2023届高三晚自习英语限时精练
(练习时间:3.20日晚上 整体难度:★★★★)
一、阅读理解
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University of Wisconsin — River Falls
Student Custodian (保管人) Position Description
Title: Student Custodian
Department: Facilities Management
Reports to: Custodial Services Chief
Appointment: Academic Year 2022-2023
Payment: $7. 50 per hour
Position Summary:
The Facilities Management Student Custodian position is an undergraduate student employee working in the academic buildings of campus to assist permanent staff in providing basic custodial duties. This position requires early morning and midmorning hours starting as early as 6:00 a.m.
Responsibilities:
*Maintain classrooms and labs through cleaning floors, blackboards, erasers; replacing chalks; straightening furniture; removing garbage; cleaning wastebaskets, furniture, glass, doors, walls, and other surfaces.
* Perform minor building and furniture repair.
* Maintain outside entry areas through the removal of snow, litter, leaves, etc.
* Attend meetings, safety training, etc.
Qualifications and Conditions of Employment:
* Must be enrolled (注册) as a full-time student during the period of employment.
*A grade point average (GPA) of 2.25 or higher before and during employment.
* Must possess the physical and mental strength to perform required work including moving furniture, and work on one’s feet for long periods of time including frequent lifting of up to 50 pounds or more.
*Must attend custodial staff meetings every two weeks.
1. Which of the following describes the position rightly
A.It is a voluntary job. B.It is an assistance job.
C.It is an afternoon job. D.It is provided for a graduate student.
2. What will a Student Custodian do
A.Purchase new furniture. B.Keep classrooms clean.
C.Assist students to do their studies. D.Provide safety training for students.
3. What is required for an employee
A.The grade point average should be 2.5 at least.
B.Attending staff meetings weekly.
C.Having enough strength to move furniture.
D.Being enrolled as a full-time teacher.
B
What do you do when nobody is around to take your picture You take a selfie (拍照) .But what about selfies in space On Twitter last year, NASA astronaut Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, who famously became the second man to walk on the moon in July 1969, laid claim to a spaceflight first taking the first selfie in space during the Gemini XII mission in 1966.
“For me, it needs to be digital to be selfie,” argues Jennifer Levasseur, who is in charge of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. According to Levasseur, the concept of a selfie is directly linked to Internet culture and human desire to interact on social platforms. “The thing that makes a selfie is sharing it,” she says.
Still, astronauts have been carrying cameras abroad space vehicles since the 1960s ,and they've taken plenty of pictures of themselves along the way. Astronauts had to pull the film magazines out and leave their cameras behind when they returned to Earth because early space missions were restricted by a conservative weight limit on the return trip.
A big change in space camera technology came after sad loss of the space shuttle Columbia who broke apart on its return to Earth in 2003. “Fearing that they would never be able to bring the film back from space and lose all that hard work celebrated the push for digital.” Levasseur says.
Today astronauts can have access to the Internet and social platforms in space and post true based selfies taken by digital cameras. Taking selfies and sharing them on social media is a way that astronauts in space can participate in the same activities people on Earth do every day. The first astronaut selfie that went viral(网红的) on the internet was one by Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide in 2012.
4. What does Levasseur think of Aldrin's claim
A.It hardly makes any sense. B.It revolutionizes astronautics.
C.It contradicts public opinions. D.It needs to be further proved.
5. Why were cameras left in space on early space missions
A.To lighten the load of the spaceship.
B.To test cameras under extreme conditions.
C.To prepare for the next stage of spaceexploration.
D.To take more pictures in space by remote control.
6. What advanced space camera technology
A.The invention of new films
B.The fear of falling behind in the space race
C.The concern about the loss of valuable data
D.The popularity of space selfies on socia media
7. What is the best title for the text
A.The Exploration of Space.
B.The History of Selfies in Space.
C.The Change in Space Camera Technology.
D.The Development in Space Technology.
C
In its early history, Chicago had floods frequently, especially in the spring, making the streets so muddy that people, horses, and carts got stuck. An old joke that was popular at the time went something like this: A man is stuck up to his waist in a muddy Chicago street. Asked if he needs help, he replies, “No, thanks. I’ve got a good horse under me.”
