2023届安徽省蚌埠市高三第四次教学质量检查考试英语试题（含答案）

2023届安徽省蚌埠市高三第四次教学质量检查考试英语试题

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

一、未知

Packing up your kids and heading to the best beach attractions in the U.S. is one of the most popular family vacation ideas. From coast to coast, here are the most kid-friendly beach attractions in the U.S., where sun, sand and surf are just the beginning of the family vacation experience.

Inn by the Sea, Cape Elizabeth, Maine

Located in Cape Elizabeth, the 45-room Inn by the Sea is the best East Coast beach hotel for dog lovers. And even if you don’t have a dog in your family group, you can head to its dog shelter partnered with the Animal Refuge League. Guests can play with, walk and even adopt the rescue dog if so moved.

Chatham Bars Inn, Chatham, Massachusetts

Dating back to 1914 and open year-round, the Chatham Bars Inn has 217 guest rooms along with plenty of seaside charm. Lie on the inn’s private beach, or relax by the oceanfront pool. The inn’s boats take guests on whale-watching and fishing.

The Lodge at Gulf State Park, A Hilton Hotel Gulf Shores, Alabama

The Lodge at Gulf State Park is an environmentally friendly family beach attraction designed for getaway-from-it-all nature-filled escapes. Built to meet LEED Gold standards, The Lodge offers 350 guest rooms in casual contemporary style with views of the Gulf of Mexico.

Hotel Del Coronado, Coronado Island, California

Recognized as one of the best beach sites in the U.S., Hotel Del Coronado has a history of more than more than 130 years. This kid-friendly U.S. beach hotel’s 901 guest rooms are located in different “neighborhoods” around the hotel.

1．What can guests do in Inn by the Sea?

A．Appreciate the West Coast view. B．Have fun with rescue dogs.

C．Join the Animal Refuge League. D．Take the inn’s boats to fish.

2．Which hotel has the most guest rooms?

A．Inn by the Sea. B．Chatham Bars Inn.

C．The lodge at Gulf State Park. D．Hotel Del Coronado.

3．Who is the text intended for?

A．Guides. B．Advertisers. C．Parents. D．Kids.

I’m losing my hair. Don’t feel sorry. It will not be an explanation on how depressing it is that my body is submitting to the damages of time. It’s just a fact, and, honestly, I’m fine with it. Don’t get me wrong: had this happened when I was 25, I would have rushed to an Istanbul clinic with credit cards faster than you could say “Elton”. I would have had a baseball cap glued to my scalp(头皮). But I’m 40 now.

Hairdressers used to praise me on my “thick hair”, however, they’d make no obvious difference to my lion-like hairs. Therefore, this raises a question: why am I still spending £50 getting my hair cut? The answer to this is, I suppose, “habit”. But if the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that even our fundamental behaviors can be transformed when necessary. For decades, I’ve frequented salons(美发厅). I enjoyed the air conditioning and the coffee. But really, all I require these days is a short back and sides. So, for the first time, I’ve started going to my local barbershop. And… it’s great! For one thing, you don’t need to book an appointment.

The two guys are friendly, yet also business-like. Best of all, the cut costs £15, and my hair looks exactly the same as when it was done in the salon. The first time my barber placed a wet towel over my nose and mouth, I’ve come to appreciate the feeling of a freshly-shaved jaw. So yes, my hair is thinning: I am older. But also, I believe, wiser.

4．What do we know about the author from paragraph1?

A．He has a lot of credit cards.

B．He is fine with his thinner hair now.

C．He feels upset about losing his hair.

D．He likes gluing a baseball cap to his scalp.

5．Why does the author reject the salons he’s frequented?

A．Because the salons charge too much.

B．Because he wants to change his hairstyle.

C．Because the hairdressers make his hair lion-like.

D．Because he has no habit of making appointments.

6．What does the author think of the local barbershop?

A．Inspiring. B．Challenging.

