云南省德宏州2022-2023学年高三上学期期末考试英语试题

德宏州2022—2023年度高三年级秋季学期期末教学质量统一监测英语试卷考试时间：100分钟满分：120分注意事项：1．答题前，考生务必用黑色碳素笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将答题卡交回。第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AIoftenfindmyselfdrawntobooksthatexploreruralsettings.HereareafewbooksthatI’vereadandloved.RushOh!(byShirleyBarrett)Rush0h!isoneofthemosttouchingbooksI’veread.ItfollowstheDavidsons,awhalingfamilyfromWales.Afterthedeathofhermother,MaryDavidsonhasmanyworries:herfivesiblings(兄弟姐妹)andcaringforherfather.TheauthorBarrett’sexplorationofthisworldandhercharactersarebittersweetandhumorous.QuestionsofTravel(byMichelledeKretser)QuestionsofTravelisaportraitofRavi,aSriLankanrefugee(难民)whofleestoAustraliaafterhiswifeandson’sdeath,andLaura,ayoungwomanwhomovestoLondonandbackagain.Thewritingisbeautifulandtouching.NeverbeforehaveIreadSydneybroughtsovividlytolife.TheLifeandLovesofLenaGaunt(byTracyFarr)LenaGaunt,inher80s,looksbackonherlongandfascinatinglife.Shehaseventuallytraveledwidelyasaplayerofaninstrument.LenaGauntrevealsthepartsofherlifethatgaveherjoy—hermusic,herdaughter,Grace,andherloveraswellasthosetouchedbythesadnessofloss.TooEasy(byJ.M.Green)TooEasyisanirresistiblenovelstarringStellaHardy,asocialworkerinMelbourne.WhenoneofStella’sclientsismurderedandaneighborgoesmissing,Stellabeginstoinvestigate.TheplotsetsacrackingpacethroughpoliceinvestigationsandjourneystoWesternAustralia.1.WhichofthefollowingissetinSydney? A.QuestionsofTravel B.TheLifeandLovesofLenaGaunt C.TooEasy D.RushOh!2.WhatisthebookTheLifeandLovesofLenaGauntmainlyabout?A.Bittersweetteenageexperiences. B.Attractivemusicalinstruments.C.Heart-shakinginvestigations. D.Happinessandsorrowinlife.3.Whatisthemainpurposeofthistext? A.Torecommendexcellentwriters. B.Toanalyzebookqualities. C.Tointroducesomegoodworks. D.Toexpresspersonalvalues.BRetiredcoupleMayProctor,71,andherhusbandRod,73,havetransformedtheirgardenintoafairyland(仙境)themedlightshowforlocalkidstoenjoy.MayandRodcameupwiththeconceptlastyearbutthistimeistobethebiggestdisplayyet.Themystical(神秘的)gardenisopenforchildrentowalkthroughanduponentrytheywillfinda“fairyworld”filledwithpizzashops,verysmallshopsandamagicalforest.ThisyearthehomeitselfhasbeentransformedaccordingtoAliceinWonderland.Maysayssheisafairyfanandthatthehugeamountofdecorationisworthitforthemagic.“I’vealwayslikedtomakeabitofamagicalgarden,butthisyearI’vejustbeenexcited.”shesaid.“Especiallyit’sjustmagicatnight,absolutelyamazing.”Anex-dinnerlady,MayProctor,thenative,saidsheandherhusbandneverplannedondoingthelightdisplaythisyear.Thenasautumnapproached,thecouplefeltthattheyhadtoshowsomething.Sotheydecidedagaintogoontocreatealightdisplay.Thetopicforthisyear’sfairydisplay—FairyLaneinWonderland—isinspiredbythemysticalworldofLewisCarroll’sAliceinWonderland.Throughoutthehouseandgarden,visitorswillgodownarabbitholeintoafantastickingdom.“Lastyearitwasjustoutside,butthisyearit’sinside,andit’sjustamazing,”Mayexplained.“Outside,I’vemademyownfairiesandtheywerehungwiththeflowers,soitlookslikearealChristmasfairyland.Butinside,we’vegotsomestageproperties—sowe’vegotamirrorwithallAliceinWonderlandfeaturesaroundit.Thekidsabsolutelyloveit,butIonlylettentotwelveinsideatatimeduetothepandemic(流行病),wheretheycansitdownandhavetheirpicturestaken.”WhatcanweknowaboutMayProctorfromParagraph1? A.Shelivesinafairyland. B.SheisfamiliarwithAliceinWonderland. C.Shehasmanysmallshopsinthetown. D.Shehasmanychildrenandgrandchildren.5.HowdidMayProctorfeelaboutthelightdisplaythisyear? A.Satisfied. B.Regretful. C.Worried. D.Expected.6.Howcanvisitorsgointotheshowplace? A.Walkingthroughthehouse. B.Walkingthroughthegarden. C.Goingdownarabbithole. D.Goingthroughamagicmirror.7.WhydidMayonlyallowseveralkidstogetinsideatatime? A.Thegardenwasreallysmall. B.Shewasconcernedabouttheirhealth. C.Theholeistoonarrowtogetinto. D.Therewerenotmanykidsenjoyingthedisplay.CAnewstudy,publishedinTheJournalofExperimentalPsychology,foundthatcommunicationinteractionsthatincludedvoice,likeaphonecallorvideochat,createdstrongersocialbondsthancommunicationthroughtyping,liketextmessagingoremail.Inthestudy,researchersusedvariousexperimentstogauge(测量)connectedness.Inone,theyasked200peopletomakepredictionsaboutwhatitwouldbeliketoreconnectwithanoldfriendbyemailorbyphoneandthenassignedpeopleatrandomtodooneortheother.Althoughpeoplepredictedthataphonecallwouldbemoreawkward,hearingsomeone’svoiceactuallymadetheexperiencebetter.However,peoplewhoparticipatedintheexperimentreportedthattheydidformasignificantlystrongerbondwiththeiroldfriendonthephoneversusemail,andtheydidnotfeelmoreawkward.Inanotherexperiment,theresearchershadstrangersconnectedbyeithertexting,talkingovervideochat,ortalkingusingonlyaudio(声音).Theyfoundthatbothformsofvoicecommunication—whethervideooraudioonly—madethestrangersfeelsignificantlymoreconnectedthanwhentheycommunicatedviatext.SabrinaRomanoff,aHarvardtrainedclinicalpsychologistbasedinNewYorkCity,sayspeopletendtotextoremail