江西省赣州市2023届高三下学期3月一模试题英语试题

赣州市2023年高三年级摸底考试

英语试卷

2023年3月

（本卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟）

注意事项：

1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

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第一部分   听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5分）

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。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。

例：How much is the shirt?

A. £19. 15.     B. £9. 18.     C. £9. 15.

答案是C。

1. Which language is Robert best at?

A. Russian.     B. Chinese.     C. French.

2. What are the speakers probably talking about?

A. A movie.    B. A tour.     C. A friend.

3. What is the time now?

A. About 10:05.   B. About 10:15.    C. About 10:25.

4. Where are probably the speakers?

A. On a flight.    B. In a restaurant.   C. At home.

5. What does the man own?

A. The flat.     B. The car.    C. The furniture.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5分）

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。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。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What is the woman looking for?

A. A bookstore.    B. A police station.    C. A shoe repair shop.

7. What is the Town Guide?

A. A brochure.    B. A newspaper.     C. A map.

 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What will the speakers probably do in the morning?

A. Eat in the restaurant.

B. Go to the local beach.

C. Go to the amusement park.

9. Where is the Natural History Museum?

A. Near the beach.   B. Next to the restaurant.   C. By the amusement park.

10. Where could the speakers watch sunset?

A. At the restaurant.   B. In the park.     C. On the beach.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. Where could the man smoke?

A. On the balcony.   B. In the washroom.    C. Outside the building.

12. What would the man like to have?

A. Something to drink.  B. Something to read.   C. Something to eat.

13. What does the man decide to do in the end?

A. Smoke outside.   B. Try to give up smoking.  C. Smoke a moment later.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. When does the girl want to see a movie?

A. On Wednesday morning.

B. On Wednesday evening.

C. On Wednesday after school.

15. Why can't the girl go to a movie Friday night?

A. She has to babysit.   B. She has piano lessons.   C. The show time is too late.

16. Which movie showing can the girl see on Saturday?

A. The seven o'clock showing.

B. The five o'clock showing.

C. The nine o'clock showing.

17. When does the conversation probably take place?

A. On Monday.     B. On Wednesday.    C. On Thursday.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. When do swallows return?

A. In March.     B. In October.     C. In November.

19. Where are swallows in winter?

A. In San Diego.    B. In Argentina.     C. In San Juan Capistrano.

20. Why do robins fly to Mexico?

A. To find food.    B. To find warm weather.  C. To avoid hot climate.

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分，满分30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

True stories from around the world that are hard to believe!

Drop Down

In 1987, 79-year-old Schmikel Muller, a Swiss pensioner, was enjoying the sun in his 18th-floor apartment in Marbella when a freak （unusual and unexpected） wind suddenly blew him off the balcony.

The elderly gentleman screamed as he flew into the air and disappeared out of sight. However, what was unbelievable was that another freak wind took the pensioner to safety on a lower balcony. Muller suffered no physical injuries, but remained in a state of shock for the following two days.

Unfortunate Death

There seems to be a curse （咒语）on the Nockovers． In 1986， Samuel Nockover died in Bermuda when a taxi knocked him off his motorcycle. A year later his brother, Gordon Nockover, was killed on the same motorcycle in the same street by the same taxi, which was being driven by the same man, and which was carrying the exact same passenger. What happened to Bruce Nockover, the third brother? Yes, you guessed it.

Relative Delight

Maureen and her sister Doreen were finally reunited after 56 years. The two girls were separated at birth. Their mother gave them up for adoption and they both went to different families. Years later, and without realizing that they were related, both Maureen and Doreen became friends. They eventually found out their secret after Maureen decided to trace her biological mother. Official papers from the adoption agency proved that the two women were in fact sisters.

21. Which of the following had an unbelievable fall?

A. Schmikel Muller.

B. Maureen.

C. Gordon Nockover.

D. Samuel Nockover.

22. What happened to Bruce Nockover?

A. He was driven mad by the curse.

B. He found the secret of the curse.

C. He lost his life in an accident.

D. He put a curse on the motorcycle.

23. What's the purpose of the passage?

A. To tell readers some jokes.

B. To share strange but true stories.

C. To report some accidents.

D. To uncover the truth of strange stories.

B

On Tuesday night, Jasmine found her list of things to do, which was supposed to be under her pillow. The first thing on the list was to do her homework. However, she did not have time for that. She needed to prepare for the trip that their parents had planned for that weekend instead. That list was prepared by Clyde, her elder brother. After she had packed all the items on the list, she quickly fell asleep.

