2023屆高三晚自習(xí)英語(yǔ)限時(shí)精練

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一、閱讀理解

A

UniversityofWisconsin-RiverFalls

StudentCustodian（保管人）PositionDescription

Title:StudentCustodian

Department:FacilitiesManagement

Reportsto:CustodialServicesChief

Appointment:AcademicYear2022-2023

Payment:$7.50perhour

PositionSummary:

TheFacilitiesManagementStudentCustodianpositionisanundergraduatestudentemployee

workingintheacademicbuildingsofcampustoassistpermanentstaffinprovidingbasiccustodial

duties.Thispositionrequiresearlymorningandmidmorninghoursstartingasearlyas6:00a.m.

Responsibilities:

*Maintainclassroomsandlabsthroughcleaningfloors,blackboards,erasers;replacingchalks;

straighteningfurniture;removinggarbage;cleaningwastebaskets,furniture,glass,doors,walls,

andothersurfaces.

*Performminorbuildingandfurniturerepair.

*Maintainoutsideentryareasthroughtheremovalofsnow,litter,leaves,etc.

*Attendmeetings,safetytraining,etc.

QualificationsandConditionsofEmployment:

*Mustbeenrolled（注冊(cè)）asafull-timestudentduringtheperiodofemployment.

*Agradepointaverage(GPA)of2.25orhigherbeforeandduringemployment.

*Mustpossessthephysicalandmentalstrengthtoperformrequiredworkincludingmoving

furniture,andworkonone'sfeetforlongperiodsoftimeincludingfrequentliftingofupto50

poundsormore.

*Mustattendcustodialstaffmeetingseverytwoweeks.

1.Whichofthefollowingdescribesthepositionrightly?

A.Itisavoluntaryjob.B.Itisanassistancejob.

C.Itisanafternoonjob.D.Itisprovidedforagraduatestudent.

2.WhatwillaStudentCustodiando?

A.Purchasenewfurniture.B.Keepclassroomsclean.

C.Assiststudentstodotheirstudies.D.Providesafetytrainingforstudents.

3.Whatisrequiredforanemployee?

A.Thegradepointaverageshouldbe2.5atleast.

B.Attendingstaffmeetingsweekly.

C.Havingenoughstrengthtomovefurniture.

D.Beingenrolledasafull-timeteacher.

B

Whatdoyoudowhennobodyisaroundtotakeyourpicture?Youtakeaselfie(拍照).But

whataboutselfiesinspace?OnTwitterlastyear;NASAastronautEdwin"Buzz"Aldrin,who

famouslybecamethesecondmantowalkonthemooninJuly1969,laidclaimtoaspaceflightfirst

takingthefirstselfieinspaceduringtheGeminiXIImissionin1966.

“Forme,itneedstobedigitaltobeselfie/arguesJenniferLevasseur;whoisinchargeofthe

SmithsonianNationalAirandSpaceMuseum.AccordingtoLevasseur,theconceptofaselfieis

directlylinkedtoInternetcultureandhumandesiretointeractonsocialplatforms.Z/Thethingthat

makesaselfieissharingit,“shesays.

Still,astronautshavebeencarryingcamerasabroadspacevehiclessincethe1960s,andthey've

takenplentyofpicturesofthemselvesalongtheway.Astronautshadtopullthefilmmagazines

outandleavetheircamerasbehindwhentheyreturnedtoEarthbecauseearlyspacemissions

wererestrictedbyaconservativeweightlimitonthereturntrip.

AbigchangeinspacecameratechnologycameaftersadlossofthespaceshuttleColumbiawho

brokeapartonitsreturntoEarthin2003.'Tearingthattheywouldneverbeabletobringthefilm

backfromspaceandloseallthathardworkcelebratedthepushfordigital/'Levasseursays.

TodayastronautscanhaveaccesstotheInternetandsocialplatformsinspaceandposttruebased

selfiestakenbydigitalcameras.Takingselfiesandsharingthemonsocialmediaisawaythat

astronautsinspacecanparticipateinthesameactivitiespeopleonEarthdoeveryday.Thefirst

astronautselfiethatwentviral（網(wǎng)紅的）ontheinternetwasonebyJapaneseastronautAkihiko

Hoshidein2012.

4.WhatdoesLevasseurthinkofAldrin'sclaim?

A.Ithardlymakesanysense.B.Itrevolutionizesastronautics.

C.Itcontradictspublicopinions.D.Itneedstobefurtherproved.

5.Whywerecamerasleftinspaceonearlyspacemissions?

A.Tolightentheloadofthespaceship.

B.Totestcamerasunderextremeconditions.

C.Toprepareforthenextstageofspaceexploration.

D.Totakemorepicturesinspacebyremotecontrol.

6.Whatadvancedspacecameratechnology?

A.Theinventionofnewfilms

B.Thefearoffallingbehindinthespacerace

C.Theconcernaboutthelossofvaluabledata

D.Thepopularityofspaceselfiesonsociamedia

7.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheExplorationofSpace.

