2022-2023学年新疆新和县高三上学期第二次月考英语试题 Word版含答案

新和县 2022-2023学年第一学期月考试卷

高三年级学科：英语（时间：100分钟分值：120分）

一、阅读理解（每小题 2分，共  40分）

A

People need to relax and enjoy themselves. One way they can have a good time is to

watch a baseball game or another sports event. Even thousands of years ago, groups of people

gathered to watch skilled athletes.

Over 2,000 years ago in Greece, some days in the year were festival days. These were

holidays when people stopped their work and enjoyed themselves. During festivals, people

liked to watch athletes take part in races and other games.

The most important festival was held every four years at the town of Olympia. It was held

in honor of the Greek god Zeus. For five days, athletes from all corners of Greece took part in

the Olympic Games.

At the Olympic Games, people could watch athletes run, jump and so on. They could also

watch exciting races, which included a relay race between two teams in which a lighted torch

(火炬)was passed from runner to runner.

The Olympic Games were thought to be so important that cities throughout Greece which

were at war with one another had to stop fighting. During the time, people were allowed to

travel to the Games safely.

Thousands of people came to the Olympic Games from cities in Greece and from its

colonies (殖民地)in Africa, Asia, and Italy. They met as friends to cheer their favorite athletes

and to enjoy themselves.

1．What did people do at the Olympic Games?

A．They fought for their freedom.

C．They cheered good athletes.

B．They just talked to friends.

D．They tried to find friends.

2．If Greek cities then were at war, people could ________.

A．go to other cities freely

C．still join in the Olympics

3．What is the best title for the passage?

A．Greece at war

B．enjoy peace after the Olympics

D．win the war by taking part in the Olympics

B．Together for the Olympic Games

D．Greek people

C．Stop fighting

B

Chinese people love food made of flour. In the hands of skilled artisans (手艺人), flour is

made into lovely models of people or animals to be enjoyed and played with, which brings a

unique kind of pleasure. This art form is called dough figurine (面塑). Among the various art

styles of dough figurines, Beijing’s Dough Figurine Lang is a unique folk art, which is filled

with the rich history and customs of the capital city. In 2008, it was included in the list of

national intangible (非物质的) cultural heritage.

It was created by Lang Shao’an. Most of the dough figurines are animals and characters

from legends, historical stories, and local operas. The finished product is either put at the end

of a thin stick or on a table for display. Some are mostly for children to eat or play with, with

simple forms and vivid decorations, while some are fine pieces of artwork for display only.

For this reason, during the making process they are often mixed with additives (添加剂)to

better preserve the finished products.

Lang Jiaziyu, born in 1995, is the third-generation inheritor (继承人) of Dough Figurine

Lang. When he was 15, he created Beijing Olympic Mascot (吉祥物) shaped dough figurines

which were highly praised. He looks a bit more fashionable than other folk artisans. In his

skilled hands, pop culture icons (偶像) are popular with young people.

Like most of the other intangible cultural heritage handicrafts in China, Dough Figurine

Lang does not get as much attention from the public. Few young people are willing to take the

time to master a skill that does not make money, which has led to a decline in the number of

those who are devoted to the handicraft. Good handicrafts need the devotion of artisans from

one generation to another.

4．What is special about Dough Figurine Lang?

A．It reflects Beijing’s culture.

B．It is created by many famous artists.

C．It shows people’s lifestyles and beliefs.   D．It is popular with both tourists and the locals.

5．Why do artisans add additives to dough figurines?

A．To make dough figurines taste good

B．To keep colors brighter and lasting longer

C．To help shape dough into various forms. D．To better preserve the finished products

6．What is the third paragraph mainly about?

A．Suggestions for other folk artisans.

B．Different art styles of dough figurines.

C．Lang Jiaziyu’s accomplishments as an artisan D．The popularity of modern dough figurines

7．What is the main purpose of the passage?

A．To call on people to master a skill    B．To appeal to people to value this folk art

C．To teach people ways to appreciate the handicraft

D．To persuade people to protect national cultural heritage

C

Now too much CO2 makes the Earth warmer and warmer, and brings bad effect to people.

To save our Earth, a new lifestyle called low-carbon life becomes popular. Low carbon means

low energy and no waste. It is necessary for everybody to learn to live a low-carbon life.

To live a low-carbon life, we’d better save as much energy as we can. For example, turn

off the lights and TV when you don’t use them, use cold water to wash clothes or dishes; take

a short shower and try to take a cold one when the weather gets warm; don’t do the cooking

with electricity.

To live a low-carbon life, we should eat less meat. Being a vegetarian can help reduce (减

少) one and a half ton of carbon dioxide a year, but keeping animals for food produces even

more carbon dioxide than all the cars do in the world.

