2022年秋季鄂东南省级示范高中教育教学改革联盟学校期中联考
高三英语试卷
第一部分 听力
第一节
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Where are the speakers probably?
A. In a bank. B. In a shop. C. In a hotel.
2. Why does the man call?
A. To look for his ring. B. To send his package. C. To ask about a ticket.
3. What are the speakers talking about?
A. Fruits. B. Drinks. C. Minerals.
4. When will the movie start?
A. At 7: 50 pm. B. At 8: 00 pm. C. At 8: 10 pm.
5. What does the woman want to do?
A. Put off the submission date.
B. Inquire more about the budget.
C. Change the way of doing budget.
第二节
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. What does the woman say about the china tea set?
A. It’s priceless. B. It’s classical. C. It’s well-known.
7. How will the woman deal with the china tea set?
A. By collecting it herself. B. By sending it out as a gift. C. By selling it at a fair price.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What does the job position involve according to the man?
A. Answering phones. B. Conducting interviews. C. Creating schedules.
9. What does the company offer to its employees?
A. Insurance. B. Accommodation. C. High salaries.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What does the man want to do in the beginning?
A. Buy a refrigerator. B. Repair a refrigerator. C. Return a refrigerator.
11. What does the woman do with the situation?
A. She lowers the price.
B. She corrects the instructions.
C. She explains the method of use.
12. How does the man sound at the end?
A. Confused. B. Embarrassed. C. Disappointed.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. How often does the man go to the beach?
A. Once a week. B. Twice a month. C. Once a month.
14. Why did the man join Heal the Bay?
A. His cousin invited him. B. His parents influenced him. C. His friend recommended him.
15. Which program did the man take part in?
A. Adopt-A-Beach. B. Saturday Warriors. C. Beach Captains.
16. What does the man say about the members of Heal the Bay?
A. They’re brave. B. They’re creative. C. They’re warm-hearted.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Who is the speaker probably?
A. A teacher. B. A hostess. C. A tourist.
18. What was the original price of the tour package?
A. $1, 430. B. $2, 460. C. $2, 860.
19. What does the tour package cover?
A. Flight tickets. B. Lunch and dinner. C. A 5-night hotel stay.
20. What does the speaker advise the listeners to do?
A. Book in advance.
B. Travel in large groups.
C. Make the most of the promotions.
第二部分 阅读
第一节
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项.
A
Searching the OED
How to use the quick search
The quick search bar can be found on the OED (Oxford English Dictionary) homepage and at the top of every entry page, and finds main dictionary entries, such as alphabet, break, xylophone. It also finds phrases and compounds listed within main entries, such as to look up or alphabet book, and different forms of spellings such as dictionarie.
Wildcard searches
A wildcard is a symbol which stands for any character. The question mark? represents the occurrence of any one single character, and the asterisk * represents the occurrence of any number of characters (or no character at all). Wildcards are useful if you do not know how to spell a word, or if you want to find several terms beginning with the same root.
How to use the advanced search
An advanced search is a full search of the entire dictionary text which is for readers who have logged in or subscribed to the dictionary. Advanced search can be especially useful for very specific searches. You can use the search area functionality to search by each section of an entry. You can also use filters to narrow your search to match certain criteria.
Browsing by categories
Categories allow you to explore the dictionary through groupings of words in, for instance, a subject or from a particular origin. If you want to find all the Carribbean borrowings in English, or find the first word related to espionage(间谍行为) to enter the dictionary, this is the function for you.
Further explore your search by using the options that appear on the right-hand side of the results page.
21. What will you use if you are not sure of the spelling of a word?
A. The quick search. B. Wildcard searches.
C. The advanced search. D. Browsing by categories.
22. What’s the requirement of using the advanced search?
A. Registering for the dictionary. B. Matching certain criteria.
C. Searching with specific words. D. Searching with purpose.
23. Where is this text probably taken from?
A. A dictionary. B. A brochure. C. A website. D. A textbook.
B
Tiger Woods was only 19-year-olds when he made his first cut on the PGA Tour, but the newest wonderkid in golf has beaten that marker this week.
