2023太原英才学校高中部高三上学期12月第三次测试英语试卷含答案

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2022-2023学年度英才学校12月考卷

英语试卷

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学校：__________姓名：__________班级：__________考号：__________

注意事项：

1. 答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息

2. 请将答案正确填写在答题卡上

                             A

Entry Requirements for International Applicants at University of Malaya University of Malaya（UM） is the first choice of Malaysia's top students and our international student population comes from more than 80 different countries.UM believes that a multicultural and multinational campus will enrich students' experiences.If you are interested in pursuing a degree at University of Malaya, read the following requirements.

Applications must be submitted online at apply.um.edu.my and all completed applications should be submitted not later than 17 June （for Semester Ⅰ， September intake） or 11 November（for Semester Ⅱ， February intake） of the year.

1.What is the typical feature of UM？ ______

A. Its beautiful campus.
B. Its easy access to a degree.
C. Is social and cultural diversity.
D. Is academic atmosphere.

2.Who's most likely to be admitted to UM？ ______

A. Tod, a freshman from a high school.
B. Chad, a graduate with a CGPA of 3.3.
C. George, a senior student with IELTS Band 4.5.
D. Mike, an absentee from his program interview.

3.What document（s）is a must for UM applicants？ ______

A. A photograph with red background.
B. A copy of the residence permit.
C. Translation of academic certificates.
D. Evidence of adequate funds.

                             B

I had just delivered a memorable speech, and I was about to learn how the judges decided my performance. The audience leaned forward and a period of silence fell across the room. I felt the drum rolled in my heart.

   The third-place winner was announced. The name was not mine. Then the second-place winner, still not me. At last, the moment of truth came. I was about to either enjoy the warmth of victory or regret the months’ preparation. My heart felt closer to the latter.

Losing is a part of life, and I have dealt with it on more than one occasion. However, it was an indescribable feeling to drive a 200-mile round trip, get up very early on a freezing Saturday morning, and yet still finish fourth out of four competitors in my group. After Lincoln lost the 1858 Illinois Senate race, he said, “I felt like the 12-year-old boy who kicked his toe. I was too big to cry and it hurt too bad to laugh.” Oh yeah, I could relate.

   I had spent many hours in front of a computer and in libraries doing research for the Lincoln Bicentennial Speech Contest. After not placing in the first year of the contest, I really wanted to compete again. Lincoln had many failures, but he never allowed them to defeat his spirit or ambition, so I was not going to give up on a second contest! I reworked my speech for the following year, but again I did not place.

   I couldn’t accept the fact that I failed twice in something that I had worked so hard on, until I thought about my hero. Never mind the lost prize money and praise—through learning stories about Lincoln, I discovered that I can fail successfully.

4.How did the author feel after finishing his speech？

A Delighted. B. Annoyed.  C. Thrilled.  D. Nervous.

5. What can be inferred from Paragraph 3?

A. He was regretful about his not being fully prepared.

B. He felt upset for getting up early on a chilly morning.

C. He once kicked and hurt his toe when he was 12 years old.

D. He turned out to be the last one of his group in the contest.

6. Why did the author decide to enter the second contest?

A. He was eager to prove himself to be the best contestant.

B. He was inspired by the never-give-up spirit of Lincoln.

C. He was willing to enjoy the warmth and joy of victory.

D. He was determined to win the prize money and praise.

7. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. A memorable hero in my life

B. Never mind others’ judgments

C. Losing is an indescribable feeling

D. Stand up from where we tripped over

                              C

It has been four years since Grandma Joy told her grandson that she had never seen the most beautiful views of America. Since then, they have gone on many cross-country trips.

Brad Ryan had been feeling tired of studying in a vet school when he visited his 85-year-old grandma in 2015. He hoped that spending some quality family time would help lift his spirits.

