2024年4月15日发(作者：)

北京通州区2023年英语高三上期末监测试题

注意事项

1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。

2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B

铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。

3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。

第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1．

We all agree that it is good to help those in need, but when ______ comes to giving

away our money, things become strange.

A．that B．this C．it D．one

2．We could have done something meaningful in the time it ________ to watch that

boring movie.

A．has taken B．took C．had taken D．takes

3．

-Oh, we have finished our task and can have a good rest

．

- ________

．

Our manager took another order yesterday

．

A

．

Yes, it will

C．It's possible D．It's hard to say

4．

One hundred and fifteen Chinese companies hit the newly released Fortune 500 list

for 2017, ______ an increase for the 14th straight year, domestic website

reported on Thursday.

A

．

to realize B

．

realized

C．realizing D．having realized

5．

Why do you turn to me for help ______ you can easily work out the problem

independently?

A

．

until B

．

when

C．after D．unless

6．

.I didn’t ________ having to do the cooking myself, or I would have learnt one or two

dishes from my mom.

A

．

expect

C．forecast D．preview

7．

—You ought to have made an apology to Tom yesterday evening

．

—Yes, I know I __ __

．

A．ought to have B．have to C．should D．must have

B

．

anticipate

B

．

I don't take much of it

8．

No driving after drinking is a rule that every driver ____________ obey in our

country.

A

．

will

C．may D．can

B

．

shall

In the early morning all of us stood at the top of the mountain ___________ east of the

9．

city, watching __________burning sun rising.

A

．

/; a

C．the; the D．/; the

Some experts think, ________ genes, intelligence also depends on an adequate diet, a

10．

good education and a nice home environment.

A

．

instead of

C．apart from D．far from

B

．

except for

B

．

the; a

11．

Julie is one of those women who always the latest fashion.

A．put up with B．keep up with C．come up with D．get on with

12．My toothache me. I thought it was going away, but it is getting worse now.

A．kills B．is killing C．has killed D．killed

13．

— Can you do me a favour, Mr. Smith? My car ______ start.

— No problem. You can count on it.

A

．

won’t B

．

mustn’t

C．needn’t D．shouldn’t

14．

—What do you think of your preparations for the final exams?

—Not so good. Actually I feel like ______ for I’ve made little progress in Maths.

A

．

Daniel in the lion’s den

C．a good Samaritan D．a sacred cow

15．

—Could you tell me the____ of making such tasty cakes?

— Well, I just follow the directons in the cookbook.

A．feature B．plan C．cost D．trick

16．

Video games can be a poor influence if ________ in the wrong hands.

A．to leave B．leaving C．leave D．left

B

．

Achilles’ heel

17．

I would not be seeing the film

Green Book

now _____ me up in time.

A

．

were Kathy not to pick B

．

had Kathy not picked

C．if Kathy hasn’t picked D．if Kathy did not pick

18．

This is the first time that your parents have been abroad, ______?

A．haven’t they B．hasn’t it C．aren’t they D．isn’t it

19．

Not until the bus disappeared in the distance ________ her school bag was gone.

A

．

Tina had found

C．did Tina find D．Tina found

20．

That’s far more than the number that have actually ______ in recent years.

B

．

had Tina found

A．come to light B．come to life C．come across

第二部分 阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项

中，选出最佳选项。

21．（6分）

On the banks of Tanzania’s Lake Eyasi lives the world’s last

hunter-gatherer tribe (

部落

) — the Hadza. They don’t grow food, raise animals or build

houses. Instead they live a life unchanged for more than ten thousand years.

Their world is one of complete freedom — something modern society can barely

imagine and is unlikely to ever experience, let alone have the skills to stay alive. Text

messages and phone calls don’t exist. Nor do cars and electricity. No jobs, timetables,

and social structures. No laws, taxes and unbelievably, no money — the closest thing to

currency (

交易

) is the trade for a pair of shorts with a neighboring tribe.

We spent our time with the Hadza hunting baboons (

狒狒

), a daily activity for the

men. Their land is packed with sharp bushes, poisonous snakes and man-eating lions.

But a successful hunting trip is the difference between eating or going hungry.

The Hadza diet consists mainly of honey, fruit and meat. Men often hunt in pairs to

shoot animals with bows and arrows. The Hadza show us how to track animals, from

baboons to snakes to lions. They are hugely skilled with their handmade bows and

arrows — we have a go and barely get the arrow to go three feet in front of us.

