黑龙江省鹤岗市第一中学2022-2023学年高三10月月考英语试题

1鹤岗一中2020级高三上学期10月月考考试（英语）学科本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。共150分。第一卷第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。ADoyouwanttoseemajesticlionsroaring,rarerhinosrunningandcolorfulbirdsflying?You’llfindthisincredibledisplayofnatureintheKenyaLakeSystemintheGreatRiftValley.FirststopFlyintoNairobi,thecapitalofKenya.Thisgreatcityisknownforitsfashionmarketsandbeautifulart.AndbesuretopickupsomerichKenyancoffeewhileyou’rethere!Thenheadforthecountryside.PlanyourtripThelargestofthethreelakesinthesystem,LakeNakuru,islessthan175kilometersfromNairobi.ButLakesBogoriaandElementaitaareequallyworthavisit.Youcanstayatoneofseveralchoicesofluxuriouscabinsinthevalley.Andifyousignupforatrip,besuretoputflamingos,thewhiteandpinkbirds,atthetopofyourlist.ParadiseTheKenyaLakeSystemisshallowandalkaline(碱性的).Thatmeansitsupportsvegetationsuchasgreenalgae,afoodsourceformanywaterfowl.Hundredsofspeciesofbirdsflourishhere,usingthisareaasamajorbreedingandnestingground.Waterbuffalo,leopards,monkeysandtheendangeredRothschildgiraffealsomakethisareatheirhome.Othersights2Wildlifeisn’ttheonlynaturalwonderintheGreatRiftValley.Thevalleymarksaplacewheretheearthisdividedfarbelowthesurface.Thisrockseparationbelowgroundleadstonoticeablefeaturesaboveground.WalkingaroundLakeBogoriaespecially,youwillseesteamrisingfromhotsprings.Otheractivitiesincludegolfing,horsebackridingandhiking.Thefundoesn’tstopwhenthesungoesdown,either.Therivervalleyisfarfromcitylights,somanyvisitorsgazeatthestarsshiningabove.Ifyouarereadyforawildlifeexperience,don’thesitate!1.WherecanyoubuyfashionablegiftsinKenya?A.Nairobi.B.LakeNakuru.C.LakeBogoria.D.LakeElementaita.2.Whichshouldbethefirstchoiceonyourtravellinglist?A.Livinginacabin.B.Seeingflamingos.C.Visitinghotsprings.D.Gazingatshiningstars.3.WhatcanwelearnabouttheKenyaLakeSystem?A.Ithascountlesslakesworthvisiting.B.It’sanidealplaceforwildlifetolive.C.Itswaterisunsuitableforplantgrowth.D.It’sfamousforrichcultureandhistory.BAyearafterIleftcollege,Iwasgiventheopportunitytohostthe6o'clocknewsinBaltimore.ThewholegoalinthemediaatthetimeIwascomingupwastrytomovetolargermarkets,sogettingthejobat22wassuchabigdeal.AndIwassoproud，becauseIwasfinallygoingtohavemychancetobelikeBarbaraWalters,whohadbeenmyidolsincethestartofmyTVcareer.Iwas22in1976,making$22,000ayear,itdidn’tfeelrightyet.Thefirstsignwaswhentheytriedtochangemyname.Thenewsdirectorsaidtomeatthetime,“Nobody’sgoingtorememberOprah.So,wewanttochangeyourname.We’vecomeupwithanamewethinkthatpeoplewillrememberandpeoplewilllike.It’safriendlyname:3Suzie.”Igrewupnotlovingthename,butonceIwasaskedtochangeit,Ithought,well,itismynameanddoIlooklikeaSuzietoyou?Ithought,no,itdoesn’tfeelright.I’mnotgoingtochangemyname.Andwhetherpeoplerememberitornot,that’sOK.Andthentheysaidtheydidn’tlikethewayIlooked,sotheysentmetoasalonwheretheygavemeaperm(烫发).AfterafewdaysallmyhairfelloutandIhadtoshavemyhead.Atlast,theyreallydidn’tlikethewayIlooked,becauseIwasblackandbaldandsittingonTVwasn’taprettypicture.Butevenworsethanbeingbald,Ireallyhatedbeingsenttoreportonotherpeople’stragediesasapartofmydailyduty.Andaftereightmonths,Ilostthatjob.TheysaidIwastooemotional.Butsincetheydidn’twanttopayoutthecontract,theyputmeonatalkshow.AndthemomentIsatdownonthatshow,themomentIfeltlikeI’dcomehome.IrealizedthatTVcouldbemorethanjustaplayground,butaplatformforhelpingotherpeoplelifttheirlives.AndthemomentIsatdown,doingthattalkshow,itfeltlikebreathing.Andthat’swhereeverythingthatfollowedformebegan.4.Whatcanweinferfromparagraph1?A.Thewriter’saimaftergraduationwastoleaveBaltimore.B.BarbaraWalterswasahostthewriteradmiredmost.C.Thewriterdidn’tfeelrightbecauseshethoughtshecouldearnmore.D.ThewriterwasproudbecauseshecouldworkwithBarbaraWalters5..Whatcausedtheauthortodislikeherfirstjob?A.Reportingtragedieseveryday.B.Notbeinggoodatreportingonotherpeople’stragedies.C.Theboss’swantingtoputheronanothertalkshow.D.BeingblackandbaldandsittingonTV.46.WhichcanbestdescribeOprah?A.Carefulandconsiderate.B.Understandingandoptimistic.C.Persuasiveandemotional.D.Determinedandsympathetic.7.Whatcanwelearnfromthewriter’sstory?A.Pridegoesbeforeafall.B.Opportunityknocksonlyonce.C.Practicemakesperfect.D.Letyourhearttalkmore.CNewAppHelpsPeopleRememberFacesLargegatheringssuchasweddingsandconferencescanbesociallyoverwhelming.Pressuretolearnpeople’snamesonlyaddstothestress.Anewfacial-recognitionappcouldcometotherescue,butprivacyexpertsrecommendproceedingwithcaution.Theapp,calledSocialRecall,connectsnameswithfacesviasmartphonecamerasandfacialrecognition,potentiallyavoidingtheneedforformalintroductions.“Itbreaksdownthesesocialbarriersweallhavewhenmeetingsomebody,”saysBarrySandrew,whocreatedtheappandtesteditataneventattendedbyabout1,000people.AfterreceivinganinvitationtodownloadSocialRecallfromaneventorganizer,theuserisaskedtotaketwoselfiesandsigninviasocialmedia.Attheevent,theappisactivewithinapreviouslydefinedgeographicalarea.Whenauserpointshisorherphonecameraatanattendee’sface,theappidentifiestheindividual,displaysthename,andlinkstohisorhersocia