2023北京首都师范大学附属密云中学高三上学期10月阶段性练习英语试题含答案

首师附密云中学2022-2023第一学期阶段练习高三英语

第一部分 知识运用(共两节，30分)

第一节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，共15分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.

Once upon a time, a daughter ___1___ to her father that her life was miserable and that she didn’t know how she was going to ___2___ it. She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time. It seemed just as one problem was solved, another one soon follow.

Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen. He ___3___ three pots with water and placed potatoes in one pot, eggs in the second pot and ground coffee beans in the third pot. He then let them sit and boil, without saying a word to his daughter. The daughter complained and ___4___ waited, wondering what he was doing. After twenty minutes, he turn off the turners (开关). He took them out of the pot and put them in a bowl. Turning to his daughter, he asked, “Dear baby, what do you see now?”

“Potatoes, eggs and coffee,” she quickly replied.

“Look closer,” he said, “and touch the potatoes.” She did and noted that they were ___5___.

He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she ___6___ the hard-boiled eggs. Finally, he asked her to sip (抿) the coffee. “Dad, what does this really mean?” she asked.

He then explained that the potatoes, the eggs and the coffee beans had each faced the same boiling water. However, they ___7___ differently. The eggs were fragile (易碎) with the thin outer shell protecting their liquid inside until they were put in the boiling water. Then the inside of the egg became hard. However, the ground coffee beans were___8___. After they were ___9___ to the boiling water, they changed the water and created something new.

“Which one are you?” he asked his daughter. “When the disaster knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a potato, an egg, or a coffee bean?”

“Dad, I want to be a coffee bean,” said the daughter.

All his efforts paid off and the daughter realized that in life, challenges happen to us all, but the only thing that truly _______10_______ is what happens within us.

1. A. said B. told C. spoke D. complained

2. A. accept B. make C. change D. escape

3. A. put B. placed C. mixed D. filled

4. A. cautiously B. desperately C. impatiently D. eagerly

5. A. soft B. round C. tasty D. ripe

6. A. ate B. smelt C. observed D. broke

7. A. boiled B. occurred C. smelt D. reacted

8. A. unique B. favorite C. delicious D. common

9. A. added B. devoted C. exposed D. connected

10. A. means B. creates C. matters D. changes

【答案】1. D    2. B    3. D    4. C    5. A    6. C    7. D    8. A    9. C    10. C

第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，共15分)

A

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Beijing is home to more than 3,000 years of charming history. As a keen photographer, I take every opportunity ____11____ (explore) the capital and record everything I discovered ____12____ my lens, from hutongs to imperial palaces. But for all its ancient wonders, Beijing is also a place that fully embraces the fast-paced development of modern life, with soaring 21st century architectural wonders ____13____ (stand) alongside the cultural relics of the past.

【答案】11. to explore   

12. through   

13. standing

B

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

A panda-themed coffee shop at the Beijing Zoo ____14____ (become) popular among visitors since its opening on February 1st. Visitors can enjoy a cup of coffee ____15____ taking photos with statues of China’s national treasure, the giant panda. The images of the cute animal can be seen all over the coffee shop. Panda Post is welcomed by panda fans at the Chengdu Panda Base too, ____16____ people can purchase panda-themed items ranging from stamps, postcards, refrigerator magnets, envelopes, toys to other souvenirs.

【答案】14. has become
   

15. while/after   

16. where

C

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

____17____ has recently amused netizens was the sight of a different kind of the dog on the sidewalks of Shanghai — robotic dogs in one short video ____18____ (upload) on social media. Named Go1, the robot was launched by Chinese start-up Unitree in June 2021. The robot ____19____ (cost) about 16,000 yuan and is capable of running at a speed of 4.7 meters per second. Other two models are for industrial purposes such as 3D mapping, security, and power check. They are sold online for around 300,000 and 100,000 yuan ____20____ (respective).