C．Satisfying. D．Disappointing.

7．What message does the author try to get through to us?

A．It’s wise to accept changes owing to aging.

B．The old are more likely to have thinner hair.

C．Crucial behaviors can be changed if necessary.

D．Salons and barbershops make no big difference.

Oxford Dictionaries word of the year for 2022 was “goblin mode”: a type of behavior, which is self-indulgent(放纵自己的), typically in a way that rejects social expectations. It’s mindlessly watching television without worrying about the time. It’s eating snacks in bed without a care about leftover crumbs(碎屑). And it’s wearing the same nightclothes all week while working from home. “The term first appeared on Twitter in 2009 but didn’t become popular until recently. People gradually recognize their inner goblin, accepting the mess and the chaos that comes with normal life.“ said Casper Grathwohl, the president of Oxford Languages.

In fact, organized mess has been on the rise, with the arrival of the term ”cluttercore“: the art of having masses of stuff in their home, with colors and noise. Think messy maximalism: Chaos, but cutely displayed chaos. Clean spaces don’t lend themselves to innovation, which is why so many geniuses do their work in untidy studios or offices. They don’t see the mess-they see possibility. Ever known the type of person to store crayons in the microwave and books under the sofa? That’s probably because they function on disorder. So don’t worry! That just might spark their next genius invention.

Messy people have their own unique ways of keeping organized. You wouldn’t know from looking at their piles of stuff, but they know exactly what’s in them and how to find what they’ re looking for in time. These piles are, in fact, well-organized and everything is easy to access. Chefs, painters, writers, and scientists throughout history have often worked in similar surroundings. Only they know exactly where everything is and that’s the way they like it.

8．What can we learn from Casper Grathwohl’s words?

A．People are open to a life of mess and chaos.

B．Goblin mode goes against social expectations.

C．Goblin mode has remained popular all the time.

D．People tend to be more self-indulgent than before.

9．How should we understand ”organized mess“?

A．It is an art of arranging our homes in place.

B．It helps make our home messy but colorful.

C．It enjoys greater popularity than cluttercore.

D．It is another type of chaos lovingly displayed.

10．What does the underlined word ”spark“ in paragraph 3 mean?

A．Stimulate. B．Patent.

C．Market. D．Register.

11．What do chefs, painters, writers and scientists have in common?

A．They are always forgetting vital things.

B．They clearly know where their stuff are.

C．They look for their things from time to time.

D．They are particular about their surroundings.

Have you ever wondered what animals are talking about? With the development of AI, we may be able to understand their languages!

In Professor Karen Bakker’s new book, The Sounds of Life: Hone Digital Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants, she talks about how AI is helping us to make an animal version of Google Translate.

All around the animal kingdom, there are sounds that we can hardly pick up and understand. Elephants for example talk with each other using infrasound(次声波)—far below our human hearing range. Coral(珊瑚)in the ocean also sends sound waves to attract baby coral to safer areas to grow. This is surprising as coral doesn’t have any ears! Scientists have placed listening equipment into these environments to pick up the sounds humans cannot hear.

After the sounds are recorded, AI can study their meaning, according to the news website Vox. For example, Israeli researchers used AI to translate bats’15,000 calls. They found that more than 60 percent were arguments about four things: food, sleep positions, occupation of personal space, and unwanted advances.

This technology can not only understand the animals but communicate back to them. For example, bees use dances to communicate. A research team in Germany, therefore, put the bee language AI system into a robot bee. They asked the robot to create a dance route to tell the bees where the nectar(花蜜)was, Vox reported.

12．What is Karen Bakker’s new book mainly about?

A．How AI helps translate animals’ sounds.

B．Why AI can help people research animals.

C．How AI helps people do translations better.

D．Why animals need help from human beings.

13．What do we know about the sounds made by animals?

A．No sounds by animals can be heard by humans.

B．The sounds guarantee animals safer areas to live.

C．Corals have ears to send and receive sound waves.

