2023屆高三晚自習英語限時精練（練習時間：3.20日晚上整體難度：★★★★）一、閱讀理解AUniversityofWisconsin—RiverFallsStudentCustodian(保管人)PositionDescriptionTitle:StudentCustodianDepartment:FacilitiesManagementReportsto:CustodialServicesChiefAppointment:AcademicYear2022-2023Payment:$7.50perhourPositionSummary:TheFacilitiesManagementStudentCustodianpositionisanundergraduatestudentemployeeworkingintheacademicbuildingsofcampustoassistpermanentstaffinprovidingbasiccustodialduties.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)asafull-timestudentduringtheperiodofemployment.*Agradepointaverage(GPA)of2.25orhigherbeforeandduringemployment.*Mustpossessthephysicalandmentalstrengthtoperformrequiredworkincludingmovingfurniture,andworkonone’sfeetforlongperiodsoftimeincludingfrequentliftingofupto50poundsormore.*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.BWhatdoyoudowhennobodyisaroundtotakeyourpicture?Youtakeaselfie(拍照).Butwhataboutselfiesinspace?OnTwitterlastyear,NASAastronautEdwin“Buzz”Aldrin,whofamouslybecamethesecondmantowalkonthemooninJuly1969,laidclaimtoaspaceflightfirsttakingthefirstselfieinspaceduringtheGeminiXIImissionin1966.“Forme,itneedstobedigitaltobeselfie,”arguesJenniferLevasseur,whoisinchargeoftheSmithsonianNationalAirandSpaceMuseum.AccordingtoLevasseur,theconceptofaselfieisdirectlylinkedtoInternetcultureandhumandesiretointeractonsocialplatforms.“Thethingthatmakesaselfieissharingit,”shesays.Still,astronautshavebeencarryingcamerasabroadspacevehiclessincethe1960s,andthey'vetakenplentyofpicturesofthemselvesalongtheway.AstronautshadtopullthefilmmagazinesoutandleavetheircamerasbehindwhentheyreturnedtoEarthbecauseearlyspacemissionswererestrictedbyaconservativeweightlimitonthereturntrip.AbigchangeinspacecameratechnologycameaftersadlossofthespaceshuttleColumbiawhobrokeapartonitsreturntoEarthin2003.“Fearingthattheywouldneverbeabletobringthefilmbackfromspaceandloseallthathardworkcelebratedthepushfordigital.”Levasseursays.TodayastronautscanhaveaccesstotheInternetandsocialplatformsinspaceandposttruebasedselfiestakenbydigitalcameras.TakingselfiesandsharingthemonsocialmediaisawaythatastronautsinspacecanparticipateinthesameactivitiespeopleonEarthdoeveryday.Thefirstastronautselfiethatwentviral(網(wǎng)紅的)ontheinternetwasonebyJapaneseastronautAkihikoHoshidein2012.4.WhatdoesLevasseurthinkofAldrin'sclaim?A．Ithardlymakesanysense.B．Itrevolutionizesastronautics.C．Itcontradictspublicopinions.D．Itneedstobefurtherproved.5.Whywerecamerasleftinspaceonearlyspacemissions?A．Tolightentheloadofthespaceship.B．Totestcamerasunderextremeconditions.C．Toprepareforthenextstageofspaceexploration.D．Totakemorepicturesinspacebyremotecontrol.6.Whatadvancedspacecameratechnology?A．TheinventionofnewfilmsB．ThefearoffallingbehindinthespaceraceC．TheconcernaboutthelossofvaluabledataD．Thepopularityofspaceselfiesonsociamedia7.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．TheExplorationofSpace.B．TheHistoryofSelfiesinSpace.C．TheChangeinSpaceCameraTechnology.D．