【答案】17. What   

18. uploaded   

19. costs    20. respectively

第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，38分)

第一节(共14小题;每小题2分，共28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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.

A

We live in a town with three beaches. There are two parts less than 10 minutes’ walk from home where neighborhood children gather to play. However, what my children want to do after school is pick up a screen — any screen — and stare at it for hours. They are not alone. Today’s children spend an average of four and a half hours a day looking at screens, split between watching television and using the Internet.

In the past few years, an increasing number of people and organisations have begun coming up with plans to counter this trend. A couple of years ago film-maker David Bond realised that his children, then aged five and three, were attached to screens to the point where he was able to say “chocolate” into his three-year-old son’s ear without getting a response. He realised that something needed to change, and, being a London media type, appointed himself “marketing director from Nature”. He documented his journey as he set about treating nature as a brand to be marketed to young people. The result was Project Wild Thing, a film which charts the birth of the World Network, a group of organisations with the common goal of getting children out into nature.

“Just five more minutes outdoors can make a difference,” David Bond says. “There is a lot of really interesting evidence which seems to be suggesting that if children are inspired up to the age of seven, then being outdoors will be on habit for life.” His own children have got into the habit of playing outside now: “We just send them out into the garden and tell them not to come back in for a while.”

Summer is upon us. There is an amazing world out there and it needs our children as much as they need it. Let us get them out and let them play.

21. How did David Bond advocate his idea?

A. By making a documentary film. B. By organizing outdoor activities.

C. By advertising in London media. D. By creating a network of friends.

22. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “charts” in paragraph 2?

A. delays B. predicts C. records D. Confirms

23. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. Let Children Have Fun

B. Young Children Need More Free Time

C. Market Nature to Children

D. David Bond: A Role Model for Children

【答案】21 A    22. C    23. C

B

Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended the British throne at 25, has passed away at the age of 96.

On Sept. 8, the official Twitter account belonging to the royal family confirmed the news, writing, “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.”

The news comes hours after Buckingham Palace issued a statement on Sept. 8, sharing that doctors were “concerned” with the Queen’s health and recommended she “remain under medical supervision.”

While Her Majesty stayed busy with a variety of royal engagements even in the final years of her life, some royal watchers grew concerned about her heath after the Queen started using a cane and was briefly hospitalized in October 2021 for an undisclosed ailment.

In February, the fears grew stronger after she tested positive for COVID-19, just weeks after she celebrated 70 years on the British throne to become the longest-reigning monarch in British history. However, the Queen would make a rare appearance a little over three months later in May at the Royal Windsor Horse Show.

But after the first day of her Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June, the Palace shared at the time that she experienced “some discomfort,” leading her to miss the National Service of Thanksgiving at St. Paul’s Cathedral on June 3.

Back in 1952, Elizabeth became queen upon the death of her father, King George VI. In 2015, she surpassed the previous longest-reigning British monarch, her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria, and also became the longest-serving female head of state in world history.

Her extraordinary reign included countless overseas visits with world leaders but the Queen always viewed public and voluntary service as one of the most important elements of her work.

According to the Palace, Elizabeth had links — as President or Royal Patron — with over 600 charities, military associations, professional bodies and public service organizations.

“I declare before you all that my whole life whether it be long or short shall be devoted to your service,” Elizabeth shared on her 21st birthday, back when she was still known as Princess Elizabeth.

Elizabeth was married to the late Prince Philip for 73 years before he passed away in April 2021 at the age of 99.

At the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral, a card was seen atop of the late royal’s coffin. The note, written on the Queen’s stationery and placed alongside flowers, appeared to read in part, “I love you”.

The Queen carried out all of her duties while raising four children: Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward. During her incredible life, she would also welcome eight grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren to the Royal Family.

At the time of Philip’s passing, Prince Harry reflected on his grandparents’ incredible love story.

