2022-2023高三下学期英语周测二（含答案）考试试卷

2023届高三下学期英语周测（二）
一、阅读理解
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One trend that has skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic is that many homebuyers have chosen to move to luxury escapes—swapping their inner-city setup for a home office near the water or the bush. Here we’ve gathered four of our favourite properties on the market right now.
Sunshine Bay If the sounds of the ocean have been beckoning (召唤), then look no further than 8 Beechwood Court, located on Sunshine Cove Beach with fantastic ocean views from almost every bedroom. It has been listed on Airbnb, a website to help travellers find a homestay, so home owners will have the option of using it as an additional income source. Price guide: $2.6 million-$2.8 million Agent: Blackshaw Coastal, Pat Jameson 0405 442 905
Murrumbateman Delivering contemporary country charm of the Hamptons, this home will make you feel like you’re on a coastal holiday, but on a farm. The home is only a few minutes’ walk to the nearest woodlands and village cafe and a 35-minute drive to the capital. Private sale Agent: HIVE Property, Josh Morrissey 0437 799 234
Tura Beach This award-winning home combines coastal atmosphere with modern living. Only minutes away from Tura Beach, this architect-designed property is spread across two floors with big living and dining areas that stretch over an outdoor area with a spa. Price guide: $1.5 million Agent: One Agency Dwyer Properties, David Dwyer 0413 902 702
Jindabyne This newly built home is located in the ever-growing Highview Estate in Jindabyne. It has high ceilings throughout, plenty of light and a kitchen that’s as stylish as it is functional. With the Snowy River just around the corner, nothing sounds more relaxing than walking alongside the water these holidays. Auction (拍卖): 3pm, December 14 Agent: Raine & Horne Snowy Mountains, Toni Wheelhouse 0431 486 588
1. What’s the special aspect of Sunshine Bay
A. It can be rented out. B. It’s near the sea. C. It has woods nearby. D. Its price is low.
2. Which property best suits people who are interested in architecture designing
A. Sunshine Bay. B. Murrumbateman. C. Tura Beach. D. Jindabyne.
3. What do the four properties have in common
A. They are located in urban regions. B. They are places with ocean views.
C. They are accessible to sand and water. D. They are a good escape from urban life.
B
As Christmas approached, the price of turkey went wild. It didn’t rocket, as some might suggest. Nor did it crash. It just started waving. We live in the age of the variable prices. In the eyes of sellers, the right price—the one that will draw the most profit from consumers’ wallets—has become the focus of huge experiments. These sorts of price experiments have become a routine part of finding that right price.
It may come as a surprise that, in buying a pie, you might be participating in a carefully designed social-science experiment. But this is what online comparison shopping has brought. Simply put, the convenience to know the price of anything, anytime, anywhere, has given us, the consumers, so much power that sellers—in a desperate effort to regain the upper hand, or at least avoid extinction—are now staring back through the screen. They are trying to “comparison shopping” us.
They have enough means to do so: the huge data tracks you leave behind whenever you place something in your online shopping cart with top data scientists capable of turning the information into useful price strategies, and what one tech economist calls “the ability to experiment on a scale that’s unimaginable in the history of economics.”
In result, not coincidentally, normal pricing practices—an advertised discount off the “list price,” two for the price of one, or simply “everyday low prices” are giving way to far more crazy strategies.
“In the Internet era, I don’t think anyone could have predicted how complicated these strategies have become,” says Robert Dolan, a professor at Harvard. The price of a can of soda in a vending machine can now vary with the temperature outside. The price of the headphones may depend on how budget-conscious your web history shows you to be. The price may even be affected by the price of the mobile phone you use for item search. For shoppers, that means price—not the one offered to you right now, but the one offered to you 20 minutes from now, or the one offered to me, or to your neighbor—may become an increasingly unknowable thing. “There used to be one price for something,” Dolan notes. Now the true price of pumpkin-pie spice is subject to a level of uncertainty.
4. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage
A. When holidays come, prices are usually increased.
B. The right price to sellers is the one to bring biggest profits.
C. The right price is fixed although it’s hard to find it.
D. To buy a pie, customers have to become an expert in economy.
5. Sellers stare back through the screen in order to __________.
A. reflect on the effect of the Internet
B. analyze customers’ online buying history for price strategy
C. double check the existence of the purchase
D. find out online where the lowest prices are
6. In Internet age, what element is NOT likely to affect the price of an item
A. The instant mood of the buyer at the time of purchase.
B. The necessity level of the item at the time of purchase.
C. The extent to which the buyer is sensitive to the price.
D. The price of the facility the buyer uses to look for the item.
7. What is the passage mainly about
A. The advantages of online shopping over traditional shopping.
B. Measures sellers take to maximize profits.
C. The analysis of pricing mechanism.
D. The battle between buyers and sellers in Internet age.
二、七选五
It was a new home. It cost $154, 000. Sarah Jennings of Bay Shore, New York was ready to buy it, but her real estate agent suggested getting a home inspection. 8 Jennings said, “I was just depressed. It was less than perfect. ” Since the problems were minor and would cost little to fix, Jennings decided to buy the house anyway.
