四川省成都市第七中学2023届高三冲刺模拟卷英语试题

四川省成都市第七中学届高三冲刺模拟卷英语试题2023学校:姓名:班级:考号:

一、阅读理解Castle experiencesinBritainBeaumaris Castle,Anglesey|Opentill June30Sudeley Castle,Gloucestershire|Open tillDec21The namemeans beautifulSudeley Castle isa castlelying in the Cotswoldsnearwetlands^^and EdwardI setthisWinchcombe,Gloucestershire,England.It wasonce homebeautifulcastle onthe Isleof AngleseytoQueen KatherineParr,the lastwife ofKing HenryVIII,with viewsacross thewater tothe hillsQueenAnne Boleyn,Lady JaneGrey andQueen Elizabethof the mainland.Its apretty wellperfectI haveall livedat orvisited Sudeley.example ofa concentric（同心的）castle.Caerhays Castle,Cornwall|Open tillDover Castle,Kent|Open atyear roundJune15Have youever seena Romanlighthouse Theresone ArchitectJohn Nashdesigned thishere.Want tosee andtour theSecond WorldWar tunnelscastle200years agoand acentury later（隧道）from whichWinston Churchillsurveyed theitsfamous springtimegarden beganChannelHere,too.A Normankeep Yes.The onlywithplant hunters9specimens（样品）problem isyou need about threedays tosee itall,sofrom Chinaand nowcontains,amongstaying inone ofthe castlecottages reallyhelps.other things,600trees withpurpleflowers.

1.How specialis SudeleyCastleA.It lieson anisland.B.C.It hasstrong royallinks.D.Tt needsadvance booking.

2.What canpeople doat DoverCastleIt isaccessible allyear round.A.Visit Winston Churchills house.B.C,Check intothe castlecottage forfree.D.Walk throughthe wartimetunnels.

3..Where arepeople interestedin plantsmost likelytogoLearn thehistory ofthe WorldWar II.A.Caerhays Castle.B.DoverCastle.C.SudeleyCastle.D.Beaumaris Castle.When the news came that mymother washospitalized for a heartattack,I wasin Peruon ahikingtrip.That evening,before I could boardthe planeto Italy,I wasinformed thatshe hadpassedaway.Sadness andthe feelingof not being therefor mymother whenshe neededme mostbroke allexcusesId madeup tostay awaytrying to make itas atravel writer”.There wasntmuch Icould dotostop thaturge todenounce myself.My motherTundra stayedin hernorthern Italianworld most of herlife,where Ialways stoodoutas afreak andthe onedoing worthlesssilly things.But mystories fromdistant placesarousedher curiosityand broughther comfort.To her,I wasa courageousadventurer,and herwordstowards myachievements whichare insign ifcant nowpushed meforward onthat unconventionalpath.After handlingmy mothersaffairs inItaly,I decidedto leavefor Penang Island,one ofthemost visitedplaces inPenang,Malaysia.With allthe internationaltravel Iddone,in truthrd alwaystreatedit morelike astop fornecessary andurgent breaks,rather thana properdestination.Yet then,I missedits atmospherethat mademe feelat homesomehow.Returning there,I reconnectedwith backwoodsby goingon hikes.It washard toput myfeelingsinto words,but therainforest heldsomething uniquelycomforting.This experiencewassimilar tostepping into an ancient,purer worldthat madeone considerhuman natureand problems.Besides,the soundof strangeinsects wasalmost likea language,whispering tome thatI shouldletgo ofthe past,and onlyfocus oncurrent life.Like anoil leak,that sufferingfell outof meand intoeveryfootprint left.18months passing,I lookback onthe timespent in the naturalworld andtimelessenvironment,knowing Ivepulled through.

4.What doesthe underlinedword“denounce“mean inthe firstparagraphA.Blame.B.Support.C.Doubt.D.Encourage.

5..Whats theattitude ofthe authorsmother tohis travelA.Worried.B.Favorable.C.Disapproving D.Excited.

