2023届甘肃省兰州市高三第一次诊断考试英语试题

学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、阅读理解

Can go skiing in China? Yes, of course! At present, there are 770 ski resorts being built in China, and the snowing season can last for 140 days from November to March. Here are the top four ski resorts in China.

Harbin Yabuli Ski Resort

About two and a half hours drive from Harbin downtown, Yabuli Ski Resort is the largest ski resort in China, as well as China’s biggest training center for snow activities. It consists of three mountains and boasts the longest alpine (高山的) ski slope in Asia.

·Opening Dates 2022: 12. Nov 2022-mid-March 2023

·Ticket/pass price: 140 yuan/2 hours, 280 yuan/4 hours, 380 yuan/full day, the price will rise on weekends and holidays.

·Suitable for: beginners, intermediates, experts Beidahu Ski Resort

Only 33 miles away from the downtown of Jilin City, Beidahu Ski Resort is an important skiing center for both sportsmen and ski lovers. There are 26 ski runs in the resort with a total length of 48km.

·Opening Dates 2022: 12. Nov 2022-mid-Mar 2023

·Ticket/pass price: depending on your skiing hours, usually from CNY 190 (for 4 hours) to CNY 230 (for one day). The price will rise during weekends and holidays.

·Suitable for: intermediates and experts

Wanda Changbaishan International Ski Resort

Among the original forest of Changbaishan Mountains Nature Reserve, Wanda Changbaishan International Ski Resort is a great place to go skiing with beautiful natural scenery. It has great snow quality which is close to that of France and North Italy.

·Opening Dates 2022: 15. Nov 2022-mid-Mar 2023 ·Ticket/pass price: CNY 300-CNY780 ·Suitable for: intermediates and experts Songhua Lake Ski Resort

Songhua Lake Ski Resort, located in Fengman Economic Zone, Jilin, is famous as an

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urban ski resort in China, and is just 19 kilometers away from the city center. Songhua Lake Ski Resort occupies a total of 175 sq. m skiing area, which has a capacity of 8, 000 for skiing.

·Opening Dates 2022: 12. Nov 2022-mid-Mar 2023 ·Ticket/pass price: from CNY470

·Suitable for: all ages skiers and families with young kids 1．What do we know about Harbin Yabuli Ski Resort? A．It is suitable for all ages skiers. B．It is located in an economic zone. C．It is surrounded by the original forest. D．It is the biggest ski resort in our country.

2．What is special about Wanda Changbaishan International Ski Resort? A．Its opening dates. C．Its low ticket price.

B．Its great snow quality. D．Its satisfactory service.

3．Which ski resort should Mr. and Mrs. Smith go to if they want to take their children with them?

A．Harbin Yabuli Ski Resort. B．Beidahu Ski Resort.

C．Wanda Changbaishan International Ski Resort. D．Songhua Lake Ski Resort.

While diving in the Mediterranean with his daughters, Enzo was in the water preparing to dive. He felt a gentle push on his back and turned to see a male dolphin waving to him. The dolphin dived, and Enzo followed. About 12 meters down, Enzo was led to the dolphin’s mate, who had become trapped in a fishing net and would soon drown. Enzo quickly surfaced and returned with his daughters and a couple of diving knives. They freed the dolphin and helped her to the surface.

Although Enzo held several free-diving records-his deepest dive without the aid of breathing equipment was 101 meters, it was the lives of sea creatures that concerned him most. Enzo devoted his life to educating the world about the link between healthy seas and healthy humans. He often quoted Vangelis: “Until a man learns to respect and speak to the animal world, he can never know his true role on Earth. ”

Enzo recalls of his dolphin rescue: “As soon as she (the female dolphin) was on the

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surface, after breathing out foam (泡沫)and blood, she gave birth to a dolphin calf (幼崽)under the watchful eyes of her mate. ” Enzo and his daughters felt greatly surprised at the miracle they had just witnessed. While they were still in the water, the male dolphin circled around and touched its beak(喙)to Enzo’s cheek, like a kiss of gratitude.