To live a low-carbon life, we should plant more trees. Trees are very important for us.

They can not only produce oxygen for us to breathe and keep the air clean, but also take in the

harmful gases from the air. To protect trees we should stop people from cutting down trees and

plant as many trees as we can.

If we can keep them a habit in our daily life, the earth will become a safer planet for us to

live on.

8．Why does low-carbon life become popular?

A．Because it can protect animals.

C．Because it can protect trees.

B．Because it can save the earth.

D．Because it can clean water.

9．How many kinds of way of living a low-carbon life are talked about in the passage?

A．Three.               B．Four.                C．Five.                 D．Six.

10．What can we do to make carbon dioxide become less?

A．We can use cold water in our life.

C．We can eat too much meat.

B．We can try to use less water.

D．We can take a bath.

11．What does the underlined word “them” refer to?

A．The ways to protect trees.

B．The ways to keep animals for food.

C．The ways to live a comfortable life.    D．The ways to live a low-carbon life.

D

Artificial intelligence carries the promise of making industry more efficient and our lives

easier. With that promise, however, also comes the fear of job replacement, increased income

inequality, and overall dissatisfaction. According to the quarterly CNBC/Survey Monkey

Workplace Happiness survey last year, 37% of workers between the ages of 18 and 24 were

worried about AI stealing their jobs.

But a recent study from two researchers working for the Stanford Institute for

Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence(HAI) challenged this public perception(看法) of AI’s

impact on social welfare. The study found a relationship between AI-related jobs and

increases in economic growth, which in return improved the well-being of the society.

Demand for Al-related jobs has been growing constantly in recent years, but this growth

has been widely variable between cities and industry. Arizona State University assistant

professor Christos Makridis and Saurabh Mishra, HAI AI Index manager and researcher,

wanted to understand the effects of AI on society independent of these variables.

For this, they examined the number of AI-related job listings by cities in the U. S. , using

Stanford HAI’s AI Index, an open source project that tracks and visualizes data on AI. They

found that, between 2014 and 2018, cities with greater increases in AI-related job postings

exhibited greater economic growth. This relationship was dependent on a city’s ability to take

advantage of its natural capabilities in industry and education to create AI-based employment

opportunities. This meant that only cities with certain infrastructure, such as high-tech

services and more educated workers, benefited from this growth.

Next, the researchers studied how this growth was translated into well-being at a

macro(宏观) level using data from Gallup’s U. S. Daily Poll, which surveys 1, 000 different

people each day on five parts of well-being: physical, social, career, community and financial.

They found that AI-related job growth was positively associated with improved state of being,

especially for physical, social and financial parts.

This was a surprising finding given the public’s concern over AI’s potentially unfavorable

effects on quality of life and overall happiness.

12．What shows the study result of the two researchers from the Stanford Institute for HAI?

A．More AI-related jobs→higher well-being→better economic growth.

B．More AI-related jobs→better economic growth→higher well-being.

C．Higher well-being→more AI-related jobs→better economic growth.

D．Higher well-being→ better economic growth→more AI-related jobs.

13．Which of the following would Christos and Saurabh agree with?

A．Artificial intelligence steals more jobs than it creates.

B．AI-based employment opportunities ensure income equality.

C．Education plays a role in creating AI-related job opportunities.

D．Economic growth leads to more AI-based employment opportunities.

14．What kind of feeling does the author convey in the last paragraph?

A．Relief.

B．Sympathy.

C．Unwillingness.   D．Disappointment.

15．What is the text mainly about?

A．The changes brought about by artificial intelligence.

B．The dread of falling behind in information technology.

C．The concern about the loss of AI-related jobs.

D．The link between AI-related jobs and well-being.

七选五

____16____The great animal migration across the plains of the Serengeti or the towering

pyramids of Egypt are such examples. Every country can be proud of its cultural or natural

heritage sites. They have been well protected, so the living people can enjoy them today.

____17____We are lucky to have UNESCO to regard protection of heritages as such an

important task. It sees heritage as “our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and

what we pass on to future generations” as well as “important sources of life and inspiration”.

____18____As a national park and nature reserve, Jiuzhaigou Valley, just north of the

Sichuan Province, is home to impressive snow-covered mountains, thick forests alive with

wild animals, beautiful waterfalls and blue lakes, which can easily take our breath

away.  ____19____Similarly, standing in the shadow of the Borobudur Temple, as the sun

rises over this grand historic building, we are impressed with the effort, determination and

intense belief of the people who built it with only primitive tools. It is in places like these that

we cannot help but be respectful, come to understand our limitations as human beings, and

know that our duty is to protect them for future generations.

Heritage sites not only often provide answers to questions, but also often pose questions

to which there are no final answers at the moment. ____20____ As Cicero remarked, “To

know nothing about what happened before you were born is to remain always a child.”