The city planner decided to build an underground drainage (排水) system, but there simply wasn’t enough difference between the height of the ground level and the water level. The only two options were to lower the Chicago River or raise the city.
An engineer named Ellis Chesbrough convinced the city that it had no choice but to build the pipes above ground and then cover them with dirt. This raised the level of the city’s streets by as much as 12 feet.
This of course created a new problem: dirt practically buried the first floors of every building in Chicago. Building owners were faced with a choice: either change the first floors of their buildings into basements, and the second stories into main floors, or hoist the entire buildings to meet the new street level. Small wood-frame buildings could be lifted fairly easily. But what about large, heavy structures like Tremont Hotel, which was a six-story brick building
That’s where George Pullman came in. He had developed some house-moving skills successfully. To lift a big structure like the Tremont Hotel, Pullman would place thousands of jackscrews (螺旋千斤顶) beneath the building’s foundation. One man was assigned to operate each section of roughly 10 jackscrews. At Pullman’s signal, each man turned his jackscrew the same amount at the same time, thereby raising the building slowly and evenly. Astonishingly, the Tremont Hotel stayed open during the entire operation, and many of its guests didn’t even notice anything was happening.
Some people like to say that every problem has a solution. But in Chicago’s early history, every engineering solution seemed to create a new problem. Now that Chicago’s waste water was draining efficiently into the Chicago River, the city’s next step was to clean the polluted river.
8. The author mentions the joke to show .
A.horses were fairly useful in Chicago
B.the Chicago people were particularly humorous
C.Chicago was very dangerous in the spring
D.Chicago’s streets were extremely muddy
9. The city planners were convinced by Ellis Chesbrough to .
A.lift the level of streets with pipes B.lower the Chicago River by drains
C.build pipes to fight against heavy floods D.get rid of the street dirt through pipes
10. What can we conclude about the moving operation of the Tremont Hotel
A.It separated the building from its foundation.
B.It interrupted the business of the hotel.
C.It involved Pullman turning ten jackscrews.
D.It went on smoothly as intended.
11. The passage is mainly about the early Chicago’s .
A.popular life styles and their influences
B.environmental disasters and their causes
C.engineering problems and their solutions
D.successful businessmen and their achievements
二、七选五阅读
Different Approaches to Reducing Food Waste
Food plays a key role in people’s life. While many people in poor communities (社区) suffer from a shortage of food, a large amount of food is wasted in the rest of the world. 12 Here are some tips on how to reduce food waste.
Learn to store food. Not sure how to keep those greens from wilting (蔫) overnight Can’t keep your tomatoes fresh for more than a day or two Do your research on food storage and you’ll get the rewards. Not sure where to start 13
Use it all. 14 For example, leave the skin on carrots and potatoes (The skins actually have a ton of valuable nutrients!), save the beet greens for a salad, and don’t throw away the outer skin of oranges!
15 Many fruits and vegetables are thrown away because they aren’t “pretty” enough. Buying food that comes in a different shape, size or colour helps use up food that might be given up.
Understand best-before dates correctly. People often confuse best-before dates with expiry dates (有效期). The best-before date has nothing to do with the safety of the food. 16 So while the taste may not be that good, many food items are still safe to eat for many days beyond the best-before date.
A.It refers to flavour (味道) and nutritional value, which is of great help to your body.
B.Therefore, food waste is a serious problem that needs our attention.
C.Check out Local Produce Storage Guide online.
D.Pick the “funny looking” food.
E.You often remove a part of whatever food you’ re cooking with, but often those food items can be saved.
F.Keep a “need to eat” list everyday in your daily life.
G.This will save you time in the long run.
三、语法填空
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
My dad is an enthusiastic (狂热的) runner who 17 (great) influenced me when I was young. So I was very sporty before the age of 14. However, when my family move, my new school didn’t pay much attention 18 sports and had no after-school activities like football or running. Over the next few years, I 19 (stop) exercising apart from during Physical Education lessons at school. It looked like I was 20 (health); however, I was not.
