  Adding them to your daily meal plans saves yourself time and money

第三部分　语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节  完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

In January this year, a fire destroyed the building that housed Yossi Heiman's Fish Market in Borough Park, Brooklyn: The 41  made Yossi Heiman have no place to operate his business and no ability to get  42 .

The merchant Shea Langsam owns a(n) 43 store, just a few blocks away. One would have 44  that sympathetic as he maybe to his competitor' s bad luck, he would welcome this opportunity to__45___new customers and increase his business.___46___, Shea did something truly excellent. When he learned of the fire, he 47  the phone and called Yossi Heiman. Not only did he 48 him but when he heard Yossi say he would need a facility and deliver___49___ to his customers, he said, “don't worry! Why not join me in my store before your store could be rebuilt? As fellow community members we all should try to help each other” Shea did as he promised and Yossi  50   his losses.

The story is wonderful and it's a(n)_  51_ of seeing fellow community members as part of one family, putting needs of others  52  their own needs. Businessmen usually want to make more money or grow their  53  but the story is  54  : It's a truly sincere display of true faith and great kindness. Real faith means  55  others and having a heart of compassion(同情) and mercy like Shea.

41. A. explosion  B. battle   C. accident  D. campaign

42. A. attention   B. assistance  C. information  D. income

43 A. similar   B. mysterious  C. online   D. outdoor

44. A. explained  B. agreed   C. complained  D. thought

45. A. treat   B. acquire   C. depend on  D. give up

46. A. Moreover  B. Therefore  C. Instead   D. Though

47. A. picked up  B. hung up  C. repaired  D. provided

48. A. doubt   B. comfort  C. turn to   D. laugh at

49. A. service   B. spirit   C. orders   D. notes

50. A. held back  B. checked up  C. reported  D. cut

51. A. example   B. reminder  C. challenge  D. guide

52. A. because of  B. ahead of  C. out of   D. as for

53. A. duty   B. fame   C. interest   D. business

54. A. exceptional  B. boring   C. ridiculous  D. old

55. A. respecting  B. protecting  C. taking control of D. caring for

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

  In recent years, stress has been regarded as a cause of medical problems.   56   , like so many other things, it is only too much stress    57    does you harm. It is high time that you considered that if there were no stress in your life, you would achieve a little. If you  58  (stick) at home with no stress, then your level of performance will be low. Up to a certain point, the more stress you are under, the   59  0 (good) your performance will be. Beyond a certain point, though, further stress will only lead to   60   (exhaust), illness and finally a breakdown. You can tell when you are over the top and on the downward slope, by asking   61  (you) a number of questions. Do you feel that too much is being expected of you, and yet find it impossible to say no? Do you find yourself easily becoming    impatient or annoyed with people over unimportant things? If the answer    62    all those questions is yes, you had better control your stress, as you probably are under more stress than is good for you.

To some extent, you can control    63    amount of stress in your life. Doctors have worked out a chart  46  (show)how much stress is involved in various events. If the total stress in your life is more than you can stand, you are twice as likely   65    (get ) ill.

第四部分  写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节  （满分15分）

你校将举办英语演讲比赛。请你以“My dream job”为题写一篇发言稿参赛，内容包括：

1. 你的理想工作；

2. 你选择的理由。

注意：

1. 写作词数应为80左右；

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

第二节  （满分25分）

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

A Run to Remember

Thirteen can be a challenging age. Not only did I have to adapt to my changing body, I also had to deal with my parents’ bitter divorce, a new family and the upsetting move from my country home to a crowded suburb.

When we moved, my beloved companion, a small brown pony (小马), had to be sold. Feeling helpless and alone. I couldn’t eat or sleep, and I cried all of the time. I missed my family,  my home and my pony. Finally, my father, realizing how much I missed my pony, purchased an old red horse for me at a local market.

My horse, Cowboy, was without a doubt the ugliest horse in the world. He was pigeon-toed and knock-kneed. But I didn’t care about his faults. I loved him beyond all reasons.

I joined a riding club and faced rude comments and mean snickers about Cowboy’s looks. I never let on how I felt, but deep down inside, my heart was breaking. The other members rode beautiful registered horses.

When Cowboy and I entered the events where the horse is judged on appearance, we were quickly out of the game. I finally realized that my only chance to compete would be in the timed-speed events. I chose barrel racing (绕桶赛), an event in which a horse and its rider attempt to complete a triangular pattern around three barrels in the fastest time.

One girl named Becky rode a big brown horse in the race events. She always won the blue ribbons. Needless to say, she didn’t feel threatened when I competed against her at the next show. She didn’t need to. I came in next to last.

The bitter memory of Becky’s smirks (得意的笑) made me determined to beat her. For the whole next month, I woke up early every day and rode Cowboy five miles to the arena (运动场地). We practiced for hours in the hot sun and then I would walk Cowboy home. On the way home I would be so tired; those five miles seemed twice as long.

All of our hard work didn’t make me feel confident by the time the show came. I sat at the gate and sweated it out while I watched Becky and her horse charge through the pattern of barrels, finishing the course with ease.

注意：

1. 续写词数应为150左右；

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

My turn finally came                                                                    

No cheers filled the air when I finished my show.                                              

龙泉中学2023届高三年级英语周练10

参考答案

听   力  1-5 ABACC     6-10 ACCAC    11-15 BBAAC   16-20 ACCAC

阅读理解  21-25 DBCAC   26-30 DDCAD   31-35 BABAD

七 选 五 36-40 CFAGE

完形填空  41-45 CDADB   46-50 CABCD   51-55 ABDAD

语法填空  56 However  57 that  58 are stuck  59 better  60 exhaustion

61 yourself  62 to  63 the  64 showing 65 to get

【参考范文】

My dream job

Good morning, everyone. I feel it an honor to address a speech titled “My dream job”.

Of the wide range of jobs around us, I will choose to be a teacher. My mother contributes to my choice first. Her commitment to teaching and happiness of being a teacher motivate me. Additionally, it is the inquisitive faces from my future students that reinforce my idea. At last, I am eager to make a difference to those for whom education is their only ticket to success.

Not only will I spare no effort to learn my lessons, but I will also develop some qualities required to be a good teacher. Thank you!

【参考范文】

My turn finally came. As I urged Cowboy forward, he stumbled, and almost fell, much to the delight of the other riders. I jammed my hat down on my head, stroked Cowboy’s big red neck and entered the arena. At the signal, we dashed toward the first barrel, quickly whipped around it and with perfect precision rounded the second and thundered on to the third. We tore around the final curve and shot for the finish line.

No cheers filled the air when I finished my show. The end of our run was met with surprised silence. With the sound of my heart pounding in my ears, I heard the announcer call our time. Cowboy and I had beaten Becky and her proud fancy horse! I gained much more than a blue ribbon that day. At thirteen, I realized that I’d always come out a winner if I wanted something badly enough to work for it. I can be the master of my own destiny.