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1、2022学年高三期中英语考试2022.10I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a
2、conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. Excited.B. Dissatisfied. C. Bored.D. Exhausted.C. At an art gallery.C. 9:00.D.9:10.C. A saleswoman. D. A waitress.B. In a work shop.D. In
3、 a department store.2. A. 7:00.3. A. A cook.4. A. At a gas station.B.7:10.B. A shop assistant.5. A. He hasnt had a chance to meet Kathy yet.B. Kathy had already told him the news.C. He didnt know that Kathy was being moved.D. His new office will be located in New York.6. A. The woman wants to go to
4、Toronto.C. There are no flights to Toronto.B. The man wants to go to Vancouver.D. There are two direct flights to Toronto.B. A. She should do more careful work.C. She is not concerned about Georges remarks.D. George does not care about her.E. George shouldnt have said much about her.8. A. She cant a
5、fford that much for a trip.B. She is fortunate to have made a lot of money.C. She doesnt think 15,000 dollars is enough for the trip.D. She considers 15,000 dollars only a small sum of money.9. A. Playing tennis.B. Writing a term paper.C. Gathering materials.D. Holding a meeting.10. A. The man was s
6、eriously injured in the car accident.B. The man had poor imagination because of the car accident.C. The man wasnt wearing the seat belt when the accident happened.D. The mans daughter advised him to wear the seat belt before he left home.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short pas
7、sages and one conversation. You will be asked three questions on each of the passages and four questions for the conversation. The passages and conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and deci
8、de which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.if you are separated from your mobile phone? Do you hardly ever use your phone to talk any more, and do your thumbs from texting too much?If you answered Yes to any of the above questions, then the chances are that you are a textah
9、olic. A textaholic can be defined as someone who is addicted to sending and receiving text messages. The main symptoms are strong will to text which takes priority over everything else, and withdrawal symptoms if messages fail to come in, leading to anger, depression and a lack of self-respect. Othe
10、r problems include sleeplessness, eye strain, and repetitive strain injury due to constant messaging, not to mention expensive phone bills. The root of the problem, as with many addictions, is the desire to escape from emotional challenges such as stress, anxiety and relationship problems. Experts w
11、arn that text addiction is likely to become the most common form of addiction in the future, especially among the young generation.So what can you do if you think you may be textaholic? The key is to get your life back in balance. Make sure you resist the urge to answer every message you receive, an
12、d consider leaving your mobile phone behind occasionally when you go out. Most importantly, make a point of spending quality time with friends and family, and make time to re-1 earn the art of face-to-face conversation instead of conducting your relationships by means of text messages. Not only will
13、 you save time and money, but you may also rediscover the pleasure of true communication.V. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.72 .为推进这项目付出的努力是无法用语言描述的。(beyond).如果你能为我们提供资金支持，我们将不胜感激。(appreciate).这款样式新颖的手提电脑一上市就吸引了不同年龄段的人。(Har
14、dly).我没想到由于当地的环境日趋恶化，这批大豆无论在质量和大小上都属于下等。(inferior)VI. Guided Writing76. Directions: Write an English composition in 120150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.李明的家乡正在策划一个线上旅游节，现面向全市青少年征集宣传片策划案，旨在挖掘 该市的旅游资源和城市文化，开展讲好中国故事、传播好中国声音的创新实践。假设你是李 明，请你写一封建议信给旅游局，谈谈你对该宣传片的构思，你的信必须包含以下的内
15、容： 1)宣传片中城市景点介绍设计2)推荐原因及创新点高三期中考试答案KeyI. Listening:Section A Short conversation:I. B2.D3.D4.C5.CSection BB12.C13.C 14.A 15.DIL Grammar and VocabularySection A21. that22. had been seen25. though/as 26. has risen 27. that Section B31-35 CJKEI 36-40 GABHFIII. Reading comprehensionSection A41-45 BAACB 4
16、6-50 CDDCB6.A7.B8.A9.C10.D16.D17.C18.D19.C20.B23. may/might 24. since28. to 29. discounted 30. them51-55 DCDABSection B56-59 CDCB 60-62 CAB 63-66 DBB A 67-70 D AFBIV. Summary WritingTextaholics are those who can!t live without text messages, without which health problems may arise physically and men
17、tally. The problem is caused by mental trouble a person has in life.To solve it, one should try to live a balanced life, getting isolated from the mobile phone and having more personal communication with family and friends. (55) V. TranslationThe efforts/endeavors made to promote this project are be
