2010-2023历年浙江省杭州十四中高三月考英语试卷（带解析）第1卷一.参考题库(共20题)1.假如你是高中生李越，你所在的社区正在开展“创建文明社区”活动。
请用英语给社区主任写一封120个词的信。
信中应包括以下内容：1，说明写信的目的：2．简述社区飞速发展的景象以及存在的一些不文明行为；3．提出建议。
注意：信的抬头、落款及信的第一句己给出（不计词数）参考词汇：文明社区- civilized communityDear director,I am Li Yue, an inhabitant in Chaoyang Community.Yours Faithfully,Li Yue2.____people believe the highlight in the play isn’t an attraction to my friends and me. A．WhereB．ThatC．WhichD．What3.To British people，Canadians may sound American; to Americans，they may sound British. Canadians themselves insist on not being identified with .A．eitherB． bothC． anyD．neither4.When a tornado touched down in a small town nearby, many families were left completely destroyed. Afterward all the local newspapers carried many human-interest stories featuring some of the families who suffered the hardest.One Sunday, a particular picture especially touched me. A young woman stood in front of an entirely shattered mobile home, a depressed expression twisting her features. A young boy, seven or eight years old, stood at her side, eyes downcast.Clutching (紧握) at her skirt was a tiny girl who stared into the camera, eyes wide with confusion and fear.The article that went with the picture gave the clothing sizes of each family member. With growing interest, I noticed that their sizes closely matched ours. This would be a good opportunity to teach my children to help those less fortunate than themselves. I taped the picture of the young family to our refrigerator, explaining their difficulty to my seven-year-old twins, Brad and Brett, and to three- year-old Meghan.“ We have so much. And these poor people now have nothing,” I said.“We’ll share what we have with them.”I brought three large boxes down from the room upstairs and placed them on the living room floor. Meghan watched seriously, as the boys and I filled one of the boxes with canned goods and foods.While I sorted through our clothes, I encouraged the boys to go through their toys and donate some of their less favorite things. Meghan watched quietly as the boys piled up discarded toys and games.“I’ll help you find something for the little girl when I’m done with this,” I said.The boys placed the toys they had chosen to donate into one of the boxes while I filled the third box with clothes. Meghan walked up with Lucy, her worn, faded, much-loved rag doll hugged tightly to her chest. She paused in front of the box that held the toys, pressed her round little face into Lucy’s flat, painted-on-face, gave her a final kiss, then laid her gently on top of the other toys.“Oh, Honey,” I said.“You don’t have to give Lucy. You love her so much.”Meghan nodded seriously, eyes glistening with held-back tears. ‘”Lucy makes me happy, Mommy. Maybe she’ll mak e that other little girl happy, too．”Swallowing hard, I stared at Meghan for a long moment, wondering how I could teach the boys the lesson she had just taught me. For I suddenly realized that anyone can give their cast-offs away. True generosity is giving that which you value most.Honest benevolence (善行) is a three-year-old offering a valuable, though shabby, doll to a little girl she doesn’t know with the hope that it will bring this child as much pleasure as it brought her. I, who had wanted to teach, had been taught.The boys had watched, open-mouthed, as their baby sister placed her favorite doll in the box. Without a word, Brad rose and went to his room. He came back carrying one of his favorite action figures. He hesitated briefly, clutching the toy, then looked over at Meghan and placed it in the box next to Lucy.A slow smile spread across Brett’s face. Then he jumped up, eyes twinkling as he ran to fetch some of his prized Matchbox cars.Astonished, I realized that the boys had also recognized what little Meghan’s gesture meant. Swallowing back tears, I pulled all three of them into my arms.Taking the cue from my little one, I removed my old jacket from the box of clothes. I replaced it with the new hunter green jacket that I had found on sale last week. I hoped the young woman in the picture would love it as much as I did.It’s easy to give that which we don’t want any more, but harder to let go of things we cherish, isn’t it? However,the true spirit of giving is to give with your heart..【小题1】Why does the author give a detailed description of a particular picture in the Sunday newspaper?A．To create an atmosphere of fear and depression brought by the tornado.B．To appeal to unconcerned people to donate for the poor families.C．To show the helplessness and hopelessness of the family mentioned in the paper. D．To stress what touched her and made her decide to help the hopeless family.【小题2】Why did Brad and Brett also donate their favorite things finally? A．They were encouraged to donate some valuable things by the mother. B．Meghan’s decision inspired them to donate their favorite things.C．They also wanted to show generosity by giving away their valuable things. D．Meghan’s gesture reminded them to replace their favorite things with new ones.【小题3】By “ swallowing hard”, the writer means that _ _ .A．she was deeply puzzled by what the little girl didB．she had trouble persuading Meghan not to give away LucyC．she was greatly moved by Meghan’s unexpected decisionD．