The Chinese-Tapei star Hsieh Cheng-wei was in the field for the Linkou International, and experienced a storming start on Thursday when he posted a three under par(标准杆) 69. His second round tailed off slightly as he finished with a 74, but at one under par, he remains in the tournament for the weekend.
Hsieh broke the record of Guan Tian-lang, who made the cut at the 2013 Masters when he was 14 years and 169 days. The legendary Tiger Woods -who reportedly shot a 48 over nine holes when he was only three-years-old, was 19 when he made his first professional cut at the 1995 Masters.
Cheng-wei isn’t old enough to have been able to drive home from the course after his rounds, and nor could he celebrate his new feat with an alcoholic drink. However, he wasn’t about to get carried away with his performance either.
“I didn’t putt(轻击球) well.” he told Markman from AsianTour.com. “It’s not that tough out there. I just didn’t play my best game. I got nervous towards the end because I wasn’t playing well. I didn’t have much expectation though. I just try to play my best.”
Despite his own critical assessment, golf fans reacted favourably when the official Asian Tour Twitter account praised the feat, writing: “Local amateur Hsieh Cheng-wei becomes the youngest male player(14 years and 33 days old) to make the halfway cut on one of the game’s major Tours,” alongside a clapping emoji.
The youngster will now hope to progress better than previous record holder Tian-lang, who is currently outside the top 1,900 players in the world. But his achievement on his home course will have undoubtedly made the golf work take note.
24. Who made his first cut at the youngest age?
A. Tiger Woods. B. Hsieh Cheng-wei. C. Guan Tian-lang. D. Markman.
25. Which of the following can replace “get carried away with” in Paragraph 4?
A. Be anxious about. B. Be tired of.
C. Be annoyed about. D. Be excited about.
26. What can we know from Cheng-wei’s words?
A. He didn’t play the game with ease. B. He was nervous from the beginning.
C. He was content with the process. D. He had no expectation for the game.
27. What will Cheng-wei do next?
A. Challenge Tian-lang to a game. B. Break the world record.
C. Make greater achievements. D. Become the top 1900 player.
C
As I write this blog on 23rd April, most of the UK, will have been stuck at home for a whole month since 23rd March. As we adjust to the physical challenges brought about by coronavirus, it will come as no surprise when I say that our language is also being affected by the current situation.
We have all learned some new vocabulary: coronavirus being one of them. For many, it was probably the first time they realised that ‘corona’ means ‘crown(-like)’, referring to the shape of the virus itself. There is plenty of other terminology related to the virus: COVID-19, epidemic, pandemic, self-isolation, super-spreader. All of a sudden, the pandemic has people like you and me with no medical backgrounds talking like true epidemiologists (specialists who study diseases).
More importantly, the effects of the pandemic and the nationwide lockdown on our language use extend way beyond the vocabulary we might slip in during our video chats with family, friends, and colleagues. With the closure of schools and universities, most bilingual students now live at home where they are immersed in a linguistic environment, where on the one hand, they are losing hundreds of contact hours with English-speaking peers. On the other hand, this might be an opportunity for them to develop their abilities in their home languages.
Similar linguistic changes can be observed among those who mostly communicate only in English too, for instance, in terms of their accents. After being in the same space with our family for a whole month, some of us might start to sound more and more like our family-partly because we all unconsciously accommodate to people we frequently talk to. In this sense, what this national lockdown does to our accents is like when we have been on an extended holiday abroad with the family. Maybe when we can finally socialise again, we will be able to guess where each other’s roommates are from.
28. What is the current situation in Paragraph 1?
A. People in the UK have to stay at home. B. We have got used to the environment.
C. Coronavirus is affecting our language. D. People face the challenge of the virus.
29. What does the nationwide lockdown bring for bilingual students?
A. Chatting with relatives online. B. Losing contact with classmates.
C. Fewer English practicing hours. D. A lack of learning environment.
30. What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. The way we communicate changes. B. We speak with more accents.
