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陕西省榆林市绥德县绥德中学学年高三下学期四2022-2023月考试英语试题学校:姓名班级考号
一、阅读理解（播客）NPRs StudentPodcast Challengeis back-fbr afifth year!This yearscompetition willopenfor entrieson January6,2023and closeon April
28.As inpast years,our judgeswill choosewinners intwo categories:grades fivethrough eightandgrades ninethrough twelve.Entries mustbe submittedby aneducator ora studentleader whos18years oldor older.Another importantrule isthat themaximum lengthof yourpodcast iswithineight minutes,and longerentries will be disqualified.Our judgeswill usethe followingcriteria tonarrow downand choosethe winners:Information andstructure,40percentDoes thepodcast tella goodstory orteach ussomething newand importantIs itstructured inaway thatkeeps listenersengaged Canwe easilyfollow thestory youretelling orthe informationyoureexplaining Haveyou spenttime cuttingout unnecessaryinformation to make surethe mainideascome throughclearlyPersonality andcreativity,40percent（脚本）？Does ithave personality,or doesit soundlike yourereading froma scriptDoesit makeus laughor cryor leaveus deepin thoughtProduction,20percentWere notjudging youon howfancy yourequipment is and wedont expectyou to be anexperton recordingand editingsound,but wehope youlltry.（讲述）Some podcastsmay usea narrationformat.Others maybe moreof an interview format.If youuse soundapart frominterviews andnarration,make sureit isclear andsmooth.
1.What is the deadlinefor handingin yourpodcastA.January
6.B.February
18.C.March
26.D.April
28.
2.Who arequalified tosubmit thepodcast tothe competitionA.All monitors.B.Any student.C.Teachers.D.Parents.
3..What isa requirementfor theentriesA.They shouldbe more than eightminutes.B.They mustbe wellstructured andedited.C.They have to adoptaninterviewformat.D.They mustbe producedwith specialsoundeffects.On February20,the science fiction magazineClarkesworld wasforced tostop acceptinganynew articlesfrom writersafter itwas floodedwith Al-written stories.“By thetime weclosed onthe20th,we hadreceived500human-written storiesand700Al-written onesJ saideditor-in-chief Neil Clarke.It wasincreasing atsuch aspeed that we figuredthatby theend of the month,we wouldhave doubledthe numberof articleswe normallyhave.Therate hadbeen growingfrom previousmonths,and wewere concernedthatwehad todo somethingtostop it.”Worries aboutAI misusehave frequentlyappeared inheadlines recently,particularly sincethelaunch ofChatGPT inNovember,2022,which cannot onlyanswer abroad rangeof questions,butalso createoriginal poemsand stories.Clarke saidmagazines likehis,which paycontributors fortheir work,were being targeted bypeopletrying to make quickmoney.He saidhe hadalready spokento editorsof othermagazinesand that all of them hadagreed tostop acceptingAl-written articles.He alsoadmitted that thehumor ofhis sci-fi magazinebeingtargeted by AIrobots isnot loston him.“You know,our mascot（吉祥物）isarobot.So wesee theirony/5he said.But thething isthatsciencefictionis oftenintended to give awarning topeople.We dontcelebrate technologyjustbecause itexists.We wanttomakesure thatwere usingit right.And there are somesignificantlegal andmoral issuesaround thistechnology thatwere notready toaccept.Clarke said the magazinedidnt knowhow todeal withthe issue,and partof themotivation tospeakout wasin thehope offinding somesolutions.He alsosaidthequality of the Al-writtenstories wasvery poor.
4.Whafs thematter withthe magazineClarkesworld^A.It willclose downforever.B.It wastargetedbyAI writers.C.It stoppedpaying contributors.D.It haslost manygood authors.
5.What canwe inferabout othermagazines,attitude tothe Al-written storiesA.Disapproving.B.Favorable.C.Unknown.D.Tolerant.
6.What doesNeilClarkesay aboutscience fictionA.It oftenintends to find somesolutions.B・It welcomesthe existingnew technologies.C.It willaccept Al-written storiesin thenear future.D.It oftentries towarn thedark sideof technologies.
7.Where isthis textmost likelyfromA,A notice.B.A sciencefiction.C.A newsreport.D.A bookreview.（星系）The newWebb telescopehas discoveredwhat appearto begalaxies thatdate backtowithin600million yearsof theBig Bang.The six newly discoveredobjects suggestthat theearlyuniverse mayhave beendeveloping unexpectedlyfast toproduce thesehuge galaxies.While thenew telescopehas spottedeven oldergalaxies,dating towithin300million yearsofthe beginningof the universe,its the size of these sixgalaxies thatshock theresearchers.“Most galaxiesin thisera are still smalland onlygradually growinglarger overtime Jleadresearcher Ivo Labbe ofAustralias SwinburneUniversity ofTechnology said.But thesesixgalaxies arefast-tracking tomaturity.Why thisisthecase orhow thisworks isunknown.According tothe report,which waspublished in the journalNature onWednesday,each ofthesix objectsweighs billionsof timesmore thanour sun.In one of them,the totalweight ofall itsstarsmay beas much as100billion timesgreater thanour sun.The PennsylvaniaState University5s JoelLeja,who alsotook partin thestudy,said,“What wefoundis sounexpected thatit actuallycreates problemsfor scienceand itmight callthe wholepictureof earlygalaxy formationinto question.^^These galaxyobservations wereamong thefirst setof datafrom the$10billion Webbtelescope,which wasjust launchedover a year ago.Unlike Hubble,the biggerand more powerful（红夕卜的）Webb cansee throughclouds ofdust withits infraredvision anddiscover galaxiespreviouslyundetected.Scientists hopeto eventuallyobserve thefirst starsand galaxiesformedfollowing thecreation oftheuniverse
13.8billion yearsago.The researchersarestillwaiting forofficial confirmation.Its possiblethata few oftheobjects might not begalaxies,but blackholes.One earlylesson fromWebb isto letgo ofourexpectations andbe readyto besurprised,Labbe said.Next yearit willtell us.”