D．Elephants’ sound waves are beyond human hearing.

14．What is paragraph 4 mainly about?

A．The arguments of bats. B．The recording of animal sounds.

C．The contents of the news website. D．The findings of AI translation.

15．How could scientists tell bees where the nectar was?

A．By learning the bee language.

B．By creating a route with AI system.

C．By employing a robot bee as their guide.

D．By asking a robot bee to teach them dance.

Home accidents occur unexpectedly everywhere in and around the house. ___16___ One of the best ways is to take action ahead to prevent them from happening.

 ___17___ If you find any object lying on the floor, you need to pick it up and keep it on the table. Otherwise, it might hurt anybody in your house. Then, if you find that any of the electrical wires which needs repair, you must do it immediately. This kind of wires or switches can lead to short circuit(短路)in the house. ___18___ To make your home shock proof, you must check the wires from time to time. This will not only keep you safe, but will also protect other members of the family.

Another way is keeping a first aid kit in your room. When you prepare a first aid kit for your house, you need to decide about the things that you need to keep inside it. First of all, you need band aids. You must make sure that these band aids are of all sizes and they must also be waterproof. ___19___ The painkillers will help you when you get hurt or if you are in great pain due to some home accidents. You will also need cotton, wool, scissors as well as safety pins(别针). If you have these things inside the first aid kit, then you will surely not have any problem in the future. ___20___

A．Then you need to have tape as well as painkillers.

B．So what you need to do is prepare yourself for them.

C．In addition, you also have the chances of getting shock.

D．Here are necessary things you should put in a first aid kit.

E．This will protect you from the accidents which are common.

F．You can follow certain things to prevent suffering from pain due to accidents.

G．It is perhaps significant for you to be well-prepared before an accident happens.

二、完形填空

About 15 years ago, Andrew Mclindon, a businessman and cyclist was riding his bike in Austin, Texas, when he thought about a friend’s 12-year-old son. The boy had never known the ___21___ of biking because he was born with the brain disease that often causes balance ___22___ .

When he got home, Mclindon, now 60, went online and found a three-wheel bike with a seat belt ___23___ for a child with balance issues. Soon the boy was ___24___ around the street with his fellows having fun and getting ___25___ . Additionally, seeing the boy interacting with other kids happily, McLindon was ___26___ by the smile on his face, which ___27___ the McLindon Family Foundation. Funded by donations, the group works with clinics to find children who can benefit from owning an ___28___ bike and to help change each bike to ___29___ the particular needs of the child. Therefore, the bikes are ___30___ , but with the producer’s huge discount, some kids are lucky enough to get one. “We worked with a 14-year-old who ___31___ spina bifida (脊柱裂伤),” says McLindon. She spent most days on the couch watching TV. Soon after she ___32___ her bike, she was training for special-needs sports. In a magazine interview, she said, “I always knew there was a(n) ___33___ in me.”

So far, the foundation has ___34___ 450 bikes, and that’s just a start. “I do a lot of things. I run a lot of corporations,” McLindon says. “But getting these kids their ___35___ is the most important thing that I do.”

21．A．sorrow B．joy C．function D．curiosity

22．A．disturbances B．substances C．appliances D．finances

23．A．basic B．valuable C．perfect D．available

24．A．showing B．turning C．running D．riding

25．A．exposure B．exercise C．knowledge D．inspiration

26．A．surprised B．surrounded C．impressed D．challenged

27．A．approached B．launched C．guided D．identified

28．A．adaptive B．attractive C．relative D．interactive

29．A．create B．understand C．satisfy D．stimulate

30．A．affordable B．expensive C．necessary D．reasonable

31．A．contains B．survives C．treats D．suffers

32．A．obtained B．sold C．lent D．repaired

33．A．hero B．genius C．physician D．athlete

34．A．given off B．brought about C．given away D．brought up

35．A．bikes B．jobs C．magazines D．wheelchairs

三、未知

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。

A traditional festival closely related to spring, which is ___36___ (little)known than major traditional festivals, and remained silent for centuries, comes back, thanks to growing ___37___ (enthusiastic)for traditional Chinese culture and a rising demand for seasonal sightseeing tours. Huazhao Festival is said ___38___ (celebrate)as the birthday of the flower goddess in the second month on the Chinese lunar calendar.