“The two of them together were just the most adorable couple,” he shared. “I don’t know if anyone’s ever described them as adorable but, to me, knowing the cheekiness of him and knowing that behind what the world sees you have two individuals who were very much in love, and both at a very young age, dedicated both of their lives to service. The places these two travelled, the things they saw, the experiences they went through. That is an incredible bond between two people.”

24. What is the best title of this article?

A. The love story between Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip

B. The Queen’s legacy would live on

C. Long live the Queen

D. Queen Elizabeth II passed away at the age of 96.

25. Which the follow statement is NOT TRUE?

A. The Queen has become the longest reigning monarch in British history.

B. The Queen was forced to miss several events in the final stage of her life due to some health issues.

C. The Queen reigns longer than her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria and even longer than any other leader in the world.

D. The Queen is always dedicated to public and voluntary service, even at the end of her days.

26. What can be implied from the last paragraph?

A. The Queen and her husband both dedicated their lives to service.

B. The Queen and her husband forms a special bond and shared a lot of common experiences.

C. The Queen and her husband’s love story has become an exemplar for the whole royal family.

D. The only person who understands Prince Philip is the Queen.

【答案】24. D    25. C    26. B

C

After years of observing human nature, I have decided that two qualities make the difference between men of great achievement and men of average performance curiosity and discontent. I have never known an outstanding man who lacked either. And I have never known an average man who had both. The two belong together.

Together, these deep human urges (驱策力) count for much more that ambition. Galileo was not merely ambitious when he dropped objects of varying weights from the Leaning Tower at Pisa and timed their fall to the ground. Like Galileo, all the great names in history were curious and asked in discontent, “Why? Why? Why?”

Fortunately, curiosity and discontent don’t have to be learned. We are born with them and need only recapture them.

“The great man,” said Mencius (孟子), “is he who does not lose his child’s heart.” Yet most of us do lose it. We stop asking questions. We stop challenging custom. We just follow the crowd. And the crowd desires restful average. It encourages us to occupy our own little corner, to avoid foolish leaps into the dark, to be satisfied.

Most of us meet new people, and new ideas, with hesitation. But once having met and liked them, we think how terrible it would have been, had we missed the chance. We will probably have to force ourselves to waken our curiosity and discontent and keep them awake.

How should you start? Modestly, so as not to become discouraged. I think of one friend who couldn’t arrange flowers to satisfy herself. She was curious about how the experts did it. How she is one of the experts, writing books on flower arrangement.

One way to begin is to answer your own excuses. You haven’t any special ability? Most people don’t; there are only a few geniuses. You haven’t any time? That’s good, because it’s always the people with no time who get things done. Harriet Stowe, mother of six, wrote parts of Uncle Tom’s Cabin while cooking. You’re too old? Remember that Thomas Costain was 57 when he published his first novel, and that Grandma Moses showed her first pictures when she was 78.

However you start, remember there is no better time to start than right now, for you’ll never be more alive than you are at this moment.

27. In writing Paragraph 1, the author aims to ________.

A. propose a definition B. make a comparison

C. reach a conclusion D. present an argument

28. What does the example of Galileo tell us?

A. Trial and error leads to the finding of truth. B. Scientists tend to be curious and ambitious.

C. Creativity results from challenging authority. D. Greatness comes from a lasting desire to explore.

29. What can you do to recapture curiosity and discontent?

A. Observe the unknown around you. B. Develop a questioning mind.

C. Lead a life of adventure. D. Follow the fashion.

30. What can we learn from Paragraphs 6 and 7?

A. Gaining success helps you become an expert.

B. The genius tends to get things done creatively.

C. Lack of talent and time is no reason for taking no action.

D. You should remain modest when approaching perfection.

【答案】27. D    28. D    29. B    30. C

D

Who cares if people think wrongly that the internet has had more important influences than the washing machine? Why does it matter that people are more impressed by the most recent changes?

It would not matter if these misjudgments were just a matter of people’s opinions. However, they have real impacts, as they result in misguided use of scarce resources.

