重庆市西南大学附属中学校2022-2023学年高三下学期押题卷英语试题

重庆市西南大学附属中学校2022-2023学年高三下学期押题卷英语试题
一、短对话
1．What will the man do later?
A．Go to a party. B．Do his work. C．Catch a bus.
2．What could Mr. Hopkins probably be?
A．A repairman. B．A salesman. C．A policeman.
3．How much will the woman pay for the glasses?
A．$90. B．$150. C．$240.
4．What does the man want to do?
A．Have a rest. B．Wash the dishes later. C．Talk about his day.
5．What does the man mean?
A．He missed the speech.
B．He lost his way to the train station.
C．He couldn’t understand what the lecturer said.
二、长对话
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

6．What has the man been doing recently?
A．Making TV shows. B．Acting in a film. C．Training dogs.
7．What does the man think is mainly needed in his job?
A．Patience. B．Skills. C．Talents.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

8．How does the woman feel now?
A．Excited. B．Upset. C．Angry.
9．What did the woman do well?
A．Driving uphill. B．Making turns. C．Parking.
10．Why did the woman hit a car?
A．She failed to use the handbrake. B．She didn’t see it at all.C．She drove too fast.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

11．Where are the speakers?
A．At a travel agency. B．At a train station. C．At school.
12．What is the most convenient way to travel around Europe?
A．By car. B．By plane. C．By train.
13．Which country are the two speakers both going to visit?
A．Italy. B．Germany. C．France.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

14．Where was the man born?
A．In India. B．In Scotland. C．In Austria.
15．What was the purpose of the man’s travel?
A．To look for his wife.
B．To find out what he was interested in.
C．To get more information about his mother.
16．What has the man been doing since the 1970s?
A．Making large objects used outdoors.
B．Producing unique home-used objects.
C．Doing experiments with different kinds of bowls.
三、短文
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