The next morning, Clyde and Jasmine boarded the school bus as usual. They sat together at the back of the bus. When the bus arrived at school, everyone got off the bus, except for Jasmine. She remembered her incomplete homework and feared the thought of being scolded by her teacher, Mrs. Geller. Jasmine was absorbed in her thoughts.

Mr. Patterson did not bother checking if there were any students left on the bus. He drove the bus to the parking lots, got off the bus and walked towards the school building.

Clyde walked through the main entrance and realized that his sister was nowhere in sight. “Where's Jasmine?" he thought. Clyde turned around and decided to find his missing sister. Finally, he found his sister was trapped on the bus. Clyde quickly pressed the emergency door release button and out stepped Jasmine, with beads of sweat dotting her head.

“Clyde. I'm not looking forward to going to class, and it's your fault. I didn't do my homework last night because you didn't help me pack for our trip, " Jasmine muttered.

“What do you mean? Didn't you have time to do it after packing? I think you should own up to Mrs Geller and take responsibility for your own actions, " Clyde advised.

Jasmine went to class. “Mrs Geller, I'm sorry that I didn't do my homework, "” said Jasmine.

“Isn't that assignment due tomorrow?" Mrs Geller said and gave Jasmine an incredulous look. Jasmine stood there with her mouth open.

24. Why did Jasmine fall asleep quickly?

A. She had to get up early the next day.

B. She had finished her to-do list.

C. She was worn-out after packing.

D. She had planned the weekend trip.

25. Why didn't Jasmine get off the bus?

A. Her mind was occupied by her incomplete homework.

B. Mr. Patterson had driven the bus to the parking lots.

C. Clyde didn't help her to pack for the weekend trip.

D. She was sitting at the back of the school bus.

26. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Mr Patterson was an irresponsible bus driver.

B. Clyde did not get along well with his sister.

C. Jasmine often traveled around with her family.

D. Mrs. Geller wasn't popular with her students.

27. How did Jasmine probably feel in the end?

A. Annoyed and Disappointed.

B. Shocked and embarrassed.

C. Frightened and Confused.

D. Puzzled and delighted.

C

I saw the Swedish film adaptation （starred by Tobias Almborge and Anna-Lena Brudin ）of Fredrik Backman's incredibly funny, heartbreaking novel “A Man Called Ove”. Toward the end of that film, which was beautifully written and directed by Hannes Holm, there is a scene in which Ove, a widower （鳏夫）in his 60s，takes his neighbors out for a drive． As they ride together， the normally unfriendly and severe Ove sighs, allows himself a rare smile and says: “This is living. ”

Most viewers probably didn't give this little comment of Ove's a second thought. For me, though, it marked the turning point of Ove's search for renewed purpose in his life.

In Ove, Backman has created a character who at times can be unreasonable, stubborn and even downright rude - the sort of man whose shocking and morally unacceptable reactions to everyday situations become the subject of comic anecdotes that are retold countless times by enemies and friends alike.

Many of the people telling those stories don't realize, though, that much of Ove's strange behavior is actually a symptom of his private heartache. Widowed, living alone and recently pushed into retirement, Ove is struggling at the outset of Backman's story to find something worth living for, and his unwillingness to share with others what he is going through serves only to further separate him from the world. Ove's situation reminds me of the isolation we all felt during the COVID pandemic. I saw along with everyone else how quickly loneliness and isolation can influence harmony, driving people apart at a time when we need to connect to others the most.

Ove is just going on a drive with neighbors when he says, “This is living, " but I think he is feeling the way many of us did when the pandemic became less serious and we began to reconnect with the world. In that moment, Ove has started to find his new purpose just by allowing others back into his life and caring for them.