6.What didPenangIslandmean tothe authorinthepastA.A specialsecond home.B.A hard-to-reach destination.C,A distanttourist attraction.D.A much-needed restingplace.

7.What doesthe authorintend totell inthe textA.Hiking buildsup hisconfidence.B.Penang isa goodplace torestart.C.Nature helpshim overcomesorrow.D.Its importantto liveinthemoment.Do youever talk to yourselfAlthough its not alwaysa conscioushabit,most ofus practiceself-talk ona dailybasis.Research showsthat self-talk canincrease productivity,motivation andconfidence,and evenhelpmanage feelings.There issolid evidencethat self-talk strategiesimprove learning andperformance,according tosport psychologistAntonis Hatzigeorgiadis,who studies the phenomenonofself-talk.He explainsthat thereare generallythree reasonswhy wepractice self-talk:to instruct,tomotivate orto evaluate.Instructional self-talk happenswhen weneed toguide ourselvesthrough aspecifictask,such aslearninganew skill.Motivational self-talk usuallyis usedwhen we want toprepareourselves forsomething challenging;it can help toincrease confidence.Evaluative self-talkmostly isrelated topast eventsor actions.Hatzigeorgiadis stressesthat ifwewantto usesuch self-talktogood advantage,it needsto beshort,precise and,mostofall,consistent.Of course,self-talk alsocan beineffective andevendetrimental ifits notdone right.“It isa matterof personalpreference orwhat worksfor eachperson;but generally,it isadvisedthat self-talk bepositively rather than negativelyphrased andfocus onwhat youshould doratherthan onwhat youshould avoid,“Hatzigeorgiadis says.So,for example,it wouldbe betterto say“stay cool”instead of“dont getupset”.Although bothinstructions conveythe samemeaning,youshould usepositive wordsrather thannegative ones.In thisway youcan avoidill results.Another thingthat canmake adifference whenpracticing self-talk is the wayyou addressyourself.According tothe researchpublished inJournal ofPersonality andSocial Psychology,using“you”ratherthanT whentalking toyourself tendsto bemore effective.The researchersexplainthat whenyou thinkof yourselfas anotherperson,it allowsyou to give moreobjective andusefulfeedback（反馈）.

8.What doesthe authorsay aboutself-talkA.It isa dailyhabit foreveryone.B.It canmake peoplefeel better.C.It mayhelp strengthenmemory.D.It isalways anunconscious behavior.A.Self-talk occursin differentsituations.B.Self-talk usuallymakes onebrave.

9.What canbe concludedfrom Hatzigeorgiadis5explanationC.Selftalk ariseswith variousfeelings.D.Self-talk isclosely linkedwith acertain task.

10.What doesthe underlinedword detrimental“in paragraph4probably meanA.Confusing.B.Useless.C.Harmful.D.Unbearable.