A．They show people history and culture.

B．Heritage sites are masterpieces of our nature.

C．They make us think about our time on the earth.

D．And future generations can know where they’re from.

E．There are certain things on the Earth we must not lose.

F．This dreamlike scenery created by nature is truly a masterpiece.

G．Heritage sites can show the power of nature and the genius of man.

二、完形填空（每小题 1.5分，共  30分）

I had never expected such an answer from my son.

I was 28 at the time and my son had just been _21_ into elementary school, and was

sitting on a park bench (长凳) with me, telling me all about his friends and teachers in the new

school. I could tell that he was extremely _22_. Looking up at the cloudy blue sky while I

_23_, I was having a hard time thinking of questions to ask him about his new _24_, probably

because he was answering every single one of them before I even _25_  them.

Being in America, there are people of many _26_ races and nationalities that live here,

_27_ I decided to ask him about those people. He loved _28_, and if he heard someone who

had a different _29_ or something like that, he would ask them where they were from. It was

__30__ for me. I thought he was being rude and didn’t __31__ it. But the people would

always __32__, and tell him where, whether it was the UK, China — you name it. __33__, he

would get into his seat in my car and，  demand that I take him to the __34__ so that he could

learn about those places. I would __35__ do it, giving him chances for every bit of __36__  he

desired. He would even tell me fun facts and things that I didn’t know about. He was  __37__

the word “foreigner”, even though he had no idea what it __38__. I signed and spoke, “So,

David, are there any __39__ at your school?” He looked at me __40__ the biggest smile I had

ever seen, and swung his legs back and forth on the bench.

“No, Daddy. Just kids.”

21．A．admitted     B．introduced

C．led

D．pushed

D．easy-going

D．talked

D．school

D．judged

D．different

D．or

22．A．nervous

23．A．drove

24．A．plan

B．warm-hearted     C．excited

B．listened

B．hobby

C．waited

C．principle

C．asked

25．A．accepted     B．explained

26．A．similar

27．A．so

B．selfless

B．but

C．devoted

C．for

28．A．physics

29．A．accent

30．A．amusing

31．A．afford

B．geography

B．position

B．educated

B．share

C．history

C．appearance

C．embarrassing

C．create

D．biology

D．interest

D．hopeful

D．realize

32．A．promise

B．smile

C．escape

C．Instead

C．classroom

C．hardly

D．shock

33．A．Therefore   B．Afterwards

D．Meanwhile

D．laboratory

D．ever

34．A．library

35．A．always

36．A．power

37．A．tired of

38．A．proved

B．stadium

B．seldom

B．technology

B．fond of

C．knowledge

C．patient with

C．meant

D．peace

D．familiar with

D．expected

D．foreigners

D．with

B．described

39．A．volunteers   B．strangers

40．A．of              B．by

C．tourists

C．at

第 II卷（非选择题）

三、语法填空（每小题1.5分，共15分）

The ancient Olympic Games ___41___ (begin) the year 776 BC and died out around the

year 393. Then only Greek men ___42___ (allow ) to participate. The modern Olympics were

first held ___43___ 1896. A Frenchman ___44___ (name) Pierre de Coubertin brought the

Olympics back to life. The motto of the Olympics is “Faster, Higher, Stronger.”

Many remarkable Olympians have appeared, such as the boxer Cassius Clay from the

USA ___45___ demonstrated great talent and personality and a former track and field athlete,

Jessica Ennis-ill, from the UK who tells __46___ (we) how hard work and devotion can lead

___47___ sporting excellence.

China has played ___48___ important role in the Olympics. In 2008, China hosted the

Olympic Games for the __49__(one) time and it ranked first in the medal table. Furthermore,

Beijing won the ___50___ (elect) to host the 2022 Winter Olympics.

The Olympic Games bring joy and excitement to people around the world.

四、短文改错（51-60）（共 10分）

My friend Henry, with him I studied in the same class, didn't like studying at school.

That's because he couldn't go to high school. He had to return back to his hometown, where

his father wished him to learn to manage our small shop. However, the young man was not

interesting in it and didn't do as his father said. He spends a lot of time reading and learned

how to repair cars. Last month, I accepted an e-mail from him inviting me take my vacation in

his hometown. I started off. Seeing that he was such successful, I said, “Henry, all road lead to

Rome. You are great！”

五、书面表达（25分）

61．假定你是李华，学校昨天下午组织了高三学生个人才艺大赛，请你给学校英文网站写一篇广播

稿，报道本次活动。内容包括：1.活动时间和地点；

2.简要介绍比赛的基本情况；     3.同学们的感受。

注意：1.写作词数应为   100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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