C. We can easily identify others. D. Our accents are being changed.
31. What’s the author’s tone in writing this article?
A. Cautious. B. Critical. C. Pessimistic. D. Humorous.
D
Flash droughts are relatively new for natural disasters, and come on fast, with conditions going from normal to severely dry in less than one month. This means people have no time to prepare for the consequences, which can include dried crops, streams or wells.
A well-documented flash drought swept across the central U.S. in 2012. Normal winter and spring rainfall made people assume it would be a normal summer. But it suddenly stopped raining in May, leading to the driest summer in the Great Plains since 1895. The drought destroyed crops in six states, resulting in $35.7 billion of agricultural loss.
The 2012 disaster inspired researchers to concentrate on flash droughts. In a study published in 2021, Cook and his colleagues, using tree ring data paired with soil moisture data, reconstructed the frequency and scale of flash droughts in the Central Plains over the past 500 years. The model showed that over one-third of all flash droughts since A.D. 1500 occurred in the 20th century.
However, while science is giving some insights into where and how these rapid dry outs happen, we still don’t know how to predict them.
“We know the physical ingredients that cause flash droughts, but we don’t really understand what triggers them in the soil column,” says Justin Mankin, a geography professor.
Part of the reason flash droughts are difficult to forecast is because there’s a lack of on-the-ground monitoring, including real-time measurements of soil moisture. Tools like the U.S. Drought Monitor rely on satellite imagery of vegetation as well as other geophysical data. But they only provide a guess of soil moisture, rather than showing what’s happening beneath the surface.
“Plants are doing the water exchange between the land and the atmosphere,” explains Mankin. “That exchange is happening in what we call the root zone about a meter underground, which is difficult to monitor from a satellite.”
32. What’s the purpose of mentioning the 2012 drought?
A. To highlight the loss the drought brought. B. To show the history of flash droughts.
C. To further explain flash droughts. D. To illustrate the harm of the drought.
33. How did Cook and his team study flash drought?
A. By doing experiments. B. By analyzing statistics.
C. By studying the history. D. By observing nature.
34. What’s the disadvantage of the current monitoring tools?
A. They cannot predict soil moisture. B. They depend on satellites and data.
C. They cannot get clear pictures. D. They cannot track water exchange.
35. What’s the best title of the text?
A. What Flash Droughts Are B. How Flash Droughts Form
C. What Flash Droughts Bring D. How We Predict Flash Droughts
第二节
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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Fake news spreads faster and more easily today through the internet, social media and instant messaging. __36__, which can harm the public health and add to social disorder and division.
Some fake news also contains a mixture of correct information, which makes it difficult to spot what is true and accurate. __37__. They might not have read the full story before sharing or just glanced over it. Before you decide to share, make sure to read stories properly and follow some checks to determine the accuracy.
If the story appears to claim a much higher level of certainty in its advice and arguments than other stories, this is questionable. __38__. So, it is only natural to more readily accept information that provides comfort or easy solutions -unfortunately, often in a false way.
__39__, it is worth double-checking. Fake news will try to grab your attention by being more exaggerated than real stories. Anything written entirely in capital letters or containing a lot of exclamation marks should raise your suspicions.
The best sources for authentic information are your government websites. However, even government messaging can get things wrong. __40__. For instance, The Conversation is a more trusted source because all content is written by academics who are experts in their fields. Websites such as APFactCheck and Full Fact highlight common fake news stories. A search engine can be used to look up the title of the article to see if it has been identified as fake news by the mainstream media.
A. If a story is more surprising
B. If a message presses you to share
C. Fake news may also be shared by trusted friends and family
D. People will be seeking certainty in a time of high uncertainty
E. But they are more trustworthy than unchecked sources on social media
F. Think twice about the messages and help guide your family and friends
G. These messages may contain useless, incorrect information and advice
第三部分 语言知识运用
第一节
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Mrs. Mueller was our next-door neighbor when my sister and I were growing up. She was alone, gentle and __41__.