Many people are now adding the important step of home inspection into the process of buying a home. A home inspector does not check to see if the price is reasonable. 9 Is it safe Do the electricity and water work well Is the roof in good condition What repairs may be necessary The inspector gives an estimate of the cost for putting the home in good working condition. If the home inspector finds serious problems, the buyer may want to consider looking for another house.
10 Usually a buyer puts down some money (1%-5% of the purchase price) to show intent to buy. The seller and buyer may need to negotiate before they decide on the price for the house. In Bay Shore, there are more buyers than houses. 11
The American dream of owning a home is possible. But there are still many people looking. In Bay Shore recently, there were more than 2, 000 people interested in buying 52 houses in the new housing project. 12 But Jennings is not one of them.
A. The inspector checks on the building.
B. So Jennings paid full price and did not negotiate.
C. After the inspection, Jennings made an offer on the house.
D. Among those people, at least 1, 948 families are still looking.
E. The bank wanted to make sure the house was worth the price.
F. The monthly housing expenses should be no more than 29% of a family’s income.
G. After four hours, the home inspector gave Jennings a list of over 20 problems with the “new” home.
三、完形填空
There are some disabled people in the world who fight an unseen battle within themselves every day. They never cry and 1 , but with a big smile on their face. I call such people 2 because they know the art of living life.
Six-and-a-half years back, I was in a car accident. The driver slept, and the car fell in the ditch, as a result of which, I suffered 3 injuries：the radius and ulna（槎骨和尺骨）on my right arm were 4 three vertebrae of my backbone were crushed. But what 5 my life and personality completely was the spinal cord（脊髓）injury. We did try to find an ambulance but 6 , so I was thrown in the back of a pother jeep, and then 7 to the nearby hospital. Unfortunately, I was 8 for there was no first aid. After several attempts, I finally ended up in a comparatively better hospital, where I 9 three major and two minor surgeries.
The days I spent in the hospital were 10 . I was in severe pain, especially 11 , I was fed up with wearing the hospital gown, looking at the white walls, sitting idle. I was so 12 that I felt life was almost pointless and 13 . But then I realized that instead of crying for what I had lost, I had people around who were concerned about me. Thus, there came the best 14 that I made in my entire life — painting, a magic way to color my life.
That's how this 15 helped me in exploring an artist in me and how this art kept me alive through the whole journey.
1. A. pray B. blame C. forgive D. insist
2. A. survivors B. failures C. fighters D. explorers
3. A. slight B. personal C. distinct D. multiple
4. A. cut B. cured C. cracked D. separated
5. A. improved B. suited C. changed D. dominated
6. A. in vain B. in sorrow C. in despair D. in relief
7. A. admitted B. walked C. showed D. rushed
8. A. kicked out B. picked out C. helped out D. worn out
9. A. performed B. underwent C. required D. planned
10. A. joyful B. dreadful C. helpful D. regretful
11. A. sensitively B. theoretically C. physically D. psychologically
12. A. frustrated B. bored C. tense D. angry
13. A. endless B. colorless C. limitless D. priceless
14. A. time B. belief C. decision D. opportunity
15. A. adversity B. story C. surgery D. emergency
四、语法填空
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communis Party of China Central Committee, led the new top leadership of the CPC to Yan’ an, 1 old revolutionary base in Shaanxi Province, on Thursday.
The trip, which took place five days 2 the conclusion of the 20th CPC National Congress, 3 (consider) to be a demonstration(证明)of the CPC top leadership’s strong determination 4 (carry) on the Party’s fine traditions to make new progress on the new journey toward the 5 (realize) of national rejuvenation(复兴).
Led by Xi, the other six 6 (new) elected members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee visited the site 7 the seventh CPC National Congress was held in 1945, an exhibition at the Yan’ an Revolutionary Memorial Hall, 8 (feature) the history of the time during which the CPC Central Committee 9 (base) in Yan’ an achieved great development from 1935 to 1948.
Xi said that the trip was made to recollect the glorious period in which the Party developed in Yan’an, reminisce(缅怀)about the splendid achievements of the older generation of 10 (revolutionary), carry on the great spirit of the Party, and firm up historical confidence in order to try to achieve the goals and tasks set out at the 20th CPC National Congress.
五、 写作（15分）
假定你是李华，得知你的英国朋友Eric对中国文化感兴趣，请你给他写封邮件推介短视频系列—英文动画版《西游记》(Journey to the West)。 内容如下：
1. 写信目的； 2. 推荐理由； 3. 期待交流。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Eric, __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua
参考答案：
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8-12 GACBD
完形填空：1-5 BCDCC 6-10 ADABB 11-15 DABCA
语法填空： 1. an 2. after 3. was considered 4. to carry 5. realization
6. newly 7. where 8. featuring 9. based 10. revolutionaries
范文：
Dear Eric,
Guess what I’ve got to share Since you show keen interest in Chinese culture, I’m writing to recommend an English short video series, Journey to the West.
Journey to the west, a Chinese literary classic, enjoys lasting popularity in China. The cartoon version series, integrating authentic English and amusing cartoon plots, has gained numerous favorable reviews. Immersed in the playful story full of wisdom and civic virtues, you will definitely gain a glimpse into the profound Chinese culture. Hopefully, it can fuel your passion to further explore Chinese culture.
Looking forward to our further exchanges.
Yours,
Li Hua