The fascination with the ICT(Information and Communication Technology) revolution, represented by the internet, has made some rich countries wrongly conclude that making things is so “yesterday” that they should try to live on ideas. This belief in “post-industrial society” has led those countries to neglect their manufacturing sector(制造业), with negative consequences for their economies.

Even more worryingly, the fascination with the internet by people in rich countries has moved the international community to worry about the “digital divide” between the rich countries and the poor countries. This has led companies and individuals to donate money to developing countries to buy computer equipment and internet facilities. The question, however, is whether this is what the developing countries need the most. Perhaps giving money for those less fashionable things such as digging wells, extending electricity networks and making more affordable washing machines would have improved people’s lives more than giving every child a laptop computer or setting up internet centres in rural villages, I am not saying that those things are necessarily more important, but many donators have rushed into fancy programmes without carefully assessing the relative long-term costs and benefits of alternative uses of their money.

In yet another example, a fascination with the new has led people to believe that the recent changes in the technologies of communications and transportation are so revolutionary that now we live in a “borderless world”. As a result, in the last twenty years or so, many people have come to believe that whatever change is happening today is the result of great technological progress, going against which will be like trying to turn the clock back. Believing in such a world, many governments have put an end to some of the very necessary regulations on cross-border flows of capital, labour and goods, with poor results.

Understanding technological trends is very important for correctly designing economic policies, both at the national and the international levels, and for making the right career choices at the individual level. However, our fascination with the latest, and our under valuation of what has already become common, can, and has, led us in all sorts of wrong directions.

31. Misjudgments on the influences of new technology can lead to ________.

A. a lack of confidence in technology

B. a slow progress in technology

C. a conflict of public opinions

D. a waste of limited resources

32. The example in Paragraph 4 suggests that donators should ________.

A. take people’s essential needs into account

B. make their programmes attractive to people

C. ensure that each child gets financial support

D. provide more affordable internet facilities

33. What has led many governments to remove necessary regulations?

A. Neglecting the impacts of technological advances.

B. Believing that the world has become borderless.

C. Ignoring the power of economic development.

D. Over-emphasizing the role of international communication.

34. What can we learn from the passage?

A. People should be encouraged to make more donations.

B. Traditional technology still has a place nowadays.

C. Making right career choices is crucial to personal success.

D. Economic policies should follow technological trends.

【答案】31. D    32. A    33. B    34. B

第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，共10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑. 选项中有两项为多余选项.

Robot Teachers

If you think of the jobs robots could never do, you would probably put doctors and teachers at the top the list. ___35___

But are we underestimating what robots can do? In some cases, they already perform better than doctors at diagnosing illness. Also, some patients might feel more comfortable sharing personal information with a machine than a person. 

____36____British education expert Anthony Seldon thinks so. And he even has a date for the robot takeover of the classroom: 2027. He predicts robots will do the main job of transferring information and teachers will be like assistants. ___37___Then they will adapt the information to each student. It’s not a popular opinion and it’s unlikely robots will ever have empathy (同理心) and the ability to really connect with humans like another human can. ___38___A robot teacher is better than no teacher at all.  In some parts of the world, there aren’t enough teachers and 9-16 percent of children under the age of 14 don’t go to school. That problem could be partly solved by robots because they can teach anywhere and won’t get stressed, or tried, or move somewhere for an easier job.

Those negative aspects of teaching are something everyone agrees on. Teachers all over the world feel overworked because it is a difficult job. ___39___Teachers waste a lot of time doing non-teaching work, including more than 11 hours a week marking homework. If robots could cut the time teachers spend marking homework and writing reports, teachers would have more time and energy for the parts of the job humans do best.