Early one December, Mrs. Mueller went into the hospital. Laurel and I were busy making Christmas __42__. As Mrs. Mueller always treated us to snacks, we pondered what to make for her. It __43__ on us that she would be coming home a few days before Christmas to an empty house with no holiday decorations. We lit upon the idea of decorating a small __44__.
I was in Miss Keefe’s sixth grade class, and we had trimmed a small tree with paper-link chains and ornaments(装饰物) we’d made in art class. It was __45__. Miss Keefe said there would be a drawing for the tree. We’d each write our __46__ on a piece of paper and put it through a hole in a shoebox. On the last day of school before vacation, she’d __47__ a name from the box, and that student could take home the tree.
As I put my folded piece of paper into the box, I __48__ to Miss Keefe that I really hoped I’d win the tree because I wanted to __49__ it to our neighbor.
It was time for the drawing. I __50__ held my breath as she took the lid off the shoebox, swirled her hand around in the box of folded pieces of paper, and drew one out. She __51__ the paper and proclaimed, “Holly Wheeler has won the tree.”
The next day, when Mrs. Mueller came home, she saw the tree. First, there was a look of __52__. Then, a sweet smile appeared, and tears filled her eyes. She turned to us and softly said, “Thank you.”
Many years later it __53__ my mind that we might have had more __54__ with our scheme than we realized. While Miss Keefe had announced my name, she never showed anyone what was __55__ on the piece of paper.
41. A. ambitious B. conventional C. energetic D. kind-hearted
42. A. contribution B. sponsor C. gifts D. commercial
43. A. focused B. dawned C. concentrated D. impress
44. A. tree B. box C. room D. flower
45. A. respective B. innocent C. independent D. brilliant
46. A. decoration B. name C. wish D. birthday
47. A. force B. remove C. draw D. dismiss
48. A. announced B. whispered C. acknowledged D. predicted
49. A. present B. donate C. sacrifice D. release
50. A. previously B. initially C. nervously D. violently
51. A. unfolded B. observed C. arrested D. grabbed
52. A. expectation B. relief C. embarrassment D. astonishment
53. A. occurred to B. came to C. submitted to D. stuck to
54. A. standard B. assistance C. harmony D. preference
55. A. suspected B. experienced C. described D. written
第二节
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
This summer, Chongqing, a city in Southwest China, faced a severe test, with a heat wave and drought __56__ (cause) a series of wildfires since Aug 17.
Thanks to the joint efforts of rescue workers, as well as volunteers and residents, more than 10 forest fires in the city were __57__ (complete) put out in less than 10 days, with no __58__ (injure) or deaths reported. The world witnessed __59__ was highly praised as “Chongqing speed” in people’s united action.
A spectacular aerial video circulating on social media captured the heart of netizens: a stream of headlights __60__ (wear) by rescue teams lit up the dark mountain paths, being a comparison with the red flames swallowing the mountain, which was described by netizens __61__ a “Great Human Wall”. Zeng, 20, a college student, was one of the bricks of the “Great Human Wall” helping transport supplies to the fire scene. “‘Too busy __62__ (feel) tired; I have to be faster’ was the only sound __63__ was echoing in my mind,” he recalled.
The video __64__ (receive) more than 100, 000 likes and shares on the platform WeChat in the past few months. The photographer said, “It’s really __65__ hard-won success! What I want to show through the video is the ‘red rock soul’ of Chongqing people, and how China’s young people are shaping the country’s future.”
第四部分 写作
第一节
假如你是一名英语课代表，为了帮助同学们提高学习英语的效率，你用英语给全班同学写了一封倡议信，倡导“坚持每天高效晨读”，内容如下：
1. 倡议目的；
2. 你对晨读的看法和建议；
3. 希望大家积极响应。
注意：
1. 词数80左右。
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
My dear fellow students,
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第二节
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
One day, Dad took Tim and Lily to the supermarket. “Now where has Tim gone?” asked Dad. Lily shrugged. Keeping track of Tim was not on her agenda today. She’d been trying to decide on the perfect gift for Dad’s upcoming birthday. This year, she was determined to prepare a present that couldn’t be bought at a store or ordered online.