The language of the Hadza is believed to be the oldest still-spoken language known

to man. The Hadza don’t have conflict, and have no memory of starvation. Their

population never reaches numbers that cannot be supported through hunting or

gathering. They never get from their land more than they need.

Unlike modern-day office workers, the Hadza enjoy an extraordinary amount of

free time. Their “work” — hunting for food — takes up around five hours of their day.

They’ve been in such a state of peaceful existence for thousands of years.

1

、

We can learn from the text that the Hadza_______.

A

．

lead a very simple life

B

．

live on traditional agriculture

C

．

have their own system of currency

D

．

show a lot of interest in new technology

2

、

Which of the following can describe the Hadza’s environment?

A

．

Stressful.

B

．

Comfortable.

C

．

Exciting.

D

．

Dangerous.

3

、

The relationship between the Hadza and nature_______.

A

．

is going wrong

B

．

is full of conflict

C

．

is in perfect harmony

D

．

is changing all the time

4

、

Why does the author come to visit the Hadza?

A

．

To study their native language.

B

．

To get to know their way of life.

C

．

To learn survival skills from them.

D

．

To persuade them to protect animals.

It is that time of year when people need to lock their cars. It’s not because

22．（8分）

there are a lot of criminals running around stealing cars. Rather, it’s because of the

good-hearted neighbors who want to share their harvest. Especially with this year’s

large crop, leaving a car unlocked in my neighborhood is an invitation for someone to

stuff it full of zucchini

（西葫芦）

.

My sister-in-law, Sharon, recently had a good year for tomatoes. She and her family

had eaten and canned so many that they began to feel their skin turn slightly red. That’s

when she decided it was time to share her blessings. She started calling everyone she

knew. When that failed, she began to ask everyone in the neighborhood like a politician,

eventually finding a neighbor delighted to have the tomatoes. “Feel free to take

whatever you want,” Sharon told her. She felt happy that she could help someone and

that the food didn’t go to waste.

A few days later, Sharon answered the door. There was the neighbor, holding some

bread. The neighbor smiled pleasantly, “I want to thank you for all of the tomatoes, and

I have to admit that I took a few other things and hope you wouldn’t mind.”

Sharon couldn’t think of anything else in her garden that had been worth

harvesting and said no. “Oh, but you did,” the neighbor said. “You had some of the

prettiest zucchini I’ve ever seen.”

Sharon was confused. Zucchini in her garden? They hadn’t even plated any

zucchini. But her neighbor insisted that there really were bright-green zucchini in her

garden. The two of them walked together into the backyard. When the neighbor pointed

at the long green vegetables, Sharon smiled, “Well, actually, those are cucumbers that

we never harvested, because they got too big, soft and bitter for eating or canning.”

The neighbor looked at Sharon, shock written all over her face. Then she smiled,

and held out the bread that she had shared all over the neighborhood, “I brought you a

loaf of cucumber bread. I hope you like it.”

1

、

Why does the author suggest that people in the neighborhood should lock their cars?

A

．

They might be stolen by thieves.

B

．

They night be moved away by the police.

C

．

Their neighbors might fill them with their harvest.

D

．

Their neighbors might throw rubbish in them.

2

、

What does the underlined word “blessings” in the second paragraph mean?

A

．

tomatoes. B

．

belongings.

C

．

helpful things. D

．

best wishes.

3

、

What did the neighbor do in Sharon’s garden?

A

．

She harvest tomatoes only.

B

．

She harvested zucchini by accident.

C

．

She took some cucumbers mistakenly.

D

．

She stole something without Sharon’s permission.

4

、

We can infer from the article that the neighbors bread would taste ________.

A

．

bitter but tasty B

．

strange and bitter

C

．

hard and sour D

．

soft and sweet.

23．（8分）

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●Business writing

Delivery method: Online, Video

Price: £49

About the course: Many people get blocked when forced to put their thoughts into

words at work. This course gives you the tools and techniques to improve your writing,

whether it's a two-line email or a two-hundred-page report.

●Travel writing courses

Delivery method: Classroom, Seminar

Price: £115 ( full day); £125 (evening classes)

About the course: Do you want to be a travel writer? Then come along to a one-day

travel writing workshop or a four-week travel writing evening class. The courses help

participants to write travel features and publish them in newspapers, magazines or on

websites.