18、yond description.0.51.51Wed appreciate it very much if you could give us financial support.1 1 1Hardly had this stylish laptop been launched when it appealed to people of all ages.1217 didnt occur to me that due to thn worsening of the local environment, thei1.5soybeans were inferior in both quality
19、 and size, leading to huge losses to the local farmers.11.5VI. Guided writing【答案】DearSir/Madam,I know that my hometown is planning an online tourism festival, and is collecting promotional video plans from the citys young people, aiming to explore the citys tourism resources and urban culture, and c
20、arry out innovative practice of telling good Chinese stories and spreading good Chinese voices. Km writing to talk about my ideas for the video.I think the attractions that should be included in this video are Xintiandi, the Bund and Yu Garden. The producers should use cameras to record a day of peo
21、ple in these three places, so that visitors can enjoy the harmonious combination of Shanghai/s tradition and modernity, feel the life of Shanghai people, thus making it possible to spread Chinese culture.The innovation of this design is that by showing peoples daily life and work, visitors will be i
22、nterested in the life in Shanghai and cant wait to experience the life in Shanghai in person.I hope my idea can be adopted.Yours,Li MingQuestions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Future researchers.B. College students.C. Company employees.D. Successful artists.12. A. To teach
23、the listeners how to work hard.B. To enable the listeners to get better salaries.C. To prepare the listeners to get better jobs.D. To encourage the listeners to seize opportunities.13. A. Kindness. B. Diligence.C. Willingness. D. Interest.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14
24、. A. The benefits of walking.B. The importance of keeping fit.C. The way of forming a habit.D. The possibility of excising regularly.15. A. Because it needs much thinking.B. Because people can improve their memory.C. Because it is suitable for everyone.D. Because people neednt concentrate on it.16.
25、A. It is the easiest way to lose weight.B. It can be made part of peoples life.C. It can make peoples hearts stronger.D. It prevents people suffering from cancers.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. He has just been back from South America.B. He has been burnt for
26、a few hours.C. He has been surfing the Internet for long.D. He has been doing school work all night.18. A. To look for something interesting for pleasure.B. To meet new friends in the net chatroom.C. To release pressure from heavy work.D. To look for information for his project.19. A. Quite a few si
27、tes are just old event calendars.B. Its a waste of time to surf the Internet.C. A lot of information can be found.D. A lot of friends can be made on the Internet.20. A. People spend much time talking about other interests.B. It takes long to find things because of many useless sites.C. It is hard to
28、 start chatting with others in the chatroom.D. Ifs hardly the best source of information available.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each
29、 blank with the proper form of the given word; for the otller blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Inflation （通货膨胀）mins Broadways romance with the PhantomThe stage chandelier （水晶吊灯）will fall for the last time when The Phantom of the Opera/9 the longest running musical on Broadway, shuts in
30、 February after 35 years.Musical theatre has been the mainstay of Broadway since the 19th century, but the business of running grand musicals (21)require huge audiences to pay high ticket prices is quite a gamble.“Phantom (22)(see) by almost 20 million people on Broadway by earlier this month, gross
31、ing $1.3 billion. It (23)not match classical operas as a work of art, but you cannot argue with a cash machine. However, the machine can suddenly break down, as Phantom has found on Broadway (24)it returned post-pandemic last year.The biggest difficulty is not the initial investment in a new product
32、ion, enormous (25) this can be; it is that musicals are very costly to keep going. Cameron Mackintosh, joint producer of Phantom,“ compares them with yachts. It is like owning a boat: the happiest days are buying and selling it. It is extremely expensive to run.”The drag has become greater with high
33、 inflation. Mackintosh estimates that so far, the weekly cost of putting on Phantom on Broadway (26)(rise) by $100,000, with further rises in energy and other expenses to come.This is reinforced by the fact, as is often the case in London and New York, (27) long-running musicals tend to become incre
