2023届甘肃省武威市凉州区高三下学期第四次诊断考试英语试题（含答案）

2023届甘肃省武威市凉州区高三下学期第四次诊断考试英语试题

学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、阅读理解

Four Stylish Cottages to Book

Church Cottage

This three-bedroom cottage is just two minutes from the South West Coast Path. Enjoy magnificent views and cool air then return home to the comforts of handmade bedding and underfloor heating. The artwork is a highlight — there’s a selection of carefully chosen pieces by young British artists hanging on the cottage’s walls.

Details: Three nights £400 (churchcottage.cornwall.com)

Little Nut Cottage

A wood-burning stove and a hot tub for warming up after a hike around the hills-all the essentials are here at this cottage. There are many non-essentials, too, from an electric car-charging point to smart TVs. With high-tech facilities for entertaining, it’s probably one for a grown-up rather than a trip with kids.

Details: Three nights £ 600 (littlenutcottage.co.uk)

Henllys Farmhouse

This historic farmhouse is perfect for larger groups, sleeping 14 and with enough room to allow everyone their own space. It’s within walking distance of beautiful beaches, hills or autumnal woodland. Newport is nearby for shops, where you can have a delicious dinner.

Details: Three nights £ 700 (airbnb.co.uk)

The Craftsman Barn

It stands in a little comer of Praktyka, a farm near Bideford. Co-owner Ania offers jewellery-making workshops, but guests are encouraged to explore whatever creative pursuits they fancy.

Details: Two nights £ 200 (praktyka.co.uk)

1．Which cottage is a good choice for an art-lover?

A．Church Cottage. B．Little Nut Cottage.

C．Henllys Farmhouse. D．The Craftsman Barn.

2．What can people probably do at the Little Nut Cottage?

A．Buy special jewellery. B．Have a delicious dinner.

C．Enjoy hand-made bedding. D．Entertain with high-tech devices.

3．Which website can you visit to learn about the cheapest cottage?

A． airbnb.co.uk                      B． praktyka.co.uk

C． lttlenutcottage.co.uk                 D． churchcottage.cormwall.com

For Jeannie, a mother of three living in New York City, kindness starts first thing in the morning. Though she doesn’t work until the afternoon, she gets up around 5 a.m. to spend some quality family time around the kitchen table before seeing her daughter off to school.

Jeannie makes a point to add kindness to every aspect of her life, from being a community member to parenting to her job. “I want to be a living example not just to my kids, but to anyone I come across,” she says. “I don’t wait to be kind. I just go forward.”

Growing up, Jeannie’s mother taught her the golden rule: treat others the way you want to be treated. Today, she has conveyed similar values to her own children. “And when we go grocery shopping, we always buy some extra food that we can offer to anyone we see who might be hungry.” she says.

Kindness comes in handy in Jeannie’s place of work, too. “I deal with various attitudes every single day,” she laughs. “I’m the one residents call when they need help. It’s important that they know that I’m there to listen and that I’m going to take care of them as quickly as possible.”

Not only does Jeannie’s family inspire her to be kind, but her community does, too. “I see little acts of kindness that continue to grow,” Jeannie explains. “Watching someone offer their seat to an elderly person or someone with a disability, or help someone else carry a stroller or shopping cart up the stairs - that’s how I grew up. Making the best of any and every situation, especially for others.”

4．Why does Jeannie get up as early as 5 a.m.?

A．To go to work early. B．To drive her daughter to school.

C．To help others in her community. D．To prepare breakfast for her family.

5．What does Jeannie do to help others?

A．By offering seats to others. B．By carrying a stroller for others.

C．By buying extra food for others. D．By cooking for homeless people.

6．What can we learn about Jeannie?

A．She’s the owner of a grocery store. B．She buys some extra food for herself.

C．She’s a mother of three college students. D．She’s always ready to help others in need.

7．What can be inferred about Jeannie’s community?

A．People there are friendly and nice. B．It is very convenient to shop there.

C．There are many elderly people there. D．The disabled are treated unfairly there.

Hundreds of little robots are rolling around colleges and cities in the United States, Britain and elsewhere. The robots, about 50 centimeters tall, are bringing food like pizza to hungry students.

The Starship robots were being tested in limited numbers before the pandemic started. But pandemic-related worker shortages and a desire for contactless delivery have expanded their use. “We saw demand for robot usage just go through the ceiling,” said Alastair. He is the head of Starship Technologies，whose robots recently made their 2 millionth delivery. “I think demand was always there, but it was brought forward by the pandemic effect.”

The Starship robots use cameras, sensors and GPS to move around and even cross streets on their own at the speed of 8 kilometers per hour. Operators keep watch on several robots at a time but they say they rarely need to stop or move them around a barrier. When a robot arrives, people enter a code from their phones to open the robot and get their food.

There are some limitations for now. The Starship robots have to be recharged regularly. They are slow and cannot travel far. They cannot leave food at the door. And big cities like New York and London are not welcoming them.