One day, I was late for a bus, tried to run after it and in under a minute was out of breath! This made me realize how unfit I was. 21 (help) myself get in shape again, I made a(n) 22 (decide) that I would take up a kind of sport.
A friend of mine suggested a swimming pool 23 she goes to a few times a week. Now, I’m a swimming lover! I find swimming in the pool very 24 (relax). I swim for 25 hour three times a week. I hope that I will soon start to feel the benefits of regular exercise, and will become 26 (fit) than before.
四、翻译
27. 幸存者目之所及,满目皆是疮痍。(everywhere; ruins) (汉译英)
28. 健康专家经常提醒那些吸烟成瘾者关注自身健康。(remind,addict) (汉译英)
29. 中外游客不仅领略了这里的山水美景,也对当地的文化和悠久历史有了大致的了解。(Not only) (汉译英)
五、读后续写
30. 阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事。
I wasn’t the most popular kid in my freshman year. I wasn’t into fashion, preferred reading to sports, had difficulty talking to boys. Therefore, the first year of high school hadn’t been kind to me.I had no close friends. I mostly kept to myself with my head buried in a book.
Ashley was very different from me. She was outspoken and fashionable. She was quite popular. These were qualities I knew nothing about. We had always been in the same classes throughout school, but had never talked much.
During summer school, we were both taking classes. The teacher paired us up on an assignment. We met at the library to work on the project and really got well. Of course, Ashley did most of the talking. When classes ended we continued to hang out.
I looked up to Ashley; she was all of the things I thought I wanted to be. I began listening to the music she listened to, wearing the clothes she wore. I quit reading and started watching the TV programs Ashley watched. I even tailored my sophomore (大二) year schedule to her interests. I decided to take art class even though I had really wanted to take theatre.
When we started school again, Ashley introduced me to her group of friends, the“cool girls.” She was the leader of their group. Finally I ft in. I followed them around, laughing when they told jokes, agreeing when they had opinions. I didn’t say much. I wouldn’t want them to think that I was being rude by disagreeing. This continued for several months.
One day, I overheard Ashley and her friends were talking about me.
“She’s such a loser,“ one girl said to the group.“Ashley, she just follows you around trying to be you. She copies you;she doesn’t have a personality of her own.”
Then Ashley replied,“I know, I wish she would leave us alone. We were in summer school together and now she thinks we’re best friends or something."
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。
Paragraph 1:
I stood rooted to the spot, feeling mortified (受辱的) and heartbroken.
Paragraph 2:
Hearing my mom ‘s advice, l decided I was going to stop crying and discover who I was.
参考答案
【答案】
1. B
2. B
3. C
【答案】
4. A;
5. A;
6. C;
7. B
【答案】
8. D;
9. A;
10. D;
11. C
【答案】
12. B
13. C
14. E
15. D
16. A
【答案】
17. greatly;
18. to;
19. stopped;
20. healthy;
21. To help;
22. decision;
23. that/which;
24. relaxing;
25. an;
26. fitter
27. 【答案】
As far as the survivors can see, there are ruins everywhere.
28. 【答案】
Health experts often remind those smokingsmoking addicts to take care of their health.
29. 【答案】Not only have the visitors from home and abroad appreciated the beautiful landscape / scenery here, but they have had a general understanding of the local culture and long history.
30. 【答案】I stood rooted to the spot, feeling mortified and heartbroken. My hands were shaking, my face felt hot, and my eyes began to wet with uncontrollable tears. How had this happened I thought we were friends. I didn’t know Ashley thought of me in that way. I couldn’t stay there and listen any more. I ran home and told my mother what had happened. She just held me while I sobbed for hours. After I calmed down, she patted my head and said gently, “Just be yourself and people will like you for who you are”
Hearing my mom’s advice, l decided I was going to stop crying and discover who I was. Ashley and I didn’t speak any more after that. Over the next month, I went through a lot of changes. I rediscovered reading, and developed my own opinions. I never again just followed the crowd. I dropped art class and joined theatre. I began making new friends who liked me for who I was. The friends I made in theatre are still my great friends to this day. When I look back, I consider it a gift. What they said about me was true. If I hadn’t been given the chance to realize it, I might have been too concerned with “fitting in” to experience some of the best times of my life.
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