The world is full of opportunities that lead to miracles if we only follow those pushes. Next door is a neighbor who needs a smile and a conversation, a child who needs a little comfort, or a young mom who just witnessed her own miracle and would love to share it with you.

4．Why did the dolphin approach Enzo? A．To make friends with him. C．To play with his daughters.

B．To ask for help.

D．To warn him of the danger.

5．How does Enzo make us know the importance of animals? A．By listing figures. B．By giving examples. C．By making comparisons. D．By using a famous man’s words. 6．What amazed Enzo and his daughters? A．The birth of a baby dolphin. B．The gratitude from the dolphins. C．The intelligence of the male dolphin. D．The friendliness of the female dolphin. 7．Which is the most suitable title for the text? A．The Love Between Animals Is Admirable B．A Kind Man Dived Deep to Rescue a Dolphin C．Dolphins Are Very Friendly towards Humans D．We Should Attach Importance to Dolphin’s Health

Ministers will offer rewards such as clothes vouchers (票卷) and discounted theme park tickets in return for exercising and eating healthily, under plans to solve Britain’s obesity crisis.

The anti-obesity project, which uses an app to help people make changes to their diet and physical activity, will launch in 2023, initially in a pilot (试验性的) project. Participants

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will wear Fitbit-style devices that can generate personalized health recommendations, such as increasing their step count, eating more fruit and vegetables and reducing portion (分量) size. Those increasing their exercise by taking part in organized events such as parkruns or walking to school or work may accumulate extra points in the app. The app could also be used to monitor supermarket spending, rewarding those who cut their calorie intake and buy healthier options. Participants will collect points for their healthy behaviors, which will unlock rewards that could include gym passes, clothes or food vouchers and discounts for shops, cinema or theme park tickets.

After a competitive tender (投标) process, HeadUp has been chosen to deliver the project, with 3 million pounds coming from the Department of Health and Social Care to provide incentives in the pilot. Evidence suggests financial incentives can improve rates of physical activity and inspire healthier eating. HeadUp will work with a range of organizations to provide rewards such as the vouchers, discounts and gift cards. Sajid Javid, the health secretary, said: “This new pilot will pave the way for developing innovative ways to improve the lives of individuals, and also help to reduce stress on the National Health Services (NHS). This pilot is an excellent opportunity to find how best to inspire people to make small changes to their daily lives that will have a lasting positive impact on their health. ” 8．What’s the purpose of introducing the anti-obesity project? A．To protect people’s health. B．To help people save money. C．To encourage research in education. D．To find a cure for obesity-related illnesses. 9．What can we know from the second paragraph? A．The project has been proven to be very successful. B．Participants will unlock the rewards by using the app. C．Participants will be rewarded if they live a healthy lifestyle. D．Participants will lose weight when they wear Fitbit-style devices.

10．What does the underlined word “incentives” in paragraph 3 probably mean? A．Data. B．Suggestions. C．Rewards. D．Products.

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11．What’s Sajid Javid’s attitude towards the anti-obesity project? A．Negative. B．Positive. C．Indifferent. D．Not clear.

Researchers have designed a 4D-printed soft robot that self-assembles (自动组装) when heated and can take on challenging tasks like rolling uphill and navigating an unpredictable landscape.

“Like an insect with antennae (天线), the robot can overcome a small obstacle. But when the obstacle is too high, it will turn back and never come back,” says senior author Wei Feng, a materials scientist at Tianjin University in China. “The whole process is finished by itself without human’s control.”

When the surface beneath it is heated, the robot form a tube like a spring. The change in shape adds time as a fourth dimension (维度)to the printing process, making it 4D．

Once the robot forms a tube, the contact from the hot surface causes a response in the material, which causes it to roll in one direction. The driving force behind this motion is so strong that the robot can climb up a 20° incline (斜度) or even carry a load 40 times its own weight. The length of the robot affects its speed, with longer robots rolling faster than the shorter ones.