8.What isspecialabout thesixnewlydetected objectsA.Their age.B.Their color.C.Their size.D.Their shape.
9..What dothe underlinedwords fast-tracking tomaturity”in paragraph3meanA.Turning quickly.B.Circling smoothly.C.Travelling fast.D.Growing rapidly.
10.What canwe learnabout thetwo telescopesA.Hubble cansee furtherthan Webb.B.Webb ismorepowerfulthan Hubble.C.Webb ismuch cheaperthan Hubble.D.Hubble isrelatively biggerthan Webb.
11.What doesIvoLabbemean in the lastparagraphA.The datamightnotbe complete.B.The researcherswillbedisappointed.C.He doesnot agreewith JoelLeja.D.The newWebb telescopeis unreliable.During theindustrial age,when high school waskey tothe American dream,public-schoolsystems coveredthe costs of earninga diploma.Today,however,ns collegedegrees havereplacedhigh-school diplomasas theticket intothe middleclass,families areforced tocover thecosts ofhigher education andmore.If theinformation-age economydemands aworkforce withhighereducation,the US government needstomakethe samedeal withstudents andtheir families:一Anyone willingto workhard andearn thedegree shouldbe ableto attendcollege forfree.With thatbasic bargainin mind,Michigan haslately joinedOregon,Rhode IslandandTennessee inexperimenting withways tomake communitycollege free.Under theterms oftheChicago StarScholarship,a programthat hasalready enrolledmore than6,000students,if astudentat apublic highschool inMichigan maintains a B average,the statewill providea freedegree atalocal communitycollege.Then,through anotherprogram Chicago Star Plus,students whohavescored
3.0GPA arequalified toreceive atuition discountat18ofthefour-year collegeslocated inMichigan.Chicago StarScholarship andChicago StarPlus arealready changingyoung lives.Itshigh-school graduationrate grewfrom
56.9percent in2011to
78.2percent in
2022.And ChicagoStarPlus collegeattending rateis86percent,well abovethe nationalaverage of
62.7percent.More thana centuryago,America achievedan explosionof socialmobility bycreating asupportivepublic schoolsystem thatruns to12th grade.By addingcommunity collegesto thenationspublic-school systemsand educationalrequirements,we canstrengthen thebelief intheAmericandreamagain.
12.What doesthe authorsuggest the USgovernmentdo todayA.Cancel allcollege studentsdebts.B.Reduce thecosts forthe middleclass.C.Provide freehigher educationfor qualifiedstudents.D.Help poorfamilies tocover thefees of highereducation.
13.Who canreceive theChicago StarScholarshipA.Any studentwho hasachieved
3.0GPA.B.All public highschoolstudents inMichigan.C.All studentsadmitted intothe18four-year colleges.D.Any Michiganpublichighschooler whomaintainsaBaverage.
14.What isthe thirdparagraph mainlyaboutA.The significanceoftheprograms inMichigan.B.The highdropout ratein theUS colleges.C.The potentialcostsofChicagoStarPlus.D.The popularizationofhighereducation intheUS.
15.How isthe textmainly developedA.By analyzingdata.B.By listingexamples.C.By makingcomparisons.D.By conductingsurveys.
二、七选五According toJaime Roberts,good consultingis oftenabout looseningthe body,opening themindand,more oftenthan not,keeping themouth shut.Your body language mattersJaimeRoberts hasbeen oneof mygo toexperts foradvice fordecades.When Tonce askedherwhy she was sogood atconsulting,shewasquick tomention herbodylanguage.“]6J shesaid,Otherwise,they mightnot openup tome asmuchasI wouldwantthem to.”You donthave tofix the problemThafs anotherthing JaimeRoberts haslearned onthe job,People whoask Whatshould Idooften wantto processa problemthemselves.17J she said.Part ofthe trickis rememberingthatlistening isthe bestthing youhave todo,in mostcases.”You donneed togive adviceright nowTextsand FaceTimemight beimmediate,but youradvice doesnthavetobe.18,Forcing yourselftogive advice whenyou cantwill domore harmthan good,“she said.19Youre boundto hearabout problemsyou haventexperienced firsthand.Thafs whyJaimeRoberts saysyou should let them know that youre justhuman beingswith limitedexperience.