she was uncertain what conse quences Meghan’s action would bring about【小题4】It is suggested in the sentence “the true spirit of giving is to give with your heart” that ______.A．sincere donation means offering help to others whole-heartedlyB．true giving means giving others what you treasure mostC．true generosity means helping others at the cost of your own benefitD．honest benevolence means devoting yourself to the career of donation【小题5】What’s the best title for this passage?A．The Greatest LoveB．A Beautiful HeartC．True GenerosityD．A Precious Gift5.There is strong evidence that the of a father increases the probability that a youngster will use drugs and engage in criminal activity.A．absenceB．disappearanceC．attentionD．concern6.When the Eiffel Tower was shown in 1889 at the world exposition, it was not very popular and came close to ______ down.A．be tornB．tearC．tearingD． being torn7.ROME: The legend of Leonardo da Vinci is covered in mystery: How did he die? Are the remains buried in a French castle really those of the master? Was the "Mona Lisa" a self-portrait in disguise (伪装)?A group of Italian scientists believe the key to solving those puzzles lies with the remains, and they say they are seeking permission to dig up the body to conduct carbon and DNA testing.If the skull is undamaged, the scientists can go to the heart of a question that has fascinated scholars and the public for centuries: the identity of the "Mona Lisa." Recreating a virtual and then physical reconstruction of Leonardo's face, they can compare it with the smiling face in the painting."We don't know what we'll find if the tomb is opened. We could even just find grains and dust," says Giorgio Gruppioni, an anthropologist who is participating in the project. "But if the remains are well kept, they are a biological record of events in a person's life, and sometimes in their death." Silvano Vinceti, the leader of the group, said thathe plans to press his case with the French officialsin charge of the said burial site at Amboise Castle early next week.Leonardo moved to France at the invitation of King Francis I, who named him "first painter to the king." He spent the last three years of his life there, and died in 1519 at age 67. The artist's original burial place, the palace church of Saint Florentine, was destroyed during the French Revolution and remains that are believed to be his were eventually reburied in the Saint-Hubert Chapel near the castle."The Amboise tomb is a symbolic tomb; it's a big question mark," said Alessandro Vezzosi, the director of a museum dedicated to Leonardo in his hometown of Vinci. Vezzosi said that investigating the tomb could help identify the artist's bones with certainty and solve other questions, such as the cause of his death. He said he asked to open the tomb in 2004 to study the remains, but the Amboise Castle turned him down. The group of 100 experts involved in the project, called the National Committee for Historical and Artistic Heritage, was created in 2003 with the aim of "solving the great mysteries of the past," said Vinceti, who has written books on art and literature. Arguably the world's most famous painting, the "Mona Lisa" hangs in the Louvre in Paris, where it drew some 8.5 million visitors last year. Mystery has surrounded the identity of the painting's subject for centuries, with opinions ranging from the wife of a Florentine merchant to Leonardo's own mother.That Leonardo intended the "Mona Lisa" as a self-portrait in disguise is a possibility that has interested and divided scholars. Theories have existed: Some think that Leonardo's taste for tricks and riddles might have led him to hide his own identity behind that puzzling smile; others have guessed that the painting hid an androgynous lover.If granted access to the grave site, the Italian experts plan to use a tiny camera and radar to confirm the presence of bones. The scientists would then exhume (挖掘) the remains and attempt to date the bones with carbon testing.At the heart of the proposed study is the effort to discover whether the remains are actually Leonardo's, including with DNA testing.Vezzosi questions the DNA comparison, saying he is unaware of any direct descendants (后代) of Leonardo or of tombs that could be attributed with certainty to the artist's close relatives.Gruppioni said that DNA from the bones could also eventually be compared to DNA found elsewhere. For example, Leonardo is thought to have rubbed colors on the canvas with his thumb, possibly using saliva (唾液), meaning DNA might be found on his paintings.Even in the absence of DNA testing, other tests could provide useful information, including whether the bones belonged to a man or a woman, and whether the person died young or old.Even within the committee, experts are divided over the identity of the "Mona Lisa." Vinceti believes that a tradition of considering the self-portrait to be not just a faithful imitation of one's features but a representation of one's spiritual identity may have resonated (共鸣) with Leonardo.Vezzosi, the museum director, dismissed as "baseless and senseless" the idea that the "Mona Lisa" could be a self-portrait of Leonardo. He said most researchers believe the woman may have been either a wife of the artist's sponsor, the Florentine nobleman Giuliano de Medici, or Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a rich silk merchant, Francesco del Giocondo. The traditional view is that the name "Mona Lisa" comes from the silk merchant's wife, as well as its Italian name: "La Gioconda."