17．What is the speaker mainly talking about?
A．U.S. students and their future jobs.
B．The life of students in the U.S.
C．Higher education in the U.S.
18．What jobs do American graduate students hope to find?
A．Those that are interesting and well-paid.
B．Those that are very challenging.
C．Those that are quite special.
19．What is the graduate students’ life like in America?
A．Meaningful. B．Tough. C．Interesting.
20．What do most American graduate students think of spending time on their studies?
A．It is unnecessary. B．It is not rewarding. C．It will pay off.
四、阅读理解
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The Art Farm
Animal lovers get hands-on time with turtles (乌龟), rabbits and bearded dragons while learning science skills such as classification. Babies (and caregivers) also hang out with various creatures in Rocks and Animals, a mommy-and-me class that combines animal visits with music and stories. If your kid shows interest in cooking, consider the Farm Foodies Cooking Class. Ages 14 months~8 years.
SciTech Kids
Trained scientists and engineers answer students’ questions like “How would a superhero’s heart be different from a normal human’s heart?” or “Can 3-D printers be used to help save the environment?” in Sci Tech Kids classes. Offerings incl ude “SciTech Explorers” where students can discover natural phenomena and “SciTech Investigators” for students who are curious about what is going on within the field. Ages 3~15.
JCC Manhattan
Enjoy a traditional after-school program experience, complete with creative play, homework help and tasty snacks. Kids looking for extra activities can also sign up for special courses (at an additional fee), which include kung fu for energetic kids and coding (编码) classes that use Minecraft. There’re also courses tha t teach swimming techniques to all levels of swimmers. Ages 4~11.
MoMath
Mathematics may be a serious subject in a typical classroom, but MoMath teaches the subject in a fresh and exciting way. Through weekly courses that are broken down by experience leve l, the program covers the subject’s
wonderful topics. Parents must fill out an application for their child to be considered. Grades l~12.
21．Which program offers the chance to learn cooking skills?
A．MoMath. B．SciTech Kids.
C．The Art Farm. D．JCC Manhattan.
22．What requires an extra fee at JCC Manhattan?
A．Taking kung fu classes. B．Using a 3-D printer.
C．Eating delicious snacks. D．Seeking homework help.
23．What makes MoMath different from traditional classes at school?
A．Its way of teaching. B．Its wide range of topics.
C．Its need of certain experience. D．Its requirement for parents’ company.
Donatella Flick was the winner of the competition’s 17th part. She wanted to find young conductors at the beginning of their careers and make sure they had tools to enable them not to give up until they succeed.
“It’s so important to train young talents and give them the opportunities to succeed,” she said, reflecting on founding the Donatella Flick Conducting Competition 33 years ago.
That was why, she emphasized, the prize went beyond the cash award — which was a healthy £15,000 — and offered the winner the opportunity to assist the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) for a year. They could work with some of the world’s finest conductors a nd lay foundations for a successful conducting career.
Flick was born Princess Donatella Missikoff. Since 1917, Flick has successfully built a career and reputation as an artist. She now organizes charitable foundations and project all over the world.
With the Competition, she was motivated by finding more talents in unexpected places — before diversity and inclusion spread through different industries as new “buzzwords”.
“One way to do this was to broaden the range for applications, so we opened up entries to conductors from Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland in 2018. Since then, I’ve been very pleased to see conductors from those countries reach the list of competitors,” she said. “One of the major changes that I’ve been very happy to see is that more women are applying for the Competition now than when we started in 1990, and I hope this continues in future competitions.”
In view of the fact that only four of the 20 conductors — that was 20 percent — who qualified for the 2023 competition were women, it was clear that a gender imbalance persisted.
“I think we have a new generation of female conductors emerging, and I would deeply encourage them to
apply to the Competition if they’re at the start of their careers,” Flick said, still hopeful.
24．Why did Flick found the Conducting Competition?
A．To become famous. B．To continue her family tradition.
C．To train the future stars of conducting. D．To promote the finest conductors’ careers.
25．How did Flick help young conductors?
A．By introducing them to some world-class orchestras.
B．By supporting them financially.
C．By equipping them with conducting tools.
D．By providing more opportunities for them.
26．What major change does the Conducting Competition bring?
A．The range for applications is broadened every year.
B．More females intend to take part in it now.
C．Youths worldwide engage themselves in conducting.
D．Males account for 80% of the qualified conductors.
27．Which of the following can best describe Flick?
A．Kind and ambitious. B．Generous and brave.
C．Sensible and creative. D．Energetic and productive.
How do you create lots of affordable housing with limited materials, labor, and other resources? One group of researchers at the University of Maine has come up with a solution: hook up a 3D printer.
The United States faces rising rents and housing shortages, but Maine has its own unique challenges: The state needs another estimated 20,000 homes to meet the current demand for low-income housing. It also has the oldest average population in the nation, with a median age of 44.7, an issue that exacerbates the state’s labor shortage.
BioHome3D, the prototype (样品房), was the first 3D-printed home made entirely of organic, renewable materials. It is 600 square feet in total, with a modern roof and a wide front porch. The interior contains an open-concept kitchen, living, and dining area with wooden walls and tall windows. The single bedroom doubles as an office, and a bathroom completes the space.
The materials used to manufacture the 3D-printed home also help address another issue in Maine: the shutting of several paper factories that once processed byproducts from local sawmills (锯木厂).
Dagher said, “We asked ourselves, could we print a home with that material?” The answer, thus far, has been
yes. The prototype, w hich was shown on Nov. 21 at the University of Maine’s Orono campus, is now undergoing tests to see how the building fares during Maine’s harsh winters.
Though Dagher’s lab is not the first to 3D print a house, they are the first to use a 3D printer to cre ate the entirety of the structure, as well as the first to use reusable materials. “There’s a lot of potential, not only to solve a crisis in Maine, but to assist in a solution to the housing crisis nationally as well,” he said.
28．What does the underlined word “exacerbates” in paragraph 2 mean?
A．Suffers. B．Solves. C．Worsens. D．Eases.
29．What can be learnt about BioHome3D?
A．It is the first 3D-printed house. B．It is environmentally friendly.
C．It is poorly equipped. D．It is mass-produced.
