太原市2023-2023學(xué)年高三年級(jí)第一學(xué)期階段性測(cè)試-英語(yǔ)試卷

太原市2023—2023學(xué)年高三年級(jí)第一學(xué)期階段性測(cè)試英語(yǔ)試卷第二局部閱讀理解ANotice:MedicalAlert(警報(bào))DearReaders,Medicalrelatedemergenciesareontherisewithmoreoldpeoplelivingalone.Moreseniorsarelookingforanindependentlifestyleandbetterqualityoflife.Morethan1in3peopleovertheageof64willfallthisyear.Nearlyhalfwillnotbeabletogetupwithoutsupport.Medicalfeescanincreasewhenapersonisnotgiventimelysupport.Youcanpreventamedicaldisasterwithour24-houremergencyresponsesystem.Oursolutionishighlysuggestedbydoctors,healthcareprofessionalsandhospitals.WeareofferingaFREEMedicalAlertSystemtoseniorsortheirlovedoneswhocallnow.Foralimitedtimetherewillbenoset-upfeesandthemedicalmonitoringstartsatlessthan$1aday.Thesystemiseasytouse.Thenecklacependant(掛墜)cantravelwithyou.Ournewsystemcandetectfallsautomatically.CallToll-Free1-800-360-0405andgainpeaceofmind.There’snolong-termcontract.Ourmedicalalertprofessionalscanwalkyouthrougheverythingoverthephone.Thefirst100callerstoorderwillreceive:*FreeMedicalAlertSystem($300value)*24HoursaDay/7DaysaWeekLIVEMonitoringandSupport.*FreeNecklacePendant*NoLong-termContract*FreeShipping(MentionReader’sDigest)Don’twaituntilafterafalltogiveusacall.Takeadvantageofthisspecialoffernowtoprotectyourselforalovedone.CallnowToll-Free1-800-231-0167andmentionReader’sDigest.21.Whyarethereanincreasingnumberofmedicalrelatedemergencies?A.Oldpeople’squalityoflifeisdownatpresent.B.Theoldarenotpayingattentiontotheirhealth.C.Theoverallhealthoftheoldisworsethanbefore.D.Manyoldpeoplehavenoonetokeepthemcompany.22.What’sthemainadvantageofthesystemmentionedinthetext?A.Preventingfalls.B.Servingasanalarm.C.Replacingdoctors.D.Improvinghealthandmind.23.Whatbenefitcanthefirst100callerstoorderget?A.Buythesystemat$300.B.GetacopyofReader’sDigest.C.Haveapendantatadiscount.D.Getall-daymonitoringandhelp.BTheweddingtraditionof“somethingold,somethingnew,somethingborrowedandsomethingblue〞hasbeenaroundforhundredsofyears.Thetraditionofcarryingorwearingoneofeachitemissaidtobringluckandfortunetothenewlymarriedcouple.Haveyoueverstoppedtothinkwhatthesayingreallymeans?Whatisitsoriginandwhatdoeseachitemrepresent?TheoriginalsayingdatesbacktotheVictoriatimesandstates,“somethingold,somethingnew,somethingborrowedandsomethingblueandasilversixpenceinyourshoe.〞SomethingoldAbridemaywearorcarrysomethingoldtorepresenthercontinuedtiestoherfamilyandheroldlife.Manybrideswearapieceoffamilyjewelryastheirolditems.Somebridesweartheweddingdresswornbytheirmotherorgrandmother.Inmanycases,somethingoldmayalsobesomethingborrowed.SomethingnewWearingsomethingnewissupposedtorepresentsuccessandhopeinthebride’snewlifeandinhermarriage.Ifthebridepurchasesherweddingdressnew,itmayrepresenthernewsitems,butanyitemthatisnewmaybeused.Something“new〞isusuallytheeasiestkindtofill.SomethingborrowedTheborroweditemshouldbesomethingborrowedfromafriendthatishappilymarried.Itissaidthattheirhappinesswillruboffonyouandbringlastinghappinesstoourmarriage.Somebridesborrowanitemofclothing,apieceofjewelry,ahandkerchieforperhapsabeaded(帶珠子的)purse.SomethingblueWearingsomethingbluedatesbacktoancienttimeswhenablueweddingdresswasworntorepresentpurity,fidelityandlove.SilversixpencePlacingasilversixpenceinthebride’sleftshoeissaidtobeasymbolofwealth.Thisnotonlyreferstofinancialwealth,butalsoawealthofhappinessandjoythroughouthermarriedlife.Sincemostbridesprobablydon’tevenknowwhatasixpenceis,thispartofthetraditionisnotusedveryofteninmoderntimes.However,ifabridewouldliketoincludeitinherwedding,shecanpurchaseasilversixpencefrommanycompaniesthatsellbridalsuppliessuchasgarters(襪帶)andinvitations.24.Whydoesthefirstparagraphendwithtwoquestions?A.Toinvitereaderstoanswerthematonce.B.Toshowtheimportanceofthistradition.C.Tohavereaders’interestandattention.D.Totestreadersknowledgeaboutwedding.25.