As he was telling his grandma stories of his travels, however, he was heartbroken to hear that she had never seen the ocean or mountains. Ryan then asked his grandmother if she would like to go hiking with him. Needless to say, she was more than happy to agree.

They have since visited 29 different national parks across America---from the Great Sand Dunes in Colorado to the Acadia National Park in Maine. Over the four years, Ryan and his grandma have driven 25,000 miles through 38 states. And it has greatly affected his quality of life. “Seeing it through my grandmother’s eyes, who every morning wakes up and is thankful to be alive has taught me how to live,” Ryan said. “With her, I’ve had to slow down and see life in a different way, which has made it a lot richer.”

“I love my grandma so much, and it’s just really giving me a lot of peace when she passed away. I can go back to these places, feel her spirit, and feel connected to her,” he added.

Ryan posted all of their trips on Facebook. He hopes more young people will spare time to be with their elders. “I want young people to know that hanging out with your grandparents is cool. And there’s so much we can learn from our elders,” Ryan said.

8. Why did Brad Ryan visit his grandma in 2015?

A. To cheer himself up.          B. To please his grandma.

C. To take his grandma to travel.  D. To share his travelling experiences.

9. How did Brad Ryan feel when he heard his grandma had never seen the ocean or mountains?

A. Shocked.       B. Sad.        C. Doubtful.      D. Excited

10. What influence did Brad Ryan’s grandma have on him?

A. She made him live a better life.     B. She helped him find his life goal.

C. She told him to have peace of mind.

D. She gave him a lot of encouragement.

11. What is Brad Ryan’s purpose of posting their trips online?

A. To advise young people to take a trip.

B. To share his joy of travelling with his grandma.

C. To encourage the young to keep their elders company.

D. To show young people what they can learn from their elders.

                               D

    When you were at school, the last thing you probably wanted to do was spend your weekends going to work. There was homework to do, sport to play and fun to have. But our parents probably persuaded us to find a job to earn some money and get some life experience. When I was a teenager I had a paper round: delivering newspapers to people's homes. I then progressed to a Saturday job in a supermarket: stacking shelves and working at the checkout.

Today in the UK you are allowed to work from the age of 13, and many children do take up part-time jobs. It's one of those things that are seen almost as a rite of passage(成人仪式).It's a taste of independence and sometimes a useful thing to put on your CV(简历).Teenagers agree that it teaches valuable lessons about working with adults and also about managing their money.

Some research has shown that not taking up a Saturday or holiday job could be deleterious to a person later on. A 2015 study by the UK Commission on Employment and Skills found that not participating in part-time work at school age had been blamed by employer's organizations for young adults being ill-prepared for full-time employment, but despite this, recent statistics have shown that the number of schoolchildren in the UK with a part-time job has fallen by a fifth in the past five years.

So, does this mean that British teenagers are now afraid of hard work? Probably not. Some experts feel that young people feel going out to work will affect their performance at school, and they are under more pressure now to study hard and get good exam results-and a good job in the long term. However, Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, told BBC News that "Properly regulated（控制的）part-time work is a good way of helping young people learn skills that they will need in their working lives." In reality, it's all about getting the right balance between doing part-time work and having enough time to study and rest.

12．How did the author feel about doing part-time jobs on weekends when he was a teenager?

A．Unwilling. B．Interested.C．Delighted. D．Angry.

13．Which of the following may NOT be the benefit of school children's doing part-time jobs?

A．Learning to be independent. B．Gaining some life experience.

C．Being prepared for future jobs.D．Spending what they earn as they like.

14．What does the underlined word "deleterious" in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．valuable. B．harmful. C．necessary. D．beneficial.

15．What can we learn from Paragraph 4?

A．Students should spend all their time on studies.

B．Students should have as many part-time jobs as possible.

C．Doing part-time jobs must affect students' school results.

D．It's important for students to balance part-time jobs and studies.

Three tips for protecting your eyes during the winter

We usually worry about staying warm during the winter months, and think less about protecting our eyes. 1．.Here are three things you can do to protect your eyes during winter months.