Maloney is the vice president at Domino’s Pizza. His company is testing robots from Nuro, a California-based company. The Nuro robots are about 1.8 meters tall and can travel at a top speed of 40 kilometers on streets, not sidewalks. Maloney said Nuro delivery costs more than using human drivers for now. But as the technology gets more popular, the costs will go down.

Witcher is a technology expert with Forrester. He said it is easy to get excited about robots. But they will need to prove to companies they are better than human delivery drivers. It is “the right time and place for companies considering robots to test them and learn from them and do their own evaluation.”

8．What does the underlined phrase “go through the ceiling” in par graph 2 mean?

A．Stay steady. B．Change quickly.

C．Increase rapidly. D．Decline gradually.

9．What can we learn about the Starship robots?

A．They are popular in large cities.

B．They can cross streets on their own.

C．They should be recharged frequently.

D．They travel at a speed of 18 km per hour.

10．What does Maloney think of Nuro delivery?

A．It is cheap. B．It is promising.

C．It isn’t fast enough. D．It isn’t worth testing.

11．Which statement will Witcher probably agree with?

A．Robots should be tested and evaluated.

B．Robots should be applied in villages soon.

C．Robots should be put into massive production.

D．Robots are less popular because of the pandemic.

The first person to live to 150 may already have been born, according to scientists. Worldwide life expectancy has more than doubled in the last 200 years and recent research shows it yet to reach a peak. So, what will life look like living to see your great-great-grandchildren and beyond?

Longevity (长寿) is one of the modern world’s great successes and science is beginning to find evidence that our genes have a lot to do with whether we will live a longer life. Researchers at Harvard Medical School in the US are convinced they have found a so-called “longevity gene” and are testing whether the addition of this gene to mice extends their lives. The long-term aim is to find a way of controlling the gene to add an extra decade or two to human life with gene therapy.

But, what other factors can you adopt now to extend your life? Firstly, exercise regularly. Just 30 minutes of gentle exercise three times a week can add years to our life expectancy. Secondly, a little of what you like does you good! Scientists believe that having small amounts of things we would normally classify as harmful might be good for us, such as chocolate, coffee or sunbathing! Thirdly, where you live can influence your life. So try to live somewhere peaceful and quiet where you get on with your neighbours.

Other factors include eating a healthy diet high in fruit, vegetables, fibre and Omega-3 oils, and keeping an active mind. A sense of community can help too, keeping in touch with family and friends.

So, living to 150 might be a realistic expectation for teenagers today thanks to future scientific advances. There is a certain amount of destiny with the genes you are born with but also you can help yourself by ensuring you stay fit and healthy for longer.

12．What do researchers at Harvard focus on?

A．Diet. B．Mind. C．Gene. D．Exercise.

13．What is paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．Supporting evidence for the research of genes.

B．Potential application of the research in Harvard.

C．A further explanation of the factors of longevity.

D．A reasonable doubt about the factors of longevity.

14．What is the author’s attitude towards living to 150?

A．Unclear. B．Optimistic. C．Indifferent. D．Pessimistic.

15．Which can be a suitable title of the text?

A．How to Live to 150 B．Genes Decide Lifetime

C．Stay Healthy by Exercise D．The Importance of Healthy Living

二、七选五

Leave a book in a public place, so that someone else can pick it up and read it, then leave it again for another person. In an ideal situation, the book, once brought into the bookcrossing movement, can travel for years. ____16____

One can always go through bookshelves and find a few books that do not quite belong there anymore. ____17____Quite the opposite, bookcrossing is about giving books which you no longer like a new life. Someone will certainly like the books you did not enjoy.

After choosing the book you want to share with others, use its ISBN code or a title and register it at the official bookcrossing site. ____18____Either print a label or write the rules of bookcrossing on the first page of the book. Include the unique code.

____19____In big cities, there may be special bookcrossing zones that cafes and libraries choose to open. However, it is a frequent practice to leave books “in the wild”: on a bench in a park, or in a tourist spot. It is a good idea to pack the book in a transparent plastic bag, in case of the bad weather.

Once the book has been found and registered, you will get e-mails. You will keep getting them every time someone finds your book in the future. Since its launch in 2003，the movement has gathered over a million members who have sent almost eleven million books out to travel. ____20____A very noble goal, indeed!

A．Leave the book somewhere in public.

B．Attract the attention of potential readers.

C．Its purpose is to connect people through books.

D．You will get a unique code for the book from the site.

E．Are some authors fond of sending their own books around?

F．Must you contribute your favourite books to bookcrossing?

G．And it changes owners around the world and spreads love for reading.

三、完形填空

Like many great ideas, Mahoney’s started small. In 2014, a friend invited her to perform an act of kindness to old men as a Facebook challenge. So Wagner occurred to her, a kind senior who was not only busy helping young people in____21____, but also____22____at the homeless shelter.

Mahoney wanted to____23____Wagner better, so she asked to____24____a day together. “It was the first time in years that someone had made a day about him,” says Mahoney. Their____25____one-day experience made Mahoney think: How many other seniors might____26____that kind of devoted attention? And had some seniors delayed their own dreams because they had been____27____busy caring for others?