30．Which aspect of the 3D-printed home does paragraph 4 mainly talk about?
A．Its structure. B．Its construction.
C．Its application. D．Its contribution.
31．Which would be the best title for the text?
A．3D-printed Houses — Kill Two Birds With One Stone
B．3D-printed Houses — No Sweet Is Without Sweat
C．3D-printed Houses — Well Begun Is Half Done
D．3D-printed Houses — Easier Said Than Done
An owl(猫头鹰) named Flaco escaped New York’s Central Park Zoo last week after his cage was broken. This set off a bird- hunt of police officers and park rangers( 护林员). Zoo officials worried that Flaco, who had been kept in his zoo cage for 13 years, may have lost the survival abilities he needed in the wild. They placed some of his favorite treats in the open air to attempt to trap him.
Flaco w as not fooled. Instead, he was sighted flying over 5th Avenue, and Central Park’s skating rink. A number of New Yorkers stamped into Central Park to try to catch a glimpse of Flaco, taking photos with excitement.
But this week, zoo officials announced they accepted that Flaco remained in Central Park because he had been seen bringing up bones and fur from the park’s abundant community of rats. “He has been very successful at hunting and consuming the abundant rats in the park.” zoo officials told the New York Post. “And that’s amazing. He’s hunting on his own. He’s flying better. Flaco really seems to be enjoying himself out there.”
There is a caution attached to this story of an owl who is making it on his own in the city that never sleeps. Owls are nocturnal. They go around searching for food at night. They sleep during the day, or try to, like lots of people who work the overnight shift. Yet some New Yorkers who don’t know proper bird-watching behavior reportedly see Flaco sleep in a tree during the day, a nd begin to shout at him. It interrupts his sleep. Flaco can’t try to say “shh, shh” with the traditional New York reply. After all, a bird can’t give someone the bird.
32．Why were zoo officials concerned about Flaco’s ability to survive?
A．Because his favourite food was too little.
B．Because he might be attacked by police.
C．Because his cage was severely damaged.
D．Because he was kept in his cage for long.
33．What can we infer about Flaco from the third paragraph?
A．He has adapted to the wild. B．He has found his previous home.
C．He still faces great challenges. D．He dislikes the rats in the park.
34．What does the underlined word “nocturnal” in paragraph 4 mean?
A．Scary-looking. B．Shy and quiet.
C．Active at night. D．Badly-behaved.
35．Which word best descr ibes the author’s attitude to the interruption to Flaco’s sleep?
A．Cautious. B．Favorable. C．Ambiguous. D．Disapproving.
五、七选五
Time to make lemonade out of life’s lemons
When you have an unexpected lockdown staring at you, take it one day at a time. Instead of getting bogged down by the thought, take each of those days as an opportunity to build new skills, explore hobbies and do things you’ve always wanted to. 36 .
1. Give your house a makeover
37 ? With a lockdown in full progress, this may be a good time to give your home a fresh new look. Change the curtains, move your tables, chairs and sofas around the house to try out new combinations. Besides burning good calories, this activity could help you hit the reset button and let you escape the boredom of same-old.
2 38 There are at least half a dozen people, at any given point of time that you need to call back. An
elderly aunt, that slightly touchy friend, or your former colleague — you really meant to call them back, but ... you know how it is. This is a good time to find out how your friends and family are doing. Spread the warmth and stay bonded.
3. Find the bookworm in you
This is a no-brainer to be honest. Besides being a great entertainer, this can be a great use of your me-time, simply because you will enhance your knowledge of people, society, history and culture. 39 .
4. Try digital housekeeping
Your home may be tidy and in order, but your digital life is a mess: photos all out of place, the music from god-knows-when, old text files that need to be cleaned up. 40 . Most importantly, you need to change your passwords and keep them safe.
A．Be a social butterfly — on the phone
B．Here is a list of ideas for you to explore
C．Also, research suggests that reading keeps you smarter
D．Used to the common setting of your routine workplace
E．Therefore, you are supposed to finish the following things
F．Not to mention a system backup and an update of your operating system
G．Tired of seeing the same old seating/dining arrangements, day in, day out
六、完形填空
We have no idea what the job market will look like in 2050. It is generally agreed that machine learning and
are conflicting views about the nature of the change and its urgency. Some believe that within only a decade or two,
will keep creating new jobs and will provide greater future for all.
So, are we really facing a terrifying sudden change, or are such 45 meant to attract people’s attention? It is hard to say. Fears that automation will create considerable 46 go back to the 19’century, and so far they have never come true. Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, for every job lost to a machine at least one new job was 47 , and the average standard of living has increased greatly.
Yet, there are good reasons to think that this time is different, and that machine learning will be a real
48 . Humans have two types of abilities — physical and cognitive (认知的). In the past, machines competed with humans mainly in 49 abilities, while humans still had a great advantage over machines in cognitive.
50 , as physical jobs in agriculture and industry were automated, new service jobs appeared that required the kind of cognitive skills only humans possess. They include learning, 51 , communicating and, above all else, understanding human emotions. However, AI is now beginning to 52 humans in more and more of these skills, including the understanding of human emotions.
We don’t know of any third field of activity — beyond the physical and the cognitive — where humans will always have a secure 53 . It is important to realize that AI revolution is not just about computers getting faster and smarter. It is also one that is being 54 by our breakthroughs in the life sciences and the social sciences as well. The better we understand the biochemical mechanisms(机制) that support human desires and choices, the better computers can become at analyzing human emotions, predicting human decisions, and 55 human drivers, bankers and lawyers.
41．A．carve B．change C．replace D．threaten
42．A．Besides B．However C．Therefore D．Likewise
43．A．economically B．psychologically C．environmentally D．socially
44．A．urbanization B．cooperation C．competition D．automation
45．A．outcomes B．forecasts C．excuses D．reflections
46．A．damage B．emergency C．production D．unemployment
47．A．dumped B．shelved C．created D．testified
48．A．trouble-maker B．time-saver C．game-changer D．truth-seeker
49．A．physical B．mental C．social D．mathematical
50．A．By contrast B．For example C．As a result D．In addition
51．A．analyzing B．copying C．walking D．measuring
52．A．go in for B．make do with C．turn away from D．catch up with 53．A．environment B．connection C．estimation D．advantage
54．A．dampened B．defined C．fueled D．doubted
55．A．appealing B．replacing C．standardizing D．diversifying
七、用单词的适当形式完成短文
八、感谢信/祝贺信
66．假定你是李华，在生日来临之际你收到了美国网友Nancy寄来的礼物。