Tip 1: 2．.

During the winter, our eyes are often exposed to blowing, dry, hot air that can cause them to become dry. Here are a few treatments: 3．. Keep yourself away from direct heat sources while sitting. Use a humidifer (加湿器) to help reduce dryness.

Tip 2: Wear sunglasses with UV (紫外线) protection.

UV rays in the winter can harm our eyes. 4．. Wear sunglasses when you’re outside, or driving, to protect your eyes from UV rays. This is especially important as days lengthen into spring and the sun gets stronger.

Tip 3: Goggles (护目镜) protect in many ways.

Goggles not only protect our eyes from UV rays, but they also help keep our eyes from drying out from the winter wind. In addition, think about all those branches, leaves, and dirty snow that can severely injure our eyes upon contact. 5．. Don’t forget them!

A．Clean your eyes carefully

B．Don’t let your eyes dry out

C．Goggles protect the eyes from the wind

D．Keep eye drops at hand to wet your eyes

E.It is wise to wear quality goggles

F.In fact, they can do even more harm when they’re reflecting (反射) off snow

G.However, the winter months can be as hard on our eyes as the summer months

It happened on a rainy Saturday morning last month. My wife Catherine and I were driving along what some people called moose（麋鹿） alley. It was so（1） ______ that there were few cars on the road.（2） ______ ，something happened. A moose jumped out across our path. I had been driving for years and was good at driving. In order to（3） ______ knocking into the moose,I made a quick turn to the other lane. If I had not done that, the moose might have been killed,and my wife and I might have got（4） ______ ，too. A few seconds later,when I（5） ______ and looked back in my rear view mirror, the moose was getting up and then ran into the bush. Shaken but（6） ______ ， we both looked at each other with a surprised expression.
  From then on,I often thought about the relationship between humans and（7） ______ . We know that animal species have appeared and disappeared（8） ______ since life began on the Earth. This is a（n）（9） ______ phenomenon . However, animal species have been （10） ______ at a much faster rate for about a century now（11） ______ human factors such as pollution.
  Certain philosophers and scientists keep repeating that if we don't save animals,how we will be able to save ourselves. A better（12） ______ of animals gives us a better understanding of our own species. The（13） ______ to protect animals and nature in general（14） ______ the value of a society. And all animals play roles in nature and have a right to（15） ______ . Therefore,I think we should try our best to save endangered animals, because humans cannot live on the Earth alone.

1. A. cool     B. early       C. wide      D. quiet

2. A. Expectedly B. Suddenly   C. Fortunately  D. Obviously

3. A. delay     B. keep       C. avoid      D. excuse

4. A. shocked     B. lost       C. disappointed  D. injured

5.A. stopped     B. thought   C. understood  D. tried

6. A. worried     B. scared      C. sad          D. fine

7. A. lands     B. wildlife   C. plants      D. roads

8. A. exactly     B. silently   C. continually  D. mysteriously

9. A. strange     B. recent      C. unusual      D. natural

10. A. appearing B. developing   C. decreasing   D. changing

11. A. according to  B. instead of     C. because of   D. along with

12. A. treatment  B. performance C. world      D. knowledge

13. A. way      B. law         C. will      D. hope

14. A. shows      B. includes     C. predicts  D. protects

15. A. escape      B. survive     C. refuse     D. select

People are like potatoes. After potatoes have been harvested they have to 1 　　　（spread）

out and sorted in order to get the maximum market dollar. They are divided according to size --- big,

2　　　 and small. After the potatoes have been sorted and bagged, 3 　　　are loaded onto trucks.

All Idaho potato farmers use this method --- all but 4　　　 .