20.A.Dont saytheir choicesare wrongB.You cannotgiveadviceas givingsomeone anorderC.I tryto appearrelaxed andavoid looksof shockor judgmentD.You dontneed tohave thesame problemtobea good consultantE.But youshouldletthemknowyou willdo yourbest tounderstand themF.You,reagoodconsultantif youcan helpthem fixthe problemon theirownG.You canpolitely explainto themthatyouwill talkto themwhen youreready
三、完形填空（咖哩）Sujata Halarnkarwould liketo eatfish curryeveryday.Its avery21curry withthe（原）basic ingredients$4,nothing very
22.However,its arecipe passeddownfrom her23who is still livingin Mumbai,India.Halarnkar nowlives inYuma,Arizona,but she24in Mumbai,and her grandparents livedin a（n）25coastal village.Her motherwould sendher to hergrandparents9home for26,There,her grandmawould27this curryfor her.“They livedin aneighboring villageand Iwent therealmost everyweek.That isoneofthe28memories Ihad aboutmy29J Halarnkar said.We hada prettyand peacefulbeach toourselves andwewould30fish from the seaevery morning.31later,fish curryisstillthe comfortfood toHalarnkar,who saidher familyalways cooksitwhen they32at weekendsintheUS.“Well goout tothe fishmarket,buy fresh33and makethis curry,“shesaid.We dontevenworry aboutvegetables.We just34some steamedrice andthis fishcurry.^^Halarnkar haspassed onthe35to herdaughter Natasha,who livesin SanDiego andsharesHalarnkar^love ofcooking.And eventhough thenext36has therecipe,Halarnkar saidshe still37the curryher grandmamade inIndia.In fact,shes lookingforward tohaving itnext timeshe goesto38her.Tm100%sure thatshe isgoing tomake itfbr mewhen I39there.Halarnkarsaid.No40about it.
21.A.expensive B,extraordinary C.new D.traditional
22.A.poisonous B・fancy C・cheap D.healthy
23.A.grandmother B.husband C.aunt D.neighbor
24.A.passed awayB.settled downC,grew upD.cried out
25.A.dangerous B.nearby C.busy D.ugly
26.A.parties B.schools C・weekends D.gifts
27.A.cook B.buy C・forget D.borrow
28.A.saddest B.hardest C,strangest D.best
29.A.childhood B.country C-friend D.adulthood
30.A.see B.catch C,raise D.save
31.A.Days B.Weeks C.Months D.Decades
32.A.work B.play C.hunt D.gather
33.A.chicken B.fish C・meat D.milk
34.A.show B.donate C.dislike D.eat
35.A.recipe B.talent C.house D.thought
36.A.store B.village C.generation D.guest
37.A.avoids B.invents C.hides D.prefers
38.A.pay B.hug C.visit D.treat
39.A.arrive B.leave C,move D.marry
40.A.profit B.doubt C.meaning D.harm
四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面短文，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式1its41amaze fight against theexpanding deserts.China hasplanted millionsof treesin itsnorthwest overthe pasttwo decadesas partofThe efforthas paidoff.Around2000,deserts acrossthe countrywere stillincreasing by10,400m2a year.But in2017,they weredecreasing bymorethan2,400m2ayear.The42achieve wasconfirmed bya studyfromtheLaboratory ofClimate andEnvironmentalSciences inParis.“In1999,the Chinesegovernment beganplanting millionsof treesin itsGrain forGreenProgram.It43carry outto repairdamaged farmlandin northwesternChina,44is roughlythesizeof France,“says PhilippeCiais,a researcheratthelaboratory.“I wasthereafewmonths ago,and itis indeedsurprising thatonce barelandscapes arenow almostfullycovered byplants/9“The growthof forestsis significant45necessary progressinthefightagainstdesertification JsaysJianping Huang,a researcherat LanzhouUniversity.But itsstill tooearly todeterminewhether it has solvedtheproblem.Researchers havefound thatmany ofthe plantspecies46introduce tothe regionuse morewater47native vegetation.It couldlead towater shortagesforhumans.The nationalforestry departmenthas recognizedthe error.In recentyears,ithasworked morecloselywith researchersand communitiestofindways toplant less48thirst plantsthat haveeconomicvalue.“All49program needto takeinto accountlocal conditions,“the forestrydepartment saidinMarch“50we effortsshould gotowards keepingvegetationsustainable,rather thansimply plantingmore trees.”
五、短文改错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
51.有处语言错误，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10增加在缺词处加一个漏字符号A,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.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
1.只允许修改处，多者从第处起不计分21011My soccercoach retireslast week.I didsomething specialfor himat hisretirementparty.Since mymum makesthe betterbiscuits inthe world,I turnedtoherfbr help.She taughtmesome basicallysteps ofbaking.I insistedon doingwith mostofthebaking myself.The biscuitswasreally good.One ofmy mistakewas thatI droppedsome onthe floorwhen Iwas packingit up.At aparty,my coach,with abiscuit inhis mouth,asked whatmade them.Then hejoked,“Imight haveto retireagain nextyear justget moreofthesebiscuits.”
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