广东省汕头市金山中学2022-2023学年高三下学期校模英语试题+答案

汕头市金山中学2023届高三年级校模
英语
本试卷共8页，满分120分。考试用时120分钟。
第二部盼阅读（共两节，满盼50分）
第-节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满粉37.5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。
A
As a language learning enthusiast,I've come up with the best apps for leaming English from
the thousands of mobile apps out there.
Best for Pronunciation:ELSA Speak
ELSA Speak is probably the best mobile app around for helping you improve your English
pronunciation.The app's greatest strength is its intensive AI feedback,but ELSA also provides
mini-training sessions to really perfect your pronunciation.The AI analyzes your recordings based
on pronunciation,intonation and fluency then points out exactly which parts sound inaccurate.
Best for Immersing in English Videos:FluentU
FuentU is a language learning app that teaches you English through authentic videos like
news reports,movie scenes and interviews,with leamner tools for all levels.Each clip has
interactive subtitles so if you're not sure what a word means,you can hover over it and get in
explanation.The app also gives video examples for each word so you can team vocabulary in
context.
Best for Practical Topics:Babbel
Babbel has you learn and practice English with realistic conversations that surround things
that you're personally interested in.Lessons are short and consist of written and audio versions of
the grammar featured in the lessons.Then you are able to complete practice exercises to solidify
your understanding.
Best for Fun Beginner Lessons:Lingodeer
Lingodecr uses games and short exercises to teach beginner and intermediate English learners.
Lingodeer takes a gamified(游戏化的)approach to language learning with a goal-oriented
curriculum consisting of structured lessons and regular reviews.Lingodeer's lessons are arranged
according to themes,such as sports,weather,parts of the body and shopping.
21.What is the feature of ELSA Speak?
A.It analyzes learners'recordings.
B.It provides guidance for leamers.
C.It gives learners helpful feedback
D.It improves learners'communication skill.
22.Which app provides videos as learing resources?
A.FluentU.
B.ELSA Speak
C.Babbel.
D.Lingodeer.
23.What can learners do with the app Lingodeer?
A.Design games.
B.Study around a theme.
C.Structure lessons.
D.Take advanced courses.
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I have lived in rural America for nine years,first in Michigan,where I got my PhD；then in
central Illinois and now in Indiana,where I am a professor.In a place where most people have
lived the whole of their lives,I feel like a stranger.There are few things I enjoy more than
complaining about my geographic isolation.I'm a vegetarian,so there's nowhere to go for a nice
dinner that isn't 50 miles away.I'm black,so there's nowhere to get my hair done that doesn't
involve another 50-miled drive.And the closest major airport is two hours away.
I recite these gripes (to my friends.We all have grand ideas about what life would be
like if only we did that,or lived there.And there's this；I really don't intend to change most of the
things I complain about.Griping is seductive on those days when happiness requires too much
energy.Bur it also makes me lose sight of the fact that I was bom and grew up in Nebraska and
have lived most of my life in one of the plains states.When I go to the coasts,I am struck by how
unappealing big-city living can be.
While I may not love where I live,there are plenty of people who are proud to call this place
home.At a party with colleagues,I was going on about everything I couldn't stand in our town
when I noticed that they were silent and shifting uncomfortably.That moment forced a change in
me.Complaining may offer relief,but so does acceptance.There is no perfect life.By focusing on
gripes,I risk missing out on precious moments of appreciation.When I get home,I stand on my
balcony.look into the night sky and see the stars.I know that I have absolutely nothing to
complain about.
24.What causes the author's loneliness?
A.Dietary habits.
B.Racial prejudice.
C.Educational differences.
D.Identity confusion.
25.What does the underlined word "seductive"mean in paragraph 3?
A.Attractive.
B.Temporary.
C.Violent.
D.Flexible.
26.How might the author feel about himself when the atmosphere changed at party?
A.Humbled.
B.Angry.
C.Touched.
D.Calm.
27.What does the author realize in the end?
A.Every day is beautiful.
B.When in Rome,do as the Romans do.
C.Human must value lives themselves.
D.Don't be penny wise and pound foolish.
C
The rhino census(犀牛昔查)is out,bearing good news for the greater one-homed rhinos!In
September,2022.the International Rhino Foundation (IRF)documented in a report that there is a
baby boom in this population,representing an increase of 167 percent.
According to the report,there are a total of 4,014 greater one-homed rhinos living m India,
Nepal,and Bhutan.Although this is positive news,their IUCN (Intemational Union for
Conservation of Nature)status still remains vulnerable.
In India alone,the home to 70 percent of the world's greater one-homed rhinos,there was an
increase of 274 rhinos since the last bi-annual census,according to the organization Rhino
Review.
An important reason for