B.TheHistoryofSelfiesinSpace.

C.TheChangeinSpaceCameraTechnology.

D.TheDevelopmentinSpaceTechnology.

C

Initsearlyhistory,Chicagohadfloodsfrequently,especiallyinthespring,makingthestreets

somuddythatpeople,horses,andcartsgotstuck.Anoldjokethatwaspopularatthetimewent

somethinglikethis:AmanisstuckuptohiswaistinamuddyChicagostreet.Askedifheneeds

help,hereplies,Z/No,thanks.I'vegotagoodhorseunderme.”

Thecityplannerdecidedtobuildanundergrounddrainage（由F水）system,buttheresimplywasn't

enoughdifferencebetweentheheightofthegroundlevelandthewaterlevel.Theonlytwo

optionsweretolowertheChicagoRiverorraisethecity.

AnengineernamedEllisChesbroughconvincedthecitythatithadnochoicebuttobuildthepipes

abovegroundandthencoverthemwithdirt.Thisraisedthelevelofthecity'sstreetsbyasmuch

as12feet.

Thisofcoursecreatedanewproblem:dirtpracticallyburiedthefirstfloorsofeverybuildingin

Chicago.Buildingownerswerefacedwithachoice:eitherchangethefirstfloorsoftheirbuildings

intobasements,andthesecondstoriesintomainfloors,orhoisttheentirebuildingstomeetthe

newstreetlevel.Smallwood-framebuildingscouldbeliftedfairlyeasily.Butwhataboutlarge,

heavystructureslikeTremontHotel,whichwasasix-storybrickbuilding?

That'swhereGeorgePullmancamein.Hehaddevelopedsomehouse-movingskillssuccessfully.

ToliftabigstructureliketheTremontHotel,Pullmanwouldplacethousandsofjackscrews（螺旋

千斤頂）beneaththebuilding'sfoundation.Onemanwasassignedtooperateeachsectionof

roughly10jackscrews.AtPullman'ssignal,eachmanturnedhisjackscrewthesameamountatthe

sametime,therebyraisingthebuildingslowlyandevenly.Astonishingly,theTremontHotelstayed

openduringtheentireoperation,andmanyofitsguestsdidn'tevennoticeanythingwas

happening.

Somepeopleliketosaythateveryproblemhasasolution.ButinChicago'searlyhistory,every

engineeringsolutionseemedtocreateanewproblem.NowthatChicago'swastewaterwas

drainingefficientlyintotheChicagoRiveothecity'snextstepwastocleanthepollutedriver.

8.Theauthormentionsthejoketoshow

A.horseswerefairlyusefulinChicago

B.theChicagopeoplewereparticularlyhumorous

C.Chicagowasverydangerousinthespring

D.Chicago/sstreetswereextremelymuddy

9.ThecityplannerswereconvincedbyEllisChesbroughto.

A.liftthelevelofstreetswithpipesB.lowertheChicagoRiverbydrains

C.buildpipestofightagainstheavyfloodsD.getridofthestreetdirtthroughpipes

10.WhatcanweconcludeaboutthemovingoperationoftheTremontHotel?

A.Itseparatedthebuildingfromitsfoundation.

B.Itinterruptedthebusinessofthehotel.

C.ItinvolvedPullmanturningtenjackscrews.

D.Itwentonsmoothlyasintended.

11.ThepassageismainlyabouttheearlyChicago's.

A.popularlifestylesandtheirinfluences

B.environmentaldisastersandtheircauses

C.engineeringproblemsandtheirsolutions

D.successfulbusinessmenandtheirachievements

二、七選五閱讀

DifferentApproachestoReducingFoodWaste

Foodplaysakeyroleinpeople'slife.Whilemanypeopleinpoorcommunities（社區(qū)）sufferfroma

shortageoffood,alargeamountoffoodiswastedintherestoftheworld.12Hereare

sometipsonhowtoreducefoodwaste.

Learntostorefood.Notsurehowtokeepthosegreensfromwilting（篇）overnight?Can'tkeep

yourtomatoesfreshformorethanadayortwo?Doyourresearchonfoodstorageandyou'llget

therewards.Notsurewheretostart?13

Useitall.14Forexample,leavetheskinoncarrotsandpotatoes（Theskinsactually

haveatonofvaluablenutrients!）,savethebeetgreensforasalad,anddon'tthrowawaytheouter

skinoforanges!

15Manyfruitsandvegetablesarethrownawaybecausetheyaren't"pretty“enough.

Buyingfoodthatcomesinadifferentshape,sizeorcolourhelpsuseupfoodthatmightbegiven

up.

Understandbest-beforedatescorrectly.Peopleoftenconfusebest-beforedateswithexpirydates

（有效期）.Thebest-beforedatehasnothingtodowiththesafetyofthefood.16So

whilethetastemaynotbethatgood,manyfooditemsarestillsafetoeatformanydaysbeyond

thebest-beforedate.