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Somethingoldmightalsobesomethingborrowedactually.B.Thepartofthetradition“silversixpence〞isneverusednow.C.Theborroweditemcanbesomethingborrowedfromanyfriend.D.Somethingnewisusuallythemostdifficultandexpensivekindtofill.26.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Nobridesnowarenotfamiliarwiththesilversixpence.B.Everyitemrepresentssomethinggoodforthenewcouple.C.Thebridewillbemorebeautifulwithallthesefiveitems.D.Ofthefiveitems,somethingblueisthemostimportantone.27.Whichwordcanreplacetheunderlinedword“fidelity〞inthesixthparagraph?A.SuccessB.WealthC.LoyaltyD.OpportunityCSometimespeoplecalleachother“scared-cat〞.Buthaveyoueverthoughtaboutthisexpression?Whenacatisfrightened,itsheartstartsbeatingfaster,itsmusclesgettenseandtherearechangesinthechemicalsinitsbloodstream.Althoughthecatdoesn’trealizethis,itsbodyisgettingreadyforaction.Ifthedangercontinues,theanimalwilldooneoftwothings.Itwillprotectitself,oritwillrunawayasfastasitcan.Somethinglikethisalsohappenstopeople.Whenweareexcited,angryorscaredbyotherfeeling,ourbodiesgothroughmanyphysicalchanges.Ourheartsbeatfaster,andourmusclesgettense.Allofthesechangesmakeusmorealertandreadytoreact.We,too,getreadytodefendourselvesorrun.Humanbeings,however,haveaproblemthatanimalsneverface.Ifwegivewaytoourfeelingsandletthemtakeover,wecangetintotrouble.Haveyoueversaidsomethinginanger,orhitsomebodyandregretteditlater?Haveyouevershoutedatateacher,toldsomebodyyouwerelonely,orsaidyouwereinlove,andthenwishedlateryouhadkeptyourmouthshut?Itisn'talwaysclevertoexpressyourfeelingsfreely.Doesthismeanthatit'ssmarteralwaystohideourfeelings?No!Ifyoukeepfeelingsofanger,sadnesshiddenawayorbottledupinside,yourbodystaystense.Physicalillnessescandevelop,andyoucanfeeldisturbedbadlyinside.Itcanactuallybebadforyourhealth.Itisn’tgoodtokeeppleasantfeelingsinsideeither;allfeelingsneedtobeexpressed.Feelingsthatyoukeepallbottledupinsidedon'tjustgoaway.It'sasifyouboughtsomebananasandputtheminacupboard.Youmightnotbeabletoseethem,butbeforelongyou'dsmellthem.Andifyouopenedthecupboard,chancesareyou'dseelittlefruitfliesflyingalloverthem.Theyarebad.Youcantrytotreatfeelingsasiftheywerebananasinthecupboard.Youcanhidethemandyoucanpretendtheydon’texist,butthey’llstillbearound.Andatlastyou’llhavetodealwiththem,justlikethosebananas.28.Whenpeopleandanimalsarearousedbyangerorfear,__________.A.theyfeelveryregretfulimmediatelyB.theirmusclesgetneithertensenorrelaxedC.theirheartsbeateitherfasterorslowerD.theymaygetreadytoattackorrunaway29.Whydohumanbeingsgetintotroubleaccordingtothepassage?A.Theyareusuallynotasalertasanimal.B.Theysometimescan’tcontroltheirfeelings.C.Theyalwaysdosomethingwrongtootherpeople.D.Theydon’tpayattentiontotheirphysicalchanges.30.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Holdinginyourfeelingsmayleadtounpleasantresults.B.Bananasstayfreshlongerwhentheyareinacupboard.C.Feelingswillgraduallydisappearwhenyouholdthemin.D.It’sgoodforyourhealthtokeeppleasantfeelingsinside.31.