Its origin can date back to the period before the Qin Dynasty(221-206 BC)and was ___39___ (official)set as a festival during the Sui(581-618)and Tang(618-907)dynasties, China Tourism News reported. During the Tang Dynasty, the festival ___40___ (fall)on the 15th day of the second lunar month. It was one of the three nationwide celebrations back then. The ___41___ two were Lantern Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival.

However, the timing of the festival varies between regions, because of the difference in ___42___ flowering begins. As a result, many parts of the country take turns to start their celebrations, ___43___ (present)a feast(盛宴)for the eyes in relay. Regardless ___44___ various highlights, the festive celebrations across different regions share the ___45___ (feature)of hanfu, a traditional Chinese style of clothing, and flower appreciation.

四、告知信/通知

46．近期你校举办了研学活动，校英语报English World拟就“What I Have Learnt from the Study Tour”这一主题开展征文活动，假如你是该报主编，请根据下面的提示写一则英文征稿通知，内容包括：

1. 稿件要求（主题；字数；原创性等）；

2. 投稿方式和截止时间；

3. 呼吁大家积极参与。

注意：

1. 词数：80词左右；

2. 可以适当增加一些细节，以使行文连贯。

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五、未知

47．阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。

It was February 16, 2019, at 8a. m. when my girlfriend, Jessika McNeill, and I arrived at Utah’s Zion National Park. We’d traveled from our home in Mesa, Arizona, to hike the nine-mile-long Subway Track, so named because of its amazing tunnel-shaped canyon(峡谷). Halfway through our track, which included climbing over huge rocks and crossing streams, the sunshine gave way to a light snow. Soon after, we reached the walls of the Subway Track. A small pond stood in our way, with the track continuing on the other side. Because the pond looked shallow, we began to get through, with Jessika leading the way.

About five feet from the edge, her front foot sank into the sandy bottom. Then she fell forward and both legs started to sink. I rushed, grabbed her under the shoulders, and pulled her out of the muck(淤泥). She climbed back to shore. But now I was sinking. The muck came all the way up to my right leg and my left ankle. I freed my left leg but couldn’t move my right. Jess handed me a long stick we’d picked up earlier in the hike. I jammed it down the side of my leg and tried to move and pull it out. Nothing. I was stuck in quicksand.

Jessika started scooping(挖出)sand with both hands, but it was refilling faster than she could pull it out. ”Don’t bother,“ I told her. ”You’re just wasting your energy.“ While I was no longer sinking, I wasn’t getting out, either. We couldn’t call for help because there was no signal there. I told Jessika she had to hike back and seek help. She was scared-she had only ever hiked with me and was afraid of hiking alone on such a tough track. But we were out of options.

注意: 1. 续写词数应为150左右;

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答.

A few hours after Jessika left, it was getting dark and started to snow heavily.

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A whistle woke me up, spotting a flashlight through my jacket, I cried for help.

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参考答案：

1．B    2．D    3．C

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4．B    5．B    6．C    7．A

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8．A    9．D    10．A    11．B

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12．A    13．D    14．D    15．C

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16．B    17．F    18．C    19．A    20．E

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

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲的是Mclindon成立McLindon Family Foundation，为脊柱裂孩子送去自行车获得乐趣和锻炼。

21．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这个男孩从来都不知道骑自行车的乐趣，因为他生来就患有经常导致平衡障碍的脑部疾病。A. sorrow悲伤；B. joy乐趣；C. function功能；D. curiosity好奇心。根据下文“because he was born with the brain disease that often causes balance ___2___ ”可知，男孩患有经常导致平衡障碍的脑部疾病，所以不能骑自行车，不知道骑自行车的乐趣。故选B。

