山西省部分学校2022-2023学年高三上学期第五次联考
英语试题
一、阅读理解
If you want to know more about paintings which are famous worldwide, here are four you can’t miss.
The Kiss
Artist: Gustav Klimt
Estimated date:1907 to 1908
From Klimt’s work, Byzantine artistic influences can be en in the highly decorative robes (长袍) worn by the passionate, life-sized couple. The muum says that with The Kiss, Klimt makes a unique statement about love being at the heart of human existence.
Guernica
Artist: Pablo Picasso
Date: 1937
This is the most recent painting on this list, and it shows the German bombing of the town of Guernica in the Basque region during the Spanish Civil War. The painting has that distinctive Picasso style, and its rious examination of the horrors of war made it an esntial part of the 20th century culture and history.
The Birth of Venus
Artist: Sandro Botticelli
Estimated date:1485
It was probably created by a member of the wealthy and art-loving Medici family, which ruled Florence and nearby areas for centuries. Marrying a renewed interest in classic Greek culture with Early Renaissance style,Botticelli creates an unforgettable figure with the Goddess of Love emerging from a huge ashell.
Girl With a Pearl Earring
Artist:Johannes Vermeer
Estimated date:1665
This fantastic favorite often gets compared with the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci. Besides the stylistic differences，technically Girl With a Pearl Earring isn’t even a portrait(肖像)，but a“tronie”—a Dutch word for a painting of an imaginary figure with impressive features. The oil on the masterpiece is brilliant in its simplicity. The girl—wearing a blue and gold turban(头巾)and an oversized pearl earring—is the entire focus with only a dark backdrop behind her.
1. Who is the creator of The Kiss?
A．Leonardo da Vinci. B．Sandro Botticelli.
C．Johannes Vermeer. D．Gustav Klimt.
2. What is the painting by Pablo Picasso about?
A．A cruel war. B．A happy couple. C．A royal family. D．A lovely girl. 3. Of the following works,which is the oldest?
A．The Kiss. B．Guernica.
C．The Birth of Venus. D．Girl With a Pearl Earring.
When I was a boy, I lived across the road from a camp. For nine months out of a year, the camp was mostly empty, so it was my own personal playground. I would ride my bike up and down the quiet road. I would shoot basketballs alone at the court no matter how many times I misd. I would even explore the woodlands near the camp to look for buried treasures in my imagination.
In summer when the camp opened, I would swim every day at the pool. Then I would sneak into (溜进去) the camp’s kitchen to get a treasure of my own. My smiling grandma worked there and would hand me a hot roll and some coins from her pocket. I would take my treasure down to the vending (售卖) machine and buy mylf a sweet can of Coca Cola to quench my thirst and lighten my heart.
Tho memories are over 40 years old now, yet they still live in my mind like it was yesterday. Sometimes I wish I could go back to the old days and talk to that little boy. I would tell him to enjoy and cherish each day he had there. I would tell him that every moment is a gift of life. I would tell him to be here now and try not to blink (眨眼睛) becau the years were flying silently. Most of all, I would tell him to stop and hug his grandma every chance he got.
Life ems so short at times. The longest life still ems too brief to learn all we have to learn, to do
all we want to do, and to share the love we need to share. What we should do properly is to e the preciousness of each and every cond, and live it like it was our last. May we all do so.
4. Why does the author mention the camp?
A．To recall his childhood. B．To remember a friend.
C．To introduce the woods. D．To make a comparison.
5. What does the underlined word “quench” in paragraph 2 mean?
A．Find. B．Ignore. C．Cau. D．Satisfy.
6. What does the author say about his memories over four decades?
A．They are filled with sorrows. B．They are still fresh in his mind. C．They have been lost forever. D．They have fallen into pieces.
7. What does the author expect us to do in the text?
A．Live and learn. B．Believe ourlves.
C．Treasure every day. D．Remain focud.
Southern California’s Catalina Island is a popular destination for nature lovers. It is reachable by boat from Los Angeles and San Diego. Most of the small island is a government-protected wild area. But, a report last October in the Los Angeles Times newspaper raid public concern about the water surrounding Catalina. The newspaper discovered that industrial companies for years had been dumping (倾倒) the inct poison DDT into the ocean near Catalina. The practice began in the 1940s and ended in the 1970s.
The newspaper report led to a arch and study of the area by scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego (UCSD). The rearch team discovered about 25,000 large containers, below the surface of the Pacific Ocean. The scientists suspected the containers held DDT, and other chemicals ud to make the poison.