34、asingly dependent on tourists, with locals attracted (28) limited runs of new shows and revivals. Fewer have been visiting New York than before Covid hit, particularly from Asia. As demand falls, tickets get (29)(discount) and the economics of the older musical sag (萧条、下挫).This will probably not be
35、the last New York has seen of the lovestruck masked man; “Phantom” may be revived in the future, perhaps in a more viable form. It will carry on touring the world for limited runs. If the tourists will not come to “Phantom,“ it will come to (30)Section B (10 分)Directions: Complete the passage with t
36、he words in the box. Each word can only he used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. experiencingB.lossC. respondD. pressing E. determineF. classifyG. sensesH. strictlyI. processing J. distinguish K.upsetTheres no doubt that dogs are incredibly perceptive and sensitive beings, wit
37、h the ability to sense emotions and read the facial expressions of humans. The American Kennel Club (AKC) says previous studies have shown dogs combine hearing and sight to _31 to happy and angry human faces with happy and angry vocalizations(发声).Researchers have found that dogs can _32 the positive
38、 sound of laughing from the negative sound of crying. The dogs were found to be more 33 and stimulated by the negative sounds than positive ones. A 2018 study published in Scientific Report showed that dogs can 34 human emotions using only their ears. They use the right side of their brain for _35 n
39、egative emotions and the left side for positive ones.A 2016 study published in The Royal Societys Biology Letters showed dogs can recognize emotions in humans using information from different _36, which the study said is an ability that had never previously been observed outside of humans.Speaking t
40、o Newsweek, the AKCs chief veterinary officer, Dr. Jerry Klein, explained dogs can certainly become depressed and anxious. There have been reports of dogs _37 depression and loneliness following the _38 of an owner or a fellow member1 of their pack, as well as a change from their normal routine , Kl
41、ein explained.But whether or not dogs get sad is a little less certain,* Klein told Newsweek. Klein said from a _39 scientific standpoint, there isnt nstrong evidencen that dogs feel what people would 40 as sadness. nDogs live more in the moment and dont have the self-consciousness or the tendency t
42、o inwardly ponder like people do.”IIL Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.When educators think of literacythe ability to read and
43、writethey often place more importance on a student1 ability to read and fully comprehend a piece of writing. But experts say critical and creative writing skills are equally important. And they are too often _41 in the classroom.Compared to reading, writing is more _42. It helps students be independ
44、ent thinkers, take _43 of their stories and ideas and communicate them clearly to others. Unless we wantan education system just focused on making people _44 and not focused on helping them to be producers, this _45 on reading only一which does happen in so many places一is very short-sighted.Students w
45、riting work now usually _46 on examining a text, instead of presenting a new idea. Writing should be the central thing youre learning, rather than writing in response to a text on a test or writing to demonstrate youve learned what someone has taught you.Writing improves reading skillsTeaching readi
46、ng together with writing improves both skills, says Rebecca Wallace-Segall, who 47a New York City writing center, Writopia Lab. She said writing affects a persons ability to read. More than 90 percent of young people in the Writopia program do not _48 their writing abilities when they start, Wallace
47、-Segall said. But she said they learn to enjoy the writing process and become more effective _49, too.Employers today seek workers all the time who can write well. Digital tools _50 mean that people are interacting with the internet through writing. Young people are _51writing all the timethrough te
48、xt messages emails and on social media. Every young person today is a writer if they are connected to the internet.Working through _52_ by writingSupporters of writing-ccntcrcd teaching add that writing _53 young people. When students own their _54 and tell their stories, they become not only stronger and more confident writers, but also stronger and more confident individuals.Writing also helps students work through difficulties they face in life. Theyre not writing a story about a difficult father or directly about a bully in class, but they are creating a _55 scenari