The researchers caught videos showing off the robot’s skills, including a race between differently sized robots and another robot carrying a cart. The videos also show how its behavior changes based on its surroundings, with the robot either climbing up a step or changing directions when encountering a difficult obstacle.

For Feng, the behavior of the robot came as a surprise. He says, “We found many interesting driving phenomena besides the change of shape.” In the future, these soft robots may be used to perform work in small, limited places like in a pipe. “We hope that soft robots will no longer be limited to simple actuators (驱动器), which can only change shape in a fixed position,” says Feng.

12．What will the robot do when an obstacle is beyond its reach? A．Give up reaching it. B．Go back to ask for help.

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C．Search for another one. D．Turn to the people around.

13．What will happen when the robot is heated? A．It will become a spring. B．It will change faster. C．It will change its shape. D．It will be out of control.

14．What can affect the rolling speed of the robot? A．How heavy it is. B．How long it is. C．What it looks like. D．What direction it rolls in.

15．How does Feng expect the robot to become? A．More beautiful. B．More accessible. C．More convenient. D．More powerful.

二、七选五

Public speaking is rated as the number one fear by over 40 percent of people in the world. Calm your nerves and capture the attention of your audience by following these effective tips.

·Acquire speaking experience

We always fear the unknown. ____16____ . If at first it seems like a necessary way to communicate with groups of people, eventually it will feel like the natural way to do so. If you don’t speak regularly at work, consider Toastmiasters, or form a speaking club at your company.

·Prepare! Prepare! Prepare!

There is absolutely nothing like feeling prepared to give you confidence ahead of a presentation. When it comes time to rehearse (排练), go through your talk enough times that your main points come to you readily, but not so many times that you become mechanical (机

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械的). ____17____.

·____18____

Listen, you’re far and away the person best equipped to beat up on yourself. But why do that?

Spend your preparation and “pondering” time prior to a presentation thinking positively. That way, you’ll help yourself create that self-fulfilling prophecy (预言) of success.

·Remember that most nervousness is not visible

If there’s any activity that is separated into a “subjective” versus “objective” experience, it’s public speaking. Yes, you are inside the nervous speaker and privy (秘密的) to everything that’s going on in there. But your audience isn’t. ____19____ . Another reason they’re not focused on your nervousness is because they probably don’t see it!

·Be at your best physically and mentally

In the turmoil (混乱) of nervousness before a speech, this aspect of best performance can get lost in the noise. Get enough rest. ____20____. In other words, be your own best friend.

A．Think positively

B．Don’t be afraid of making mistakes C．And give yourself quiet time if you need it D．People want to know more about public speaking E．They are simply interested in what you have to say to them

F．The more frequently you speak, the more familiar an activity it will become for you G．Practice in the real setting with the actual equipment you’ll be using whenever possible

三、完形填空

In 1665, Johannes Vermeer dabbed (轻涂) the last drop of paint onto a canvas in his Dutch studio, completing his masterpiece “Girl With a Pearl Earring.”

On an April day 357 years later, Ms. Strong slowly stopped her bike, paused her fitness app, and watched as the snaking line of her ____21____ route drew the shape of Vermeer’s ____22____ over the streets of Brooklyn.

Ms. Strong ____23____ what has come to be known as “GPS art”— a ____24____ that uses the mapping capabilities (地图绘画功能) of modern phone apps to create ____25____ 试卷第7页，共11页

drawings using a route across the streets. The hobby has grown with the widespread ____26____ of satellite tracking for use by ordinary people.

It is ____27____popular on Strava (a fitness app) and often ____28____ as “Strava art”. Strava art has existed since that app’s release in 2009, but it ____29____ a surge (激增) in use during the pandemic. According to the company, more than three billion activities (动态) have been _____30_____ to Strava since the beginning of 2020. This _____31_____ usage of GPS devices has resulted in more _____32_____ maps. Thus, it has improved the _____33_____ and complexity of the art.

