2023年吉林省長春市高考英語質(zhì)檢試卷（四）
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1．Nagamori Department Store's Countdown to the Holidays!
Only 2 days to go to place your order and get
SPECIAL FREE DELIVERY*for delivery by June 24
Good news to everyone!Come and shop at Nagamori Department Store!It's almost your last chance to place your holiday gift orders and ensure free city-wide delivery by June 24.Don't miss out on this great deal，and avoid leaving loved ones disappointed by submitting your order before 5 p.m.jye.ai Friday June 16.
And you may be assured if you cannot spare some time to pick up a gift by 16.Orders placed after that time and before 3 p.m.jye.ai Thursday June 22 will still be guaranteed to arrive by June 24 using our standard delivery option.This remains at our year-round low price of ﹩7 per item （to anywhere in the city — regular rates apply outside of the Townsburg Metropolitan area）.
Don't forget to wrap it：If you are short of time，go to our Gift Wrapping corner on this floor for a number of great options（at just S5.95 per item） and put a personalized message on your complimentary （免費(fèi)贈送的） card.
*Free delivery applies to gifts delivered to addresses within the Metropolitan area only and to orders of ﹩10 or more.For all other delivery rates （including international），please ask the staff at our Delivery Service on the ground floor of this store.As for group purchase and delivery，a special discount is offered.Please contact our Sales Department at 347-448-8888 for more details.
（1）What is stated about the special free delivery？
A．Items must cost more than ﹩10.
B．Orders must be placed before June 24
C．Delivery must be locations within the city.
D．Items must be bought at full price and gift-wrapped.
（2）How much does it cost to have a gift wrapped？
A．﹩5.95
B．﹩7.
C．﹩10.
D．﹩12.95.
（3）Where can this text be found？
A．In a delivery company.
B．In a department store.
C．In a post office.
D．In a gift factory.組卷：1引用：2難度：0.3 -
2． Billy Barr，71，paused outside his mountainside cabin to measure the water percentage in snow.This year，it contained about 10 percent. "Another year of high figure，" Barr sighed.Things were quite different five years ago，when the number had been around 6 percent. "Now the snow here has gotten wetter for sure.We understand that weather is weather，and it changes all the time.But all of a sudden，the last five years have all presented high figures，" said Barr. "So that's when things need our attention."
Barr arrived in Gothic in 1972 as a student helping on a water chemistry project.He stayed until the end of the year，then came permanently the following summer.In the mountains，he felt relaxed — even though home was a mining hut with a lamp and a sleeping bag.He'd always liked numbers；as a kid，he counted gas stations on family trips.That's what inspired his records，not some grand scientific ambition.Over time，Barr found he liked comparing one year to others.
On a recent afternoon，Barr sat at his computer，skimming through decades of numbers.In the numbers，he pointed out patterns.Nearly half the record low temperatures came in his first decade here，and more than half the record highs occurred in the past one. "Back in the -70s，there were winters when we had over 100 days in a row when it didn't get above freezing.Last winter，the most was nine，" Barr worried. "There's a trend there.I really think we're in a load of trouble.And we don't have much time for this."
After filling 10 notebooks with his records，Barr now organizes them in Excel and publishes them on his website.Researchers regularly ask him for data，he said，and he was always pleased to share.Barr is witnessing snow fall here for the 50th year straight. "I just want to keep it going.It is interesting — it is，I think.And it's helpful."
（1）According to Barr，why should water percentage in snow be paid attention to？
A．It increased by 4 percent this year.
B．It varies from 6 percent to 10 percent.
C．It is changeable like weather.
D．It has been increasingly high for years.
（2）What made Barr choose to stay in mountains？
A．The sense of relaxation.
B．The boredom from city life.
C．The passion for comfort.
D．The commitment to scientific ambition.
（3）What can be inferred from paragraph 3？
A．There is no hurry at all for people to address this issue.
B．More days above freezing have come in the last decade.
C．People are prepared to face temperature trouble nowadays.
D．100 days of continuous low temperature is common now.
（4）Which words best describe Billy Barr？
A．Crazy and ambitious.
B．Generous and devoted.
C．Lonely and outdated.
D．Patient and optimistic.組卷：5引用：3難度：0.3 -
3． Space elevators — yes，literal elevators that will carry us into orbit-may not be as far from reality as we think，says Stephen Cohen，a space engineer and physics professor.According to his ideas，such a wild concept could be realistic relatively soon.