“Daddy!” Tim appeared out of nowhere, disturbing Lily’s thoughts. He yelled, holding a cereal(麦片) box in the air, “Let’s get it! It’s nutritious and delicious! And it has a dragon inside!” Tim remembered Dad saying that when he was a kid, almost every box of cereal came with a toy. Ever since, Tim was certain that he, too, would find a toy in the next box.
When they got home, Dad and Lily began putting away the groceries. Tim couldn’t wait to take the box of cereal upstairs to his room. By the time they finished, Lily could hear Tim shouting. “No! No!” Tim’s voice kept getting louder and louder. Lily imagined each word as the sound of a hammer striking metal. Then she raced towards her brother’s room. The moment she stepped inside, she felt a crunch(嘎吱声) beneath her feet. It was obvious that Tim dumped all that cereal looking for a toy dragon. “They lied! No dragon. Just a picture on the box.” Tim sounded close to tears. Annoyed as Lily was, she said quietly, “Let’s see what the box says.” I don’t know how to read.” her brother said in a low voice.
It reminded Lily that last school year, Tim’s teacher who sent home easy-to-read books and worksheets insisted that he was ready to learn to read and just needed some extra help, but Tim complained about books “for babies” and “boring” homework assignments. It was really a headache for Dad to teach Tim to read! At the thought of these, it seemed that Tim’s dragon issue had swept away her concern for a present for Dad.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1:
Lily decided to cooperate with Tim, making up a dragon story and having Tim read for Dad. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
After what seemed to be a century, Dad’s birthday finally came. _______________________
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答案汇总：
听力
1-5 BABCA
6-10 BACAC
11-15 CBACA
16-20 CBCBA
传统阅读
21-23 BAC
24-27 BDAC
28-31 ACBD
32-35 CBDA
7选5阅读
36-40 GCDAE
完形填空
41-45 DCBAD
46-50 BCBAC
51-55 ADBBD
语法填空
56. causing
57. completely
58. injuries
59. what
60. worn
61. as
62. to feel
63. that
64. has received
65. a
应用文写作：
官方范文
My dear fellow students,
Aimed at helping improve the efficiency of learning English, I make an appeal to all of the students in our class to make it a habit to do English reading every morning.
As far as I’m concerned, the importance of morning reading can never be emphasized too much. It is an effective way to read aloud, which not only helps us feel the charm of English but also helps us cultivate a good sense of language. Furthermore, it is strongly recommended that we should break down our morning reading tasks and complete them one by one. Only in this way can we memorize what we have learned very well.
I sincerely hope that everyone of us will take action immediately. Let’s work together!
读后续写
官方范文
Lily decided to cooperate with Tim, making up a dragon story and having Tim read for Dad. “What a good idea it is! Dad must be satisfied with such a special present!” Lily thought to herself, feeling a surge of excitement. She couldn’t wait to share it with Tim. Unexpectedly, he shook his head in disapproval. Aware that Tim was not confident with himself, Lily cast an encouraging look at him, saying, “I’ll help you, and I’m sure you’ll make it.” Tim nodded. In the following days, Lily taught him to read with great patience. Then, a new dragon story was born. Meanwhile, Tim also learned to read the story they made up.
After what seemed to be a century, Dad’s birthday finally came. They told Dad to sit in the middle of the couch. Lily stood in front of Dad while Tim stood behind her. “This is a present from both of us! A dragon story written by us!” Lily announced and she could feel Dad was in surprise. When it was Tim’s turn to read the story, he turned to the first page, reading slowly. Having finished, he caught sight of Dad wiping tears off his eyes. “This is the best birthday present I have ever received!” he said, holding both children in his arms. It was at that time that Tim seemed to have grown up.