28. Who is the screenwriter of A Man Called Ove?

A. Tobias Almborge.

B. Anna-Lena Brudin.

C. Fredrik Backman.

D. Hannes Holm.

29. What can we know about Ove?

A. He was born with bad temper.

B. He is popular with people around.

C. He has integrated himself into society.

D. He suffers from social anxiety disorder.

30. What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?

A. Ove's present living situation.

B. The influence of the COVID pandemic.

C. The reasons behind Ove's strange behavior.

D. The importance of relationship with others.

31. What is this text?

A. A diary entry.

B. A movie review.

C. A book introduction.

D. A short story.

D

In less than 2 months, the artificial intelligence （AI） program ChatGPT has become a cultural sensation （轰动）. ChatGPT is developed with a technique called Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback to train the language model, enabling it to automatically create text based on written prompts. I asked it to rewrite the first scene of the classic American play Death of a Salesman. The output was an amusing conversation. This is certainly fun, but there are serious implications for generative Al programs like ChatGPT in science and academia.

Many concerns relate to how ChatGPT will change education. It certainly can write essays about a range of topics. I gave it both an exam and a final project. It did well finding factual answers, but the scholarly writing still has a long way to go. If anything, the implications for education may push academics to rethink their courses in innovative ways and give assignments that aren't easily solved by Al. That could be for the best.

More worrisome are the effects of ChatGPT on writing scientific papers. In a recent study abstract created by ChatGPT were submitted to academic reviewers, who only caught 63% of these fakes. That's a lot of Al-generated text that could find its way into the literature soon.

The text written by ChatGPT is not acceptable. An Al program cannot be an author. Still, according to Editorial Policies, text generated by ChatGPT （or any other Al tools） cannot be used in the work, nor can figures, images, or graphics be the products of such tools. Breaking these policies will be considered scientific misconduct （学术不端）no different from plagiarism （剽窃）of existing works.

The scientific record is ultimately one of the human efforts of struggling with important questions. Machines play an important role， but as tools for the people giving the hypotheses （假设），designing the experiments and making sense of the results. Ultimately the product must come from-and be expressed by-the wonderful computer in our heads.

32. What does the underlined word “implications" probably mean in Paragraph1?

A. Competitions.

B. Incidents.

C. Restrictions.

D. Effects.

33. What could be ChatGPT's benefit for education, if any?

A. It could help better the scholarly writing.

B. It could write essays about varieties of topics.

C. It could be used to design difficult assignments.

D. It could urge academics to make improvements.

34. What can be inferred about ChatGPT?

A. It is welcomed by academics.

B. It may cause scientific misconduct.

C. It is basically useless for scientific research.

D. It works greatly to the advantage of education.

35. Which can be a suitable title for the text?

A. ChatGPT Is Fun, But Not an Author

B. ChatGPT Has Become a Cultural Sensation

C. ChatGPT Will Change Our Way of Education

D. ChatGPT Plays an Important Role in Science

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。

As I look out of the window, an icy wind blows oak leaves across the yard1. The stove in the living room has been maintaining a temperature that keeps my family comfortable through this winter's temperature swings. 36

Plants naturally lose water from leaves through a process called transpiration （蒸腾作用）. As a result, the plant's roots take up water from the soil to replace what was lost. 37 The flow of warm air over the plant's leaves causes it to transpire at a faster rate. This means plants should be moved so that they are not in the path of airflow from the stove. It also means the soil should be checked for dryness more often during winter months.

38 Plants are commonly used in entryways to welcome guests. However, a wintry chill of 50 degrees or less every time a door is opened can have an adverse effect on some of the more sensitive plants.

Secondly, we generally locate our plants where they will receive the best amount of sunlight for their needs. However, as seasons change, so does the sun's location. In fall/winter months, the sun moves southward to a lower position in the sky. 39 You may need to move the plant so that the light it receives is suitable for its needs.

Since light levels are lower in winter and plant growth slows, houseplants typically have little need for fertilizer during winter months. 40 A general rule of thumb when using houseplant fertilizers is to apply the fertilizer at one-half the rate recommended on the label.

A. It is not recommended to fertilize.

B. Eventually, the soil will become dry.

C. Wait until late winter/early spring to fertilize.

D. It may change the amount of light reaching your plant.

E. There are two additional considerations for where to place houseplants.

F. You should water when the soil feels dry to the touch one-half-inch deep.

G. While this may be good for the family, it may not be so for my houseplants.

第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节（共20小题：每小题1. 5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

For years, I have wanted to write a book. But I never got past 41 a page of ideas before my day job and other responsibilities 42 me away.