So，what exactly is a space elevator？Well，humans are headed to Mars by 2040，if all goes well，and one of the largest issues is the transport.Getting people up to space is a difficult and expensive task.A much better way，some believe，could be to put a really，really long cable （電纜） from the Earth's surface all the way to orbit，and pass a pod （分離艙） up and down the cable.It would save on fuel，reduce overall expenses，and be far less dangerous than rockets.
However，as you can imagine，though，space elevators do not come without significant questions.For example，how would the rope stay tight？How could we ensure that nothing comes along and destroys the cable，like terrible weather or space junk？How would you even build such a thing？
Stephen Cohen，a long-time space elevator enthusiast，believes he has all the answers：Basically，a satellite orbiting Earth drops a cable（a very，very long one） while using fuel to get away from the Earth further into space.In this way the cable remains tight as it is fastened to the ground.
Unfortunately，modern tech can't solve this because the cable needs a specific strength of around 50 times that of steel.But according to Cohen，we're likely around 10 years away from the material being made and we shall be walking on Mars even before 2040.
Most scientists remain unconvinced — space elevators have been spoken about for years and yet a lot of questions are to be answered.But，who knows，maybe the days of fastening ourselves to rockets could soon be over；we can only imagine the astronauts would welcome the day.
（1）What advantage does the space elevator have over the traditional transport？
A．Smaller noise.
B．Higher speed.
C．Less cost.
D．Better protection
（2）What is paragraph 3 mainly about？
A．The operating steps of the space elevator.
B．The obvious benefits of the space elevator.
C．The potential impacts of the space elevator.
D．The possible challenges of the space elevator.
（3）What makes it impossible to build a space elevator now？
A．The high risks are difficult to predict accurately
B．The dangerous tasks are hard to fulfil successfully.
C．The required material is not technologically available.
D．The fuel-burning satellite will lead to serious pollution.
（4）What is most scientists' attitude towards the space elevator？
A．Doubtful.
B．Unconcerned.
C．Favorable.
D．Opposed.組卷：2引用：3難度：0.3
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8．你校英文報正在開展主題為"How to Choose Your Future Career？"的有獎?wù)魑幕顒印Ｕ埬憬Y(jié)合自身實際，寫一篇短文參加該活動，內(nèi)容包括：
（1）職業(yè)規(guī)劃的重要性；
（2）如何進(jìn)行職業(yè)規(guī)劃；
（3）你的感悟。
注意：
（1）寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；
（2）請按如下格式在相應(yīng)位置作答。
How to Choose Your Future Career？組卷：3引用：2難度：0.5 -
9．閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。
The Rainbow Chase（追逐）
One summer afternoon，about 8 years old，I was standing at a window of the farmhouse，looking at a beautiful rainbow that seemed to be losing itself in thick woods about a quarter of a mile distant.
No one was in the room then but my brother Rufus. "See，brother，" I said， "The rainbow drops right down among the woods."
"Do you know，Gracie，" said Rufus seriously， "if you should go there，you would find pots of gold and silver."
"Is it truly so？" I asked
"Truly so." Answered Rufus，with a smile.I was then a simple-hearted child，believing everything told me.Without another word，I dashed out of the door，setting off towards the woods.Rufus called after me loudly，but I didn't stop.
I cared nothing for the wet grass and ran on.Thinking what fine presents I could give to my friends and laying delightful plans，before I knew it，I had reached the woods，and the rainbow was not there!But I saw it shining down among the trees a little further off，so on and on I struggled，through the thick bushes and over logs，till I came within the sound of a steam.Then I thought， "What if the rainbow should come down right in the muddy stream？What about the heavy pots of gold and silver？How should I get them out？" I reached the bank of the stream，and again the rainbow was not there!It was on the other side!
I crossed the steam on a fallen tree and on and on I ran，though my legs began to give out and every inch of my body ached.It was rather hard travelling in a journey after riches.The woods grew thicker，darker and scarier；the ground more wet and slippery.Fright and hurry made me forget the rainbow.When at last I remembered and looked for it，it was nowhere in sight.It had faded away!I burst into tears；for I had lost all my treasures and had nothing to show off but muddy feet and wet and torn dress.
注意：
（1）續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右：
（2）請按如下格式在答題紙的相應(yīng)位置作答。
Worse still，I couldn't find my way back home：I was lost!
At last I heard my own name called.
組卷：5引用：2難度：0.5