At the time, there was a student named Chisholm____28____at the pub. He was____29____interested, so they made a plan: to find local seniors with long time dreams and realize them. They soon settled on a(n)______30______for their new charity: We Are Young, or WAY for______31______.

By 2017, after organizing golf tournaments to______32______funds, they were ready to realize their first wish. Since then, WAY has realized 38 dreams______33______from taking a helicopter trip to______34______ a football game in Qatar. Seniors can apply; wishes are then assessed by a committee that looks at factors such as______35______conditions and financial need.

Although their______36______operates only in Nova Scotia, each WAY wish is recorded and spread through a video. Mahoney and Chisholm have their own______37______— the pair want people to be______38______to realize a dream for a senior. “We want to create a nationwide movement that______39______how we view and support seniors,” says Mahoney. “That is considered our social mission, and that is the difference our organization is trying to make to the______40______.”

21．A．need B．advance C．brief D．line

22．A．performed B．lived C．volunteered D．studied

23．A．introduce B．accompany C．interview D．know

24．A．waste B．spend C．wait D．save

25．A．sad B．fixed C．shared D．regretful

26．A．pay for B．take over C．count on D．benefit from

27．A．intentionally B．selflessly C．particularly D．luckily

28．A．working B．begging C．crying D．voting

29．A．hardly B．secretly C．randomly D．equally

30．A．address B．name C．advertisement D．poster

31．A．short B．certain C．free D．real

32．A．return B．owe C．refuse D．raise

33．A．learning B．differing C．ranging D．suffering

34．A．creating B．watching C．advertising D．inventing

35．A．physical B．natural C．emotional D．athletic

36．A．meeting B．class C．pub D．organization

37．A．skills B．dreams C．memories D．pains

38．A．inspired B．envied C．ordered D．appointed

39．A．ignores B．decreases C．changes D．punishes

40．A．conference B．experiment C．society D．job

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文

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。

Here is a little tale about the Chinese zodiac ____41____(know) as Shengxiao, and ____42____the rat became the first sign.

Legends tell us there was a great race between the ____43____(animal) to decide the order of the lunar calendar. The finish line laid on a vast river, but the cunning rat hitched a ride on ox’s shoulder, singing a song to make a go faster, and got to ____44____opposite bank without even ____45____(get) his feet wet. Just before the finish line he quickly jumped off and slipped ahead to take first place. Diligent ox came second while ____46____(speed) tiger and rabbit in third and fourth. Parting the clouds, brave dragon flew into fifth with small snake moving just behind. They ____47____(follow) by horse and sheep, two kind and modest animals who each let the other go first. Monkey had fallen behind but made up ground to come ____48____(nine), while rooster, dog and pig killed the last three places. With the race over and the places ____49____(decide), the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac came ____50____being.

五、短文改错

51．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。

Dear Karl,

How’s everything going? I’m writing to share you a brilliant thing.

I win the first prize in the Music Star Festival to held by my school last week. The song I sang was the Red Sun by David Lee. I chose a song because of the inspiration it took me. Every time I enjoy it I feel something warmth flowing in my heart. I can’t emphasize the importance of others’ encouragement too much. Not only can they make me happy, but also can encourage me to keep moving. When I were under pressure, I choose to listen to the song and catch my breathe.

I do hope you also like the song. Do you have any songs that encourage you? Looking forward to you early reply.

Yours,

Jack

六、其他应用文

52．下周，澳大利亚学生代表团将来你校参观访问，学生会邀请你代表全体学生向他们介绍一位中国名人，请根据以下提示写一篇演讲稿，内容包括：

1. Who are you going to introduce?

2. What is special about him/her?

3. What big events did he/she experience in his/her life or what great achievements did he/ she get?

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.请拟一个合适的演讲标题。

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参考答案：

1．A    2．D    3．B

4．D    5．C    6．D    7．A

8．C    9．B    10．B    11．A

12．C    13．C    14．B    15．A

16．G    17．F    18．D    19．A    20．C

21．A    22．C    23．D    24．B    25．C    26．D    27．B    28．A    29．D    30．B    31．A    32．D    33．C    34．B    35．A    36．D    37．B    38．A    39．C    40．C

41．known    42．how/why    43．animals    44．the    45．getting    46．speedy    47．were followed    48．ninth    49．decided    50．into

51．1.在share后加with

2.win→won

3.去掉to

4.a→the

5.took→brought

6.warmth→warm

7.they→it

8.were→am

9.breathe→breath

10.you→your

52．                                                                                      Iron Hammer

     Hello, you guys. Welcome to China. Today I’m more than glad to introduce to you a famous person in China — Lang Ping, who is one of China’s most recognized athletes.

She has been a valuable star for over 35 years. She played on national volleyball team during the 1980s. Her strong playing style earned her the name Iron Hammer. She achieved a series of success, including the gold medal at the 1984 Olympics.

After retiring in 1986, she has been successful as a volleyball coach in the US and Italy. However, her commitment to China brought her back home. In 1995, she became the coach of the women’s national team and finally helped the team win the 2015 World Cup. There is no doubt that she is one of the greatest athletes in China. That’s all. Thank you!