22．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这个男孩从来都不知道骑自行车的乐趣，因为他生来就患有经常导致平衡障碍的脑部疾病。A. disturbances障碍；B. substances物质；C. appliances家用电器；D. finances财政。根据上文“brain disease”和下一段的“balance issues”可知，此处表示“他生来就患有经常导致平衡障碍的脑部疾病”，空格处用disturbances。故选A。

23．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：回到家后，现年60岁的Mclindon在网上找到了一辆带安全带的三轮自行车，非常适合有平衡问题的孩子。A. basic基础的；B. valuable有价值的；C. perfect理想的；D. available可获得的。根据下文“Soon the boy was ___4___ around the street with his fellows having fun and getting ___5___”可知，Mclindon在网上找到了一辆带安全带的三轮自行车，非常适合有平衡问题的孩子，空格处意为“理想的”。故选C。

24．考查动词词义辨析。句意：很快，这个男孩就和他的伙伴们一起骑着自行车在街上兜风，玩得开心，锻炼身体。A. showing展示；B. turning转向；C. running跑步；D. riding骑。根据上文“found a three-wheel bike with a seat belt ___3___ for a child with balance issues”和下文“around the street with his fellows having fun”可知，Mclindon在网上找到了一辆带安全带的三轮自行车，非常适合有平衡问题的孩子，所以他和他的伙伴们一起骑着自行车在街上兜风。故选D。

25．考查名词词义辨析。句意：很快，这个男孩就和他的伙伴们一起骑着自行车在街上兜风，玩得开心，锻炼身体。A. exposure暴露；B. exercise锻炼；C. knowledge知识；D. inspiration灵感。根据上文“__4___ around the street”可知，男孩骑车，是一种锻炼。故选B。

26．考查动词词义辨析。句意：此外，看到这个男孩和其他孩子愉快地互动，Mclindon被他脸上的笑容所打动，这也促成了Mclindon家庭基金会的成立。A. surprised使惊讶；B. surrounded包围；C. impressed给……留下印象；D. challenged挑战。根据下文“by the smile on his face, which ___7___ the McLindon Family Foundation”可知，看到这个男孩和其他孩子愉快地互动，Mclindon被他脸上的笑容所打动，这也促成了Mclindon家庭基金会的成立，空格处用“给……留下印象”。故选C。

27．考查动词词义辨析。句意：此外，看到这个男孩和其他孩子愉快地互动，Mclindon被他脸上的笑容所打动，这也促成了Mclindon家庭基金会的成立。A. approached接近；B. launched启动；C. guided指导；D. identified鉴别。根据下文“the McLindon Family Foundation”可知，Mclindon被男孩脸上的笑容所打动，促成了Mclindon家庭基金会的成立，也就是他启动了这个基金会。故选B。

28．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在捐款的资助下，该组织与诊所合作，寻找可以从拥有自适应的自行车中受益的孩子，并帮助改变每辆自行车，以满足孩子的特殊需求。A. adaptive有适应能力的；B. attractive有吸引力的；C. relative相对的；D. interactive互动的。根据下文“change each bike to ___9___ the particular needs of the child”可知，自行车是可以根据需要而改变，所以是自适应自行车。故选A。

29．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在捐款的资助下，该组织与诊所合作，寻找可以从拥有自适应的自行车受益的孩子，并帮助改变每辆自行车，以满足孩子的特殊需求。A. create创造；B. understand明白；C. satisfy满足；D. stimulate刺激。根据上文“change each bike”和下文“the particular needs of the child”可知，此处表示“改变每辆自行车，以满足孩子的特殊需求”。故选C。