A.Itreferstoflavour（味道）andnutritionalvalue,whichisofgreathelptoyourbody.

B.Therefore,foodwasteisaseriousproblemthatneedsourattention.

C.CheckoutLocalProduceStorageGuideonline.

D.Pickthe"funnylooking7'food.

E.Youoftenremoveapartofwhateverfoodyou'recookingwith,butoftenthosefooditemscan

besaved.

F.Keepa"needtoeat"listeverydayinyourdailylife.

G.Thiswillsaveyoutimeinthelongrun.

三、語(yǔ)法填空

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個(gè)單詞）或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Mydadisanenthusiastic(狂熱的)runnerwho17(great)influencedmewhenIwas

young.SoIwasverysportybeforetheageof14.However,whenmyfamilymove,mynewschool

didn'tpaymuchattention18sportsandhadnoafter-schoolactivitieslikefootballor

running.Overthenextfewyears,I19(stop)exercisingapartfromduringPhysical

Educationlessonsatschool.ItlookedlikeIwas20(health);however,Iwasnot.

Oneday,Iwaslateforabus,triedtorunafteritandinunderaminutewasoutofbreath!This

mademerealizehowunfitIwas.21(help)myselfgetinshapeagain,Imadea(n)

22(decide)thatIwouldtakeupakindofsport.

Afriendofminesuggestedaswimmingpool23shegoestoafewtimesaweek.Now,

I'maswimminglover!Ifindswimminginthepoolvery24(relax).Iswimfor25

hourthreetimesaweek.IhopethatIwillsoonstarttofeelthebenefitsofregularexercise,and

willbecome26(fit)thanbefore.

四、翻譯

27.幸存者目之所及，滿目皆是瘡痍。(everywhere;ruins)(漢譯英)

28.健康專家經(jīng)常提醒那些吸煙成癮者關(guān)注自身健康。(remind,addict)(漢譯英)

29.中外游客不僅領(lǐng)略了這里的山水美景，也對(duì)當(dāng)?shù)氐奈幕陀凭脷v史有了大致的了解。

(Notonly)(漢譯英)

五、讀后續(xù)寫

30.閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)所給情節(jié)進(jìn)行續(xù)寫，使之構(gòu)成一個(gè)完整的故事。

Iwasn'tthemostpopularkidinmyfreshmanyear.Iwasn'tintofashion,preferredreadingtosports,

haddifficultytalkingtoboys.Therefore,thefirstyearofhighschoolhadn'tbeenkindtome.Ihad

noclosefriends.Imostlykepttomyselfwithmyheadburiedinabook.

Ashleywasverydifferentfromme.Shewasoutspokenandfashionable.Shewasquitepopular.

ThesewerequalitiesIknewnothingabout.Wehadalwaysbeeninthesameclassesthroughout

school,buthadnevertalkedmuch.

Duringsummerschool,wewerebothtakingclasses.Theteacherpairedusuponanassignment.

Wemetatthelibrarytoworkontheprojectandreallygotwell.Ofcourse,Ashleydidmostofthe

talking.Whenclassesendedwecontinuedtohangout.

IlookeduptoAshley;shewasallofthethingsIthoughtIwantedtobe.Ibeganlisteningtothe

musicshelistenedto,wearingtheclothesshewore.IquitreadingandstartedwatchingtheTV

programsAshleywatched.Ieventailoredmysophomore（大二）yearscheduletoherinterests.I

decidedtotakeartclasseventhoughIhadreallywantedtotaketheatre.

Whenwestartedschoolagain,Ashleyintroducedmetohergroupoffriends,the/zcoolgirls?She

wastheleaderoftheirgroup.FinallyIftin.Ifollowedthemaround,laughingwhentheytoldjokes,

agreeingwhentheyhadopinions.Ididn'tsaymuch.Iwouldn'twantthemtothinkthatIwasbeing

rudebydisagreeing.Thiscontinuedforseveralmonths.

Oneday,IoverheardAshleyandherfriendsweretalkingaboutme.

"She'ssuchaloser/onegirlsaidtothegroup/7\shley,shejustfollowsyouaroundtryingtobeyou.

Shecopiesyou;shedoesn'thaveapersonalityofherown.”

ThenAshleyreplied/lknow,Iwishshewouldleaveusalone.Wewereinsummerschooltogether

andnowshethinkswe'rebestfriendsorsomething."

注意：

L續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；

2.請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。

Paragraph1:

Istoodrootedtothespot,feelingmortified（受辱的）andheartbroken.

Paragraph2:

Hearingmymom'sadvice,IdecidedIwasgoingtostopcryinganddiscoverwhoIwas.

參考答案

【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.Tohelp；

22.decision；

23.that/which；

24.relaxing；

25.an；

26.fitter

27.【答案】

Asfarasthesurvivorscansee,thereareruinseverywhere.

28.【答案