甘肃省2023届高三下学期英语第一次高考诊断性考试（一模）

Rugby World Cup 2023

Want to see England and Wales at Rugby World Cup France 2023? Join Gullivers Sports Travel who is offering a fantastic package to take in both England v Japan and Wales v Qualifier(预选赛) Winner in an action packed weekend in Nice.

Official Travel Agent:

Gullivar Sports Travel is an Official Travel Agent for Rugby World Cup France 2023. They have taken over 50,000 supporters to follow their teams since the very first Rugby World Cup back in 1987 and this will be the eighth official appointment for a Rugby World Cup.

Price Includes

√ Airport transfers√ Three nights' accommodation

√ Official Match tickets for England v Japan

√ Official Match tickets for Wales v Qualifier Winner

√ Return flights from Stansted or Gatwick or Birmingham to Nice

Imagine having the opportunity to sing together with hundreds of other people while you are at home alone. You can do this in a virtual choir. Virtual choir members record themselves while they perform alone on video. These videos are uploaded onto the Internet, and then they are put together into one video that you can see online—a virtual choir. Anyone can take part in a virtual choir from anywhere—all you need is a video camera and an Internet connection. A virtual choir enables people to add their voices to those of other individuals and become part of the global community. It has proved to be a positive influence on the lives of many people.

The virtual choir was the idea of award-winning composer and conductor Eric Whitacre. He fell in love with Mozart's classical music when he sang for the university choir. Moved by this music, he said, "It was like seeing color for the first time." Over ten years after his graduation. Whitacre's original compositions began to become quite popular among choirs and singers. This led to the creation of the virtual choir.

In 2009, Whitacre received a video of a girl who was singing one of his works. Inspired, he asked his fans tomake videos, which he then joined together into one performance. His first virtual choir, "Lux Aurunque", had 198 singers from 12 different countries. It has received millions of views on the Internet. Since then, the virtual choir has become a worldwide phenomenon. Whitacre's next effort was the virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF, which was first seen on stage on 23 July 2014 in the UK. Altogether, 2,292 young people from 80 countries joined in to sing Whitacre's song "What If'".

The virtual choir is a wonderful way for people around the world to sing with one voice and thus make the world a better place.

Many animals and plants are endangered in the world today. These endangered species are threatened with becoming extinct, meaning they will no longer exist on Earth. Examples include the Cuban Macaw and the Sri Lankan Legume Tree. Illegal hunting, and collecting of the Macaw bird for pets, led to its extinction. While the main reason the native Sri Lankan Legume Tree went extinct was due to habitat loss from development in the 20thcentury. The main cause for animals and plants disappearing is often a damage to the food chain due to hunting, habitat loss or even the introduction of invasive species.

Every living thing from one-celled animals to a blue whale needs to eat. Nature is connected and controlled by many fragile food chains. A food chain describes who eats whom in a habitat. When one of the links in a food chain is no longer present -for example, a species goes extinct-the food chain breaks and sometimes this can cause other animals to disappear and the whole system can become imbalanced or even collapsed.

Humans can have disastrous effects on food chains. When people first explored the world, they took animal and plant species from their home countries to the places they explored and settled in. They did not realise the consequences of introducing invasive species. By doing so, they were damaging the natural food chains of the areas they explored.

Nowadays there are strict rules controlling the movement of animals and plants between countries. But some parts of the world are still experiencing problems with invasive species introduced hundreds of years ago.

With rising awareness of how we affect the natural environment, hopefully we can lean to protect these food chains and help them to thrive. Otherwise the continued loss of species will eventually mean our own extinction.

By drawing patterns on the surface of a cup of tea, chabaixi. an ancient Chinese tea trick displayed in a recent TV drama, has gone popular for its apparent similarity with modern latte art. However, ten years ago, this distinctive technique was close to disappearing completely.

Chabaixi can create endless patterns such as bamboos and mountains or even calligraphy. There are over a dozen steps: grind tea for fine powder(粉末), pour boiled water, stir the mixture, and draw the patterns. It is different from making latte because people use clear water as the object to put into the cup instead of milk. But when the water touches the surface of whipped tea, it turns into a white color and disappears in 20 minutes.

"Chabaixi is one of the countless forms of tea-making techniques in China. The importance of chabaixi is not only that this technique is unique in the world, but also it gives us a window into people's lifestyle in the Song Dynasty, a period of time when leisure activities in some ways resemble what we have now," Zhang, a practitioner of chabaixi said.