The art form even has its own Guinness World Records categories. A couple _____34_____ a 4, 500-mile ride across Europe (while blogging the journey) that _____35_____ a 600-mile-wide GPS drawing of a bicycle — the largest such drawing on _____36_____.

Each creator uses a slightly different _____37_____. Ms. Strong said she will see if the lines of a map inspire something. _____38_____, on a visit to a place she noticed certain streets formed the _____39_____ of a shark tail, and took it from there. “The crazy thing is that you sort of don’t know where the map takes you; you just _____40_____ with it,” Ms. Strong said. “I always end up with what I’m looking for.” 21．A．cycling 22．A．name 23．A．explores 24．A．guess 25．A．classical 26．A．limitation 27．A．partly 28．A．referred to 29．A．demanded 30．A．delivered 31．A．increased 32．A．interesting

B．walking B．masterpiece B．predicts B．research B．emotional B．availability B．rarely B．attended to B．refused B．uploaded B．related B．lively

C．running C．dream C．creates C．theory C．physical C．concern C．particularly C．devoted to C．experienced C．admitted C．intended C．expensive C．difference C．completed C．took in

D．flying D．appearance D．finds D．practice D．digital D．consideration D．merely D．addicted to D．expected D．turned D．exposed D．detailed D．possibility D．abandoned D．called in

33．A．convenience B．quality 34．A．described 35．A．resulted in

B．prepared B．brought in

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36．A．earth 37．A．map 38．A．In addition 39．A．habit 40．A．go

B．record B．paint B．In general B．house B．study

C．sale C．tool C．For example C．character C．live

D．average D．process D．As usual D．shape D．stand

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文

阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Mark Levine, originally from the US, has lived in China for 17 years and ____41____ (make)a close bond with the country.

Before coming to China, Levine heard that China is a country with 56 ethnic groups. ____42____ like many Americans, he didn’t quite get what it’s like. “In the United States often people don’t understand ____43____ concept of China as a multi-ethnic country, “Levine said.

Yet,____44____(work) as a teacher at Minzu University of China gives him a better insight than other Americans. He sees ____45____ (student) from many different ethnic groups in his class, such as Han, Tibetan, Uygur, Miao, Tujia, Bouyei, Zhuang and so on. They not only study together, but also play, eat and shop together after class. It’s different ____46____what he sees in Western media. “What I see is a commonality (共通性)and common interests, ＂the 74-year-old said.

____47____ (learn) more about ethnic groups in China, Levine volunteered at the university’s Museum of Ethnic Cultures for many years, studying ____48____(it) exhibits. In daily life, he also invites his students to introduce their unique cultures and traditions to him.

As he has learned more about China, he has built a ____49____ (deep) connection to the country. In his free time as a _____50_____ (music), Levine has written nearly 80 songs about China. The most recent song he wrote is called My China Surprise(《中国让我没想到》). In the song, he says, “My China surprise, you can see it in my eyes. It’s the light that shines in them wherever I go. ”

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五、短文改错

51．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加: 在缺词处加一个漏字符号(/\\)，并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除: 把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

修改: 在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意: 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2. 只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Among the colorful after-school activity in our school, I like dancing best. I have been in a school dance club since the first week I came there. After school we practise dance on a regular basis, which helps me connect with others and great enriches my campus life. I love dancing because of it is more than just moving your body for fun and joy. It is a way relieve stress and enjoy life. Beside, mastering any style of dance take hard work, determination and patience, which shape me into a better person. I would not be that I am today without dancing after school.

六、开放性作文

52．

前天是国际劳动妇女节，学校英文报正在开展以What did You Do for Your Mother on International Womes’s Day?为题的讨论。请使用图表中的调查结果并结合你的自身情况写一篇短文投稿。内容包括： 1. 调查结果描述； 2. 简单评论； 3. 你的建议。 注意：

1. 词数100左右；

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2. 短文的首句已为你写好，不计入总词数。

A survey named “What did You Do for Your Mother on International Women’s Day?” was conducted in our school.

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