Eric Terrill, who led the Scripps program that worked on the project, said the finding was a surpri as the containers were spread over a very large area. The Scripps examination also showed the companies responsible for the chemical dump disobeyed rules about where to place the containers.
The rearchers mapped about 15,000 hectares of ocean floor where past studies had shown evide
nce of poisonous chemicals. The area lies between coastal Los Angeles and Catalina. “The long-term effect on ocean life and humans is still unknown, and needs extensive study,” said Lihini Aluwihare, a member of the Scripps program. But, in 2015,she co-wrote another study that found high amounts of DDT and other chemicals in the fat of bottle no dolphins. Aluwihare said some studies among small groups showed that DDT-linked health problems have been pasd from parents to children.
8. What can we know about Catalina Island?
A．It’s the smallest island off Los Angeles.B．Various chemical plants are still there.
C．No man has ever t foot on the island. D．It’s a good option to explore nature.
9. What did the Scripps program find about the chemical dump?
A．It’s an illegal activity.B．It lasted half a century.
C．It’s caud by an accident.D．It pos no effect on wildlife.
10. What did Lihini Aluwihare want to stress?
A．Many dolphins were poisoned to death. B．Further rearch should be conducted. C．Her previous study was a great success. D．Parents tended to get recovered soon.
11. Which can be a suitable title for the text?
A．How to Respond to Water Pollution B．What to Be Done to Save Ocean Life
C．Shocking DDT Dump Around Catalina D．Breathtaking Views in Southern California
If you have always suspected that you might just be a mosquito magnet (招蚊子的人)，scientists now have evidence for you: Mosquitoes indeed are attracted to certain humans more than others, according to a new study.
A rearch team at Rockefeller University sought to identify why certain people em to draw more mosquitoes than others. Over the cour of three years, rearchers asked a group of 64 volunteers to wear nylon stockings on their arms for six hours a day over multiple days. Maria Elena De Obaldia, the study’s first author, constructed a glass container in which rearchers put two of the stockings. The study team then relead yellow fever mosquitoes into the container and obrved which stocking drew more incts.
This test allowed rearchers to parate study participants into mosquito magnets, who stockings drew lots of mosquitoes, and low at tractors, who didn’t em attractive to the incts. The scientists examined carefully the skin of the mosquito magnets and found 50 molecular compounds (分子化合物) that were higher in the participants than the others.
“We didn’t hold certain expectations about what we would find,” said Vosshall, one of the rearchers. But one difference was particularly distinctive: The mosquito magnets had much higher rates of carboxylic acid (羧酸) on their skin than the low at tractors. Carboxylic acids are found in bum, the oily substance that creates a barrier and helps protect our skin.
“The carboxylic acids are large molecules,” Vosshall explained. “They’re not that smelly by themlves,” she said. But beneficial bacteria on the skin chew on the acids that produce the characteristic smell of humans, which may be what attracts mosquitoes, according to Vosshall.
Carboxylic acids are just one piece of the puzzle in explaining how the annoying incts might choo their targets. Body heat and the carbon dioxide we relea when we breathe also attract mosquitoes to humans.
Scientists still don’t know why carboxylic acids em to attract mosquitoes so strongly. The next step
might be to explore the effects of reducing carboxylic acids on the skin.
12. Why did the rearchers carry out the test in the container?
A．To free people from mosquitoes. B．To identify mosquito magnets. C．To distinguish certain mosquitoes. D．To better attract other incts.
13. What is the fourth paragraph mainly about?
A．The feature of human skin. B．The definition of acid.
C．The expectation of the rearchers. D．The finding of the study.
14. What makes carboxylic acids smelly?
A．Beneficial bacteria. B．Body heat.
C．Carbon dioxide. D．Human sweat.
15. What can we infer about mosquito magnets from the text?
A．They never wear stockings in summer. B．They feature higher body temperature. C．Their root cau has remained unclear. D．Their daily routine differs from others’.
二、七选五
Packing light is important when travelling with kids, but it is hard to do so when your kids want to pack every single toy they can lay their eyes on. 16 . Here is a guide on how to pack light for a family trip.
Pack lightweight clothes
Before you start packing, check the weather at your family holiday
destination. 17 , packing becomes much easier. Packing light for warm weather isn’t hard but the same can’t be said for cold destinations. The key to cold weather packing is layering. Instead of packing heavy clothing items，pack a few lightweight clothing articles which, when layered, offer all the warmth you need.
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We suggest not carrying any toiletries while travelling with kids since you can buy the wherever you are going. But if you do insist on carrying your own toiletries, u