TheDevelopmentinSpaceTechnology.CInitsearlyhistory,Chicagohadfloodsfrequently,especiallyinthespring,makingthestreetssomuddythatpeople,horses,andcartsgotstuck.Anoldjokethatwaspopularatthetimewentsomethinglikethis:AmanisstuckuptohiswaistinamuddyChicagostreet.Askedifheneedshelp,hereplies,“No,thanks.I’vegotagoodhorseunderme.”Thecityplannerdecidedtobuildanundergrounddrainage(排水)system,buttheresimplywasn’tenoughdifferencebetweentheheightofthegroundlevelandthewaterlevel.TheonlytwooptionsweretolowertheChicagoRiverorraisethecity.AnengineernamedEllisChesbroughconvincedthecitythatithadnochoicebuttobuildthepipesabovegroundandthencoverthemwithdirt.Thisraisedthelevelofthecity’sstreetsbyasmuchas12feet.Thisofcoursecreatedanewproblem:dirtpracticallyburiedthefirstfloorsofeverybuildinginChicago.Buildingownerswerefacedwithachoice:eitherchangethefirstfloorsoftheirbuildingsintobasements,andthesecondstoriesintomainfloors,orhoisttheentirebuildingstomeetthenewstreetlevel.Smallwood-framebuildingscouldbeliftedfairlyeasily.Butwhataboutlarge,heavystructureslikeTremontHotel,whichwasasix-storybrickbuilding?That’swhereGeorgePullmancamein.Hehaddevelopedsomehouse-movingskillssuccessfully.ToliftabigstructureliketheTremontHotel,Pullmanwouldplacethousandsofjackscrews(螺旋千斤頂)beneaththebuilding’sfoundation.Onemanwasassignedtooperateeachsectionofroughly10jackscrews.AtPullman’ssignal,eachmanturnedhisjackscrewthesameamountatthesametime,therebyraisingthebuildingslowlyandevenly.Astonishingly,theTremontHotelstayedopenduringtheentireoperation,andmanyofitsguestsdidn’tevennoticeanythingwashappening.Somepeopleliketosaythateveryproblemhasasolution.ButinChicago’searlyhistory,everyengineeringsolutionseemedtocreateanewproblem.NowthatChicago’swastewaterwasdrainingefficientlyintotheChicagoRiver,thecity’snextstepwastocleanthepollutedriver.8.Theauthormentionsthejoketoshow.A．horseswerefairlyusefulinChicagoB．theChicagopeoplewereparticularlyhumorousC．ChicagowasverydangerousinthespringD．Chicago’sstreetswereextremelymuddy9.ThecityplannerswereconvincedbyEllisChesbroughto.A．liftthelevelofstreetswithpipesB．lowertheChicagoRiverbydrainsC．buildpipestofightagainstheavyfloodsD．getridofthestreetdirtthroughpipes10.WhatcanweconcludeaboutthemovingoperationoftheTremontHotel?A．Itseparatedthebuildingfromitsfoundation.B．Itinterruptedthebusinessofthehotel.C．ItinvolvedPullmanturningtenjackscrews.D．Itwentonsmoothlyasintended.11.ThepassageismainlyabouttheearlyChicago’s.A．popularlifestylesandtheirinfluencesB．environmentaldisastersandtheircausesC．engineeringproblemsandtheirsolutionsD．successfulbusinessmenandtheirachievements二、七選五閱讀DifferentApproachestoReducingFoodWasteFoodplaysakeyroleinpeople’slife.Whilemanypeopleinpoorcommunities(社區(qū))sufferfromashortageoffood,alargeamountoffoodiswastedintherestoftheworld.12Herearesometipsonhowtoreducefoodwaste.Learntostorefood.Notsurehowtokeepthosegreensfromwilting(蔫)overnight?Can’tkeepyourtomatoesfreshformorethanadayortwo?Doyourresearchonfoodstorageandyou’llgettherewards.Notsurewheretostart?13Useitall.14Forexample,leavetheskinoncarrotsandpotatoes(Theskinsactuallyhaveatonofvaluablenutrients!),savethebeetgreensforasalad,anddon’tthrowawaytheouterskinoforanges!15Manyfruitsandvegetablesarethrownawaybecausetheyaren’t“pretty”enough.Buyingfoodthatcomesinadifferentshape,sizeorcolourhelpsuseupfoodthatmightbegivenup.Understandbest-beforedatescorrectly.Peopleoftenconfusebest-beforedateswithexpirydates(有效期).Thebest-beforedatehasnothingtodowiththesafetyofthefood.16Sowhilethetastemaynotbethatgood,manyfooditemsarestillsafetoeatformanydaysbeyondthebest-beforedate.A．Itreferstoflavour(味道)andnutritionalvalue,whichisofgreathelptoyourbody.B．