2022-2023高三上英语期末模拟试卷注意事项1考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回2答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置3请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符4作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效5如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1Could you tell me the_ of making such tasty cakes? Well, I just follow the directons in the cookbook.AfeatureBplanCcostDtrick2Upon entering a “new era”, what we now face is the _ between unbalanced and inadequate development and the peoples ever-growing needs for a better life.Aadministration Bviolation Ccontradiction Dpresentation3Dont touch your eyes, nose and mouth, because they arent covered by skin and can _ the virus more easily.Atake upBpick upCmake upDset up4A lot of food as well as some tents _to Yushu since the earthquake occurred.Ahas been transportedBhave been transportedCis being transportedDare transported5You _ be Carol. You havent changed a bit after all these years.AmustBcanCwillDshall6How about going sightseeing this Saturday afternoon? Sorry, I _ my research report the whole weekend.Awill have writtenBwill be writingChave writtenDhave been writing7Jim told us all that _ he said so at the meeting was right.AallBwhatCall thatDthat8How are you getting along with your German, Kate？Oh, MrBlack, Im so tired of itMaybe I should drop out _ it kills meAwhenBafterCwhileDbefore9-How did she lose so much weight as expected？-_ eating less，she jogged for several miles every day.AIn addition toBIn spite ofCInstead ofDThanks to10The course about Chinese food attracts over 100 students per year, _ up to half are from overseas.Ain whichBof whomCwith whichDfor whom11Not until _ the better qualities in ourselves _ expect to find them in others.Ahave we developed; can weBwe have developed; that can weCwe have developed; can weDcan we develop; that we will12- Hi, Maria! I got the first place in the exam.- _ ! Everyone knows you cheated and you just copied Tonys.ACongratulations BCome on CGood luck DCheer up.13_ on February 5, 2019, the Wandering Earth soon became a great hit.AReleasingBBeing releasedCReleasedDTo release14Various efforts _ in the past decades to protect the environment.Ahad made Bhave madeCwere made Dhave been made15The prediction from Maya worries residents _ December 21, 2012 would be the end of the world.AifBthatCwhetherDwhich16Bobs lectures covered a fairly wide range and I cant sum up what he says in a few sentences.AcoveredBconveyedCconsideredDcommanded17One of our rules is that every student _ wear school uniform while at school.AmightBcouldCshallDwill18I dont think Rosemary will be upset about it, but Ill go to see her in case she _.AisBwill beCdoesDneed19Do you like the mobile game Traveling Frog?Yes, the posts about the virtual green frog _ over 4 million times.Ahave readBhave been readCwould be readDare reading20Be seated, please and Ill make you a cup of tea._. Lets come to the point first.AYou neednt do so BPlease dont bother CYou are welcome DYou are indeed too polite.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） When students and parents are asked to rate subjects according to their importance，the arts are unavoidably at the bottom of the list. Music is nice, people seem to say, but not important. Too often it is viewed as entertainment, but certainly not an education priority（优先）. This view is shortsighted. In fact, music education is beneficial and important for all studentsMusic tells us who we are. Because music is an expression of the beings who create it, it reflects their thinking and values, as well as the social environment it came from. Rock music represents a lifestyle just as surely as does a Schubert song. The jazz influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is obviously American because it came from American musical traditions. Music expresses our character and values. It gives us identity as a society.Music provides a kind of perception(视角) that cannot be acquired any other way. Science can explain how the sun rises and sets. The arts explore the emotive（情感的）meaning of the same phenomenon. We need every possible way to discover and respond to our world for one simple but powerful reason: No one way can get it all.The arts are forms of thought as powerful in what they communicate as mathematical and scientific symbols. They are ways we human beings “talk” to each other. They are the language of civiliz