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A.Totellusthatpeople’sfeelingsarelikebananasinacupboard.B.Togiveussomeadviceonhowtoexpressourfeelings.C.Tohelpusdealwithfeelingsinawiseandproperway.D.Toprovethatitisn’talwayswisetoexpressourfeelingsfreely.DDiamondsareconsideredasthemostfamousandvaluablejewelintheworld.Thepreciousstoneforitsgreatvalueisbelievedtobethesymbolofwealth.Diamondsweremadeasaresultofgreatvolcanicheatandpressure.Whenavolcanoisactive,itsometimesexplodesandcausesgreatdamagetothenearbytowns.However,atthesametimeofsuchadisaster,diamondswerepushedtowardsthesurfaceoftheearthbyanumberofgreatvolcanicexplosionsmillionsofyearsago.Thus,itmaybeverylikelytofindadiamondafteravolcanoeruption.Besides,diamondsarealsofoundamongthesandandstonesofcertainriverbeds,andinafewplacesonthefloorofthesea,fortheywerewasheddownthemountainsidesbytherain.Diamondsareveryrare.Therearenotmanyplacesthatproducesuchpreciousthingsintheworld.DuringthelastcenturyadventurersformEuropewenttoBrazil,becausetheyhadheardthattherewerediamondsintheRiverAmazon.Manyoftheseearlydiamondminersdiedofillnessorwerelostforeverinthegreatforests.Butsomereturnedhomerich.TheearliestknowndiamondswerefoundinIndiamanycenturiesago.ThemostrecentandexcitingdiscoverieshavebeenmadeineasternRussia.Butmostoftheworld’sdiamondsnowcomefromCongo,fromTanzania------whichhasthelargestdiamondmineintheworldandalsofromSouthAfrica.32.Whatdoweknowaboutdiamondsaccordingtothepassage?A.Diamondsarealwaysaccompaniedbyvolcanoeruptions.B.Diamondsarecreatedbyvolcanoeruptions.C.Diamondsareconsideredasasignofwealth.D.Diamondscouldbealwaysfoundinafewriverbanks.33.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasafamousplaceproducingdiamonds?A.CongoB.SouthAfricaC.IndiaD.WesternEurope34.Whatcanweknowfromthethirdparagraph?A.Diamondminingcanbedangerousfortheminers.B.Brazilplaysamoreimportantroleindiamondmining.C.RiverAmazonhasnolargediamondminesnowadays.D.Manyminersreturnedhomeduetotherisksindiamondmining.35.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninthelastparagraph?A.EasternRussiahasbeenfamousfordiamondminingforalongtime.B.ThediamonddepositineasternRussiawasn’tdiscovereduntilrecently.C.EasternRussiaisnotasimportantasAfricancountriesindiamondmining.D.TheeasternpartofRussiawillreplaceallAfricancountriesindiamondmining.第二節(jié)Whenhightemperaturesarearoundthecountry,somethingsalsogoup.Herearefourthingsexpectedtorisealongwithourdesiretostayindoorsandbeattheheat.①SalesofgoodsthatkeepyoucoolMallsarehighonthelistofplaceswherepeopleoftengoforfreeairconditioningoutsidehomeinsummer.36Goodsrelatedtokeepingcool,likeairconditions,fansorsuncareitems,areverypopular.②37Pestslikestinkbugs(椿象)growfastduringsummerheatwaves,andmanyagricultureexpertsareexpectingarepeatoflastyear’soutbreakthatharmedfruitandcrops,particularlyontheEastCoast.③Energybills38Withallthoseconditionersandfansworking,itmakessensethatenergybillswillbehigherthanaverage.39“NotonlyarepeoplegoingtohaveextremelyhighenergybillsforJuly,itwillalsoputincreasedstressonpowerplants,andwe’regoingtoseemoreairpollutionbecauseofit,〞saysAngelaFritz.④ViolenceHeatwavesmaycauseviolence,right?Notnecessarily,saysRichardLarrick,aresearcher.Hetookauniquelookattherelationshipbetweenviolenceandheatthroughbaseball.Larrickandhisresearchteamexamined57,294MajorLeagueBaseballgamestakingplacebetween1962and2023andfoundthatwhileheatmayincreaseviolence,therealwayshastobeamotive.