11.What dothe lasttwo paragraphsfocus onA.How tovary self-talk.B.What to do withself-talk.C.How to benefit fromself-talk.D.What toexpress inself-talk.Do youneedahuman tocreate abeautiful perfumeThats thequestion beingasked asartificialintelligenceAI startsto enterthe perfumeindustry.Companies areincreasingly turningtotechnology inorder tocreate morebest-selling,unique perfumesthat canbe producedin justminutes.Last year,Swiss-based perfumedeveloper Givaudanlaunched Carto,an Al-powered tool tohelp perfumers.Using atouch screen,the perfumerscan chooseone from1,500ingredients andputit in a bottlewithout touchingthem andpull togetherdifferent perfumesusing datafrom thebrandsvast libraryof perfume formulas.A smallrobot immediatelyprocesses thefragrances intoperfumes,making iteasier forperfumers to test theirnew perfumes.One benefitof Cartois thatwith it,perfume samplesare createdinstantly,giving themacompetitive advantage.We canadjust theperfume almostlive withthe customer,says CaliceBecker,vice presidentperfumer anddirector ofthe GivaudanPerfumery School.It isa bigplus notjustbecause wegain timebut theresmore closenesswhen weconnect infront ofthe tool.^^German perfumehouse Symrisehas goneone stepfurther andteamed upwith IBMResearchto createan AIsystem calledPhilyra,which actuallystudiestheperfumeformulas and customerdatato producenew perfumes.Like Carto,Philyra cantactually smellanything.Claire Viola,vicepresident ofdigital strategyfragrance atSymrise,isthefirst toagree ithasnt beenwithout weakness.If smachine-learning andsometimes theresults arewrongs shesays.You haveto qualifyeverynew material,so itunderstands thedifference betweendifferent perfumes,for example.Margaux Caron,global beautyanalyst forcolour cosmeticsand perfumesat believesartificialintelligence isa powerfultooltocreate perfumes.Technology andscience aresometimespictured andconsidered cold,but theperfume categoryis displayinga warm,emotional,human approachto it.The partnershipbetween AIand perfumersis anchoredin thisphilosophy,shesaid.A.It canbe usedtotestperfumes.B.It cantell perfumeingredients apart.

12.What isthe advantageof CartoC.It freesperfumers totallyfrom thetask.D.It helpstailor perfumesto customers9needs.

13.What canwe inferfrom ClaireViolas wordsA.Philyra needstobeimproved.B.Philyra hasa sharpsense ofsmell.C.Philyra,s studyresult isaccurate.D.Philyras goodwith newmaterials.A.Supportive.B.Objective.C.Concerned.D.Skeptical.

15.Why doesthe authorwrite thetextA.To introducenew perfumebrands.B.To explainhow tomake perfumesby AI.C.To discussAFS strengthsand weaknesses.D.To showapplication ofAI inmaking

14.Whats MargauxCarons attitudetowards usingAIperfumes.

二、七选五With schoolsclosing andbig eventscancelled inEurope,your childprobably hasquestionsand concernsabout COVID-

19.That canbe toughto talkabout,but kidsneed to feel safe.16HereYe sometips froma familymedicine physicianon howto talkto childrenabout COVID-

19.First ofall,stay calm.17If youreshowing panicor anxiety,so willthey.Instead,confirmtheir concernsto showthat youunderstand whythey mightbe nervous-and thata littlenervousnessis OK.Its importantfor themto knowthat theresno needto panic.Then talkcalmly about whatshappening,and tellthem peopleare workingvery hardtomakethings better.18One ofthe bestways tocalm childrenis tolet thembelieve theycan protectnotjust themselves-but other people aswell.Tell themthat whenthey followthe rulesfor stayinghealthy,that helpsotherpeoplestay safesince thechild wontbe spreadingthe disease.This is theirjob-to dowhat theyalready knowthey shouldbe doingto keepthemselves andothers healthy.Meet childrenwhere they are.Very youngchildren mightnotbeasking anyquestions,and inthatcase there*snoreason todiscuss thetopic.19Be honestand dontscare themor becomealarmist.Limiting toomuch exposureto televisionreports andsocial media-especially thenewsthat overstatesthe case-canhelp,since childrenusually haveextremely activeimagination.20A.Kids canpick upon howyou arefeeling.B・Help themfeel likethey areinvolved.C.Encourage kidstogivea handas volunteers.D.Children aremore likelytofeeltheir liveswill bein amess.E.The biggestrole ofthe trustedadults ishelping themtodothat.F.But dontshy awayfrom talkingaboutwhat*s happeningto thosekids wantinganswers.G.They caneven runtoward somethingsimilar tothe destructionoftheworld.