●Pre-sessional programmes in EAP

Delivery method: Classroom, Seminar

Price: Starting from £1,250

About the course: Our five pre-sessional programmes in English for academic

purposes are intended for international students who plan to study at Aston University.

These programmes aim to equip you with the language and academic skills necessary

for success in your future chosen subject area.

●Masterclass

Delivery method: Classroom, Seminar

Price: Starting from £335

About the course: Whether you write fundraising letters, or for your website(s),

this course will help you gain the ideas, knowledge and skills you need to write

fundraising copy that produces more impressive and profitable results.

1

、

How is the business writing course different from the others?

A

．

It is delivered online. B

．

It offers evening classes.

C

．

It focuses on report writing. D

．

It is hosted by Aston University.

2

、

What can pre-sessional programmes in EAP help students do?

A

．

Choose a suitable college subject. B

．

Prepare themselves for university.

C

．

Go to world-class universities. D

．

Only improve their academic skills.

3

、

Which course fits John if he hopes to write inspiring words for fundraising activities?

A

．

Pre-sessional programmes in EAP. B

．

Travel writing courses.

C

．

Business writing. D

．

Masterclass.

24．（8分）

The Mokoko tribe (

部落

) lived on the wrong side of the island of two

faces. The two sides, separated by a great cliff (

悬崖

), were like night and day. The good

side was watered by rivers and was filled with trees and abundant food, while on the

wrong side there was hardly any water or plants, and wild beasts crowded together. The

Mokoko had the misfortune of having always lived there, with no way to cross to the

other side. Their life was hard and they lived in permanent terror of the beasts.

Along the edge of the cliff separating the two sides, a skinny but strong tree grew,

with which they could build two poles. There was no doubt that the tribe would choose

the great chief and doctor to use the poles. But when the two of them were given their

chance to make the jump, they didn’t dare to. They thought that the pole could break or

it would not be long enough. They put so much energy into these thoughts that they gave

in.

But into that tribe were born Nam and Ariki, a pair of young hearts. One day, they

decided to take up the poles. Nobody stopped them, but everyone did try to discourage

them, trying to present how dangerous the jumping was, using a thousand explanations.

“And what if what they say is true?” wondered the young Naru.

“Don’t worry. I am a bit scared too, but it doesn’t look so difficult,” replied Ariki,

ever determined.

“But if it goes wrong, it will be a terrible end,” continued Naru, undecided.

“Perhaps the jump will go badly. But staying forever on this side of the island

surely won’t work out well either.”

“You’re right. Let’s do it tomorrow.”

And on the next day, Naru and Ariki jumped to the good side of the island. When

taking up the poles, while feeling their desire, the fear hardly allowed them to breathe.

And while flying through the air, helpless and without support, they felt that something

must have gone wrong and death awaited them. But when they landed on the other side,

they thought the jump really hadn’t been so bad after all.

1

、

What situation were the Mokoko faced with?

A

．

They lived a difficult life without fearing the beasts.

B

．

They suffered a lot due to the terrible environment.

C

．

They had easy access to the good side.

D

．

They were surrounded by trees and rivers.

2

、

How did the chief and doctor feel when they were chosen?

A

．

Frightened. B

．

Energetic.

C

．

Desperate. D

．

Satisfied.

3

、

What’s the tribe members’ reaction when Nam and Ariki decided to take up the

poles?

A

．

The members desired to follow their steps.

B

．

The members tried to prevent the behaviour.

C

．

The members convinced them of the danger.

D

．

The members encouraged them to have a try.

4

、

What can we infer about Naru and Ariki?

A

．

They overcame difficulty with courage and determination.

B

．

They felt relaxed in the whole process of making the jump.

C

．

They never doubted the difficulty in making the jump.

D

．

They hesitated to make the jump over and over again.

25．（10分）

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蟋蟀

) at night, This romantic feast for senses is as much a celebration of the

season as it is a summer bucket list! Attractive illustrations(

插图

)and descriptive text

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Meet Suki. She’s a small dog with a big fear of the beach. When a rescue is in order,

Suki saves that the day, proving that there’s nothing to fear but fear itself. Quite

possibly the perfect picture book for anxious kids fearful to try new experiences, this

timeless treasure opens the door to calming dialogues and messages of bravery and

victory.

Available from Amazon. $11.84

◆Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall

You know that feeling when you’re as excited as you are scared to make a leap?

That’s how Jabari feels about his first jump off the diving board. He knows how to swim.

He knows jumping off sure looks fun. But does he have what it takes to take a try? With