One farmer never bothered to sort the potatoes at all. Yet he made the most money. A 5　　　

（puzzle）neighbor finally asked him, “ 6　　　 is your secret?” He said, “It’s simple. I just load

up the wagon with 7 　　　and take the roughest road to town. During the eight-mile trip, the

little potatoes always fall to the 8　　　 . The medium potatoes land in the middle, 9　　　

the big potatoes rise to the top.” That’s not only true 10 　　　potatoes. It is a law of life. Big

potatoes rise to the top on rough roads, and tough people rise to the top in rough times.

1）假定你是李华，请根据汉语提示写一封电子邮件，邀请酷爱中国历史的新西兰朋友Peter观看位于文化广场附近的文化影院上演的电影 (Li Dazhao)。

内容包括：1.发出邀请并简述理由；2.告知时间、地点和剧目；3.请求对方回复。

注意事项：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Peter,

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

                                             Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

2）Once there was a little boy called Adam who came from a rich family. He was a young student at primary school, and was very clever. He always gained good marks in his assessment exams.

Adam got everything he wanted, such as toy cars, airplane models, water guns and so on. His parents bought him whatever he wanted, and Adam loved to add new items to his collection of toys. One day he went out to a store with his mother and in the toy section he found a very cool toy car which could play different kinds of sounds that a car could make. He was surprised to see that kind of toy car, so he ran to his mother and told her everything about it. Adam took his mother to the toy section to show how it worked. However, his mother refused to buy it for him because he already had a lot of toy cars. Adam was sad and wondered why his mother did not buy it for him, especially since that toy car was rather cheap.

Two weeks later, Adam and his mother went to the same store again. Adam thought that his mother would buy it for him this time, so he asked his mother about the toy car again. His mother ignored him because she was looking for something else. But Adam really wanted the toy car.

So, while his mother was busy looking for some other items, he took the toy car and put it inside his backpack. The salesman saw Adam stealing the toy car and tried to stop him. Adam tried to run but the salesman caught him. Adam started to cry. His mother heard his voice and ran to him. She was shocked to see the salesman holding her son.

Paragraph 1:

"What happened?" she asked with concerns.

________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Paragraph 2:

After they got home, Adam went to his room and regretted having done that.

______________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________？

参考答案

一、阅读理解

1、【答案】CBD

2、【答案】DDBD

3、【答案】ABAC

4、【答案】

8．A

9．D

10．B

11．D

二、七选五

5、【答案】

1．G

2．B

3．D

4．F

5．E

三、完形填空

6、【答案】BBCDA DBCDC CDCAB

四、语法填空

五、短文改错

六、单项选择

七、任务型阅读

八、阅读表达

九、单句语法填空

7、【答案】1.be spread 2.mediam 3.they 4.one 5.puzzled 6.what 7.potatoes 8.bottom 9.while 10.of

十、翻译

十一、书面表达

8、【答案】Dear Peter,

Learning that you’re enthusiastic about Chinese history, I’m glad to write this email to tell you a piece of good news.

A famous film Li Dazhao will be put on in the Cultural Cinema that is next to Cultural Square at 7:00 pm. on May 12. Would you like to go with me? It is definitely a good opportunity to know the famous figure. What’s more, not only can it make you knowledgeable, but also it can satisfy your interest in Chinese history.

Your early reply is highly appreciated.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

9、【答案】Paragraph 1:

"What happened? "she asked with concern. Then the salesman told Adam mother in details about what the little boy had done. Adams mother was very angry with him. She quickly look the toy car and gave it back to the salesman. On their way back home. Adam's mother scolded Adam seriously and asked him why he did that. Adam replied that he did that just because he wanted the toy car desperately.

 Paragraph 2:

After they got home, Adam went to his room and regretted having done that. He started to think why he did that just for a toy car. He went to his parents and said sorry to them for stealing things in the store. His mother forgave him and told Adam not to do that again because it is not right to steal anything. He also learned what his mother was trying to teach him. Even his family had enough money to buy things, he had to find out whether he really needed a thing or just wanted it.

十二、语法和词汇

十三、单词拼写