请你用英语给她回一封电子邮件，要点如下：
1. 礼物已收到；
2. 表示谢意；
3. 回赠礼物
注意：1. 词数80 左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头与结尾已给，不计入总词数。

Dear Nancy,
____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________
Yours,
Li Hua
九、读后续写
67．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 a very cold morning as it had been raining very heavily the previous night. As my mother was feeling a little uncomfortable, my sister volunteered to drive me to school. I overslept and as a result, was a bit late for school. We got into the car hurriedly. The roads were already jammed with traffic. It appeared that everyone was late as well.
My sister was a careful driver and despite the fact that I was late, she refused to drive fast on the slippery road.
I was lucky she was such a determined and careful person because a few hundred meters away from the school, we witnessed an accident.
It all happened in an instant, as most accidents do. A car took a left turning without signaling and a school bus crashed into it heavily. A few cars behind the school bus hit the bus as they could not stop in time and soon it became a pile-up. The car was damaged badly while the school bus also had some damage. And the already crowded road became more jammed with vehicles, which came to a mess. We wanted to help the victims. My sister drove to a stop at the roadside not too far from the accident spot.
The scene that greeted us was terrible. I first rushed to the car. The driver, a lady, lay trapped behind the wheel, unable to move. Three schoolchildren were in the back seat, their faces white with fear. Two of them were seriously hurt and bleeding from the head and hands. They were conscious although too weak and frightened to realize what had happened. We called an ambulance and while waiting, we tried as much as possible to help the victims. As a result of our joint efforts, the driver and the children were moved to safety and taken care of.
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。

Then, I rushed to the bus filled with children’s cries.
____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ After the ambulance had left, two policemen asked me about the accident.
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