30．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：因此，自行车很贵，但由于生产商的巨大折扣，一些孩子很幸运地得到了一辆。A. affordable付得起的；B. expensive贵的；C. necessary需要的；D. reasonable合理的。根据上文“change each bike to ___9___ the particular needs of the child”和下文“but with the producer’s huge discount, some kids are lucky enough to get one”可知，这些自行车可以根据需要而改变，所以贵。故选B。

31．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们和一个14岁的脊柱裂患者一起工作。A. contains包含；B. survives幸存；C. treats对待；D. suffers患病。根据下文“spina bifida”可知，此处表示“患脊柱裂”。故选D。

32．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在她得到自行车后不久，她就开始接受特殊需要运动的训练。A. obtained得到；B. sold卖；C. lent借出；D. repaired修理。根据上文“some kids are lucky enough to get one”和下文“she was training for special-needs sports”可知，句子表示“在她得到自行车后不久，她就开始接受特殊需要运动的训练”。故选A。

33．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我一直都知道我是一名运动员。A. hero英雄；B. genius天才；C. physician内科医生；D. athlete运动员。根据上文“she was training for special-needs sports”可知，她参加运动，句子表示“我一直都知道我是一名运动员”。故选D。

34．考查动词短语辨析。句意：到目前为止，该基金会已经赠送了450辆自行车，而这仅仅是个开始。A. given off发出（光等）；B. brought about带来；C. given away赠送；D. brought up养大。根据上文“some kids are lucky enough to get one”可知，该基金会已经赠送了450辆自行车。故选C。

35．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但让这些孩子拥有自行车是我做的最重要的事情。A. bikes自行车；B. jobs工作；C. magazines杂志；D. wheelchairs轮椅。根据上文“the foundation has ___14___ 450 bikes”可知，基金会给孩子们赠送自行车，所以此处表示“让这些孩子拥有自行车”。故选A。

36．less    37．enthusiasm    38．to be celebrated    39．officially    40．fell    41．other    42．when    43．presenting    44．of    45．features

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46．Contributions Wanted

To have a better understanding of our study tour, English World sets up a new column where articles about “What I Have Learnt from the Study Tour” are badly needed. All contributions are expected to be original, expressing personal gains with positive attitudes in no more than 400 words. Anyone interested is welcome to send his or her work to English World@163. com before May 20th. For more information, you can check our website.

Your participation will make a great difference! Come and join us!

【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生写一则英文征稿通知，为校英语报English World就学校举办的研学活动征文。

【详解】1.词汇积累

文章：article→essay

新颖的：original→novel

表达：express→convey

建立：set up→build up

2.句式拓展

简单句变复合句

原句：Anyone interested is welcome to send his or her work to English World@163. com before May 20th.

拓展句：Anyone who is interested is welcome to send his or her work to English World@163. com before May 20th.

【点睛】[高分句型1] To have a better understanding of our study tour, English World sets up a new column where articles about “What I Have Learnt from the Study Tour” are badly needed. (运用了where引导的限制性定语从句)

[高分句型2] All contributions are expected to be original, expressing personal gains with positive attitudes in no more than 400 words. (运用了现在分词作后置定语)

47．A few hours after Jessika left, it was getting dark and started to snow heavily. To keep myself warm, I buttoned up my jacket and pulled my head inside. Meanwhile severe pain from my left leg kept attacking me. Worn-out as I gradually grew, I tried my best to stop my entire body from falling in. However, with time passing by, fear and desperation overcame me and I couldn’t help thinking I wasn’t going to make it. Struggling in both body and mind, I nodded off to sleep.

A whistle woke me up, spotting a flashlight through my jacket, I cried for help. Four men ran to me saying that they were the rescuers whom Jessika had turned to and they got started without delay. Two of them held me under each shoulder as the other two wrapped a rope around my leg. Then they constantly pulled together until my leg was freed eventually. Just then the weather lifted and I was extremely delighted with strong feelings flooding over me: the happiness of survival, the gratitude to the rescuers and, most importantly, the awe of nature.

【解析】略