Before chabaixi was discovered by TV audiences, the technique was listed as part of China's Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2017, after it was recovered by Zhang Zhifeng. He started researching the origins of chabaixi in the 1980s and brought the technique back in 2009 after decades of trials and practice. Zhang spent nearly 30 years studying and researching the origins and making of tea, but for him it was all worthwhile.

"This technique is key to the tea culture of the Song Dynasty, and it would be a shame to let it fade. This technique must be passed on to the next generations so they can understand its history," Zhang said.

A job opening is a vacancy which an employer desires to fill. For job seekers, tracking down job openings is very important, while employers want to quickly fill the position with the best possible person.

When an employer recognizes the need for a new employee, the person in charge of hiring usually sits down to create an advertisement for the job opening. Typically, the advertisement includes the job title and a brief description of the duties associated with the job. The company name is included, contact information is provided.

If the job is with an Internet firm, for example, the job will usually appear on the company website and on relevant online job boards. If the job is a more casual retail job, it might be published in local classified ads. Some employers may also directly advertise a job opening with a sign in the window.

By researching the information carefully, they can determine whether or not they are a good potential fit fora job. Job applicants should follow application directions carefully. An applicant who drops by for a copy of a job application in tidy clothing, for example, is far more likely to get the job. Resumes and other supporting material should also be neatly organized to project an air of responsibility and confidence.

A. Typically, such openings are advertised.

B. They should always present themselves neatly.

C. A job opening will be published in various locations.

D. and applicants are required to offer their qualifications.

E. and potential salary information may be included as well.

F. People looking for job opportunities generally search in particular areas.

G. Applicants should carefully review the available information of a job opening.

Before she passed away from cancer, A. J. Walters made her husband Sean and daughter Brittany promise her one thing: Sean would accompany Brittany, a high school senior, to the homecoming game, where she was in the running for homecoming1A. J. was a beloved administrative assistant at Brittany's high school. It was2to her that her daughter go. Brittany and Sean3.

Days later, on the morning of Friday, A. J. 4Keeping their5that very afternoon, an emotional Brittany walked arm in arm with her father. They crossed the football field with the other candidates to await the6of the voting.

Brittany wasn't7homecoming queen that day; Nyla was. But, like many in the community, Nyla had also8A. J. Out of9moments after receiving the crown, Nyla walked over to Brittany, removed the crow from her head, and10it on her friend's. The two11tearfully holding each other for support. "She'd rather have her12than a crown," Nyla said. By13it to Brittany, "I was telling her that she was her mom's queen, and that she was loved by many14me."

"I felt so much love from her, and I just felt so much15for her," said Brittany, "I can16my mom through Nyla. They have the17caring and giving spirit. "

Nyla is no less perfect for18of a crow. A friend of the Walters family said, "There's an old19goes," Realqueens fix each other's crowns. "But the fact is, real queens20their crowns to let other queens shine."

Hey, everyone! It's Kai again. I'm back with another (amaze) episode of NatGeo kids. And this week we're talking all about robots. Okay so I bet you're wondering exactly is a robot. Good question. (basic), a robot is a machine (create) to perform a series of actions. These actions could be as simple as rolling around the house vacuuming out dirty floors. While other robots perform more complicated tasks such as traveling to and (explore) different planets like NASA's Mars exploration Rovers which were built (study) the surface of Mars. And did you know that humans have been building robots for (century). In fact many believe the first robot was created over 2,000 years ago. A man called Artistas in ancient Greece (build) a bird-like self-propelling machine that could fly up to a distance of 200 meters that's like two football fields. Today robots come all shapes and sizes. Some are small even microscopic while others are large in some cases as big as a car or even a truck.

There are flying robots, robots that can drive and robots that can swim, robots that can do a lot of things. Who knows, maybe one day robots will be able to do just about everything humans can do.

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：在错的词下画一横线，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。

I know a professor who's also a millionaire. A few years ago he have an important invention and made fortune. Although he was very successful, he didn't forget the village children who was suffering from poverty and hungry. He could have lived comfortably so he donated all his money to a village school so that the children would not dropout. He also equipped teachers offices with furniture. Her ultimate goal was for all children to go to school. If he couldn't do so, he would be feel guilty. The professor's kindness has been appreciated for all. It is said that the professor has became a philanthropist(慈善家).

1）过去所学：学习方法、经历等；

2）现在所获：学习成果、水平等；

3）将来所做：学习计划、目标等。

注意：

1）词数100左右;

2）请把题目补充完整。