【小题1】Why does the author ask a couple of questions in the beginning?A．To arouse the interest of readersB．To puzzle Italian scientistsC．To answer the questions himselfD．To make fun of French officials【小题2】The best title of this story might be “_____”A．What Is the Purpose of an Investigation?B．How Did Leonardo da Vinci Die in France?C．Are the Remains Really Those of the Master?D．Did Leonardo Paint Himself as 'Mona Lisa'?【小题3】The sentence “he plans to press his case with the French officials” (underlined in Paragraph 4) suggests that Vinceti intends to _____A．press the French officials to participate in their projectB．urge the French officials to open the tomb early next weekC．persuade the French officials to allow opening the tombD．record events in a person’s life with the French officials【小题4】Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? A．Scholars have the same opinion on DNA testingB．Scientists doubt if the remains are those of da VinciC．The identity of “Mona Lisa” has already been provedD．Alessandro Vezzosi got permission to open the tomb【小题5】We can infer from the last two paragraphs that _____?A．“Mona Lisa” is the name of the wife of a silk merchantB．the “Mona Lisa” is a self-portrait of Leonardo da VinciC．experts divided the committee into several groupsD．opinions diff er of the identity of the “Mona Lisa”8.I live in the land of Disney, Hollywood and year-round sun. You may think people in such a splendid, fun-filled place are happier than others. If so, you have some mistaken ideas about the nature of happiness.Many intelligent people still equate happiness with fun. The truth is that fun and happiness have little or nothing in common. Fun is what we experience during an act. Happiness is what we experience after an act. It is a deeper, more lasting emotion. Going to an amusement park or ball game, watching a movie or television, are fun activities that help us relax, temporarily forget our problems and maybe even laugh. But they do not bring happiness, because their positive effects end when the fun ends.I have often thought that if Hollywood stars have a role to play, it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun. These rich, beautiful individuals have constant access to glamorous parties, fancy cars, expensive homes, everything thatspells“happiness”. But in memoir（回忆录）after memoir, they reveal the unhappiness hidden beneath all their fun: depression, alcoholism ,drug addiction, broken marriages, troubled children and profound loneliness.Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage, if he’s honest, and he w ill tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment, for commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure and excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.Similarly, couples that choose not to have children are deciding in favor of painless fun over painful happiness. They can dine out whenever they want and sleep as late as they can. Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night’s sleep or a three-day vacation. I don’t know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children.Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating（解放性的）realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those rich and glamorous people we were so sure are happy because they are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.【小题1】We can learn from the passage that ________.A．fun creates long-lasting satisfactionB．fun provides enjoyment while pain leads to happinessC．happiness is lasting whereas fun is short-livedD．fun that is long-standing may lead to happiness【小题2】To the author, the role Hollywood stars play is to ________.A．write memoir after memoir about their happinessB．tell the public that happiness has nothing to do with funC．teach people how to enjoy their livesD．bring happiness to the public instead of going to parties【小题3】In the author’s opinion, marriage ________ .A．affords greater funB．leads to raising childrenC．indicates duty and devotionD．usually ends up in pain【小题4】Which of the following is the best example of“painful happiness”? A．Winning lottery by accidentB．A bachelor resisting marriageC．Raising childrenD．Buying some fancy clothes【小题5】If one gets the true sense of happiness, he will ________.A．stop playing games and joking with othersB．keep himself with his familyC．give a free hand to moneyD．use his time to increase happiness9.—Some countries are taking action to occupy the islands of the South China Sea. —Yes, but I think they ____be punished sooner or later.A．couldB．canC．mayD．shall10.We have a high regard for Mr. Black because he always tries to ________ his principles.A．live up toB．look forward toC．catch up withD．put up with11.You will see what great benefit the computers you own can be _____ every time we use them.A． atB．ofC．forD．on12.短文改错下面短文中有10处错误。