Then, my first daughter was 43. Living in Canada, my wife and I had one year of paid parental leave between us. We 44 my wife would take the first 6 months and I would stay home with our daughter for the second half of the year. A few weeks into my leave, it 45 me that I could get back to writing my book 46 my daughter took consistent 2-hour naps. That way, by the end of my leave, I might know whether book authorship was a real 47 or a dream I should leave behind.

At first it was challenging to 48 from caregiver to author and back again. Quite often I was in the middle of setting down an idea when that familiar wake-up cry reminded me I had other 49 to attend to.

Soon, I had a book proposal I was 50 of. I shared it with my most critical friends and 51 positive feedback. I grew determined to get the book 52. With my wife's support, I shopped around my proposal to publishers. 53 , I got the call I was waiting for.

Now comes the biggest 54: writing the book. I've 55 the most important thing is to write every day. I couldn't do these 56 my wives’ supports. I'm also 57 for the other advantages that have 58 me to get this far, including Canada's parental leave policy.

Even so, I've learned that the odd quiet moments in a 59 day can be a resource. I've also learned that I can only follow my 60 with the support of those closest to me.

41. A. showing up B. writing down C. going through D. thinking over

42. A. left B. broke C. gave D. pulled

43. A. born B. injured C. lost D. married

44. A. decided B. argued C. explained D. concluded

45. A. set B. shot C. struck D. drove

46. A. after B. as C. though D. once

47. A. mistake B. belief C. breakthrough D. possibility

48. A. shift B. promote C. differ D. remove

49. A. messages B. babies C. duties D. details

50. A. guilty B. proud C. ashamed D. tired

51. A. rejected B. accepted C. provided D. received

52. A. translated B. edited C. published D. revised

53. A. Finally B. Generally C. Simply D. Precisely

54. A. progress B. challenge C. ambition D. achievement

55. A. suspected B. estimated C. realized D. predicted

56. A. under B. without C. despite D. besides

57. A. ready B. responsible C. thirsty D. grateful

58. A. promised B. urged C. allowed D. persuaded

59. A. busy B. special C. pleasant D. peaceful

60. A. spirits B. directions C. commitments D. dreams

第二节（共10小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Jiuzhaigou Valley, 61 （know） as a “fairyland on the earth", is a nature reserve and national park located in the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Region in Sichuan Province. It is so named because the scenic area 62 _ （consist） of nine Tibetan villages. With an altitude of 2000-3100 meters above sea level, the scenic area enjoys pleasant climate and beautiful colors all the year round, 63 （be） one of the world's famous attractions with the best tourist environment.

Jiuzhaigou Valley National Park combines with green lakes, over flying waterfalls, 64 （color） forests as well as the custom and culture of the Tibetan and Qiang nationalities, characterized by _65 （it） primitive and natural features. The scenic area has an area of 1, 320 square kilometers including 30, 000 hectares of primitive forest 66 exists many state-protected animals and plants such as the giant panda, golden monkey and mono-leaf grass.

Water is 67 soul of Jiuzhaigou Valley. As it is purely and fairly clear and rich in color, there goes the saying that no water is worth your attention after your visit 68 Jiuzhaigou. The water, the reflections on the lake, the Tibetan villages, and the songs and dances of the Tibetan and Qiang people form the unique tourist culture of Jiuzhaigou. The beauty of Jiuzhaigou is beyond 69 （describe）. Come to Jiuzhaigou and you will have a（n） 70 （forget） experience in this fairyland. 69

第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Last week, students in our school took part in series of activities that was aimed at improving the students' quality. Get involved in the activities, the students cooperated close with each other. In order to finish which seemed impossible, they encouraged each other. Faced with so many challenges, the students didn't lose hearts. Instead, they combined our efforts and gifts, working as a strong team. They managed to complete many amused games. The students enjoy themselves very much during the meaningful activities. They have not only been gained a deep friendship with each other, but also pure happiness.

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

中华传统文化崇尚以和为贵，重视人际和善、邻里和谐、家庭和睦，这些理念深深影响着中国人的思想和行为，也影响着国家和社会治理方式。请以“Harmony is most precious”为题写一篇短文向学校英语报投稿。内容包括：

1．解读“和”的内涵及其意义；

2．中华传统文化中“和为贵”的事例；

3．事例对你的启发。

注意：1．词数100左右；2．短文的题目和开头已为你写好。

Harmony is most precious.

Harmony has many different meanings. Harmonious music makes a pleasant sound and harmonious flavors makes a delicious meal.