三、完形填空Four yearsago,I wasselected tobe an exchange studentabroad.I wasfilled with21when Iknewthenews.At thattime,it22methatlife asanexchangestudent wasanxiety-free.Andfortunately,the realitymet my

23.My hostmother wentabove andbeyond to24my needs,teachers wereaccommodating,and Icoulduse mystatus asan25when Ineeded afavor.Schoolmates26wanted toknow mebetter.With allthis27treatment,I thoughtto myself,Hold on!Is thiswhat you28to have”Iremembered Idapplied forthe exchangeto29myself.To developgreater30,1joined theschoofs swimteam,even thoughI hadno31,For overfive months,I walked-sometimes unwillingly-to32,doingthe bestIcouldfor threehours eachday.One ofmy bestaccomplishments thatyear was33inabigswim meet.In anoutsiders view,it mightnot34praise,especially sinceI didnteven win.However,I wasnever the35type,nor haveI everbeen particularly36in termsofdiscipline（自律）.Yetthatwas exactlywhat I

37.That mademe growintoaplayer froma beginner.I have38a lot,bothas aswimmer andasanindividual.Though growthcan takemany forms,it canonly beattained bybreaking freefrom39Surely thisis notan interestingprocess,but italways makesyou40to abetterversion ofyourself!

21.A.doubt B.joy C・concern D.shock

22.A.upset B.troubled C-comforted D.struck

23.A.expectations B・conditions C,standards D.demands

24.A,keep pacewith B.put stressonC-take careof D.pay attentionto

25.A.excuse B.introduction C.honor D.exception

26.A.gradually B.slightly C.patiently D.eagerly

27.A.formal B,equal C.unique D.selfless

28.A.promise B・intend C,manage D.continue

29.A,improve B.recognize C.prove D.satisfy

30.A.confidence B.determination C・courage D.independence

31.A.support B.enthusiasm C.guidance D.experience

32.A.courses B.trials C.practices D.tests

33.A.leading B.winning C.assisting D.competing

34.A,deserve B.bring C,replace D.earn

35.A.social B・athletic C.popular D.ambitious

36.A.outstanding B.sensitive C.hesitant D.ready

37.A.understood B.achieved C.lacked D.discovered

38.A.prayed B.waited C.participated D.matured

39.A.daily routineB.public opinionC.comfort zonesD.time limits

40.A,devoted B・open C.close D.accustomed

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.Nearly onebillion animalsdied inthe Australianbushfires.That numberwould havebeeneven41large ifit hadnot beenfor wombats袋熊.When thefires started,their undergroundhomes42become placesof shelterfor manyother lives.Wombats aresmall,furry mammalsnative toAustralia.There arethree wombatspecies.Northern andsouthern wombatshave furrynoses,43common wombatshave bareskin onnoses.You shouldn,t letthe44appear ofwombats foolyou,though.Despite theirsize,theyare45unbelievable fast.They canrun atthe speedof anOlympic runner,but onlyforaminute anda halforso.46is interestingistheircube-shaped poop粪便.They oftenpile uptheir poop47a waytomark theirareas.Scientists believethe squareshape48form tostop thepoop fromrolling away.Now thereare onlyabout500northern wombats49survive inthe wild.The speciesisconsidered tobe criticallyendangered.Luckily,conservationists areattempting50help.In the1980s,just35northern wombatswere leftalive一so thingsare improving!

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

（八），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Last Friday,we heldour fivediscussion aboutwhat topresent inour annualschool artfestival.And wedecide toinvite anelderly manfond ofplaying theerhu nearour schooljoin us.His musicwasvery beautybut couldntget anyattention fromthe rush-hour passer-by.The bigday finallyarrivedwhere ourfestival tookplace.As aspecial guestplayed,all ofus werelost inhis music.After hisperformance,we roseto applaudhardly.From thisexperience,I learnedabout that,topeople likethem,what reallymatters isnot sympathybut moreattention andappreciation,whichwill brightentheir life.

六、告知信/通知

52.假定你是某国际学校的学生会主席，你校即将举办以“中秋节”为主题的汉字书写比赛请你写一则通知，发布在校英语报上内容包括

1.时间地点；

2.比赛内容；

3.欢迎参加注意L词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。