“40Instead,heataffectsaspecificformofviolence,〞hesaid.A.AirpollutionB.PestpopulationC.Risingheatistheexpectedresponseinanysummer.D.Heatdoesnotdirectlyleadtomoreviolenceingeneral.E.Moreandmorepeopleareworriedabouttheirexpenses.F.Asmoreenergyisused,air-qualityproblemsmayoccur.G.Soit’snotasurprisethatsomesalesjumpduringheatwaves.第三局部英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用第一節(jié)完形填空OnedaywhenIwas13,myfamilywasworkinginthefieldstoclearawayoldbrushwhensomehowtheelectricfencesparked(冒火星〕and41.______afire.Wedidn'tseethefire42.______ithadblockedthewaytotheonlygate.I43.______tojumpoverthefencetosafetybutthefirewasallaroundus,Icouldonlywatchin44.______astheflamescontinuedtorise.LittledidIknowthatmyfatherhadoncebeena(an)45.______andknewwhattodo.46.______withonlyapumpsprayer，buckets,andhisboots,he47.______downtothenearbypond,filledthebucketsandthesprayer,andbegansprayingthe48.______whilemyolderbrotherthrewwaterwiththebuckets.Soonthewind49.______,however,andwiththeFireDepartmenttoofarawaytoarriveintime,myfatherbegantostomp〔踩滅〕outtheflamesashemovedtothe50.______,sothatmyfamilywasabletomoveinchbyinchtowardthegate.51.______hearrivedatthegate,hejumpedintothetruck,rolledupthewindows,anddrove52.______thefire.Thenthefirewasputout,andmymotherwaslookingatmyfatherwithher53.______eyes.Afterthat,myfatherbegantellingusabouthisdaysasafirefighter,andmybrotherandIbecame54.______,askinghimwhatotherjobshehaddonebeforehe55.______.Well,itturnedoutthathehaddonejustabout56.______exceptbrainsurgery!Hehadbeeninthemilitaryasacarpenter,carpetlayer,andelectrician,andhadbuiltB2bombersbeforebeingpoisonedinanaccidentthathad57.______himtoretire.Myfatherhasablooddisorderasaresultofthat58.______,butthathasn'tstoppedhimfrombeingafull-timeelectrician.Toallthosepeoplewhosefathershaveworkedinthemilitaryandinotherdangerousjobs,he59.______ofthem,andrememberthatsomedaytheir60.______mightsaveyourlife.41.A.preventedB.permittedC.witnessedD.started42.A.becauseB.unlessC.afterD.until43.A.wantedB.managedC.promisedD.happened44.A.angerB.horrorC.excitementD.embarrassment45.A.carpenterB.electricianC.firefighterD.educator46.A.ArmedB.SatisfiedC.SharedD.Identified47.A.slidB.fellC.dashedD.Walked48.A.treesB.grassC.flamesD.flowers49.A.diedoffB.tookonC.turnedoutD.pickedup50.A.fenceB.truckC.furnitureD.bucket51.A.IfB.OnceC.SinceD.While52.A.throughB.awayC.overD.across53.A.highB.wideC.fastD.far54.A.curiousB.suspiciousC.concernedD.anxious55.A.movedB.resignedC.retiredD.suffered56.A.everythingB.nothingC.somethingD.anything57.A.allowedB.encouragedC.invitedD.forced58.A.fireB.accidentC.attemptD.explanation59.A.afraidB.proudC.carefulD.ashamed60.A.cultureB.learningC.skillsD.languages第二節(jié)Manyofuswakeupfeeling61(tire)inthemorning.Manyofusignoretheproblemasthedaygoeson,62(forget)thatitmighthavea63(danger)effect.Societyevenglorifies"burningthecandleatbothends"as64signofourdevotiontoworkandfamily.Believeit65not,allthisbadsleephasfar-reachingconsequences.Wejustdonotgiveourselvesenoughchancestosleep.Asurveyofover74,000peoplefound35percentreportedsleepinglessthansevenhoursdaily66average.Furthermore,theamountofsleep67(change)greatlyoverthepast15years.Thislackofsleepcanleadtomanyserious68(problem).Onestudyfoundthat69________(simple)limit