A. One thing is certain, though.

B. Could there be a place for robots in education after all?

C. It is argued that robot teachers are likely to impact children’s privacy.

D. However, people are worried about the use of robot teachers in schools.

E. Intelligent robots will read students’ faces, movements and maybe even brain signals.

F. Perhaps the question is not “Will robots replace teachers?” but “How can robots help teachers?”

G. It’s easy to imagine robot cleaners and factory workers, but some jobs need human connection and creativity.

【答案】35. G    36. B    37. E    38. A    39. F

第三部分  书面表达(共两节，32分)

第一节(共4小题;第40、41题各2分，第42题3分，第43题5分，共12分)

阅读下面短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

A team of scientists has come up with a plan they say could help rebuild the Arctic ice cap. The ice cap is a huge area of sea ice that covers most of the Arctic Ocean all year round.

Usually, the sea ice gets thicker and spreads further each winter, but this hasn’t happened for the past few years. Last month, the ice cap had shrunk to its smallest size since scientists began keeping records of it 38 years ago. The weather in the Arctic has been unusually warm this winter. Some days, temperatures have been 20℃ higher than is normal for this time of year. In March, the temperature was above 0℃at least one day.

The Arctic ice cap is needed to be rebuilt because sea ice reflects heat and light from the sun back into space. With less ice, the ocean would absorb more heat. The Arctic would warm up even more quickly, and more ice would melt. Without sea ice, many animals would lose their natural habitats and could become endangered. It could also affect the weather, with more storms and erosion along the coast.

Dr. Steven Desch and a group of scientists from Arizona State University in the United States think they can help to build up Arctic sea ice again. They want to set up wind-powered pumps on the existing sea ice. During the winter, the pumps would spread water from the ocean over the surface of the ice where it would freeze and form a new layer of ice. The scientists say that in 10 years, this could add an extra metre of ice to the ice cap.

The plan would require about 10 million pumps and it would be very expensive -- about $655 billion. Some other scientists are wondering if the pumps would actually work in severe Arctic conditions. They are also concerned about how the project might affect the environment.

Dr. Desch said his team hoped their proposal would get more people interested in looking for a solution to the problem of melting sea ice. He said the only plan people have right now is to try to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cars and other man-made sources. He and his team don’t think that will be enough to save the sea ice, so they’re going to work on their plan and hope that it will give everyone a good start on saving the Arctic ice cap.

40. What is the Arctic ice cap?

41. What are the shortcomings of Dr. Steven Desch’s solution?

42. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.

Some scientists were worried about the project and Dr. Desch hoped more people could help improve it.

43. Please briefly present your own solution(s) to the greenhouse gas emission problem in your daily life. (about 40 words)

【答案】40. It is a huge area of sea ice that covers most of the Arctic Ocean all year round.   

41. It costs a lot. The pumps may not work. The project might damage the environment.   

42. Some scientists were worried about the project and Dr. Desch hoped more people could help improve it.According to the passage, Dr. Desch hoped their proposal would get more people interested in looking for a solution to the problem of melting sea ice.或: Dr. Desch hoped it would give everyone a good start on saving the Arctic ice cap.   

43. I think green living is the best solution to the problem. First we can choose to use the public transport when going to school or work, which might result in fewer cars on the road. Second, we should remember to turn off the electric devices in our home.

第二节(共20分)

44. 假定你是李华，你的新西兰朋友Ann在北京冬奥会期间提供志愿者服务，并被评为优秀志愿者。请你给他写封电子邮件，表示祝贺，内容包括：

1. 表示祝贺；

2. 告知庆祝派对安排的相关事宜；

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Ann,

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

【答案】Dear Ann，

Knowing that you have worked as a volunteer of the Beijing Winter Olympics and have been selected as an excellent volunteer, I'm really happy for you. And I'd like to offer my sincere congratulations to you.

To celebrate your achievement, I will hold a party for you this Saturday evening. I will invite some of our friends over, who have prepared surprise gifts for you and are eager to know about your experiences during the Winter Olympics. In addition, you will enjoy delicious Chinese food cooked by myself. I'm sure you will like the party. Please arrive at my home by 5: 00 pm.

I'm looking forward to your reply.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua