湖北省沙市中学2023届高三下学期2月月考英语试卷学校：___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、阅读理解Best Gifts for Every Type of MomDo you want to reward Mom with New Year gifts? Millions of products are offered online, but don’t get scared away. We have done the work for you by selecting best gift ideas for every type of mom. Just click “Add to cart” to shower Mom with love.Dainty Earrings-Best for the Jewelry LoverMade from sterling silver, the earrings are lightweight and perfect for everyday wear. They’re al so ideal for anyone with sensitive ears. Among the 8,000 plus five-star reviewers, April Farmer confirm: this, saying, “Just about every material irritates (刺激) my ears, but I have had these in for three months now-and no irritation, no color changing, or fading of silver. I can’t even tell they are in!”KS Lunch Bag-Best for the Working MomThis in-disguise cooler bag will put a smile on mom’s face during lunch hour. With thousands of five-star reviewers, the fashionable and functional KS bag has an insulated lining (隔热的内衬) that helps keep food and beverages fresh, and an inside pocket that holds utensils. Plus, the soft, lightweight design makes it easy to bring anywhere.Breville Express-Best for the Coffee LoverTalk about a morning boost! If Mom is a tr ue coffee lover, she’s dreamed of owning a high-end espresso machine. Now you can make that dream a reality. The Breville Express, which has more than 14,000 five-star reviews, comes in either black or stainless steel surfaces and offers the same dose-controlled grinding (研磨) that’s normally reserved for fancy coffee shops.Beckham Pillows--Best for the One Who Needs a Good Night’s SleepShe deserves a peaceful night’s rest after all the hard work she does every day, and she’ll get just that with these Beckham pillows. The set of two affordable cooling gel pillows is ideal for back, stomach and side sleepers. It offers much-needed temperature regulation that will keep her more comfortable than ever. It’s a best seller with more than 126,000 five-star reviews, so it’s pretty much a hit.A. durable and fancyB. simple and uniqueC. stylish and valuableD. light and skin-friendlyA. Dainty Earrings are best for formal occasionsB. KS Lunch Bag is silver, portable and insulatedC. Breville Express features fine and quick grindingD. Beckham Pillows suit different sleeping positions3、Who is the passage intended for?A. Agencies selling products to moms.B. People seeking gifts for their moms.C. Moms planning to reward themselves.D. Salesmen studying moms’ preferences.A few days ago, my husband, Russ, and I lost our house of 28 years to a California wild fire.On that night, we had to leave our house and sleep in the back seat of our Ford. The next morning, we had to drive three and a half hours to find a hotel that had an available room. Only later, in the local newspaper, did we see photographs of the destruction. Our house had been consumed by the fire along with most of our neighborhood.How are we going to rebuild after this? I thought, rounding a corner in the sidewalk on my walk back to the hotel. Is it even possible?I noticed something up ahead—a pair of nickels, shining like precious jewels. They were just nickels, but they somehow felt special. I bent down and picked them up. If these were lucky coins, I could use all the luck I could get.A few days later, I made a trip to the store to buy essentials. The enormous task of replacing everything we’d lost put a heavy weight on me. I was about to leave when I felt the urge to stop and turn my head to the right. I could hardly believe it—there on nickela shelf, was a nickel! Okay, maybe this is more than luck, I thought and put the nickel in my pocket.I told myself that I had found the nickels just by chance. Then I found one next to my plate at a restaurant—on Thanksgiving, no less, when I was missing our house more than ever.Whenever I reached my breaking point, I’d find another nickel. In the grass at the park, or near the tire of my car in a parking lot. Once, my change for a quick lunch was given entirely in nickels. “I’m sorry,” the cashier said. “It’s all we have.”It’s all I needed!One day, I was sitting at the desk when my phone rang. It was a real-estate agent I’d been working with.“I have a new listing,” she said.“When can we see it?”A few hours later, Russ and I were following the agent down the driveway toward the house.I didn’t think long. Because there in the driveway, …4、After the wild fire, the couple ________.A. lived in their car for one nightB. took some photos of the destructionC. could hardly afford their Thanksgiving dinnerD. saved precious items from the burned down house5、What does the underlined word “plummeted” in Paragraph 6 probably mean?A. Remained.B. Changed.C. Strengthened.D. Sank.6、What did the found nickels mean to the author?A. Luck for the foreseeable future.B. Hope during challenging times.C. Signs of a huge fortune to come.D. Reminders of what had happened.7、Which would be the best ending for the passage?A. I spotted a flash of silver in the sun, two nickels, both heads up.B. I found an old nickel, which seemed to tell a story from the past.C. I saw a mysterious locked box, and thought perhaps it was full of nickels.D. I looked up and imagined something on a cloud, a giant nickel, just for me.A new study has found human feelings can accurately be expressed numerically（用数字表示地）and have more predictive power for how we behave than formal studies of socioeconomic factors like household income and employment status.The study co-author Andrew Oswald, a professor of economics and behavioral science gathered information from nearly 700,000 people, who were asked annually over a three-decade period how they felt on a numerical scale about their job, spouse, health and home. Using the data collected, researchers constructed statistical models to show how people felt and the actions they took as a result of their reported feelings. The study found that ratings of life satisfaction had a direct linear (线性的) relationship to actions people subsequently take. Participants who rated their job satisfaction as a 2 out of 7 had a 25% probability of quitting their job. Those who rated a 6 out of 7 had only a 10 percent probability of quitting. The samewas true across other measures like marriage, health and housing.Previous research has also shown data about feelings predict human outcomes, but not in such a linear fashion; the degree of satisfaction served as a good predictor of future actions. Additionally, economists have previously been critical of feelings data because they considered them unscientific and unreliable. But this study shows socioeconomic factors have a lesser probability of predicting human behavior than data on feelings.Though the study shows numbers can quantify（量化） feelings, researchers are still a bit confused as to why estimates of seemingly subjective feelings can be such good predictors of future actions. According to Oswald, a number of factors could be at play. Humans are very experienced in comparative thinking and are able to scale their own life satisfaction against that of their neighbors. We’re also accustomed to using measuring devices for other aspects of life like temperature, distance and weight, so it shouldn’t be too surprising that we’re able to measure our feelings in a similarly accurate way. Another study co-author Caspar Kaiser says that it may also be because we communicate our feelings and do it in a scaled fashion every day. This could be why it comes out in the data more accurately than in objective markers.Ori Heffetz, an economics professor who was not involved in the study, says that this research shows feelings data shouldn’t be underestimated even if they’re more difficult to study. “Scientists who ignore this do so at their own risk,” he says.Looking ahead, Kaiser hopes this same data can be studied in lower-income countries so that it can be applied universally to places with varied levels of economic development. But more than anything else he’s interested in studying why feelings work so well.A. research process and findingsB. research topic and significanceC. research subjects and purposeD. research data collection and analysis9、What can we know about the study?A. It also applies to people from lower-income countries.B. It challenges the opinion that feelings data are unreliable.C. It explains why ratings of feelings can foresee future actions.D. It first shows data about feelings can predict human behavior10、What is Ori’s attitude towards the study?A. Neutral.B. Skeptical.C. Supportive.D. Cautious.11、Which would be the best title for the passage?A. How You Rate Your Life Predicts Your Future BehaviorB. Feelings Forecast Actions Better than Economic FactorsC. Why Your Feelings Affect Your Future ActionsD. Ranking Every Aspect of Your Life CountsHardly a day goes by without a company telling us in its beautifully crafted advertising how much it contributes to the environment on our behalf. Flowers grow out of power-station chimneys; SUVs are presented in natural habitats; oil companies use sunny, friendly logos and promise cleaner technologies- although, in fact, they fail to make enough investment in renewable or alternative energy sources. Statistics are made up, and the tiniest ecological improvements are overstated in multi-million-dollar advertising campaigns, while in the meantime the greedy side of the business continues.This is known as greenwashing, which means “making things that are not green look green”. The phenomenon has long existed since the first Earth Day in 1970, when companies spent $300 million advertising themselves as green companies—many times more than the money they actually spent on research into pollution reduction itself. And the trend continued over the following decades when som e of the planet’s worst polluters tried to pass themselves off as eco-friendly. As the public’s environmental awareness grew, so too did the experience of corporate public relations strategies, and advertisers found ever- more-creative ways to use a green curtain to hide dark motives.Of course, some businesses are genuinely committed to making the world a better, greener place. But when a company spends more time and money claiming to be “green” than actually adopting business practices that minimize environmental impact, it is clear that, for them, environmentalism is little more than a convenient slogan(口号). Their message is “buy our products and you will end global warming, improve air quality and save the oceans”. AtAnd what about today’s consumers? Few of them are truly well-equipped to make informed decisions about what is true. Greenwashing is only possible because consumers often believe what they are being told-why else would companies do it? More information and greater awareness are essential. Analysing the tricks used by advertisers should be part of every school curriculum. Non- governmental organisations can spread the word. Consumer groups can punish the greenwashing companies. But it is not enough. Legally enforceable systems must be put in place.So what is already being done about planned attempts to pull the wool over consumers’eyes? In the United States, the Federal Trade Commission is taking action against misleading advertising claims. France has published Green Claims Guidance, stressing that “an advertisement must avoid conveying a message contrary to the accepted principles of sustainable development”. All of these surely are the heart of the matter: the true impact of advertising is the promotion of unsustainable lifestyles. And there lies the real danger to our planet, a danger which cannot be ignored any longer.12、What can we learn about greenwashing?A. It is an ecological conceptB. It is a marketing technique.C. It is an awareness campaignD. It is an advertising innovation.13、What does the underlined phrase “conceal deception” in Paragraph 3 mean?A. Hide the truth.B. Raise the risk.C. Expose the weakness.D. Break the limit.14、What can be inferred about most consumers?A. They are lacking in legal knowledgeB. They have encouraged greenwashing.C. They may question consumer groupsD. They tend to make sensible decisions.15、What is the last paragraph mainly about?A. Actions to fight false advertising.B. Ways to protect customers’ interest.C. Attempts to solve environmental problems.D. Proposals to ensure sustainable development.第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