Therefore,foodwasteisaseriousproblemthatneedsourattention.C．CheckoutLocalProduceStorageGuideonline.D．Pickthe“funnylooking”food.E．Youoftenremoveapartofwhateverfoodyou’recookingwith,butoftenthosefooditemscanbesaved.F．Keepa“needtoeat”listeverydayinyourdailylife.G．Thiswillsaveyoutimeinthelongrun.三、語法填空閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個單詞)或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Mydadisanenthusiastic(狂熱的)runnerwho17(great)influencedmewhenIwasyoung.SoIwasverysportybeforetheageof14.However,whenmyfamilymove,mynewschooldidn’tpaymuchattention18sportsandhadnoafter-schoolactivitieslikefootballorrunning.Overthenextfewyears,I19(stop)exercisingapartfromduringPhysicalEducationlessonsatschool.ItlookedlikeIwas20(health);however,Iwasnot.Oneday,Iwaslateforabus,triedtorunafteritandinunderaminutewasoutofbreath!ThismademerealizehowunfitIwas.21(help)myselfgetinshapeagain,Imadea(n)22(decide)thatIwouldtakeupakindofsport.Afriendofminesuggestedaswimmingpool23shegoestoafewtimesaweek.Now,I’maswimminglover!Ifindswimminginthepoolvery24(relax).Iswimfor25hourthreetimesaweek.IhopethatIwillsoonstarttofeelthebenefitsofregularexercise,andwillbecome26(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注自身健康。(remind，addict)（漢譯英）29.中外游客不僅領略了這里的山水美景，也對當?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)進行續(xù)寫，使之構成一個完整的故事。Iwasn’tthemostpopularkidinmyfreshmanyear.Iwasn’tintofashion,preferredreadingtosports,haddifficultytalkingtoboys.Therefore,thefirstyearofhighschoolhadn’tbeenkindtome.Ihadnoclosefriends.Imostlykepttomyselfwithmyheadburiedinabook.Ashleywasverydifferentfromme.Shewasoutspokenandfashionable.Shewasquitepopular.ThesewerequalitiesIknewnothingabout.Wehadalwaysbeeninthesameclassesthroughoutschool,buthadnevertalkedmuch.Duringsummerschool,wewerebothtakingclasses.Theteacherpairedusuponanassignment.Wemetatthelibrarytoworkontheprojectandreallygotwell.Ofcourse,Ashleydidmostofthetalking.Whenclassesendedwecontinuedtohangout.IlookeduptoAshley;shewasallofthethingsIthoughtIwantedtobe.Ibeganlisteningtothemusicshelistenedto,wearingtheclothesshewore.IquitreadingandstartedwatchingtheTVprogramsAshleywatched.Ieventailoredmysophomore(大二)yearscheduletoherinterests.IdecidedtotakeartclasseventhoughIhadreallywantedtotaketheatre.Whenwestartedschoolagain,Ashleyintroducedmetohergroupoffriends,the“coolgirls.”Shewastheleaderoftheirgroup.FinallyIftin.Ifollowedthemaround,laughingwhentheytoldjokes,agreeingwhentheyhadopinions.Ididn’tsaymuch.Iwouldn’twantthemtothinkthatIwasbeingrudebydisagreeing.Thiscontinuedforseveralmonths.Oneday,IoverheardAshleyandherfriendsweretalkingaboutme.“She’ssuchaloser,“onegirlsaidtothegroup.“Ashley,shejustfollowsyouaroundtryingtobeyou.Shecopiesyou;shedoesn’thaveapersonalityofherown.”ThenAshleyreplied,“Iknow,Iwishshewouldleaveusalone.Wewereinsummerschooltogetherandnowshethinkswe’rebestfriendsorsomething."注意:1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應為150左右;2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。Paragraph1:Istoodrootedtothespot,feelingmortified(受辱的)andheartbroken.Paragraph2:Hearingmymom‘sadvice,ldecidedIwasgoingtostopcryinganddiscoverwhoIwas.參考答案【答案】1.B2.B3.C【答案】4.A；5.A；6.C；7.B【答案】8.D；9.A；10.D；11.C【答案】12.B13.C14.E15.D16.A【答案】17.greatly；18.to；19.stopped；20.healthy；21.Tohelp；22.decision；23.that/which；24.relaxing；25.an；26.fitter27.【答案】Asfara